Gorgons Head

For the genus of marine basket stars also known as Gorgon's heads, see Gorgonocephalus.

Gorgons Head (79°33′S 157°30′E / 79.550°S 157.500°E / -79.550; 157.500) is a peak southeast of Mount Hughes in the Cook Mountains of Antarctica. The peak is sandstone with dolerite intrusions and is a sharp summit ridge. It was named after the Gorgons, three winged creatures of Greek mythology only one of which (Medusa) could be killed by having its head cut off.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Gorgons Head". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-04-30.

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