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Mount Rigel
Mountain in Palmer Land, Antarctica From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mount Rigel is the highest peak of Orion Massif, Rymill Coast, Palmer Land, Antarctica, with an elevation of 1,910 m (6,270 ft). It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey using U.S. Navy aerial photographs taken between 1966 and 1969 and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1976 after the star Rigel in the constellation Orion.
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This article incorporates public domain material from "Mount Rigel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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