Mount Rorqual

Mount Rorqual

Mount Rorqual (65°39′S 62°20′W / 65.65°S 62.333°W / -65.65; -62.333) is a peak between Starbuck and Stubb Glaciers, 5 nautical miles (9 km) west of Mount Queequeg, on the east side of Graham Land. The feature is rocky and precipitous, rises to 1,110 m and is separated from Cachalot Peak by a narrow ridge. The name is one of a group in the area applied by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) that reflects a whaling theme, the Rorquals being a species of baleen whales.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount Rorqual" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).