Rowell Peak

Rowell Peak (71°33′S 163°19′E / 71.550°S 163.317°E / -71.550; 163.317Coordinates: 71°33′S 163°19′E / 71.550°S 163.317°E / -71.550; 163.317) is the highest peak (1,725 m) on Reilly Ridge in the Lanterman Range, Bowers Mountains. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) in 1983 after A.J. Rowell, geologist, a member of R.A. Cooper's New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) geological party to the area, 1981–82.

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