Hinode Peak () is a small coastal
peak Peak or The Peak may refer to:
Basic meanings Geology
* Mountain peak
** Pyramidal peak, a mountaintop that has been sculpted by erosion to form a point Mathematics
* Peak hour or rush hour, in traffic congestion
* Peak (geometry), an (''n''-3)-di ...
, high, located southwest of
Cape Hinode Cape Hinode () is a rock cape west of Akebono Glacier on the coast of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. The cape and many of its nearby features were mapped and named from surveys and air photos by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition, 1957–62. ...
on the coast of
Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land ( no, Dronning Maud Land) is a roughly region of Antarctica claimed by Norway as a dependent territory. It borders the claimed British Antarctic Territory 20° west and the Australian Antarctic Territory 45° east. In addit ...
, Antarctica. It was mapped from surveys and air photos by the
Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition
The refers to a series of Japanese Antarctic expeditions for scientific research.
The first JARE expedition was launched in 1957 to coordinate with the International Geophysical Year. This was the team which left 15 dogs, including Taro and Ji ...
, 1957–62, and named Hinode-yama (sunrise mountain).
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Mountains of Queen Maud Land
Prince Olav Coast
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