The Naze () is a peninsula in north

James Ross Island James Ross Island () is a large island off the southeast side and near the northeastern extremity of the Antarctic Peninsula, from which it is separated by Prince Gustav Channel. Rising to , it is irregularly shaped and extends in a north–so ...

, marking the southeast entrance to

Herbert Sound The James Ross Island group () is a group of islands located close to the northeastern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. The largest islands in the group are James Ross Island, Snow Hill Island, Vega Island, and Seymour Island. The islands lie t ...

and extending about northeast from Terrapin Hill toward the south-central shore of

Vega Island Vega Island () is an island in Antarctica, long and wide, which is the northernmost of the James Ross Island group and lies in the west part of Erebus and Terror Gulf. It is separated from James Ross Island by Herbert Sound and from Trinit ...

Location

The Naze is to the east of Croft Bay extending north into

towards

. It is east of

Ulu Peninsula 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 ...

, which forms the west side of Croft Bay, and north of Mount Haddington.

Discovery and name

The Naze was discovered and named "Nasudden" by the

Swedish Antarctic Expedition The Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901–1903 was a scientific expedition led by Otto Nordenskjöld and Carl Anton Larsen. It was the first Swedish endeavour to Antarctica in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Background Otto Nordensk ...

(SwedAE), 1901-04, under

Otto Nordenskjöld Nils Otto Gustaf Nordenskjöld (6 December 1869 – 2 June 1928) was a Swedish geologist, geographer, and polar explorer. Early life Nordenskjöld was born in Hässleby in Småland in eastern Sweden, in a family that included his maternal unc ...

. The recommended form is the English version used by Nordenskjold.

Features

Terrapin Hill

. Rounded, reddish-colored hill, high high, standing at the south end of The Naze. This area was first explored by the SwedAE, 1901-04, under Otto Nordenskjöld. Terrapin Hill was first charted by the FIDS, 1945, who in 1948 applied this name which is descriptive of its shape.

Fortress Hill

. A hill, high, which stands north of Terrapin Hill in northern James Ross Island. Charted in 1946 by the

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 ...

(FIDS), who gave this descriptive name.

Hurst Bay

. A small bay on the east side of The Naze. Following hydrographic work in the area from HMS ''Endurance'', 1981-82, 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 Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) an ...

(UK-APC) after Commander William E. Hurst, RN, the ship's navigating officer.

Dagger Peak

. Rock peak rising steeply from sea level to about high at the west end of Comb Ridge, located near the extremity of The Naze. This area was first explored in 1902 by the SwedAE under Otto Nordenskjöld. The peak was charted and given this descriptive name by the FIDS in 1945.

Comb Ridge

. A ridge which rises to high and forms the east and major part of the hill at the extremity of The Naze. Probably first sighted in 1902 by the SwedAE under Otto Nordenskjöld. It was charted and given this descriptive name by the FIDS in 1946.

References

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