Boreas Peak
| Boreas Peak | ||
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| height | 670 m | |
| location | Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Coordinates | 69 ° 38 '11 " S , 68 ° 21' 53" W | |
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The Boreas Peak is a 670 m high Nunatak at the Rymill Coast to the west of the West Antarctic Palmer Lands . It rises on the northern flank of the mouth of the Eureka Glacier in the George VI Sound . The Nunatak marks the mostly best ascent route from George VI Sound to the Eureka Glacier.
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1977 after Boreas , the personification of the wintry north wind from Greek mythology .
Web links
- Boreas Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Boreas Peak on geographic.org (English)