Mount Achernar

Mount Achernar (84°12′S 160°56′E / 84.200°S 160.933°E / -84.200; 160.933) is a peak forming the northeast end of the MacAlpine Hills, on the south side of Law Glacier. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1961–62) after the star Achernar used in fixing the survey baseline.Antacrtica[1][2]

  1. ^ "Mount Achernar". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  2. ^ Stewart, J., 2011. Antarctica: An Encyclopedia, 2nd ed. Jefferson, North Carolina and London, McFarland & Company, Inc. 1771 pp. ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6