Desko Mountains
The Desko Mountains are a west-northwest–east-southeast mountain range on Rothschild Island, off northwest Alexander Island in Antarctica. The mountain range spans 20 miles from Bates Peak to Overton Peak and rises to about 1,000 metres at Enigma Peak, Fournier Ridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Goward Peak.
Goward Peak
Peak
Goward Peak is a sharp-pointed peak rising to about 500 metres just east of Fournier Ridge, Desko Mountains, on Rothschild Island, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander Richard F. Goward Peak is situated 4 km east of Desko Mountains.
Desko Mountains
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,000 metres
- Description: Group of mountains in Palmer Land, Antarctica
- Categories: mountain range and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Desko Mountains from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Desko Mountains” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Desko Mountains”
- Chinese: “德斯科山脈”
- Dutch: “Desko Mountains”
- German: “Desko Mountains”
- Hebrew: “הרי דסקו”
- Ladin: “Crëps de Desko”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Desko Mountains”
- Swedish: “Desko Mountains”
- Venetian: “Desko Mountains”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Siegfried Glacier and Fournier Ridge.
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