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Senouque Spurs () is a group of spurs rising to about 1,250 m and extending northwest from the Rouen Mountains to the
Bongrain Ice Piedmont Bongrain Ice Piedmont () is an ice piedmont, 27 nautical miles long in a northeast–southwest direction and 12 nautical miles wide in its widest part, occupying the northwest coastal area of Alexander Island. Mount Bayonne lies to the east and Cap ...
. Photographed from the air by the
Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition The Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) was an expedition from 1947–1948 which researched the area surrounding the head of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica. Background Finn Ronne led the RARE which was the final privately sponsored exp ...
in 1947, roughly mapped from air photographs by the
Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has a dual purpose, to conduct polar science, enabling better understanding of global issues, and to provide an active presence in the Antarctic on ...
in 1959, and surveyed by the
British Antarctic Survey The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has a dual purpose, to conduct polar science, enabling better understanding of global issues, and to provide an active presence in the Antarctic on ...
in 1975–76. The feature was named by
United Kingdom 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 ...
in 1980 after Albert Senouque, magnetician and photographer on FAE, 1908–10, in association with other FAE names in this area.


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Mahler Spur Mahler Spur () is a rock spur, long, extending west into the Mozart Ice Piedmont east of the south end of the Debussy Heights, in the northern part of Alexander Island, Antarctica. It was first seen from the air and roughly mapped by the Britis ...
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Pearson Spur Pearson Spur () is a spur extending southeast from Elgar Uplands toward the head of Sibelius Glacier, situated in the northern portion of Alexander Island, Antarctica. Photographed from the air by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) in 1947 ...
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Prague Spur Prague Spur () is a rock spur rising to about 500 m between Puccini Spur and the Finlandia Foothills, at the east end of the Mozart Ice Piedmont, situated in the northern portion of Alexander Island, Antarctica. Photographed from the air by Ronne ...
Ridges of Alexander Island {{AlexanderIsland-geo-stub