Cushing Peak

Cushing Peak (64°6′S 62°25′W / 64.1°S 62.417°W / -64.1; -62.417) is a peak in the north part of Brabant Island, standing 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) southeast of Guyou Bay at the head of Lister Glacier, in the Palmer Archipelago. Shown on an Argentine government chart in 1953, but not named. Photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956-57, and mapped from these photos in 1959. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Harvey Cushing (1869–1939), American pioneer of neurosurgery.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Cushing Peak" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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