Name details

Painted Peak

Painted Peak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Painted Peak  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 114071

Feature type: Peak (2d)

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 peak rising from the N part of Russet Hills in the Gallipoli Heights, Freyberg Mountains. Descriptively named by the NZ-APC on the proposal of P.J. Oliver, NZARP geologist who studied the feature, 1981-82. Ignimbrite and dacite breccia cut by dikes of andesite and dacite give the peak many colours. Ignimbrite of red, blue-grey and yellowish colour.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
72° 27' 00.0" S
-72.45000°
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Longitude:
163° 45' 00.0" E
163.75000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1982

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