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
Ribu
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. Recent research suggests this may be as high as 2170m. [3]

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Discovery and naming

John Balleny discovered Brown Peak in February 1839, and named it for William Brown, a Glasgow merchant who provided financial support to the Enderby Brothers' expedition. [4] 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. [5]

See also

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. ↑ "World Ribus – East Antarctica Ranges". World Ribus. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  4. ↑ Jones, A.G.E. (March 1969). "New light on John Balleny". The Geographical Journal. 135 (1): 55–61.
  5. ↑ "Report on Sturge Island (Antarctica) — May 2001". Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network. 26 (5). Smithsonian Institution. Museum of Natural History. Global Volcanism Program. May 2001. doi:10.5479/si.GVP.BGVN200105-390012.

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