Telescope Peak (Antarctica)
| Telescope Peak | ||
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| height | 1270 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Royal Society Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 56 ′ 0 ″ S , 163 ° 7 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Telescope Peak is a 1,270 m high mountain in the East Antarctic Victoria Land . In the Royal Society Range it is the highest point in the eastern part of the Transit Ridge .
The New Zealand Geographic Board named it in 1993 after a telescope that is often used in geodesy in the form of the theodolite .
Web links
- Telescope Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Telescope Peak on geographic.org (English)