Pagoda Peak
| Pagoda Peak | ||
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| height | 3040 m | |
| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Queen Alexandra Chain , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 83 ° 56 ′ 0 ″ S , 166 ° 45 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Pagoda Peak is a 3040 m high and towering mountain in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . In the Queen Alexandra chain it rises 5 km north of the Mackellar Inlet between the formation zones of the Tillit and Montgomerie glaciers .
It was named by participants in a campaign carried out from 1961 to 1962 as part of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition after its shape reminiscent of a pagoda .
Web links
- Pagoda Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Pagoda Peak on geographic.org (English)