Starbuck Peak
| Starbuck Peak | ||
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| height | 1435 m | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Coordinates | 54 ° 44 ′ 31 ″ S , 36 ° 12 ′ 3 ″ W | |
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The Starbuck Peak is a 1,435 m high mountain in Georgia . It rises up between the head ends of the Risting and Harmer glaciers .
The South Georgia Survey mapped it as part of its surveying campaign, which lasted from 1951 to 1957 . The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1958 after the American historian Alexander Starbuck (1841-1925), who dealt with the history of whaling .
Web links
- Starbuck peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Starbuck Peak on geographic.org (English)