Antarctica

Aztec Mountain

Aztec Mountain is a small pyramidal mountain over 2,000 metres high, just southwest of and west of in . It was so named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition because its shape resembles the pyramidal ceremonial platforms used by the Aztec and Maya civilizations.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Maya Mountain and Pyramid Mountain.

Peak
is a small pyramidal mountain, about 2,000 metres high, between Aztec Mountain and , just south of in , Antarctica.

Peak
The Quartermain Mountains are a group of exposed mountains in , about 20 nautical miles long, typical of ice-free features of the , .

Aztec Mountain

Latitude
-77.80232° or 77° 48′ 8″ south
Longitude
160.55255° or 160° 33′ 9″ east
Elevation
2,000 metres (6,562 feet)
Named after
Aztec
Open location code
2VJ25HX3+32
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11109015842
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6635734
Wiki­data ID
Q4832952
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Satellite Map

Discover Aztec Mountain from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Aztec Mountain” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Aztec Mountain (bukid sa Antarctica)”
  • Cebuano: “Aztec Mountain”
  • Chinese: “阿茲特克山”
  • Dutch: “Aztec Mountain”
  • German: “Aztec Mountain”
  • Ladin: “Aztec Mountain”
  • Low German: “Aztec Mountain”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Aztec Mountain”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Aztec Mountain”
  • Swedish: “Aztec Mountain (berg i Antarktis)”
  • Swedish: “Aztec Mountain”

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