Omega Peak
Omega Peak | ||
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height | 2600 m | |
location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
Mountains | Victory Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
Coordinates | 72 ° 9 ′ 0 ″ S , 166 ° 3 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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First ascent | 2nd January 1963 |
The Omega Peak is a 2,600 m high mountain peaks of the Millen Range in the Victory Mountains of the East Antarctic Victoria Land .
The southern group of the New Zealand Federated Mountain Clubs Antarctic Expedition (1962–1963) named it after the last letter of the Greek alphabet , as the summit was the last to be climbed as part of this research trip.
Web links
- Omega peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Omega Peak on geographic.org (English)