Stanley Peak (Antarctica)
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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 United Kingdom 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, April 21, 1982.
This article incorporates text from Stanley Peak (Antarctica), in the Geographic Names Information System, operated by the United States Geological Survey, and therefore a public domain work of the United States Government.
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