Name details

Kaminuma Bluff

Kaminuma Bluff (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Kaminuma Bluff  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 134155

Feature type: Bluff (2f)

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 bold ice-covered bluff that rises to nearly 300m near the shore in southeast Ross Island. The bluff is midway between Cape Mackay and Cape Crozier, and approximately 2km southwest of Ponui Nunatak. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MF15

Named For

At the instance of P.R. Kyle, named by United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2000) after Katsutada Kaminuma, National Institute of Polar Research, Japan, who was a founding member of the International Mount Erebus Seismic Study (IMESS), 1980-81 through 1986. This was a joint project with the United States, Japan, and New Zealand. Kaminuma was the lead Japanese member and continued to work in Antarctica and on Mount Erebus for many years.

Location

Latitude:
77° 36' 00.0" S
-77.60000°
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Longitude:
168° 57' 00.0" E
168.95000°
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Altitude:
257 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
MF15 : Edition 1.00 Published 2012
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:
20-Feb-2001

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