Veenstra Peak
| Veenstra Peak | ||
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| height | 234 m | |
| location | Heard ( Heard and McDonald Islands ) | |
| Coordinates | 53 ° 2 '39 " S , 73 ° 24' 23" O | |
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The Veenstra Peak is a 234 m high mountain peaks near the northwestern end of the island Heard in the southern Indian Ocean . It rises from a mountain ridge that extends northeast to Mount Drygalski .
Scientists from the Australian Division of National Mapping set up a station for trigonometric measurements here as part of an expedition carried out in 1980 . The summit is named after Con Veenstra, the expedition leader.
Web links
- Veenstra Peak in the directory of the Australian Antarctic Data Center (English)