Mount Brewster (Antarctica)

Mount Brewster
Mount Erebus

Victoria Land, Antarctica

Highest point
Elevation 2,025 m (6,644 ft)[1]
Prominence 1,598 m (5,243 ft)[1]
Listing Ultra
Coordinates 72°57′S 169°23′E / 72.950°S 169.383°E / -72.950; 169.383Coordinates: 72°57′S 169°23′E / 72.950°S 169.383°E / -72.950; 169.383[1]
Geography
Location Victoria Land, Antarctica

Mount Brewster is a small peak (2,025 m) that rises above the general level of the central part of Daniell Peninsula and marks its greatest elevation, in Victoria Land. Named in 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross for Sir David Brewster, Scottish physicist.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Antarctica Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-08-01.

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