Section Peak

Rennick Glacier is a broad glacier, nearly 200 nautical miles long, which is one of the largest in Antarctica. It rises on the polar plateau westward of and is 20 to 30 nautical miles wide, narrowing to 10 nautical miles near the coast.
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Section Peak

Latitude
-73.23333° or 73° 14′ south
Longitude
161.91667° or 161° 55′ east
Elevation
2,142 metres (7,028 feet)
Open location code
2VR3QW88+MM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11109035528
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6624993
Wiki­data ID
Q7444672
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Section Peak” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Section Peak
  • Chinese: 塞克申峰
  • Dutch: Section Peak
  • German: Section Peak
  • Ladin: Section Peak
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Section Peak
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Section Peak
  • Swedish: Section Peak

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