Bowman Peak
| Bowman Peak | ||
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| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Alexandra Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 29 ′ 0 ″ S , 153 ° 13 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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The Bowman Peak is a mountain in the West Antarctic Marie Byrd Land . It rises up in the Alexandra Mountains on the south side of the Butler Glacier .
It was discovered in 1929 during the first Antarctic expedition (1928–1930) of the American polar explorer Richard Evelyn Byrd . He named it after the Canadian-US hotelier John McEntee Bowman (1875-1931), who provided the headquarters for the preparation of the research trip .
Web links
- Bowman peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Bowman Peak on geographic.org (English)