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.[1] The NZ-APC committee was established in 1956.[2]
Names attributed by the committee
- Alberich Glacier, named after Alberich, king of the elves and chief of the Nibelungen
- Arena Saddle, named in conjunction with Arena Valley[3]
- 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[4]
- Frame Ridge, named after Alexander Oswald Frame, paleontology technician[5]
- Marshall Stream, named in conjunction with the Marshall Valley[6]
- Mount Burrows, named after A.L. Burrows[7]
- Mount Jennings, named after Peter Jennings, field assistant and mechanic[8]
- Slump Mountain, named for descriptive features
- Tousled Peak, named for descriptive features
See also
References
- ↑ Breisemeister, William A.; Waugh, Douglas V. (1965). Antarctica. Taylor & Francis. p. 98.
- ↑ Evans, A. (1968). "New Zealand Antarctic Place Names Committee". Antarctic. New Zealand Antarctic Society. 5–7.
- ↑ "Arena Saddle". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
- ↑ "Foggy Pass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
- ↑ "Frame Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
- ↑ "Marshall Stream". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
- ↑ "Burrows, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
- ↑ "Jennings, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
Further reading
- Hattersley-Smith, G. (1980). "Current sources of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic place-names". Polar Record. 20: 72–78. doi:10.1017/S0032247400003004.
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