Bowyer Butte () is a steep-cliffed eminence with a nearly flat summit, wide and high, located between the lower ends of the Johnson Glacier and the Venzke Glacier on the coast of

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 centu ...

, Antarctica.

Location

Bowyer Butte is south of the

Getz Ice Shelf The Getz Ice Shelf () is an ice shelf over long and from wide, bordering the Hobbs Coast and Bakutis Coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, between the McDonald Heights and Martin Peninsula. Several large islands are partially or wholly embedd ...

. To its west, the Johnson Glacier separates it from Hagey Ridge. To its east, the Venzke Glacier separates it from the

Perry Range Perry Range () is a narrow range of mountains, long, separating the lower ends of Venzke Glacier and Berry Glacier where they enter Getz Ice Shelf, on the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Location The Perry Range trends from north to sou ...

. Features and nearby features include, from north to south, Hoyt Head, Mount Kohnen, Mount Gester and Serlin Spur.

Discovery and name

Bowyer Butte was discovered and photographed from the air by the

United States Antarctic Service The United States Antarctic Program (or USAP; formerly known as the United States Antarctic Research Program or USARP and the United States Antarctic Service or USAS) is an organization of the United States government which has a presence in the ...

(USAS), 1939–41. It was named by the United States

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica. History The committee was established ...

(US-ACAN) for Donald W. Bowyer, a

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meteorologist at

Byrd Station The Byrd Station is a former research station established by the United States during the International Geophysical Year by U.S. Navy Seabees during Operation Deep Freeze II in West Antarctica. It was a year-round base until 1972, and then se ...

in 1962.

Features

Hoyt Head

. High rock headland forming the northeast end of Bowyer Butte, located at the west side of Venzke Glacier. The headland was first seen and photographed from aircraft of the United States Antarctic Service in December 1940. It was mapped by the

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(USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1959-66. It was named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Ronnie A. Hoyt, CEC, United States Navy Reserve, Officer-inCharge at Byrd Station, 1971.

Mount Kohnen

. A peak on the southwest corner of Bowyer Butte. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for Heinz Kohnen, geophysicist at Byrd Station, 1970-71.

Mount Gester

. A flat-topped, ice-capped mountain high on the divide between Johnson Glacier and Venzke Glacier. It stands just south of Mount Kohnen and Bowyer Butte. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant (j.g.) Ronald L. Gester, NOAA Corps, seismologist/geomagnetist at

, 1971.

Serlin Spur

. A narrow, mostly snow-covered spur south of Bowyer Butte. The spur extends eastward from the divide between Johnson and Venzke Glaciers and intrudes into the upper part of the latter glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for Ronald C. Serlin, ionospheric physicist at

Siple Station Siple Station ( )was a research station in Antarctica (), established in 1973 by Stanford's STAR Lab, to perform experiments that actively probed the magnetosphere using very low frequency (VLF) waves. Its location was selected to be near the Ear ...

, 1969-70.

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