Wilkinson Peaks
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The Wilkinson Peaks, also known as Langnabbane, is a group of peaks in the Napier Mountains
standing 8 kilometres (5 mi) southeast of Mount Griffiths
and 8 kilometres (5 mi) northeast of Mount Elkins
in Enderby Land
.
) sledge party and renamed by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for B.G. Wilkinson, the assistant diesel mechanic at Mawson Station
in 1961.
Napier Mountains
The Napier Mountains are a group of more-or-less separated peaks, the highest being Mount Elkins, at about 2,300 meters above sea level. This mountain range is located in Enderby Land, in the claimed Australian Antarctic Territory, East Antarctica.-Location:...
standing 8 kilometres (5 mi) southeast of Mount Griffiths
Mount Griffiths
Mount Griffiths is an elongated mountain with two prominent peaks of 1,650 and 1,680 m, standing northwest of Wilkinson Peaks and northwest of Mount Elkins in the Napier Mountains in Enderby Land.-Discovery and naming:...
and 8 kilometres (5 mi) northeast of Mount Elkins
Mount Elkins
Mount Elkins, also known as Jökelen is a dark, steep-sided mountain with three major peaks, the highest 2,300 metres above sea level. This peak is located in the Napier Mountains, in Enderby Land. Enderby Land is part of the Australian Antarctic Territory, in East Antarctica...
in Enderby Land
Enderby Land
Enderby Land is a projecting land mass of Antarctica, extending from Shinnan Glacier at to William Scoresby Bay at .Enderby Land was discovered in February 1831 by John Biscoe in the whaling brig Tula, and named after the Enderby Brothers of London, owners of the Tula, who encouraged their...
.
Discovery and naming
The Wilkinson Peaks were mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition of 1936–37 and were called Langnabbane (the long peaks). They were visited in 1961 by an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research ExpeditionsAustralian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division .-The ANARE Name:...
) sledge party and renamed by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for B.G. Wilkinson, the assistant diesel mechanic at Mawson Station
Mawson Station
Mawson Station is one of three permanent Australian bases in the Australian Antarctic Territory of East Antarctica. Named after Antarctic explorer Sir Douglas Mawson, the base is managed by the Australian Antarctic Division...
in 1961.