Mount Cronus
| Mount Cronus | ||
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| height | 900 m | |
| location | Enderbyland , East Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 67 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ S , 50 ° 3 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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Mount Cronus is a striking, conical and 900 m high mountain in the East Antarctic Enderbyland . It rises 13 km south of Amundsen Bay and 15 km west-southwest of Reference Peak .
The mountain was first sighted in October 1956 by a team from the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions . This named him in English spelling after Kronos , father of Zeus from Greek mythology .
Web links
- Mount Cronus in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Cronus on geographic.org (English)