Name details

Tekapo Ridge

Tekapo Ridge (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Tekapo Ridge  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 134204

Feature type: Ridge (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

Feature n.42 in ACAN minutes of 19/06/2000. A crescent-shaped chain of low peaks1 mi long - in Kyle Hills, Ross Island. The ridge descends SW-NE from Scanniello Peak (c. 2200 m) to Parawera Cone (c. 1300 m). Named by the NZGB (2000) after Tekapo, a New Zealand locality where Antarctic training used to take place.

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Location

Latitude:
77° 30' 00.0" S
-77.50000°
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Longitude:
168° 52' 00.0" E
168.86667°
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Altitude:
2200 m
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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
20-Feb-2001

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