Mount Barré
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| Mount Barré | |||
| British Antarctic Territory | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Range: | Princess Royal Range | ||
| Adelaide Island | |||
| Summit: | 7,220 feet 67°30’37"S, 68°31’36"W | ||
Mount Barré is a mountain of 7,220 feet in the south-east of Adelaide Island and which is the highest peak of the Princess Royal Range.
The mountain was roughly surveyed in January 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition of 1908-10 under Charcot. It was resurveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from Stonington Island in 1948 and named after Michel Barré (b.1919), a French engineer and the Leader of the French Antarctic Expedition to Terre Adélie of 1950-52.
Outside links
- Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Mount Barré