Mount Rhamnus () is a

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. It is 865 meters tall and lies 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of Mount Nemesis on the north side of

Neny Fjord Neny Fjord is a fjord which is long in an east–west direction and wide, between Red Rock Ridge and Roman Four Promontory on the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. Geography * Mount Dudley History This coast was first explored in 1909 by ...

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. Seen from the west, it appears as a mainly snow-covered pyramid. First surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill. Resurveyed in 1947 by the

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(FIDS) who named the mountain for its association with Mount Nemesis. According to the mythological story, the Greek goddess Nemesis had a celebrated sanctuary at Rhamnus in Attica.

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* Mountains of Graham Land Fallières Coast {{FallièresCoast-geo-stub