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.
  • Peak rising to 2,000 metres (6,562 feet)
  • …is named after Aztec
  • Description: mountain in Ross Dependency, Antarctica

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Aztec Mountain

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Latitude
-77.80232° or 77° 48′ 8″ south
Longitude
160.55255° or 160° 33′ 9″ east
Open location code
2VJ25HX3+32
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Open­Street­Map feature
natural = peak
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Aztec Mountain” goes by many names.
Aztec MountainCebuano
Aztec Mountain (bukid sa Antarctica)Cebuano
阿茲特克山Chinese
Aztec MountainDutch
Aztec MountainLadin
Aztec MountainLow German
Aztec MountainNorwegian Bokmål
Aztec MountainNorwegian Nynorsk
Aztec MountainSwedish
Aztec Mountain (berg i Antarktis)Swedish

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