Basilica Peak
| Basilica Peak | ||
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| height | 1810 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Wilson Hills , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 70 ° 2 ′ 0 ″ S , 159 ° 20 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Basilica Peak is a 1,810 m high mountain of granite at the Oates Coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . In the southern Wilson Hills, it rises 3.5 km southeast of Mount Gorton .
The survey work of the United States Geological Survey between 1962 and 1963 and that of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1963-1964) were used for mapping. The New Zealanders named it after its shape reminiscent of a basilica .
Web links
- Basilica peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Basilica Peak on geographic.org (English)