Harrison Stream
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Harrison Stream is a small stream flowing west between Trachyte and Cinder Hills to the north end of Romanes Beach
on Ross Island
. Mapped by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE), 1958-59. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee
(NZ-APC) for J. Harrison, mountaineer-assistant with the expedition.
Romanes Beach
Romanes Beach is a beach on the north shore of Wohlschlag Bay just south of Harrison Bluff, on the west side of Ross Island. Mapped by a party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , 1958–59, landed there by the USS Arneb. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names...
on Ross Island
Ross Island
Ross Island is an island formed by four volcanoes in the Ross Sea near the continent of Antarctica, off the coast of Victoria Land in McMurdo Sound.-Geography:...
. Mapped by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier...
(NZGSAE), 1958-59. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee
New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee
New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee is an adjudicating committee established to authorize the naming of features in the Ross Dependency on the Antarctic continent. It is composed of the members of the New Zealand Geographic Board plus selected specialists on Antarctica...
(NZ-APC) for J. Harrison, mountaineer-assistant with the expedition.