Mount Rigel (70°24′S 66°52′W) is the highest peak (1,910 m) of Orion Massif, Rymill Coast, Palmer Land. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from U.S. Navy aerial photographs taken from 1966–69, and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1976 after the star Rigel in the constellation Orion.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount Rigel" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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