Brodie Peak

Brodie Peak (69°25′S 66°5′W / 69.417°S 66.083°W / -69.417; -66.083Coordinates: 69°25′S 66°5′W / 69.417°S 66.083°W / -69.417; -66.083) is one of the Bristly Peaks, rising to 1,410 metres (4,630 ft) 5 nautical miles (9 km) south-southeast of Mount Castro, in the central Antarctic Peninsula. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1977 after Earl E. Brodie, a United States Antarctic Research Program engineer in the Palmer Station winter party, 1969.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Brodie Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-09-14.

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