Péwé Peak
Péwé Peak is a bedrock peak, 860 metres high, composed of granite and topped with a dolerite sill. The peak is immediately south of Joyce Glacier and is surrounded by glacial ice except on the south side.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 860 metres
- Description: mountain in the Antarctic
- Also known as: “Pewe Peak”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Atholl, Mount and Colleen Lake.
Atholl, Mount
Peak
Garwood Valley is a valley opening on the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica, just south of Cape Chocolate. It is one of the McMurdo Dry Valleys. It is largely ice-free, but is occupied near its head by Garwood Glacier.
Colleen Lake
Lake
Steep, Mount
Peak
Péwé Peak is a bedrock peak, 860 metres high, composed of granite and topped with a dolerite sill. The peak is immediately south of Joyce Glacier and is surrounded by glacial ice except on the south side.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nostoc Flats.
Nostoc Flats
Locality
Péwé Peak is a bedrock peak, 860 metres high, composed of granite and topped with a dolerite sill. The peak is immediately south of Joyce Glacier and is surrounded by glacial ice except on the south side.
Péwé Peak
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-78.0323° or 78° 1′ 56″ southLongitude
163.69734° or 163° 41′ 50″ eastElevation
860 metres (2,822 feet)Named after
Dr Troy L PéwéOpen location code
2VH5XM9W+3WOpenStreetMap ID
node 7950518248OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
6623214Wikidata ID
Q7179545
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Satellite Map
Discover Péwé Peak from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Péwé Peak” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Péwé Peak”
- Chinese: “佩韋峰”
- Dutch: “Pewe Peak”
- German: “Péwé Peak”
- Ladin: “Pewe Peak”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Pewe Peak”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pewe Peak”
- Swedish: “Péwé Peak”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hobbs Glacier and Blue Glacier.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lake Iule and Lake Oid.
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