Polaris peak
| Polaris peak | ||
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| height | 970 m | |
| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Queen Maud Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 84 ° 39 ′ 0 ″ S , 172 ° 40 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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The Polaris Peak is a rounded and 970 m high mountain in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . In the Gabbro Hills of the Queen Maud Mountains, it rises 6 km southwest of Mount Roth .
The southern group of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1963-1964) named it after a snowmobile made by the US company Polaris Industries , with which they drove to the top of the mountain.
Web links
- Polaris Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Polaris Peak on geographic.org (English)