Larssen Peak

Larssen Peak (54°19′S 36°46′W / 54.317°S 36.767°W / -54.317; -36.767Coordinates: 54°19′S 36°46′W / 54.317°S 36.767°W / -54.317; -36.767) is a peak, 1,550 metres (5,100 ft) high, between the Three Brothers and Marikoppa in the Allardyce Range of South Georgia. It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Harald Larssen, manager at the Compañía Argentina de Pesca station, Grytviken, 1951–54.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Larssen Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-06-03.

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