Name details

Duff Peak

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 139624

Feature type: Peak

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 1.7km east of Sentinel Peak, rising to 1946m at the head of Hughes Glacier in Kukri Hills, Victoria Land. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-MF09

Named For

Named in 1992 by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Roger S. Duff (d. 1978), for 30 years director of the Canterbury Museum, Christchurch, New Zealand. To celebrate the Museum's centenary in 1970, a Hundredth Anniversary Wing was planned which would incorporate a National Antarctic Exhibition, Research and Reference Center. A landmark of Dr. Duff's administration, the Antarctic wing was opened on March 4, 1977.

Location

Latitude:
77° 46' 53.6" S
-77.78156°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
162° 27' 08.3" E
162.45230°
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Altitude:
1946 m
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
MF09 : Edition 1.01 Published 2014
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
LINZ
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Coordinates also checked against REMA 8m tile 18_35

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
28-Sep-1992

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