Aka Iwa
| Aka Iwa | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Temmondai rock | |
| Coordinates | 68 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ S , 41 ° 44 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Type | hill | |
| rock | Pegmatite | |
The Aka Iwa ( japanese 赤岩 , Red Rock ' ) is a hill from pegmatite at the Prince Olav Coast in the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It towers over Temmondai Rock .
Japanese scientists discovered and named it on November 24, 1981 in the course of geological investigations carried out here.
Web links
- Aka Iwa in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)