Brewer Peak

Coordinates: 71°34′S 168°28′E / 71.567°S 168.467°E / -71.567; 168.467
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Brewer Peak
Highest point
Elevation2,110 m (6,920 ft)
Coordinates71°34′S 168°28′E / 71.567°S 168.467°E / -71.567; 168.467
Geography
LocationPennell Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica
Parent rangeAdmiralty Mountains

Brewer Peak (71°34′S 168°28′E / 71.567°S 168.467°E / -71.567; 168.467) is a peak, 2,110 metres (6,920 ft) high, along the west wall of Pitkevitch Glacier near the glacier's head, in the Admiralty Mountains, a major mountain range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The topographical feature was first mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–63, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Thomas J. Brewer, U.S. Navy, Commissaryman at McMurdo Station, Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island, 1967. The peak lies on the Pennell Coast, a portion of Antarctica lying between Cape Williams and Cape Adare.

References

  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Brewer Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.