Aurora, Mount
Black Island is an island in the Ross Archipelago. It is 12 nautical miles long and projects through the Ross Ice Shelf to a height of 1,040 metres. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, which named it for its appearance.- Peak rising to 1,040 metres (3,412 feet)
- …is also known as “Mount Aurora”
- Description: volcano in Ross Archipelago, Antarctica
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Vision, Mount
Black Island is an island in the Ross Archipelago.
Mount Nubian
Black Island is an island in the Ross Archipelago.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vella Flat.
Aurora, Mount
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- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-78.23334° or 78° 14′ south
Longitude
166.34989° or 166° 20′ 60″ east
Open location code
2VH8Q88X+MX
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OpenStreetMap feature
natural = peak
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Satellite Map
See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Aurora, Mount” goes by many names.
Mount AuroraNorwegian Bokmål
Mount AuroraNorwegian Nynorsk
Aurora (berg)Swedish
Mount AuroraSwedish
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