Simpson Peak
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Simpson Peak () is a peak, 1,720 m, just east of Mount George in the southwest end of the Scott Mountains in Antarctica. Discovered in January 1930 by the British Australian 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 ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) in 1959.
This article incorporates text from Simpson Peak, in the Geographic Names Information System, operated by the United States Geological Survey, and therefore a public domain work of the United States Government.
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