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[edit] Basilisk Peak

'''Basilisk Peak''' ({{coor dm|59|25|S|27|5|W|}}) is the highest [[peak]], 255 m, marking the crater rim of [[Bellingshausen Island]], [[South Sandwich Islands]]. The name as applied by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1971 "marks the aura of this savage cliff which falls abruptly into a deep and steaming crater where the basilisk of legend might properly have his den."

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[edit] Basissletta

'''Basissletta''' ({{coor dm|72|17|S|3|36|W|}}) is a small, gently sloping, ice-covered plain between [[Pyramiden Nunatak]] and [[Stamnen Peak]], near the southwest end of [[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 Basissletta (the base plain).

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[edit] Basso Island

'''Basso Island''' ({{coor dm|62|30|S|59|44|W|}}) is a small [[island]] linked by a mainly submerged spit to the south shore of [[Discovery Bay]], [[Greenwich Island]], [[South Shetland Islands]]. Charted by the [[Chilean Antarctic Expedition]] (1947), under Captain [[Federico Guesalaga Toro]], and named for [[Juan Basso]] C., chief storekeeper on the ship Iquique of this expedition.

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

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[edit] Mount Bastei

'''Mount Bastei''' ({{coor dm|71|22|S|13|32|E|}}) is a prominent buttress-type [[mountain]] (2,460 m) rising 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) west of [[Mount Mentzel]] in the [[Gruber Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered and named Bastei (bastion) by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39, under Ritscher.

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[edit] Bastien Range

'''Bastien Range''' ({{coor dm|78|50|S|86|0|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] range of moderate height which extends in a NW-SE direction for about 40 [[Mile|mile]]s (60 [[Kilometer|km]]), flanking the southwest side of [[Nimitz Glacier]] and the [[Sentinel Range]], in the [[Ellsworth Mountains]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Thomas W. Bastien]], geologist, leader of the helicopter supported University of [[Minnesota Geological Party]] to these mountains, 1963-64. Bastien was also a member of a party to the Ellsworth Mountains in 1961-62.

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[edit] Mount Bastin

'''Mount Bastin''' ({{coor dm|72|32|S|31|15|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 2,000 m, standing 1 [[Mile|mile]] (1.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) north of [[Mount Perov]] in the [[Belgica Mountains]]. Discovered by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1957-58, under G. de Gerlache, who named it for Captain [[Frank Bastin]], who assisted in the scientific preparation of the expedition.

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[edit] Bastion Hill

'''Bastion Hill''' ({{coor dm|79|50|S|158|19|E|}}) is a prominent ice-free feature in the [[Brown Hills]], rising to 1,490 m and projecting southward into [[Darwin Glacier]] just east of [[Touchdown Glacier]]. The descriptive name was given by the [[Darwin Glacier Party]] of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-58).

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[edit] Bastion Peak

'''Bastion Peak''' ({{coor dm|66|10|S|63|35|W|}}) is an [[ice cap|ice-capped]] [[peak]], 1,610 m, with rocky exposures on its south and east sides, which forms a buttress to the plateau escarpment west of [[Morrison Glacier]], on the east coast of [[Graham Land]]. Charted in 1947 and given this descriptive name by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS). It was photographed from the air during 1947 by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) under Ronne.

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[edit] Mount Bastion

'''Mount Bastion''' ({{coor dm|77|19|S|160|29|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 2,530 m, standing west of [[Webb Glacier]] and [[Gibson Spur]], where the interior ice plateau meets the [[Willett Range]] in [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the [[Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE) (1959-60) for its buttress-like appearance.

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[edit] Bates Glacier

'''Bates Glacier''' ({{coor dm|74|13|S|163|51|E|}}) is a small tributary [[glacier]] flowing north from the west side of [[Mount Queensland]], and entering the west side of [[Campbell Glacier]] just north of [[Mills Peak]], in [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the [[Northern Party]] of the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1965-66, for [[D.R. Bates]], field assistant with that party.

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[edit] Bates Island

'''Bates Island''' ({{coor dm|65|49|S|65|38|W|}}) is a narrow [[island]] nearly 3 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) long lying 3 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) east of [[Jurva Point]], [[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) in 1959 for [[Charles C. Bates]], American oceanographer who has specialized in sea ice studies.

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

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[edit] Bates Nunataks

'''Bates Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|80|15|S|153|30|E|}}) is a three isolated [[nunatak]]s in the neve of [[Byrd Glacier]], 18 [[Mile|mile]]s (29 [[Kilometer|km]]) west of [[Vantage Hill]], [[Britannia Range]]. Discovered by the [[Darwin Glacier Party]] of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-58). Named by the [[New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (NZ-APC) for [[J. Bates]], a member of Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition who accompanied [[Sir Edmund Hillary]] to the [[South Pole]].

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[edit] Bates Peak

'''Bates Peak''' ({{coor dm|69|35|S|72|48|W|}}) is the westernmost [[peak]] (c. 600 m) on [[Rothschild Island]], rising west of [[Fournier Ridge]] in the [[Desko Mountains]], q.v. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Commander [[Lawrence O. Bates]], USCG, [[Executive Officer]], USCGC Edisto, [[U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze]], 1969.

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[edit] Bates Point

'''Bates Point''' ({{coor dm|70|43|S|166|47|E|}}) is an ice-covered point forming the north side of the entrance to [[Yule Bay]], along the north coast of [[Victoria Land]]. 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 Lieutenant [[Thomas R. Bates]], U.S. Navy, [[Flight Surgeon]] and [[Medical Officer]] at [[McMurdo Station]], 1964.

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[edit] Batterbee Mountains

'''Batterbee Mountains''' ({{coor dm|71|23|S|67|15|W|}}) is a group of prominent mountains rising to 2,200 m, which forms part of the dissected edge of [[Dyer Plateau]] overlooking [[George VI Sound]], on the west coast of [[Palmer Land]]. First seen and photographed from the air by [[Lincoln Ellsworth]] on [[November 23]], [[1935]]. Charted from the ground in October 1936 by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, and named after [[Sir Harry Fagg Batterbee]] (1880-1976), [[Assistant Under-Secretary]] of State, [[Dominions Office]], 1930-38, and Chairman of the [[Polar Committee]] in 1934, who gave help to the expedition.

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[edit] Cape Batterbee

'''Cape Batterbee''' ({{coor dm|65|51|S|53|48|E|}}) is an ice-covered cape with prominent rock exposures protruding through the coastal ice cliffs, marking the most northerly projection of [[Enderby Land]], just east of [[Proclamation Island]]. Discovered on [[January 13]], [[1930]] by the [[British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition]] (BANZARE) under Mawson, and named by him for [[Sir Harry Fagg Batterbee]], then Asst. Sec. of the [[Dominions Office]].

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[edit] Battle Point

'''Battle Point''' ({{coor dm|67|10|S|64|45|W|}}) is a rocky and conspicuous coastal point lying just below and southeast of [[Mount Dater]] on the east coast of [[Graham Land]]. This coastal area was photographed by several American expeditions: [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), 1939-41; [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48; [[U.S. Navy]] photos, 1968. Mapped by [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS), 1963-64. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Walter R.B. Battle]] (1919-53), British glaciologist who worked on problems of cirque erosion.

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[edit] Battlements Nunatak

'''Battlements Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|76|32|S|159|21|E|}}) is a large [[nunatak]] near the head of [[Mawson Glacier]], about 6 [[Mile|mile]]s (10 [[Kilometer|km]]) northwest of [[Allan Hills]]. It is mostly ice free and has a number of small peaks running in a line west from the main [[peak]]. Discovered and named by the [[New Zealand]] party (1957-58) of the CTAE. The name describes the steep rock peaks of the nunatak.

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[edit] Battleship

'''Battleship''' ({{coor dm|78|1|S|161|44|E|}}) is the shape of the massif resembles the superstructure and forward part of a battleship.

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[edit] Battleship Promontory

'''Battleship Promontory''' ({{coor dm|76|55|S|160|55|E|}}) is a sandstone promontory which rises from the floor of [[Alatna Valley]] near its head, in [[Victoria Land]]. The name was suggested by [[Parker Calkin]], U.S. geologist who made stratigraphic studies in the [[valley]] in the 1960-61 season.

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[edit] Battye Glacier

'''Battye Glacier''' ({{coor dm|70|52|S|67|54|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing east into [[Radok Lake]] in the [[Aramis Range]] of the [[Prince Charles Mountains]]. Plotted from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) air photos taken in 1956 and 1960. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[A.C. Battye]], glaciologist at [[Wilkes Station]] in 1962.

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[edit] Baudin Peaks

'''Baudin Peaks''' ({{coor dm|68|49|S|67|3|W|}}) is a group of peaks rising above 750 m, standing at the southeast corner of [[Mikkelsen Bay]], immediately southwest of the mouth of [[Clarke Glacier]], and 9 [[Mile|mile]]s (14 [[Kilometer|km]]) east-northeast of [[Cape Berteaux]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. This general area was first sighted and roughly charted in 1909 by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot, who gave the name "[[Cap Pierre Baudin]]" to a cape in this vicinity. The peaks previously described were roughly surveyed in 1936 by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, but no name was assigned to them. The peaks were resurveyed in 1948-49 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), who subsequently identified them as the feature named "Cap Pierre Baudin" by Charcot. Named by Charcot for [[Pierre Baudin]], then port engineer at Pernambuco (now Recife), where the [[Pourquoi-Pas]]? put in on her return from the Antarctic.

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[edit] Baudissin Glacier

'''Baudissin Glacier''' ({{coor dm|53|2|S|73|26|E|}}) is a [[glacier]], 1.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (2.4 [[Kilometer|km]]) wide, flowing into the west part of [[Corinthian Bay]], 1 [[Mile|mile]] (1.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) west of [[Challenger Glacier]], on the north side of [[Heard Island]]. The glacier appears to have been first noted by a sketch in the narrative accompanying the scientific reports of the 1874 Challenger work along the north side of the [[island]]. The [[German Antarctic Expedition]] under Drygalski, 1901-03, portrayed a single large glacier flowing into Corinthian Bay and named it after [[Admiral Count Friedrich Baudissin]], a sponsor of the expedition. In 1948 the ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) determined that more than one glacier discharges into Corinthian Bay. [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) recommended in 1954 that Baudissin Glacier be adopted for the westernmost and largest of these glaciers.

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[edit] Bauer Buttress

'''Bauer Buttress''' ({{coor dm|67|23|S|66|56|W|}}) is a projecting rock buttress on the northeast side of [[Mount Rendu]] on [[Arrowsmith Peninsula]], [[Loubet Coast]], [[Graham Land]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) following geological work by [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS), 1980-81. Named after [[Albert Bauer]], French engineer and glaciologist who conducted research on glaciers in [[Iles Kerguelen]], [[Adelie Coast]], Greenland, and Iceland; formerly with [[Expeditions Polaires Francaises]].

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[edit] Bauhs Nunatak

'''Bauhs Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|84|12|S|163|24|E|}}) is a prominent [[nunatak]], 2,225 m, at the north side of [[Walcott Neve]], about 3.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) south-southeast of [[Mount Sirius]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Luvern R. Bauhs]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) ionospheric scientist at [[South Pole Station]], 1959.

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[edit] Baulch Peak

'''Baulch Peak''' ({{coor dm|83|21|S|163|5|E|}}) is a [[peak]] 8 [[Mile|mile]]s (13 [[Kilometer|km]]) northeast of [[Claydon Peak]], marking the extremity of a spur descending north from [[Prince Andrew Plateau]], [[Queen Elizabeth Range]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[DeeWitt M. Baulch]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) meteorologist at [[South Pole Station]], 1958.

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[edit] Baumann Crag

'''Baumann Crag''' ({{coor dm|78|24|S|161|5|E|}}) is a rock crag rising to 1,265 m and forming the south end of [[Halfway Nunatak]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1994 after [[Christopher C. Baumann]], [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) cartographer; member of the satellite surveying team at [[South Pole Station]], winter party 1984; leader of the USGS mapping control field team on [[Seymour Island]], summer season, 1992-93.

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[edit] Baumann Valley

'''Baumann Valley''' ({{coor dm|77|27|S|162|3|E|}}) is a [[valley]] at the west side of [[Nottage Ridge]] in the east part of [[Olympus Range]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) (1997) after [[Clinton L. Baumann]], electronic technician, [[Applied Physics Laboratory]], [[Johns Hopkins University]], who was a member of the 1971-72 [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) field party that established a network of horizontal and vertical control in support of compilation of topographic maps at 1:50,000 scale, of areas of [[McMurdo Dry Valleys]] bounded by 160� and 164�E and 77�15' and 77�45'S.

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[edit] Mount Baume

'''Mount Baume''' ({{coor dm|54|39|S|36|13|W|}}) is a [[mountain]], 1,910 m, rising midway along the north flank of [[Novosilski Glacier]] near the southeast end of [[South Georgia]]. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951-57 and named for [[Louis C. Baume]], a member of the SGS in 1955-56.

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[edit] Baupres Rocks

'''Baupres Rocks''' ({{coor dm|64|54|S|63|37|W|}}) is a two rocks lying in the middle of the southern entrance to [[Peltier Channel]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. First charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot, 1903-05. The descriptive name "[[Rocas Baupres]]" (bowsprit rocks) was used on Argentine government charts as early as 1952; when viewed from a distance the feature is reported to resemble the bowsprit of a ship.

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[edit] Bautaen Peak

'''Bautaen Peak''' ({{coor dm|71|58|S|25|57|E|}}) is a [[peak]], 2,240 m, on the northeast side of [[Mount Bergersen]] in the [[Sor Rondane Mountains]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47, and named Bautaen (the monolith).

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[edit] Bawden Ice Rise

'''Bawden Ice Rise''' ({{coor dm|66|59|S|60|50|W|}}) is an ice rise, 8 [[Mile|mile]]s (13 [[Kilometer|km]]) long and 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) wide, near the edge of [[Larsen Ice Shelf]], 41 [[Mile|mile]]s (70 [[Kilometer|km]]) east-southeast of [[Cape Alexander]], [[Graham Land]]. The feature, which may consist of more than one ice rise, was mapped on a [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) radio echo sounding flight from [[Adelaide Island]] in February 1975. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1985 after [[John Bawden]], with BAS from 1971; [[Finance Officer]], 1973-78.

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[edit] Baxter Glacier

'''Baxter Glacier''' ({{coor dm|76|40|S|161|51|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] nurtured by icefalls from [[Flight Deck Neve]], flowing northeast between [[Flagship Mountain]] and [[Mount Davidson]] to enter [[Fry Glacier]], in [[Convoy Range]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named by a 1976-77 [[Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE) field party after [[James K. Baxter]] (1926-72), [[New Zealand]] poet and social critic.

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[edit] Mount Baxter

'''Mount Baxter''' ({{coor dm|74|22|S|162|32|E|}}) is a large buttress-type [[mountain]], 2,430 m, located just south of O'[[Kane Canyon]] where it forms a rounded projection of the east escarpment of [[Eisenhower Range]], in [[Victoria Land]]. Discovered by the ''Discovery'' expedition (1901-04) under Scott, who named it for [[Sir George]] and [[Lady Baxter]] of Dundee, supporters of the expedition.

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[edit] Bay Point

'''Bay Point''' ({{coor dm|64|46|S|63|26|W|}}) is a point which marks the east side of the entrance to [[Borgen Bay]] on the southeast coast of [[Anvers Island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Discovered by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] under Gerlache, 1897-99. The name appears on a chart based on a 1927 DI survey, but may reflect an earlier naming.

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[edit] Bayard Islands

'''Bayard Islands''' ({{coor dm|64|56|S|63|14|W|}}) is a small group of islands lying 1 mile northeast of [[Cape Willems]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Charted by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] under Gerlache, 1897-99. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 for [[Hippolyte Bayard]] (1801-87), French civil servant who independently invented a photographic process for obtaining direct positives on paper, in 1839.

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

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[edit] Bayet Peak

'''Bayet Peak''' ({{coor dm|65|2|S|63|1|W|}}) is a conspicuous [[peak]], 1,400 m, overlooking the south shore of [[Briand Fjord]] in [[Flandres Bay]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. The southeast entrance point of Briand Fjord was charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot, 1903-05, and named "[[Pointe Bayet]]" for [[Charles Bayet]], Director of Instruction and member of the Commission of [[Scientific Work]] of the expedition. As air photos show no well-defined point in this position the name has been applied to this conspicuous peak.

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[edit] Cape Bayle

'''Cape Bayle''' ({{coor dm|64|17|S|63|10|W|}}) is a cape forming the northeast end of [[Anvers Island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1903-05, under Charcot and named after [[Vice Admiral Charles-Jesse Bayle]] (1842-1918), [[French Navy]].

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[edit] Mount Bayliss

'''Mount Bayliss''' ({{coor dm|73|32|S|62|44|E|}}) is a relatively low [[mountain]], extending 9 [[Mile|mile]]s (14 [[Kilometer|km]]) in an east-west direction, standing 6 [[Mile|mile]]s (10 [[Kilometer|km]]) east of [[Mount Menzies]] in the [[Prince Charles Mountains]]. Observed from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) aircraft in 1957 and seen in the same year by an ANARE ground party under [[K.B. Mather]]. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[E.P. Bayliss]], Australian cartographer, who drew the map of Antarctica published in 1939 by the Property and [[Survey Branch]], Dept. of Interior, Canberra.

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[edit] Bayly Glacier

'''Bayly Glacier''' ({{coor dm|64|37|S|61|50|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing into the head of [[Bancroft Bay]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Mapped by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) from photos taken by [[Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd]]. in 1956-57. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 for [[Maurice B. Bayly]], FIDS geologist at the [[Danco Island]] station in 1956 who, with [[L. Harris]], pioneered the route from the [[Portal Point]] hut (on nearby [[Reclus Peninsula]]) to the plateau in February 1957.

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[edit] Mount Bayonne

'''Mount Bayonne''' ({{coor dm|68|56|S|70|59|W|}}) is a [[mountain]], 1,500 m, forming the north extremity of the [[Rouen Mountains]] in [[Alexander Island]]. First mapped by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1908-10, under Charcot, who named it for the French city. Resighted from the air by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) in 1936. Remapped from air photos taken by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, by Searle of the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1960.

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[edit] Bazett Island

'''Bazett Island''' ({{coor dm|66|18|S|67|6|W|}}) is a small [[island]] close south of the west end of [[Krogh 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 [[Henry C. Bazett]] (1885-1950), American physiologist, pioneer of studies of temperature sensation and the physiology of temperature regulation of the human body.

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

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[edit] Bazzano Island

'''Bazzano Island''' ({{coor dm|65|11|S|64|10|W|}}) is a small [[island]] lying off the south end of [[Petermann Island]], between Lisboa and [[Boudet Islands]] in the [[Wilhelm Archipelago]]. Discovered and named by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1908-10, under Charcot.

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

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[edit] Beach Point

'''Beach Point''' ({{coor dm|59|26|S|27|19|W|}}) is the northeast tip of [[Thule Island]], made conspicuous by a bare rock ridge and a narrow beach of boulders and pebbles, in the [[South Sandwich Islands]]. Charted and named in 1930 by DI personnel on the [[Discovery II]] who made a landing there.

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[edit] Beacon Dome

'''Beacon Dome''' ({{coor dm|86|8|S|146|25|W|}}) is a large dome-like [[mountain]] (3,010 m) standing at the head of [[Griffith Glacier]] along the [[Watson Escarpment]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-64. So named by [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1969-70) because the mountain is composed of a granite basement with horizontally layered rocks of the Beacon series above.

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[edit] Beacon Head

'''Beacon Head''' ({{coor dm|67|49|S|67|21|W|}}) is a small [[headland]] at the north side of the entrance to [[Lystad Bay]] on [[Horseshoe Island]], off [[Graham Land]]. So named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) because a timber beacon built on the headland by Argentines was used during the survey on Horseshoe Island by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1955-57.

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[edit] Beacon Heights

'''Beacon Heights''' ({{coor dm|77|50|S|160|50|E|}}) is a small cluster of peaks between [[Beacon Valley]] and [[Arena Valley]] in [[Quartermain Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]], rising to 2,345 m in [[West Beacon]], and also including [[East Beacon]] and [[South Beacon]]. Named by [[Hartley J. Ferrar]], geologist with the ''Discovery'' expedition (1901-04), after the beacon sandstone which caps these heights.

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[edit] Beacon Hill

'''Beacon Hill''' ({{coor dm|68|4|S|66|23|W|}}) is an ice-covered, dome-shaped hill (1,810 m) which rises 120 m above the surrounding plateau ice surface, situated 2.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.0 [[Kilometer|km]]) northeast of [[McLeod Hill]] in central [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. The hill surmounts the divide between [[Northeast Glacier]] and [[Bills Gulch]]. Surveyed and named by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), 1939-41; the hill may have been the site of a beacon at that time. The USAS operated a plateau weather station close southwestward (6807S, 6630W) of the hill throughout November and December 1940.

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[edit] Beacon Valley

'''Beacon Valley''' ({{coor dm|77|49|S|160|39|E|}}) is an ice-free [[valley]] between [[Pyramid Mountain]] and [[Beacon Heights]], in [[Victoria Land]]. Mapped by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13. Named by the [[Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE) (1958-59) after Beacon Heights.

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[edit] Beagle Island

'''Beagle Island''' ({{coor dm|63|25|S|54|40|W|}}) is an [[island]] lying northeast of [[Darwin Island]] in the [[Danger Islands]] off the east end of [[Joinville Island]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1963 after HMS Beagle ([[Captain Fitzroy]]), due to its proximity to Darwin Island.

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

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[edit] Beagle Peak

'''Beagle Peak''' ({{coor dm|69|37|S|71|36|W|}}) is a [[peak]] rising to about 700 m in central [[Lassus Mountains]], [[Alexander Island]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander [[Clyde A. Beagle]], [[U.S. Navy]], LC-130 aircraft commander, Squadron VXE-6, [[U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze]], 1969 and 1970.

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[edit] Beaglehole Glacier

'''Beaglehole Glacier''' ({{coor dm|66|33|S|64|7|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] between [[Spur Point]] and [[Friederichsen Glacier]] on the east coast of [[Graham Land]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[John C. Beaglehole]] (1901-71), [[New Zealand]] historian of the Antarctic and biographer of Captain [[James Cook]].

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[edit] Beak Island

'''Beak Island''' ({{coor dm|63|37|S|57|18|W|}}) is an arc-shaped [[island]], 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) long and 360 m high, lying 0.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (0.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) northeast of [[Eagle Island]] in the northeast part of [[Prince Gustav Channel]]. Probably first seen in 1902-03 by members of the [[Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] under Nordenskjold. The [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) surveyed Beak Island in 1945 and so named it because of its shape and relative position to nearby Tail and [[Eagle Islands]].

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

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[edit] Beakley Glacier

'''Beakley Glacier''' ({{coor dm|73|51|S|119|50|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] on the west side of [[Duncan Peninsula]] on [[Carney Island]], flowing north into [[Amundsen Sea]]. Delineated by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from aerial photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] in January 1947. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[V. Admiral W.M. Beakley]], [[U.S. Navy]], [[Deputy Chief]] of [[Naval Operations]] for [[Ship Operations]] and Readiness during the IGY period, 1957-58.

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[edit] Beale Peak

'''Beale Peak''' ({{coor dm|80|18|S|155|30|E|}}) is a [[peak]] 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) southeast of [[Vantage Hill]] in the [[Ravens Mountains]], [[Britannia Range]]. Named after MSgt. Garry(sp?) [[A. Beale]] who served as the 109 [[Airlift Wing Logistics Planner]] during the transition of LC-130 operations from the [[U.S. Navy]] to the [[Air National Guard]].

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[edit] Beale Pinnacle

'''Beale Pinnacle''' ({{coor dm|66|36|S|162|45|E|}}) is a boot-shaped rock pinnacle (60 m) lying close off [[Cape Beale]], [[Borradaile Island]], in the [[Balleny Islands]]. Named for [[W. Beale]], one of the merchants who joined with [[Charles Enderby]] in sending out the [[John Balleny]] expedition of 1839.

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[edit] Cape Beale

'''Cape Beale''' ({{coor dm|66|35|S|162|45|E|}}) is a steep bluff along the southeast side of [[Borradaile Island]] in the [[Balleny Islands]]. [[The Balleny Islands]] were discovered by [[John Balleny]] in 1839. Cape Beale is named for [[W. Beale]], one of the merchants who joined with [[Charles Enderby]] in sending out the Balleny expedition.

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[edit] Beall Island

'''Beall Island''' ({{coor dm|66|18|S|110|29|E|}}) is a rocky [[island]], 1.1 [[Mile|mile]]s (1.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, with small coves indenting the east and west sides, lying 0.2 [[Mile|mile]]s (0.3 [[Kilometer|km]]) northwest of [[Mitchell Peninsula]] 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 [[James M. Beall]], [[U.S. Weather Bureau]] observer with [[U.S. Navy Operation Windmill]] who assisted staff aerology officers with forecasting duties.

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

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[edit] Beall Reefs

'''Beall Reefs''' ({{coor dm|66|18|S|110|27|E|}}) is a submarine ridges with depths of less than 1 fathom, located 0.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (0.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) west of [[Beall Island]], in the [[Windmill Islands]]. Discovered from the launch at [[Wilkes Station]] in 1961. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) after Beall Island.

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[edit] Beaman Glacier

'''Beaman Glacier''' ({{coor dm|70|58|S|164|38|E|}}) is a tributary to [[Ebbe Glacier]] lying close north of [[McLean Glacier]] in the southwest part of [[Anare Mountains]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for First Lieutenant [[Charles W. Beaman]], USA, helicopter pilot who flew missions in support of the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) [[Topo West]] survey of this area in the 1962-63 season.

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[edit] Bean Peaks

'''Bean Peaks''' ({{coor dm|75|58|S|70|0|W|}}) is a group of peaks including [[Carlson Peak]] and [[Novocin Peak]], which form the southwest part of the [[Hauberg Mountains]] in [[Ellsworth Land]]. First sighted from the air by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48. 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 [[Lawrence D. Bean]], electrician with the [[South Pole Station]] winter party in 1967.

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[edit] Bear Island

'''Bear Island''' ({{coor dm|68|11|S|67|4|W|}}) is a rocky [[island]] lying 1 [[Mile|mile]] (1.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) west of [[Stonington Island]] in [[Marguerite Bay]], off the coast of [[Graham Land]]. The island was presumably known to the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE), 1934-37, and the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), 1939-41, both based in the Stonington Island area. It was surveyed in 1947 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), who named it for the USS Bear, flagship of the USAS which visited this area in 1940.

== See also ==
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[edit] Bear Peninsula

'''Bear Peninsula''' ({{coor dm|74|35|S|111|0|W|}}) is a [[cove]] about 50 [[Mile|mile]]s (80 [[Kilometer|km]]) long and 25 [[Mile|mile]]s (40 [[Kilometer|km]]) wide which is ice covered except for several isolated rock bluffs and outcrops along its margins, lying 30 [[Mile|mile]]s (48 [[Kilometer|km]]) east of [[Martin Peninsula]] on [[Walgreen Coast]], [[Marie Byrd Land]]. First delineated from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] in January 1947. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after the ice-ship USS Bear, flagship of the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), from which three reconnaissance flights were made in late February 1940, resulting in the discovery of Walgreen Coast (with probable sighting of this feature) and the [[Thurston Island]] area. This ship, under the name Bear of Oakland, also served as flagship of the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]], 1933-35, which based at the Bay of Whales, [[Ross Ice Shelf]]. Launched in 1874 at Greenock, Scotland, for use in the sealing trade, she sank in 30-foot seas and high winds in the [[North Atlantic]], [[March 19]], [[1963]], at which time she was being towed from [[Nova Scotia]] to Philadelphia.

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[edit] Beard Peak

'''Beard Peak''' ({{coor dm|86|40|S|145|25|W|}}) is a [[peak]], 2,360 m, along the north edge of the [[La Gorce Mountains]], standing 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) south of the east tip of [[Mount Mooney]]. 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 [[Philip H. Beard]], photographer with [[U.S. Navy Squadron VX]]-6 during [[Operation Deep Freeze]] 1966 and 1967.

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[edit] Beardmore Glacier

'''Beardmore Glacier''' ({{coor dm|83|45|S|171|0|E|}}) is an one of the largest known [[valley]] glaciers, over 100 [[Mile|mile]]s (160 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, descending the polar plateau and flowing north between the [[Queen Alexandra]] and [[Commonwealth Ranges]], to enter the [[Ross Ice Shelf]]. Discovered by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]] (1907-09) and named for [[Sir William Beardmore]], a supporter of the expedition.

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[edit] Bearing Island

'''Bearing Island''' ({{coor dm|64|33|S|62|2|W|}}) is a small [[island]] lying midway between Nansen and [[Enterprise Islands]] in [[Wilhelmina Bay]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. The name Bearing or [[Direction Island]] was used for this feature by whalers in the area because the island and a rock patch on [[Nansen Island]] were used as leading marks when entering [[Foyn Harbor]] from the southeast.

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

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[edit] Bearman Glacier

'''Bearman Glacier''' ({{coor dm|72|21|S|99|10|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] whose head is east of [[Mount Howell]] in central [[Thurston Island]]. The glacier flows south into [[Schwartz Cove]] on the south side of the [[island]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[F.O. Bearman]], Photographer's Mate in the [[Eastern Group]] of [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], which obtained aerial photographs of this glacier and adjacent coastal areas, 1946-47.

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[edit] Mount Bearskin

'''Mount Bearskin''' ({{coor dm|78|20|S|85|37|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] (2,850 m) located 5 [[Mile|mile]]s (8 [[Kilometer|km]]) northeast of [[Mount Tyree]], between Patton and [[Cornwell Glaciers]], in the [[Sentinel Range]], [[Ellsworth Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1957-59. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Captain [[Leland S. Bearskin]], [[United States Air Force]] (USAF), who participated in establishing the IGY [[South Pole Station]] in the 1956-57 season.

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[edit] Beascochea Bay

'''Beascochea Bay''' ({{coor dm|65|30|S|64|0|W|}}) is a [[bay]], 10 [[Mile|mile]]s (16 [[Kilometer|km]]) long and 5 [[Mile|mile]]s (8 [[Kilometer|km]]) wide, indenting the west coast of [[Graham Land]] south of [[Cape Perez]]. Discovered but incompletely defined by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1897-99. Resighted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1903-05, and named by Charcot for [[Commander Beascochea]], [[Argentine Navy]]. More accurately charted by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE), 1934-37.

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[edit] Beaudoin Peak

'''Beaudoin Peak''' ({{coor dm|79|48|S|81|0|W|}}) is a snow-free [[peak]], 980 m, surmounting the southeast part of [[Meyer Hills]] in the [[Heritage Range]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1961-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Douglas W. Beaudoin]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) meteorologist at [[Ellsworth Station]], 1961.

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[edit] Beaufort Island

'''Beaufort Island''' ({{coor dm|76|56|S|166|56|E|}}) is an [[island]] in the [[Ross Sea]], the northernmost feature of the [[Ross Archipelago]], lying 12 [[Mile|mile]]s (19 [[Kilometer|km]]) north of [[Cape Bird]], [[Ross Island]]. Discovered and named in 1841 by Ross for Captain [[Francis Beaufort]], [[Royal Navy]], Hydrographer to the Admiralty.

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

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[edit] Beaufoy Ridge

'''Beaufoy Ridge''' ({{coor dm|60|38|S|45|33|W|}}) is a conspicuous black ridge, rising to 650 m at its northwest end, standing at the west side of [[Sunshine Glacier]] and close north of [[Iceberg Bay]] on the south coast of [[Coronation Island]], in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Named by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) following their survey in 1948-49. On [[December 12]], [[1821]], the cutter Beaufoy under [[Michael McLeod]] sailed to a position at least 60 [[Mile|mile]]s (100 [[Kilometer|km]]) west of the South Orkney Islands, where a chart annotation indicates that land was sighted, possibly Coronation Island.

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[edit] Beaumont Bay

'''Beaumont Bay''' ({{coor dm|81|31|S|161|22|E|}}) is an ice-filled reentrant on the west side of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]] between [[Young Head]] and [[Harris Point]], into which [[Dickey Glacier]] flows. Discovered by the ''Discovery'' expedition (1901-04) and named for [[Admiral Sir Lewis Beaumont]], [[Royal Navy]], Arctic explorer who took special interest in this expedition.

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[edit] Beaumont Glacier

'''Beaumont Glacier''' ({{coor dm|72|2|S|62|0|W|}}) is a broad [[glacier]] flowing in a northeast direction to the southwest part of [[Hilton Inlet]], on the east coast of [[Palmer Land]]. The [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) discovered and photographed it from the air in 1940. It was resighted in 1947 by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) under Ronne, who named it for the city of Beaumont, Texas, in recognition of the public support given his expedition by this city and the [[Tejas Chapter]] of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, at Beaumont.

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[edit] Beaumont Hill

'''Beaumont Hill''' ({{coor dm|64|1|S|61|59|W|}}) is a hill 4.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (7 [[Kilometer|km]]) northeast of [[Chauveau Point]] on the west side of [[Liege Island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Shown on an Argentine government chart in 1957, but not named. 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 [[William Beaumont]] (1785-1853), American surgeon who made important researches on gastric function.

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[edit] Beaumont Island

'''Beaumont Island''' ({{coor dm|68|12|S|66|57|W|}}) is a low, rocky [[island]] in [[Neny Bay]], about 0.4 [[Mile|mile]]s (0.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) from the mouth of [[Centurion Glacier]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. The island was presumably first sighted in 1936 by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE), and was roughly charted by them and by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), 1939-41. It was surveyed in 1946 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), who named it for the Port of Beaumont, Texas, ship of the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) under Ronne, which wintered nearby in [[Back Bay]] during 1947.

== See also ==
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[edit] Beaumont Skerries

'''Beaumont Skerries''' ({{coor dm|64|46|S|64|19|W|}}) is a two small islands and several rocks 1 [[Mile|mile]] (1.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) east of [[Joubin Islands]], off the southwest coast of [[Anvers Island]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Malcolm J. Beaumont]], [[Electronics Technician]] in [[R.V. Hero]] on her first Antarctic voyage, reaching nearby [[Palmer Station]] on [[Christmas Eve]], 1968.

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[edit] Beaupre Cove

'''Beaupre Cove''' ({{coor dm|64|42|S|62|22|W|}}) is a cove 1 [[Mile|mile]] (1.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) wide lying immediately northwest of [[Piccard Cove]] in [[Wilhelmina Bay]], along the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. First charted by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] under Gerlache, 1897-99. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 for [[Charles-Francois Beautemps-Beaupre]] (1766-1854), French hydrographer who, in 1825, prepared survey instructions for the officers of the Astrolabe and Zelee, laying down for the first time principles for making measurements from landscape drawings.

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[edit] Beaver Glacier

'''Beaver Glacier''' ({{coor dm|67|2|S|50|40|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] about 15 [[Mile|mile]]s (24 [[Kilometer|km]]) long and 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) wide, flowing west into [[Amundsen Bay]] between [[Auster Glacier]] and [[Mount Gleadell]]. Visited by an ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) party on [[October 28]], [[1956]]. Named after the Beaver aircraft used by ANARE in coastal exploration.

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[edit] Beaver Glacier

'''Beaver Glacier''' ({{coor dm|83|24|S|169|30|E|}}) is a [[glacier]], I5 mi long, draining the coastal mountains of [[Queen Alexandra Range]] just northwest of [[Mount Fox]] and entering [[Ross Ice Shelf]] at [[McCann Point]]. Named by the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1959-60) after the Beaver aircraft City of Auckland, which crashed in this area in January 1960.

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[edit] Beaver Island

'''Beaver Island''' ({{coor dm|67|7|S|50|47|E|}}) is an [[island]] 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) long and 1 [[Mile|mile]] (1.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) wide, on the south flank of [[Beaver Glacier]] in [[Amundsen Bay]]. First visited in 1956 by an ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) party led by [[P.W. Crohn]], and so named because of its proximity to Beaver Glacier.

== See also ==
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[edit] Beaver Lake

'''Beaver Lake''' ({{coor dm|70|48|S|68|20|E|}}) is a [[lake]] of smooth ice, 7 [[Mile|mile]]s (11 [[Kilometer|km]]) long and 5 [[Mile|mile]]s (8 [[Kilometer|km]]) wide, enclosed on the south and east by [[Flagstone Bench]] and [[Jetty Peninsula]]. The lake is situated at the south end of an area of rough ice (a stagnant [[glacier]]), 17 [[Mile|mile]]s (27 [[Kilometer|km]]) east-southeast of [[Aramis Range]], [[Prince Charles Mountains]]. Discovered by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) personnel in 1956. An ANARE camp was established in the vicinity in September 1957 and the lake was used extensively as a landing area by Beaver aircraft.

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[edit] Beaver Rocks

'''Beaver Rocks''' ({{coor dm|63|40|S|59|21|W|}}) is a group of rocks lying 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) offshore at a point midway between [[Notter Point]] and [[Cape Kjellman]], [[Trinity Peninsula]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after a type of aircraft used by the [[British Antarctic Survey]].

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[edit] Mount Beazley

'''Mount Beazley''' ({{coor dm|85|51|S|142|51|W|}}) is a [[mountain]], 2,410 m, surmounting the north extremity of the [[California Plateau]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-63. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant [[Robert M. Beazley]], MC, U.S. Navy, officer in charge of the [[South Pole Station]] winter party, 1965.

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[edit] Beche Blade

'''Beche Blade''' ({{coor dm|80|43|S|24|19|W|}}) is a sharp-crested ridge rising to 1,600 m between [[Murchison Cirque]] and [[Arkell Cirque]] on the south side of [[Read Mountains]], [[Shackleton Range]]. Photographed from the air by the [[U.S. Navy]], 1967, and surveyed by [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS), 1968-71. In association with the names of geologists grouped in this area, named in 1971 by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[Sir Henry Thomas]] de la Beche (1796-1855), English geologist, first [[Director-General]], [[Geological Survey]] of [[Great Britain]] (later Institute of [[Geological Sciences]]), 1835-55.

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[edit] Bechervaise Island

'''Bechervaise Island''' ({{coor dm|67|35|S|62|49|E|}}) is a largest of the [[Flat Islands]] in [[Holme Bay]], Mac. [[Robertson Land]]. It is one of several plotted as a part of "Flatoy" (flat [[island]]) by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37. Found to be a separate island by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) in 1954 and named for [[John M. Bechervaise]], officer in charge at [[Mawson Station]] in 1955 and 1959.

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

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[edit] Mount Bechervaise

'''Mount Bechervaise''' ({{coor dm|70|11|S|64|48|E|}}) is a great massif of brown rock, 2,360 m, standing 1 [[Mile|mile]] (1.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) east of [[Mount Lacey]] in the [[Athos Range]], [[Prince Charles Mountains]]. It has a sheer north face and is bare except for an icecap on the flat summit. First visited in November 1955 by an ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) party led by [[John M. Bechervaise]], officer in charge at [[Mawson Station]] in 1955, for whom it is named.

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[edit] Beck Peak

'''Beck Peak''' ({{coor dm|86|5|S|158|58|W|}}) is a [[peak]], 2,650 m, on the east flank of [[Amundsen Glacier]], standing 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) northwest of [[Mount Stubberud]] on the ridge descending from northern [[Nilsen Plateau]], [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. This peak appears to have been first mapped from air and ground photos taken by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]], 1928-30. It was mapped in greater detail by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-64. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[A. Beck]], a crew member on the the spirit of Amundsen's 1911 commemoration of "[[Mount A. Beck]]," a name applied for an unidentifiable [[mountain]] in the general area.

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[edit] Cape Beck

'''Cape Beck''' ({{coor dm|78|18|S|166|16|E|}}) is a rounded, bare rock cape that forms the south end of [[Black Island]] in the [[Ross Archipelago]]. Named by [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1958-59, for Mr. [[A.C. Beck]], the leader of the sub-party of the expedition which explored the [[island]]. Beck examined the southeast coastline and visited this cape.

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[edit] Mount Beck

'''Mount Beck''' ({{coor dm|71|2|S|67|1|E|}}) is a partly snow-covered [[mountain]] 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) southwest of [[Taylor Platform]] in the [[Prince Charles Mountains]]. Plotted from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) air photos taken in 1956 and 1960. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[J.W. Beck]], assistant cook at [[Mawson Station]] in 1964 and storeman at [[Wilkes Station]] in 1966.

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[edit] Becker Point

'''Becker Point''' ({{coor dm|78|8|S|164|13|E|}}) is a named after [[Robert A. Becker]], [[Vice President]] and [[Project Director]] (1982-90) of ITT [[Antarctic Services]], Inc., corporate contractor to [[National Science Foundation]] (NSF) in Antarctica.

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[edit] Mount Becker

'''Mount Becker''' ({{coor dm|75|6|S|72|2|W|}}) is a prominent [[mountain]] 1 [[Mile|mile]] (1.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) northeast of [[Mount Boyer]], in the [[Merrick Mountains]], [[Ellsworth Land]]. These mountains were discovered from the air and photographed by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, under [[Finn Ronne]]. The mountain was named by Ronne for [[Ralph A. Becker]], legal counsel who assisted in the formation of RARE and in obtaining financial support for the expedition.

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[edit] Beckett Nunatak

'''Beckett Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|76|2|S|160|11|E|}}) is a flattish, mostly bare rock [[nunatak]] lying 9 [[Mile|mile]]s (14 [[Kilometer|km]]) west of [[Mount Armytage]] and south of [[Harbord Glacier]] in [[Victoria Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and Navy air photos. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1964 for [[W.T. Beckett]], utilities man at [[McMurdo Station]], 1963.

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[edit] Beckmann Fjord

'''Beckmann Fjord''' ({{coor dm|54|3|S|37|12|W|}}) is a small [[bay]] immediately east of [[Bellingshausen Point]], on the east side of the Bay of Isles, [[South Georgia]]. Charted in 1912-13 by [[Robert Cushman Murphy]], American naturalist aboard the brig Daisy, who named it for [[Captain Beckmann]], master gunner of the whaler [[Don Ernesto]], who lost his life in a whaling accident in December 1912.

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[edit] Mount Beddie

'''Mount Beddie''' ({{coor dm|64|29|S|62|43|W|}}) is a rounded, snow-covered [[mountain]] rising to 435 m on [[Hulot Peninsula]] in the southwest end of [[Brabant Island]], [[Palmer Archipelago]]. The mountain was charted and named by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1903-05, led by [[Jean B. Charcot]].

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[edit] Bedford Island

'''Bedford Island''' ({{coor dm|66|28|S|67|9|W|}}) is an [[island]] about 1 [[Mile|mile]] (1.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, lying at the south end of [[Barcroft Islands]] in the [[Biscoe Islands]]. Mapped from air photos taken by [[Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition]] (FIDASE) (1956-57). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Thomas Bedford]], English physicist who has specialized on the measurement of the physical environment of man.

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

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[edit] Bednarz Cove

'''Bednarz Cove''' ({{coor dm|66|21|S|110|32|E|}}) is a cove in the south side of [[Mitchell Peninsula]] on [[Budd Coast]]. 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 [[Chief Electronics Technician Donald F. Bednarz]], [[U.S. Navy]], a member of the [[Wilkes Station]] party of 1958.

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[edit] Beeby Peak

'''Beeby Peak''' ({{coor dm|77|15|S|166|54|E|}}) is a [[peak]] 2.4 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) east-northeast of the summit of [[Mount Bird]] in northwest [[Ross Island]]. The feature rises to c.1400 m. Named by [[New Zealand Geographic Board]] (NZGB) (2000) after [[Chris Beeby]].

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[edit] Beehive Hill

'''Beehive Hill''' ({{coor dm|68|16|S|66|10|W|}}) is an ice-covered hill which rises to 2,030 m and projects 610 m above the surrounding ice sheet, situated on the plateau of [[Graham Land]] 10 [[Mile|mile]]s (16 [[Kilometer|km]]) east of the head of [[Neny Fjord]] and close north of the head of [[Wyatt Glacier]]. First surveyed in 1940 by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), on whose field charts the hill is labeled "Sphinx." Resurveyed in 1946 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) who gave the present name because of the hill's resemblance to a wicker beehive.

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[edit] Beehive Mountain

'''Beehive Mountain''' ({{coor dm|77|39|S|160|34|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] 5 [[Mile|mile]]s (8 [[Kilometer|km]]) north of [[Finger Mountain]], standing at the north margin and near the head of [[Taylor Glacier]], in [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the ''Discovery'' expedition (1901-04), possibly at the suggestion of Armitage who discovered it.

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[edit] Beer Island

'''Beer Island''' ({{coor dm|66|0|S|65|41|W|}}) is an [[island]] 1 [[Mile|mile]] (1.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, lying immediately south of [[Jagged Island]] and 8 [[Mile|mile]]s (13 [[Kilometer|km]]) west of [[Prospect Point]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Charted and named by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37.

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

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[edit] Beethoven Peninsula

'''Beethoven Peninsula''' ({{coor dm|71|44|S|73|41|W|}}) is a deeply indented, ice-covered [[cove]], 60 [[Mile|mile]]s (100 [[Kilometer|km]]) long in a NE-SW direction and 60 [[Mile|mile]]s (100 [[Kilometer|km]]) wide at its broadest part, forming the southwest part of [[Alexander Island]]. First seen and photographed from the air in 1940 by [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), which compiled the first rough map of southwest Alexander Island. Resighted and photographed from the air by [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, and remapped from RARE photos by Searle of [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1960. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), German composer.

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[edit] Beetle Spur

'''Beetle Spur''' ({{coor dm|84|10|S|172|0|E|}}) is a rock spur 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) north of [[Mount Patrick]] in [[Commonwealth Range]]. It descends from a small summit [[peak]] on the range to the east side of [[Beardmore Glacier]]. Probably first seen by Shackleton's [[Southern Party]] in 1908. The name is descriptive of the appearance of the spur when viewed from the west. Name suggested by [[John Gunner]] of the [[Ohio State University Geological Expedition]], 1969-70, who collected geological samples at the spur.

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[edit] Begg Point

'''Begg Point''' ({{coor dm|54|3|S|37|59|W|}}) is a point forming the northeast side of the entrance to [[Johan Harbor]], on the south coast and near the west end of [[South Georgia]]. Surveyed by the SGS, 1956-57. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for Captain [[Sinclair Begg]], Master of the whaling transport Coronda, 1933-40; Master of the [[Southern Opal]], 1945-46; Manager on [[Southern Harvester]], 1946-47; and Manager of the [[South Georgia Whaling Co]]. station at [[Leith Harbor]], 1947-51.

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[edit] Behaim Peak

'''Behaim Peak''' ({{coor dm|68|47|S|66|43|W|}}) is a conspicuous pyramid-shaped rock [[peak]] (1,150 m) at the south extremity of the mountains separating [[Meridian Glacier]] and [[Doggo Defile]], on the west side of [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. Photographed from the air by [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) in November 1947, and surveyed from the ground by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in December 1958. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[Martin Behaim]] (1459-1506), German cosmographer and navigator who is credited with the first adoption of the astronomer's astrolabe for navigation at sea, in 1480.

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[edit] Mount Behling

'''Mount Behling''' ({{coor dm|85|40|S|161|4|W|}}) is an ice-covered, flat-topped [[mountain]], 2,190 m, standing between the Steagall and [[Whitney Glaciers]] and 5 [[Mile|mile]]s (8 [[Kilometer|km]]) north of [[Mount Ellsworth]] in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. First mapped from ground surveys and air photos by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]], 1928-30. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Robert E. Behling]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) glaciologist on the [[South Pole-Queen Maud Land Traverse II]], summer 1965-66.

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[edit] Behm Bank

'''Behm Bank''' ({{coor dm|76|21|S|30|0|W|}}) is a bank in the [[Weddell Sea]] named for [[Alexander Behm]] (1880-1952), inventor of an electronic sounding apparatus (1912/13). Name proposed by Dr. [[Heinrich Hinze]], [[Alfred Wegener Institute]] for Polar and [[Marine Research]], Bremerhaven, Germany. Name approved 6/97 (ACUF 271).

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[edit] Behr Glacier

'''Behr Glacier''' ({{coor dm|72|55|S|168|5|E|}}) is a steep tributary [[glacier]], 7 [[Mile|mile]]s (11 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, flowing east along the north side of [[Clapp Ridge]] to join [[Borchgrevink Glacier]], in [[Victoria Land]]. The glacier first appears on a 1960 [[New Zealand]] map compiled from [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Colonel [[Robert Behr]], [[United States Air Force]] (USAF), who was of assistance in the review of U.S. policy toward Antarctica in 1970-71 period.

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[edit] Behrendt Mountains

'''Behrendt Mountains''' ({{coor dm|75|20|S|72|30|W|}}) is a group of mountains, 20 [[Mile|mile]]s (32 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, aligned in the form of a horseshoe with the opening to the southwest, standing 7 [[Mile|mile]]s (11 [[Kilometer|km]]) southwest of [[Merrick Mountains]] in [[Ellsworth Land]]. Discovered and photographed from the air by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, under [[Finn Ronne]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[John C. Behrendt]], traverse seismologist at [[Ellsworth Station]] in 1957. Behrendt led the [[Antarctic Peninsula Traverse]] party to these mountains, summer 1961-62, and carried out investigations in [[Marie Byrd Land]] and the [[Pensacola Mountains]] in 1963-64 and 1965-66.

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[edit] Beiszer Nunatak

'''Beiszer Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|83|29|S|51|57|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]], 1,630 m, standing 1 [[Mile|mile]] (1.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) south of [[Ray Nunatak]] at the southwest end of [[Forrestal Range]], [[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 [[John E. Beiszer]], aviation structural mechanic at [[Ellsworth Station]], winter 1957.

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[edit] Beitzel Peak

'''Beitzel Peak''' ({{coor dm|80|17|S|82|18|W|}}) is a [[peak]] rising 1.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (2.4 [[Kilometer|km]]) southeast of [[Minaret Peak]] in the [[Marble Hills]], [[Heritage Range]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[John E. Beitzel]], geophysicist on the [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) [[South Pole-Queen Maud Land Traverses I]] and II, 1964-65 and 1965-66.

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[edit] Bekker Nunataks

'''Bekker Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|64|42|S|60|50|W|}}) is a three [[nunatak]]s lying below [[Ruth Ridge]] on the north side of [[Drygalski Glacier]] in [[Graham Land]]. Mapped from surveys by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) (1960-61). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for Lieutenant Colonel [[Mieczyslaw G. Bekker]], Canadian engineer, author of Theory of [[Land Locomotion]], 1956, a comprehensive source of information on the physical relationship between snow mechanics and track-laying vehicles, skis and sledges.

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[edit] Belding Island

'''Belding Island''' ({{coor dm|66|24|S|67|13|W|}}) is an [[island]] 3 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, lying west of the south end of [[Watkins Island]], [[Biscoe Islands]]. Mapped from air photos taken by [[Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition]] (FIDASE) (1956-57). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Harwood S. Belding]], American physiologist, Dir. of the [[Quartermaster Climatic Research Laboratory]], Department of the Army, Lawrence, MA, who has initiated considerable research on cold climate clothing.

== See also ==
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[edit] Mount Belecz

'''Mount Belecz''' ({{coor dm|85|34|S|163|27|W|}}) is an ice-covered, flat-topped [[mountain]], 2,120 m, standing 6 [[Mile|mile]]s (10 [[Kilometer|km]]) northeast of [[Mount Ruth Gade]] in the [[Quarles Range]]. First mapped from ground surveys and air photos by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]], 1928-30. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Dan M. Belecz]], meteorologist with the [[South Pole Station]] winter party in 1962.

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[edit] Belemnite Point

'''Belemnite Point''' ({{coor dm|70|40|S|68|32|W|}}) is the east extremity of a mainly ice-free, hook-shaped ridge, midway between [[Lamina Peak]] and [[Ablation Point]] and 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) inland from [[George VI Sound]] on the east coast of [[Alexander Island]]. First photographed from the air on [[November 23]], [[1935]], by [[Lincoln Ellsworth]] and mapped from these photos by [[W.L.G. Joerg]]. Roughly surveyed in 1936 by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) and resurveyed in 1949 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS). So named by FIDS because of belemnite fossils found there.

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[edit] Belemnite Valley

'''Belemnite Valley''' ({{coor dm|71|18|S|68|20|W|}}) is a [[valley]], 1.1 [[Mile|mile]]s (1.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) northwest of [[Fossil Bluff Base]] and bounded to the north by [[Eros Glacier]]. It is mostly snow and ice free with a central meltwater stream. The feature has been referred to as [[Hollow Valley]] in scientific reports in the early 1960s, and is sometimes referred to today as [[Happy Valley]]. The name Belemnite Valley was proposed due to the preponderance of Belemnites found in the exposed rock in the valley.

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[edit] Belgen Valley

'''Belgen Valley''' ({{coor dm|73|35|S|4|0|W|}}) is a broad, ice-filled [[valley]] between [[Enden Point]] and [[Heksegryta Peaks]] in the [[Kirwan Escarpment]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and additional air photos (1958-59), and named Belgen (the shell).

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[edit] Belgica Glacier

'''Belgica Glacier''' ({{coor dm|65|23|S|63|50|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] 8 [[Mile|mile]]s (13 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, flowing into [[Trooz Glacier]] to the east of [[Lancaster Hill]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. First charted by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1959 after the Belgica, the ship of the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] under Gerlache which explored this area in 1897-99.

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[edit] Belgica Guyot

'''Belgica Guyot''' ({{coor dm|65|30|S|90|30|W|}}) is an undersea tablemount named for the Belgian research ship Belgica, used in the first [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] (1896-1899). Name proposed by Dr. [[Rick Hagen]], [[Alfred Wegener Institute]] for Polar and [[Marine Research]], Bremerhaven, Germany. Name approved 6/97 (ACUF 270).

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[edit] Belgica Mountains

'''Belgica Mountains''' ({{coor dm|72|35|S|31|15|E|}}) is an isolated chain of mountains about 10 [[Mile|mile]]s (16 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, standing 60 [[Mile|mile]]s (100 [[Kilometer|km]]) east-southeast of the [[Sor Rondane Mountains]] in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1957-58, under G. de Gerlache, and named after the ship Belgica, commanded by his father, Lieutenant Adrien de Gerlache, leader of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897-99.

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[edit] Belgica Subglacial Highlands

'''Belgica Subglacial Highlands''' ({{coor dm|76|30|S|129|0|E|}}) is a group of subglacial highlands to the southeast of [[Dome Charlie]] in [[Wilkes Land]], running north-south and separating [[Peacock Subglacial Trench]] and [[Adventure Subglacial Trench]] from [[Wilkes Subglacial Basin]]. The feature was delineated by the [[Scott Polar Research Institute]] (SPRI)-NSF-TUD airborne radio echo sounding program, 1967-79, and named after de Gerlache).

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[edit] Belgrano Bank

'''Belgrano Bank''' ({{coor dm|73|0|S|48|30|W|}}) is a bank named for General [[Manuel Belgrano]] (1770-1820), an Argentine general and revolutionary hero. The [[Argentine Antarctic]] base is also named for him. Name approved 6/88 (ACUF 228). -152568 V [[General Belgrano Bank]].

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[edit] Mount Belgrave

'''Mount Belgrave''' ({{coor dm|76|36|S|162|1|E|}}) is a prominent rock summit that rises over 1200 m about 1.5 miles west of [[Mount Creak]]. The feature overlooks the north side of [[Fry Glacier]] at the south extremity of [[Kirkwood Range]]. Named after [[Vince Belgrave]], surveyor or leader in several surveys and geodetic projects for NZAP, 1984-1997.

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[edit] Mount Belinda

'''Mount Belinda''' ({{coor dm|58|25|S|26|23|W|}}) is a [[mountain]], 1,370 m, which marks the summit of [[Montagu Island]] in the [[South Sandwich Islands]]. Probably first sighted by a British expedition under Cook in 1775, and accurately sketched in 1819 by a Russian expedition under Bellingshausen. Named by DI personnel on the [[Discovery II]] following their survey in 1930, for [[Belinda Kemp]], daughter of [[Stanley W. Kemp]], Dir. of Research of the [[Discovery Committee]], 1924-36.

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[edit] Belknap Nunatak

'''Belknap Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|72|30|S|97|36|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]] about 6 [[Mile|mile]]s (10 [[Kilometer|km]]) west-northwest of [[Shelton Head]], surmounting an ice-covered spur on the south coast of [[Thurston Island]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[William Belknap]], field assistant at [[Byrd Station]], 1964-65.

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[edit] Bell Bay

'''Bell Bay''' ({{coor dm|67|11|S|58|25|E|}}) is a [[bay]] situated between [[Mount Saint Michael]] and the [[Kring Islands]] along the coast of [[Enderby Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37, and named Indrefjord (inner fjord). Renamed by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for Sgt. [[S. Bell]], RAAF, wireless fitter at [[Mawson Station]] in 1959.

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[edit] Bell Bluff

'''Bell Bluff''' ({{coor dm|84|4|S|170|0|E|}}) is a rock bluff on the west side of [[Beardmore Glacier]], just north of the mouth of [[Garrard Glacier]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Charles A. Bell]], [[Utilities Man]], who wintered at [[Hallett Station]], 1964.

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[edit] Bell Glacier

'''Bell Glacier''' ({{coor dm|66|42|S|124|54|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] draining northward into [[Maury Bay]] immediately eastward of [[Blair Glacier]]. Mapped by [[G.D. Blodgett]] (1955) from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] (1946-47). Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Thomas G. Bell]], boatswain on the sloop Peacock during the [[United States Exploring Expedition]] (1838-42) under Lieutenant [[Charles Wilkes]].

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[edit] Bell Peak

'''Bell Peak''' ({{coor dm|85|22|S|164|14|W|}}) is a [[peak]], 1,620 m, surmounting a southeast trending spur of the [[Herbert Range]], just southwest of [[Sargent Glacier]]. The peak was probably observed by [[Roald Amundsen]]'s south polar party in 1911, and was later roughly mapped by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]], 1928-30. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[G. Grant Bell]] who studied cosmic rays at [[McMurdo Station]], winter party 1962.

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[edit] Bell Point

'''Bell Point''' ({{coor dm|62|7|S|58|53|W|}}) is a rocky point lying 6 [[Mile|mile]]s (10 [[Kilometer|km]]) southwest of [[Stigant Point]] near the west end of [[King George Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Charted and named [[Rocky Point]] by DI personnel on the [[Discovery II]] in 1935. In order to avoid duplication, the name was rejected by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 and a new one substituted. Bell Point is named for [[Dennis R. Bell]] (1934-59), [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) meteorological assistant at [[Admiralty Bay]] from 1958 to [[July 26]], [[1959]], when he lost his life in a [[crevasse]].

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[edit] Bell Rock

'''Bell Rock''' ({{coor dm|71|35|S|66|26|W|}}) is a very conspicuous and isolated [[nunatak]] on [[Goodenough Glacier]], located 12 [[Mile|mile]]s (19 [[Kilometer|km]]) east of [[Mount Ward]] in [[Palmer Land]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Charles M. Bell]], [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) geologist at [[Fossil Bluff]], 1968-71.

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[edit] Bell Valley

'''Bell Valley''' ({{coor dm|79|51|S|82|0|W|}}) is a small, mainly ice-free [[valley]] lying south of [[Urban Point]] in the [[Enterprise Hills]], [[Heritage Range]]. Named by the University of Minnesota geological party after the Bell helicopters used by the party in the exploration of the area in 1963-64.

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[edit] Mount Bell

'''Mount Bell''' ({{coor dm|84|4|S|167|30|E|}}) is a bluff-type [[mountain]], 4,305 m, forming a part of the northeast edge of [[Grindley Plateau]], 6 [[Mile|mile]]s (10 [[Kilometer|km]]) southeast of [[Mount Mackellar]] in [[Queen Alexandra Range]]. Named by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]] (1907-09) for [[William Bell]], a relative of Shackleton and supporter of the expedition.

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[edit] Bellafronto Bight

'''Bellafronto Bight''' ({{coor dm|78|13|S|165|6|E|}}) is an ice-filled embayment between the base of the west side of [[Brown Peninsula]] and the low northwest foot of [[Mount Discovery]], on [[Scott Coast]], [[Victoria Land]]. The [[Bight (geography)|bight]] extends SW-NE for 6 [[Mile|mile]]s (10 [[Kilometer|km]]) from [[Hahn Island]] to [[Swyers Point]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) (1999) after Lieutenant [[Robert L. Bellafronto]], CEC, [[U.S. Navy]], a public works officer at [[McMurdo Station]] in [[U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze]] 1977 and 1978.

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[edit] Bellingshausen Island

'''Bellingshausen Island''' ({{coor dm|59|25|S|27|3|W|}}) is an easternmost [[island]] of [[Southern Thule]], in the [[South Sandwich Islands]]. Probably sighted by a British expedition under Cook in 1775. The island was described by Bellingshausen, whose Russian expedition visited the area in 1819-20. Charted in 1930 by DI personnel on the [[Discovery II]] under Kemp, who named it for [[Admiral Thaddeus Bellingshausen]].

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

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[edit] Bellingshausen Plain

'''Bellingshausen Plain''' ({{coor dm|64|0|S|90|0|W|}}) is an undersea plain parallel to the continental rise in the [[Bellingshausen Sea]], named for [[Admiral Thaddeus]] von Bellingshausen, commander of [[Russian Antarctic Expedition]] (1818-1821). Name approved 4/74 (ACUF 150).-152571 variant [[Bellinghausen Abyssal Plain]].

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[edit] Bellingshausen Point

'''Bellingshausen Point''' ({{coor dm|54|3|S|37|14|W|}}) is a point marking the east side of the entrance to [[Sea Leopard Fjord]] in the Bay of Isles, [[South Georgia]]. Charted in 1912-13 by [[Robert Cushman Murphy]], American naturalist aboard the brig Daisy, who named it for [[Admiral Thaddeus Bellingshausen]].

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[edit] Bellingshausen Sea

'''Bellingshausen Sea''' ({{coor dm|71|0|S|85|0|W|}}) is a marginal sea off the coast of Antarctica between [[Alexander Island]] and [[Thurston Island]]. Named for [[Admiral Thaddeus Bellingshausen]].

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[edit] Mount Bellingshausen

'''Mount Bellingshausen''' ({{coor dm|75|7|S|162|6|E|}}) is a conspicuous cone-shaped [[mountain]], 1,380 m, standing 5 [[Mile|mile]]s (8 [[Kilometer|km]]) northeast of [[Mount Priestley]] between Larsen and [[David Glaciers]], in the [[Prince Albert Mountains]] of [[Victoria Land]]. Discovered by the ''Discovery'' expedition, 1901-04, led by Scott, and named by him after [[Admiral Thaddeus Bellingshausen]], leader of the Russian expedition of 1819-21.

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[edit] Bellisime Glacier

'''Bellisime Glacier''' ({{coor dm|72|19|S|99|53|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] about 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) long flowing south from [[Thurston Island]] east of [[Myers Glacier]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Lynda B. Bellisime]], [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS), Flagstaff, Arizona, part of the USGS team that compiled the 1:5,000,000-scale [[Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer]] maps of Antarctica and the 1: 250,000-scale Landsat TM image maps of the [[Siple Coast]] area in the 1990s.

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[edit] Mount Bellows

'''Mount Bellows''' ({{coor dm|84|50|S|178|58|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 2,390 m, located 3 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) west of [[Layman Peak]] at the east side of [[Ramsey Glacier]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Frederick A. Bellows]], [[U.S. Navy]], Radioman at [[McMurdo Station]], 1964.

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[edit] Cape Bellue

'''Cape Bellue''' ({{coor dm|66|18|S|65|53|W|}}) is a cape which forms the north side of the entrance to [[Darbel Bay]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Discovered by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1908-10, under Charcot, and named by him for [[Admiral Bellue]], Superintendent of the Dockyard at Cherbourg, France.

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[edit] Bellum Valley

'''Bellum Valley''' ({{coor dm|79|54|S|155|15|E|}}) is a small [[valley]] east of [[Banna Ridge]] in the northwest part of [[Britannia Range]]. The valley entrance is adjacent to the head of [[Hatherton Glacier]]. Named in association with Britannia by a University of Waikato (N.Z.) geological party, 1978-79, led by [[M.J. Selby]]. Bellum is a historical placename formerly used in [[Roman Britain]].

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[edit] Mount Belolikov

'''Mount Belolikov''' ({{coor dm|70|29|S|162|7|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] (1,120 m) along the west wall of [[Gannutz Glacier]], about 8 [[Mile|mile]]s (13 [[Kilometer|km]]) west-northwest of [[Mount Bruce]], in the [[Bowers Mountains]]. Photographed from the air by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. Surveyed by [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]] in 1958 and named after Soviet meteorologist [[A.M. Belolikov]], who perished in a fire at [[Mirnyy Station]] on [[August 3]], [[1960]].

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[edit] Belousov Point

'''Belousov Point''' ({{coor dm|69|51|S|160|20|E|}}) is an ice-covered point forming the south tip of [[Anderson Peninsula]], located just north of the terminus of [[Suvorov Glacier]]. The point was mapped by the [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]] of 1958 and named for the Soviet polar captain [[Mikhail P. Belousov]], 1904-46.

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[edit] Belozem Hill

'''Belozem Hill''' ({{coor dm|62|38|S|60|20|W|}}) is the north-eastern most in the chain of hills along [[Bulgarian Beach]] in [[Eastern Livingston Island]]. Bounder-clay capped with twin heights, the higher east-northeastern of them rising to 41 m and located 880 m northeast of [[Sinemorets Hill]], 3,800 m west-southwest of [[Rezen Knoll]] and 1,910 m south by west of [[Aleko Rock]]. Snow free in summer. Belozem is the name of a settlement in southern Bulgaria, 'belozem' being the Bulgarian for 'white soil'.

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[edit] Cape Belsham

'''Cape Belsham''' ({{coor dm|61|5|S|54|53|W|}}) is a prominent cape 0.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (0.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) west of [[Point Wild]] on the north coast of [[Elephant Island]], [[South Shetland Islands]]. The name dates back to about 1822 and is well established in international usage.

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[edit] Benbrook Glacier

'''Benbrook Glacier''' ({{coor dm|81|27|S|158|55|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] 5 [[Mile|mile]]s (8 [[Kilometer|km]]) long in the [[Churchill Mountains]]. It flows south-southeast from [[Egress Peak]], [[Carlstrom Foothills]], into the [[Flynn Glacier]]. Named after [[James R. Benbrook]], Department of Physics, University of Houston, Houston, TX; [[United States Antarctic Program]] (USAP) team member in balloon-borne investigation of the ionosphere and magnetosphere over the geographic [[South Pole]], 1985-95.

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[edit] Bender Mountains

'''Bender Mountains''' ({{coor dm|85|31|S|140|12|W|}}) is a small group of mountains 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) southwest of [[Berry Peaks]], between the southeast edge of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]] and [[Watson Escarpment]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-63. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander [[Leslie C. Bender]], U.S. Navy, aircraft commander at [[McMurdo Station]], 1962-63 and 1963-64.

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[edit] Beneden Head

'''Beneden Head''' ({{coor dm|64|46|S|62|42|W|}}) is a steep-sided [[headland]], 700 m, forming the north side of the entrance to [[Andvord Bay]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Discovered by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1897-99, and named after Professor [[Edouard Van Beneden]], president of the [[Belgica Commission]] and author of several of the zoological reports of the expedition.

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[edit] Benedict Peak

'''Benedict Peak''' ({{coor dm|75|17|S|110|32|W|}}) is a sharp, mostly ice-covered subsidiary [[peak]] standing 6 [[Mile|mile]]s (10 [[Kilometer|km]]) northeast of the summit of [[Mount Murphy]], in [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Philip C. Benedict]], aurora researcher at [[Byrd Station]] in 1966.

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[edit] Benedict Point

'''Benedict Point''' ({{coor dm|66|9|S|66|36|W|}}) is a point about 5 [[Mile|mile]]s (8 [[Kilometer|km]]) south of [[Cape Leblond]] on the east side of [[Lavoisier Island]], [[Biscoe Islands]]. Mapped from air photos taken by [[Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition]] (FIDASE) (1956-57). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Francis G. Benedict]], American physiologist who, with [[W.O. Atwater]], perfected the technique for calorimetric measurement of metabolism.

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[edit] Benes Peak

'''Benes Peak''' ({{coor dm|76|2|S|124|7|W|}}) is a [[peak]] (2,450 m) that is almost entirely snow covered, situated along the [[Usas Escarpment]], 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) east of [[Mount Aldaz]], in [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Surveyed by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) on the [[Executive Committee Range Traverse]] of 1959. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Norman S. Benes]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) meteorologist at [[Byrd Station]], 1961.

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[edit] Mount Beney

'''Mount Beney''' ({{coor dm|80|16|S|27|45|W|}}) is the largest of the [[La Grange Nunataks]], rising to 1,000 m in the north part of [[Shackleton Range]]. Roughly mapped by [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] in 1957; photographed from the air by [[U.S. Navy]] in 1967 and surveyed by [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS), 1968-71. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for Sgt. [[Ivor C. Beney]], RE, member of the [[Royal Society]] IGY Expedition at Shackleton station in 1957, who assisted with preparations for the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1955-58.

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[edit] Bengaard Peak

'''Bengaard Peak''' ({{coor dm|83|19|S|163|29|E|}}) is a prominent rock [[peak]], 2,110 m, located 6 [[Mile|mile]]s (10 [[Kilometer|km]]) south of [[Fazekas Hills]], on the east side of [[Queen Elizabeth Range]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Hans J. Bengaard]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) ionospheric scientist at [[Little America V]], 1957.

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[edit] Benighted Pass

'''Benighted Pass''' ({{coor dm|72|30|S|166|15|E|}}) is a snow pass between [[Mount Watt]] and [[Mount Roy]] in the [[Barker Range]] of the [[Victory Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. The name was suggested by [[New Zealand]] geologist [[M.G. Laird]] and derives from the forced lay-over of his field party in an emergency tent due to bad weather on the pass during 1981-82.

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[edit] Mount Benjamin

'''Mount Benjamin''' ({{coor dm|85|48|S|160|6|W|}}) is a prominent [[mountain]], 1,750 m, rising sharply at the west side of [[Amundsen Glacier]], 5 [[Mile|mile]]s (8 [[Kilometer|km]]) southeast of [[Mount Ellsworth]], in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. First seen and mapped by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]], 1928-30. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Benjamin F. Smith]], meteorologist with the [[McMurdo Station]] winter party, 1963.

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[edit] Mount Benkert

'''Mount Benkert''' ({{coor dm|73|38|S|76|40|W|}}) is the easternmost member of the [[Snow Nunataks]], standing 8 [[Mile|mile]]s (13 [[Kilometer|km]]) east-southeast of [[Mount Thornton]] on the coast of [[Ellsworth Land]]. Discovered and photographed by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), 1939-41. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Captain [[W.M. Benkert]], USCG, commander of the Eastwind in Antarctica during [[Operation Deep Freeze]] 1966 and 1967.

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[edit] Benlein Point

'''Benlein Point''' ({{coor dm|66|29|S|110|29|E|}}) is the southern point of [[Peterson 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 [[Construction Man Franklin J. Benlein]], [[U.S. Navy]], a member of the [[Wilkes Station]] party of 1958.

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[edit] Benn Skerries

'''Benn Skerries''' ({{coor dm|54|27|S|3|20|E|}}) is a small group of rocks which extend up to 0.25 [[Mile|mile]]s (0.4 [[Kilometer|km]]) westward from [[Norvegia Point]], Bouvetoya. Charted and named in December 1927 by a Norwegian expedition in the Norvegia under Captain [[Harald Horntvedt]].

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[edit] Bennett Bluff

'''Bennett Bluff''' ({{coor dm|75|10|S|134|30|W|}}) is a bluff (810 m) between the upper reaches of [[Venzke Glacier]] and [[Berry Glacier]], 7 [[Mile|mile]]s (11 [[Kilometer|km]]) south-southwest of [[Perry Range]], in [[Marie Byrd Land]]. The bluff has prominent rock exposures on the north wall and was first observed and photographed from aircraft of the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) on December l8, 1940. Mapped in detail by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS), 1959-65. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Clarence E. Bennett]], AT1, [[U.S. Navy]], [[Aviation Electronics Technician]] with [[Squadron VX]]-6 and a member of the [[McMurdo Station]] winter party, 1963.

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[edit] Bennett Dome

'''Bennett Dome''' ({{coor dm|71|48|S|73|3|W|}}) is a rounded snow-covered [[cove]] on the south side of [[Beethoven Peninsula]], [[Alexander Island]], rising to about 460 m between [[Weber Inlet]] and [[Boccherini Inlet]]. Photographed from the air by [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) in 1947 and roughly mapped from the photographs by [[D. Searle]] of [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1960. Mapped definitively by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs taken 1967-68 and from Landsat imagery taken 1972-73. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Joseph E. Bennett]], Head, [[Polar Coordination]] and [[Information Section]], Division of [[Polar Programs]], [[National Science Foundation]] (NSF), 1976-86.

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[edit] Bennett Escarpment

'''Bennett Escarpment''' ({{coor dm|70|36|S|64|19|E|}}) is a rock and ice escarpment curving in a general southwest direction for 20 [[Mile|mile]]s (32 [[Kilometer|km]]) from [[Mount Pollard]], in the [[Prince Charles Mountains]]. Mapped from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) surveys and air photos, 1956-65. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[J.M. Bennett]], physicist at [[Mawson Station]], 1965.

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[edit] Bennett Islands

'''Bennett Islands''' ({{coor dm|66|56|S|67|40|W|}}) is a group of islands at the southwest side of [[Liard Island]] in [[Hanusse Bay]], extending in a southwest direction for 6 [[Mile|mile]]s (10 [[Kilometer|km]]) off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. The islands were sighted and sketched from the air in February 1937 by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill. Named in 1954 by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Arthur G. Bennett]], British representative on whaling in the [[South Shetland Islands]] and [[South Orkney Islands]] for many years between 1913 and 1927, and acting government naturalist in the [[Falkland Islands]], 1924-38.

== See also ==
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[edit] Bennett Nunataks

'''Bennett Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|84|47|S|116|25|W|}}) is a two rock [[nunatak]]s 0.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (0.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) apart, lying 0.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (0.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) north of [[Lackey Ridge]] in the [[Ohio Range]], [[Horlick Mountains]]. Surveyed by the [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) [[Horlick Mountains Traverse]] party in December 1958. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[John B. Bennett]], geomagnetist-seismologist at [[Byrd Station]], 1960.

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[edit] Bennett Platform

'''Bennett Platform''' ({{coor dm|85|13|S|177|50|W|}}) is a high, nearly flat, snow-free mesa of dark rock, about 5 [[Mile|mile]]s (8 [[Kilometer|km]]) long and 2.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.0 [[Kilometer|km]]) wide, located immediately east of [[Mount Black]], on the west side of [[Shackleton Glacier]]. Discovered and photographed by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] (1946-47), on the flights of [[February 16]], [[1947]], and named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Floyd Bennett]], copilot on the [[Byrd North Pole Flight]] of May 1926.

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[edit] Bennett Saddle

'''Bennett Saddle''' ({{coor dm|77|5|S|126|26|W|}}) is the deep snow saddle between [[Mount Waesche]] and [[Mount Sidley]], in the [[Executive Committee Range]], [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Gerard A. Bennett]], [[Traverse Specialist]] at [[Byrd Station]], a member of the [[Executive Committee Range Traverse]] (Feb. 1959) and [[Marie Byrd Land Traverse]] (1959-60) that carried out surveys in this area.

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[edit] Bennett Spires

'''Bennett Spires''' ({{coor dm|83|51|S|56|10|W|}}) is a two sharp peaks overlooking the head of [[Jones Valley]] in the [[Neptune Range]], [[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 [[Staff Sgt]]. [[Robert E. Bennett]], [[United States Air Force]] (USAF), radio operator of the [[Electronic Test Unit]] in the Pensacola Mountains, summer 1957-58.

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[edit] Bennett Spur

'''Bennett Spur''' ({{coor dm|82|26|S|50|38|W|}}) is a rock spur between [[Wujek Ridge]] and [[Cox Nunatak]] in the [[Dufek Massif]], [[Pensacola Mountains]], q.v. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1979 after [[David W. Bennett]] who, with [[Robin Worcester]], comprised the first of the annual [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) satellite surveying teams at the [[South Pole Station]], winter party 1973.

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[edit] Cape Bennett

'''Cape Bennett''' ({{coor dm|60|37|S|45|13|W|}}) is a bold promontory at the northeast extremity of [[Coronation Island]], in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Discovered on the occasion of the joint cruise by Captain [[George Powell]], a British sealer in the sloop Dove, and Captain [[Nathaniel Palmer]], an American sealer in the sloop [[James Monroe]], in December 1821. Named after [[David Bennett]] of Wapping, London, [[Captain Powell]]'s employer.

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[edit] Mount Bennett

'''Mount Bennett''' ({{coor dm|84|49|S|178|55|W|}}) is a prominent [[mountain]] (3,090 m) about 3 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) east of [[Mount Boyd]], surmounting the west part of [[Anderson Heights]], [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. Discovered by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) (1939-41), and surveyed by the [[U.S. Ross Ice Shelf Traverse Party]] (1957-58) led by [[A.P. Crary]]. Named by Crary for [[Hugh Bennett]], seismologist with the party.

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[edit] Mount Benninghoff

'''Mount Benninghoff''' ({{coor dm|77|55|S|161|19|E|}}) is a mainly ice-free [[mountain]] (1,965 m) standing 1.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (2.4 [[Kilometer|km]]) southeast of [[Terra Cotta Mountain]] in [[Quartermain Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1993 after [[William S. Benninghoff]] (1918-93), Professor of Botany, University of Michigan, 1957-88, retiring as [[Professor Emeritus]] of Botany; seasonal visits to Antarctica in 1968, 1976, 1977 and 1989; member, SCAR [[Working Group]] on Biology, 1968-87; member, [[Polar Research Board]] of the [[National Academy]] of Sciences, 1966-86.

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[edit] Benoit Peak

'''Benoit Peak''' ({{coor dm|72|6|S|163|40|E|}}) is a [[peak]] 5 [[Mile|mile]]s (8 [[Kilometer|km]]) north-northeast of [[Mount Camelot]] in [[Alamein Range]], [[Freyberg Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-64. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Robert E. Benoit]], biologist at [[McMurdo Station]], summers 1966-67 and 1967-68.

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[edit] Mount Bensley

'''Mount Bensley''' ({{coor dm|70|19|S|64|15|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 1,920 m, standing 8.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (14 [[Kilometer|km]]) south-southwest of [[Mount Starlight]] in the [[Prince Charles Mountains]], Mac. [[Robertson Land]]. Mapped from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) surveys and air photos, 1955-65. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[P.A. Bensley]], carpenter at [[Mawson Station]], 1965.

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[edit] Benson Bluff

'''Benson Bluff''' ({{coor dm|80|0|S|157|57|E|}}) is a distinctive triangular rock bluff (c.1300 m) at the west side of [[Ragotzkie Icefall]] in [[Britannia Range]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Dale P. Benson]], [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) cartographer who conducted surveys at [[South Pole Station]], 1993-94, and supported the first airborne GPS controlled photogrammetry project, which established photo control on [[Black Island]] and positioned the location of seismographic equipment on the flanks of [[Mount Erebus]].

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[edit] Benson Glacier

'''Benson Glacier''' ({{coor dm|76|49|S|162|12|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] about 12 [[Mile|mile]]s (19 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, draining the east part of [[Flight Deck Neve]] and continuing east between the Fry and [[Mackay Glaciers]] into the north part of [[Granite Harbor]] where it forms a floating tongue. Mapped in 1957 by the [[New Zealand Northern Survey Party]] of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-58), and indicated as a somewhat longer glacier including the present [[Midship Glacier]]. Named by the party after [[W.N. Benson]], formerly professor of geology at the University of Otago, [[New Zealand]], whose publications include a major contribution to the petrology of [[Victoria Land]].

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[edit] Benson Hills

'''Benson Hills''' ({{coor dm|70|28|S|62|17|W|}}) is a cluster of coastal hills near the head of [[Smith Inlet]], 3 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) east of [[Berry Massif]] on the east side of [[Palmer Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) in 1974. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant [[Arthur K. Benson]], [[U.S. Navy]], [[Medical Officer]] at [[Palmer Station]] in 1969.

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[edit] Benson Knob

'''Benson Knob''' ({{coor dm|75|45|S|159|17|E|}}) is a distinctive rock knob, 1,540 m, at the south extremity of [[Ricker Hills]] in the [[Prince Albert Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1956-62. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Anthony J. Benson]], hospital corpsman with the [[South Pole Station]] winter party, 1966.

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[edit] Benson Point

'''Benson Point''' ({{coor dm|62|39|S|61|18|W|}}) is a point forming the southwest end of [[Rugged Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1958 for [[Elof Benson]], first mate and keeper of the logbook of the American brig Hersilia from Stonington, who visited the South Shetland Islands in 1819-20 and 1820-21.

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[edit] Benson Ridge

'''Benson Ridge''' ({{coor dm|82|46|S|164|48|E|}}) is a rugged ridge between Robb and [[Bondeson Glaciers]], standing 5 [[Mile|mile]]s (8 [[Kilometer|km]]) west of the north end of the [[Holland Range]]. Mapped by the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Carl S. Benson]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) glaciologist at [[Roosevelt Island]], 1961-62.

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[edit] Mount Benson

'''Mount Benson''' ({{coor dm|78|37|S|84|27|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] (2,270 m) standing at the northeast side of [[Thomas Glacier]], 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) east of [[Mount Osborne]], in southeast [[Sentinel Range]], [[Ellsworth Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1957-59. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Robert F. Benson]], seismologist at the IGY [[South Pole Station]], 1957.

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[edit] Benten Island

'''Benten Island''' ({{coor dm|69|1|S|39|13|E|}}) is a small [[island]] lying 5 [[Mile|mile]]s (8 [[Kilometer|km]]) west of [[Ongulkalven Island]] in the east part of [[Lutzow-Holm Bay]]. Mapped from surveys and air photos by [[Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition]] (JARE), 1957-62, and named Benten-shima (goddess of fortune island).

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

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[edit] Bentley Crag

'''Bentley Crag''' ({{coor dm|67|17|S|66|53|W|}}) is a rock crag rising to about 1,000 m north of [[Seue Peaks]] on [[Arrowsmith Peninsula]] in [[Graham Land]]. Mapped by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) from surveys and air photos, 1956-59. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[Wilson A. Bentley]] (1865-1931), American meteorologist and specialist in microphotography of snow and ice crystals; joint author with [[W.J. Humphreys]] of [[Snow Crystals]], [[New York]], 1931.

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[edit] Bentley Subglacial Trench

'''Bentley Subglacial Trench''' ({{coor dm|80|0|S|105|0|W|}}) is a major subglacial trench of [[West Antarctica]] which lies south of [[Byrd Subglacial Basin]] and is separated from it by a ridge except for a juncture of the two features near their east termination. From that juncture near [[Ellsworth Mountains]], the trench extends west-southwest along the north side of [[Ellsworth Subglacial Highlands]] to about 81S, 120W. A maximum depth of -2,540 m is reported in the west part of the trench. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1961 for [[Charles R. Bentley]], chief traverse seismologist at [[Byrd Station]], 1957-59; leader of the 1957-58 seismic traverse that determined the existence of this trench and recorded its depth. This amended description follows further subglacial delineation by the [[Scott Polar Research Institute]] (SPRI)-NSF-TUD airborne radio echo sounding program, 1967-79.

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[edit] Mount Bentley

'''Mount Bentley''' ({{coor dm|78|7|S|86|14|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] (4,245 m) standing 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) north of [[Mount Anderson]] in the main western ridge of the [[Sentinel Range]], [[Ellsworth Mountains]]. Discovered by the [[Marie Byrd Land Traverse]] party, 1957-58, and named for Dr. [[Charles R. Bentley]], leader of the traverse party and chief traverse seismologist at [[Byrd Station]], 1957-59.

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[edit] Benton Island

'''Benton Island''' ({{coor dm|77|4|S|147|53|W|}}) is an ice-covered [[island]] about 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, lying 5 [[Mile|mile]]s (8 [[Kilometer|km]]) northwest of [[Nolan Island]] in [[Marshall Archipelago]]. 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 [[William T. Benton]], BM1, U.S. Navy, Boatswain's Mate aboard USS Glacier along this coast, 1961-62.

== See also ==
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[edit] Benz Pass

'''Benz Pass''' ({{coor dm|63|41|S|58|22|W|}}) is a narrow pass between the south cliffs of [[Louis Philippe Plateau]] and a rock [[nunatak]] 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) northeast of the head of [[Russell East Glacier]], [[Trinity Peninsula]]. Mapped from surveys by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) (1960-61). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Karl Benz]] (1844-1929), German engineer who constructed the first practical gasoline motor car, in 1885.

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[edit] Beowulf Glacier

'''Beowulf Glacier''' ({{coor dm|77|38|S|161|49|E|}}) is a small north-flowing [[glacier]] located between [[Mime Glacier]] and the head of [[Rhone Glacier]] in the [[Asgard Range]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named in 1983 by the [[New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (NZ-APC) from association with [[Mount Beowulf]] which stands at the head of this glacier.

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[edit] Mount Beowulf

'''Mount Beowulf''' ({{coor dm|77|38|S|161|48|E|}}) is a [[peak]] rising to about 2,100 m at the southeast side of [[Mime Glacier]] in the [[Asgard Range]], [[Victoria Land]]. Mapped by the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) in 1962 from [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs taken 1947-59. Named by the [[New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (NZ-APC) in 1983 after the hero of the [[Old English]] epic poem.

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[edit] Berg Bay

'''Berg Bay''' ({{coor dm|71|27|S|169|27|E|}}) is a small [[bay]] between [[Birthday Point]] and [[Islands Point]] in the west side of [[Robertson Bay]], northern [[Victoria Land]]. Charted and named in 1911 by the [[Northern Party]] led by [[Victor Campbell]] of the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13, because icebergs appear to gravitate there. Haffner Glacier which flows into this bay may also contribute icebergs.

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[edit] Berg Ice Stream

'''Berg Ice Stream''' ({{coor dm|73|42|S|78|20|W|}}) is an ice stream about 30 [[Mile|mile]]s (48 [[Kilometer|km]]) long flowing into [[Carroll Inlet]] between [[Rydberg Peninsula]] and [[Espenschied Nunatak]], on the [[English Coast]], [[Ellsworth Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1961-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after Captain [[Harold Berg]], commander of USNS Eltanin on Antarctic cruises, 1964-65.

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[edit] Berg Mountains

'''Berg Mountains''' ({{coor dm|69|13|S|156|4|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] and two ridges 14 [[Mile|mile]]s (22 [[Kilometer|km]]) south of [[Cape Buromskiy]], [[Krylov Peninsula]]. Photographed by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47, the [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]], 1958, and ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]), 1959. The feature was visited by an airborne survey party from the Soviet expedition and called "Gory L'va Berga" after the Soviet geographer [[Lev Berg]].

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[edit] Berg Peak

'''Berg Peak''' ({{coor dm|71|32|S|161|47|E|}}) is a prominent [[peak]] (1,870 m) standing 3 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) south of [[El Pulgar]] in northern [[Morozumi Range]]. 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 [[Thomas E. Berg]], geologist who wintered at [[McMurdo Sound]] in 1961, and spent three succeeding summer seasons making patterned ground studies in the area. Berg perished in the crash of a U.S. Navy helicopter near [[Mount McLennan]], [[November 19]], [[1969]].

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[edit] Bergan Castle

'''Bergan Castle''' ({{coor dm|80|36|S|21|21|W|}}) is a castlelike [[nunatak]] rising to 1,590 m to the southwest of [[Mount Dewar]] in [[Shotton Snowfield]], [[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 grouped in this area, named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1971 after [[Ole Ferdinand Bergan]] (1876-1956), Norwegian inventor who designed Bergan's "meis" (carrying frames) and rucksacks, patented in Norway in 1909.

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[edit] Bergel Rock

'''Bergel Rock''' ({{coor dm|65|10|S|64|58|W|}}) is a rock nearly 1 [[Mile|mile]] (1.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) south of [[Quintana Island]] in southwestern [[Wilhelm Archipelago]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Alexandra Bergel]], granddaughter of [[Sir Ernest Shackleton]], sponsor for HMS Endurance which made surveys in this area in February 1969.

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[edit] Bergen Nunataks

'''Bergen Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|72|25|S|64|53|W|}}) is a group of [[nunatak]]s 14 [[Mile|mile]]s (22 [[Kilometer|km]]) north of [[Journal Peaks]] in south-central [[Palmer Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from aerial photographs taken by the [[U.S. Navy]], 1966-69. Named in 1977 by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Michael Bergen]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) engineer, [[Palmer Station]], winter party 1970.

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[edit] Mount Bergen

'''Mount Bergen''' ({{coor dm|76|59|S|160|48|E|}}) is a prominent rocky [[peak]], 2,110 m, standing 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) west of [[Mount Gran]] on the north side of [[Mackay Glacier]] in [[Victoria Land]]. Surveyed in 1957 by the [[New Zealand Northern Survey Party]] of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-58) and named by them after the birthplace in Norway of [[Tryggve Gran]], a member of the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13.

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[edit] Mount Berger

'''Mount Berger''' ({{coor dm|75|4|S|71|57|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] with a steep northern rock face, standing 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) northeast of [[Mount Becker]] in the [[Merrick Mountains]], [[Ellsworth Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1961-67. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander [[Raymond E. Berger]], U.S. Navy, aircraft pilot who flew the University of [[Wisconsin Traverse Party]] to this area and flew support missions in its behalf in the 1965-66 season.

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[edit] Mount Bergersen

'''Mount Bergersen''' ({{coor dm|72|4|S|25|48|E|}}) is a large [[mountain]] rising to 3,170 m, standing at the west side 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 named for [[Ambassador Birger Bergersen]], chairman of the [[Norwegian Whaling Board]]. Remapped in 1957 by the Norwegians from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47.

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[edit] Mount Bergin

'''Mount Bergin''' ({{coor dm|67|42|S|48|55|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 700 m, standing 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) west of [[Mount Maslen]] in the [[Raggatt 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 [[R.D. Bergin]], radio officer at Mawson station in 1956.

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