Mount Circe
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Mount Circe is a prominent peak
over 2000 metres (6,561.7 ft) high, standing just north of Mount Dido
in the Olympus Range
of Victoria Land
. It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (1958–59) after Circe
, a figure in Greek mythology.
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, standing just north of Mount Dido
Mount Dido
Mount Dido is a prominent peak, , between Mount Electra and Boreas 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...
. It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (1958–59) after Circe
Circe
In Greek mythology, Circe is a minor goddess of magic , described in Homer's Odyssey as "The loveliest of all immortals", living on the island of Aeaea, famous for her part in the adventures of Odysseus.By most accounts, Circe was the daughter of Helios, the god of the sun, and Perse, an Oceanid...
, a figure in Greek mythology.