Pyramid Peak (Antarctica)
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Pyramid Peak is a peak
in the southeast part of Destination Nunataks
, Victoria Land
, rising to 2,565 m. It is located 1 mile
(1.6 km) north of Sphinx Peak
. Descriptively named by the Northern Party of NZFMCAE, 1962-63.
Pyramidal peak
A pyramidal peak, or sometimes in its most extreme form called a glacial horn, is a mountaintop that has been modified by the action of ice during glaciation and frost weathering...
in the southeast part of Destination Nunataks
Destination Nunataks
Destination Nunataks is a group of peaks and nunataks, 9 nautical miles long and 4 nautical miles wide, rising to 2,565 m at Pyramid Peak and including Sphinx Peak, Andrews Peak, Mummy Ridge, and unnamed nunataks to the northwest, located in northeast Evans Neve, 7 nautical miles northwest of...
, 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...
, rising to 2,565 m. It is located 1 mile
Mile
A mile is a unit of length, most commonly 5,280 feet . The mile of 5,280 feet is sometimes called the statute mile or land mile to distinguish it from the nautical mile...
(1.6 km) north of Sphinx Peak
Sphinx Peak
Sphinx Peak is a massive summit 1 nautical mile south of Pyramid Peak, in the southeast part of Destination Nunataks, Victoria Land. Named in association with Pyramid Peak by the Northern Party of NZFMCAE, 1962-63....
. Descriptively named by the Northern Party of NZFMCAE, 1962-63.