Tekapo Ridge
| Tekapo Ridge | ||
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| Highest peak | Scanniello Peak ( 2200 m ) | |
| location | Ross Island ( Ross Archipelago , Antarctica ) | |
| part of | Kyle Hills | |
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| Coordinates | 77 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ S , 168 ° 52 ′ 0 ″ E | |
Tekapo Ridge is a crescent-shaped and 5 km long mountain range of slightly raised peaks on the Antarctic Ross Island . In the Kyle Hills it extends in a southwest-northeast orientation from Scanniello Peak to Parawera Cone .
The New Zealand Geographic Board named it in 2000 after the New Zealand town of Lake Tekapo , where New Zealand scientists are being prepared for their stay in Antarctica .
Web links
- Tekapo Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Tekapo Ridge on geographic.org (English)