Kikko Terrace

Kikko Terrace (

68°8′S 42°40′E / 68.133°S 42.667°E / -68.133; 42.667Coordinates: 68°8′S 42°40′E / 68.133°S 42.667°E / -68.133; 42.667) is a rocky terrace rising to 150 metres (500 ft) about 1.5 nautical miles (3 km) south-southeast of Cape Hinode, Antarctica. The feature was mapped by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition from surveys and air photos obtained 1957–62. The Japanese form of the name, "Kikko-ga-hara" (tortoise shells terrace), and the English form, Kikko Terrace, were given by the in 1973.^[1]

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