Shiraishi Peak
| Shiraishi Peak | ||
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| height | 1690 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Darwin Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 79 ° 40 ′ 33 ″ S , 155 ° 32 ′ 19 ″ E | |
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The Shiraishi Peak is a 1690 m high mountain in the East Antarctic Victoria Land . In the Darwin Mountains, it rises from a striking ridge in the Meteorite Hills .
The New Zealand Geographic Board named him in 2018 after Kazuyuki Shiraishi, who was Director General of Japan's National Institute for Polar Research (NIPR) from 2011 to 2017 .
Web links
- Shiraishi Peak in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)