Penitent Peak

Penitent Peak (67°52′S 67°14′W / 67.867°S 67.233°W / -67.867; -67.233) is a peak between Mount Breaker and Ryan Peak on Horseshoe Island. Surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1955-57 and so named because of the snow penitents which are a characteristic feature in the vicinity of the peak.

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