Copper Peak

Copper Peak
British Antarctic Territory
Range:	Osterrieth Range
	Anvers Island
Summit:	3,690 feet 64°43’14"S, 63°20’26"W

Copper Peak is a mountain of 3,690 feet in the Osterrieth Range of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago within the British Antarctic Territory.

The mountains stands to the north of Børgen Bay, Anvers Island, was sighted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition in February 1898 It was roughly surveyed by Discovery Investigations personnel in 1925-27. The peak was resurveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from Arthur Harbour in 1955.

The peak was named probably after the usage of whalers, following the collection in about 1918 of a rich sample of copper ore nearby. Another name by which it has appeared on Spanish-language charts is 'Green Spur' in allusion to its greenish colour caused by copper minerals.

The mountain has given a name to the Copper Glacier at its foot, which in urn has given a name to the Copper Col.

References

• Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Copper Peak