Alencar Peak

Alencar Peak (65°24′S 63°53′W / 65.400°S 63.883°W / -65.400; -63.883Coordinates: 65°24′S 63°53′W / 65.400°S 63.883°W / -65.400; -63.883) is a 1,555-metre (5,100 ft) peak at the head of Lind Glacier, standing 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of Cape Perez on the west side of Graham Land in Antarctica. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition of 1908–10 under Jean-Baptiste Charcot and was named by him for Admiral Alexandrino Faria de Alencar, a Brazilian Navy Minister at the time.^[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Alencar Peak" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).