Pleiades, The
The Pleiades are a volcanic group in northern Victoria Land of Antarctica. It consists of youthful cones and domes with Mount Atlas/Mount Pleiones, a small stratovolcano formed by three overlapping cones, being the dominant volcano and rising 500 m above the Evans Névé plateau.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,706 metres
- Description: Antartic volcano group
- Also known as: “Pleiades” and “The Pleiades”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Alcyone Cone and Taygete Cone.
Alcyone Cone
Peak
The Pleiades are a volcanic group in northern Victoria Land of Antarctica. It consists of youthful cones and domes with Mount Atlas/Mount Pleiones, a small stratovolcano formed by three overlapping cones, being the dominant volcano and rising 500 m above the Evans Névé plateau.
Taygete Cone
Peak
The Pleiades are a volcanic group in northern Victoria Land of Antarctica. It consists of youthful cones and domes with Mount Atlas/Mount Pleiones, a small stratovolcano formed by three overlapping cones, being the dominant volcano and rising 500 m above the Evans Névé plateau.
Pleiades, The
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-72.7° or 72° 42′ southLongitude
165.53333° or 165° 32′ eastElevation
2,706 metres (8,878 feet)Open location code
2VV77GXM+X8OpenStreetMap ID
node 11109072035OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Venetian—“Pleiades, The” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Pleydlər”
- Cebuano: “Pleiades”
- Dutch: “Pleiades”
- French: “Les Pléiades”
- German: “The Pleiades”
- Italian: “Pleiades”
- Japanese: “プレアデス火山群”
- Ladin: “The Pleiades”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Pleiadene”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “The Pleiades”
- Norwegian: “Pleiadene”
- Portuguese: “As Plêiades”
- Russian: “Плеяды”
- Swedish: “Pleiades”
- Swedish: “The Pleiades”
- Ukrainian: “Плеяди”
- Venetian: “Pleiades”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Atlas, Mount and Mount Pleiones.
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