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Etymology: | Commander Ian Stanley |
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Country: | United Kingdom |
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Region: | South Georgia |
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Map: | United Kingdom South Georgia#Atlantic Ocean#South America#Antarctica |
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.