Feature Name (see definition): Crookes Peak

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 3333

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 66° 14' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 065° 18' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.2333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -65.3

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1971

Description (see definition): Peak at the E side of Widmark Ice Piedmont, midway between Stair Hill and Rugg Peak on the W coast of Graham Land. Charted by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959 for Sir William Crookes (1832-1919), English chemist and physicist whose pioneer work on the optical properties of tinted glass in 1909-13 led to the design of the first satisfactory snow goggles and the prevention of snow blindness.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data