Mount Burley
Mount Burley (54°29′S 36°9′W / 54.483°S 36.150°WCoordinates: 54°29′S 36°9′W / 54.483°S 36.150°W) is a peak, 895 metres (2,940 ft) high, located 2 nautical miles (4 km) southwest of Doris Bay, South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Lieutenant Commander Malcolm K. Burley, Royal Navy, leader of the British Combined Services Expedition which surveyed this vicinity in 1964–65.[1]
References
- ↑ "Mount Burley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
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