Brown Peak (Sturge Island)

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Brown Peak
Highest point
Elevation 1,705 m (5,594 ft) [1]
Prominence 1,705 m (5,594 ft) [1]
Listing Ultra
Coordinates 67°41′S164°58′E / 67.683°S 164.967°E / -67.683; 164.967 Coordinates: 67°41′S164°58′E / 67.683°S 164.967°E / -67.683; 164.967 [1]
Geography
Location Sturge Island, Balleny Islands, East Antarctica
Geology
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Last eruption Unknown [2]
Location of the Balleny Islands LocationBalleny.png
Location of the Balleny Islands
Sturge Island is the southernmost of the Balleny Islands Balleny Map.jpg
Sturge Island is the southernmost of the Balleny Islands

Brown Peak is a stratovolcano and the highest point of the Balleny Islands. It is situated on the northern part of Sturge Island.

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Discovery and naming

John Balleny discovered Brown Peak in February 1839, and named it for W. Brown, a merchant who provided financial support to the Enderby Brothers' expedition. In 1841, Captain James Clark Ross, who sighted the islands on his own expedition to Antarctica, gave it the name Russell Peak. [1]

Possible 2001 eruption

Satellite imagery suggests that an eruption may have occurred on or about 12 June 2001. [3]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Brown Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  2. "Sturge Island". Global Volcanism Program . Smithsonian Institution . Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. "Report on Sturge Island (Antarctica) — May 2001". Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network. Smithsonian Institution. Museum of Natural History. Global Volcanism Program. 26 (5). May 2001. doi:10.5479/si.GVP.BGVN200105-390012.

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