Amphibole Peak
| Amphibole Peak | ||
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| height | 1660 m | |
| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Queen Maud Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 84 ° 44 ′ 0 ″ S , 173 ° 26 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The amphiboles peak is a mountain peak in the Antarctic Ross Dependency and 1660 m , the highest elevation of the gabbro Hills . It rises in the Queen Maud Mountains 6.5 km north of Mount Llano .
The southern group of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1963-1964) named it so because minerals from the amphibole group can be found here.
Web links
- Amphibole Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Amphibole Peak on geographic.org (English)