Armstrong Peak

Armstrong Peak

Map of Antarctica indicating location of Armstrong Peak
Highest point
Elevation 1,470 m (4,820 ft)
Coordinates 66°24′S 53°23′E / 66.400°S 53.383°E / -66.400; 53.383Coordinates: 66°24′S 53°23′E / 66.400°S 53.383°E / -66.400; 53.383
Geography
Location Enderby Land, Australian Antarctic Territory, East Antarctica

Armstrong Peak is a peak, 1,470 metres (4,820 ft) high, standing 15 nautical miles (28 km) southeast of Mount Codrington in Enderby Land, part of the Australian Antarctic Territory, in East Antarctica.[1]

Discovery and naming

Armstrong Peak was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named "Austnuten" (the east peak). The peak was re-photographed by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) in 1956. An astrofix was obtained nearby in December 1959 by J.C. Armstrong, ANARE surveyor at Mawson Station, for whom the feature was renamed by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia in 1960.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Armstrong Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 June 2010.

External links

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