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Land Bay () is an ice-filled bay, about wide, indenting the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, just eastward of Groves Island. It was discovered by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS; 1939–41), and takes its name from Land Glacier which descends into the bay. Location Land Bay extends from just east of Groves Island and Burnette Rock. Holcomb Glacier flows north into the bay to the east of the island and the west of Trenholm Point. Land Glacier flows north into the bay between Eldred Point to the west and Castillo Point to the east. Further to the east Strauss Glacier flows into the bay to the northeast of the Ickes Mountains. Features Groves Island . An ice-covered island long, lying close off the coast of Marie Byrd Land between Siemiatkowski Glacier and Land Glacier. Mapped from surveys by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and United States Navy air photos (1959-65). Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Be ...
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Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land (MBL) is an unclaimed region of Antarctica. With an area of , it is the largest unclaimed territory on Earth. It was named after the wife of American naval officer Richard E. Byrd, who explored the region in the early 20th century. The territory lies in West Antarctica, east of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and south of the Pacific Ocean portion of the Antarctic or Southern Ocean, extending eastward approximately to a line between the head of the Ross Ice Shelf and Eights Coast. It stretches between 158°W and 103°24'W. The inclusion of the area between the Rockefeller Plateau and Eights Coast is based upon Byrd's exploration. Overview Because of its remoteness, even by Antarctic standards, most of Marie Byrd Land (the portion east of 150°W) has not been claimed by any sovereign state. It is by far the largest single unclaimed territory on Earth, with an area of , including Eights Coast, immediately east of Marie Byrd Land. In 1939, United States ...
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United States Antarctic Service
The United States Antarctic Program (or USAP; formerly known as the United States Antarctic Research Program or USARP and the United States Antarctic Service or USAS) is an organization of the United States government which has a presence in the Antarctica continent. Founded in 1959, the USAP manages all U.S. Research stations in Antarctica, scientific research and related Transport in Antarctica, logistics in Antarctica as well as aboard ships in the Southern Ocean. United States Antarctic Program The United States established the U.S. Antarctic Research Program (USARP) in 1959—the name was later changed to the U.S. Antarctic Program—immediately following the success of the International Geophysical Year (IGY). Today, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has a Presidential Mandate to manage the United States Antarctic Program, through which it operates three year-round research stations and two research vessels, coordinates all U.S. science on the southernmost continent, ...
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Land Glacier
The Land Glacier () is a broad, heavily crevassed glacier, about long, descending into Land Bay in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the United States Antarctic Service (1939–41) and named for Rear Admiral Emory S. Land, Chairman of the United States Maritime Commission. Location The Land Glacier flows north from the ice field to the northeast of the west-flowing Balchen Glacier and Crevasse Valley Glacier. Milan Rock is to the east of its upper section. It flows past the west side of the ridge that includes Mount Hartkopf, Pearson Peak (formerly Mount Pearson), McGraw Peak and Mount McCoy, where it is joined from the east by the combined Paschal Glacier and White Glacier. Castillo Point defines the eastern point of its mouth. From its west it is joined by Farbo Glacier and El-Sayed Glacier, which both descend from the heights of Zuncich Hill and McGee Rock. Between these two, it saddles at Parker Pass with the west-flowing Siemiatkowski Glacier. Bruner Hi ...
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Strauss Glacier
Strauss Glacier () is a glacier, long, flowing between the Ickes Mountains and Coulter Heights to enter the sea at the east side of Land Bay, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Mapping and name The Strauss Glacier was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photographs between 1959 and 1965. The naming was proposed to United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) by Admiral Richard E. Byrd. It was named for Lewis Strauss, Chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission, 1953–58, longtime friend and advisor to Admiral Byrd who recommended that the Antarctic be used to demonstrate peaceful employment of atomic energy. Location The Strauss Glacier originates to the south of the Coulter Heights and flows west to enter Land Bay to the east of the mouth of Land Glacier and west of the mouth of the Hull Glacier. It passes the Ickes Mountains to the south of its mouth. The Krigsvold Nunataks are at the head of t ...
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Ickes Mountains
The Ickes Mountains (, ) () are a series of coastal mountains that extend west from Strauss Glacier for in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Discovery and name The Ickes Mountains were discovered from aircraft of the United States Antarctic Service on 18 December 1940. The name Ickes Mountains, after United States Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes, appeared in the maps and reports resulting from this expedition although Ickes objected and never acquiesced to the use. Nonetheless, the name became established in usage and in 1966 was approved by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN). The United States Antarctic Service was established in the Division of Territories and Island Possessions of the United States Department of the Interior in 1939, during the period (1933–46) that Ickes was secretary. Location The Ickes Mountains are south of the mouth of Strauss Glacier in Land Bay on the Pacific Ocean. They are east of the mouth of Land Glacie ...
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Siemiatkowski Glacier
Nickerson Ice Shelf (), is an ice shelf about wide, lying north of Siemiatkowski Glacier and the western part of Ruppert Coast, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Discovery and name The Nickerson Ice Shelf was first observed and roughly mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE) (1928-30). It was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander H.J. Nickerson, United States Navy, administrative officer on the staff of the Commander, Task Force 43, during Operation Deep Freeze 1966. Features Newman Island . An ice-covered island long, lying in the Nickerson Ice Shelf. Mapped from surveys by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and United States Navy air photos (1959-65). Named by US-ACAN for Commander J.F. Newman, United States Navy, ships officer on the staff of the Commander, Task Force 43, during Deep Freeze 1966. Stephen Island . An ice-covered island about long lying at the west side of Nickerson Ice Shelf. Mapped from ...
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United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology. The agency was founded on March 3, 1879, to study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The agency also makes maps of planets and moons, based on data from U.S. space probes. The sole scientific agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior, USGS is a fact-finding research organization with no regulatory responsibility. It is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with major offices near Lakewood, Colorado; at the Denver Federal Center; and in NASA Research Park in California. In 2009, it employed about 8,670 people. The current motto of the USGS, in use since August 1997, is "science for a changing world". The agency's previous slogan, adopted on its hundredth anniversary, was "Earth Science in the Pub ...
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United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare, maritime military branch, service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is the world's most powerful navy with the largest Displacement (ship), displacement, at 4.5 million tons in 2021. It has the world's largest aircraft carrier fleet, with List of aircraft carriers in service, eleven in service, one undergoing trials, two new carriers under construction, and six other carriers planned as of 2024. With 336,978 personnel on active duty and 101,583 in the Ready Reserve, the U.S. Navy is the third largest of the United States military service branches in terms of personnel. It has 299 deployable combat vessels and about 4,012 operational aircraft as of 18 July 2023. The U.S. Navy is one of six United States Armed Forces, armed forces of the United States and one of eight uniformed services of the United States. The United States Navy traces its origins to the Continental Navy, which was established during ...
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Advisory Committee On Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica. History The committee was established in 1943 as the Special Committee on Antarctic Names (SCAN). It became the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1947. Fred G. Alberts was Secretary of the Committee from 1949 to 1980. By 1959, a structured nomenclature was reached, allowing for further exploration, structured mapping of the region and a unique naming system. A 1990 ACAN gazeeter of Antarctica listed 16,000 names. Description The United States does not recognise territorial boundaries within Antarctica, so ACAN assigns names to features anywhere within the continent, in consultation with other national nomenclature bodies where appropriate, as defined by the Antarctic Treaty System. The research and staff support for the ACAN is provided by the United States Geologi ...
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United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the primary Land warfare, land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of the United States Constitution (1789).See alsTitle 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001 It operates under the authority, direction, and control of the United States Secretary of Defense, United States secretary of defense. It is one of the six armed forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. The Army is the most senior branch in order of precedence amongst the armed services. It has its roots in the Continental Army, formed on 14 June 1775 to fight against the British for independence during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783). After the Revolutionary War, the Congress of the Confederation created the United States Army on 3 June 1784 to replace the disbanded Continental Army.Library of CongressJournals ...
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Byrd Station
The Byrd Station is a former research station established by the United States during the International Geophysical Year by U.S. Navy Seabees during Operation Deep Freeze II in West Antarctica. It was a year-round base until 1972, and then seasonal up to 2005. The station was built in 1957, and is located on the West Antarctic ice cap. It was accessible by overland ice traverse or by ski-equipped C-130 aircraft. History A joint Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines operation supported an overland tractor train traverse that left out of Little America V in late 1956 to establish the station. The train was led by Army Major Merle Dawson and completed a traverse of over unexplored country in Marie Byrd Land to blaze a trail to a spot selected beforehand. The station consisted of a set of four prefabricated buildings and was erected in less than one month by U.S. Navy Seabees. It was commissioned on January 1, 1957. The original station ("Old Byrd") lasted about four years befo ...
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