Campbell Peak

Campbell Peak (53°6′S 73°32′E / 53.100°S 73.533°E / -53.100; 73.533Coordinates: 53°6′S 73°32′E / 53.100°S 73.533°E / -53.100; 73.533) is a peak, 2,415 metres (7,920 ft) high, standing 1.2 nautical miles (2.2 km) northeast of Mawson Peak, the summit of Heard Island. It was surveyed in 1948 by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE), who named it for Group-Captain Stuart A. Campbell, Royal Australian Air Force. Campbell visited Heard Island in 1929 as aircraft pilot with the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition led by Douglas Mawson, and again as leader of ANARE when a research station was established on the island in December 1947.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Campbell Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-10-22.

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