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Northern Foothills () is a line of coastal hills on the west side of
Terra Nova Bay Terra Nova Bay () is a bay which is often ice free, about long, lying between Cape Washington and the Drygalski Ice Tongue along the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (known as the ...
,
Victoria Land Victoria Land is a region in eastern Antarctica which fronts the western side of the Ross Sea and the Ross Ice Shelf, extending southward from about 70°30'S to 78th parallel south, 78°00'S, and westward from the Ross Sea to the edge of the Ant ...
, Antarctica, lying southward of Browning Pass and forming a peninsular continuation of the Deep Freeze Range. It was named by the
Northern Party The Northern Party was a Regionalism (politics), regionalist political party in Northern England, founded by leader Michael Dawson and former Blackpool MP; Harold Elletson, in March 2015 to contest five marginal seats in Lancashire at the 2015 Un ...
of the
British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13 The ''Terra Nova'' Expedition, officially the British Antarctic Expedition, was an expedition to Antarctica which took place between 1910 and 1913. Led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott, the expedition had various scientific and geographical objec ...
(BrAE), because during field operations Inexpressible Island, close southward, was originally referred to as the "Southern Foothills."


Location

The Northern Foothills are separated from the rest of the Deep Freeze Range by the Browning Pass. The Campbell Glacier Tongue reaches into
Terra Nova Bay Terra Nova Bay () is a bay which is often ice free, about long, lying between Cape Washington and the Drygalski Ice Tongue along the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (known as the ...
to the east of the north end of the foothills.
Gerlache Inlet Terra Nova Bay () is a bay which is often ice free, about long, lying between Cape Washington and the Drygalski Ice Tongue along the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (known as the ...
lies between the foothills and the ice tongue. At the southern end of the foothills, Hells Gate separates the foothills from
Inexpressible Island Inexpressible Island is a small, rocky island in Terra Nova Bay, Victoria Land, Antarctica. Previously uninhabited, the Chinese Qinling research station on the southern edge of the island became operational in 2024. Description The island is bou ...
to the southwest. The mouth of the
Priestley Glacier The Priestley Glacier () is a major valley glacier, about long, originating at the edge of the polar plateau, Polar Plateau of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The glacier drains southeast between the Deep Freeze Range and Eisenhower Range to enter the ...
flows past the western side of the foothills, merging into the
Nansen Ice Sheet Nansen Ice Sheet () is a long by wide ice shelf. It is nourished by the Priestley and Reeves Glaciers and abuts the north side of the Drygalski Ice Tongue, along the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. This feature was explored by the South M ...
.


Features

Features of the Northern Foothills, from north to south, include Mount Browning, Mount Abbot, Cape Canwe, Vegetation Island, Cape Confusion, Hells Gate, Hells Gate Moraine,
Evans Cove Terra Nova Bay () is a bay which is often ice free, about long, lying between Cape Washington and the Drygalski Ice Tongue along the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (known as the ...
and Cape Russell.


Mount Browning

. A mountain, high, which rises opposite the terminus of
Boomerang Glacier Nansen Ice Sheet () is a long by wide ice shelf. It is nourished by the Priestley and Reeves Glaciers and abuts the north side of the Drygalski Ice Tongue, along the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. This feature was explored by the South M ...
in the Northern Foothills. First roughly mapped by the
British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09 The ''Nimrod'' Expedition of 1907–1909, otherwise known as the British Antarctic Expedition, was the first of three expeditions to the Antarctic led by Ernest Shackleton and his second time to the Continent. Its main target, among a range of ...
. This area was explored and mapped in greater detail by the Northern Party of the BrAE, 1910-13, and the mountain named for Petty Officer Frank V. Browning, RN, a member of the Northern Party.


Mount Abbot

. A mountain high, which stands northeast of Cape Canwe and is the highest point in the Northern Foothills. Mapped by the Northern Party of the BrAE, 1910-13, and named for Petty Officer George P. Abbott, RN, a member of the expedition.


Cape Canwe

. A high rock bluff north of Vegetation Island, forming the west extremity of the Northern Foothills. First explored and named by the Northern Party of the BrAE, 1910-13. The name arose from seeing this feature a long way off and wondering whether they could reach it.


Vegetation Island

. A narrow island lying north of Inexpressible Island and just west of the Northern Foothills. Discovered by the Northern Party of the BrAE, 1910-13, who named it because the rocks were densely covered with lichens.


Cape Confusion

. A rocky point which projects from the southwest part of the Northern Foothills, northwest of Cape Russell. Visited by the Southern Party of the
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Features named by the expeditions 19 ...
(NZGSAE), 1962-63, which gave the name because of the complex geological structure of the area.


Hells Gate

. A narrows located near the east edge of the Nansen Ice Sheet, lying just north of Evans Cove between Inexpressible Island and the Northern Foothills. First explored and mapped by the Northern Party of the BrAE, 1910-13, who gave the feature this expressive name.


Hells Gate Moraine

. The glacial moraine at Hells Gate, at the head of
Evans Cove Terra Nova Bay () is a bay which is often ice free, about long, lying between Cape Washington and the Drygalski Ice Tongue along the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (known as the ...
. The moraine extends southward to Hells Gate from nearby Vegetation Island and Cape Confusion. Mapped and named by the Northern Party of BrAE, 1910-13, in association with Hells Gate.


Cape Russell

. A rock cape in Terra Nova Bay, forming the south extremity of the Northern Foothills. 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 Lieutenant Commander R.E. Russell, United States Navy, officer in charge of the helicopter unit aboard the icebreaker ''Glacier'' in this area during United States Navy
Operation Deep Freeze Operation Deep Freeze is the code name for a series of United States missions to Antarctica, beginning with "Operation Deep Freeze I" in 1955–56, followed by "Operation Deep Freeze II", "Operation Deep Freeze III", and so on. (There was an init ...
, 1958-59.


See also

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Zucchelli Station Zucchelli Station is an Italian seasonal research station in Antarctica, located at Terra Nova Bay on a granitic headland along the coast of the Northern Foothills to the north-east of Gerlache Inlet. It has been named after Mario Zucchelli, dire ...
, an Italian seasonal research station at Terra Nova Bay on a granitic headland along the coast of the Northern Foothills to the north-east of Gerlache Inlet.


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* * {{Authority control Hills of Victoria Land Scott Coast