Mount Thalassa
| Mount Thalassa | ||
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| height | 1246 m | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Mountains | The Trident | |
| Coordinates | 54 ° 11 '10 " S , 37 ° 4' 52" W | |
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Mount Thalassa is a 1246 m high mountain on South Georgia in the South Atlantic . It is the southernmost peak of The Trident ridge, southeast of the Murray Snowfield and Briggs Glacier .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2015 after the sea goddess Thalassa from Greek Greek mythology , and the other peaks of the mountain ridge, Mount Poseidon and Mount Tethys , are named after Greek deities.
Web links
- Mount Thalassa . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)