thumb|right|Location of the Balleny Islands
thumb|right|Sturge Island is the southernmost of the Balleny Islands
Brown Peak is a stratovolcano and the highest point of the Balleny Islands. It is situated on the northern part of Sturge Island. Recent research suggests this may be as high as 2170m.
Discovery and naming
John Balleny discovered Brown Peak in February 1839, and named it for William Brown, a Glasgow merchant who provided financial support to the Enderby Brothers' expedition. In 1841, Captain James Clark Ross, who sighted the islands on his own expedition to Antarctica, gave it the name Russell Peak.
See also
- List of volcanoes in Antarctica