Mount Cronus
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Mount Cronus (67°18′S 50°3′E / 67.300°S 50.050°E) is a majestic, conical, partially snow-covered peak, 900 metres (3,000 ft) high, rising 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of Amundsen Bay and 9 nautical miles (17 km) west-southwest of Reference Peak. It was sighted by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions party in October 1956 and named for Cronus, the father of the gods in classical mythology.[1]
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- ^ "Cronus, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
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