Feature Name (see definition): Frio Peak

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 17084

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
78° 08' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
162° 52' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -78.1333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 162.8666667

Elevation (see definition): 2606

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1995

Description (see definition): A peak (2606 m) located 1.5 miles east of Salient Peak on Salient Ridge, Royal Society Range, Victoria Land. Name suggested by K. Brodie, a member of R.H. Findlay’s New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) field party, 1979-80. “Frio” is the Spanish word for cold and commemorates work conducted in the area in 1979 in piercing cold wind.

Date Created (see definition): 06/22/1998

Date Edited (see definition): No data