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.- Mountain rising to 1,000 metres (3,281 feet)
- Description: Group of mountains in Palmer Land, Antarctica
Places of Interest
Highlights include Goward Peak.
Goward Peak
Peak
Goward Peak is a sharp-pointed peak rising to about… Goward Peak is situated 4 km east of Desko Mountains.
Desko Mountains
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- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-69.59698° or 69° 35′ 49″ south
Longitude
-72.45985° or 72° 27′ 36″ west
Open location code
3729CG3R+63
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Satellite Map
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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.
Antarctica: Highlights
Learn more about Livingston Island and Villa Las Estrellas.
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