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.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,040 metres
- Description: volcano in Ross Archipelago, Antarctica
- Also known as: “Mount Aurora”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vision, Mount and Mount Nubian.
Vision, Mount
Peak
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.
Mount Nubian
Peak
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vella Flat.
Vella Flat
Locality
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. Vella Flat is situated 8 km northwest of Aurora, Mount.
Aurora, Mount
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-78.23334° or 78° 14′ south
Longitude
166.34989° or 166° 20′ 60″ east
Elevation
1,040 metres (3,412 feet)
Open location code
2VH8Q88X+MX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Aurora, Mount” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Aurora (bukid)”
- Cebuano: “Aurora”
- Chinese: “奧羅拉山”
- Dutch: “Mount Aurora”
- German: “Mount Aurora”
- Ladin: “Mount Aurora”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Mount Aurora”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mount Aurora”
- Swedish: “Aurora (berg)”
- Swedish: “Mount Aurora”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Estes, Mount and Ochre, Mount.
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