Mount Gjeita

Mount Gjeita (Norwegian: Gjeitafjell), or Mount Banfield in Australian sources,[1] is the highest peak (1700 m)[2] in the Hansen Mountains, Kemp Land, about 3 mi east of Brusen Nunatak. Mapped and named by Norwegian cartographers working from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37.[3] As Mount Banfield named after Flight Lieutenant G.A. Banfield, RAAF pilot at Mawson Station in 1959.

References

  1. ↑ Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 1446
  2. ↑ Field Operations 2003/2004, Prince Charles Mountains, Lambert Glacier, Amery Ice Shelf, Twin Otter supported projects, Antarctica
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Gjeita

Coordinates: 68°12′S 58°14′E / 68.200°S 58.233°E / -68.200; 58.233

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