Aurora Peak

Aurora Peak

Aurora Peak (coord|67|23|S|144|12|E|) is a peak (535 m) along the west side of the Mertz Glacier, 4 miles (6 km) south of Mount Murchison. Discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-14) under Douglas Mawson who named it after the expedition ship "Aurora".


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