Antarctica

Index Peak

Index Peak is a peak over 1,220 metres high, standing 7.5 miles southeast of Cape Garcia on the west coast of , Antarctica. It was mapped by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd in 1956–57, and so named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee because the peak resembles an index finger.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Fontaine Heights.

Peak
The are a line of heights that extend from to Cape Garcia on the south side of , on the west coast of , Antarctica.

Index Peak

Latitude
-65.81985° or 65° 49′ 11″ south
Longitude
-64.43904° or 64° 26′ 21″ west
Elevation
1,220 metres (4,003 feet)
Open location code
376Q5HJ6+39
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9255777736
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6635423
Wiki­data ID
Q6017828
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Satellite Map

Discover Index Peak from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Index Peak” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Index Peak (tumoy sa bukid)”
  • Cebuano: “Index Peak”
  • Chinese: “因德克斯峰”
  • Dutch: “Index Peak”
  • German: “Index Peak”
  • Ladin: “Index Peak”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Index Peak”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Index Peak”
  • Swedish: “Index Peak (bergstopp)”
  • Swedish: “Index Peak”

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