New Year Peak

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

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

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Place ID: 10210
Name ID: 113997

Feature type: Peak (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

The major peak (c. 2,600m) on the NW side of Toboggan Gap in the Millen Range, Victory Mountains, Victoria Land. The name was suggested by Bradley Field, geologist, NZGS, whose field party camped below the peak during the New Year period, 1981-82.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
72° 14' 00.0" S
-72.23333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
166° 03' 00.0" E
166.05000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1982

Related information

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