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Dennistoun Glacier
The Dennistoun Glacier () is a glacier, long, draining the northern slopes of Mount Black Prince, Mount Royalist and Mount Adam in the Admiralty Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It flows northwest between the Lyttelton Range and Dunedin Range, turning east on rounding the latter range to enter the sea south of Cape Scott. Exploration and naming The coastal extremity of the Dennistoun Glacier was charted in 1911–12 by the Northern Party, led by Victor Campbell, of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13 (BrAE). The glacier is named after Jim Dennistoun, a New Zealand alpinist who was in charge of the mules on board the '' Terra Nova'' on her way to Antarctica. The entire extent of the glacier was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and United States Navy aerial photography, 1960–63. The name Fowlie Glacier, which in fact refers to a tributary glacier, has sometimes been inadvertently misapplied to this feature. Location The Denni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean (also known as the Antarctic Ocean), it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent, being about 40% larger than Europe, and has an area of . Most of Antarctica is covered by the Antarctic ice sheet, with an average thickness of . Antarctica is, on average, the coldest, driest, and windiest of the continents, and it has the highest average elevation. It is mainly a polar desert, with annual Climate of Antarctica#Precipitation, precipitation of over along the coast and far less inland. About 70% of the world's freshwater reserves are frozen in Antarctica, which, if melted, would raise global sea levels by almost . Antarctica holds the record for the Lowest temperature recorded on Earth, lowest measured temperature on Earth, . The coastal regions can reach temperatures over in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Faget
Mount Minto () is a lofty, mostly ice-free mountain rising to , located east of Mount Adam in the central portion of the Admiralty Mountains, Victoria Land, Antarctica. Discovery and name Mount Minto was discovered in January 1841 by Captain James Clark Ross, Royal Navy, who named it for Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto, then First Lord of the Admiralty. Location Mount Minto is at the head of the Ironside Glacier, which flows southeast, and to the east of the head of the Man-o-War Glacier, which flows west and then south. The Dugdale Glacier receives ice from its north face. Nearby features to the south include Mount Achilles, Wylie Ridge, and Meier Peak. Features to the west include Mount Black Prince, Mount Ajax, Mount Royalist and Mount Adam. Features to the north include Mount Faget and Mount Gilruth. Nearby features Mount Achilles . A prominent pyramidal mountain high rising from the divide between Fitch Glacier and Man-o-War Glacier. Named by N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Antarctic Research Programme
The New Zealand Antarctic Research Programme (NZARP) was a research programme that operated a permanent research facility in Antarctica from 1959 to 1996. It was created by the Geophysics Division of New Zealand's Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (New Zealand), Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), originally based in Wellington. The programme promoted research in geochemistry, zoology, geology, botany, meteorology, and limnology. History NZARP began as a proposal by the New Zealand government, in 1953, for a research base in Antarctica. Its mission was to provide support for a variety of scientific fieldwork in Antarctica. Members worked as researchers, assistants, tour guides, operators, and administrators to Scott Base. Ground was broken for Scott Base on 10 January 1957. Assembly of the base began 12 January, conducted by the eight men who first assembled the base in Wellington, and was completed by 20 January. In 1959, the NZARP was establi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee
New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) is an adjudicating committee established to authorize the naming of features in the Ross Dependency on the Antarctic continent. It is composed of the members of the New Zealand Geographic Board plus selected specialists on Antarctica. This committee works in collaboration with similar place-naming authorities in Australia, Great Britain and the United States to reach concurrence on each decision. The NZ-APC committee was established in 1956. Names attributed by the committee * Alberich Glacier, named after Alberich, king of the elves and chief of the Nibelungen * Arena Saddle, named in conjunction with Arena Valley * Brawhm Pass, named after the six party members of the University of New South Wales expeditions of 1964–65 and 1966–67 * Caliper Cove, named for descriptive features * Canada Stream, named in conjunction with Canada Glacier * Cape Crossfire, named for descriptive features * Cuneiform Cliffs, named for de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Findlay Range
The Findlay Range is a range lying parallel to and west of Lyttelton Range, extending between Grigg Peak and Sorensen Peak. Exploration and naming The Findlay Range was named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) after Robert H. Findlay, geologist, New Zealand Antarctic Division, DSIR; leader of a New Zealand Antarctic Research Programme (NZARP) geological party to this area, 1981-82. Location The Findlay Range is in the Admiralty Mountains to the southeast of the Robinson Heights. The Lyttelton Range is to the east and the Homerun Range to the west. Features of the Finlay Range include Grigg Peak, Mount Pittard, Mount Granholm and the Gadsden Peaks. Features Grigg Peak . A peak high located west of the north tip of Lyttelton Range. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Gordon C. Grigg, USARP biologist at McMurdo Station, 1966-67. Mount Bierle - A mountain high rising north of Mount Granhol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anare Mountains
The Anare Mountains () are a large group of mainly snow-covered peaks and ridges along the northern coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The group is bounded on the north and east by the Pacific Ocean, on the west by Lillie Glacier, and on the south by Ebbe Glacier and Dennistoun Glacier. They are north of the Concord Mountains and east of the Bowers Mountains. Exploration and naming Mountains in this area were first sighted by Captain James Clark Ross in 1841. They were photographed during United States Navy Operation Highjump (1946–1947) and were surveyed by United States Geological Survey (USGS) helicopter teams, 1962–63. The Anare Mountains were named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1963–64, for the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE), 1962, under Phillip Law, which performed survey work along the coast. Location In the northwest the Anare Mountains extend along the Pacific coast to the east ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quam Heights
Quam Heights () is a mostly snow-covered heights, long and wide, rising over and forming the coastline between the Barnett Glacier and Dennistoun Glacier in northern Victoria Land, Antarctica. Exploration and naming The Quam Heights were mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy aerial photography, 1960–63. The site was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Louis O. Quam, chief scientist of the National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs, 1967–72. Location Quam Heights is in the extreme east of the Anare Mountains, to the south of Barnett Glacier and Smith Inlet. It is separated by the Douglas Gap from the Hedgpeth Heights to the east. The Dennistoun Glacier The Dennistoun Glacier () is a glacier, long, draining the northern slopes of Mount Black Prince, Mount Royalist and Mount Adam in the Admiralty Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It flows northwest between t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hedgpeth Heights
The Hedgpeth Heights () are mainly snow-covered heights, long and with peaks rising to , located southwest of the Quam Heights in the Anare Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. Exploration and naming The Hedgpeth Heights was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960–63, and was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Joel Hedgpeth, a United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist at McMurdo Station, 1967–68, and Palmer Station, 1968–69. Location The Hedgpeth Heights are towards the east of the Anare Mountains. The Barnett Glacier runs east along the north side, and the Dennistoun Glacier runs east along its south side. The Douglas Gap to the east connects the two glaciers and separates the Hedgpeth Heights from the Quam Heights to the east.. Features include Mount Pechell and Tanaza Peak in the north and Allowitz Peak and Mount Troubridge in the south. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebbe Glacier
Lillie Glacier () is a large glacier in Antarctica, about long and wide. It lies between the Bowers Mountains on the west and the Concord Mountains and Anare Mountains on the east, flowing to Ob' Bay on the coast and forming the Lillie Glacier Tongue. Discovery and naming The glacier tongue was discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, and was named by the expedition for Dennis G. Lillie, a biologist on the ''Terra Nova''. The name Lillie has since been extended to the entire glacier. The lower half of the glacier was plotted by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (ANARE) (''Thala Dan'') in 1962, which explored the area and utilized air photos taken by United States Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. The whole feature was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960–62. On 22 October 1964 a United States Navy ski-equipped LC-47 airplane flew from Hallett Station to establish a cac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anare Pass
The Anare Mountains () are a large group of mainly snow-covered peaks and ridges along the northern coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The group is bounded on the north and east by the Pacific Ocean, on the west by Lillie Glacier, and on the south by Ebbe Glacier and Dennistoun Glacier. They are north of the Concord Mountains and east of the Bowers Mountains. Exploration and naming Mountains in this area were first sighted by Captain James Clark Ross in 1841. They were photographed during United States Navy Operation Highjump (1946–1947) and were surveyed by United States Geological Survey (USGS) helicopter teams, 1962–63. The Anare Mountains were named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1963–64, for the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE), 1962, under Phillip Law, which performed survey work along the coast. Location In the northwest the Anare Mountains extend along the Pacific coast to the east ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
