Aeolus Ridge
| Aeolus Ridge | ||
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| location | Alexander I Island , West Antarctica | |
| part of | Planet Heights | |
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| Coordinates | 71 ° 19 ′ S , 68 ° 27 ′ W | |
Aeolus Ridge is a north-east-south-west oriented mountain ridge of up to 1,300 m height at the southern end of Planet Heights in the east of Alexander I Island off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it after Aeolus , the god of wind from Greek mythology , in reminiscence of the prevailing weather conditions here.
Web links
- Aeolus Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Aeolus Ridge on geographic.org (English)