Aztec Mountain
| Aztec Mountain | ||
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| height | 2000 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Quartermain Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ S , 160 ° 31 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Aztec Mountain is a 2,000 m high, pyramid-shaped mountain in the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It rises immediately southwest of Maya Mountain and west of Beacon Valley .
The team of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1958-1959) named it because its shape is reminiscent of the cultic pyramids of the Aztecs .
Web links
- Aztek Mountain in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Aztek Mountain on geographic.org (English)