Brewer Peak

Brewer Peak (71°34′S 168°28′E) is a peak, 2,110 metres (6,920 ft) high, along the west wall of Pitkevitch Glacier near the glacier's head, in the Admiralty Mountains, a major mountain range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The topographical feature was first 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 J. Brewer, U.S. Navy, Commissaryman at McMurdo Station, Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island, 1967. The peak lies on the Pennell Coast, a portion of Antarctica lying between Cape Williams and Cape Adare.

Brewer Peak
Highest point
Elevation2,110 m (6,920 ft)
Coordinates71°34′S 168°28′E 
Geography
LocationPennell Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica
Parent rangeAdmiralty Mountains

References
  •  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Brewer Peak". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)


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