✨ Geographic Place Names
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 84
15 MAY 2008
Mount Basurto
76°56′S Latitude, 160°42′E Longitude. An ice-free mountain rising to 2000m at the south end of Noring Terrace, Convoy Range, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Cambridge Glacier (1:50,000).
Mount Bevilacqua
76°14′00″S Latitude, 162°28′30″E Longitude. A mostly ice-free mountain rising to 1343m, 2.5km north of Mount Evans, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. The summit is situated at the union of Y-shaped ridge lines. Topographic map: Debenham Glacier (1:50,000).
Mount Brigham
77°07′S Latitude, 162°18′E Longitude. A peak at the centre of Gonville and Caius Range, Victoria Land, rising to 1450m, 4km west south-west of Mount Curtiss. Topographic map: Debenham Glacier (1:50,000).
Mount Chaudoin
77°09′15″S Latitude, 162°01′30″E Longitude. An abrupt mountain rising to about 1400m, at the western end of Gonville and Caius Range, Victoria Land. The mountain forms part of the divide between Bachtold Glacier and Griffiths Glacier. Topographic map: Debenham Glacier (1:50,000).
Coalbed Mountain
77°12′S Latitude, 160°16′E Longitude. An ice-free mountain rising to 2230m at Robison Peak, located between Cycle Glacier and Rim Glacier in eastern Head Mountains, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Skew Peak (1:50,000).
Ebel Hills
77°13′S Latitude, 160°51′E Longitude. A cluster of rugged hills at the head of Frazier Glacier, abutting the rim of Webb Cirque, and east of Skew Peak, Victoria Land. The hills are 2.5km long and rise to 2300m. Topographic map: Skew Peak (1:50,000).
Four Mile Cliff
77°12′S Latitude, 162°25′E Longitude. A rock cliff 7km long that flanks the southern side of Debenham Glacier, located north of Mount Bevilacqua, Victoria Land. The cliff rises 150m above the glacier and 600 m above sea level. Topographic map: Debenham Glacier (1:50,000).
Head Mountains
77°12′S Latitude, 160°05′E Longitude. A group of mountains to the south of Gateway Nunatak and at the head of Mackay Glacier, near the interior ice plateau of Victoria Land. From west to east the group includes Mount DeWitt, Mount Littlepage, Mount Dearborn and Coalbed Mountain. Topographic map: Skew Peak (1:50,000).
Heil Valley
77°11′30″S Latitude, 160°04′00″E Longitude. An ice-free valley 2.5km long that indents the northern part of V-shaped Mount Littlepage, Head Mountains, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Skew Peak (1:50,000).
Helicopter Mountains
77°11′30″S Latitude, 161°23′00″E Longitude. A series of rugged mountains west of Mount Mahony, Saint Johns Range, rising to 1700m at Mount James and including also from west to east Touchstone Crag, Mick Peak and Hott Peak. The mountains form the north-west end of Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
Hopkins Nunataks
76°46′S Latitude, 160°24′E Longitude. A group of three nunataks rising to 2180m at the head of Cambridge Glacier, between the Coombs Hills and Convoy Range, Victoria Land. The nunataks extend west-east 2.5km and rise about 50m above Cambridge Glacier. Topographic map: Cambridge Glacier (1:50,000).
Hott Peak
77°12′40″S Latitude, 161°30′00″E Longitude. A steep ridgelike mountain with a sharp peak rising to 1550m between Mount James and Mount Mahony in east Helicopter Mountains, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
Jatko Peak
77°11′S Latitude, 160°58′E Longitude. A sharp-pointed peak rising to 2050m, 3km north-west of Dykes Peak in Clare Range, Victoria Land. Topographic map: Skew Peak (1:50,000).
Mount Hubel
77°13′30″S Latitude, 161°54′00″E Longitude. A prominent ice-free mountain rising to 1450m in the north part of Kuivinen Ridge, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. The mountain stands above Miller Glacier and Ringer Glacier. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
Mount Hush
77°14′30″S Latitude, 161°46′00″E Longitude. A steep ice-free mountain, 1400m, joined by a col to the central-east part of Kuivinen Ridge, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. The mountain extends east-north-east 1.6km into Ringer Glacier. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
Mount James
77°12′S Latitude, 161°29′E Longitude. The highest mountain in Helicopter Mountains, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land, rising to 1700m, between Mick Peak and Hott Peak. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
Mount Lewis
77°14′30″S Latitude, 161°31′00″E Longitude. A mountain rising to 1450m at the south-west end of Rutherford Ridge, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. A rock gable on the south-west face of the mountain provides an easily recognised landmark. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
Lobeck Glacier
77°13′15″S Latitude, 161°46′00″E Longitude. A glacier flowing north-east between Rutherford Ridge and Kuivinen Ridge in Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. About 6km long, the glacier terminates at rock cliffs overlooking Miller Glacier with insignificant, if any, flow entering Miller Glacier. Topographic map: Mount Mahony (1:50,000).
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