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Nelson Peak is a 1,605 m peak in Antarctica, standing at the eastern end of Drury Ridge and Brown Ridge where the two ridges abut Washington Escarpment, in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956 to 1966. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Willis H. Nelson, a geologist with the Neptune Range field party of 1963–64.

Nelson Peak
Nelson Peak Pensacola Mountains
Highest point
Elevation	1,605 m (5,266 ft)
Coordinates	83°40′S 55°3′W
Geography
Location	Pensacola Mountains
Parent range	Neptune Range

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

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Der Nelson Peak ist ein 1605 m hoher Berg im westantarktischen Queen Elizabeth Land. Er ragt nahe dem Washington Escarpment zwischen den Gebirgskämmen Drury Ridge und Brown Ridge in der Neptune Range der Pensacola Mountains auf.

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