Mount Atlas
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Mount Atlas is an extinct volcanic cone
at the northeast side of Mount Pleiones
in The Pleiades
, Victoria Land
. It was named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee
in association with Mount Pleiones after Atlas
of Greek mythology
.
Volcanic cone
Volcanic cones are among the simplest volcanic formations. They are built by ejecta from a volcanic vent, piling up around the vent in the shape of a cone with a central crater. Volcanic cones are of different types, depending upon the nature and size of the fragments ejected during the eruption...
at the northeast side of Mount Pleiones
Mount Pleiones
Mount Pleiones is the southernmost and highest peak of The Pleiades, at the head of Mariner Glacier. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Pleiones of Greek mythology....
in The Pleiades
Pleiades (volcano group)
The Pleiades is a volcanic group of youthful cones and domes with Mt. Pleiones, a small stratovolcano being the dominant volcano and rising 500 m above the Evans Neve Plateau. Three nested summit craters lie at the top of Mt. Pleiones. Taygete Cone in the Pleiades was dated at 3000 years, making it...
, 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...
. It was named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee
New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee
New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee is an adjudicating committee established to authorize the naming of features in the Ross Dependency on the Antarctic continent. It is composed of the members of the New Zealand Geographic Board plus selected specialists on Antarctica...
in association with Mount Pleiones after Atlas
Atlas (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Atlas was the primordial Titan who supported the heavens. Although associated with various places, he became commonly identified with the Atlas Mountains in north-west Africa...
of Greek mythology
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
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