Burney Peak

Burney Peak (62°18′34″S 58°51′46″W) is a peak rising west of Duthoit Point in the eastern part of Nelson Island, in the South Shetland Islands. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1961 for Captain Burney, Master of the British sealing vessel Nelson, probably from London, who visited the South Shetland Islands in 1820–23.

Location of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands.

References
  • SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Burney Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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