Behaim Peak
| Behaim Peak | ||
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| height | 1150 m | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Coordinates | 68 ° 45 '45 " S , 66 ° 43' 20" W | |
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The Behaim Peak is a distinctive pyramid-shaped, rocky and 1,150 m (according to British specifications 800 m ) high mountain in the western Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . It rises at the southern end of a series of mountains that separate the Meridian Glacier from the Doggo Defile mountain pass .
Aerial photographs of this mountain were taken in November 1947 during the American Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947–1948). The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey carried out surveys in December 1958. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1962 after the German cartographer, astronomer and cosmographer Martin Behaim (1459-1506), who was awarded the first use of the astrolabe for ship navigation in 1480.
Web links
- Behaim peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Behaim Peak on geographic.org (English)