Blair Peak

Blair Peak is a sharp peak, 960 metres (3,150 ft) high, situated 2 nautical miles (4 km) southeast of Rumdoodle Peak in the Masson Range of the Framnes Mountains. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, re-mapped by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions, 1957–60, and named for James Blair, a senior diesel mechanic at Mawson Station, 1958.[1]

Not to be confused with Mount Blair.

References
  1. "Blair Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-07-25.

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67°48′S 62°53′E


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