Pawson Peak

Pawson Peak is a solitary peak of irregular conical shape, rising to 250 m west-northwest of , , King George Island. Named in 1977 by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Kenneth Pawson, Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey meteorological observer, , 1947–48; general assistant, Admiralty Bay, 1948–50.
  • Peak rising to 250 metres (820 feet)
  • …is also known as “Czajkowski Needle”
  • Description: mountain in King George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

Places of Interest

Highlights include Anvil Crag and Sphinx Hill.
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Pawson Peak

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Latitude
-62.18897° or 62° 11′ 20″ south
Longitude
-58.46935° or 58° 28′ 10″ west
Open location code
3893RG6J+C7
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Pawson Peak” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Pawson Peak”
  • Chinese: “波森峰”
  • Dutch: “Pawson Peak”
  • German: “Pawson Peak”
  • Ladin: “Pawson Peak”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Pawson Peak”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pawson Peak”
  • Polish: “Czajkowski Needle”
  • Polish: “Iglica Czajkowskiego”
  • Swedish: “Pawson Peak”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Blaszczyk Moraine and Wróbel Valley.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sphinx Glacier and Krzemien Hill.

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