The Wilkinson Peaks, also known as Langnabbane, is a group of peaks in the

Napier Mountains The Napier Mountains are a group of close set peaks, the highest being Mount Elkins, at about 2,300 meters above sea level. This mountain range is located in Enderby Land, in the claimed Australian Antarctic Territory, East Antarctica. Location ...

standing southeast of

Mount Griffiths Mount Griffiths () is an elongated mountain with two prominent peaks of , standing northwest of the Wilkinson Peaks and northwest of Mount Elkins in the Napier Mountains of Enderby Land, Antarctica. Discovery and naming The mountain was plotte ...

and northeast of

Mount Elkins Mount Elkins, also known as Jökelen (which means "The Glacier") is a dark, steep-sided mountain with three major peaks, the highest above sea level, in the Napier Mountains of Enderby Land. Enderby Land is part of East Antarctica, and is claime ...

Enderby Land Enderby Land is a projecting landmass of Antarctica. Its shore extends from Shinnan Glacier at about to William Scoresby Bay at , approximately of the earth's longitude. It was first documented in western and eastern literature in February 183 ...

Discovery and naming

The Wilkinson Peaks were mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the

Lars Christensen Expedition Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries. Origin ''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel". A homonymous Etruscan name was borne ...

of 1936–37 and were called Langnabbane (the long peaks). They were visited in 1961 by an ANARE (

Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE ) is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program (AAp) administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD). History Australia has had a long involv ...

) sledge party and renamed by the

Antarctic Names Committee of Australia The Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee (AANMC) was established to advise the Government on names for features in the Australian Antarctic Territory and the subantarctic territory of Heard Island and the McDonald Islands. The committee ...

(ANCA) for Brian Geoffrey Wilkinson, the assistant diesel mechanic at

Mawson Station The Mawson Station, commonly called Mawson, is one of three permanent bases and research outposts in Antarctica managed by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD). Mawson lies in Holme Bay in Mac. Robertson Land, East Antarctica in the Austra ...

in 1961.

References

External links

United States Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Mountain ranges of Enderby Land {{EnderbyLand-geo-stub