Bartholin Peak

Bartholin Peak (

67°17′S 66°42′W / 67.283°S 66.700°W / -67.283; -66.700Coordinates: 67°17′S 66°42′W / 67.283°S 66.700°W / -67.283; -66.700) is a conspicuous peak near the north end of the Boyle Mountains in Graham Land. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1958 for Erasmus Bartholin, of Copenhagen, whose , 1661, includes the earliest known scientific description of snow crystals.

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•  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Bartholin Peak". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)