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LaForrest Rock
The Duncan Mountains () are a group of rugged coastal foothills, about long, extending from the mouth of Liv Glacier to the mouth of Strom Glacier at the head of the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. Discovery and naming The Duncan Mountains were discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in November 1929 and named for James Duncan, the Manager of Tapley Ltd, shipping agents for the Byrd expeditions at Dunedin, New Zealand. Location According to ''Sailing Directions for Antarctica'' (1960), "Duncan Mountains (James Duncan Mountains) lie along the 85th parallel between 165° W and 168° W. These conspicuous foothills are marked by a series of ragged peaks rising to about 4,800 feet, eroded by many cirques and with small glaciers descending from the slopes." The northernmost point of the Duncan Mountains is Morris Peak, just east of the point where the Liv Glacier enters the Ross Ice Shelf. The Somero Glacier flows to the northwest of the Duncan Mountains to enter the Liv Glacier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Dependency
The Ross Dependency is a region of Antarctica defined by a circular sector, sector originating at the South Pole, passing along longitudes 160th meridian east, 160° east to 150th meridian west, 150° west, and terminating at latitude 60th parallel south, 60° south. It is claimed by New Zealand, a claim mutually accepted only by Australia, the United Kingdom, UK, France and Norway, which are countries that also have territorial claims in Antarctica. Under the 1961 Antarctic Treaty System, Antarctic Treaty, of which all territorial claimants are signatories, including New Zealand, all claims are held in abeyance. Article IV states: "No acts or activities taking place while the present Treaty is in force shall constitute a basis for asserting, supporting or denying a claim to territorial sovereignty in Antarctica or create any rights of sovereignty in Antarctica". The Dependency takes its name from James Clark Ross, Sir James Clark Ross, who discovered the Ross Sea and includes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byrd Antarctic Expedition
Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an United States Navy, American naval officer, and pioneering aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a segment of the Arctic Ocean, and a segment of the Antarctic Plateau. He is also known for discovering Mount Sidley, the largest dormant volcano in Antarctica. Byrd claimed to be the first to reach both the North Pole, North and South Poles by air. However, there is some controversy as to whether Byrd was actually the first person to reach the North Pole. It is generally believed that the distance Byrd claimed to fly was longer than the possible fuel range of his airplane. He was a List of Medal of Honor recipients during peacetime, recipient of the Medal of Honor, the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration, and the Navy Cross, the second highest honor for valor given by the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liv Glacier
Liv Glacier () is a steep valley glacier, long, emerging from the Antarctic Plateau just southeast of Barnum Peak and draining north through the Queen Maud Mountains to enter Ross Ice Shelf between Mayer Crags and Duncan Mountains. It was discovered in 1911 by Roald Amundsen, who named it for the daughter of Fridtjof Nansen. Richard E. Byrd chose this glacier as his route to the Polar Plateau on 28 November 1929 when he flew from Little America to the South Pole. Location According to ''Sailing Directions for Antarctica'' (1960), "The Liv Glacier (85° S. 168° W.) reaches the Ross Ice Shelf on the western side of the Duncan Mountains. It is about 7 miles wide and trends southward about 40 miles to the polar plateau. The Fisher Mountains rise prominently forming the western wall, and the massif of Mount Fridtjof Nansen, about 13,156 feet high, forms the eastern flank of the Liv Glacier. The northern slopes of this sandstone and granite massif were investigated by Gould i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strom Glacier
Strom Glacier () is a steep valley glacier flowing northeast from the north side of Mount Fridtjof Nansen to the head of the Ross Ice Shelf, flanked on the northwest by the Duncan Mountains and on the southeast by the Herbert Range. Name The glacier derives its name from "Strom Camp" near its foot, occupied during December 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an United States Navy, American naval officer, and pioneering aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator and e ... geological party under Gould. Strom Camp was named by that party for Sverre Strom, first mate of the ship ''City of New York'', who remained ashore as a member of the winter party and headed the snowmobile party which hauled supplies in support of the two field parties. Route The Strom Glacier forms to the north of the Herbert Range. Webster Knob is above its head, at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica (, an area of roughly and about across: about the size of France). It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than long, and between high above the water surface. Ninety percent of the floating ice, however, is below the water surface. Most of the Ross Ice Shelf is in the Ross Dependency claimed by New Zealand. It floats in, and covers, a large southern portion of the Ross Sea and the entire Roosevelt Island, Antarctica, Roosevelt Island located in the east of the Ross Sea. The ice shelf is named after James Clark Ross, Sir James Clark Ross, who discovered it on 28 January 1841. It was originally called "The Barrier", with various adjectives including "Great Ice Barrier", as it prevented sailing further south. Ross mapped the ice front eastward to 160° W. In 1947, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names applied the name "Ross Shelf Ice" to this feature and published it in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Duncan (shipping Agent)
James, Jim, or Jimmy Duncan may refer to: Politicians * James Duncan (Pennsylvania politician) (1756–1844), American politician from Pennsylvania * James Duncan (MP for Barrow-in-Furness) (1858–1911), British lawyer and Liberal politician * James H. Duncan (1793–1869), American politician from Massachusetts *James Hastings Duncan (1855–1928), British Liberal Member of Parliament for Otley, 1900–1918 * Jim Duncan (Alaska politician) (born 1942), former Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives, congressional candidate * Jimmy Duncan (politician) (born 1947), American politician from Tennessee * Sir James Duncan, 1st Baronet (1899–1974), British politician Sportspeople * James Duncan (discus thrower) (1887–1955), American athlete * James Duncan (football left-back) (fl. 1878–1882), Scottish footballer (Alexandra Athletic, Rangers and Scotland) * James Duncan (football outside left) (fl. 1890–1893), Scottish footballer (Sheffield United) * James Duncan (basketb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapley Ltd
Tapley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Amanda Tapley (contemporary), American beauty queen; Miss Alabama 2008 * Chase Tapley (born 1991), American basketball player * Colin Tapley (1907–1995), New Zealand-born British actor * Daisy Tapley (1882-1925), Contralto and Activist * David Tapley (born 1990), Lead singer, Irish Band Tandem Felix * Harold Tapley (1875–1932), New Zealand politician * John Tapley (1911–1956), American Negro league baseball player * Lucy Hale Tapley (1857-1932), third president of Spelman College * Rose Tapley Rose Elizabeth Tapley (June 30, 1881 – February 23, 1956) was an American actress of the stage and an early heroine of silent films. Early life Tapley was born in Salem, Massachusetts. She was the cousin of Captain Robert Bartlett (explo ... (1881–1956), American stage and film actress * Rufus P. Tapley (1823–1893), justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court Fictional characters * Mark Tapley, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunedin
Dunedin ( ; ) is the second-most populous city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from ("fort of Edin"), the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The city has a rich Māori people, Māori, Scottish people, Scottish, and Chinese people, Chinese heritage. With an estimated population of as of , Dunedin is New Zealand's seventh-most populous metropolitan and urban area. For cultural, geographical, and historical reasons, the city has long been considered one of New Zealand's four main centres. The urban area of Dunedin lies on the central-eastern coast of Otago, surrounding the head of Otago Harbour. The harbour and hills around Dunedin are the remnants of an extinct volcano. The city suburbs extend out into the surrounding valleys and hills, onto the isthmus of the Otago Peninsula, and along the shores of the Otago Harbour and the Pacific Ocean. Archaeological evidence poin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somero Glacier
Liv Glacier () is a steep valley glacier, long, emerging from the Antarctic Plateau just southeast of Barnum Peak and draining north through the Queen Maud Mountains to enter Ross Ice Shelf between Mayer Crags and Duncan Mountains. It was discovered in 1911 by Roald Amundsen, who named it for the daughter of Fridtjof Nansen. Richard E. Byrd chose this glacier as his route to the Polar Plateau on 28 November 1929 when he flew from Little America to the South Pole. Location According to ''Sailing Directions for Antarctica'' (1960), "The Liv Glacier (85° S. 168° W.) reaches the Ross Ice Shelf on the western side of the Duncan Mountains. It is about 7 miles wide and trends southward about 40 miles to the polar plateau. The Fisher Mountains rise prominently forming the western wall, and the massif of Mount Fridtjof Nansen, about 13,156 feet high, forms the eastern flank of the Liv Glacier. The northern slopes of this sandstone and granite massif were investigated by Gould i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Range
The Herbert Range () is a range in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica, extending from the edge of the Antarctic Plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf between the Axel Heiberg Glacier and Strom Glacier. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) for Walter W. Herbert, leader of the Southern Party of the New Zealand GSAE (1961–62) which explored the Axel Heiberg Glacier area. Course The Herbert Range runs from west to east between the Axel Heiberg Glacier to the south and the Strom Glacier to the north. Peaks in the west include Gjelsvik Peak, Mount Fridtjof Nansen, Webster Knob and Mount Balchen. Peaks further east include Bell Peak, Mount Cohen, Zigzag Bluff and Mount Betty, to the north of Bigend Saddle. Cohen Glacier runs north from Mount Cohen to join Strom Glacier. Sargent Glacier runs southwest from Mount Cohen to join Axel Heiberg Glacier. Features Geographical features include: Gjelsvik Peak . A peak, high, standing northwest of Mount Fridtjof Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
