Amalthea Peak
| Amalthea Peak | ||
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| height | 775 m | |
| location | Alexander I Island , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Ganymede Heights | |
| Coordinates | 70 ° 49 '42 " S , 68 ° 34' 42" W | |
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The Amalthea Peak is a 775 m high mountain in the Ganymede Heights on Alexander Island west of the Antarctic Peninsula . It rises at the western end of the Himalia Ridge not far from the head of the Ablation Valley .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2002 after Jupiter's moon Amalthea .
Web links
- Amalthea Peak in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)