Muonraker's Notes

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Resolved 2496586 Muonraker

The name of this peak is INCORRECTLY shown in several open source maps as "The Woolworths Building". The correct name of this dramatic rocky peak is "Woolworth Building", after the famous New York skyscraper it resembles from a certain angle. The error no doubt stems from the fact that there is a retail chain in South Africa called "Woolworths", and whoever first added the name of this feature is unaware that it was originally and historically named after the skyscraper, not the retail chain! There are many references to "Woolworth Building" and adventures and misadventures on it in the Journals of The Mountain Club of South Africa, of which I am long-standing member of the Cape Town Section.

Resolved 2496587 Muonraker

The name of this peak is INCORRECTLY shown in several open source maps as "The Woolworths Building". The correct name of this dramatic rocky peak is "Woolworth Building", after the famous New York skyscraper it resembles from a certain angle. The error no doubt stems from the fact that there is a retail chain in South Africa called "Woolworths", and whoever first added the name of this feature is unaware that it was originally and historically named after the skyscraper, not the retail chain! There are many references to "Woolworth Building" and adventures and misadventures on it in the Journals of The Mountain Club of South Africa, of which I am long-standing member of the Cape Town Section.