Mount Achilles (Admiralty Mountains)

Mount Achilles (Admiralty Mountains)

Mount Achilles (coord|71|53|S|168|8|E|display=inline,title) is a prominent pyramidal mountain (2,880 m) rising from the divide between Fitch Glacier and Man-o-War Glacier in the Admiralty Mountains. Named by New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1957-58, after the former New Zealand cruiser HMNZS "Achilles".


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