Beeby Peak
| Beeby Peak | ||
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| location | Ross Island ( Ross Archipelago , Antarctica ) | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 15 ′ 0 ″ S , 166 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Beeby Peak is a 1,400 m high mountain in the northwest of the Antarctic Ross Island . It rises 3.9 km east-northeast of the summit of Mount Bird .
The New Zealand Geographic Board named the mountain in 2000 after the New Zealand diplomat Chris Beeby (1935-2000), who was involved in negotiations over the status of Antarctica for 30 years.
Web links
- Beeby Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Beeby Peak on geographic.org (English)