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Feature Name (see definition): Simpson Peak Feature Class (see definition): Summit Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 13858 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 67° 43' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 050° 07' 00" E Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -67.7166667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 50.1166667 Elevation (see definition): 1720 Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1961 Description (see definition): Peak, 1,720 m, just E of Mount George in the SW end of the Scott Mountains. Discovered in January 1930 by the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under D. Mawson. He named it for Sir George C. Simpson. The position of the feature was fixed by J.C. Armstrong of Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) in 1959. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Simpson 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 Simpson Peak information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Simpson Peak should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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