Breckinridge Peak

Breckinridge Peak (78°4′S 155°7′W / 78.067°S 155.117°W / -78.067; -155.117Coordinates: 78°4′S 155°7′W / 78.067°S 155.117°W / -78.067; -155.117) is a peak in the southern group of the Rockefeller Mountains, standing 1 nautical mile (2 km) southwest of Mount Nilsen on Edward VII Peninsula. It was discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1929, and named by Richard E. Byrd for Colonel and Mrs. Henry Breckinridge of New York City.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Breckinridge Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-09-02.

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


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/4/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.