Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Aurora Heights (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Aurora Heights (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Ridge
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:
Prominent heights approximately 9km long northeast to southwest, bordering the north side of Argosy Glacier in the Miller Range.
Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1961-62) for the Aurora, the ship of the Ross Sea Party of the British Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-17).
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