Alexander Peak
| Alexander Peak | ||
|---|---|---|
| height | 680 m | |
| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Haines Mountains , Ford Ranges | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 28 ′ 0 ″ S , 146 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ W | |
|
||
 The Haines Mountains (southwest of the center of the map) with Alexander Peak |
||
The Alexander Peak is a 680 m high mountain on the north end of the Haines Mountains in the Ford Ranges in West Antarctic Marie Byrd Land .
He was discovered while presumably during an overflight during the first Antarctic expedition (1928-1930) of the US polar explorer Richard Evelyn Byrd . The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him after Clair D. Alexander (1906-1980), a participant of Byrd's second Antarctic expedition (1933-1935).
Web links
- Alexander Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Alexander Peak on geographic.org (English)