Niban-nisi Iwa
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| Coordinates | 68 ° 17 ′ S , 42 ° 29 ′ E | |
| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| coast | Crown Prince Olav Coast | |
| Waters | Cosmonaut Lake | |
Niban-nisi Iwa (from Japanese 二 番 西 岩 'Western Number Two Rocks' ) is a headland on the Crown Prince Olav coast of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It is located on the south side of Niban Rock .
Japanese scientists mapped it using surveys and aerial photographs taken between 1957 and 1962. They named it in 1981 based on the naming of the Niban Rock.
Web links
- Niban-nisi Iwa in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)