Rousseau Peak
Rousseau Peak | ||
---|---|---|
View from English Strait to Rousseau Peak above the ice masses of the Fuerza Aérea Glacier with the Arturo Prat Station in the foreground |
||
height | 272 m | |
location | Greenwich Island , South Shetland Islands | |
Mountains | Breznik Heights | |
Coordinates | 62 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ S , 59 ° 37 ′ 0 ″ W | |
|
The Rousseau Peak (English; Spanish Picacho Rousseau ) is a 272 m high, rocky and non-iced mountain on Greenwich Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . In Breznik Heights, it rises 3 km southeast of the foothills of Ash Point and 0.9 km southeast of the shores of Discovery Bay .
Scientists of the 1st Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1946–1947) named him after Captain Óscar H. Rousseau of the Argentine Navy , who took part in this research trip at the invitation of the Chilean government.
Web links
- Rousseau, Picacho in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)