Molar Peak

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Molar Peak ( 64°41′S63°19′W / 64.683°S 63.317°W / -64.683; -63.317 Coordinates: 64°41′S63°19′W / 64.683°S 63.317°W / -64.683; -63.317 ) is a steep-sided peak, 1,065 metres (3,500 ft) high, between Mount Camber and Copper Peak in the Osterrieth Range of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee following a survey by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1955. The descriptive name arose because the peak is shaped like a tooth. [1]

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Mount Camber is a mainly snow-covered mountain, 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) high, 1 nautical mile (2 km) northeast of Molar Peak in the Osterrieth Range of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. It was first seen by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Gerlache. The name High Peak was probably given to the feature by Lieutenant Commander J.M. Chaplin, Royal Navy, during a sketch survey in 1927 on the RRS Discovery. A resurvey in 1955 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey found this descriptive name to be unsuitable. The new name, given by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee, is descriptive of the summit, which is long and gently sloping like a cambered road surface.

Copper Peak is a peak, 1,125 metres (3,691 ft) high and vivid green in color, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north-northeast of Billie Peak on the southeast side of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. First seen by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Adrien de Gerlache (1897-99). The descriptive name appears on a chart based on a 1927 survey by DI personnel on the RRS Discovery.

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