Dragon Peak

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Dragon Peak
height 1119  m
location Alexander I Island ( West Antarctica )
Mountains Finlandia Foothills
Coordinates 69 ° 54 '22 "  S , 70 ° 5' 39"  W Coordinates: 69 ° 54 '22 "  S , 70 ° 5' 39"  W
Dragon Peak (Antarctic Peninsula)
Dragon Peak

The Dragon Peak ( English for Dragon summit is) a 1119  m high mountain on Alexander Island west of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is the highest point in the Finlandia Foothills .

The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2018, following the naming of other objects in the area after mythological beings.

Web links

  • Dragon Peak . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for the Antarctic Peninsula, the South Shetland and the South Orkney Islands (English)