Jane Peak

Jane Peak
Nunatak
Jane Peak is located in South Orkney Islands
Jane Peak
Jane Peak
Coordinates: 60°43′S 45°38′W / 60.717°S 45.633°W / -60.717; -45.633

Jane Peak is a conspicuous nunatak, 210 metres (700 ft) high, standing 0.5 nautical miles (1 km) west of the northern part of Borge Bay on Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands.

It was roughly surveyed in 1933 by Discovery Investigations personnel, and resurveyed in 1947 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey. It was named in 1954 by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for the brig Jane, James Weddell commanding, which visited the South Orkney Islands in 1822–23.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Jane Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  2. ^ Alberts, Fred G., ed. (June 1995). Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (second ed.). United States Board on Geographic Names. p. 368. Retrieved 5 April 2012.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Jane Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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