Mount Hercules
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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 (VUWAE) (1958–59) for a figure in Greek mythology.
Mount Aeolus
Mount Aeolus is a prominent peak, over high, between Mount Boreas and Mount Hercules in the Olympus Range of Victoria Land. Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition for Aeolus, the Greek god of the winds....
and Mount Jason
Mount Jason
Mount Jason is a peak just west of Bull Pass 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 a figure in Greek mythology.