Archer Peak
Appearance
Archer Peak (71°52′S 171°10′E / 71.867°S 171.167°E) is a peak, 110 metres (360 ft) high, on the southwest extremity of Possession Island, Antarctica. It was named by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1898–1900, either for A. Archer, Esq., of Australia, mentioned in the preface to Carsten Borchgrevink's First on the Antarctic Continent, or for Colin Archer who designed Borchgrevink's vessel, the SS Southern Cross.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from "Archer Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.