Adamson Peak
| Adamson Peak | ||
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| location | Wilkesland , East Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 66 ° 20 '38 " S , 110 ° 30' 47" O | |
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The Adamson Peak is a small mountain on the Budd Coast of the East Antarctic Wilke country . It rises on the Mitchell Peninsula south of Casey Station, Australia .
It is named after the Australian biologist Heather Adamson (1934-2010), who carried out studies on the spread of mosses and lichens in this area in three campaigns of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions between 1986 and 1989 .
Web links
- Adamson peak in the directory of the Australian Antarctic Data Center (English)