Brown Peak (Sturge Island)

Brown Peak
Brown Peak Sturge Island, Balleny Islands, East Antarctica
Highest point
Elevation	1,705 m (5,594 ft)[1]
Prominence	1,705 m (5,594 ft)[1]
Listing	Ultra
Coordinates	67°41′S 164°58′E / 67.683°S 164.967°E / -67.683; 164.967Coordinates: 67°41′S 164°58′E / 67.683°S 164.967°E / -67.683; 164.967[1]
Geography
Location	Sturge Island, Balleny Islands, East Antarctica
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	2001[2]

Location of the Balleny Islands

Sturge Island is the southernmost of the Balleny Islands

Brown Peak is a stratovolcano and the highest point of the Balleny Islands. It is situated on the northern part of Sturge Island.

Discovery and naming[]

John Balleny discovered Brown Peak in February 1839, and named it for W. Brown, a merchant who provided financial support to the Enderby Brothers' expedition. In 1841, Captain James Clark Ross, who sighted the islands on his own expedition to Antarctica, gave it the name Russell Peak.^[1]

Possible 2001 eruption[]

Satellite imagery suggests that an eruption may have occurred on or about 12 June 2001.^[3]

See also[]

• List of volcanoes in Antarctica

References[]

Bibliography[]

• LeMasurier, W. E.; Thomson, J. W., eds. (1990). Volcanoes of the Antarctic Plate and Southern Oceans. American Geophysical Union. pp. 512 pp. ISBN 0-87590-172-7.

External links[]

• "Brown Peak (New Zealand)". Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research.
• "Brown Peak (United States)". Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research.

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