Apollo Peak
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Apollo Peak is a dolerite capped peak
rising to 1900 metres (6,233.6 ft) west of Mount Electra
in the Olympus Range
, Victoria Land
. The peak was named after the god Apollo
, in association with other names from Greek mythology
in this range, by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee
in 1984 after work carried out by the New Zealand Antarctic Research Program.
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
rising to 1900 metres (6,233.6 ft) west of Mount Electra
Mount Electra
Mount Electra is a prominent peak, over , immediately west of Mount Dido in the Olympus Range of Victoria Land. Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition for a figure in Greek mythology....
in the Olympus Range
Olympus Range
Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain range of Victoria Land with peaks over , between Victoria and McKelvey Valleys on the north and Wright Valley on the south. Mapped by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition , 1958–59, and named for the mythological home of the...
, Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
. The peak was named after the god Apollo
Apollo
Apollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in Greek and Roman mythology...
, in association with other names from Greek mythology
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
in this range, by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee
New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee
New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee is an adjudicating committee established to authorize the naming of features in the Ross Dependency on the Antarctic continent. It is composed of the members of the New Zealand Geographic Board plus selected specialists on Antarctica...
in 1984 after work carried out by the New Zealand Antarctic Research Program.