Petersen Peak

Petersen Peak (

80°27′S 27°57′W / 80.450°S 27.950°W / -80.450; -27.950Coordinates: 80°27′S 27°57′W / 80.450°S 27.950°W / -80.450; -27.950) is a rock peak (1,215 m) standing 6 nautical miles (11 km) southwest of Morris Hills in the north-central part of Shackleton Range. It was first mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition and named for , the captain of the Danish ship which transported members of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition to the Filchner Ice Shelf in 1956–57.

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