Penitent Peak

Penitent Peak is a peak between and on Horseshoe Island. Surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1955-57 and so named because of the snow penitents which are a characteristic feature in the vicinity of the peak.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Breaker, Mount and Ryan Peak.

Peak
Mount Breaker is a mountain with double summits, the eastern summit being, at 880 metres, the highest on Horseshoe Island, off . The name was given by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1958 and is descriptive; the two summits are separated by a shallow col and, when seen from the west, resemble a breaking wave.

Peak
is a peak 1 nautical mile east of Penitent Peak on Horseshoe Island. Surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1955–57. Named for Francis B.

Islet
is a small island in the south part of the entrance to , off Horseshoe Island, Antarctica. It was named by UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1958; the name is descriptive of its small size.

Penitent Peak

Latitude
-67.8651° or 67° 51′ 54″ south
Longitude
-67.22878° or 67° 13′ 44″ west
Elevation
594 metres (1,949 feet)
Open location code
374J4QMC+XF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9256220860
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6623096
Wiki­data ID
Q6431038
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Penitent Peak” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Penitent Peak
  • Chinese: 佩尼滕特峰
  • Dutch: Penitent Peak
  • German: Penitent Peak
  • Ladin: Penitent Peak
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Penitent Peak
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Penitent Peak
  • Spanish: Penitente, pico
  • Swedish: Penitent Peak

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