Mount Helios (77°26′52″S 162°19′37″E / 77.44778°S 162.32694°E / -77.44778; 162.32694) is a peak 0.8 nautical miles (1.5 km) northeast of Mount Theseus, rising to 1,650 metres (5,400 ft) in the eastern part of the Olympus Range, Victoria Land, Antarctica. In association with the names grouped in this area from Greek mythology, it was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1997 after Helios, the sun god.[1]

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  1. ↑ "Helios, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-06-09.

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