Perseus Peak
| Perseus Peak | ||
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| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Cook Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 79 ° 37 ′ 0 ″ S , 157 ° 20 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Perseus Peak is a three-sided mountain in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . In the Tentacle Ridge of the Cook Mountains, it rises northwest of Medusa Peak .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 2000 after Perseus , hero from Greek mythology .
Web links
- Perseus peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Perseus Peak on geographic.org (English)