Achernar, Mount

Mount Achernar is a peak forming the northeast end of the , on the south side of Law Glacier. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition after the star Achernar used in fixing the survey baseline.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,394 metres
  • Description: peak forming the northeast end of the MacAlpine Hills, on the south side of Law Glacier (Antarctica)
  • Also known as: “Mount Achernar”

Achernar, Mount

Latitude
-84.2° or 84° 12′ south
Longitude
160.93333° or 160° 56′ east
Elevation
2,394 metres (7,854 feet)
Open location code
2V72QWXM+X8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11109126885
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6632089
Wiki­data ID
Q6919240
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Achernar, Mount” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Achernar”
  • Cebuano: “Mount Achernar”
  • Chinese: “水委一山”
  • Chinese: “阿卻爾納山”
  • Dutch: “Mount Achernar”
  • German: “Mount Achernar”
  • Hebrew: “הר אחרנר”
  • Ladin: “Mount Achernar”
  • Low German: “Mount Achernar”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mount Achernar”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mount Achernar”
  • Portuguese: “Monte Achernar”
  • Swedish: “Achernar (berg i Antarktis)”
  • Swedish: “Mount Achernar”

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