Hiku-iwa

Hiku-iwa (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Hiku-iwa  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 6379
Name ID: 112330

Feature type: None recorded.

Origin

This name originates from Japan. It is part of the Japan Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

A small rock exposure (2114 m asl.) 5.5 km south of Mont Gaston de Gerlache, the southern part of Yamato Sanmyaku. Surveyed by JARE in 1973, and named Hiku-iwa (low rock).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
71° 47' 00.0" S
-71.78333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
35° 49' 00.0" E
35.81667°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
2114 m
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
22-Mar-1979

Related information

Biodiversity
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Place names
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