Nash Peak
| Nash Peak | ||
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| height | 1600 m | |
| location | Ross Island ( Ross Archipelago , Antarctica ) | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 15 '0 " S , 166 ° 45' 0" E | |
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The Nash Peak is a 1600 m high and striking mountain peak in the northwest of the Antarctic Ross Island . It rises 2.2 km northwest of the summit of Mount Bird .
The New Zealand Geographic Board named him in 2000 after Walter Nash (1882-1968), New Zealand's Prime Minister from 1957 to 1960, who was one of the signatories of the Antarctic Treaty .
Web links
- Nash peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Nash Peak on geographic.org (English)