Antarctica

Mount Torii

Mount Torii is a prominent bluff-type mountain above and , surmounting the north wall of between Suess Glacier and , in .
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,123 metres
  • Description: mountain in Antarctica
  • Also known as: “Torii, Mount”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Penhale Peak and Harris Peak.

Peak
is a peak 0.8 nautical miles east of Mount Torii on the north wall of , . The peak rises to 1,600 m directly north of the west end of .

Peak
The Newall Glacier is a glacier in the east part of the of , It flows east between and into the .

Cliff
Photo: Jhdoolittle77, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the large rock bluff at the head of Suess Glacier, on the north side of , . From the Suess Glacier névé, the bluff rises 500 metres to a summit area at 1,835 metres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Campbell Terrace.

Locality
Roa Ridge is a bow-shaped ridge, 5 mi long in the of , Antarctica. For much of its extent, it separates Matterhorn Glacier and Lacroix Glacier. Named by New Zealand Geographic Board in 1998. Roa is a Māori word meaning “long” ridge. is situated 9 km southwest of Mount Torii.

Mount Torii

Latitude
-77.61542° or 77° 36′ 56″ south
Longitude
162.72812° or 162° 43′ 41″ east
Elevation
1,123 metres (3,684 feet)
Named after
Tetsuya Torii
Open location code
2VJ49PMH+R6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7952873054
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6628820
Wiki­data ID
Q6924163
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Satellite Map

Discover Mount Torii from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mount Torii” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Torii (bukid)”
  • Cebuano: “Torii”
  • Chinese: “鳥井山”
  • Dutch: “Mount Torii”
  • German: “Mount Torii”
  • Ladin: “Mount Torii”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mount Torii”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mount Torii”
  • Swedish: “Mount Torii”
  • Swedish: “Torii”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Claridge Terrace and Meserve Glacier Camp.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Canada Peak and Lake Chad.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mount Torii”. Photo: ravas51, CC BY-SA 2.0.