MacGregor Peaks [SEP] continent
MacGregor Peaks
MacGregor Peaks are rocky peaks rising to 350 m in the south part of Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
The peaks are named after Captain Christopher MacGregor, Master of the British sealing vessel "Minstrel" that visited the South Shetlands in 1820-21.
Location.
The peaks are centred at which is 710 m southwest of Castellvi Peak, 2.83 km west-southwest of Moores Peak and 4.9 km northwest of Canetti Peak (British mapping in 1968,
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- Gregor MacGregor (1786–1845), adventurer, coloniser, land speculator and soldier who fought in South America during the Spanish American wars of independence, before later helping to colonise parts of the continent
- John MacGregor (1825–1892), artist, barrister, philanthropist and travel writer; descendant of Rob Roy MacGregor; developed canoe sailing and popularised canoeing as a recreational sport, paddling and sailing them in both Europe and the Middle East
- Alistair Mackay (1878–1914), doctor and polar explorer, one