Vogel Peak
From Wikishire
| Vogel Peak | |||
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Range: | Salvesen Range | ||
| Summit: | 4,430 feet 54°34’4"S, 36°13’57"W | ||
Vogel Peak is a peak rising to 4,430 feet in the Salvesen Range of South Georgia. It stands a mile and a half south-east of Ross Pass, between the Spenceley Glacier and the Ross Glacier and to the north of Smoky Wall.
The name 'Matterhorn' was given by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations, 1882–83. This name has never gained currency, and since many peaks in South Georgia resemble the Swiss Matterhorn, a new name was proposed by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1957: 'Vogel Peak', after Dr. P. Vogel, second-in-command, physicist and meteorologist on the 1882-83 German expedition who made the first glaciological studies in South Georgia.
