Sirius Knoll
| Sirius Knoll | ||
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| height | 1010 m | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Mountains | Detroit plateau | |
| Coordinates | 63 ° 43 '3 " S , 58 ° 39' 55" W | |
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The Sirius Knoll is a striking, icy and 1010 m high mountain in Grahamland on the Antarctic Peninsula . It marks the northeast end of the Detroit Plateau in the center of the Trinity Peninsula .
The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey mapped it in 1946 and named it after the double star Sirius in the constellation of the Big Dog .
Web links
- Sirius Knoll in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Sirius Knoll on geographic.org (English)