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Auster may refer to: Places * Auster Glacier, located in East Antarctica * Auster Islands, East Antarctica * Auster Pass, located in East Antarctica * Auster Point, located in West Antarctica Other uses * Auster Aircraft, a former British aircraft manufacturer * Auster (surname) * Auster rookery, an Emperor penguin rookery in Antarctica * 19861 Auster, an asteroid * Taylorcraft Auster, a British WW2 military liaison and observation aircraft * Auster (wind) In Greek mythology and religion, Notus () is the god of the south wind and one of the Anemoi (wind-gods), sons of the dawn goddess Eos and the star-god Astraeus. A desiccating wind of heat, Notus was associated with the storms of late summer and ...
, the south wind in Roman mythology {{disambiguation, geo ...
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Auster Glacier
Auster Glacier () is a glacier about wide, flowing northwest into the southeast extremity of Amundsen Bay. It was sighted in October 1956 by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) party led by P.W. Crohn, and named after the Auster Aircraft, Auster aircraft used by ANARE in coastal exploration. At its southwest side is Mount Tod (Antarctica), Mount Tod. See also * List of glaciers in the Antarctic * Glaciology References

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Auster Islands
The Auster Islands are a group of small islands at the northeast end of the Robinson Group, located north of Cape Daly, Mac. Robertson Land. They were mapped from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) surveys and from air photos 1959–66, and so named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia because of the nearness of the islands to Auster rookery, and because they have provided a camp site for ANARE parties visiting the rookery. See also * List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands This is a list of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands. * Antarctic islands are, in the strict sense, the islands around mainland Antarctica, situated on the Antarctic Plate, and south of the Antarctic Convergence. According to the terms of the ... References * Islands of Mac. Robertson Land {{MacRobertsonLand-geo-stub ...
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Auster Pass
Mount Dromedary () is a hump-shaped mountain, over high, standing east of Mount Kempe in the Royal Society Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. First mapped by the BrNAE, 1901–04, but named by the BrAE, 1910–13. Named for the appearance of the mountain which resembles a dromedary's hump. Location Mount Dromedary is in the southeast of the Royal Society Range. The Pyramid, the southeast tip of the range, is to the southeast. The head of Renegar Glacier, a tributary of the Koettlitz Glacier, is to the south. Mount Kempe is to the east, connected to Mount Dromedary by a ridge that runs along the south side of the Kempe Glacier. Features to the north and east include Dismal Ridge, Glee Glacier, Roaring Valley, Lake Porkchop, Penny Lake, The Amphitheatre and Dromedary Glacier. Western features Nearby features to the west of Mount Dromedary include: Mount Kempe . A peak, high, midway between Mounts Muggins and Dromedary. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedi ...
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Auster Point
Charcot Bay () is a bay about wide between Cape Kater and Cape Kjellman along the Davis Coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. Location Charcot Bay lies at the east end of the Davis Coast on the northwest of the Antarctic Peninsula, at the base of the Trinity Peninsula. Is is southwest of Gavin Ice Piedmont and Bone Bay and northeast of Lanchester Bay. It opens onto the Canal d'Orléans, which separates it from Tower Island and the Palmer Archipelago. The Whittle Peninsula forms the western side of the bay. The Detroit Plateau is to the east. Glaciers entering the bay include, from west to east, Sabine Glacier, Andrew Glacier, Whitecloud Glacier and McNeile Glacier. Coastal features include Wbster Peaks, Almond Point, Lindblad Cove, Auster Point and Cape Kjellman. Discovery and name Charcot Bay was discovered by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (SwedAE), 1901–04, under Otto Nordenskiöld. He named it for Dr. Jean-Baptiste Charcot, at that time a noted Arctic explorer prepa ...
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Auster Aircraft
Auster Aircraft Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer from 1938 to 1961.Willis, issue 122, p.55 History The company began in 1938 at the Britannia Works, Thurmaston near Leicester, England, as Taylorcraft Aeroplanes (England) Limited, making light observation aircraft designed by the Taylorcraft, Taylorcraft Aircraft Corporation of America. 1,604 high-wing Taylorcraft Auster monoplanes were built during World War II for the armed forces of the UK and Canada, primarily for the role of air observation post (AOP). During the war the head office and drawing office were at a big old house on the outskirts of Thurmaston called "The Woodlands". The fuselages and wings were manufactured at Syston under the works manager by the name of Sharp. Sheet metalwork was done at the old 'en tout cas' works at Thurmaston. Final assembly, fitting out and testing took place at Rearsby aerodrome. The name changed to Auster (after Notus#Auster, the Roman name for the south wind) on 7 March 1 ...
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Auster (surname)
Auster is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Daniel Auster (1893–1963), mayor of Jerusalem in the final years of the British Mandate of Palestine * Ellen Auster (born ?), Canadian professor of strategic management * Lawrence Auster (1949–2013), American traditionalist conservative blogger and essayist * Lydia Auster (1912–1993), Estonian composer *Paul Auster Paul Benjamin Auster (February 3, 1947 – April 30, 2024) was an American writer, novelist, memoirist, poet, and filmmaker. His notable works include '' The New York Trilogy'' (1987), '' Moon Palace'' (1989), '' The Music of Chance'' (1990), ' ... (1947–2024), American writer and film director * Sophie Auster (born 1987), American actress and singer {{surname, Auster English-language surnames German toponymic surnames ...
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Auster Rookery
Auster Rookery is an Emperor penguin rookery on sea-ice, sheltered by grounded icebergs, east of the Auster Islands, and about ENE of Mawson Station in Antarctica. It was discovered in August 1957 by Flying Officer D. Johnston, RAAF, from an ANARE Auster aircraft, after which it was named. The rookery was estimated in 2009 to contain 7,855 individual emperor penguins, and has been designated an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International BirdLife International is a global partnership of non-governmental organizations that strives to conserve birds and their habitats. BirdLife International's priorities include preventing extinction of bird species, identifying and safeguarding i .... References Important Bird Areas of Antarctica Penguin colonies Mac. Robertson Land {{MacRobertsonLand-geo-stub ...
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Taylorcraft Auster
The Taylorcraft Auster was a British military liaison aircraft, liaison and observation aircraft produced by the Auster Aircraft, Taylorcraft Aeroplanes (England) Limited company during the Second World War. Design and development The Auster was a twice-removed development of an American Taylorcraft design of civilian aircraft, the Taylorcraft A, Model A. The Model A had to be redesigned in Britain to meet more stringent Civil Aviation standards and was named the Taylorcraft Plus C.Mondey 1994, p. 71.March 2000, p. 225. After the start of the Second World War, the company developed the model further as an air observation post (AOP)—flown by officers of the Royal Artillery and used for directing artillery-fire of the artillery. The Plus C was re-engined with the Blackburn Cirrus Minor (engine), Cirrus Minor I Piston engine, engine and was re-named the Taylorcraft Plus D. Most of the civil Plus Cs and Ds were pressed into Royal Air Force service; the Plus Cs were re-engined ...
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