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Johnston Peak

Coordinates: 66°16′S 52°6′E / 66.267°S 52.100°E / -66.267; 52.100
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Johnston Peak (66°16′S 52°6′E / 66.267°S 52.100°E / -66.267; 52.100) is a sharp dark peak in Antarctica, 7 nautical miles (13 km) north of Mount Marr and 11 nautical miles (20 km) northwest of Douglas Peak. It was discovered in January 1930 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition under Mawson, who named it for Professor Thomas Harvey Johnston, the chief biologist to the expedition.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Johnston Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-07-30.

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