Berg Peak

Berg Peak is a prominent peak, 1,870 metres (6,140 ft) high, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) south of El Pulgar in the northern Morozumi Range, Victoria Land, Antarctica. [2] It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–63, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Thomas E. Berg, a geologist who wintered at McMurdo Sound in 1961, and spent three succeeding summer seasons making patterned ground studies in the area. Berg perished in the crash of a U.S. Navy helicopter near Mount McLennan, November 19, 1969.[2] The peak lies situated on the Pennell Coast, a portion of Antarctica lying between Cape Williams and Cape Adare.[3]

Berg Peak
Berg Peak Sverdrup Mountains in Queen Maud Land
Highest point
Elevation	1,870 m (6,140 ft) [1]
Coordinates	71°32′S 161°47′E
Geography
Location	Sverdrup Mountains in Queen Maud Land

References

1. Berg Peak Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
2. "Berg Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
3.  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Berg Peak". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)