Khufu Peak
| Khufu Peak | ||
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| height | 745 m | |
| location | Alexander I Island , West Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 71 ° 20 ′ 4 ″ S , 68 ° 19 ′ 24 ″ W | |
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The Khufu Peak is a mountain about 745 m high on the West Antarctic Alexander I Island . It rises in the center of Fossil Bluff in the east of the island.
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) was the mountain for a long time under the name of The Pyramid (English for The Pyramid ) known. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee made a renaming on April 18, 1988 to avoid confusion with objects of the same name in Antarctica. It is named after the Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu (better known in German-speaking countries as Cheops , ruled from 2620 to 2580 BC), who had the pyramid named after him built.
Web links
- Khufu Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Khufu Peak on geographic.org (English)