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. It is situated about 3 nautical miles to the east of Brusen Nunatak. It was originally mapped and named by Norwegian cartographers working with air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37.[3] In 1959, the Government of Australia named the peak as Mount Banfield after Flight Lieutenant G.A. Banfield, RAAF pilot at Mawson Station.

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

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