Coronet Peak (Antarctica)
| Coronet Peak | ||
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| height | 2175 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Bowers Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 71 ° 39 ′ 0 ″ S , 164 ° 21 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| First ascent | 1967/68 by two participants of the NZGSAE | |
| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Coronet Peak ( English for Diademspitze ) is a 2175 m high mountain in East Antarctic Victoria Land . It rises on the southeastern Ene of the Bowers Mountains on the east side of the mouth of the Leap Year Glacier .
Two participants in a campaign run by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition from 1967 to 1968 climbed the mountain and gave it a descriptive name.
Web links
- Coronet Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Coronet Peak on geographic.org (English)