Una Peaks
Twin basalt towers on the Antarctic Peninsula
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Una Peaks,[1][2] formerly known as Cape Renard Towers,[3] are two towers of basalt, each topped by a cap of ice, guarding the northern entrance to the Lemaire Channel on the Antarctic Peninsula. With the highest summit at 747 metres (2,451 ft),[4] The formation has been long colloquially known as "Una's Tits".[1] The peaks appear on a British Antarctic Territory stamp although they are not identified as such. The individual towers are referred to as "buttresses".[5]
| Una Peaks | |
|---|---|
| Una's Tits | |
Una's Tits, Lemaire Channel, January 2010 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 747 m (2,451 ft) |
| Coordinates | 65°06′24″S 63°56′26″W |
| Geography | |
  Una Peaks Location within Antarctica | |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1999 |
Una Spivey was the name of a secretary in the governor's office in Stanley, Falkland Islands[1] who was working for what is now the British Antarctic Survey.[6] The tallest tower has only been summited once; this was by a German team in 1999 [4] (Kurt Albert, Stefan Glowacz, Hans Martin Götz, Gerhard Heidorn, Holger Heuber and Jürgen Knappe). [7]
