Sphinx Peak
| Sphinx Peak | ||
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| height | 2500 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Destination-Nunatakker , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 72 ° 17 ′ 0 ″ S , 165 ° 25 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Sphinx Peak is a massive and around 2500 m high mountain peak in the north of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . In the Destination Nunataks, it rises 1.5 km south of Pyramid Peak .
Its name, based on the Egyptian Sphinx , was given by the northern group of the New Zealand Federated Mountain Club Antarctic Expedition (1962–1963).
Web links
- Sphinx Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Sphinx Peak on geographic.org (English)