Ruru Crests
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| location | Ross Island ( Ross Archipelago , Antarctica ) | |
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| Coordinates | 77 ° 14 ′ S , 166 ° 38 ′ E | |
The Ruru Crests are two parallel ridges of 1400 m height on the Antarctic Ross Island . They rise 3.5 km northwest of the summit of Mount Bird .
The New Zealand Geographic Board named it in 2000 after the New Zealand cuckoo owl ( Maori Ruru ).
Web links
- Ruru Crests in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Ruru Crests on geographic.org (English)