Stejneger Peak
Stejneger Peak (54°0′S 38°4′W / 54.000°S 38.067°WCoordinates: 54°0′S 38°4′W / 54.000°S 38.067°W) is a conspicuous rocky peak, 190 m, at the head of Evermann Cove on Bird Island, South Georgia. Surveyed by the , 1958–59. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for Leonhard Stejneger (1851–1943), American zoologist who made important investigations of fur seals and birds in the islands of the Bering Sea at the end of the 19th century; member of the for in the Bering Sea, 1896.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Stejneger Peak". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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- Mountains and hills of South Georgia
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