Mount Tholus
| Mount Tholus | ||
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| height | 825 m | |
| location | Joinville Island ( Joinville Islands , West Antarctica ) | |
| Coordinates | 63 ° 15 '46 " S , 56 ° 3' 1" W | |
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Mount Tholus is 825 m ( 550 m according to British data ) the highest mountain on the West Antarctic Joinville Island . It rises from a ridge that extends southwest from Postern Gap .
The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey carried out a geodetic survey between 1953 and 1954. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee made a descriptive naming in 1956. The Greek θόλος ( transcr. Tholos ) means something like dome .
Web links
- Mount Tholus in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Tholus on geographic.org (English)