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Hughes Peninsula
Thurston Island () is a largely ice-covered, glacially dissected island, long and wide, lying between Amundsen Sea and Bellingshausen Sea a short way off the northwest end of Ellsworth Land, Antarctica. The island is separated from the mainland by Peacock Sound, which is occupied by the west portion of Abbot Ice Shelf. Geography Thurston Island is separated from the mainland by Peacock Sound, which is occupied by the western portion of Abbot Ice Shelf. It lies off the Eights Coast. Bellingshausen Sea lies the east and Amundsen Sea to the west. Sherman Island, Carpenter Island and Dustin Island in Seraph Bay lie to the south of Thurston Island. The Walker Mountains form the spine of the island. Peaks in that range include, from west to east, Landfall Peak, Mount Lopez, Mount Caldwell, Mount Kazukaitis, Mount Simpson, Mount Noxon, Mount Leech, Mount Hubbard, Smith Peak, Mount Borgesen, Guy Peaks, Mount Hawthorne, Mount Bramhall, Zuhn Bluff and Parker Peak. The northwe ... [...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 Kazukaitis
The Walker Mountains () are a range of peaks and nunataks which are fairly well separated but trend east–west to form the axis, or spine, of Thurston Island in Antarctica. Location The Walker Mountains form the spine of Thurston Island, running from west to east along the length of the island. Features, from west to east, include Landfall Peak, Mount Lopez, Mount Caldwell, Henderson Knob, Mount Kazukaitis, Mount Simpson, Mount Noxon, Mount Leech, Mount Hubbard, Smith Peak, Mount Borgeson, Guy Peaks, Mount Hawthorne, Mount Bramhall, Zuhn Bluff and Parker Peak. Discovery and Name The Walker Mountains were discovered by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and members of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) in a flight from the ship ''Bear'' on February 27, 1940. They were named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-SCAN) for Lt. William M. Walker, captain of the United States Exploring Expedition ship ''Flying Fish'' which reached a point 100 mi N of Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankenfield Glacier
This is a list of glaciers on Thurston Island, an ice-covered, glacially dissected island, long, wide and in area, lying a short way off the northwest end of Ellsworth Land, Antarctica. It is the third-largest island of Antarctica, after Alexander Island and Berkner Island. Northwest Glacier flowing north, to the west of Noville Peninsula, from west to east Foley Glacier . Glacier about long flowing north from the western end of Thurston Island just east of Cape Petersen. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Kevin M. Foley, United States Geological Survey (USGS), Reston, Virginia, computer specialist, team member of the Glaciological and Coastal-Change Maps of Antarctica Project. Sessums Glacier . A glacier flowing into the head of Henry Inlet on the north side of Thurston Island. Named by US-ACAN after Lieutenant Commander Walter Sessums, helicopter pilot in the Eastern Group of United States Navy (United States Navy) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sikorski Glacier
The Sikorski Glacier is a small glacier in the north-eastern part of the Noville Peninsula, Thurston Island, Ellsworth Land, Antarctica. It flows north-east to the Bellingshausen Sea between Mount Palmer and Mount Feury. It was first roughly delineated from aerial photos taken by the USN's Operation Highjump in 1946–47. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Stephen Sikorski, electronics technician on USS ''Glacier'', who assisted in setting up an automatic weather station on Thurston Island during the USN's Bellingshausen Sea Expedition in February 1960. Important Bird Area A 316 ha site on fast ice north of the glacier has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of about 3,500 emperor penguins, based on 2009 satellite imagery. See also * List of glaciers in the Antarctic * Glaciology Glaciology (; ) is the scientific study of glaciers, or, more generally, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parker Peak
The Walker Mountains () are a range of peaks and nunataks which are fairly well separated but trend east–west to form the axis, or spine, of Thurston Island in Antarctica. Location The Walker Mountains form the spine of Thurston Island, running from west to east along the length of the island. Features, from west to east, include Landfall Peak, Mount Lopez, Mount Caldwell, Henderson Knob, Mount Kazukaitis, Mount Simpson, Mount Noxon, Mount Leech, Mount Hubbard, Smith Peak, Mount Borgeson, Guy Peaks, Mount Hawthorne, Mount Bramhall, Zuhn Bluff and Parker Peak. Discovery and Name The Walker Mountains were discovered by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and members of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) in a flight from the ship ''Bear'' on February 27, 1940. They were named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-SCAN) for Lt. William M. Walker, captain of the United States Exploring Expedition ship ''Flying Fish'' which reached a point 100 mi N of Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
