Xanthus trace
| Xanthus trace | ||
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| location | Anvers Island , Palmer Archipelago | |
| part of | Trojan Range | |
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 33 ′ S , 63 ° 28 ′ W | |
The Xanthus Spur is a mountain ridge around 1250 m high on Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula . In the Trojan Range it extends from Mount Priam northwest over a length of 5 km.
The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey carried out surveys in 1955. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it on 1957 after the river god Xanthos , a son of Zeus from Greek mythology .
Web links
- Xanthus trace in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Xanthus Spur on geographic.org (English)