Pallas Peak
| Pallas Peak | ||
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| height | 500 m | |
| location | Alexander I Island , West Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 72 ° 5 '55 " S , 69 ° 43' 56" W | |
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The Pallas Peak is a steep, three-sided and about 500 m high mountain in the south of the West Antarctic Alexander Island . It rises halfway between the Ceres Nunatakkern and the Stephenson Nunatak . While its west flank is criss-crossed by numerous gullies, the east flank shows itself as a moderate rise of snow and rock.
The Directorate of Overseas Surveys , in collaboration with the United States Geological Survey, mapped it using satellite images from NASA . The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1974 after the asteroid (2) Pallas from the asteroid belt .
Web links
- Pallas Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Pallas Peak on geographic.org (English)