Giza Peak
Giza Peak is a peak rising to about 600 metres on the east side of the Fossil Bluff massif, eastern Alexander Island, Antarctica. For many years this peak was known to the British Antarctic Survey workers as "Sphinx," a name already in use.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Places of Interest
Highlights include Khufu Peak and Drune Hill.
Khufu Peak
Peak
Khufu Peak is a peak rising to about 745 m located in Planet Heights, near the center of the Fossil Bluff massif, on the east side of Alexander Island, Antarctica, in which the east face of the peak faces towards George VI Sound and the George VI Ice Shelf.
Drune Hill
Peak
Drune Hill is a rounded flat topped mountain rising to about 680 metres, and located about 0.5 nautical miles north of Khufu Peak, separated from it by Khufu Corrie, and about 0.5 nautical miles northeast of Pearce Dome, situated on the east coast of Alexander Island, Antarctica.
Pearce Dome
Peak
Pearce Dome is a dome shaped mountain rising to about 789 m that is snow and ice free on the north slopes and is situated about 0.5 nautical miles west-northwest of Khufu Peak and 0.6 nautical miles due east of Blodwen Peak, situated on the east coast of Alexander Island overlooking George VI Sound and the George VI Ice Shelf, Antarctica.
Giza Peak
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 600 metres
- Description: peak on Alexander Island, Antarctica
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-71.33595° or 71° 20′ 9″ south
Longitude
-68.284° or 68° 17′ 2″ west
Elevation
600 metres (1,969 feet)
Open location code
27WHMP78+J9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Giza Peak” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Giza Peak”
- Chinese: “吉薩峰”
- Dutch: “Giza Peak”
- German: “Giza Peak”
- Ladin: “Giza Peak”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Giza Peak”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Giza Peak”
- Swedish: “Giza Peak”
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Highlights include Fossil Bluff Skiway and Blodwen Peak.
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