Petersen Peak (80°27′S 27°57′W / 80.450°S 27.950°W) is a rock peak (1,215 m) standing 6 nautical miles (11 km) southwest of Morris Hills in the north-central part of Shackleton Range. It was first mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition and named for Hans C. Petersen, the captain of the Danish ship Magga Dan which transported members of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition to the Filchner Ice Shelf in 1956–57.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Petersen Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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