Dawson Peak
Dawson Peak (83°50′S 162°33′E / 83.833°S 162.550°ECoordinates: 83°50′S 162°33′E / 83.833°S 162.550°E) is a prominent ice-free peak, 2,070 metres (6,800 ft) high, 5 nautical miles (9 km) southwest of Mount Picciotto in the Queen Elizabeth Range. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after , a United States Antarctic Research Program aurora scientist at South Pole Station, 1958.[1]
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- ^ "Dawson Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
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