New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee
New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) is an adjudicating committee established to authorize the naming of features in the Ross Dependency on the Antarctic continent. It is composed of the members of the New Zealand Geographic Board plus selected specialists on Antarctica. This committee works in collaboration with similar place-naming authorities in Australia, Great Britain and the United States to reach concurrence on each decision. The NZ-APC committee was established in 1956.
Names attributed by the committee
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- Alberich Glacier, named after Alberich, king of the elves and chief of the Nibelungen
- Arena Saddle, named in conjunction with Arena Valley{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 561| name = Arena Saddle| access-date = 2011-05-12}}
- Brawhm Pass, named after the six party members of the University of New South Wales expeditions of 1964–65 and 1966–67
- Caliper Cove, named for descriptive features
- Canada Stream, named in conjunction with Canada Glacier
- Cape Crossfire, named for descriptive features
- Cuneiform Cliffs, named for descriptive features
- Foggy Pass, named for area weather features{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 5086| name = Foggy Pass | access-date = 2012-03-29}}
- Frame Ridge, named after Alexander Oswald Frame, paleontology technician{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 5217| name = Frame Ridge | access-date = 2012-04-05}}
- Marshall Stream, named in conjunction with the Marshall Valley{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 9456| name = Marshall Stream| access-date = 2013-08-15}}
- Mount Burrows, named after A.L. Burrows{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 2192| name = Burrows, Mount| access-date = 2011-10-08}}
- Mount Jennings, named after Peter Jennings, field assistant and mechanic{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 7526| name = Jennings, Mount | access-date = 2012-07-24}}
- Slump Mountain, named for descriptive features
- Tousled Peak, named for descriptive features
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See also
References
Further reading
- {{cite journal | first=G. | last=Hattersley-Smith | title=Current sources of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic place-names | journal=Polar Record | year=1980 | volume=20 | pages=72–78 | doi=10.1017/S0032247400003004}}
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