Pavlov Peak
{{Short description|Mountain in Antarctica}}
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Pavlov Peak ({{coord|64|3|S|61|58|W|display=inline,title}}) is a peak lying north of Mount Vesalius on Liege Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. It rises to 805 m[https://livingatlas2.arcgis.com/antarcticdemexplorer/ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica.] Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 and surmounts Beripara Cove to the east, Pleystor Glacier to the southwest and Zbelsurd Glacier to the northwest.
History
The 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
- Damien Gildea, [https://books.google.com/books?id=TrHtBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT77 Mountaineering in Antarctica: complete guide: Travel guide]
Notes
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External links
- [https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:5:0::NO::P5_ANTAR_ID:11467 Pavlov Peak] on USGS website
- [https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/search_names_action.cfm?search_text=10981&feature_type_code=0&country_id=0&relic_options=include_relics&north=-45.0&south=-90.0&west=-180.0&east=180.0&search_near=&radius=0.5&gazetteers=SCAR Pavlov Peak] on AADC website
References
- {{cite web|url=https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/pavlov-peak_antarctica_6622993 |title=Climate Pavlov Peak |website=meteoblue.co |access-date=2020-04-11}}
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Category:Mountains of the Palmer Archipelago
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