Name details

Acarospora Peak

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 140008

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 2km northeast of, and only slightly below the elevation of Mount Czegka, at the southwest end of Watson Escarpment, Scott Glacier.

Named For

Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) on suggestion of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) Scott Glacier Party, 1969-70, because the lichen Acarospora emergens Dodge was found on the peak. Now considered a synonym of Acarospora gwynnii. The farthest discovery south of lichen at the time.

Location

Latitude:
86° 20' 14.9" S
-86.33748°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
148° 26' 56.1" W
-148.44893°
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Altitude:
2012 m
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica, Howat et al. 2018
Source Identifier:
REMA 8m tile 27_28 release 1.1
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Polar Geospatial Center
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

NULL

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
11-Feb-1971

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