Wave Peak
Wave Peak is a conspicuous peak, 960 m, which rises precipitously from the head of Laws Glacier in the central part of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. The feature has a prominent ridge running in a southwesterly direction. To the north and east it slopes gently to the level of Brisbane Heights. Surveyed in 1948-49 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), and so named by them because of the resemblance of this peak to a wave about to break.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Wave Peak" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
Coordinates: 60°37′S 45°36′W / 60.617°S 45.600°W
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