Himalia Peak
| Himalia Peak | ||
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| height | 650 m | |
| location | Alexander I Island , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Ganymede Heights | |
| Coordinates | 70 ° 50 '10 " S , 68 ° 26' 52" W | |
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The Himalia Peak is a striking and around 650 m high mountain in the Ganymede Heights on Alexander I Island west of the Antarctic Peninsula . It rises in the middle of the Himalia Ridge .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2002 in connection with the mountain ridge of the same name after the Jupiter moon Himalia .
Web links
- Himalia Peak in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)