Mount Aeolus (Antarctica)

Mount Aeolus (77°29′S 161°16′E) is a prominent peak, over 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) high, between Mount Boreas and Mount Hercules in the Olympus Range of Victoria Land. It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (1958–59) for Aeolus, the Greek god of the winds.

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