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Alcyone Cone (72°42′S, 165°33′E) is an extinct volcanic cone near the center of The Pleiades, at the west side of the head of Mariner Glacier in Victoria Land. Plate tectonics and hotspots Divergent plate boundaries At the Sources Mariner Glacier is a major Glacier over long descending southeast from the plateau of Victoria Land, between Mountaineer Range and Malta Plateau Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Sea and on the west by Wilkes Land. Named by a Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) field party to Evans Neve, 1971-72, after Alcyone, the brightest star in the Pleiades constellation. In Greek mythology, Alcyone ( Greek:) was the daughter of Aeolus, either by Enarete or Aegiale. The Pleiades (ˈpliːədiːz or /ˈplaɪədiːz/ also known as M 45, the '''Seven Sisters''', Seven Stars, SED, Matariki

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