Apollo Peak
Highest point
Elevation1,900 m (6,200 ft)[1]
Coordinates77°30′S 160°48′E / 77.500°S 160.800°E / -77.500; 160.800
Geography
LocationOlympus Range in Victoria Land, Scott Coast

Apollo Peak is a dolerite-capped peak rising to 1,900 metres (6,200 ft) west of Mount Electra in the Olympus Range, Victoria Land. The peak was named after the god Apollo, in association with other names from Greek mythology used in this range, by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1984 after work carried out by the New Zealand Antarctic Research Program.[2]

References

  1. Apollo Peak Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
  2. Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Apollo Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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