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Oamaru Peak

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Elevation
  
1,000 m

Oamaru Peak (77°28′S 167°54′E) is a peak 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Mount Terra Nova on Ross Island. The feature rises to c.1000 m 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of Caldwell Peak. Named by New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) (2000) after Oamaru, in Otago, New Zealand, the port the Terra Nova first visited after the death of Captain Robert F. Scott.

Map of Oamaru Peak, Antarctica

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

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Oamaru Peak Wikipedia