Mount Pleiones

Mount Pleiones (72°45′S 165°29′E / 72.750°S 165.483°E / -72.750; 165.483Coordinates: 72°45′S 165°29′E / 72.750°S 165.483°E / -72.750; 165.483) is the southernmost and highest peak of The Pleiades, at the head of Mariner Glacier. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) after Pleiones of Greek mythology.

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