Matthews Peak
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Matthews Peak is a prominent peak
(1,100 m) rising northwest of Statham Peak
in the southwest part of Perplex Ridge
, Pourquoi Pas Island
, in Marguerite Bay
. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1979 after David W. Matthews, British Antarctic Survey
(BAS) geologist, Stonington Island
, 1965–67, who worked in the area.
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
(1,100 m) rising northwest of Statham Peak
Statham Peak
Statham Peak is a prominent pointed peak rising to 1,170 m at the southwest end of Perplex Ridge, Pourquoi Pas Island, in northeast Marguerite Bay...
in the southwest part of Perplex Ridge
Perplex Ridge
Perplex Ridge is a ridge, rising over 915 m, composed of four rocky masses separated by small glaciers, extending 6 nautical miles northeastward from Lainez Point along the northwest side of Pourquoi Pas Island, off the west coast of Graham Land. First sighted and roughly charted in 1909 by the...
, Pourquoi Pas Island
Pourquoi Pas Island
Pourquoi Pas Island is a mountainous island, long and from wide, lying between Bigourdan Fjord and Bourgeois Fjord off the west coast of Graham Land. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1908-10...
, in Marguerite Bay
Marguerite Bay
Marguerite Bay or Margaret Bay is an extensive bay on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula, which is bounded on the north by Adelaide Island and on the south by Wordie Ice Shelf, George VI Sound and Alexander Island. The mainland coast on the Antarctic Peninsula is Fallières Coast. Islands...
. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1979 after David W. Matthews, British Antarctic Survey
British Antarctic Survey
The British Antarctic Survey is the United Kingdom's national Antarctic operation and has an active role in Antarctic affairs. BAS is part of the Natural Environment Research Council and has over 400 staff. It operates five research stations, two ships and five aircraft in and around Antarctica....
(BAS) geologist, Stonington Island
Stonington Island
Stonington Island is a rocky island lying 1 mile northeast of Neny Island in the eastern part of Marguerite Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land. Stonington Island is located at . Stonington Island, 0.4 miles long from northwest to southeast and 0.2 miles wide formerly connected by a drifted snow...
, 1965–67, who worked in the area.