Lawrence Peaks
Lawrence Peaks (72°50′S 166°20′E) is a mountain complex of high peaks separating the Seafarer Glacier from the head of the Mariner Glacier in Antarctica.
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Lawrence Peaks
It was named by the Northern Party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1966–67, for the leader of the party, J.E.S.Lawrence.[1][2] It should not be confused with Mt Lawrence, which at 67°51′S 62°31′E, is in the David Range of the Framnes Mtns, and was named after J. Lawrence, a diesel mechanic at Mawson Base in 1959.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lawrence Peaks
- Antarctica: An Encyclopedia John Stewart, McFarland & Co. Inc. 1990, Vol I, p. 563
Further reading
- "Mariner Glacier Geological Survey", J.E.S.Lawrence, Antarctic, 4, 9, March 1967 pp 436–439
- Weaver S.D., Bradshaw J.D. and Laird M.G. Lawrence Peaks Volcanics, North Victoria Land. New Zealand Antarctic Record. 1984 Vol 5 No 3 pp 18–22
- Edmund Stump. The Ross Orogen of the Transantarctic Mountains. Cambridge. 1995
- Third GANOVEX expedition, Geological Mapping and Investigations of the Geology of the East and North of North Victoria Land 1982
External links
- Geological mapping and investigations of the rock groups in the area of the Mariner Glacier, North Victoria Land
- geographical name data for Lawrence Peaks in Antarctica
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