Pyramid Mountain (Churchill Mountains)
| Pyramid Mountain | ||
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| height | 2810 m | |
| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Churchill Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 81 ° 19 ′ 0 ″ S , 158 ° 15 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Pyramid Mountain is a 2810 m high and striking pyramid-shaped mountain in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . It rises about 4 miles north of Mount Albert Markham in the Churchill Mountains .
Participants of the Discovery Expedition (1901-1904) led by the British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott named him after his appearance. There is a risk of confusion with Pyramid Mountain in Viktorialand further north .
Web links
- Pyramid Mountain in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Pyramid Mountain on geographic.org (English)