South Beacon (77°51′S 160°47′E) is the summit of a bold, flat-topped ridge rising to 2,210 m in the south part of Beacon Heights, in the Quartermain Mountains, Victoria Land. A ridge system connects South Beacon with West Beacon, 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north, and East Beacon, 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) northeast. So named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) following geological work here by C.T. McElroy, G. Rose, and K.J. Whitby in 1980–81.
Map of South Beacon, Antarctica
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "South Beacon" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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