Pyramid Peak (Antarctica)
| Pyramid peak | ||
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| height | 2565 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Destination-Nunatakker , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 72 ° 16 ′ 0 ″ S , 165 ° 35 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Pyramid Peak ( English for pyramid summit ) is a nunatak in the north of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . At 2565 m, it is the highest point in the Destination Nunatakker and rises 1.5 km north of Sphinx Peak in the southeastern part of this mountain range.
It received its descriptive name from the northern group of the New Zealand Federated Mountain Club Antarctic Expedition (1962–1963).
Web links
- Pyramid Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Pyramid Peak on geographic.org (English)