Giza Peak
| Giza Peak | ||
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| height | 600 m | |
| location | Alexander I Island , West Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 71 ° 20 ′ 10 ″ S , 68 ° 17 ′ 2 ″ W | |
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The Giza Peak is a turn 600 m (according to the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee 492.6 m ) high mountain on the West Antarctic Alexander Island . It rises on the east side of Fossil Bluff in the east of the island.
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) knew the mountain as the Sphinx for a long time . The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee changed the name on April 15, 1988 to avoid confusion with objects of the same name in Antarctica. It is named after the Great Sphinx of Giza ( English Great Sphinx of Giza ).
Web links
- Giza peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Giza Peak on geographic.org (English)