Neuburg Peak
From Wikishire
| Neuburg Peak | |||
| British Antarctic Territory | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Range: | Dufek Massif | ||
| Summit: | 6,040 feet 82°37’59"S, 52°54’-0"W | ||
Neuburg Peak is a mountain of 6,040 feet amongst the Dufek Massif, in the Pensacola Mountains of Queen Elizabeth Land in the British Antarctic Territory. It is found in the south-west of the Dufek Massif. Its stands rising 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) east of Walker Peak.
The mountain was photographed from the air by the United States Navy in 1964 and surveyed from the ground on the United States Geological Survey Pensacola Mountains Project, 1965-66. It is named after Hugo A.C. Neuburg, the United States Antarctic Research Program glaciologist, 'Ellsworth Station', winter 1957, and a member of the first party to visit Dufek Massif, in December 1957.
References
- Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Neuburg Peak
