Mount Tukotok (72°17′S 164°43′E / 72.283°S 164.717°E) is a red granite peak, 2,540 m, standing 5 nautical miles (9 km) east-southeast of Mount Apolotok in Salamander Range, Freyberg Mountains. Named by the Northern Party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1963–64; the name is of Eskimo origin and means "the little red one."
This article incorporates public domain material from "Mount Tukotok". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.