Wilkinson Peaks

Wilkinson Peaks
Map of Antarctica indicating Australian claim
Naming
Native name	Langnabbane  (Bokmål)
Geography
Continent	Antarctica
Region	Enderby Land, East Antarctica
Parent range	Napier Mountains

The Wilkinson Peaks, also known as Langnabbane, is a group of peaks in the Napier Mountains standing 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast of Mount Griffiths^[1] and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northeast of Mount Elkins in Enderby Land.

Discovery and naming[]

The Wilkinson Peaks were mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition of 1936–37 and were called Langnabbane (the long peaks). They were visited in 1961 by an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) sledge party and renamed by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for Brian Geoffrey Wilkinson, the assistant diesel mechanic at Mawson Station in 1961.^[1]

References[]

External links[]

• United States Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Wilkinson Peaks". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)  Coordinates: 66°37′S 54°15′E / 66.617°S 54.250°E / -66.617; 54.250

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