Debenham Peak
| Debenham Peak | ||
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| height | 1140 m | |
| location | Enderbyland , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Scott Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 67 ° 21 ′ 0 ″ S , 50 ° 26 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Debenham Peak is a 1,140 m high mountain in the East Antarctic Enderbyland . In the Scott Mountains it rises south of Amundsen Bay and eight miles east of Mount Cronus .
Participants of the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (1929-1931) under the direction of the Australian polar explorer Douglas Mawson discovered him in January 1930. Mawson named the mountain after his compatriot and colleague Frank Debenham (1883-1965). The exact geographic position of the mountain was determined between 1954 and 1958 as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions .
Web links
- Debenham Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Debenham Peak on geographic.org (English)