Akebono Rock
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Akebono Rock is a substantial area of exposed rock just east of the mouth of Akebono Glacier
on the coast of Queen Maud Land
. Mapped from surveys and air photos by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition
, 1957–1962, who also gave the name.
Akebono Glacier
Akebono Glacier is a glacier flowing to the coast between Cape Hinode and Akebono Rock in Queen Maud Land. It was mapped from surveys and air photos by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition, 1957–1962, who applied the name....
on the coast of Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land is a c. 2.7 million-square-kilometre region of Antarctica claimed as a dependent territory by Norway. The territory lies between 20° west and 45° east, between the British Antarctic Territory to the west and the Australian Antarctic Territory to the east. The latitudinal...
. Mapped from surveys and air photos by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition
Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition
The Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition was an ecological expedition studying the ecosystems near Syowa Station in Antarctica. The project was first undertaken in February 1986, and continued through January 2000. It was associated with the international BIOTAS program, which also launched in...
, 1957–1962, who also gave the name.