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Breckinridge Peak

Coordinates: 78°4′S 155°7′W / 78.067°S 155.117°W / -78.067; -155.117
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Breckinridge Peak (78°4′S 155°7′W / 78.067°S 155.117°W / -78.067; -155.117) is a peak in the southern group of the Rockefeller Mountains, standing 1 nautical mile (2 km) southwest of Mount Nilsen on Edward VII Peninsula. It was discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1929, and named by Richard E. Byrd for Colonel and Mrs. Henry Breckinridge of New York City.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Breckinridge Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-09-02.

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