Penhale Peak (77°37′S 162°47′E) is a peak 0.8 nautical miles (1.5 km) east of Mount Torii on the north wall of Taylor Valley, Victoria Land. The peak rises to 1,600 m directly north of the west end of Lake Hoare. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (1997) after Polly A. Penhale, biologist, Program Manager for Polar Biology and Medicine, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation (NSF), from 1986; co-editor (with C. Susan Weiler) of Ultraviolet Radiation in Antarctica: Measurements and Biological Effects, American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C., 1994.
Map of Penhale Peak, Antarctica
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Penhale Peak" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).