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Feature Name (see definition): Brown Peak Feature Class (see definition): Summit Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 2020 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 67° 25' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 164° 35' 00" E Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -67.4166667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 164.5833333 Elevation (see definition): 1705 Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1947 Description (see definition): A peak (1,705 m) in the northern part of Sturge Island, in the Balleny Islands. Discovered in Feb. 1839 by John Balleny, who named it for W. Brown, one of the merchants who helped Charles Enderby in sending the expedition. Resighted in 1841 by Captain James Ross, who inadvertently applied the name Russell Peak. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Brown Peak in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Brown Peak information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Brown Peak should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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