Tekapo Ridge

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Tekapo Ridge (

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77°30′S 168°52′E / 77.500°S 168.867°E / -77.500; 168.867Coordinates: 77°30′S 168°52′E / 77.500°S 168.867°E / -77.500; 168.867) is a crescent-shaped chain of low peaks, 3 nautical miles (6 km) long, in Kyle Hills, Ross Island. The ridge descends SW-NE from Scanniello Peak (c.2200 m) to Parawera Cone (c.1300 m). Named by the New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) (2000) after Tekapo, a New Zealand locality where Antarctic training takes place.

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