Mount Rigel is the highest peak of Orion Massif, Rymill Coast, Palmer Land, Antarctica, with an elevation of 1,910 m (6,270 ft). It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey using U.S. Navy aerial photographs taken between 1966 and 1969 and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1976 after the star Rigel in the constellation Orion.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Mount Rigel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.  70°24′S 66°52′W / 70.400°S 66.867°W / -70.400; -66.867


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