Harrison Peak
| Harrison Peak | ||
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| height | 2830 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Victory Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 72 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ S , 166 ° 39 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Harrison Peak is a 2,830 m high mountain in the north of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . In the Victory Mountains, it rises 8 km north of Mount McDonald on the north flank of the Wood Glacier .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it based on its own measurements and aerial photographs of the United States Navy from 1960 to 1964. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1970 after William R. Harrison, a biologist at McMurdo Station from 1967 to 1968.
Web links
- Harrison Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Harrison Peak on geographic.org (English)