Mount Achilles (Palmer Archipelago)
| Mount Achilles | ||
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| height | 1280 m | |
| location | Anvers Island , Palmer Archipelago | |
| Mountains | Achaean Range | |
| Coordinates | 64 ° 29 ′ 0 ″ S , 63 ° 35 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
Mount Achilles is a 1280 m high and snowy mountain with steep slopes in the center of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago . It rises 6.5 km southwest of Mount Nestor .
The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey carried out measurements of the mountain in 1955. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it after the Greek hero Achilles .
Web links
- Mount Achilles in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Achilles on geographic.org (English)