Forsyth Peak

Forsyth Peak (77°18′25″S 161°10′14″E) is a peak rising to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km) east of Loewenstein Peak in the Cruzen Range of Victoria Land. It was named by the New Zealand Geographic Board in 2005 after geologist Jane Forsyth, a member of geological mapping parties in this area during five seasons from 1988, including work at Willett Range, Clare Range and Victoria Valley.

This article is about a landform in Antarctica. For the mountain in Yosemite National Park, see Forsyth Peak (California).

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