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Mount Perseus

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Elevation
  
2,553 m

Province
  
British Columbia

Parent range
  
Quesnel Highland

Prominence
  
1,683 m

Mountain range
  
Quesnel Highland

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Mount Perseus (57°4′S 26°40′W) is the lower (455 m) and more northerly of twin ice domes in the east part of Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971 in association with nearby Mount Andromeda. In Greek mythology, Perseus married Andromeda after rescuing her from a sea monster.

Map of Mount Perseus, Cariboo F, BC, Canada

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

References

Mount Perseus Wikipedia