Aeolus, Mount

The Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain range of , Antarctica, with peaks over 2,000 metres high, between and on the north and on the south.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,000 metres
  • Description: mountain in Ross Dependency, Antarctica
  • Also known as: Mount Aeolus

Places of Interest

Highlights include Boreas, Mount and Hercules, Mount.

Peak
The Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain range of , Antarctica, with peaks over 2,000 metres high, between and on the north and on the south.

Peak
Mount Hercules is a large, flat-topped, elevated feature between Mount Aeolus and in the of , Antarctica. It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition for Hercules, a figure in Greek mythology.

Peak
The Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain range of , Antarctica, with peaks over 2,000 metres high, between and on the north and on the south.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nakai Snowfield and Dais.

Locality
The Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain range of , Antarctica, with peaks over 2,000 metres high, between and on the north and on the south.

Locality
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
The Wright Valley is a large east–west trending valley, formerly occupied by a glacier but now ice free except for at its head and Wright Lower Glacier at its mouth, in , Antarctica.

Aeolus, Mount

Latitude
-77.48699° or 77° 29′ 13″ south
Longitude
161.26236° or 161° 15′ 45″ east
Elevation
2,000 metres (6,562 feet)
Named after
Aeolus
Open location code
2VJ3G776+6W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7952961579
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6621779
Wiki­data ID
Q6919269
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Aeolus, Mount” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Aeolus
  • Chinese: 埃俄羅斯山
  • Dutch: Mount Aeolus
  • French: mont Aeolus
  • French: Mont Aeolus
  • German: Mount Aeolus
  • Ladin: Mount Aeolus
  • Low German: Mount Aeolus (Antarktika)
  • Low German: Mount Aeolus
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Mount Aeolus
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Mount Aeolus i Antarktis
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Mount Aeolus
  • Spanish: Monte Eolo
  • Swedish: Mount Aeolus, Antarktis
  • Swedish: Mount Aeolus

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Vanda Station and Boulder Pavement.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mt Hercules and Marsh Cirque.

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