Olsen Peak

Olsen Peak is a peak, 2,140 m, standing 2 nautical miles northwest of near the north end of the in Antarctica. It was discovered by Lincoln Ellsworth on his trans-Antarctic flight of November 23, 1935.
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Olsen Peak

Latitude
-77.53333° or 77° 32′ south
Longitude
-86.48333° or 86° 29′ west
Elevation
2,140 metres (7,021 feet)
Open location code
26JMFG88+MM
Geo­Names ID
6622610
Wiki­data ID
Q12717488
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Olsen Peak” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Olsen Peak
  • Chinese: 奧爾森峰
  • Dutch: Olsen Peak
  • German: Olsen Peak
  • Ladin: Olsen Peak
  • Low German: Olsen Peak (Westantarktika)
  • Low German: Olsen Peak
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Olsen Peak
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Olsen Peak
  • Swedish: Olsen Peak, Västantarktis
  • Swedish: Olsen Peak

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