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Name Latitude Longitude Feature Type
Kaya Hyôga (JPN) 69° 50' 00.0" S 37° 11' 00.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 112380 Place ID: 7399

A glacier, two ice streams joined at the north of Innhovde, flowing north into Fletta, southwestern part of Lützow-Holmbukta. Roughly mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. Surveyed by JARE, 1957-84. The JARE Headquarters named Kaya Hyôga after Seiji Kaya (1898-1988), promoter of JARE as the president of Science Council of Japan.

Kayabreen (NOR) 69° 58' 00.0" S 37° 16' 00.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 115410 Place ID: 7399

Glacier at the E side of Flettehøgda, Prins Harald Kyst. Kaya=Thatched roof.

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