Biretta Peak
| Biretta Peak | ||
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| height | 2530 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Mesa Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 73 ° 4 ′ 0 ″ S , 163 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Biretta Peak is a small and 2530 m high mountain peak in the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It rises on the east side of Pain Mesa in the Mesa Range .
Participants in the 1962 to 1963 campaign as part of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition named it after its resemblance to a birett , a headgear worn by Christian clergy.
Web links
- Biretta Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Biretta Peak on geographic.org (English)