Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Te Puna Roimata Peak (NZL) | 77° 27' 00.0" S | 167° 34' 00.0" E | Peak |
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Name ID: 134202
Place ID: 17142
Feature n.25 in ACAN minutes of 19/06/2000. A peak (c.890 m) located 1.5 mi W of Terra Nova Glacier and 2 mi S of Lewis Bay on the lower NE slope of Mount Erebus, Ross Island. On November 28, 1979, a New Zealand DC 10 aircraft on a scenic flight 901 from Auckland crashed near this peak claiming the lives of 237 passengers from eight countries and a crew of 20. In 1987, a stainless steel memorial cross was erected W of the peak. Te Puna Roimata Peak (meaning spring of tears) was named by the NZGB in 2000. |
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| Te Puna Roimata Peak (USA) | 77° 27' 00.0" S | 167° 34' 00.0" E | Peak |
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Name ID: 132519
Place ID: 17142
A peak (c.890 m) located 1.5 mi W of Terra Nova Glacier and 2 mi S of Lewis Bay on the lower NE slope of Mount Erebus, Ross Island. On November 28, 1979, a New Zealand DC10 aircraft on a scenic flight from Auckland crashed near this peak claiming the lives of 237 passengers from eight countries and a crew of 20. In 1987, a stainless steel memorial cross was erected W of the peak. Te Puna Roimata Peak (meaning spring of tears) was named by the NZGB in 2000. |
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