Cléry Peak

Cléry Peak (65°3′S 63°58′W) is a peak, 640 metres (2,100 ft) high, on the north side of Mount Lacroix, a conspicuous massif at the north end of Booth Island, in the Wilhelm Archipelago. It was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who named it for his father-in-law L. Cléry, an eminent French lawyer.

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


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