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Alligator Peak

Coordinates: 78°28′S 158°45′E / 78.467°S 158.750°E / -78.467; 158.750
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For the location in Canada, see Alligator Peak, British Columbia

Alligator Peak
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Geography
LocationAntarctica
Parent rangeBoomerang Range

Alligator Peak (78°28′S 158°45′E / 78.467°S 158.750°E / -78.467; 158.750) is a prominent conical rock peak at the head of Alligator Ridge in the Boomerang Range of Antarctica. It was named for its proximity to Alligator Ridge by the 1957–58 New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1956–58.

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  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Alligator Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.