Mount Orestes

Mount Orestes (77°28′S 161°55′E / 77.467°S 161.917°E / -77.467; 161.917) is a prominent peak, over 1,600 m, just east of Bull Pass in the Olympus Range of Victoria Land. Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) (1958–59) for a figure in Greek mythology.

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