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Sighing Peak is a 640 m (2,100 ft) peak in Antarctica. It is located at the south side of the entrance to Stonehouse Bay on the east side of Adelaide Island. It was first sighted and surveyed in 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot. It was resurveyed in 1948 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and so named by them because of the persistent sighing of wind from the summit of this peak, even when apparently calm at sea level.

Sighing Peak is the lone cloud-covered mountain on the right. The island in front is Webb Island. Click on the picture for a detailed description of the other geographical features.
Sighing Peak is the lone cloud-covered mountain on the right. The island in front is Webb Island. Click on the picture for a detailed description of the other geographical features.
Sighing Peak
Sighing Peak is the prominent mountain on the left in this aerial picture of a part of Adelaide Island's east coast.
Highest point
Elevation640 metres (2,100 ft)
Coordinates67°24′S 67°59′W
Geography
Sighing Peak
Location in Antarctica
LocationAntarctica

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Sighing Peak". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 



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Der Sighing Peak (englisch für Seufzerspitze) ist ein markanter, isolierter und 640 m hoher Berg auf dem Punta Cholchol an der Ostküste der Adelaide-Insel westlich der Antarktischen Halbinsel. Er markiert die Südseite der Einfahrt zur Stonehouse Bay.
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