Medusa Peak
| Medusa Peak | ||
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| height | 1700 m | |
| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Cook Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 79 ° 38 ′ 0 ″ S , 157 ° 25 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Medusa Peak is a 1,700 m high mountain in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . In the Tentacle Ridge of the Cook Mountains, it rises southeast of Perseus Peak .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 2000 after the Medusa , a gorgon from Greek mythology .
Web links
- Medusa peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Medusa Peak on geographic.org (English)