Brimstone Peak (Victoria Land)
| Brimstone Peak | ||
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| height | 2340 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Prince Albert Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 75 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ S , 158 ° 33 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Brimstone Peak (literally sulfur tip ) is a 2340 m high mountain with a small, ice-free and flattened peaks in the East Antarctic Victoria Land . In the Prince Albert Mountains , it looms between the Outpost Nunatakkern and the Ricker Hills .
Members of the southern group of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1962–1963) mapped it and named the mountain after its rock color, reminiscent of “hellfire and sulfur”.
Web links
- Brimstone Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Brimstone Peak on geographic.org (English)