Campbell Peak

Campbell Peak (

53°6′S 73°32′E / 53.100°S 73.533°E / -53.100; 73.533Coordinates: 53°6′S 73°32′E / 53.100°S 73.533°E / -53.100; 73.533) is a peak, 2,415 metres (7,920 ft) high, standing 1.2 nautical miles (2.2 km) northeast of Mawson Peak, the summit of Heard Island. It was surveyed in 1948 by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE), who named it for Group-Captain , Royal Australian Air Force. Campbell visited Heard Island in 1929 as aircraft pilot with the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition led by Douglas Mawson, and again as leader of ANARE when a research station was established on the island in December 1947.^[1]

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