Davies Top
Davies Top (69°24′S 64°56′W / 69.400°S 64.933°WCoordinates: 69°24′S 64°56′W / 69.400°S 64.933°W) is a conspicuous isolated peak 2,360 metres (7,740 ft) high on the east side of Wakefield Highland, near the head of Lurabee Glacier in northern Palmer Land. It was photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition on December 22, 1947, and surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in November 1960. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after of FIDS, who was Medical Officer at Horseshoe Island and Stonington Island, 1960.
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- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Davies Top". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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- Mountains of Palmer Land
- Palmer Land geography stubs