Pavlov Peak (64°3′S 61°58′W / 64.050°S 61.967°W) is a peak lying north of Mount Vesalius on Liege Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. It rises to 805 m[1] and surmounts Beripara Cove to the east, Pleystor Glacier to the southwest and Zbelsurd Glacier to the northwest.
History
editThe peak was shown on an Argentine government chart of 1954. It was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for Ivan P. Pavlov (1849–1936), Russian experimental physiologist noted for his work on conditioned reflexes.
Further reading
edit- Damien Gildea, Mountaineering in Antarctica: complete guide: Travel guide
Notes
edit- ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
External links
edit- Pavlov Peak on USGS website
- Pavlov Peak on AADC website
References
edit- "Climate Pavlov Peak". meteoblue.co. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Pavlov Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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