The Wilkinson Peaks, also known as Langnabbane, is a group of peaks in the Napier Mountains standing 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast of Mount Griffiths[1] and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northeast of Mount Elkins in Enderby Land.
| Wilkinson Peaks | |
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 Map of Antarctica indicating Australian claim
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| Naming | |
| Native name | Langnabbane (Bokmål) |
| Geography | |
| Continent | Antarctica |
| Region | Enderby Land, East Antarctica |
| Parent range | Napier Mountains |
Discovery and naming edit
The Wilkinson Peaks were mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition of 1936–37 and were called Langnabbane (the long peaks). They were visited in 1961 by an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) sledge party and renamed by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for Brian Geoffrey Wilkinson, the assistant diesel mechanic at Mawson Station in 1961.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "Wilkinson Peaks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
External links edit
This article incorporates public domain material from "Wilkinson Peaks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
66°37′S 54°15′E / 66.617°S 54.250°E
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