Bramble Peak
| Bramble Peak | ||
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| height | 2560 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Victory Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 72 ° 22 ′ 0 ″ S , 166 ° 59 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Bramble Peak is a 2,560 m high mountain in the East Antarctic Victoria Land . In the Victory Mountains, it towers over the northeast side of the head end of the Croll Glacier .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it based on its own surveys and aerial photographs of the United States Navy from 1960 to 1964. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1970 after Edward J. Bramble, aircraft engineer of the US Navy's VX-6 flight squadron McMurdo Station in 1967.
Web links
- Bramble peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Bramble Peak on geographic.org (English)