Aurora Peak
| Aurora Peak | ||
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| height | 533 m | |
| location | George V Land , East Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 67 ° 23 ′ 0 ″ S , 144 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Aurora Peak is a 533 m high mountain in the East Antarctic George V country . It rises on the west side of the Mertz Glacier at a distance of 6.5 km south of Mount Murchison .
The mountain was discovered during the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-1914) under the direction of the Australian polar explorer Douglas Mawson . He named it after the Aurora , the ship on the research trip .
Web links
- Aurora Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Aurora Peak on geographic.org (English)