Cooke Peak
Mountain in Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica
Cooke Peak (72°27′S 74°46′E / 72.450°S 74.767°E / -72.450; 74.767) is a somewhat elongated mountain surmounted by a central peak, standing 6 nautical miles (11 km) northwest of the Bode Nunataks in the Grove Mountains. It was mapped from air photos, 1956–60, by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions, and named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for D.J. Cooke, a cosmic ray physicist at Mawson Station, 1963.[1]
References
- ^ "Cooke Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Cooke Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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