Alligator Peak
| Alligator Peak | ||
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| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Boomerang Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 78 ° 28 ′ 0 ″ S , 158 ° 45 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Alligator Peak is a prominent mountain peak in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . It rises in the Alligator Ridge of the Boomerang Range in the Transantarctic Mountains .
The New Zealand crew of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955-1958) named it based on the name of the Alligator Ridge.
Web links
- Alligator peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Alligator Peak on geographic.org (English)