Douglas Peak (Antarctica)
| Douglas Peak | ||
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| height | 1525 m | |
| location | Enderbyland , East Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 66 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ S , 52 ° 28 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Douglas Peak is a 1,525 m high mountain in the East Antarctic Enderbyland . It rises 18 km southwest of Mount Codrington and 13 km east of Mount Marr .
The mountain was discovered in January 1930 by participants in the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (1929-1930) under the direction of the Australian polar explorer Douglas Mawson . This named him after Lieutenant Eric Gilbert Douglas (1902-1970) of the Royal Australian Air Force , pilot on this research trip .
Web links
- Douglas Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Douglas Peak on geographic.org (English)