Flinders Peak
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| Flinders Peak | |||
| British Antarctic Territory | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Range: | Bristly Peaks | ||
| Summit: | 3,150 feet 69°21’-0"S, 66°40’0"W | ||
Flinders Peak is a conspicuous triangular peak 3,150 feet high, on the west end of the Bristly Peaks. The peak overlooks Forster Ice Piedmont near the west coast of Palmer Land in the British Antarctic Territory.
The peak was photographed from the air by the British Graham Land Expedition in February 1937 and by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition in December 1947. It was surveyed from the ground by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in December 1958.
The mountain was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Matthew Flinders, the navigator who discovered the cause of deviation in magnetic compasses, and pointed the way to a solution, 1805–14.
References
- Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Flinders Peak