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Barnum Peak

Coordinates: 85°23′S 171°40′W / 85.383°S 171.667°W / -85.383; -171.667
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Barnum Peak
Barnum Peak is located in Antarctica
Barnum Peak
Barnum Peak
Highest point
Peak2,940 metres (9,650 ft)
Elevation2,940 m (9,650 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates85°23′S 171°40′W / 85.383°S 171.667°W / -85.383; -171.667
Naming
EtymologyJ.D. Barnum, publisher of the Syracuse Post-Standard and contributor to a Richard E. Byrd expedition
Geography
ContinentAntarctica
RegionRoss Dependency
Climbing
First ascentÀlex Simón, Vicente Castro, David Hita, and friend (2003)

Barnum Peak (85°23′S 171°40′W / 85.383°S 171.667°W / -85.383; -171.667) is a peak, 2,940 metres (9,650 ft) high, surmounting the east end of a prominent snow-covered rock divide near the head of Liv Glacier, just south of the mouth of LaVergne Glacier. It was discovered by Rear Admiral Byrd on the Byrd Antarctic Expedition flight to the South Pole in November 1929, and named by him for J.D. Barnum, publisher of the Syracuse Post-Standard and contributor to the expedition.

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  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Barnum Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.