England Peak

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England Peak
British Antarctic Territory
Range: Dufek Massif
Summit: 6,230 feet 82°37’4"S, 52°48’52"W

England Peak is a mountain of 6,230 feet amongst the Dufek Massif, in the Pensacola Mountains of Queen Elizabeth Land in the British Antarctic Territory. This peak is to the west of the Jaeger Table, half a mile south of Aughenbaugh Peak and east of Neuburg Peak in the western part of the Massif.

The mountain was photographed from the air by the United States Navy in 1964; following field work by the United States Geological Survey from 1965, named after Anthony W. England, the United States Geological Survey geologist, who worked in the area, summer 1976-77.

References

  • Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: England Peak