Mount Rorqual
| Mount Rorqual | ||
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| height | 1110 m | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Coordinates | 65 ° 38 '53 " S , 62 ° 18' 40" W | |
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Mount Rorqual is a steep, rocky and 1110 m high mountain near the Oskar II coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . It rises 8 km west of Mount Queequeg . A narrow mountain ridge separates it from Cachalot Peak .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1976 after the family of the furrow whales ( English Rorquals ).
Web links
- Mount Rorqual in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Rorqual on geographic.org (English)