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Kaka Nunatak

Coordinates: 77°17′S 166°50′E / 77.283°S 166.833°E / -77.283; 166.833
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Kaka Nunatak (77°17′S 166°50′E / 77.283°S 166.833°E / -77.283; 166.833) is the most prominent of the Kea Nunataks, rising to about 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) near the center of the group. It stands 2 nautical miles (4 km) southeast of the summit of Mount Bird in northwestern Ross Island. Kaka Nunatak is one of several features near Mount Bird assigned the name of a New Zealand mountain bird, in this case the "kaka". It was named by the New Zealand Geographic Board in 2000.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Kaka Nunatak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-04-12.

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