Simmonds Peak
Nilsen Plateau is a rugged, ice-covered plateau in Antarctica. When including Fram Mesa, the plateau is about 30 nautical miles long and 1 to 12 nautical miles wide, rising to 3,940 metres high between the upper reaches of the Amundsen and Scott glaciers, in the Queen Maud Mountains.Simmonds Peak
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,940 metres
- Description: mountain in Ross Dependency, Antarctica
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-85.96667° or 85° 58′ south
Longitude
-158.53333° or 158° 32′ west
Elevation
1,940 metres (6,365 feet)
Named after
Willard I. Simmonds
Open location code
23632FM8+8M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Simmonds Peak” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Simmonds Peak”
- Chinese: “西蒙茲峰”
- Dutch: “Simmonds Peak”
- German: “Simmonds Peak”
- Italian: “Simmonds Peak”
- Ladin: “Simmonds Peak”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Simmonds Peak”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Simmonds Peak”
- Swedish: “Simmonds Peak”
- Venetian: “Simmonds Peak”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Nilsen Plateau.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Mount Clough and Mount Dort.
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