Hanson Peak
Highest point
Elevation1,255 m (4,117 ft)[1]
Coordinates71°21′S 170°18′E / 71.350°S 170.300°E / -71.350; 170.300
Geography
LocationAdare Peninsula, Victoria Land, Antarctica

Hanson Peak is a small peak, 1,255 metres (4,120 ft) high, 4 nautical miles (7 km) south of Cape Adare in the northern part of Adare Peninsula, Antarctica.[2] It was named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Nicolai Hanson, a member of the British Antarctic Expedition 1898–1900, under C.E. Borchgrevink, who was the first man known to have died on the Antarctic mainland (at Cape Adare, October 14, 1899, where his grave is located).[2] [3]

References

  1. Hanson Peak Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
  2. 1 2 "Hanson Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  3. Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Hanson Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.