Castor and Pollux
| Castor and Pollux | ||
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| location | Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Larsemann Hills | |
| Coordinates | 69 ° 23 '37 " S , 76 ° 22' 59" E | |
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The Castor and Pollux is a mountain with double peaks, 89 and 95 m high, on the coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth Land . It rises in the Larsemann Hills from a short mountain ridge between the Law Racoviță station, 0.5 km southeast, and the polar plateau .
The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it in 1987 after the twins Castor and Pollux from Greek mythology .
Web links
- Castor and Pollux in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)