Academia Peak
Academia Peak is a peak rising to 1,253 m in the Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains on eastern Livingston Island in Antarctica. The peak has precipitous and ice-free north-western slopes and surmounts Huntress Glacier to the northwest and southwest.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Friesland, Mount and St. Boris Peak.
Friesland, Mount
Peak
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Mount Friesland is a mountain rising to 1,700.2 metres in the homonymous Friesland Ridge, one of the two summits of Tangra Mountains and Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica along with neighbouring St. Boris Peak.
St. Boris Peak
Peak
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St. Boris Peak is an ice-covered mountain rising to 1,700 m in Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
Simeon Peak
Peak
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Simeon Peak rises to 1,580 m in Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The peak is heavily glaciated, connected to St. Boris Peak to the northeast by Paril Saddle, and surmounts Huntress Glacier to the northwest, Ruen Icefall to the southwest, and Macy Glacier to the east.
Academia Peak
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,155 metres
- Description: Peak in Antarctica (1,253m)
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.67052° or 62° 40′ 14″ southLongitude
-60.20834° or 60° 12′ 30″ westElevation
1,155 metres (3,789 feet)Open location code
379X8QHR+QMOpenStreetMap ID
node 9245466093OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Academia Peak” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Академия”
- Cebuano: “Academia Peak”
- Dutch: “Academia Peak”
- German: “Academia Peak”
- Italian: “Academia Peak”
- Swedish: “Academia Peak”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Camp Academia and Station P.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Huntress Glacier and Klisura Peak.
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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 “Academia Peak”. Photo: Apcbg, CC BY-SA 3.0.