Mount Brewster
Mount Brewster is located in Antarctica
Mount Brewster
Mount Brewster
Highest point
Elevation2,025 m (6,644 ft)[1]
Prominence1,598 m (5,243 ft)[1]
ListingUltra
Coordinates72°57′S 169°23′E / 72.950°S 169.383°E / -72.950; 169.383[1]
Geography
LocationVictoria Land, Antarctica
Geology
Mountain typeShield volcano
Volcanic beltMcMurdo Volcanic Group

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.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Antarctica Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
  2. Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Mount Brewster (Antarctica)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

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