Kahiwi Maihao Ridge
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Kahiwi Maihao Ridge is a rocky
ridge
in Antarctica. Kahiwi Maihao Ridge is located at 78°5′S 164°0′E, near the center of Denton Hills
on Scott Coast
of Victoria Land
, and extends west-east between Marshall Valley
and Miers Valley
. It has an elevation of 1075 metres (3,526.9 ft). The ridge was named in Māori language
by the New Zealand Geographic Board
(NZGB) in 1994.
Rock (geology)
In geology, rock or stone is a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids.The Earth's outer solid layer, the lithosphere, is made of rock. In general rocks are of three types, namely, igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic...
ridge
Ridge
A ridge is a geological feature consisting of a chain of mountains or hills that form a continuous elevated crest for some distance. Ridges are usually termed hills or mountains as well, depending on size. There are several main types of ridges:...
in Antarctica. Kahiwi Maihao Ridge is located at 78°5′S 164°0′E, near the center of Denton Hills
Denton Hills
The Denton Hills are a group of rugged foothills, 24 nautical miles long SW-NE and 9 nautical miles wide, to the east of Royal Society Range on Scott Coast, Victoria Land. The feature comprises a series of E-trending ridges and valleys circumscribed by Howchin Glacier, Armitage Saddle, Blue...
on Scott Coast
Scott Coast
Scott Coast is that portion of the coast of Victoria Land between Cape Washington and Minna Bluff. Named by New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1961 after Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Royal Navy, leader of the Discovery expedition and the British Antarctic Expedition , who lost his...
of Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
, and extends west-east between Marshall Valley
Marshall Valley
Marshall Valley is a small valley, which is ice free except for Rivard Glacier at its head, lying between the Garwood and Miers Valleys on the coast of Victoria Land. Named by the New Zealand Blue Glacier Party for Dr. Eric Marshall, surgeon and cartographer of the British Antarctic Expedition ,...
and Miers Valley
Miers Valley
Miers Valley is a valley in the McMurdo Dry Valleys located just south of Marshall Valley and west of Koettlitz Glacier, on the coast of Victoria Land. The valley is ice-free in the Austral summer except for Miers Glacier and Adams Glacier in its upper part, and Lake Miers near its center...
. It has an elevation of 1075 metres (3,526.9 ft). The ridge was named in Māori language
Maori language
Māori or te reo Māori , commonly te reo , is the language of the indigenous population of New Zealand, the Māori. It has the status of an official language in New Zealand...
by the New Zealand Geographic Board
New Zealand Geographic Board
The New Zealand Geographic Board is constituted under the New Zealand Geographic Board Act 2008, formerly under the New Zealand Geographic Board Act 1946. Although an independent institution, it is responsible to the Minister for Land Information...
(NZGB) in 1994.