Mount Aeolus
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Mount Aeolus is a prominent peak
, over 2000 metres (6,561.7 ft) high, between Mount Boreas
and Mount Hercules
in the Olympus Range
of Victoria Land
. Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) (1958–59) for Aeolus
, the Greek god of the winds.
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
, over 2000 metres (6,561.7 ft) high, between Mount Boreas
Mount Boreas
Mount Boreas is a prominent peak, high, between Mount Aeolus and Mount Dido in the Olympus Range of Victoria Land. It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition for Boreas, a figure in Greek mythology....
and Mount Hercules
Mount Hercules
Mount Hercules is a large, flat-topped, elevated feature between Mount Aeolus and Mount Jason in the Olympus Range of Victoria Land. Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition for a figure in Greek mythology....
in the Olympus Range
Olympus Range
Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain range of Victoria Land with peaks over , between Victoria and McKelvey Valleys on the north and Wright Valley on the south. Mapped by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition , 1958–59, and named for the mythological home of the...
of Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
. Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) (1958–59) for Aeolus
Aeolus
Aeolus was the ruler of the winds in Greek mythology. In fact this name was shared by three mythic characters. These three personages are often difficult to tell apart, and even the ancient mythographers appear to have been perplexed about which Aeolus was which...
, the Greek god of the winds.