Nelson Peak

Nelson Peak is a 1,605 m peak in Antarctica, standing at the eastern end of Drury Ridge and Brown Ridge where the two ridges abut Washington Escarpment, in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956–66. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Willis H. Nelson, a geologist with the Neptune Range field party of 1963–64.

Nelson Peak
Highest point
Elevation1,605 m (5,266 ft)
Coordinates83°40′S 55°3′W
Geography
Location Pensacola Mountains
Parent rangeNeptune Range

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


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