Harris Ledge
Harris Ledge is a peak in Antarctica and has an elevation of 1,689 metres. Harris Ledge is situated nearby to the locality Nakai Snowfield.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hercules, Mount and Jason, Mount.
Hercules, Mount
Peak
Mount Hercules is a large, flat-topped, elevated feature between Mount Aeolus and Mount Jason in the Olympus Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition for Hercules, a figure in Greek mythology.
Jason, Mount
Peak
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The Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain range of Victoria Land, Antarctica, with peaks over 2,000 metres high, between Victoria Valley and McKelvey Valley on the north and Wright Valley on the south. Jason, Mount is situated 4 km southeast of Harris Ledge.
Marsh Cirque
Valley
Mount Hercules is a large, flat-topped, elevated feature between Mount Aeolus and Mount Jason in the Olympus Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition for Hercules, a figure in Greek mythology. Marsh Cirque is situated 3 km south of Harris Ledge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nakai Snowfield and Vanda Station.
Nakai Snowfield
Locality
The Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain range of Victoria Land, Antarctica, with peaks over 2,000 metres high, between Victoria Valley and McKelvey Valley on the north and Wright Valley on the south. Nakai Snowfield is situated 3½ km southeast of Harris Ledge.
Vanda Station
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Vanda Station was an Antarctic research base in the western highlands of the Ross Dependency, specifically on the shore of Lake Vanda, at the mouth of Onyx River, in the Wright Valley. Vanda Station is situated 8 km southeast of Harris Ledge.
Harris Ledge
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,689 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.46667° or 77° 28′ southLongitude
161.43333° or 161° 26′ eastElevation
1,689 metres (5,541 feet)Open location code
2VJ3GCMM+88GeoNames ID
6628741
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