Budd Peak (Heard)
| Budd Peak | ||
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| height | 2315 m | |
| location | Heard ( Heard and McDonald Islands ) | |
| Coordinates | 53 ° 7 ′ 0 ″ S , 73 ° 33 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Budd Peak is a 2315 m high mountain on the island of Heard in the southern Indian Ocean . It rises 2.7 km southeast of Mawson Peak .
The mountain was measured and descriptively named by scientists as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions in 1948 . The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) named him after Grahame Budd, who headed the ANARE campaign to Heard Island in 1963.
Web links
- Budd Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Budd Peak on geographic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dr. Grahame Budd. Information on heardisland.org (accessed February 14, 2017).