Burney Peak

Burney Peak is a peak rising west of in the eastern part of , in the . 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.
Wikipedia
  • Peak rising to 150 metres (492 feet)
  • Description: mountain in the South Shetland Islands

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pig Rock.
Peak
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Burney Peak

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Latitude
-62.30957° or 62° 18′ 35″ south
Longitude
-58.86383° or 58° 51′ 50″ west
Open location code
3893M4RP+5F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9252366182
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6630584
Wiki­data ID
Q4999708

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Burney Peak” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Burney Peak”
  • Chinese: “伯尼峰”
  • Czech: “Vrchol Burney”
  • Dutch: “Burney Peak”
  • French: “Pic Burney”
  • German: “Burney Peak”
  • German: “Burneyspitze”
  • Ladin: “Burney Peak”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Burney Peak”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Burney Peak”
  • Spanish: “Pico Burney”
  • Swedish: “Burney Peak”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pig Rock and Grace Rock.

Antarctica: Highlights

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