Charles Peak
Charles Peak is a bare rock peak in Antarctica, 990 metres high, surmounting the southeast end of the Collier Hills in the Heritage Range. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–66, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Charles E.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Union Glacier Camp.
Union Glacier Camp
Locality
Photo: Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0.
The Union Glacier Camp is the only private seasonally occupied camp site located in Ellsworth Land in Antarctica. The camp is located in the Heritage Range, below the Ellsworth Mountains, on Union Glacier, that gives the camp its name. Union Glacier Camp is situated 8 km east of Charles Peak.
Charles Peak
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 990 metres
- Description: mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Charles Peak from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Charles Peak” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Charles Peak”
- Chinese: “查爾斯峰”
- Dutch: “Charles Peak”
- French: “Charles Peak”
- German: “Charles Peak”
- Ladin: “Charles Peak”
- Low German: “Charles Peak”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Charles Peak”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Charles Peak”
- Swedish: “Charles Peak”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Union Glacier Camp and Union Glacier Airport.
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