Quadrant Peak

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Quadrant Peak
Elevation 430 m (1,411 ft)
Location Vindication Island, South Sandwich Islands
Prominence 430 m (1,411 ft)
Coordinates 57°06′S, 26°47′W

Coordinates: 57°06′S, 26°47′W

Quadrant Peak is a peak (430 m) forming the summit of Vindication Island, South Sandwich Islands. The peak forms a narrow ridge above the uniform slopes of the original volcanic cone, and is a quadrant of what was probably once a circular mass cone. The peak was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971.


This article incorporates text from Quadrant Peak, in the Geographic Names Information System, operated by the United States Geological Survey, and therefore a public domain work of the United States Government.

South Sandwich Islands
South Sandwich Islands
Location of Quadrant Peak, Vindication Island
Location of Quadrant Peak, Vindication Island