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Rymill Bay () is a bay, wide at its mouth and indenting between Red Rock Ridge and Bertrand Ice Piedmont along the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. Location Rymill Bay is in the east of the larger Marguerite Bay in Graham Land on the Fallières Coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. It is south of Neny Fjord, west of Hadley Upland and north of Mikkelsen Bay. The Bertrand Ice Piedmond extends along its south shore, fed by Martin Glacier. Further north the bay is fed by Romulus Glacier. Red Bay is just north of the bay. Islands and rocks include Bar Island, off Red Bay, Refuge Islands, Garnet Rocks, Breccia Island, Pup Rock and Tiber Rocks. Exploration and name Rymill Bay was probably first seen from a distance by the French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE) under Jean-Baptiste Charcot in 1909. The bay was first surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) and was resurveyed in 1948 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS). The name, proposed by member ...
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Fallières Coast
The Fallières Coast is that portion of the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula between the head of Bourgeois Fjord and Cape Jeremy and lies on Marguerite Bay and the Wordie Ice Shelf. On the south it is joined by Rymill Coast, and in the north by Loubet Coast. Fallières Coast was first explored in January 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition under J.B. Charcot, who named it for Armand Fallières, then President of France The president of France, officially the president of the French Republic (), is the executive head of state of France, and the commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces. As the presidency is the supreme magistracy of the country, the po .... References Coasts of Graham Land {{FallièresCoast-geo-stub ...
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John Riddoch Rymill
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died ), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (died ), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope John (disambigu ...
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Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
The Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) was an expedition from 1947–1948 which researched the area surrounding the head of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica. Background Finn Ronne led the RARE which was the final privately sponsored expedition from the United States and explored and mapped the last unknown coastline on earth and determined that the Weddell Sea and the Ross Sea were not connected. The expedition included Isaac Schlossbach, as second in command, who was to have Cape Schlossbach named after him. The expedition, based out of Stonington Island was the first to take women to over-winter. Ronne's wife, Edith Ronne was correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance for expedition and the chief pilot Darlington took his wife. Partial listing of discoveries * Mount Abrams – Named for Talbert Abrams, noted photogrammetric engineer * Mount Becker – Named for Ralph A. Becker, legal counsel who assisted in the formation of RARE * Mount Brun ...
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Debenham Islands
The Debenham Islands () are a group of islands and rocks lying between Millerand Island and the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. Location The Debenham Islands are in Marguerite Bay in Graham Land on the Fallières Coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. They are south of Cape Calmette, north of Millerand Island and west of the mouth of Northeast Glacier. The Argentinian San Martín Base is located on Barry Island. Discovery and name The Debenham Islands were discovered and named by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) (1934–37) under John Rymill. The BGLE base was on Barry Island, in the center of the group, during part of this time. They were named for Frank Debenham, who served as a member of the BGLE Advisory Committee. Powell Channel . A narrow channel between Millerand Island and the Debenham Islands. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreig ...
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Blackwall Mountains
Hadley Upland () is a triangular shaped remnant plateau with an undulating surface, , in southern Graham Land, Antarctica. It is bounded by Windy Valley and Martin Glacier, Gibbs Glacier and Lammers Glacier. Location Hadley Upland is to the east of Marguerite Bay in Graham Land on the Fallières Coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. Godfrey Upland is to the south, Traffic Circle, Mercator Ice Piedmont and Mobiloil Inlet are to the east, Solberg Inlet and Joerg Peninsula are to the north east and Walton Peak is to the north. Gibbs Glacier flows along the northeast side of the upland. Windy Valley and Lammers Glacier define the south side. Bertrand Ice Piedmont, Rymill Bay and Neny Fjord are on the northwest side. Snowshoe Glacier and Remus Glacier flow into Neny Fjord. Romulus Glacier and Martin Glacier flow into Rymill Bay. Other features and nearby features, from north to south, include the Blackwall Mountains, Neny Matterhorn, Black Thumb, Mount Lupa, Mount Medina, ...
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Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson (5 May 1882 – 14 October 1958) was a British-born Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer, and academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Sir Ernest Shackleton, he was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Mawson was born in England and was brought to Australia as an infant. He completed degrees in mining engineering and geology at the University of Sydney. In 1905 he was made a lecturer in petrology and mineralogy at the University of Adelaide. Mawson's first experience in the Antarctic came as a member of Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition, ''Nimrod'' Expedition (1907–1909), alongside his mentor Edgeworth David. They were part of the expedition's northern party, which became the first to attain the South magnetic pole and to climb Mount Erebus. After his participation in Shackleton's expedition, Mawson became the principal instigator of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–1914). The expedit ...
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British Australian And New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition
The British Australian (and) New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) was a research expedition into Antarctica between 1929 and 1931, involving two voyages over consecutive Austral summers. It was a British Commonwealth initiative, driven more by geopolitics than science, and funded by the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. The leader of the BANZARE was Sir Douglas Mawson and there were several subcommanders (Captain K.N. MacKenzie, who replaced Captain John King Davis for the second summer) on board the RRS ''Discovery'', the ship previously used by Robert Falcon Scott. The BANZARE, which also made several short flights in a small plane, mapped the coastline of Antarctica and discovered Mac. Robertson Land and Princess Elizabeth Land (which later was claimed as part of the Australian Antarctic Territory). The voyages primarily comprised an "acquisitive exploratory expedition", with Mawson making proclamations of British sovereignty over Antarctic lands a ...
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UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) and the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI). Such names are formally approved by the Commissioners of the BAT and SGSSI respectively and published in the BAT Gazetteer and the SGSSI Gazetteer maintained by the Committee. The BAT names are also published in the international Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica maintained by SCAR. The Committee may also consider proposals for new place names for geographical features in areas of Antarctica outside BAT and SGSSI, which are referred to other Antarctic place-naming authorities or decided by the Committee itself if situated in the unclaimed sector of Antarctica. Names attributed by the committee * Anvil Crag, named for descriptive features * Anckorn Nunataks, named after J. F ...
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Black Thumb
Hadley Upland () is a triangular shaped remnant plateau with an undulating surface, , in southern Graham Land, Antarctica. It is bounded by Windy Valley and Martin Glacier, Gibbs Glacier and Lammers Glacier. Location Hadley Upland is to the east of Marguerite Bay in Graham Land on the Fallières Coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. Godfrey Upland is to the south, Traffic Circle, Mercator Ice Piedmont and Mobiloil Inlet are to the east, Solberg Inlet and Joerg Peninsula are to the north east and Walton Peak is to the north. Gibbs Glacier flows along the northeast side of the upland. Windy Valley and Lammers Glacier define the south side. Bertrand Ice Piedmont, Rymill Bay and Neny Fjord are on the northwest side. Snowshoe Glacier and Remus Glacier flow into Neny Fjord. Romulus Glacier and Martin Glacier flow into Rymill Bay. Other features and nearby features, from north to south, include the Blackwall Mountains, Neny Matterhorn, Black Thumb, Mount Lupa, Mount Medina, Mount Cortes a ...
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Pavie Ridge
Mikkelsen Bay () is a bay, wide at its mouth and indenting , entered between Bertrand Ice Piedmont and Cape Berteaux along the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. Location Mikkelsen Bay is in the east of the larger Marguerite Bay in Graham Land on the Fallières Coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. It is south of Rymill Bay and the Bertrand Ice Piedmont, southwest of the Hadley Upland, west of the Godfrey Upland and north of the Hariot Glacier. Clarke Glacier flows into the southeast corner of the bay. Other features of the coast include Moraine Cove, Pavie Ridge, Dee Ice Piedmont, Doggo Defile, Baudin Peaks and Cape Berteaux. Islands in the bay, or to the west of the bay, include from east to west, Query Island, Keyhole Island, the Terra Firma Islands, Compass Island and the Flyspot Rocks. Exploration and name Mikkelsen Bay was first seen from a distance in 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE) under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, but was not recognized as a large bay ...
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Palmer Land North USGS Sketch
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