Brown Peak (Sturge Island)
Brown Peak is the highest point of the Balleny Islands. It is situated on the northern part of Sturge Island, near East Antarctica. A stratovolcano, Brown Peak is considered to belong to the Balleny Islands Ranges, a subset of the Wilkes Land Coast Ranges. These are in turn a subset of the East Antarctica Ranges.
Read more about Brown Peak (Sturge Island): Discovery and Naming
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