Burney Peak
| Burney Peak | ||
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| height | 150 m | |
| location | Nelson Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Coordinates | 62 ° 18 '34 " S , 58 ° 51' 46" W | |
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The Burney Peak is a 150 m high mountain in the east of Nelson Iceland in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It rises west of Duthoit Point .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1961 after David Burney, captain of the British sealer Nelson , who operated in the waters around the South Shetland Islands between 1820 and 1823.
Web links
- Burney Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Burney Peak on geographic.org (English)