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Kizer Island
The Marshall Archipelago () is an extensive group of large ice-covered islands within the Sulzberger Ice Shelf, Antarctica. Discovery and name Several of the islands in the Marshall Archipelago were discovered and plotted by the Byrd Antarctic Expeditions (ByrdAE; 1928–30 and 1933–35) and by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS; 1939–41), all led by Admiral Richard E. Byrd. The full extent of the archipelago was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photographs between 1959 and 1965. The name was proposed by Admiral Byrd for General of the Army (United States), General of the Army George C. Marshall, who made financial contributions as a private individual and also, on the same basis, provided advisory assistance to the Byrd expedition of 1933–35. Location The islands of the Marshall Archipelago are scattered throughout the Sulzberger Ice Shelf. The landward side of the ice shelf extends southeast from Howar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Deep Freeze
Operation Deep Freeze is the code name for a series of United States missions to Antarctica, beginning with "Operation Deep Freeze I" in 1955–56, followed by "Operation Deep Freeze II", "Operation Deep Freeze III", and so on. (There was an initial operation before Richard E. Byrd, Admiral Richard Byrd proposed 'Deep Freeze'). Given the continuing and constant US presence in Antarctica since that date, "Operation Deep Freeze" has come to be used as a general term for US operations in that continent, and in particular for the regular missions to resupply US Antarctic bases, coordinated by the Military of the United States, United States military. Task Force 199 was involved. For a few decades the missions were led by the United States Navy, though the Air National Guard and National Science Foundation are also important parts of the missions. In Antarctica, when the polar dawn starts late in the year things begin warming up and the mission usually runs from late in the year to ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radford Island
Radford Island () is an ice-covered island surmounted by several peaks, lying west of Saunders Mountain in the east part of Sulzberger Ice Shelf, Antarctica. Discovery and name Radford Island was discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE) on the Eastern Flight of 5 December 1929. This feature was mapped as a part of the mainland by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939–1941) and named "Radford Mountains." It was determined to be an island by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from air photos taken by the United States Navy, 1962–1965. Named by Byrd for Vice Admiral Arthur W. Radford, U.S. Navy, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air) during the exploration by United States Navy Operation Highjump (1946–1947) and later Admiral and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Location Radford Island is in the southeast of the Marshall Archipelago, in the Sulzberger Ice Shelf. Features include the Hill Peaks, Clark Knoll, Mount Dane and Eilefsen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sulzberger Bay
Sulzberger Bay () is a bay indenting the front of the Sulzberger Ice Shelf between Fisher Island and Vollmer Island, along the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Location Sulzberger Bay is on the Southern Ocean coast of Marie Byrd Land. It extends along the coast of the Edward VII Peninsula from Fisher Island to Vollmer Island. The Richter Glacier enters the ocean just west of the bay. The Swinburne Ice Shelf, which is fed by the Cumbie Glacier, extends along the coast between Fisher Island and Olson Island, the northern of the White Islands at the mouth of the Butler Glacier, which enters the bay between these islands and the Reeves Peninsula. Beyond this peninsula the Gerry Glacier extends into the bay to the west of the Sulzberger Ice Shelf, which extends to the north past Kizer Island and Cronenwett Island to Vollmer Island at the eastern end of the bay. Discovery and name Sulzberger Bay was discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE) on December 5, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guest Peninsula
The Guest Peninsula () is a snow-covered peninsula about long between the Sulzberger Ice Shelf and Block Bay, in the northwest part of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Location The Guest Peninsula extends westward into the Pacific Ocean from the Fosdick Mountains of the Ford Ranges in Marie Byrd Land. The Sulzberger Ice Shelf and Marshall Archipelago are to the southwest. The Crevasse Valley Glacier enters the ice shelf from the south of the peninsula. Driscoll Island and Block Bay are to the northeast. The Balchen Glacier enters Block Bay to the north of the peninsula. The western part of the peninsula is devoid of named features. Mitchell Peak and Davis Saddle are near the center of the peninsula. The Birchall Peaks are east of this, including Maigetter Peak, Swarm Peak and Butcher Nunatak. Features in the southeast of the peninsula include Mackey Rock, the Chester Mountains, Neptune Nunataks and Mount Corey. Features in the northeast include Thompson Ridge, Mutel Peak, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denfeld Mountains
The Denfeld Mountains () are a group of scattered mountains between Crevasse Valley Glacier and Arthur Glacier in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Location The Denfeld Mountains are on the Saunders Coast of Marie Byrd Land. They are to the east of Radford Island in the Sulzberger Ice Shelf, south of the Crevasse Valley Glacier and the Fosdick Mountains, and north of the Arthur Glacier and the Sarnoff Mountains. The Gutenko Nunataks are to the northeast. Features in the northwest include Saunders Mountain, Skua Gull Peak, Mount Stancliff, Lichen Peak, Teardrop Pond, Greegor Peak, Passel Pond, Mount Passel, Mount Fulton and Tomandl Nunatak. Features in the northeast include the Wiener Peaks, Greer Peak, Morriss Peak and Mount Edwards. Features in the south include the Swanson Mountains, Mount Fonda, Mount Crabtree, Mount Treadwell, Wells Ridge, Mount Gilmour, Mount Ralph, Mount McCormick, Mount Little, Mount Swan and Post Ridge. Exploration and name The mountain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George C
George may refer to: Names * George (given name) * George (surname) People * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George, son of Andrew I of Hungary Places South Africa * George, South Africa, a city ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa, a city * George, Missouri, a ghost town * George, Washington, a city * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Computing * George (algebraic compiler) also known as 'Laning and Zierler system', an algebraic compiler by Laning and Zierler in 1952 * GEORGE (computer), early computer built by Argonne National Laboratory in 1957 * GEORGE (operating system), a range of operating systems (George 1–4) for the ICT 1900 range of computers in the 1960s * GEORGE (programming language), an autocode system invented by Charles Leo ... [...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] |
