Dixon Peak
| Dixon Peak | ||
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| height | 420 m | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Mountains | Parjadin ridge | |
| Coordinates | 54 ° 3 ′ 17 ″ S , 37 ° 59 ′ 55 ″ W | |
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The Dixon peak is 420 m high and steilwandiger mountain near the northwestern tip of South Georgia . It rises 1.5 km north of Cape Parjadin at the southern end of the Parjadin ridge .
Scientists from the British Discovery Investigations did a rough mapping between 1926 and 1930. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the mountain in 1963 after Lieutenant John B. Dixon of the Royal Navy , surveyor officer on the ship HMS Owen , which operated in the area between 1960 and 1961.
Web links
- Dixon peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Dixon Peak on geographic.org (English)