Name details

Hut Point Peninsula

Hut Point Peninsula (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Hut Point Peninsula  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 113600

Feature type: Peninsula (8)

Origin

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

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A long narrow peninsula extending for approximately 28km southward from the slopes of Mount Erebus on Ross Island, and forming the south-east shore of Erebus Bay. If a line is taken from between Turks Head to Tyree Head, the feature is approximately 15km wide at the base, coming down to a point at Cape Armitage at the south. It consists of a ridge surmounted by a number of cones and volcanic stumps which much consists of volcanic scoria and compacted ice. Of these Crater Hill is the largest. Stretching towards Mount Discovery, it curiously parallels the peninsulas of Minna Bluff and Brown Island. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MF13

Named For

The British National Antarctic Expedition (Discovery Expedition, BrNAE), 1901-04, built its hut on Hut Point at the south end of the peninsula. Members of the British Antarctic Expedition (Terra Nova expedition, BrAE), 1910-13, wintering on Cape Evans, came to refer to this feature as Hut Point Peninsula. Not Cape Armitage Promontory or Winter Quarters Peninsula.

Location

Latitude:
77° 46' 00.0" S
-77.76667°
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Longitude:
166° 51' 00.0" E
166.85000°
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Altitude:
153 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
MF13 : Edition 1.01 Published 2014
Source Scale:
1:50000
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
LINZ
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Height at reference point

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
1-Jan-1958

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