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Mount Eos

Coordinates: 71°42′S 168°38′E / 71.700°S 168.633°E / -71.700; 168.633
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Mount Eos
Highest point
Elevation2,600 m (8,500 ft)
Coordinates71°42′S 168°38′E / 71.700°S 168.633°E / -71.700; 168.633
Geography
LocationPennell Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica
Parent rangeAdmiralty Mountains

Mount Eos (71°42′S 168°38′E / 71.700°S 168.633°E / -71.700; 168.633) is a mountain with a bare summit rising to about 2,600 metres (8,500 ft), 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) north of Mount Adam in the Admiralty Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was visited in 1981–82 by Bradley Field, a geologist with the New Zealand Geological Survey, who suggested the name because the area provided excellent views of dawns and sunsets; in Greek mythology, Eos is the goddess of the dawn, whose Roman equivalent is Aurora.[1] This topographical feature lies situated on the Pennell Coast, a portion of Antarctica lying between Cape Williams and Cape Adare.

References

  1. ^ "Eos, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-03-02.

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