Tammann Peaks

Tammann Peaks (66°57′S 66°21′W) are peaks on Pernik Peninsula, Loubet Coast in Graham Land, standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) southeast of Orford Cliff, a like distance east of Lallemand Fjord and 5 km east of Klepalo Hill. Mapped from air photos taken by Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) (1956–57). Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Gustav H.J.A. Tammann, German physical chemist who (1900–1935) made important studies of the physical properties of ice.

Location of Pernik Peninsula on Loubet Coast, Antarctic Peninsula.

References

Tammann Peaks. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica

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