Name details

Hill Peak

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 140050

Feature type: Hill

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

The peak rising to 2404m in Kyle Hills just west of Tekapo Ridge on the eastern slopes of Mount McIntosh, eastern Ross Island. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-ME15

Named For

The feature was named by US-ACAN BGN for Pamela Hill, who began supporting the programme in 1985, and in 2011 served her 21st season. She has held many positions in the Antarctic such as Shuttlebus Driver, Shuttles Supervisor, Winterover Administrative Coordinator, Winterover Site Manager, Helicopter Assistant Supervisor, and in 2011 Field Support Coordinator at McMurdo Station; as well as Helicopter Supervisor, MEC Assistant Supervisor, Mac Ops Supervisor, and Winterover Inventory Control Specialist at Palmer Station.

Location

Latitude:
77° 30' 22.3" S
-77.50619°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
168° 45' 05.7" E
168.75157°
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Altitude:
2404 m
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Images

No images of this place could be found.

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
ME15 : Edition 1.00 Published 2012
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
LINZ
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Coordinates also checked against REMA 8m tile 17_33

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
24-May-2018

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