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'''Goldstream Peak''' (86°41′S 148°30′W) is a peak rising to about 2,800 metres (9,200 ft) at the junction of ridges from Mount Gjertsen, Mount Grier, and Johansen Peak, in the [[La Gorce Mountains]] of westarctica. The peak was geologically mapped by a United States Antarctic Research Program – Arizona State University field party, 1980–81, and named by Edmund Stump, leader of the party. The name derives from a contact between shallow intrusions on the west face of the peak, which has produced gold, yellow, and brown coloration along a meandering line.
'''Goldstream Peak''' (86°41′S 148°30′W) is a peak rising to about 2,800 meters (9,200 ft) at the junction of ridges from Mount Gjertsen, [[Mount Grier]], and Johansen Peak, in the [[La Gorce Mountains]] of [[Westarctica]].


The [[Count of Goldstream]] derives his name from this peak.
==Discovery and name==
The peak was geologically mapped by a United States [[Antarctic]] Research Program – Arizona State University field party during the 1980 - 81 season. It was named by Edmund Stump the leader of the party. The name was selected to recognize a geological phenomena on the west face of the peak which has produced gold, yellow, and brown coloration along a meandering line.
 
==Peerage title==
The [[Count of Goldstream]] derives his name from this peak. His Lordship also possesses the title Viscount Grier, so-named for the neighboring [[Mount Grier]].


[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]

Revision as of 20:02, 3 October 2018

Goldstream Peak (86°41′S 148°30′W) is a peak rising to about 2,800 meters (9,200 ft) at the junction of ridges from Mount Gjertsen, Mount Grier, and Johansen Peak, in the La Gorce Mountains of Westarctica.

Discovery and name

The peak was geologically mapped by a United States Antarctic Research Program – Arizona State University field party during the 1980 - 81 season. It was named by Edmund Stump the leader of the party. The name was selected to recognize a geological phenomena on the west face of the peak which has produced gold, yellow, and brown coloration along a meandering line.

Peerage title

The Count of Goldstream derives his name from this peak. His Lordship also possesses the title Viscount Grier, so-named for the neighboring Mount Grier.