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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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The UK includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and most of List of islands of the United Kingdom, the smaller islands within the British Isles, covering . Northern Ireland shares Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border, a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. It maintains sovereignty over the British Overseas Territories, which are located across various oceans and seas globally. The UK had an estimated population of over 68.2 million people in 2023. The capital and largest city of both England and the UK is London. The cities o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Bergel
Alexandra () is a female given name of Greek origin. It is the first attested form of its variants, including Alexander (, ). Etymology, Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; genitive, GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "protector of man". The name Alexandra was one of the epithets given to the Greek goddess Hera and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek ( or //), written in the Linear B syllabic script.Tablet Mycenae, MY V 659 (61). Alexandra and its masculine equivalent, Alexander, are both common names in Greece as well as countries where Germanic languages, Germanic, Romance languages, Romance, and Slavic languages are spoken. Variants * Alejandra, Alejandrina (diminutive) (Spanish) * Aleksandra (Александра) (Albanian language, Albanian, Bulgarian language, Bulgarian, Esto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bordal Rock
Bordal Rock () is an isolated rock west-southwest of Trollhul, off the south coast of South Georgia. Positioned by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, it was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Harald Bordal, a gunner of the Compañía Argentina de Pesca, Grytviken Grytviken ( ) is a Hamlet (place), hamlet on South Georgia in the South Atlantic. Formerly a whaling station, it was the largest settlement on the island. Grytviken is located at the head of King Edward Cove within the larger Cumberland East Bay, ..., for several years beginning in 1948. References Rock formations of Antarctica {{SouthGeorgia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weddell Seal
The Weddell seal (''Leptonychotes weddellii'') is a relatively large and abundant Earless seal, true seal with a Subantarctic, circumpolar distribution surrounding Antarctica. The Weddell seal was discovered and named in the 1820s during expeditions led by United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, British Seal hunting, sealing captain James Weddell to the area of the Southern Ocean now known as the Weddell Sea. The Life history theory, life history of this species is well documented since it occupies fast ice environments close to the Antarctica, Antarctic continent and often adjacent to Antarctic bases. It is the only species in the genus ''Leptonychotes''. Description Weddell seals measure about long and weigh . They are amongst the largest seals, with a rather bulky body and short fore flippers relative to their body length. Males weigh less than females, usually about or less. Male and female Weddell seals are generally about the same length, though females can be sligh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Bonner
William Nigel Bonner (15 February 1928 – 27 August 1994) was a British zoologist, Antarctic marine mammal specialist, author and ecologist. The topics of his books and scientific publications included marine animals, reindeer and the ecology of the Antarctic. He headed the Life Sciences Division of the British Antarctic Survey from 1974 to 1986, and served as deputy director from 1986 to 1988. Bonner received the Polar Medal in 1987, in recognition of his work in Antarctica. Bonner was recognized for his research on the Antarctic fur seal of South Georgia, publishing in 1968 a highly respected monograph, which was the "first modern study of the species". At the time of his death in 1994, it was still referred to and quoted. He also conducted the first research on the introduced reindeer that lived on South Georgia. His 1958 monograph on the reindeer remained the sole source of information for many years. After retirement, Bonner was a leader in the environmental reclamation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonner Beach
Bonner Beach () is a small, flat beach on the south shore of Larsen Harbor in the southeast part of South Georgia. It is the only place in South Georgia where Weddell seals breed. The area was mapped by DI personnel in 1927 and by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1957 for William Nigel Bonner, Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey The Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) was an aerial survey of the Falkland Islands Dependencies The Falkland Islands Dependencies was the constitutional arrangement from 1843 until 1985 for administering the v ... biologist who worked in the Bay of Isles in 1953–55 and was sealing inspector in South Georgia in 1956–57. References * Beaches of South Georgia {{SouthGeorgia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Blyth (cook)
John Blyth, Blithe or Blythe may refer to: Actors * John Sidney Blyth (1882–1942), birth name of American actor John Barrymore *John Blythe (actor) (1921–1993), English actor Politicians * John Blithe (MP) (before 1365 – 1410), English politician * John Blythe (Jamaica) (died 1830s), member of the House of Assembly of Jamaica in 1820; father of John Buddle Blyth * John Blythe (politician) (1842 – after 1890), Canadian politician Religious figures * John Blithe (priest) (before 1450 – after 1478), English Archdeacon of Stow and Lindsey 1477–78 * John Blyth (bishop) (before 1460 – 1499), English Bishop of Salisbury 1493–99 Others *John Buddle Blyth (1814–1871), Jamaican-born chemist, first professor of chemistry at Queen's College Cork in Ireland * John Dean Blythe (1842–1869), English writer * John Blythe (footballer) (1924–2007), English centre half See also *John Drew Barrymore or John Blyth Barrymore, Jr. (1932–2004), American actor, son of John Barrym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blyth Spur
Ulu Peninsula () is that portion of James Ross Island northwest of the narrow neck of land between Rohss Bay and Croft Bay, extending from Cape Obelisk to Cape Lachman, in Antarctica. Location Ulu Peninsula forms the northwest of James Ross Island. It is separated from Trinity Peninsula, at the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula to the west, by the Prince Gustav Channel. Vega Island is to the east of the peninsula. Name Ulu Peninsula was named descriptively by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1987. In plan view the cove is shaped like an ulu, a type of knife traditionally used by Inuit women. Southwest features Features to the southwest of Holluschickie Bay include, from south to north, Crisscross Crags . An irregularly shaped system of crags with arms extending in four directions, rising to high east of Rum Cove. Named descriptively by the UK-APC in 1987. Rum Cove . A cove indenting the northwest coast of James Ross Island between Tumbledown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blechnum Penna-marina
''Austroblechnum penna-marina'', Synonym (taxonomy), synonym ''Blechnum penna-marina'', known as Antarctic hard-fern, Little Hard Fern, Alpine Hard Fern, alpine water fern and pinque (Chilean Spanish), is a species of fern in the family (biology), family Blechnaceae. It is a widely distributed fern species in the Southern Hemisphere, southern hemisphere, with a native plant, natural range including New Zealand, Australia, and South America. It has wiry Rhizome, rhizomes and exhibits strong dimorphism in its Frond, fronds. The sterile fronds are prostrate or semi-erect, growing up to 400 mm in length, while the fertile fronds are longer and held erect. The sterile fronds have a yellow-brown stem, while the fertile fronds have a purplish-black stipe. Both types of fronds have pinnatisect laminae with free veins. The sterile fronds have 12–44 pairs of triangular or oblong pinnae, while the fertile fronds have 10–36 pairs of linear to narrowly oblong pinnae, which are replaced b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blechnum Peaks
Blechnum Peaks () are three peaks, the highest high, on the north–south ridge between Gulbrandsen Lake and Olsen Valley on the north coast of South Georgia. They were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee, following British Antarctic Survey biological work in the area, after the rare fern ''Blechnum penna-marina ''Austroblechnum penna-marina'', Synonym (taxonomy), synonym ''Blechnum penna-marina'', known as Antarctic hard-fern, Little Hard Fern, Alpine Hard Fern, alpine water fern and pinque (Chilean Spanish), is a species of fern in the family (biolog ...'', whose occurrence in South Georgia is known only from the north and east slopes of these peaks and from the adjacent Olsen Valley. References * Mountains and hills of South Georgia {{SouthGeorgia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binary Peaks
Binary Peaks is a steep pinnacle covered with snow with two snow-free and therefore conspicuous summits, situated northwest of Mount Krokisius and north-northwest of Moltke Harbor, South Georgia. This feature was named "Doppelspitz" (double peaks) by a German expedition under K. Schrader, 1882–83, and was identified by the British Combined Services Expedition of 1964–65. An English form of the name, Binary Peaks, was recommended 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 Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) an ... in 1971. References Mountains and hills of South Georgia {{SouthGeorgia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Søren Berntsen
Søren Berntsen (1880–1940) was an important figure in the history of whaling in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Arriving in the islands with the floating factory ship ''Bucentaur'', Berntsen established the shore station at Husvik Husvik is a former whaling station on the north-central coast of South Georgia Island South Georgia is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory of Sout ... in 1910, and became the first manager of it. The station operated until the 1930s. References 1880 births 1940 deaths South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands people {{SouthGeorgia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
