Cerberus Peak
| Cerberus Peak | ||
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| height | 2765 m | |
| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Churchill Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 82 ° 1 ′ 0 ″ S , 158 ° 46 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Cerberus Peak is a 2,765 m high mountain in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . In the Churchill Mountains, it rises 10 km northwest of Hunt Mountain at the head of the Prince Philip Glacier .
Participants in a 1964-1965 campaign as part of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition named him after the three-headed dog Cerberus from Greek mythology.
Web links
- Cerberus peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cerberus Peak on geographic.org (English)