Trifid Peak

Trifid Peak (67°51′S 67°9′W / 67.850°S 67.150°W / -67.850; -67.150) is a peak at the head of Shoesmith Glacier in western Horseshoe Island. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1958. The name is descriptive of this three-sided matterhorn-type peak.

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