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VXE-6
Antarctic Development Squadron Six (VXE-6 or ANTARCTIC DEVRON SIX, commonly referred to by its nickname, The Puckered Penguins) was a United States Navy air test and evaluation squadron based at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California with forward operating bases at Christchurch, New Zealand, and McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Established at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland on 17 January 1955 as Air Development Squadron Six (VX-6), the squadron's mission was to conduct operations in support of Operation Deep Freeze, the operational component of the United States Antarctic Program. The squadron relocated to Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island on 1 February 1956. On 1 January 1969, the squadron was redesignated Antarctic Development Squadron Six (VXE-6). Following the closure of NAS Quonset Point in the 1970s, the squadron relocated to NAS Point Mugu. Using the tail codes ''XD'' (1955) and ''JD'' (1957), the squadron flew numerous aircraft throughout its exist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Nordhill
Welch Mountains () is a group of mountains that dominate the area, the highest peak rising to , located north of Mount Jackson (Antarctica), Mount Jackson on the east margin of the Dyer Plateau of Palmer Land, Antarctica Location The Welch Mountains are near the Black Coast of central Palmer Land, which borders the Weddell Sea to the east. They are west-southwest of Lehrke Inlet, west-northwest of the Kvinge Peninsula, north of Mount Jackson (Antarctica), Mount Jackson, east of the Dyer Plateau and south of the Eland Mountains. Discovery and name The Welch Mountains were probably seen from the air by Lincoln Ellsworth in 1935 and their north extremities were sketched in 1936 by a British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) sledge party under John Rymill. In 1940 they were photographed from the air and charted from the ground by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), and in the expedition reports and charts were assumed to be Ellsworth's Eternity Range. They were mapped in det ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellsworth Station
Ellsworth Scientific Station (, or simply ''Estación Ellsworth'' or ''Base Ellsworth'') was a permanent, all year-round originally American, then Argentine Antarctic scientific research station named after American polar explorer Lincoln Ellsworth. It was located on Gould Bay, on the Filchner Ice Shelf. It was shut down in 1962 over safety concerns due to it being built on increasingly unstable ice, which produced fast deterioration of its superstructures and endangered both personnel and equipment. History Ellsworth Station was built by United States Navy Seabees under the command of Captain Finn Ronne, with the support of the icebreakers USS ''Staten Island'' and USS ''Wyandot'', captained by Francis Gambacorta. The originally planned site for the station was Cape Adams, but when the terrain proved impractical due to huge ice cliffs, an alternate location on Gould Bay was selected, on the western coast of the Weddell Sea over the Filchner Ice Shelf, and close to the Arg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naval Air Station Point Mugu
Naval Air Station Point Mugu was a United States naval air station near Oxnard, California, which operated as an independent base from 1941 to 2000, when it merged with nearby Naval Construction Battalion Center Port Hueneme to form Naval Base Ventura County. History The facility in Point Mugu, California, started as a United States Navy anti-aircraft training center during World War II and was developed in the late 1940s as the Navy's major missile development and test facility. This was where most of the Navy's missiles were developed and tested during the 1950/1960 era, including the AIM-7 Sparrow family and the AIM-54 Phoenix air-to-air, Bullpup air-to-surface, and Regulus surface-to-surface missiles. Pt. Mugu has dominated the area since the 1940s, and is one of the few places in the area that is not agricultural. The base has been home to many ordnance testing programs, and the test range extends offshore to the Navy-owned San Nicolas Island in the Channel Islands. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fisher Peak
The Hauberg Mountains () are a group of mountains of about extent, located north of Cape Zumberge and south of the Sweeney Mountains in eastern Ellsworth Land, Antarctica. Location The Hauberg Mountains are in the southeast of Ellsworth Land just north of the Orville Coast. They are southeast of the Behrendt Mountains and south of the Sweeney Mountains. Eastern features, from north to south, include Shelton Nunataks, Janke Nunatak, Bean Peaks, Carlson Peak, Novocin Peak and Cape Zumberge. Western features include Mount Leek and Mount Dewe, separated by the Spear Glacier from the Peterson Hills and Wilkins Mountains. The Witte Nunataks are to the north. Discovery and name The Hauberg Mountains were discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947–48, led by Finn Ronne, and named by him for John Hauberg, of Rock Island, Illinois, a contributor to the expedition. Western features Janke Nunatak . An isolated nunatak, northeast of Carlson Peak in wester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan Peak
The Hauberg Mountains () are a group of mountains of about extent, located north of Cape Zumberge and south of the Sweeney Mountains in eastern Ellsworth Land, Antarctica. Location The Hauberg Mountains are in the southeast of Ellsworth Land just north of the Orville Coast. They are southeast of the Behrendt Mountains and south of the Sweeney Mountains. Eastern features, from north to south, include Shelton Nunataks, Janke Nunatak, Bean Peaks, Carlson Peak, Novocin Peak and Cape Zumberge. Western features include Mount Leek and Mount Dewe, separated by the Spear Glacier from the Peterson Hills and Wilkins Mountains. The Witte Nunataks are to the north. Discovery and name The Hauberg Mountains were discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947–48, led by Finn Ronne, and named by him for John Hauberg, of Rock Island, Illinois, a contributor to the expedition. Western features Janke Nunatak . An isolated nunatak, northeast of Carlson Peak in wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazza Point
Mazza Point () is a snow-covered headland lying between Brahms Inlet and Mendelssohn Inlet, marking the northwest end of Derocher Peninsula, a minor peninsula that extends to a northwest point from Beethoven Peninsula, situated in the southwest portion of Alexander Island, Antarctica. The headland was first mapped by the United States Geological Survey from U.S. Navy aerial photographs taken in 1967–68 and from U.S. Landsat imagery taken in 1972–73. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander Joseph D. Mazza, U.S. Navy, Commanding Officer of Squadron VXE-6, May 1986 to May 1987. See also * Ablation Point Ablation Point, also known as Punta Ablación, is the eastern extremity of a hook-shaped rock ridge marking the north side of the entrance to Ablation Valley, on the east coast of Alexander Island, Antarctica. It was first photographed from the ai ... * Kosar Point References Headlands of Alexander Island {{AlexanderIsland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derocher Peninsula
Derocher Peninsula () is a snow-covered peninsula between Brahms Inlet and Mendelssohn Inlet on the north side of Beethoven Peninsula, Alexander Island, Antarctica. It was photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, 1947–48, and mapped from these photographs by D. Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), 1960. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Commander Paul J. Derocher, U.S. Navy, commanding officer, Antarctic Development Squadron Six (VXE-6), May 1985 to May 1986. Derocher Peninsula is one of the eight peninsulas of Alexander Island. See also * Eroica Peninsula * Harris Peninsula * Pesce Peninsula Pesce Peninsula () is a broad snow-covered peninsula lying between Rameau Inlet and Verdi Inlet on the north side of the Beethoven Peninsula, situated in the southwest portion of Alexander Island, Antarctica. Dykeman Point is the main and only hea ... References Peninsulas of Alexander Island ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dykeman Point
Dykeman Point () is a snow-covered point between Rameau Inlet and Verdi Inlet, marking the northwestern extremity of Pesce Peninsula on the Beethoven Peninsula, southwest Alexander Island, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from U.S. Navy aerial photographs taken 1967–68 and from Landsat imagery taken 1972–73. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander Paul R. Dykeman, U.S. Navy, Commanding Officer of Antarctic Development Squadron Six (VXE-6 Antarctic Development Squadron Six (VXE-6 or ANTARCTIC DEVRON SIX, commonly referred to by its nickname, The Puckered Penguins) was a United States Navy air test and evaluation squadron based at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California with for ...) from May 1981 to May 1982. References Headlands of Alexander Island {{AlexanderIsland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pesce Peninsula
Pesce Peninsula () is a broad snow-covered peninsula lying between Rameau Inlet and Verdi Inlet on the north side of the Beethoven Peninsula, situated in the southwest portion of Alexander Island, Antarctica. Dykeman Point is the main and only headland on Pesce Peninsula marking the northern extremity of the peninsula. Photographed from the air by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947–48, and mapped from these photographs by D. Searle of Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), 1960. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander Victor L. Pesce, U.S. Navy, Commanding Officer, U.S. Navy Antarctic Development Squadron Six (VXE-6), from May 1980 to May 1981. Pesce Peninsula is one of the eight peninsulas of Alexander Island. See also * Beethoven Peninsula * Harris Peninsula * Monteverdi Peninsula Further reading * Jane G. Ferrigno, Alison J. Cook, Amy M. Mathie, Richard S. Williams, Jr., Charles Swithinbank, Kevin M. Foley, Adrian J. Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desko Mountains
The Desko Mountains are a west-northwest–east-southeast mountain range on Rothschild Island, off northwest Alexander Island in Antarctica. The mountain range spans from Bates Peak to Overton Peak and rises to about at Enigma Peak, Fournier Ridge. Geographical context Other mountains nearby are Goward Peak, Schenck Peak, Morrill Peak and Thuma Peak. To the east lies Lazarev Bay, a rectangular bay that separates the east side of Rothschild Island from the north-west coast of Alexander Island. Exploration The mountains were seen (in part) from a distance by F. Bellingshausen in 1821, and by Jean-Baptiste Charcot in 1909, but the nature of the feature remained obscure. The Desko mountain range was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump and the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition in 1947. The mountain range was further mapped by air by D. Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1960. The mountain range was further mapped by the U.S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Holt
Mount Holt is a mountain rising to about at the terminus of Palestrina Glacier, Lazarev Bay, on Alexander Island, Antarctica. It is situated 9.2 km southeast of Piyanets Ridge, 19.2 km south-southwest of Mount Pontida and 7.4 km northwest of Galerius Peak. The mountain was photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, 1947–48, and was mapped from the photos by D. Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1960. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander Fred C. Holt, U.S. Navy, Commanding Officer of Squadron VXE-6 during Operation Deep Freeze in 1976, and an LC-130 aircraft commander in 1975. Commander Holt died peacefully at his Columbus GA home, surrounded by his family, on 26 OCT 2020. Acute kidney failure was the cause of death. Fair winds and following seas, Commander. References Mountains of Alexander Island {{AlexanderIsland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peters Bastion
The Eland Mountains () are a range of mountains which rise above and extend about in a northeast–southwest direction along the south side of Clifford Glacier, on the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica. Location The Eland Mountains are near the Wilkins Coast of central Palmer Land, which borders the Weddell Sea to the east. They are west of the Eielson Peninsula, north of the Welch Mountains, east of the Dyer Plateau, southeast of the Columbia Mountains and southwest of Hughes Ice Piedmont. They run along the south side of the Clifford Glacier above the point where it enters Smith Inlet. Discovery and name The Eland Mountains were discovered in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), and they appear in aerial photographs taken by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) in September 1940. During 1947 they were photographed from the air by members of the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), who in conjunction with the Falkland Islands Dependencie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
