Berg Peak
Berg Peak is a prominent peak, 1,870 metres (6,140 ft) high, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) south of El Pulgar in the northern Morozumi Range, Victoria Land, Antarctica. [2] It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–63, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Thomas E. Berg, a geologist who wintered at McMurdo Sound in 1961, and spent three succeeding summer seasons making patterned ground studies in the area. Berg perished in the crash of a U.S. Navy helicopter near Mount McLennan, November 19, 1969.[2] The peak lies situated on the Pennell Coast, a portion of Antarctica lying between Cape Williams and Cape Adare.[3]
| Berg Peak | |
|---|---|
  Berg Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,870 m (6,140 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 71°32′S 161°47′E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Sverdrup Mountains in Queen Maud Land |
References
- Berg Peak Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- "Berg Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
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