Bracken Peak
| Bracken Peak | ||
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| height | 1240 m | |
| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Sentinel Range , Ellsworth Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 51 ′ 0 ″ S , 85 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Bracken Peak is a 1240 m high mountain in the west Antarctic Ellsworthland . It rises south of the mouth of the Newcomer Glacier and 5 km northeast of Mount Malone on the east side of the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it on the basis of its own measurements and with the help of aerial photographs of the United States Navy's VX-6 flight squadron between December 14 and 15, 1959. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it after the American meteorologist Harold C. Bracken, pilot on these flights.
Web links
- Bracken Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Bracken Peak on geographic.org (English)