Mount Aurora

Mount Aurora is a round-topped volcanic summit, 1,040 metres (3,410 ft) high, the highest point on Black Island in the Ross Archipelago. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1958–59) after the Aurora, the vessel which conveyed the Ross Sea Party of Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914–17) to McMurdo Sound.

Not to be confused with Aurora Mountain or Aurora Peak.

78°14′S 166°21′E

See also
  • Jungk Hill, mostly ice-free hill 1.7 nautical miles (3 km) northeast of Mount Aurora
  • Mount Estes, mountain 2.5 nautical miles (5 km) south of Mount Aurora

References
  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Aurora, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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