Mount Lama

Mount Lama (78°4′S 163°42′E / 78.067°S 163.700°E / -78.067; 163.700Coordinates: 78°4′S 163°42′E / 78.067°S 163.700°E / -78.067; 163.700) is a bare rock peak over 800 metres (2,600 ft) high, culminating the ridge north of Miers Glacier and forming the south rampart of the valley named Shangri-la in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named in association with Shangri-la by the New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition, 1960–61.[1]

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


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