Mount Kopere

Mount Kopere (82°17′S 158°51′E / 82.283°S 158.850°E / -82.283; 158.850Coordinates: 82°17′S 158°51′E / 82.283°S 158.850°E / -82.283; 158.850) is a peak 1.5 nautical miles (3 km) northwest of Lyttelton Peak in the central part of the Cobham Range, Antarctica. It was named by the Holyoake, Cobham and Queen Elizabeth Ranges party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1964–65); "kopere" is a Māori word for arrow, and the peak's triangular cross section from most directions suggests an arrowhead.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Mount Kopere". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-14.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount Kopere" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.