Mount Achala

Location of Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands.

Mount Achala (62°55′S 60°42′W / 62.917°S 60.700°W / -62.917; -60.700Coordinates: 62°55′S 60°42′W / 62.917°S 60.700°W / -62.917; -60.700) is a peak rising to 680 m at the north end of Telefon Ridge, Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Named by the Argentine Antarctic Expedition in 1956 after a mountain in Argentina.

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount Achala" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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