Brown Peak (Sturge Island)
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| Brown Peak | |
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| Elevation | 1,500 metres (5,000 feet) |
| Location | Sturge Island, Antarctica |
| Prominence | 1,500 m (5,000 ft) |
| Coordinates | |
| Type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | June 2001 |
Brown Peak is the highest point of the Balleny Islands, which reaches 1,500 m above sea level. It is situated on Sturge Island near Antarctica. John Balleny discovered it in 1839, and named it for W. Brown, one of the supporters of the Enderby Brothers' expedition. In 1841, James Clark Ross, who sighted the islands on his own expedition to Antarctica, gave it the name Russell or Russel Peak.
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