Pivot Peak

The Wilkniss Mountains form a prominent group of conical peaks and mountains, 10 nautical miles long running north–south, located 9 nautical miles east-southeast of in the , , Antarctica.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Dreschhoff Peak and Fulcrum.

Peak
in Antarctica is named after Gisela A.M. Dreschhoff, a physicist at the Space Technology Center, University of Kansas, who conducted radioactivity surveys and other field work in various parts of Antarctica, including , for 11 field seasons, 1976–89.

Peak
The Wilkniss Mountains form a prominent group of conical peaks and mountains, 10 nautical miles long running north–south, located 9 nautical miles east-southeast of in the , , Antarctica.

Pivot Peak

Latitude
-78.02558° or 78° 1′ 32″ south
Longitude
161.01805° or 161° 1′ 5″ east
Elevation
2,470 metres (8,104 feet)
Open location code
2VH3X2F9+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7949565799
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6623351
Wiki­data ID
Q7199652
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Pivot Peak” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Pivot Peak (tumoy sa bukid sa Antarctica)
  • Cebuano: Pivot Peak
  • Chinese: 皮弗特峰
  • Dutch: Pivot Peak
  • German: Pivot Peak
  • Ladin: Pivot Peak
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Pivot Peak
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Pivot Peak
  • Swedish: Pivot Peak (bergstopp i Antarktis)
  • Swedish: Pivot Peak

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