Stanley Peak, South Georgia

Stanley Peak is located in South Georgia Island
Stanley Peak
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Stanley Peak is located in Atlantic Ocean
Stanley Peak
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Stanley Peak is located in South America
Stanley Peak
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Stanley Peak is located in Antarctica
Stanley Peak
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Highest pointCoordinates54°11′S 36°55′W / 54.183°S 36.917°W / -54.183; -36.917NamingEtymologyCommander Ian StanleyGeographyCountryUnited KingdomRegionSouth Georgia

Stanley Peak is a central summit in the Wilckens Peaks, rising to 1,265 m at the head of Fortuna Glacier, South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Lieutenant Commander (later Cdr.) Ian Stanley, Royal Navy, a helicopter pilot from HMS Antrim, who carried out a rescue operation in bad weather after two helicopters had crashed on Fortuna Glacier, 21 April 1982.

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