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[edit] Archibald Point

'''Archibald Point''' ({{coor dm|63|12|S|56|40|W|}}) is an exposed rocky point on the southwest side of [[Bransfield Island]] in [[Antarctic Sound]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) (1963) for [[George K. Archibald]], first officer of RRS Shackleton, one of the [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) ships.

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[edit] Arcondo Nunatak

'''Arcondo Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|82|8|S|41|37|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]], 780 m, standing 5 [[Mile|mile]]s (8 [[Kilometer|km]]) south of [[Mount Spann]] in the [[Panzarini Hills]] portion of the [[Argentina Range]], [[Pensacola Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1956-67. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Mayor Pedro Arcondo]], Argentine officer in charge at [[General Belgrano Station]], 1959-61.

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[edit] Mount Arcone

'''Mount Arcone''' ({{coor dm|81|43|S|161|2|E|}}) is a horseshoe-shaped [[mountain]] rising to 1350 m in [[Nash Range]], [[Churchill Mountains]]. It stands at the east side of [[Dickey Glacier]], 7 [[Mile|mile]]s (11 [[Kilometer|km]]) north of [[Mount Canopus]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Steven A. Arcone]], [[U.S. Army Cold Regions Research]] and [[Engineering Laboratory]] (CRREL), who conducted ground radar traverses and airborne radar surveys in the [[South Pole]] area, [[Transantarctic Mountains]], and ice sheet of [[West Antarctica]] during six field seasons, 1993-2002.

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[edit] Arctowski Cove

'''Arctowski Cove''' ({{coor dm|62|9|S|58|29|W|}}) is a small cove at the southeast side of [[Point Thomas]] in [[Admiralty Bay]], [[King George Island]]. Named by a [[Polish Antarctic Expedition]] (1977-79) after [[Henryk Arctowski]], Polish meteorologist with the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1897-99, and in association with the Henryk Arctowski research station on Point Thomas.

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[edit] Arctowski Dome

'''Arctowski Dome''' ({{coor dm|62|8|S|58|38|W|}}) is an axial, main [[ice cap|ice dome]] of [[King George Island]], between 57�45'W and 58�50'[[W. Named]] by the [[Polish Antarctic Expedition]], 1980, after [[Henryk Arctowski]] (1871-1958), American meteorologist of Polish birth ([[Arctowski Cove]], q.v.).

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[edit] Arctowski Nunatak

'''Arctowski Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|65|6|S|60|0|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]] 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) northwest of [[Hertha Nunatak]] in the [[Seal Nunataks]] group, off the east coast of [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. Charted by the [[Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] under Nordenskjold during a sledge journey in 1902, and named by him for [[Henryk Arctowski]], Polish geologist, oceanographer, and meteorologist of the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1897-99.

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[edit] Arctowski Peak

'''Arctowski Peak''' ({{coor dm|73|44|S|61|28|W|}}) is a somewhat isolated ice-covered [[peak]], 1,410 m, standing 8 [[Mile|mile]]s (13 [[Kilometer|km]]) west-southwest of the head of [[Howkins Inlet]], on the east coast of [[Palmer Land]]. Discovered and photographed from the air in December 1940 by members of the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS). During 1947 the peak was photographed from the air by members of the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), under Ronne, who in conjunction with the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) charted it from the ground. Named by the FIDS for [[Henryk Arctowski]].

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[edit] Arctowski Peninsula

'''Arctowski Peninsula''' ({{coor dm|64|45|S|62|25|W|}}) is a [[cove]], 15 [[Mile|mile]]s (24 [[Kilometer|km]]) long in a north-south direction, lying between Andvord and [[Wilhelmina Bays]] on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Discovered by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1897-99, under Gerlache. The name, for [[Henryk Arctowski]] of that expedition was suggested by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for this hitherto unnamed feature.

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[edit] Ardery Island

'''Ardery Island''' ({{coor dm|66|22|S|110|27|E|}}) is a steep, rocky [[island]], 0.6 [[Mile|mile]]s (1.0 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, lying 1.1 [[Mile|mile]]s (1.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) west of [[Odbert Island]] in the [[Windmill Islands]]. First mapped from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] and [[Operation Windmill]] in 1947 and 1948. Named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Maj. [[E.R. Ardery]], [[Army Corps]] of Engineers observer who assisted [[U.S. Navy Operation Windmill]] parties in establishing astronomical control stations between [[Wilhelm II Coast]] and [[Budd Coast]] during the 1947-48 season.

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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[edit] Ardley Cove

'''Ardley Cove''' ({{coor dm|62|12|S|58|57|W|}}) is a cove that lies north of [[Ardley Island]] in [[Maxwell Bay]], [[King George Island]]. It was named "[[Caleta Ardley]]" by an Argentine expedition (c. 1957) in association with Ardley Island.

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[edit] Ardley Island

'''Ardley Island''' ({{coor dm|62|13|S|58|56|W|}}) is an [[island]] 1 [[Mile|mile]] (1.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, lying in [[Maxwell Bay]] close off the southwest end of [[King George Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Charted as a [[cove]] in 1935 by DI personnel of the [[Discovery II]] and named for Lieutenant [[R.A.B. Ardley]], [[Royal Navy Reserve]], officer on the ship in 1929-31 and 1931-33. Air photos have since shown that the feature is an island.

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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[edit] Arena Corner

'''Arena Corner''' ({{coor dm|69|51|S|68|2|W|}}) is an arcuate [[nunatak]] at the north end of the [[Traverse Mountains]], 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) east of [[McHugo Peak]], on the [[Rymill Coast]], [[Palmer Land]]. The name is descriptive of the shape of this feature, which serves as a landmark in the area. Named in 1977 by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC).

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[edit] Arena Glacier

'''Arena Glacier''' ({{coor dm|63|24|S|57|3|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] 3 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, flowing northeast from [[Mount Taylor]] into [[Hope Bay]] 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) southwest of [[Sheppard Point]], at the extremity of [[Trinity Peninsula]]. Mapped in 1948 and 1955 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) and so named by them because the flat ice floor of the glacier's upper half, surrounded by the steep slopes of [[Twin Peaks]], Mount Taylor and [[Blade Ridge]], resembles an arena.

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[edit] Arena Saddle

'''Arena Saddle''' ({{coor dm|77|53|S|160|48|E|}}) is a saddle 1 [[Mile|mile]] (1.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) west of [[Altar Mountain]], situated at mid-point on the east-west ridge which forms the head of [[Arena Valley]] in the [[Quartermain Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named in association with Arena Valley. The name was approved by the [[New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (NZ-APC) from a proposal by [[C.T. McElroy]] who, with [[G. Rose]] and [[K.J. Whitby]], carried out geological work in these mountains, 1980-81.

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[edit] Arena Valley

'''Arena Valley''' ({{coor dm|77|50|S|160|59|E|}}) is an ice-free [[valley]], between [[East Beacon]] and [[New Mountain]], which opens to the south side of [[Taylor Glacier]] in [[Victoria Land]]. Given this descriptive name by the [[Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE), 1958-59.

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[edit] Arenite Ridge

'''Arenite Ridge''' ({{coor dm|69|41|S|69|32|W|}}) is a steep-sided rock and snow ridge in northern [[Alexander Island]], extending 15 [[Mile|mile]]s (24 [[Kilometer|km]]) in a north-south direction and forming the eastern wall of [[Toynbee Glacier]]. The ridge includes [[Mount Tyrrell]] and [[Mount Tilley]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1977 from the sandstone-type rocks that form this feature.

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[edit] Ares Cliff

'''Ares Cliff''' ({{coor dm|71|49|S|68|15|W|}}) is a cliff formed of pale-colored sandstone which rises to about 500 m, located east of [[Mars Glacier]] and 1 [[Mile|mile]] (1.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) north of [[Two Step Cliffs]] on the east side of [[Alexander Island]]. The feature was mapped from trimetrogon air photography taken by [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, and from survey by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), 1948-50. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in association with Mars Glacier after the Greek god of war, Ares.

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[edit] Areta Rock

'''Areta Rock''' ({{coor dm|82|6|S|41|5|W|}}) is a rock 3 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) southeast of [[Mount Spann]] in the [[Panzarini Hills]] portion of the [[Argentina Range]], [[Pensacola Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1956-67. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant [[Eduardo Ferrin Areta]], Argentine officer in charge at [[Ellsworth Station]], winter 1961.

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[edit] Argentina Glacier

'''Argentina Glacier''' ({{coor dm|62|41|S|60|24|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing northwest from [[Hurd Dome]] and terminating near [[Argentina Cove]], [[South Bay]], [[Livingston Island]]. The name Argentina Glacier was given in association with Argentina Cove by the [[Spanish Antarctic Expedition]], about 1995.

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[edit] Argentina Range

'''Argentina Range''' ({{coor dm|82|20|S|42|0|W|}}) is a range of rock peaks and bluffs, 42 [[Mile|mile]]s (70 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, lying 35 [[Mile|mile]]s (60 [[Kilometer|km]]) east of the north part of [[Forrestal Range]] in the northeast portion of the [[Pensacola Mountains]]. Discovered and photographed on [[January 13]], [[1956]] in the course of a [[U.S. Navy]] transcontinental nonstop plane flight from [[McMurdo Sound]] to [[Weddell Sea]] and return. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after Argentina, which for many years from 1955 maintained a scientific station on the [[Filchner Ice Shelf]] at the [[General Belgrano]] or [[Ellsworth Station]] site. The entire Pensacola Mountains were mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) in 1967 and 1968 from ground surveys and U.S. Navy tricamera photographs taken in 1964.

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[edit] Argentine Islands

'''Argentine Islands''' ({{coor dm|65|15|S|64|16|W|}}) is a group of islands 5 [[Mile|mile]]s (8 [[Kilometer|km]]) southwest of [[Petermann Island]] and 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) northwest of [[Cape Tuxen]], in the [[Wilhelm Archipelago]]. Discovered by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1903-05, under Charcot, and named by him for the [[Argentine Republic]] in appreciation of that government's generosity and kindness to his expedition. The [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill was based in the Argentine Islands in 1935 and conducted a thorough survey of them.

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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[edit] Argentino Channel

'''Argentino Channel''' ({{coor dm|64|54|S|63|1|W|}}) is a channel between [[Bryde Island]] and the west coast of [[Graham Land]], connecting [[Paradise Harbor]] with [[Gerlache Strait]]. First roughly charted by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1897-99. The name "[[Canal Argentino]]" appears for the feature on an Argentine government chart of 1950.

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[edit] Argo Glacier

'''Argo Glacier''' ({{coor dm|83|22|S|157|30|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] in the [[Miller Range]], 10 [[Mile|mile]]s (16 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, flowing northeast to enter [[Marsh Glacier]] just south of [[Macdonald Bluffs]]. Named by [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1961-62) after the vessel sailed by Jason in Greek mythology.

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[edit] Argo Point

'''Argo Point''' ({{coor dm|66|15|S|60|55|W|}}) is a prominent rock point rising steeply to 260 m on the east side of [[Jason Peninsula]], 22 [[Mile|mile]]s (35 [[Kilometer|km]]) northeast of [[Veier Head]] on the east coast of [[Graham Land]]. Probably first seen by [[C.A. Larsen]] in 1893. Surveyed by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1953 and named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1956. The name derives from association with Jason Peninsula; Jason sailed in the Argo to search for the golden fleece.

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[edit] Argonaut Glacier

'''Argonaut Glacier''' ({{coor dm|73|13|S|166|42|E|}}) is a tributary [[glacier]] about 10 [[Mile|mile]]s (16 [[Kilometer|km]]) long in the [[Mountaineer Range]] of [[Victoria Land]]. It flows east to enter [[Mariner Glacier]] just north of [[Engberg Bluff]]. Named by [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1962-63, in association with Aeronaut, Cosmonaut and [[Cosmonette Glaciers]].

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[edit] Argosy Glacier

'''Argosy Glacier''' ({{coor dm|83|8|S|157|35|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] about 15 [[Mile|mile]]s (24 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, flowing east through [[Miller Range]] to enter [[Marsh Glacier]] north of [[Kreiling Mesa]]. Named by the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1961-62).

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[edit] Dome Argus

'''Dome Argus''' ({{coor dm|81|0|S|77|0|E|}}) is the highest ice feature in Antarctica, comprising a dome or eminence of just over 4,000 m elevation, located near the center of [[East Antarctica]] and approximately midway between the head of [[Lambert Glacier]] and the [[South Pole]]. At first called "Dome A," details of the morphology of this feature were determined by the [[Scott Polar Research Institute]] (SPRI)-NSF-TUD airborne radio echo sounding program, 1967-79. Named by SPRI from Greek mythology; Argus built the ship in which Jason and the Argonauts traveled.

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[edit] Mount Argus

'''Mount Argus''' ({{coor dm|68|53|S|63|52|W|}}) is a large isolated [[mountain]] mass, surmounted by three separate peaks, the highest 1,220 meters. It stands between [[Poseidon Pass]] and [[Athene Glacier]], 10 [[Mile|mile]]s (16 [[Kilometer|km]]) west-northwest of [[Miller Point]], in northeastern [[Palmer Land]]. The mountain was photographed from the air by the [[U.S. Antarctic Service]] on [[September 28]], [[1940]]. It was the subject of geological investigation by [[A.G. Fraser]] of [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) in 1961. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) (1963) after the son of the god Zeus in Greek mythology.

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[edit] Mount Ariel

'''Mount Ariel''' ({{coor dm|71|22|S|68|40|W|}}) is a [[peak]], 1,250 m, marking the south limit of [[Planet Heights]] and overlooking the north side of [[Uranus Glacier]] in the east part of [[Alexander Island]]. Probably first seen by [[Lincoln Ellsworth]], who flew directly over it and photographed segments of this coast on [[November 23]], [[1935]]. First mapped from air photos taken by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, by Searle of the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1960. So named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) because of its association with Uranus Glacier, Ariel being one of the satellites of Uranus.

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[edit] The Ark

'''The Ark''' ({{coor dm|80|43|S|24|47|W|}}) is a rock summit, 1,790 m, in the central part of the [[Read Mountains]], in the [[Shackleton Range]]. First mapped in 1957 by the CTAE. The name, given by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC), is descriptive of its shape when viewed from the west.

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[edit] Arkell Cirque

'''Arkell Cirque''' ({{coor dm|80|41|S|24|8|W|}}) is a large cirque on the south face of the central [[Read Mountains]], [[Shackleton Range]]. Photographed from the air by [[U.S. Navy]] in 1967 and surveyed from the ground by [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS), 1968-71. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[William J. Arkell]] (1904-58), English geologist; specialist in Jurassic stratigraphy and paleontology.

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[edit] Arkhangel'skiy Nunataks

'''Arkhangel'skiy Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|69|28|S|156|30|E|}}) is a group of scattered rock outcrops about 15 [[Mile|mile]]s (24 [[Kilometer|km]]) west of the central part of [[Lazarev Mountains]]. Photographed by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47, the [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]], 1958, and ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]), 1959. The largest of the outcrops had been named by the Soviet expedition after Soviet geologist [[A.D. Arkhangel]]'skiy. The broader application of the name to the entire group follows the recommendation by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA).

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[edit] Cape Arkona

'''Cape Arkona''' ({{coor dm|53|10|S|73|26|E|}}) is a rocky [[headland]] between the mouths of [[Lied Glacier]] and [[Gotley Glacier]] on the southwest side of [[Heard Island]]. The feature appears to be roughly charted on an 1860 sketch map prepared by Captain [[H.C. Chester]], American sealer operating in the area during this period. The German frigate Arkona (Captain von Reibnitz) examined the south coast of the [[island]] in February 1874 and, in Melbourne, provided the officers of HMS Challenger with a position for the cape which was used in preparation of the Admiralty chart. In so doing, however, the misspelling "[[Cape Arcona]]" was used on the British chart.

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[edit] Arkticheskiy Institut Rocks

'''Arkticheskiy Institut Rocks''' ({{coor dm|71|18|S|11|27|E|}}) is a group of rocks lying 8 [[Mile|mile]]s (13 [[Kilometer|km]]) north of [[Nordwestliche Insel Mountains]] at the northwest extremity of the [[Wohlthat Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered and photographed by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39. Mapped by the [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]], 1960-61, and named for that nation's [[Arctic Institute]].

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[edit] Armadillo Hill

'''Armadillo Hill''' ({{coor dm|68|7|S|66|22|W|}}) is an ice-covered hill which rises to 1,760 m and projects 120 m above the surrounding ice sheet, situated on the [[Graham Land]] plateau 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) east-southeast of the head of [[Northeast Glacier]] and 8 [[Mile|mile]]s (13 [[Kilometer|km]]) northeast of the head of [[Neny Fjord]]. First roughly surveyed by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE), 1934-37, and resurveyed in 1940 by sledging parties of the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) on whose field charts the hill is labeled "Sawtooth." [[Named Armadillo Hill]] by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) following its 1946-47 survey, because when viewed from the northeast the tumbled ice blocks on the summit and general shape of the hill resemble the side view of an armadillo.

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[edit] Mount Armagost

'''Mount Armagost''' ({{coor dm|71|38|S|166|1|E|}}) is an one in the series of peaks (2,040 m) that rise between [[Mirabito Range]] and [[Homerun Range]] in northern [[Victoria Land]]. This [[peak]] stands 9 [[Mile|mile]]s (14 [[Kilometer|km]]) southwest of [[Mount LeResche]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-63. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Chief Equipment Operator Harry M. Armagost]], U.S. Navy, who wintered over at [[McMurdo Station]] in 1963 and 1967.

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[edit] Armalsryggen

'''Armalsryggen''' ({{coor dm|73|12|S|2|8|W|}}) is a ridge at the west end of the [[Neumayer Cliffs]] in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Photographed from the air by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Armalsryggen (the year's goal ridge).

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[edit] Armbruster Rocks

'''Armbruster Rocks''' ({{coor dm|73|57|S|116|49|W|}}) is an exposed rocks on the west side of [[Wright Island]], 9 [[Mile|mile]]s (14 [[Kilometer|km]]) southwest of [[Cape Felt]], off [[Bakutis Coast]], [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs, 1959-67. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after Lieutenant [[Robert B. Armbruster]], U.S. Navy, [[Communications Officer]] at Christchurch, [[New Zealand]], [[Operation Deep Freeze]], 1963 and 1964.

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[edit] Armitage Saddle

'''Armitage Saddle''' ({{coor dm|78|9|S|163|15|E|}}) is the saddle at the head of [[Blue Glacier]], overlooking the Howchin and [[Walcott Glaciers]] which drain toward [[Walcott Bay]] in the [[Koettlitz Glacier]]. The saddle is at the south end of the "[[Snow Valley]]" (upper part of Blue Glacier) mapped by Armitage in 1902, and subsequently wrongly omitted from maps of the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13. The [[New Zealand Blue Glacier Party]] of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-58, established a survey station on the saddle in September 1957. They named it for Lieutenant [[A.B. Armitage]], second-in-command of the ''Discovery'' expedition, 1901-04, in recognition of his exploration in this area.

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[edit] Cape Armitage

'''Cape Armitage''' ({{coor dm|77|51|S|166|40|E|}}) is a cape forming the south end of [[Hut Point Peninsula]] and the southernmost point on [[Ross Island]]. Discovered by the ''Discovery'' expedition, 1901-04, under Scott, and named by him for Lieutenant (later Captain) [[Albert B. Armitage]], second in command and navigator on the Discovery.

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[edit] Armlenet Ridge

'''Armlenet Ridge''' ({{coor dm|71|59|S|2|52|E|}}) is a ridge trending north-south for 3 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) between [[Stabben Mountain]] and [[Jutulhogget Peak]], forming the east arm of [[Jutulsessen Mountain]] in the [[Gjelsvik Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]] (1958-59) and named Armlenet (the armrest).

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[edit] Armonini Nunatak

'''Armonini Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|71|11|S|65|51|E|}}) is a partly snow-covered rock outcrop about 5 [[Mile|mile]]s (8 [[Kilometer|km]]) east-southeast of [[Mount Reu]] in the [[Prince Charles Mountains]]. There is an area of moraine on the northwest side. Plotted from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) air photos taken in 1960. Named for [[G.C. Armonini]], weather observer at [[Davis Station]] in 1962.

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[edit] Armour Inlet

'''Armour Inlet''' ({{coor dm|73|38|S|124|39|W|}}) is an ice-filled inlet indenting the north side of [[Siple Island]] just west of [[Armour Peninsula]], along the coast of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. The inlet was first roughly delineated from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] in January 1947. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for the [[Armour Institute]] of Technology, Chicago, which donated funds to the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), 1939-41, for purchase of the [[Snow Cruiser]].

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[edit] Armour Peninsula

'''Armour Peninsula''' ({{coor dm|73|42|S|124|10|W|}}) is an ice-covered [[cove]] situated immediately east of [[Armour Inlet]] on [[Siple Island]], along the coast of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-65. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in association with Armour Inlet.

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[edit] Armstrong Glacier

'''Armstrong Glacier''' ({{coor dm|71|31|S|67|30|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing from the south side of [[Mount Bagshawe]] westward into [[George VI Sound]]. It provides the only known safe route for mechanical vehicles from George VI Sound to the [[Palmer Land]] plateau. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Edward B. Armstrong]], [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) surveyor at [[Stonington Island]], 1964-65.

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[edit] Armstrong Peak

'''Armstrong Peak''' ({{coor dm|66|24|S|53|23|E|}}) is a [[peak]], 1,470 m, standing 15 [[Mile|mile]]s (24 [[Kilometer|km]]) southeast of [[Mount Codrington]] in [[Enderby Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37, and named Austnuten (the east peak). Rephotographed by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) in 1956. An astrofix was obtained nearby in December 1959 by [[J.C. Armstrong]], ANARE surveyor at Mawson, for whom the feature was renamed by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) in 1960.

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[edit] Armstrong Platform

'''Armstrong Platform''' ({{coor dm|70|32|S|160|10|E|}}) is a mainly ice-covered height, or small plateau, which is a northeastward extension of [[Pomerantz Tableland]]. The feature is 5 [[Mile|mile]]s (8 [[Kilometer|km]]) long and ranges from 1,200 to 1,800 m in elevation. It rises directly north of [[Helfferich Glacier]] in the [[Usarp Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs, 1960-62. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Richard L. Armstrong]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) geologist at [[McMurdo Station]], 1967-68.

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[edit] Armstrong Reef

'''Armstrong Reef''' ({{coor dm|65|54|S|66|18|W|}}) is a reef, which encompasses a large number of small islands and rocks, extending for 5 [[Mile|mile]]s (8 [[Kilometer|km]]) from the southwest end of [[Renaud Island]], in the [[Biscoe Islands]]. First accurately shown on an Argentine government chart of 1957. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Terence E. Armstrong]], English sea ice specialist.

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[edit] Mount Armstrong

'''Mount Armstrong''' ({{coor dm|85|50|S|157|12|W|}}) is a [[mountain]], 2,330 m, standing 5 [[Mile|mile]]s (8 [[Kilometer|km]]) south-southeast of [[Mount Goodale]] in the [[Hays Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-64. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Thomas B. Armstrong]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) representative at [[Palmer Station]], summer 1966-67.

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[edit] Mount Armytage

'''Mount Armytage''' ({{coor dm|76|2|S|160|45|E|}}) is a dome-shaped [[mountain]], 1,855 m, standing north of [[Mawson Glacier]] and 14 [[Mile|mile]]s (22 [[Kilometer|km]]) west of [[Mount Smith]] in [[Victoria Land]]. First charted by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]] (1907-09) which named it for [[Bertram Armytage]], a member of the expedition who was in charge of the ponies.

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[edit] Arne Nunatak

'''Arne Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|71|43|S|8|20|E|}}) is the largest of the [[Hemmestad Nunataks]], in the [[Drygalski Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Plotted from air photos by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] (1938-39). Mapped from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-60) and named for [[Arne Hemmestad]], mechanic with Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-57).

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[edit] Arneb Glacier

'''Arneb Glacier''' ({{coor dm|72|25|S|170|2|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] 3 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) long and 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) wide, situated in a cliff-walled [[bay]] between [[Hallett Peninsula]] and [[Redcastle Ridge]] and flowing northwest into [[Edisto Inlet]] as a floating ice tongue. Named by the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1957-58, for the USS Arneb, which in the 1957 season carried the buildings and stores for the establishment of Hallett station and revisited the station in subsequent seasons.

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[edit] Arnel Bluffs

'''Arnel Bluffs''' ({{coor dm|68|7|S|56|12|E|}}) is a series of rock outcrops in a steeply-falling ice scarp south of the [[Leckie Range]]. Plotted in December 1958 by an ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) dog-sledge party led by [[G.A. Knuckey]]. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[R.R. Arnel]], geophysical assistant at [[Mawson Station]], 1958.

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[edit] Arnold Cove

'''Arnold Cove''' ({{coor dm|77|25|S|163|46|E|}}) is a cove along the west margin of [[McMurdo Sound]] between [[Gneiss Point]] and [[Marble Point]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Charles L. Arnold]], leader of a [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) party that made an engineering study of Marble Point, [[McMurdo Station]] and [[Williams Field]] in the 1971-72 season.

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[edit] Arnoldy Nunatak

'''Arnoldy Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|74|54|S|71|12|W|}}) is an one of the [[Sky-Hi Nunataks]] lying 1 [[Mile|mile]] (1.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) south of [[Mount Cahill]] in [[Ellsworth Land]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1987 after [[Roger L. Arnoldy]], physicist, University of [[New Hampshire]], Durham, NH; [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) [[Principal Investigator]] in upper atmospheric physics at [[Siple Station]] and [[South Pole Station]] for many years from 1973.

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[edit] Aronson Corner

'''Aronson Corner''' ({{coor dm|80|29|S|20|56|W|}}) is the cliffed extremity of a snow-capped ridge between [[Mummery Cliff]] and [[Chevreul Cliffs]] in [[Pioneers Escarpment]], [[Shackleton Range]]. Photographed from the air by the [[U.S. Navy]], 1967. Surveyed by [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS), 1968-71. In association with the names of pioneers of polar life and travel, named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[Louis V. Aronson]] (1870-1940), American founder of the [[Ronson Corporation]], who in about 1910 developed the first practical petrol lighter, known originally as the "trench match."

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[edit] Arrival Heights

'''Arrival Heights''' ({{coor dm|77|49|S|166|39|E|}}) is a clifflike heights which extend in a NE-SW direction along the west side of [[Hut Point Peninsula]], just north of [[Hut Point]]. Discovered and named by the ''Discovery'' expedition, 1901-04, under Scott. The name suggests the expedition's arrival at its winter headquarters at nearby Hut Point.

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[edit] Arrol Icefall

'''Arrol Icefall''' ({{coor dm|64|35|S|60|40|W|}}) is a steep icefall about 3 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, originating on the south side of [[Detroit Plateau]], [[Graham Land]], about 8 [[Mile|mile]]s (13 [[Kilometer|km]]) northwest of [[Cape Worsley]]. Mapped from surveys by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) (1960-61). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after the [[Arrol-Johnston]] car, which was adapted for use by Shackleton's Antarctic expedition (1907-09) and was the first mechanical transport used in Antarctica.

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[edit] Mount Arronax

'''Mount Arronax''' ({{coor dm|67|40|S|67|22|W|}}) is an ice-covered, pointed [[peak]], 1,585 m, standing 6 [[Mile|mile]]s (10 [[Kilometer|km]]) west-southwest of [[Nautilus Head]] and dominating the north part of [[Pourquoi Pas Island]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. First surveyed in 1936 by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill. Resurveyed in 1948 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) and named after Professor [[Pierre Arronax]], central character in [[Jules Verne]]'s [[Twenty Thousand Leagues Under]] the Sea. A number of features on the [[island]] are named for characters in the book.

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[edit] Arrowhead Nunatak

'''Arrowhead Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|82|34|S|157|22|E|}}) is a long, narrow [[nunatak]] 7 [[Mile|mile]]s (11 [[Kilometer|km]]) southeast of [[Sullivan Nunatak]] near the head of [[Nimrod Glacier]]. Mapped and so named by the northern party of the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1960-61) because in plan it resembles an arrowhead.

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[edit] Arrowhead Range

'''Arrowhead Range''' ({{coor dm|73|24|S|164|0|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] range 20 [[Mile|mile]]s (32 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, situated just north of [[Cosmonaut Glacier]] and west of [[Aviator Glacier]] in the [[Southern Cross Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-64. The name was applied by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) and alludes to the shape of the eastern end of the range.

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[edit] Arrowsmith Peninsula

'''Arrowsmith Peninsula''' ({{coor dm|67|15|S|67|15|W|}}) is a [[cove]] about 40 [[Mile|mile]]s (60 [[Kilometer|km]]) long on the west coast of [[Graham Land]], west of Forel and [[Sharp Glaciers]]. Surveyed by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1955-58 and named for [[Edwin P. Arrowsmith]], Governor of the [[Falkland Islands]].

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[edit] Mount Arrowsmith

'''Mount Arrowsmith''' ({{coor dm|76|46|S|162|18|E|}}) is a jagged rock [[peak]] near [[Mount Perseverance]], 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) along a ridge running northeast from that [[mountain]], and a like distance east of [[Mount Whitcombe]] in [[Victoria Land]]. Mapped in 1957 by the [[New Zealand Northern Survey Party]] of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-58). Named by them for its similarity to the Canterbury, [[New Zealand]], mountain of that name, and in association with Mount Whitcombe. Stub article now exists at [[Mount Arrowsmith (Antarctica)]]. See also [[Mount Arrowsmith (disambiguation)]]

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[edit] Arruiz Glacier

'''Arruiz Glacier''' ({{coor dm|70|39|S|162|9|E|}}) is a tributary [[glacier]] in the [[Explorers Range]], [[Bowers Mountains]]. It flows west-northwest from [[Stanwix Peak]] and enters [[Rennick Glacier]] north of [[Frolov Ridge]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-62. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant [[Alberto J. Arruiz]], Argentine IGY observer, a [[Weather Central]] meteorologist at [[Little America V]] in 1958.

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[edit] Arsen'yev Rocks

'''Arsen'yev Rocks''' ({{coor dm|71|51|S|11|12|E|}}) is a rock outcrops lying among the morainal deposits 2.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.0 [[Kilometer|km]]) west of [[Mount Deryugin]] in the [[Liebknecht Range]], [[Humboldt Mountains]], in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped from air photos and surveys by [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]], 1960-61, and named after Russian geographer [[K.I. Arsen]]'yev.

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[edit] Artemis Ridge

'''Artemis Ridge''' ({{coor dm|77|27|S|162|14|E|}}) is a

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[edit] Arthur Glacier

'''Arthur Glacier''' ({{coor dm|77|3|S|145|15|W|}}) is a [[valley]] [[glacier]] about 25 [[Mile|mile]]s (40 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, flowing west to [[Sulzberger Ice Shelf]] between the [[Swanson Mountains]] on the north and [[Mounts Rea]] and Cooper on the south, in the [[Ford Ranges]], [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Discovered by members of [[West Base]] of the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), in aerial flights and from ground surveys in [[November-December]] 1940. Named by US-SCAN for [[R. Admiral Arthur C. Davis]], [[U.S. Navy]], a leader in aviation in the U.S. Navy.

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[edit] Arthur Harbor

'''Arthur Harbor''' ({{coor dm|64|46|S|64|4|W|}}) is a small harbor entered between Bonaparte and [[Norsel Points]] on the southwest coast of [[Anvers Island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Roughly charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot, 1903-05. Surveyed in 1955 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), who established a station near the head of the harbor. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1956 for [[Oswald R. Arthur]], then Governor of the [[Falkland Islands]].

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[edit] Mount Arthur

'''Mount Arthur''' ({{coor dm|67|39|S|49|52|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 1,290 m, just west of [[Mount Douglas]] at the west end of the [[Scott Mountains]], [[Enderby Land]]. Plotted from air photos taken from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) aircraft in 1956. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[J. Arthur]], electrical fitter at Mawson station in 1960.

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[edit] Arthurson Bluff

'''Arthurson Bluff''' ({{coor dm|70|45|S|166|5|E|}}) is a mostly ice-covered bluff overlooking the confluence of [[Ludvig Glacier]] and [[Kirkby Glacier]] from the west, near the north coast of [[Victoria Land]]. A helicopter landing was made here by an ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) party led by [[Phillip Law]], 1962. Named by ANARE for Captain [[J. Arthurson]], helicopter pilot with the expedition.

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[edit] Arthurson Ridge

'''Arthurson Ridge''' ({{coor dm|69|22|S|158|30|E|}}) is a short coastal ridge or promontory, a northern extension from the [[Wilson Hills]], rising between [[Cook Ridge]] and the terminus of [[McLeod Glacier]] at the head of [[Davies Bay]]. Photographed from aircraft of [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. First visited by an ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) airborne field party in March 1961. Named for [[J. Arthurson]], helicopter pilot with ANARE ([[Magga Dan]], 1961) led by [[Phillip Law]].

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[edit] Ascent Glacier

'''Ascent Glacier''' ({{coor dm|83|13|S|156|24|E|}}) is a [[glacier]], 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) wide, flowing north to enter [[Argosy Glacier]] in the [[Miller Range]] just east of [[Milan Ridge]]. Named by the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1961-62) who used this glacier to gain access to the central Miller Range.

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[edit] Asgard Range

'''Asgard Range''' ({{coor dm|77|37|S|161|30|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] range dividing [[Wright Valley]] from [[Taylor Glacier]] and [[Taylor Valley]], in [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the [[Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE) (1958-59) after the home of the Norse gods.

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[edit] Ash Point

'''Ash Point''' ({{coor dm|62|28|S|59|39|W|}}) is a point which marks the southeast side of the entrance to [[Discovery Bay]], on [[Greenwich Island]] in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Charted and named descriptively by DI personnel on the [[Discovery II]], 1934-35.

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[edit] Mount Ash

'''Mount Ash''' ({{coor dm|79|57|S|156|39|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 2,025 m, in the [[Darwin Mountains]], overlooking the north side of [[Hatherton Glacier]] 11 [[Mile|mile]]s (18 [[Kilometer|km]]) west-southwest of [[Junction Spur]]. Mapped by the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1959-63. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Ralph E. Ash]], mechanic, a member of the [[U.S. McMurdo-Pole]] traverse party, 1960-61.

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[edit] Ashen Hills

'''Ashen Hills''' ({{coor dm|57|48|S|26|43|W|}}) is a ridge of rounded hills of gullied ash terminating in [[Nattriss Point]] at the southeast end of [[Saunders Island]], [[South Sandwich Islands]]. The name applied by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1971 refers to the ashy composition and pale color of the hills.

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[edit] Asher Peak

'''Asher Peak''' ({{coor dm|75|44|S|129|11|W|}}) is a [[peak]] (2,480 m) in the southwest portion of [[Mount Flint]] in the [[McCuddin Mountains]] of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-65. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Bill F. Asher]], CECS, U.S. Navy, [[Senior Chief Construction Electrician]] at [[Little America V]] in 1958. He was [[Nuclear Power Plant Operator]] and [[Instrument Maintenance Supervisor]] with the nuclear power unit at [[McMurdo Station]], 1969.

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[edit] Mount Ashley

'''Mount Ashley''' ({{coor dm|54|7|S|37|21|W|}}) is a [[mountain]], 1,155 m, standing south of the Bay of Isles, [[South Georgia]], between the heads of Grace and [[Lucas Glaciers]]. The name [[Clifford Ashley Mountains]] was used by [[Robert Cushman Murphy]] for a number of scattered mountains and ridges on the south side of the Bay of Isles, following his visit to South Georgia in 1912-13. The SGS, 1955-56, reported that a group name for these features is unsuitable and an altered form of the name was applied to the highest of the mountains. Mount Ashley is named for [[Clifford W. Ashley]], American whaling historian who wrote [[The Yankee Whaler]] and [[Whale Ships]] of [[New Bedford]].

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[edit] Ashton Glacier

'''Ashton Glacier''' ({{coor dm|70|44|S|61|57|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] 9 [[Mile|mile]]s (14 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, which flows east-southeast from [[Mount Thompson]] to the northwest side of [[Lehrke Inlet]], on the east coast of [[Palmer Land]]. The glacier was photographed from the air in December 1940 by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), and was probably seen by the USAS ground survey party which explored this coast. A joint party consisting of members of the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) and the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) charted the glacier in 1947. Named by the FIDS for [[L. Ashton]], carpenter with the FIDS at the [[Port Lockroy]] and [[Hope Bay]] bases in 1944-45 and 1945-46, respectively.

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[edit] Ashtray Basin

'''Ashtray Basin''' ({{coor dm|77|52|S|160|58|E|}}) is a small basin near the head of [[Arena Valley]] in [[Victoria Land]]. Named by a field party of the University of [[New South Wales]], Australia, that worked in this area in 1966-67. The name is reported to be descriptive of characteristic formations on the site.

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[edit] Mount Ashworth

'''Mount Ashworth''' ({{coor dm|70|56|S|163|5|E|}}) is a [[peak]] (2,060 m) 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) east-northeast of [[Mount Ford]] in the [[Bowers Mountains]]. Named by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) for [[Squadron Leader N. Ashworth]], RAAF, officer in charge of the [[Antarctic Flight]] with ANARE ([[Thala Dan]]), 1962, led by [[Phillip Law]], which explored the area.

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[edit] Asimutbreen Glacier

'''Asimutbreen Glacier''' ({{coor dm|71|23|S|13|42|E|}}) is a small, steep tributary [[glacier]] to [[Vangengeym Glacier]], descending southeast and then northeast between [[Solhogdene Heights]] and [[Skuggekammen Ridge]], in the eastern [[Gruber Mountains]] of the [[Wohlthat Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered and plotted from air photos by [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-60, and named Asimutbreen (the azimuth glacier).

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[edit] Mount Askin

'''Mount Askin''' ({{coor dm|80|10|S|157|53|E|}}) is a high (c.3000 m) flat-topped [[mountain]] between [[Mount McClintock]] and [[Mount Aldrich]] on the main ridge of [[Britannia Range]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Rosemary A. Askin]], geologist, [[Byrd Polar Research Center]], [[Ohio State University]], who, 1970-2000, worked in such diverse parts of Antarctica as [[Antarctic Peninsula]], [[South Shetland Islands]], [[Victoria Land]] and the [[Transantarctic Mountains]], including the general vicinity of this mountain.

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[edit] Asman Ridge

'''Asman Ridge''' ({{coor dm|77|10|S|144|48|W|}}) is a serrate ridge about 6 [[Mile|mile]]s (10 [[Kilometer|km]]) long on the south side of [[Arthur Glacier]], just north of [[Bailey Ridge]] in the [[Ford Ranges]], [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Discovered in 1934 on aerial flights of the ByrdAE. Named by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) (1939-41) for [[Adam Asman]], a member of the USAS [[West Base]] party.

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[edit] Aspasia Point

'''Aspasia Point''' ({{coor dm|54|19|S|37|6|W|}}) is a steep rocky point forming the west extremity of [[Fanning Ridge]], lying 10 [[Mile|mile]]s (16 [[Kilometer|km]]) east-southeast of [[Cape Nunez]] on the south coast of [[South Georgia]]. The feature was named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) following mapping by the SGS in 1951-52. The name derives from association with Fanning Ridge. The American armed corvette Aspasia under Captain [[Edmund Fanning]] took 57, 000 fur seals at South Georgia in 1800-01.

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[edit] Aspis Island

'''Aspis Island''' ({{coor dm|62|28|S|60|9|W|}}) is a small, low lying rocky [[island]] rising about 15 m above sea level. Eastern most island in the [[Dunbar Islands Group]]. Named after Aspis, a small "musical dragon" often portrayed in medieval literature.

== See also ==
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[edit] Aspland Island

'''Aspland Island''' ({{coor dm|61|28|S|55|55|W|}}) is a small [[island]] 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) west of [[Gibbs Island]] in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. The name dates back to at least 1821 and is now established in international usage.

== See also ==
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[edit] Asquith Bluff

'''Asquith Bluff''' ({{coor dm|83|30|S|167|21|E|}}) is a prominent wedge-shaped rock bluff on the west side of [[Lennox-King Glacier]], 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) southeast of [[Mount Allen Young]]. Discovered by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]] (1907-09) and named "[[Mount Asquith]]" for [[Lord Oxford]] and Asquith, [[Prime Minister]], 1908-16, who was instrumental in securing a grant from the [[United Kingdom Government]] to pay off the expedition's debts.

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[edit] Assender Glacier

'''Assender Glacier''' ({{coor dm|67|36|S|46|25|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing west into [[Spooner Bay]] in [[Enderby Land]]. Plotted from air photos taken from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) aircraft in 1956. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[Pilot Officer K. Assender]], RAAF, pilot at Mawson station in 1959.

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[edit] Asses Ears

'''Asses Ears''' ({{coor dm|62|19|S|59|45|W|}}) is a three small islands off northwest [[Robert Island]], forming the north part of [[Potmess Rocks]] in [[English Strait]], [[South Shetland Islands]]. Presumably known to early sealers, the feature was charted and named descriptively by personnel on [[Discovery II]] in 1934-35.

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[edit] Assistance Bay

'''Assistance Bay''' ({{coor dm|54|7|S|37|9|W|}}) is a small [[bay]] forming the head of [[Possession Bay]], along the north coast of [[South Georgia]]. Named by DI personnel who charted the area during the period 1926-30.

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[edit] Astakhov Glacier

'''Astakhov Glacier''' ({{coor dm|70|45|S|163|21|E|}}) is the [[glacier]] next south of [[Chugunov Glacier]] in the [[Explorers Range]], [[Bowers Mountains]]. It flows northeast from [[Mount Hager]] and enters Ob' Bay just west of [[Platypus Ridge]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-65. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Petr Astakhov]], Soviet exchange scientist at the [[U.S. South Pole Station]] in 1967.

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[edit] Astapenko Glacier

'''Astapenko Glacier''' ({{coor dm|70|40|S|163|0|E|}}) is a [[glacier]], 11 [[Mile|mile]]s (18 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, draining the north and northeast slopes of [[Stanwix Peak]] in the [[Bowers Mountains]] and flowing east-northeast to Ob' Bay. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-62. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Pavel D. Astapenko]], Soviet IGY observer, a [[Weather Central]] meteorologist at [[Little America V]] in 1958.

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[edit] Astarte Horn

'''Astarte Horn''' ({{coor dm|71|40|S|68|52|W|}}) is a pyramidal [[peak]] at the south end of the north-south range extending to [[Mount Umbriel]], in eastern [[Alexander Island]]. The feature was mapped from trimetrogon air photography taken by [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, and from survey by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), 1948-50. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in association with nearby [[Venus Glacier]]; the goddess Venus being identified with the Phoenician goddess Astarte in mythology.

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[edit] Astor Island

'''Astor Island''' ({{coor dm|62|39|S|61|11|W|}}) is an [[island]] lying between [[Rugged Island]] and [[Livingston Island]] in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1958 for [[B. Astor]] of the American sealer South Shetland Islands for the [[New York Lyceum]] of [[Natural History]] (now [[American Museum]] of Natural History).

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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[edit] Astor Rocks

'''Astor Rocks''' ({{coor dm|71|48|S|12|44|E|}}) is a two small rock outcrops lying 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) southeast of [[Mount Ramenskiy]] in the southeast extremity of the [[Wohlthat Mountains]]. Plotted from air photos and surveys by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-60, and named for [[Astor Ernstsen]], a meteorologist with Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1958-59.

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[edit] Mount Astor

'''Mount Astor''' ({{coor dm|86|1|S|155|30|W|}}) is a prominent [[peak]], 3,710 m, standing 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) north of [[Mount Bowser]] in the [[Hays Mountains]] of the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. Discovered by [[R. Admiral Byrd]] on the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] flight of November 1929 to the [[South Pole]], and named by him for [[Vincent Astor]], contributor to the expedition.

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[edit] Astraea Nunatak

'''Astraea Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|71|59|S|70|25|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]] 6 [[Mile|mile]]s (10 [[Kilometer|km]]) south of [[Staccato Peaks]] in southern [[Alexander Island]]. Mapped from trimetrogon air photography taken by [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, and from survey by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), 1948-50. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after one of the asteroids lying between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

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[edit] Astrid Ridge

'''Astrid Ridge''' ({{coor dm|68|0|S|12|0|E|}}) is an undersea ridge name used on GEBCO 5.18 and 5.16. Name approved 6/87 (ACUF 225).

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[edit] Astro Cliffs

'''Astro Cliffs''' ({{coor dm|66|40|S|62|26|W|}}) is a rock cliffs 60 m high, situated at the southeast extremity of [[Churchill Peninsula]], 6 [[Mile|mile]]s (10 [[Kilometer|km]]) northeast of [[Cape Alexander]] on the east coast of [[Graham Land]]. Surveyed by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1955, they mark the most southerly point of the survey. The [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) name arose from the astronomical fix obtained near the summit which was essential for the control of the survey traverse.

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[edit] Astro Glacier

'''Astro Glacier''' ({{coor dm|82|54|S|157|20|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] between [[Turner Hills]] and [[Tricorn Peak]] in the [[Miller Range]], flowing northeast into the [[Marsh Glacier]]. Seen by the northern party of the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1961-62) and so named because an astro station was set up on the bluff at the mouth of the glacier in December 1961.

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[edit] Astro Peak

'''Astro Peak''' ({{coor dm|83|29|S|57|0|W|}}) is a [[peak]], 835 m, standing 1 [[Mile|mile]] (1.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) off the west end of [[Berquist Ridge]] in the [[Neptune Range]], [[Pensacola Mountains]]. So named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) because the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) established an astro control station on this peak during the 1965-66 season.

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[edit] Astrolabe Glacier

'''Astrolabe Glacier''' ({{coor dm|66|45|S|139|55|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) wide and 10 [[Mile|mile]]s (16 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, flowing north-northeast from the continental ice and terminating at the coast in a prominent tongue at the east side of [[Geologie Archipelago]]. Probably first sighted in 1840 by the French expedition under Captain [[Jules Dumont]] d'Urville, although no glaciers were noted on d'Urville's chart of this coast. Photographed from the air by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] in January 1947. It was charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1949-51, and named after d'Urville's flagship, the Astrolabe.

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[edit] Astrolabe Glacier Tongue

'''Astrolabe Glacier Tongue''' ({{coor dm|66|42|S|140|5|E|}}) is a prominent [[glacier]] tongue about 3 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) wide and 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, extending northeast from [[Astrolabe Glacier]] at the east end of [[Geologie Archipelago]]. Delineated from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47, and named for the French corvette Astrolabe.

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[edit] Astrolabe Island

'''Astrolabe Island''' ({{coor dm|63|17|S|58|40|W|}}) is an [[island]] 3 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, lying in [[Bransfield Strait]] 14 [[Mile|mile]]s (22 [[Kilometer|km]]) northwest of [[Cape Ducorps]], [[Trinity Peninsula]]. Discovered by the French expedition, 1837-40, under Captain [[Jules Dumont]] d'Urville, and named by him for his chief expedition ship, the Astrolabe.

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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[edit] Astrolabe Needle

'''Astrolabe Needle''' ({{coor dm|64|8|S|62|36|W|}}) is a conspicuous monolith rising 50 m above sea level south of [[Claude Point]], [[Brabant Island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Discovered by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot, 1903-05, and named after the Astrolabe, one of the ships of the French expedition under Captain [[Jules Dumont]] d'Urville, 1837-40.

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[edit] Astrolabe Subglacial Basin

'''Astrolabe Subglacial Basin''' ({{coor dm|70|0|S|136|0|E|}}) is a subglacial basin to the south of [[Adelie Coast]] and east of [[Porpoise Subglacial Highlands]], trending north-south and containing the thickest ice (c. 4,700 m) measured in Antarctica. The basin was delineated by the [[Scott Polar Research Institute]] (SPRI)-NSF-TUD airborne radio echo sounding program, 1967-79, and named after Astrolabe, the flagship of the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1837-40 (Capt. [[Jules Dumont]] d'Urville).

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[edit] Astronaut Glacier

'''Astronaut Glacier''' ({{coor dm|73|5|S|164|5|E|}}) is a broad southwest flowing tributary to upper [[Aviator Glacier]], joining the latter just west of [[Parasite Cone]] in [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the northern party of [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1962-63, in association with nearby [[Aeronaut Glacier]].

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[edit] Cape Astrup

'''Cape Astrup''' ({{coor dm|64|43|S|63|11|W|}}) is a bold, dark-colored bluff marking the north end of [[Wiencke Island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Discovered by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1897-99, and named by Gerlache for [[Eivind Astrup]], [[Norwegian Arctic]] explorer and member of [[Robert E. Peary]]'s expeditions to Greenland in 1891-92 and 1893-95.

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[edit] Astudillo Glacier

'''Astudillo Glacier''' ({{coor dm|64|53|S|62|51|W|}}) is a small [[glacier]] flowing into [[Paradise Harbor]] between [[Leith Cove]] and [[Skontorp Cove]], [[Danco Coast]], [[Graham Land]]. The glacier was surveyed by the [[Chilean Antarctic Expedition]] (1950-51) which applied the name, probably after an expedition member.

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[edit] Mount Athelstan

'''Mount Athelstan''' ({{coor dm|70|10|S|69|16|W|}}) is a prominent, partly ice-covered [[mountain]], 1,615 m, at the north side of [[Trench Glacier]] on a spur which extends east from [[Douglas Range]] on the east coast of [[Alexander Island]]. The east side of Douglas Range was first photographed from the air on [[November 23]], [[1935]], by [[Lincoln Ellsworth]], and this feature was mapped from the photos by [[W.L.G. Joerg]]. It was roughly surveyed in 1936 by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill. Resurveyed in 1948 and 1949 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), and named by them for Athelstan, Saxon king of England, 924-937.

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[edit] Athene Glacier

'''Athene Glacier''' ({{coor dm|68|56|S|64|0|W|}}) is a [[glacier]], 10 [[Mile|mile]]s (16 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, flowing east and merging with the terminus of [[Casey Glacier]] where it discharges into [[Casey Inlet]], on the east coast of the [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. Photographed from the air by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in August 1947, and by [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) (Trimetrogon air photography) in December 1947. Surveyed by FIDS in November 1960. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after Athene, daughter of Zeus and goddess of the city of Athens in Greek mythology.

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[edit] Atherton Islands

'''Atherton Islands''' ({{coor dm|62|6|S|58|59|W|}}) is a two small islands lying 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) west-northwest of [[Bell Point]], [[King George Island]] in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Charted by DI in 1934-35 and named after [[Noel Atherton]], cartographer in the [[Admiralty Hydrographic Office]] at the time; chief [[Civil Hydrographic Officer]], 1951-62.

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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[edit] Atherton Peak

'''Atherton Peak''' ({{coor dm|54|7|S|36|45|W|}}) is a [[peak]] rising to about 500 m east of [[Fortuna Bay]], [[South Georgia]]. Charted by DI, 1929-30, and named after [[Noel Atherton]], cartographer in the [[Admiralty Hydrographic Office]] at that time; [[Chief Civil Hydrographic Officer]], 1951-62.

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[edit] Mount Atholl

'''Mount Atholl''' ({{coor dm|78|0|S|163|44|E|}}) is a named after [[Sarah Atholl]] (d. 1873), an early [[New Zealand]] botanist with an interest in lichens.

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[edit] Athos Range

'''Athos Range''' ({{coor dm|70|13|S|64|50|E|}}) is the northernmost range in the [[Prince Charles Mountains]] of Mac. [[Robertson Land]]. It consists of a large number of individual mountains and [[nunatak]]s that trend east-west for 40 [[Mile|mile]]s (60 [[Kilometer|km]]) along the north side of [[Scylla Glacier]]. These mountains were first observed from aircraft of [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. The western part of the range was first visited by an ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) party led by [[J. Bechervaise]] in November 1955. The range was again visited in December 1956 by the ANARE southern party, 1956-57, led by [[W.G. Bewsher]], and a depot was established at the eastern extremity. Named after a character in [[The Three Musketeers]], a novel by [[Alexandre Dumas]] which was the most popular book read on the southern journey.

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[edit] Atka Glacier

'''Atka Glacier''' ({{coor dm|76|41|S|161|33|E|}}) is the [[glacier]] immediately east of [[Flagship Mountain]], draining north into [[Fry Glacier]] in [[Victoria Land]]. Discovered and named in 1957 by the [[New Zealand Northern Survey Party]] of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-58. Named after the USS Atka, an American icebreaker in the convoy to [[McMurdo Sound]] in the 1956-57 season.

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[edit] Atka Iceport

'''Atka Iceport''' ({{coor dm|70|35|S|7|51|W|}}) is an iceport about 10 [[Mile|mile]]s (16 [[Kilometer|km]]) long and wide, marking a more-or-less permanent indentation in the front of the [[Ekstrom Ice Shelf]] on the coast of [[Queen Maud Land]]. The feature was photographed from the air and mapped from these photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE), 1951-52. It was named by personnel of the USS Atka, under Commander [[Glen Jacobsen]], which moored here in February 1955 while investigating possible base sites for [[International Geophysical Year]] operations. The term iceport was first suggested by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1956 to denote [[ice shelf|ice shelf]] embayments such as this one, subject to configuration changes, which may offer anchorage or possible access to the upper surface of an ice shelf via ice ramps along one or more sides of the feature.

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[edit] Atkinson Cliffs

'''Atkinson Cliffs''' ({{coor dm|71|18|S|168|55|E|}}) is a high coastal cliffs, 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, between the lower ends of [[Fendley Glacier]] and [[Pitkevitch Glacier]] on the north coast of [[Victoria Land]]. The feature was mapped in 1911 by the [[Northern Party]] of the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13, and named for Dr. [[Edward L. Atkinson]], surgeon of the expedition.

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[edit] Atkinson Glacier

'''Atkinson Glacier''' ({{coor dm|71|30|S|167|25|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] between [[Findlay Range]] and [[Lyttelton Range]], [[Admiralty Mountains]], flowing northward into [[Dennistoun Glacier]]. Named by the [[New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (NZ-APC) in 1983 after [[William Atkinson]], field assistant, [[New Zealand Antarctic Division]], mechanic with the [[New Zealand Antarctic Research Program]] (NZARP) geological party to the area, 1981-82, led by [[R.H. Findlay]].

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[edit] Mount Atkinson

'''Mount Atkinson''' ({{coor dm|78|39|S|85|29|W|}}) is a prominent [[mountain]] rising to about 3,300 m, 3.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) west-southwest of [[Mount Craddock]] in the [[Sentinel Range]], [[Ellsworth Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs, 1957-60. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Richard C. Atkinson]], Director, [[National Science Foundation]], 1977-80.

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[edit] Atlantic Club Ridge

'''Atlantic Club Ridge''' ({{coor dm|62|39|S|60|22|W|}}) is a ridge rising to 165 m, located 750 m southeast of [[Hesperides Point]], [[Livingston Island]]. Named in 1995 by BulAPC in commemoration of the principal organizers of the 1993-94 and 1994-95 [[Bulgarian Antarctic Expeditions]].

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[edit] Atlantic-Indian Basin

'''Atlantic-Indian Basin''' ({{coor dm|60|0|S|15|0|E|}}) is a name of a large undersea basin approved 7/63 (ACUF 12) as a result of review of a [[National Geographic Society]] globe.

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[edit] Atlas Cove

'''Atlas Cove''' ({{coor dm|53|1|S|73|22|E|}}) is a cove on the north coast of [[Heard Island]], entered between the base of [[Laurens Peninsula]] and [[Rogers Head]]. Named by American sealers after the schooner sealing fleet which landed at Heard Island in 1855. The name appears on a chart by the British expedition under Nares, which visited the [[island]] in the Challenger in 1874 and utilized the names then in use by the sealers.

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[edit] Mount Atlas

'''Mount Atlas''' ({{coor dm|72|44|S|165|30|E|}}) is an extinct [[volcano|volcanic cone]] at the northeast side of [[Mount Pleiones]] in [[The Pleiades]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the [[New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (NZ-APC) in association with Mount Pleiones after Atlas of Greek mythology.

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[edit] Atoll Nunataks

'''Atoll Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|71|21|S|68|47|W|}}) is a group of [[nunatak]]s on the north side of [[Uranus Glacier]], 3 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) west of [[Mount Ariel]], in eastern [[Alexander Island]]. The feature was mapped from trimetrogon air photography taken by [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, and from survey by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), 1948-50. So named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) because of the arrangement of the nunataks in a ring.

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[edit] Atom Rock

'''Atom Rock''' ({{coor dm|66|28|S|66|26|W|}}) is an insular rock 0.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (0.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) northeast of [[Rambler Island]] in the [[Bragg Islands]], lying in [[Crystal Sound]] off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Mapped from surveys by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) (1958-59). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in association with Bragg Islands, q.v.

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[edit] Atriceps Island

'''Atriceps Island''' ({{coor dm|60|47|S|45|9|W|}}) is the southernmost of the [[Robertson Islands]], lying 3 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) south of the southeast end of [[Coronation Island]] in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Named by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), following their survey of 1948-49, after the colony of blue-eyed shags (Phalacrocorax atriceps) nesting on the [[island]].

== See also ==
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[edit] Attlee Glacier

'''Attlee Glacier''' ({{coor dm|66|13|S|63|46|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] 8 [[Mile|mile]]s (13 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, which flows east-southeast from the plateau escarpment on the east side of [[Graham Land]] to the head of [[Cabinet Inlet]] to the north of [[Bevin Glacier]]. During December 1947, the glacier was charted from the ground by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) and photographed from the air by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE). Named by the FIDS for Rt. Hon. [[Clement R. Attlee]], M.P., [[British Sec]]. of State for [[Dominion Affairs]], member of the [[War Cabinet]], and later [[Prime Minister]].

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[edit] Atwater Hill

'''Atwater Hill''' ({{coor dm|66|11|S|66|38|W|}}) is a hill 2.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.0 [[Kilometer|km]]) south of [[Benedict Point]] on the east side of [[Lavoisier Island]], [[Biscoe Islands]]. Mapped from air photos by [[Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition]] (FIDASE) (1956-57). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Wilbur O. Atwater]] (1844-1907), American physiologist who, with [[F.G. Benedict]], perfected the technique for calorimetric measurement of metabolism.

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[edit] Mount Atwood

'''Mount Atwood''' ({{coor dm|77|16|S|142|17|W|}}) is a [[mountain]], 1,180 m, at the west edge of the [[Clark Mountains]] in the [[Ford Ranges]] of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Discovered by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) in 1940 on aerial flights from the [[West Base]]. Named by the USAS for the late president emeritus [[W.W. Atwood]], Sr., of [[Clark University]], noted geologist and geographer, and his son, W.W. Atwood, Jr., who collaborated with his father in glaciological studies.

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[edit] Mount Aubert de la Rue

'''Mount Aubert de la Rue''' ({{coor dm|53|1|S|73|22|E|}}) is an ice-free hill, 125 m, standing at the south end and surmounting the low isthmus that connects [[Laurens Peninsula]] with the main mass of [[Heard Island]]. First charted and named by [[Edgar Aubert]] de la Rue, French geologist aboard the whale catcher of the [[island]] in January 1929. Later surveyed by the ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) in 1948.

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[edit] Aucellina Point

'''Aucellina Point''' ({{coor dm|54|12|S|37|24|W|}}) is a small point 1.6 [[Mile|mile]]s (2.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) southeast of [[Cape Rosa]] on the south coast of [[South Georgia]]. Named in 1982 by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after a mollusk of the genus Aucellina, found in a rich fossil locality nearby.

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[edit] Audrey Island

'''Audrey Island''' ({{coor dm|68|8|S|67|7|W|}}) is a southernmost [[island]] in the [[Debenham Islands]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Discovered by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE), 1934-37, under Rymill, and named by him for a daughter of [[Frank Debenham]], member of the BGLE [[Advisory Committee]].

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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[edit] Augen Bluffs

'''Augen Bluffs''' ({{coor dm|83|30|S|157|40|E|}}) is a rock bluffs between [[Orr Peak]] and [[Isocline Hill]] along the west side of [[Marsh Glacier]], in the [[Miller Range]]. So named by the [[Ohio State University Geological Party]], 1967-68, because rocks of the locality include augengneiss.

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[edit] Auger Hill

'''Auger Hill''' ({{coor dm|78|0|S|164|16|E|}}) is a shallow soil deposits occur on the summit; an auger was used to obtain deep samples.

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[edit] Aughenbaugh Peak

'''Aughenbaugh Peak''' ({{coor dm|82|37|S|52|49|W|}}) is a sharp [[peak]], over 1,800 m, standing 0.7 [[Mile|mile]]s (1.1 [[Kilometer|km]]) northeast of [[Neuburg Peak]] in southwest [[Dufek Massif]], [[Pensacola Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1956-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Nolan B. Aughenbaugh]], glaciologist at [[Ellsworth Station]], a member of the first party to visit Dufek Massif, in December 1957.

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[edit] Mount Augusta

'''Mount Augusta''' ({{coor dm|84|48|S|163|6|E|}}) is a [[peak]] 2.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.0 [[Kilometer|km]]) east of [[Mount Wild]], at the south end of the [[Queen Alexandra Range]]. Discovered by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]] (1907-09) and named for Mrs. [[Swinford Edwards]], a relative of Shackleton.

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[edit] Auguste Island

'''Auguste Island''' ({{coor dm|64|3|S|61|37|W|}}) is a flat-topped [[island]] less than 1 [[Mile|mile]] (1.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, lying 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) northeast of [[Two Hummock Island]] in [[Gerlache Strait]]. Discovered by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] (1897-99) under Lieutenant Adrien de Gerlache, and named by him for his father.

== See also ==
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[edit] Aurdalen Valley

'''Aurdalen Valley''' ({{coor dm|71|42|S|12|22|E|}}) is a small moraine-covered [[valley]] between Grakammen and [[Aurdalsegga Ridges]], in the [[Petermann Ranges]] of the [[Wohlthat Mountains]]. Discovered and plotted from air photos by [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-60, and named Aurdalen (the gravel valley).

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[edit] Aurdalsegga Ridge

'''Aurdalsegga Ridge''' ({{coor dm|71|44|S|12|23|E|}}) is an irregular ridge 5 [[Mile|mile]]s (8 [[Kilometer|km]]) long surmounted by [[Mount Nikolayev]], rising immediately southeast of [[Aurdalen Valley]] in [[Sudliche Petermann Range]], [[Wohlthat Mountains]]. Discovered and plotted from air photos by [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-60, and named Aurdalsegga (the gravel [[valley]] ridge).

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[edit] Aureole Hills

'''Aureole Hills''' ({{coor dm|63|46|S|58|54|W|}}) is a two smooth, conical, ice-covered hills, the higher being 1,080 m, standing close west of the north end of [[Detroit Plateau]], [[Trinity Peninsula]]. The descriptive name was given by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) following its survey of 1948.

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[edit] Aurho Peak

'''Aurho Peak''' ({{coor dm|72|8|S|3|11|W|}}) is a [[peak]] with a gravel moraine on the northwest side, situated 1 [[Mile|mile]] (1.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) east of Slettfjell in the [[Ahlmann Ridge]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and named Aurho (gravel height).

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[edit] Auriga Nunataks

'''Auriga Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|70|42|S|66|38|W|}}) is a small group of [[nunatak]]s in [[Palmer Land]] located 21 [[Mile|mile]]s (34 [[Kilometer|km]]) east of [[Wade Point]] at the head of [[Bertram Glacier]]. The highest of these rises to a sharp [[peak]] and is visible for a great distance. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after the constellation of Auriga.

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[edit] Aurkjosen Cirque

'''Aurkjosen Cirque''' ({{coor dm|71|21|S|13|33|E|}}) is a mainly ice-free cirque marked by several old moraines, lying at the east side of [[Lake Unter-See]] in the [[Gruber Mountains]] of the [[Wohlthat Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered and plotted from air photos by [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-60, and named Aurkjosen (the gravel cove).

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[edit] Aurkleven Cirque

'''Aurkleven Cirque''' ({{coor dm|71|58|S|7|31|E|}}) is a large cirque, the bottom of which is partially covered with moraine, between [[Kubus Mountain]] and [[Klevekampen Mountain]] in the [[Filchner Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Plotted from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-60) and named Aurkleven (the gravel closet).

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[edit] Aurkvaevane Cirques

'''Aurkvaevane Cirques''' ({{coor dm|71|52|S|14|26|E|}}) is a three cirques with moraine-covered floors, indenting the west side of [[Kvaevefjellet Mountain]] in the [[Payer Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered and plotted from air photos by [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by the [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-60, and named Aurkvaevane.

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[edit] Aurnupen Peak

'''Aurnupen Peak''' ({{coor dm|71|59|S|3|22|W|}}) is a [[peak]] with a gravel moraine on the northwest side, situated 1 [[Mile|mile]] (1.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) north of [[Flarjuven Bluff]] on the [[Ahlmann Ridge]] in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and named Aurnupen (the gravel peak).

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[edit] Aurora Glacier

'''Aurora Glacier''' ({{coor dm|77|37|S|167|38|E|}}) is a large [[glacier]] draining that part of [[Ross Island]] between [[Mount Erebus]] and [[Mount Terra Nova]], and flowing south into [[McMurdo Ice Shelf]]. Named by [[A.J. Heine]] in 1963 after the Aurora, the ship of the [[Ross Sea Party]] of the British expedition under Shackleton, 1914-17.

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[edit] Aurora Heights

'''Aurora Heights''' ({{coor dm|83|7|S|157|5|E|}}) is a prominent heights 5 [[Mile|mile]]s (8 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, bordering the north side of [[Argosy Glacier]] in the [[Miller Range]]. Named by the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1961-62) for the Aurora, the ship of the [[Ross Sea Party]] of the [[British Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] (1914-17).

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[edit] Aurora Peak

'''Aurora Peak''' ({{coor dm|67|23|S|144|12|E|}}) is a [[peak]] (535 m) along the west side of the [[Mertz Glacier]], 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) south of [[Mount Murchison]]. Discovered by the [[Australasian Antarctic Expedition]] (1911-14) under [[Douglas Mawson]] who named it after the expedition ship Aurora.

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[edit] Aurora Subglacial Basin

'''Aurora Subglacial Basin''' ({{coor dm|74|0|S|114|0|E|}}) is a large subglacial basin of [[Wilkes Land]] to the west of [[Dome Charlie]] and trending northwest toward the coast in the vicinity of [[Shackleton Ice Shelf]]. The basin was delineated by the [[Scott Polar Research Institute]] (SPRI)-NSF-TUD airborne radio echo sounding program, 1967-79, and named after Aurora, the ship of the [[Australasian Antarctic Expedition]], 1911-14, led by [[Douglas Mawson]].

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[edit] Mount Aurora

'''Mount Aurora''' ({{coor dm|78|14|S|166|21|E|}}) is a round-topped volcanic summit, 1,040 m, the highest point on [[Black Island]] in the [[Ross Archipelago]]. Named by the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1958-59) after the Aurora, the vessel which conveyed the [[Ross Sea Party]] of Shackleton's [[Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] (1914-17) to [[McMurdo Sound]].

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[edit] Austbanen Moraine

'''Austbanen Moraine''' ({{coor dm|71|32|S|12|21|E|}}) is a medial moraine in the [[glacier]] between Westliche and [[Mittlere Petermann Ranges]] in the [[Wohlthat Mountains]], originating at [[Svarttindane Peaks]] and trending north for 12 miles. First roughly plotted from air photos by [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39. Mapped by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-60, from air photos and surveys and named Austbanen (the east path). [[Vestbanen Moraine]], a similar paralleling feature, lies 7 [[Mile|mile]]s (11 [[Kilometer|km]]) westward.

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[edit] Auster Glacier

'''Auster Glacier''' ({{coor dm|67|12|S|50|45|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] about 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) wide, flowing northwest into the southeast extremity of [[Amundsen Bay]]. Sighted in October 1956 by an ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) party led by [[P.W. Crohn]], and named after the Auster aircraft used by ANARE in coastal exploration.

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[edit] Auster Islands

'''Auster Islands''' ({{coor dm|67|25|S|63|50|E|}}) is a group of small islands at northeast end of the [[Robinson Group]], located 5.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (9 [[Kilometer|km]]) north of [[Cape Daly]], Mac. [[Robertson Land]]. Mapped from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) surveys and air photos 1959-66. So named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) because of the nearness of the islands to [[Auster Rookery]], and because they have provided a camp site for ANARE parties visiting the rookery.

== See also ==
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[edit] Auster Pass

'''Auster Pass''' ({{coor dm|78|18|S|162|38|E|}}) is a high pass in the [[Royal Society Range]], between [[Mount Huggins]] and [[Mount Kempe]], leading into the [[Skelton Glacier]] area from [[McMurdo Sound]]. Named by the [[New Zealand Northern Survey Party]] of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-58) for the RNZAF [[Antarctic Flight]]'s Auster aircraft.

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[edit] Auster Point

'''Auster Point''' ({{coor dm|63|49|S|59|28|W|}}) is a point midway along the east shore of [[Charcot Bay]], [[Trinity Peninsula]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after the Auster aircraft used by British expeditions in this area.

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[edit] Austhamaren Peak

'''Austhamaren Peak''' ({{coor dm|71|44|S|26|42|E|}}) is a [[peak]], 2,060 m, standing close east of Byrdbreen in the [[Sor Rondane Mountains]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1946 from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37, and in 1957 from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. Named Austhamaren (the east hammer) by the Norwegians.

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[edit] Austhjelmen Peak

'''Austhjelmen Peak''' ({{coor dm|71|42|S|26|28|E|}}) is a [[peak]], 1,740 m, standing 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) east of [[Vesthjelmen Peak]] in the [[Sor Rondane Mountains]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1946 from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37, and in 1957 from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. Named Austhjelmen (the east helmet) by the Norwegians.

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[edit] Austhovde Headland

'''Austhovde Headland''' ({{coor dm|69|42|S|37|46|E|}}) is an icy [[headland]], marked by several rock exposures, which forms the eastern, elevated portion of [[Botnneset Peninsula]] on the south side of [[Lutzow-Holm Bay]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37, and named Austhovde (east knoll).

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[edit] Austin Glacier

'''Austin Glacier''' ({{coor dm|54|4|S|37|12|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing north to [[Beckmann Fjord]], Bay of Isles, on the north coast of [[South Georgia]]. The name appears to be first used on a 1931 [[British Admiralty]] chart.

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[edit] Austin Head

'''Austin Head''' ({{coor dm|54|31|S|36|30|W|}}) is a [[headland]] 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) north-northwest of [[Leon Head]], projecting into [[Undine South Harbor]] on the south coast of [[South Georgia]]. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951-57. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Elijah Austin]], a leading merchant of [[New Haven]], CT, who sent out the first two American sealing vessels to South Georgia in 1790.

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[edit] Austin Peak

'''Austin Peak''' ({{coor dm|71|37|S|165|29|E|}}) is a [[peak]] in the east-central portion of the [[Mirabito Range]]. Named by the northern party of [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1963-64, for [[William T. Austin]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) Representative at [[McMurdo Station]], 1963-64, who organized support for the [[New Zealand]] field parties.

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[edit] Austin Rocks

'''Austin Rocks''' ({{coor dm|63|26|S|61|4|W|}}) is a group of rocks which extend about 3 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) in a NE-SW direction, lying in [[Bransfield Strait]] 13 [[Mile|mile]]s (21 [[Kilometer|km]]) northwest of [[Trinity Island]]. Charted by a British expedition, 1828-31, under Commander [[Henry Foster]], [[Royal Navy]], and named by him for Lieutenant [[Horatio T. Austin]], Royal Navy, an officer of the expedition.

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[edit] Austin Valley

'''Austin Valley''' ({{coor dm|73|30|S|93|21|W|}}) is a small ice-filled [[valley]] at the east side of [[Avalanche Ridge]], in the [[Jones Mountains]]. Mapped by the University of [[Minnesota-Jones Mountains Party]], 1960-61. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Jerry W. Austin]], aviation machinist's mate of [[U.S. Navy Squadron VX]]-6, a crew member on pioneering flights of LC-47 Dakota aircraft from [[Byrd Station]] to the [[Eights Coast]] area in November 1961.

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[edit] Mount Austin

'''Mount Austin''' ({{coor dm|74|53|S|63|10|W|}}) is a conspicuous rock mass rising to 955 m, projecting into the head of [[Gardner Inlet]], on the east coast of [[Palmer Land]]. Discovered by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, under Ronne, and named by him for [[Stephen F. Austin]], American colonizer in Texas and one of the founders of the Republic of Texas.

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[edit] Austkampane Hills

'''Austkampane Hills''' ({{coor dm|71|47|S|25|15|E|}}) is a group of hills rising to 2,210 m, standing 5 [[Mile|mile]]s (8 [[Kilometer|km]]) north of [[Menipa Peak]] in the [[Sor Rondane Mountains]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1946 from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37, and in 1957 from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. Named Austkampane (the east crags) by the Norwegians.

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[edit] Austnes Peninsula

'''Austnes Peninsula''' ({{coor dm|66|42|S|57|17|E|}}) is a short, broad, ice-covered [[cove]] forming the southeast end of [[Edward VIII Plateau]] and the north side of the entrance to [[Edward VIII Bay]]. Cape Gotley marks the extremity of this peninsula. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]] in [[January-February]] 1937, and named Austnes by them because of its eastward projection.

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[edit] Austpynten

'''Austpynten''' ({{coor dm|69|37|S|38|23|E|}}) is a point forming the northeast extremity of [[Padda Island]] in [[Lutzow-Holm Bay]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37, and named Austpynten (the east point).

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[edit] Austral Island

'''Austral Island''' ({{coor dm|66|30|S|110|39|E|}}) is a small [[island]] in the extreme south lobe of [[Penney Bay]], in the [[Windmill Islands]]. The island appears in air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] (1946-47), but was not charted on subsequent maps. So named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) because it is the southernmost of the Windmill Islands.

== See also ==
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[edit] Austranten Rock

'''Austranten Rock''' ({{coor dm|71|24|S|14|2|E|}}) is an isolated rock outcrop lying 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) southeast of [[Todt Ridge]], at the eastern extremity of the [[Gruber Mountains]] and [[Wohlthat Mountains]], in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered and plotted from air photos by [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-60, and named Austranten (the east ridge).

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[edit] Austreskorve Glacier

'''Austreskorve Glacier''' ({{coor dm|71|50|S|5|40|E|}}) is a broad [[glacier]] in the [[Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains]] which drains north from a position just east of the head of [[Vestreskorve Glacier]] and passes along the east side of [[Breplogen Mountain]]. Mapped and named from surveys and air photos by the [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-60).

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[edit] Austskjera

'''Austskjera''' ({{coor dm|67|31|S|64|0|E|}}) is a group of rocks lying close to the coast about 5 [[Mile|mile]]s (8 [[Kilometer|km]]) east of [[Cape Daly]] and 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) east-southeast of [[Safety Island]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37, and named Austskjera (the east skerry).

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[edit] Austvollen Bluff

'''Austvollen Bluff''' ({{coor dm|72|6|S|3|48|E|}}) is a steep rock bluff forming the east side of [[Festninga Mountain]] in the [[Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-60) and named Austvollen (the east wall).

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[edit] Austvorren Ridge

'''Austvorren Ridge''' ({{coor dm|73|6|S|1|35|W|}}) is the eastern of two rock ridges which trend northward from the [[Neumayer Cliffs]] in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Photographed from the air by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and given the name Austvorren (the east jetty).

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[edit] Auvert Bay

'''Auvert Bay''' ({{coor dm|66|14|S|65|45|W|}}) is a [[bay]] 8 [[Mile|mile]]s (13 [[Kilometer|km]]) wide, indenting the coast for 3 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) between [[Cape Evensen]] and [[Cape Bellue]], along the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Discovered by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1908-10, and named [[Baie Auvert]] (bay far from anywhere).

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[edit] Avalanche Bay

'''Avalanche Bay''' ({{coor dm|77|1|S|162|44|E|}}) is a [[bay]] 1 [[Mile|mile]] (1.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) wide, lying just southeast of [[Discovery Bluff]] in [[Granite Harbor]], [[Victoria Land]]. Mapped by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13, under Scott. So named by the expedition's Granite Harbor party because several avalanches were heard while sledging in this locality.

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[edit] Avalanche Corrie

'''Avalanche Corrie''' ({{coor dm|60|40|S|45|22|W|}}) is an ice-filled cirque, or corrie, close north of [[Amphibolite Point]] on the south coast of [[Coronation Island]], in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. So named by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), following their survey of 1948-49, because of the continuous avalanches from the hanging glaciers above the corrie.

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[edit] Avalanche Ridge

'''Avalanche Ridge''' ({{coor dm|73|30|S|94|22|W|}}) is a linear rock ridge, 1 [[Mile|mile]] (1.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, extending north from [[Pillsbury Tower]] and separating [[Basecamp Valley]] from [[Austin Valley]], in the [[Jones Mountains]]. Mapped by the University of [[Minnesota-Jones Mountains Party]], 1960-61, and so named by them because of the continual avalanching of snow off the flanks of the ridge.

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[edit] Avalanche Rocks

'''Avalanche Rocks''' ({{coor dm|66|31|S|98|2|E|}}) is a vertical rock outcrop rising to 185 m, midway between [[Delay Point]] and [[Jones Rocks]] on the west side of [[Melba Peninsula]]. Discovered in September 1912 by the [[Australasian Antarctic Expedition]] under Mawson, and so named because of the occurrence of a tremendous avalanche while members of the expedition were encamped nearby.

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[edit] Mount Avers

'''Mount Avers''' ({{coor dm|76|29|S|145|21|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) north of [[Mount Ferranto]] in the [[Fosdick Mountains]], in [[Ford Ranges]] of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Discovered in December 1929 by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] and named for [[Henry G. Avers]], chief mathematician of the Division of Geodesy, [[U.S. Coast]] and [[Geodetic Survey]], who was a member of the [[National Geographic Society Commission]] of Experts which determined that Commander (later [[R. Admiral]]) [[Richard E. Byrd]] reached the [[North Pole]] by airplane (1926) and the [[South Pole]] (1929).

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[edit] Avery Plateau

'''Avery Plateau''' ({{coor dm|66|50|S|65|30|W|}}) is an ice-covered plateau, about 40 [[Mile|mile]]s (60 [[Kilometer|km]]) long and rising to about 2,000 m, midway between [[Loubet Coast]] and [[Foyn Coast]] in [[Graham Land]]. The first sighting of this plateau is not ascertained, but it was presumably seen in January and February of 1909 by members of the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot from various positions in [[Matha Strait]]. It was surveyed in 1946-47 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) (1955) after Captain [[George Avery]], Master of the cutter Lively, who, with Captain [[John Biscoe]] in the brig Tula, approached this part of [[Antarctic Peninsula]] in February 1832.

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[edit] Avian Island

'''Avian Island''' ({{coor dm|67|46|S|68|54|W|}}) is an [[island]], 0.75 [[Mile|mile]]s (1.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) long and 40 m high, lying close off the south tip of [[Adelaide Island]]. Discovered by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1908-10, under Charcot. Visited in 1948 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), who so named it because of the large number and variety of birds found there.

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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[edit] Aviation Islands

'''Aviation Islands''' ({{coor dm|69|16|S|158|47|E|}}) is a group of small rocky islands lying 3 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) north of [[Cape Kinsey]] and the [[Wilson Hills]]. Mapped by the [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]], 1958, and named [[Ostrova Polyarnoy Aviatsii]] ([[Polar Aviation Islands]]). The feature is the site of an Adelie penguin rookery.

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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[edit] Aviator Glacier

'''Aviator Glacier''' ({{coor dm|73|50|S|165|3|E|}}) is a major [[valley]] [[glacier]], over 60 [[Mile|mile]]s (100 [[Kilometer|km]]) long and 5 [[Mile|mile]]s (8 [[Kilometer|km]]) wide, descending generally southward from the plateau of [[Victoria Land]] along the west side of [[Mountaineer Range]], and entering [[Lady Newnes Bay]] between [[Cape Sibbald]] and [[Hayes Head]] where it forms a floating tongue. The glacier was photographed from the air by Captain [[W.M. Hawkes]], [[U.S. Navy]], on the historic first flight from [[New Zealand]] to [[McMurdo Sound]] on [[December 17]], [[1955]]. An attempt to reconnoiter it by helicopter and to land a party of the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) on it had to be abandoned when the USS Glacier was damaged in pressure ice in December 1958. Named by NZGSAE, 1958-59, as a tribute to the hazardous work of pilots and other airmen in Antarctic exploratory and scientific operations.

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[edit] Aviator Glacier Tongue

'''Aviator Glacier Tongue''' ({{coor dm|74|0|S|165|50|E|}}) is the seaward extension of [[Aviator Glacier]] into the [[Ross Sea]], between [[Wood Bay]] and [[Lady Newnes Bay]] along the coast of [[Victoria Land]]. The name was recommended by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in association with Aviator Glacier.

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[edit] Aviator Nunatak

'''Aviator Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|85|11|S|168|58|W|}}) is the northernmost of three large [[nunatak]]s in the upper [[Liv Glacier]], standing 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) east of [[Mount Wells]]. Named by the [[Southern Party]] of the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1961-62) for the aviators of [[R. Admiral Richard E. Byrd]]'s flight to the [[South Pole]] in 1929.

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[edit] Avicenna Bay

'''Avicenna Bay''' ({{coor dm|64|26|S|62|23|W|}}) is a small [[bay]] lying 1.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (2.4 [[Kilometer|km]]) southwest of D'[[Ursel Point]] along the east side of [[Brabant Island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Roughly charted by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] under Gerlache, 1897-99. Photographed by [[Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd]]. in 1956-57, and mapped from these photos in 1959. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for Avicenna ([[Abu Ali]] al Hussein abu Abdullah ibn Sina), 980-1037, greatest of the Arabian school of physicians.

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[edit] Avsyuk Glacier

'''Avsyuk Glacier''' ({{coor dm|67|7|S|67|15|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] on [[Arrowsmith Peninsula]], [[Graham Land]], flowing northwest to [[Shumskiy Cove]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 for [[Gregori A. Avsyuk]], Russian glaciologist; specialist on the glaciers of central Asia.

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[edit] Awl Point

'''Awl Point''' ({{coor dm|63|51|S|60|38|W|}}) is a point 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) northeast of [[Borge Point]] on the east side of [[Trinity Island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Shown on an Argentine government chart of 1952. So named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 because the point is low in elevation but very sharply pointed in plan.

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[edit] Axel Heiberg Glacier

'''Axel Heiberg Glacier''' ({{coor dm|85|25|S|163|0|W|}}) is a [[valley]] [[glacier]], 30 [[Mile|mile]]s (48 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, descending from the polar plateau to the [[Ross Ice Shelf]] between [[Herbert Range]] and [[Mount Don Pedro Christophersen]], in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. Discovered in November 1911 by Captain [[Roald Amundsen]], and named by him for [[Consul Axel Heiberg]], Norwegian business man and patron of science, who contributed to numerous Norwegian polar expeditions.

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[edit] Mount Axtell

'''Mount Axtell''' ({{coor dm|81|18|S|85|6|W|}}) is a low but distinctive rock [[peak]] 1.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (2.4 [[Kilometer|km]]) southeast of [[Mount Tidd]] in the [[Pirrit Hills]]. Positioned by the [[U.S. Ellsworth-Byrd Traverse Party]], [[December 7]], [[1958]], and named for [[William R. Axtell]], Jr., [[U.S. Navy]], cook at [[Ellsworth Station]] in 1958 who volunteered to accompany the traverse party.

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[edit] Axthelm Ridge

'''Axthelm Ridge''' ({{coor dm|69|33|S|159|2|E|}}) is a narrow ridge, 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, 1.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (2.4 [[Kilometer|km]]) southeast of [[Parkinson Peak]] in the [[Wilson Hills]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-63. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Commander [[Charles E. Axthelm]], U.S. Navy, [[Flag Secretary]] to the Commander of the [[U.S. Naval Support Force]], Antarctica, during [[Operation Deep Freeze]] 1969 and 1970; [[Executive Officer]] on the USS Glacier during [[Deep Freeze]] 1965 and 1966.

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[edit] Mount Axworthy

'''Mount Axworthy''' ({{coor dm|73|6|S|62|44|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] in the northwest part of the [[Dana Mountains]] in [[Palmer Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1961-67. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Charles S. Axworthy]], a hospital corpsman and leader of the support personnel with the [[Palmer Station]] winter party in 1965.

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[edit] Mount Ayres

'''Mount Ayres''' ({{coor dm|79|20|S|156|28|E|}}) is a prominent [[mountain]], 2,500 m, lying 10 [[Mile|mile]]s (16 [[Kilometer|km]]) south of the west end of the [[Finger Ridges]] in the [[Cook Mountains]]. Climbed in December 1957 by the [[Darwin Glacier Party]] of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-58). Named for [[H.H. Ayres]], one of the two men comprising the Darwin Glacier Party.

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[edit] Azarashi Rock

'''Azarashi Rock''' ({{coor dm|70|1|S|38|54|E|}}) is a bare rock lying 1 [[Mile|mile]] (1.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) north of [[Instekleppane Hills]], near the east side of [[Shirase Glacier]] on the coast of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped from surveys and air photos by [[Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition]] (JARE), 1957-62, and named Azarashi-iwa (seal rock).

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[edit] Azimuth Hill

'''Azimuth Hill''' ({{coor dm|63|45|S|58|16|W|}}) is a low rocky outcrop (85 m) which extends to [[Prince Gustav Channel]] just south of the mouth of [[Russell East Glacier]], [[Trinity Peninsula]]. So named by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) following a 1946 survey because a sun azimuth was obtained from a cairn built near the east end of the outcrop.

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[edit] Azimuth Island

'''Azimuth Island''' ({{coor dm|67|32|S|62|44|E|}}) is the largest of the [[Azimuth Islands]] lying in [[Holme Bay]], Mac. [[Robertson Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37. So named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) because the [[island]] was included in a triangulation survey by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) in 1959.

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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[edit] Azimuth Islands

'''Azimuth Islands''' ({{coor dm|67|32|S|62|44|E|}}) is a group of 4 small islands lying 1 [[Mile|mile]] (1.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) northwest of [[Parallactic Islands]] in [[Holme Bay]], Mac. [[Robertson Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37. So named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) because the largest [[island]] in the group was included in a triangulation survey by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) in 1959.

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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