Name details

Perseus Peak

Perseus Peak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Perseus Peak  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2010

Feature type: Peak

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A distinct, triangular peak on Tentacle Ridge, north-west of Medusa in the Cook Mountains, Eastern AAT. The peak is in bedded Beacon sandstone.

Named For

Named in association with other peaks in the area for Perseus, the hero in Greek mythology who killed Medusa by cutting off her head with Mercury's sword.

Location

Latitude:
79° 37' 00.1" S
-79.61670°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
157° 19' 59.9" E
157.33330°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
7-Mar-1991

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