Burdick Peak
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 Map of Livingston Island (center) with Burdick Peak |
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| height | 751 m | |
| location | Livingston Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Mountains | Burdick Ridge | |
| Coordinates | 62 ° 38 ′ 0 ″ S , 60 ° 15 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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The Burdick Peak is a 751 m high mountain on the Livingston Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It rises southwest of Mount Bowles .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1959 after the American Christopher Burdick († 1831), who visited the South Shetland Islands between 1820 and 1821 as captain of the schooner Huntress from Nantucket .
Web links
- Burdick Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Burdick Peak on geographic.org (English)