Dawson Peak

Dawson Peak (83°50′S 162°33′E) is a prominent ice-free peak, 2,070 metres (6,800 ft) high, 5 nautical miles (9 km) southwest of Mount Picciotto in the Queen Elizabeth Range. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after John A. Dawson, a United States Antarctic Research Program aurora scientist at South Pole Station, 1958.[1]

Not to be confused with Dawson Peak in the Angeles National Forest, California.

References
  1. "Dawson Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-01-04.

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