Orca mount
| Orca mount | ||
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| location | Adelaide Island ( Adelaide and Biscoe Islands , West Antarctica ) | |
| Coordinates | 67 ° 30 '32 " S , 68 ° 11' 56" W | |
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The Orca Mount is a mountain on the Adelaide Island west of the Antarctic Peninsula . On the Wright Peninsula, it rises 1 km north of Stork Ridge .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it so in 2003, because its shape resembles a dorsal fin of the killer whale ( Orcinus orca ).
Web links
- Orca Mount in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)