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Map of selected Antarctic places named after New Zealanders
View NZ Antarctic sites of significance in a larger map
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Antarctic places named after New Zealanders responsible for significant Antarctic firsts
The Antarctic places featured on this map named after New Zealanders (blue flags, from north to south):
- Von Tunzelmann Point
- Mount Darby
- Tuati Peak
- Scott Base
- Hillary Coast
- Young Peaks
- Barrett Glacier
- Hare Peak
Further information
- New Zealand Gazetteer of Official Geographic Names see Antarctic (LINZ)
- Antarctic Gazetteer from the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and lists of other less formal names (Australian Antarctic Data Centre).
- Atlas of Antarctic Research (US Antarctic Research)
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