Aurora Peak

{{Short description|Mountain in Antarctica}}

{{About|the mountain in Antarctica|the mountain in Washington state|Aurora Peak (Washington)}}

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| location = George V Land, East Antarctica

| coordinates = {{Coord|67|23|S|144|12|E|region:AQ_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}

| elevation_m = 535

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Aurora Peak is an Antarctic peak {{convert|535|m}} high along the west side of the Mertz Glacier, {{convert|4|mi|0}} south of Mount Murchison. It was discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–14) under Douglas Mawson. The members of the eastern coastal party (A. L. McLean, P. E. Correll, and C. T. Madigan) named it after the expedition ship Aurora.Mawson, Douglas. The Home of the Blizzard: A Heroic Tale of Antarctic Exploration and Survival. New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2013. p. 344. {{ISBN|978-1-62087-409-7}}