Mount Nivea

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geographical feature mountain mountain peak

Mount Nivea is a prominent mountain peak that forms the highest point in the remote South Orkney Islands of the Southern Ocean.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
mountain ⓘ
mountain peak ⓘ
continent Antarctica ⓘ
surface form: Antarctica (associated region)
coordinates 60°36′S 45°36′W ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
discoveredBy James Weddell expedition ⓘ
discoveryDate 1823 ⓘ
elevation 1619 m ⓘ
5312 ft ⓘ
environment glaciated terrain ⓘ
polar climate ⓘ
etymology Latin species name of snow petrel Pagodroma nivea ⓘ
featureType ice-covered peak ⓘ
highestPointOf South Orkney Islands ⓘ
locatedIn Antarctica ⓘ
surface form: Antarctic region

South Orkney Islands ⓘ
Southern Ocean ⓘ
locatedOnIsland Coronation Island ⓘ
mountainRange Coronation Island ⓘ
surface form: Coronation Island central highlands
namedAfter snow petrel ⓘ
namedBy UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee ⓘ
namingDate 1954 ⓘ
partOf Coronation Island ⓘ
prominence prominent peak ⓘ
region South Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean ⓘ
surface form: South Atlantic sector of Southern Ocean
relativeLocation central part of Coronation Island ⓘ
north of Sunshine Glacier ⓘ
west of Beaufoy Ridge ⓘ
sovereignTerritory British Antarctic Territory ⓘ
surveyDate 1948–1949 ⓘ
surveyedBy Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey ⓘ

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