Mount Canopus

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Mount Canopus (81°50′S 161°0′E / 81.833°S 161.000°E / -81.833; 161.000Coordinates: 81°50′S 161°0′E / 81.833°S 161.000°E / -81.833; 161.000) is a prominent ice-free peak, 1,710 metres (5,610 ft) high, surmounting the western edge of the Nash Range, 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) east of Centaur Bluff. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1960–61) after the bright star Canopus, used for survey fixes.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Canopus, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-10-24.

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