High Peak (Ross Island)
| High peak | ||
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| height | 60 m | |
| location | Ross Island ( Ross Archipelago , Antarctica ) | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 33 ′ 0 ″ S , 166 ° 33 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The High Peak is a 60 m high mountain on the Antarctic Ross Island . It rises east of Cape Royds .
Participants of the Nimrod Expedition (1907-1909), led by the British polar explorer Ernest Shackleton , who had set up their base camp not far from this mountain, named him.
See also
Web links
- High Peak in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)