Stokes Peaks

{{short description|Group of peaks on the north side of Wright Peninsula, Adelaide Island, Antarctica}} [[File:Antarctica (4), Adelaide Island, Stonehouse Bay.JPG|thumb|300px|In this aerial picture of a part of [[Adelaide Island]]'s east coast, the Stokes Peaks are visible left of center, in the background, behind the prominent Sighing Peak. Click on the picture for a detailed description of the other geographical features.]] The '''Stokes Peaks''' ({{coord|67|24|S|68|9|W|display=inline,title}}) is a group of peaks rising to about 800 m between [[McCallum Pass]] and [[Sighing Peak]] on the north side of [[Wright Peninsula]], [[Adelaide Island]], Antarctica. They were photographed from the air by the [[Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition]] (FIDASE), 1956–57, and surveyed by the [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS), in 1961–62. They were named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1977 for [[Jeffrey C.A. Stokes]], [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) assistant surveyor, [[Admiralty Bay (South Shetland Islands)|Admiralty Bay]], 1959–60, and Adelaide Island, 1960–61.

[[Category:Mountains of Adelaide Island]]