Name details

Seahorse

Seahorse (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Seahorse  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 114342

Feature type: Cone (2a)

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

Eastern most volcano on the northeast side of Roaring Valley, at Walcott Bay. The extremely prominent lava flow on the west side of the feature is its namesake. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-MH10

Named For

The name is suggested by an outcrop of black lava on pale granite extending from the latest volcanic cone to Lake Penny, which, when viewed from the north, resembles the head of a seahorse.

Location

Latitude:
78° 15' 46.6" S
-78.26295°
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Longitude:
163° 17' 05.6" E
163.28488°
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Altitude:
1008 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
MH10 : Edition 1.00 Published 2012
Source Scale:
1:50000
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
LINZ
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
18-Apr-1994

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