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[edit] Muir Peak
'''Muir Peak''' ({{coor dm|79|9|S|86|25|W|}}) is a conspicuous rock [[peak]] near the middle of [[Frazier Ridge]] in the [[Founders Peaks]], [[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 [[Hugh M. Muir]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) auroral scientist and member of the winter party at the [[Plateau Station]] in 1966.
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[edit] Mukai Rocks
'''Mukai Rocks''' ({{coor dm|69|3|S|39|42|E|}}) is a small cluster of rocks on the coast of [[Queen Maud Land]]. The rocks are situated on the east margin of [[Ongul Sound]], opposite [[East Ongul Island]], site of the scientific station of the [[Japanese Antarctic Research Expeditions]]. The name Mukai-iwa, meaning "facing rocks" or "opposite rocks," was given by [[Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition]] (JARE) Headquarters in 1972.
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[edit] Mount Mulach
'''Mount Mulach''' ({{coor dm|71|7|S|164|4|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] (1,080 m) standing 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) northeast of [[Mount Draeger]] on the east side of [[Posey Range]], [[Bowers Mountains]], where it overlooks the [[Lillie Glacier]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-62. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Chief Electrician]]'s [[Mate William J. Mulach]], U.S. Navy, of the [[McMurdo Station]] winter party, 1967.
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[edit] Mule Island
'''Mule Island''' ({{coor dm|68|39|S|77|50|E|}}) is a small [[island]] lying immediately southwest of [[Hawker Island]], off the west tip of [[Mule Peninsula]], [[Vestfold Hills]], in [[Prydz Bay]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]] (1936-37) and named "Muloy" (snout island).
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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[edit] Mule Peninsula
'''Mule Peninsula''' ({{coor dm|68|39|S|77|58|E|}}) is an irregular-shaped rocky [[cove]] between [[Ellis Fjord]] and [[Krok Fjord]] in the southern part of the [[Vestfold Hills]]. Mapped from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]] (1936-37) and called Breidnesmulen (the broad point snout) by Norwegian cartographers. Mule Peninsula is an adaptation of the original Norwegian name by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA).
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[edit] Mule Point
'''Mule Point''' ({{coor dm|67|5|S|58|12|E|}}) is a rocky point just south of [[East Stack]], at the east side of [[Hoseason Glacier]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographers taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37, and called Mule (snout).
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[edit] Mulebreen
'''Mulebreen''' ({{coor dm|67|28|S|59|21|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] 6 [[Mile|mile]]s (10 [[Kilometer|km]]) wide, flowing west-northwest into the southeast side of [[Stefansson Bay]]. First mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]] 1936-37, and names Mulebreen (the snout glacier).
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[edit] Mulga Island
'''Mulga Island''' ({{coor dm|67|14|S|46|43|E|}}) is a small [[island]] 3 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) off the coast and 5 [[Mile|mile]]s (8 [[Kilometer|km]]) northeast of [[Kirkby Head]], [[Enderby Land]]. Plotted from air photos taken from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) aircraft in 1956. Mulga is the vernacular name for species of Acacia found in semi-desert areas of Australia.
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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[edit] Mulgrew Nunatak
'''Mulgrew Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|79|38|S|157|56|E|}}) is a prominent [[nunatak]], 1,600 m, standing 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) east of [[Tentacle Ridge]] in the [[Cook Mountains]]. Mapped by the [[Darwin Glacier Party]] of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-58) and named for [[P.D. Mulgrew]], chief radio operator at [[Scott Base]], who accompanied [[Sir Edmund Hillary]] to the [[South Pole]].
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[edit] Mount Mull
'''Mount Mull''' ({{coor dm|74|33|S|63|8|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] on the east flank of [[Irvine Glacier]], standing 11 [[Mile|mile]]s (18 [[Kilometer|km]]) southwest of [[Mount Owen]] in the [[Guettard Range]], [[Palmer 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 [[William B. Mull]], cook at [[South Pole Station]] in 1964.
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[edit] Muller Crest
'''Muller Crest''' ({{coor dm|72|11|S|8|8|E|}}) is a short ridgelike [[nunatak]] (2,620 m) marking the southeast extremity of the [[Filchner Mountains]] in the [[Orvin Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] under Ritscher, 1938-39, and named after [[Johannes Muller]], navigation officer of the Deutschland, the ship of the German Antarctic Expedition under Filchner, 1911-12. Remapped from air photos and survey by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-60.
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[edit] Muller Glacier
'''Muller Glacier''' ({{coor dm|72|16|S|166|24|E|}}) is a tributary [[glacier]], flowing northeast from [[Millen Range]] to enter [[Pearl Harbor Glacier]] close northwest of [[Mount Pearson]]. 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 [[Dietland Muller-Schwarze]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) biologist at [[Hallett Station]] (1964-65), [[Cape Crozier]] (1969-70 and 1970-71), and [[Palmer Archipelago]] (1971-72). His wife, [[Christine Muller-Schwarze]], joined him as a member of the biology research parties in the last three summer seasons.
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[edit] Muller Ice Shelf
'''Muller Ice Shelf''' ({{coor dm|67|15|S|66|52|W|}}) is an [[ice shelf|ice shelf]] lying southwest of [[Hooke Point]] in southwest [[Lallemand Fjord]], [[Arrowsmith Peninsula]], [[Loubet Coast]]. The ice shelf is nurtured by [[Bruckner Glacier]] and [[Antevs Glacier]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1981 after [[Fritz Muller]] (1926-80), Swiss glaciologist, who carried out research in Switzerland, Greenland, the [[Canadian Arctic]], and the Himalayas.
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[edit] Muller Point
'''Muller Point''' ({{coor dm|54|41|S|35|55|W|}}) is a point on the east coast of [[South Georgia]], forming the east limit of [[Iris Bay]]. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951-57, and named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Johannes Muller]], [[Second Officer]] and navigator of the Deutschland during the [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1911-12. His survey and astronomical fixes included the mapping of this point and resulted in considerable improvements to the existing maps of South Georgia.
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[edit] Mulligan Peak
'''Mulligan Peak''' ({{coor dm|77|11|S|160|15|E|}}) is an ice-free [[peak]] 1 [[Mile|mile]] (1.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) north of [[Robison Peak]], at the north end of [[Willett Range]] in [[Victoria Land]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[John J. Mulligan]] of the [[U.S. Bureau]] of Mines, who scaled this peak and the peak to the south of it during December 1960 and found coal beds and fossil wood.
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[edit] Mullins Valley
'''Mullins Valley''' ({{coor dm|77|54|S|160|35|E|}}) is a mullins Valley is a four mile long [[valley]] located at 5,400ft elevation in the [[McMurdo Dry Valleys]]. It is one the few dry valleys in the world to contains rock glaciers. US [[Antarctic Program]] (USAP) research has dated the subsurface ice in Mullins Valley at 4 million years old making it among the oldest ice on earth. United [[States Antarctic Program]] (USAP) research has also shown the rock glaciers in the valley to be analogous to the [[Arsia Mons]] region on Mars. Named for [[Jerry L. Mullins]], [[Physical Scientist]], Chief, Antarctic and [[Arctic Program]] for [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) and [[National Science Foundation Antarctic]] geophysical research. His was responsible for Antarctic field research in the [[Transantarctic Mountains]], McMurdo Dry Valleys, [[Shackleton Mountains]], [[Beardmore Mountains]], [[Antarctic Peninsula]], [[Mount Siple]], [[Amundsen-Scott South Pole]] station and at deep field research locations in [[West Antarctica]]. His program conducted research in the disciplines of global positioning systems, geodesy, crustal motion, glacial geophysics, airborne geospatial systems, seismology, light detection and ranging (LIDAR), topographic mapping and he managed the USGS [[South Pole]] winter-over program from 1989 to 1994. He was appointed by the [[National Academy]] of Sciences, [[Polar Research Board]] as a US delegate to the [[Scientific Committee]] on [[Antarctic Research Geosciences Standing Scientific Group]] from 1995-2004 and was appointed as a member of the [[Advisor Committee]] on [[Antarctic Names]] in 1994. Mullins Valley appears in the Antarctic research literature, on the maps from the British expedition of [[Captain Scott]] and in aerial photographs from the [[United States]] expedition [[Operation Highjump]] by [[Admiral Byrd]].
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[edit] Mulock Glacier
'''Mulock Glacier''' ({{coor dm|79|0|S|160|0|E|}}) is a large [[glacier]] draining east-southeast into [[Mulock Inlet]] in the northwest corner of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]]. Named by the NZAPC in association with Mulock Inlet.
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[edit] Mulock Inlet
'''Mulock Inlet''' ({{coor dm|79|8|S|160|40|E|}}) is a re-entrant about 10 [[Mile|mile]]s (16 [[Kilometer|km]]) wide between [[Capes Teall]] and Lankester. The feature is occupied by lower [[Mulock Glacier]] which drains through it to the [[Ross Ice Shelf]]. Discovered by the ''Discovery'' expedition (1901-04) and named for Lieutenant [[George F.A. Mulock]], [[Royal Navy]], surveyor with the expedition.
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[edit] Mulroy Island
'''Mulroy Island''' ({{coor dm|71|51|S|98|0|W|}}) is a small [[island]] which lies just off [[Black Crag]], the east extremity of [[Noville Peninsula]], [[Thurston Island]]. Discovered by the [[U.S. Navy Bellingshausen Sea Expedition]] in February 1960. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Thomas B. Mulroy]], fuel engineer with [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] in 1928-30.
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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[edit] Mount Mumford
'''Mount Mumford''' ({{coor dm|71|33|S|65|9|W|}}) is the central summit in the line of low rock peaks 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) north of the west end of [[Rathbone Hills]], in the [[Gutenko Mountains]] of central [[Palmer Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) in 1974. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant [[Joel H. Mumford]], [[U.S. Navy]], [[Medical Officer]] at [[Palmer Station]], 1972.
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[edit] Mumm Islands
'''Mumm Islands''' ({{coor dm|65|1|S|63|59|W|}}) is a group of several small islands and rocks lying 1.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (2.4 [[Kilometer|km]]) northwest of [[Turquet Point]], [[Booth Island]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Discovered by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1903-05, under [[J.B. Charcot]], who applied the name.
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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[edit] Mummery Cliff
'''Mummery Cliff''' ({{coor dm|80|27|S|21|23|W|}}) is a cliff rising to about 1,250 m to the southeast of [[Whymper Spur]] in the [[Pioneers Escarpment]], [[Shackleton Range]]. 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 [[Albert F. Mummery]] (1855-95), English mountaineer and designer of the Mummery tent.
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[edit] Mummy Pond
'''Mummy Pond''' ({{coor dm|77|40|S|162|39|E|}}) is a pond between Suess and [[Lacroix Glaciers]] in [[Taylor Valley]], [[Victoria Land]]. So named by [[T.L. Pewe]], U.S. geologist who visited the area in December 1957, because of the mummified seals found around the pond.
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[edit] Mummy Ridge
'''Mummy Ridge''' ({{coor dm|72|16|S|165|39|E|}}) is a ridge 1 [[Mile|mile]] (1.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) east of [[Pyramid Peak]] in the [[Destination Nunataks]], north [[Victoria Land]]. The ridge was visited in 1981-82 by [[Bradley Field]], geologist, NZGS, who suggested the name in association with nearby Pyramid Peak and [[Sphinx Peak]].
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[edit] Mumu Nunatak
'''Mumu Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|77|27|S|169|4|E|}}) is a [[nunatak]] in the north part of [[Kyle Hills]], [[Ross Island]]. The feature is 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) west-southwest of [[Towle Point]] and 0.6 [[Mile|mile]]s (1.0 [[Kilometer|km]]) inland from steep cliffs that form the northeast edge of the [[island]]. The name Mumu (meaning boisterous wind) is one of several Maori wind names applied by [[New Zealand Geographic Board]] (NZGB) in this area.
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[edit] Mundlauga Crags
'''Mundlauga Crags''' ({{coor dm|71|57|S|8|24|E|}}) is a group of rock crags, 2,455 m, which form the south end of [[Fenriskjeften Mountain]] in the [[Drygalski Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped from surveys and air photos by the [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-60) and named Mundlauga.
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[edit] Munizaga Peak
'''Munizaga Peak''' ({{coor dm|85|32|S|177|37|W|}}) is an ice-free [[peak]] (2590 m) located 3 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) east-southeast of [[Misery Peak]] in the [[Roberts Massif]], [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-65. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Fernando S. Munizaga]], Chilean geologist who participated in the [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) [[Ellsworth Land Survey]], 1968-69, and accompanied the [[Texas Technological College]] geological party in a survey of Roberts Massif in the same season.
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[edit] Munoz Point
'''Munoz Point''' ({{coor dm|64|50|S|62|54|W|}}) is the southeast point of [[Lemaire Island]], [[Danco Coast]], [[Graham Land]]. First mapped by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1897-99. Named "[[Punta Munoz]]" by the [[Chilean Antarctic Expedition]], 1950-51, after [[Roberto Labra Munoz]], in charge of [[General Bernardo]] O'[[Higgins Station]], 1950-51.
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[edit] Mount Munson
'''Mount Munson''' ({{coor dm|84|48|S|174|26|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] (2,800 m) rising from the northwest flank of [[Mount Wade]], 3 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) from its summit, in the [[Prince Olav Mountains]]. Discovered and photographed by [[R. Admiral Byrd]] on flights to the [[Queen Maud Mountains]] in November 1929. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Captain [[William H. Munson]], [[U.S. Navy]], [[Commanding Officer]] of [[U.S. Navy Air Development Squadron Six]], otherwise known as VX-6, 1959-61.
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[edit] Mural Nunatak
'''Mural Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|64|59|S|61|32|W|}}) is a conspicuous [[nunatak]] on the east side of [[Hektoria Glacier]], 5 [[Mile|mile]]s (8 [[Kilometer|km]]) northwest of [[Shiver Point]], in [[Graham Land]]. Surveyed by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1947 and 1955. The name, given by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC), is descriptive of the nunatak's wall-like appearance when seen from the southwest.
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[edit] Murayama Crests
'''Murayama Crests''' ({{coor dm|79|12|S|158|34|E|}}) is a group of about four peaks or [[nunatak]]s, the highest rising to 2020 m, located 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) north-northeast of [[Kanak Peak]] in [[Cook Mountains]]. Named after [[Haruta Murayama]], [[Yokohama National University]], Japan, geochemist with [[Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition]] (JARE) in the [[McMurdo Dry Valleys]] during the 1981-82 field season.
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[edit] Mount Murch
'''Mount Murch''' ({{coor dm|84|38|S|65|25|W|}}) is a small [[mountain]], 1,100 m, standing 5 [[Mile|mile]]s (8 [[Kilometer|km]]) south of [[Mount Suydam]] in [[Anderson Hills]] in central [[Patuxent 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 [[Paul L. Murch]], cook at [[Palmer Station]], winter 1966.
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[edit] Murchison Cirque
'''Murchison Cirque''' ({{coor dm|80|42|S|24|33|W|}}) is a [[glacier]]-filled cirque between [[Kuno Cirque]] and [[Arkell Cirque]] on the south side of the [[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 by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1971 after [[Sir Roderick Impy Murchison]] (1792-1871), British geologist; President, [[Royal Geographical Society]], 1843-44, 1851-52, and 1855-58; [[Director-General]], [[Geological Survey]] of [[Great Britain]], 1855-71.
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[edit] Mount Murchison
'''Mount Murchison''' ({{coor dm|67|19|S|144|15|E|}}) is a dome-shaped, mostly snow-covered [[mountain]] (565 m) on the west side of the [[Mertz Glacier]], about 11 [[Mile|mile]]s (18 [[Kilometer|km]]) southwest of the head of [[Buchanan Bay]]. Discovered by the [[Australasian Antarctic Expedition]] (1911-14) under [[Douglas Mawson]], who named it for [[Roderick Murchison]] of Melbourne, a patron of the expedition.
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[edit] Mount Murchison
'''Mount Murchison''' ({{coor dm|73|25|S|166|18|E|}}) is a very prominent [[mountain]], 3,500 m, marking the high point on the rugged divide between Fitzgerald and [[Wylde Glaciers]] in the [[Mountaineer Range]], [[Victoria Land]]. Discovered in January 1841 by [[Sir James Clark Ross]] who named this feature for [[Sir Roderick Impey Murchison]], then general secretary of the [[British Association]].
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[edit] Murcray Heights
'''Murcray Heights''' ({{coor dm|78|5|S|162|13|E|}}) is a named after the Murcray brothers, David G. and Frank H., and [[Frank J. Murcray]] (son of David G.), University of Denver, long term specialists in infrared spectroscopy in Antarctica.
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[edit] Murdoch Nunatak
'''Murdoch Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|65|1|S|60|2|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]] 3 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) northeast of [[Donald Nunatak]] in the [[Seal Nunataks]] group, off the east coast of [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. First charted by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1947, and named by them for [[W.G. Burn Murdoch]].
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[edit] Cape Murdoch
'''Cape Murdoch''' ({{coor dm|60|48|S|44|41|W|}}) is a cape which forms the southeast tip of [[Mossman Peninsula]] on the south coast of [[Laurie Island]], in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Charted in 1903 by the [[Scottish National Antarctic Expedition]] under Bruce, who named it for [[W.G. Burn Murdoch]], Scottish artist on the Balaena, one of the Dundee whaling ships in the Antarctic in 1892-93, and a supporter of Bruce's expedition.
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[edit] Murihau Peak
'''Murihau Peak''' ({{coor dm|78|8|S|163|48|E|}}) is a Maori name meaning "area of gentle breeze."
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[edit] Cape Murmanskiy
'''Cape Murmanskiy''' ({{coor dm|69|40|S|13|20|E|}}) is an ice cape that projects from the west side of [[Lazarev Ice Shelf]], about 25 [[Mile|mile]]s (40 [[Kilometer|km]]) north-northeast of [[Leningradskiy Island]], in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by the [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]] in 1959 and named by them for the city of Murmansk.
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[edit] Murphy Bay
'''Murphy Bay''' ({{coor dm|67|42|S|146|19|E|}}) is a [[bay]] 7 [[Mile|mile]]s (11 [[Kilometer|km]]) wide between [[Penguin Point]] and [[Cape Bage]]. Discovered by the [[Australasian Antarctic Expedition]] (1911-14) under [[Douglas Mawson]], who named it for [[Herbert D. Murphy]], a member of the expedition.
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[edit] Murphy Glacier
'''Murphy Glacier''' ({{coor dm|66|54|S|66|20|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] in [[Graham Land]], flowing generally westward to [[Orford Cliff]] and merging with [[Wilkinson Glacier]] before terminating in [[Lallemand Fjord]]. Mapped from air photos taken by [[Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition]] (FIDASE) (1956-57). Named for [[Thomas L. Murphy]], [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) leader and assistant surveyor at [[Detaille Island]] in 1956.
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[edit] Murphy Inlet
'''Murphy Inlet''' ({{coor dm|71|59|S|98|2|W|}}) is an ice-filled inlet about 18 [[Mile|mile]]s (29 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, with two parallel branches at the head, lying between Noville and [[Edwards Peninsulas]] on the north side of [[Thurston Island]]. Delineated from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] in December 1946. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Charles J.V. Murphy]], assistant to [[R. Admiral Byrd]] after [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] of 1928-30, and member of the wintering party of Byrd Antarctic Expedition of 1933-35.
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[edit] Murphy Peak
'''Murphy Peak''' ({{coor dm|77|59|S|164|4|E|}}) is a prominent, partly ice-covered [[peak]], 1,280 m, standing at the south side of [[Salmon Glacier]], 2.7 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.3 [[Kilometer|km]]) southwest of [[Haggerty Hill]], on the [[Scott Coast]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1992 after [[Robert L. Murphy]] of Holmes and Narver, Inc., manager of the support contractor to the [[U.S. Antarctic Program]], 1976-80 and 1990-92; responsible for integrating operations of the (resulting in shared logistics and engineering capabilities) and for preparation of the [[McMurdo Station Long-Range Development Plan]] used to modernize infrastructure, 1980-92.
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[edit] Murphy Rocks
'''Murphy Rocks''' ({{coor dm|77|35|S|144|55|W|}}) is a rock outcrops 12 [[Mile|mile]]s (19 [[Kilometer|km]]) southeast of [[Mount West]] on the broad ice-covered ridge between the Hammond and [[Boyd Glaciers]], in the [[Ford Ranges]] of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) (1939-41) and 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 [[Dion M. Murphy]], aviation machinist's mate, U.S. Navy, a helicopter flight crewman during [[Operation Deep Freeze]] 1968.
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[edit] Murphy Valley
'''Murphy Valley''' ({{coor dm|77|26|S|161|47|E|}}) is an upland [[valley]] on the northeast side of [[Mount Booth]] in east [[Olympus Range]], [[McMurdo Dry Valleys]]. The valley opens north to [[Victoria Valley]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) (2004) after [[Kenneth W. Murphy]], Jr., [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) cartographic technician, a member of USGS satellite surveying teams at the [[South Pole Station]] during two winters, 1981 and 1987.
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[edit] Murphy Wall
'''Murphy Wall''' ({{coor dm|54|5|S|37|24|W|}}) is a series of north-south trending peaks, the highest 905 m, resembling a wall along the west side of [[Grace Glacier]] on the north side of [[South Georgia]]. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951-57, and named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Robert Cushman Murphy]], American ornithologist who made observations and collections in the Bay of Isles in 1912-13 for the [[American Museum]] of [[Natural History]], [[New York]].
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[edit] Mount Murphy
'''Mount Murphy''' ({{coor dm|75|20|S|110|44|W|}}) is a massive, snow-covered [[mountain]] with steep, rocky slopes, rising to 2,705 m directly south of [[Bear Peninsula]], [[Marie Byrd Land]]. The mountain is bounded by the Smith, Pope and [[Haynes Glaciers]]. Delineated from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] in January 1947. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Robert Cushman Murphy]] of the [[American Museum]] of [[Natural History]], noted authority on Antarctic and sub-Antarctic bird life. While serving on the whaler and charted the Bay of Isles region of [[South Georgia]].
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[edit] Murray Dome
'''Murray Dome''' ({{coor dm|70|42|S|67|12|E|}}) is a dome-shaped rock feature about 3 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) southeast of [[Mount McKenzie]] in the [[Aramis Range]], [[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 Dr. [[L. Murray]], medical officer at [[Macquarie Island]] in 1963 and at [[Wilkes Station]] in 1964.
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[edit] Murray Foreland
'''Murray Foreland''' ({{coor dm|74|0|S|114|30|W|}}) is a high ice-covered [[cove]], 20 [[Mile|mile]]s (32 [[Kilometer|km]]) long and 10 [[Mile|mile]]s (16 [[Kilometer|km]]) wide, forming the northwestern arm of the [[Martin Peninsula]] on the coast of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. First mapped from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] in January 1947. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Grover E. Murray]], American geologist, member of the Board of Directors, [[National Science Foundation]] (1964-), president of [[Texas Tech University]], Lubbock, Texas (1966-76).
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[edit] Murray Glacier
'''Murray Glacier''' ({{coor dm|71|39|S|170|0|E|}}) is a [[valley]] [[glacier]], 20 [[Mile|mile]]s (32 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, draining seaward along the east side of [[Geikie Ridge]] in the [[Admiralty Mountains]]. Its terminus coalesces with that of [[Dugdale Glacier]] where both glaciers discharge into [[Robertson Bay]] along the north coast of [[Victoria Land]]. First charted by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1898-1900, under [[C.E. Borchgrevink]], who named this feature for [[Sir John Murray]] of the Challenger expedition, 1872-76.
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[edit] Murray Harbor
'''Murray Harbor''' ({{coor dm|64|21|S|61|35|W|}}) is a small harbor lying east of [[Cape Murray]] on the north side of [[Murray Island]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. The name was used by whalers in the area in 1922.
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[edit] Murray Island
'''Murray Island''' ({{coor dm|64|22|S|61|34|W|}}) is an [[island]] 6 [[Mile|mile]]s (10 [[Kilometer|km]]) long lying at the southwest side of [[Hughes Bay]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. The feature has been known to sealers operating in the area since the 1820s, although it was shown on charts as part of the mainland. In 1922 the whale catcher Graham passed through the channel separating it from the mainland, proving its insularity. Named in association with [[Cape Murray]], the seaward extremity of the island.
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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[edit] Murray Islands
'''Murray Islands''' ({{coor dm|60|47|S|44|31|W|}}) is a group of small islands 1.2 [[Mile|mile]]s (1.9 [[Kilometer|km]]) southeast of [[Cape Whitson]], off the south coast of [[Laurie Island]] in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Discovered in 1823 by [[Matthew Brisbane]], who explored the south coast of Laurie Island under the direction of [[James Weddell]]. The name "[[Murrys Islands]]" appears on Weddell's chart, but the islands are probably named for [[James Murray]] of London, maker of the chronometers used on Weddell's voyage.
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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[edit] Murray Monolith
'''Murray Monolith''' ({{coor dm|67|47|S|66|54|E|}}) is the detached front, 370 m, of [[Torlyn Mountain]], standing 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) east of [[Scullin Monolith]] in Mac. [[Robertson Land]]. Early in January 1930 the [[British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition]] (BANZARE) under Mawson sighted land in this area, and an airplane flight was made from the ship Discovery for observation. On [[February 13]], [[1931]] Mawson landed on nearby Scullin Monolith. Named by Mawson for [[Sir George Murray]], [[Chief Justice]] of [[South Australia]] and Chancellor of the University of Adelaide, a patron of the expedition.
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[edit] Murray Pond
'''Murray Pond''' ({{coor dm|77|33|S|160|55|E|}}) is a pond 0.4 [[Mile|mile]]s (0.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) east-southeast of [[Gupwell Pond]] in the Labyrinth of [[Wright Valley]], [[McMurdo Dry Valleys]]. It is the W-most of the three aligned ponds lying south of the east part of [[Hoffman Ledge]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) (2004) after [[D.F.C. Murray]], a driller with the [[New Zealand]] drilling team during the [[McMurdo Dry Valleys Drilling Project]], 1973-76.
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[edit] Murray Snowfield
'''Murray Snowfield''' ({{coor dm|54|9|S|37|9|W|}}) is a snowfield centered 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) south of [[Possession Bay]] in [[South Georgia]]. The name "[[John Murray-Gletscher]]" was given to a [[glacier]] flowing into the head of Possession Bay by members of the [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1911-12. The SGS, 1955-56, reported that there is no true glacier in this position, but that the nearby snowfield requires a name.
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[edit] Cape Murray
'''Cape Murray''' ({{coor dm|64|21|S|61|38|W|}}) is a cape forming the western end of [[Murray Island]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. First charted by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] under Lieutenant Adrien de Gerlache (1897-99) and at the time considered to be joined to Graham Land. Named by Gerlache, presumably for [[Sir John Murray]], British marine zoologist and oceanographer, an ardent advocate of Antarctic research.
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[edit] Cape Murray
'''Cape Murray''' ({{coor dm|79|35|S|160|11|E|}}) is a mainly ice-covered coastal bluff at the north side of the mouth of [[Carlyon Glacier]], on the west side of the [[Ross Ice Shelf Discovered]] by the ''Discovery'' expedition (1901-04) and named for [[George R.M. Murray]], temporary director of the scientific staff of the expedition, who had accompanied the Discovery as far as [[Cape Town]].
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[edit] Mount Murray
'''Mount Murray''' ({{coor dm|76|9|S|161|50|E|}}) is a sharp granite [[peak]], 1,005 m, standing 8 [[Mile|mile]]s (13 [[Kilometer|km]]) west of [[Bruce Point]] on the north side of [[Mawson Glacier]] in [[Victoria Land]]. First charted by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]] (1907-09) which named it for [[James Murray]], biologist with the expedition.
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[edit] Murrish Glacier
'''Murrish Glacier''' ({{coor dm|71|2|S|61|45|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] about 15 [[Mile|mile]]s (24 [[Kilometer|km]]) long on the east side of [[Palmer Land]]. It drains east-northeast, to the north of [[Stockton Peak]] and [[Abendroth Peak]], and merges with the north side of [[Gain Glacier]] before the latter enters [[Weddell Sea]] opposite [[Morency Island]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[David E. Murrish]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) biologist, party leader for the study of peripheral vascular control mechanisms in birds in the [[Antarctic Peninsula]] region for three seasons, 1972-75.
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[edit] Murtaugh Peak
'''Murtaugh Peak''' ({{coor dm|85|41|S|130|15|W|}}) is a sharp [[peak]], 3,085 m, surmounting a ridge 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) west-northwest of [[Mount Minshew]] in the [[Wisconsin Range]], [[Horlick 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 [[John E. Murtaugh]], geologist with the [[Ohio State University]] geological party to the Horlick Mountains, 1964-65.
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[edit] Museum Ledge
'''Museum Ledge''' ({{coor dm|84|45|S|113|48|W|}}) is the ledge is a flat sandstone bed about 25 m long and 9 to 12 m wide exposed by erosion. The feature is a fossil locality. It contains excellently displayed fossil wood and is located on the southwest shoulder of [[Mount Glossopteris]] in the [[Ohio Range]], [[Horlick Mountains]]. The name alludes to the display of fossil wood found here and was suggested by [[William E. Long]], geologist with the [[Ohio State University]] expedition who worked in these mountains in the 1960-61 and 1961-62 austral summers.
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[edit] Mushketov Glacier
'''Mushketov Glacier''' ({{coor dm|71|20|S|14|55|E|}}) is a large [[glacier]] trending northeastward, draining the area between the [[Wohlthat Mountains]] on the west and the Weyprecht, Payer and [[Lomonosov Mountains]] on the east, in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered and plotted from air photos by [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]], 1958-59, and named after [[Ivan V. Mushketov]] (1850-1902), Russian geologist and geographer.
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[edit] Mushroom Island
'''Mushroom Island''' ({{coor dm|68|53|S|67|53|W|}}) is an ice-covered [[island]] lying 10 [[Mile|mile]]s (16 [[Kilometer|km]]) west-southwest of [[Cape Berteaux]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. First charted by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37, and so named because of its resemblance to a mushroom cap.
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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[edit] Muskeg Gap
'''Muskeg Gap''' ({{coor dm|64|23|S|59|39|W|}}) is a low isthmus at the north end of [[Sobral Peninsula]], [[Graham Land]]. The gap provides a coastal route which avoids a long detour around [[Sobral Peninsula Mapped]] from surveys by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) (1960-61). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after the Canadian "Muskeg" tractor.
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[edit] Cape Musselman
'''Cape Musselman''' ({{coor dm|71|17|S|61|0|W|}}) is a cape forming the south side of the entrance to Palmer lnlet, on the east coast of [[Palmer Land]]. Discovered by members of the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) who explored this coast by land and from the air from [[East Base]] in 1940. Named for [[Lytton C. Musselman]], member of the East Base party which sledged across [[Dyer Plateau]] to the vicinity of [[Mount Jackson]], which stands inland from this cape.
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[edit] Musson Nunatak
'''Musson Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|71|31|S|63|27|W|}}) is a pyramidal [[nunatak]] standing 10 [[Mile|mile]]s (16 [[Kilometer|km]]) south of [[Mount Jackson]], at the east margin of the [[Dyer Plateau]] of [[Palmer Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) in 1974. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[John M. Musson]], PH2, [[U.S. Navy]], photographer and member of the cartographic aerial mapping crew in LC-130 aircraft of Squadron VXE-6, 1968-69.
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[edit] Mussorgsky Peaks
'''Mussorgsky Peaks''' ({{coor dm|71|29|S|73|22|W|}}) is a two rocky peaks rising to 500 m northwest of [[Mount Grieg]] on [[Derocher Peninsula]], [[Alexander Island]]. A number of peaks in this vicinity first appear on maps by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48. These peaks, apparently included within that group, were mapped from RARE air photos by Searle of the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1960. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[Modeste Mussorgsky]] (1839-81), Russian composer.
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[edit] Mutel Peak
'''Mutel Peak''' ({{coor dm|76|31|S|146|3|W|}}) is a rock [[peak]] (860 m) 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) southwest of [[Mount Iphigene]] in the [[Ford Ranges]], [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Photographed and roughly plotted by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]], 1928-30, and [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), 1939-41. 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 [[Robert L. Mutel]], ionospheric physicist at [[Byrd Station]], 1969.
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[edit] Mutton Cove
'''Mutton Cove''' ({{coor dm|66|0|S|65|39|W|}}) is an anchorage 0.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (0.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) northeast of the south end of [[Beer Island]] in the [[Biscoe Islands]]. The cove is formed by four small islands, Harp, Upper, Cliff and [[Girdler Islands]]. Beer Island shelters the cove from the west. Charted in 1936 by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill and, at the suggestion of Lieutenant [[R.G.D. Ryder]], [[Royal Navy]], captain of the days in a training ship at Devonport.
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[edit] Muus Glacier
'''Muus Glacier''' ({{coor dm|71|26|S|61|36|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] entering the north side of [[Odom Inlet]] between [[Snyder Peninsula]] and [[Stromme Ridge]], on the east coast of [[Palmer Land]]. Mapped by the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) in 1974. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[David Muus]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) oceanographer aboard USCGC Northwind in the [[Ross Sea]] area, 1971-72, and a participant in the [[Weddell Sea Oceanographic Investigations]] aboard USCGC Glacier, 1974-75.
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[edit] Myall Islands
'''Myall Islands''' ({{coor dm|67|40|S|45|43|E|}}) is a two islands lying close west of the [[Thala Hills]], off the coast of [[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) after Myall, vernacular name for species of Acacia found in Australia.
== See also ==
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[edit] Myers Glacier
'''Myers Glacier''' ({{coor dm|72|16|S|100|7|W|}}) is a [[valley]] [[glacier]] about 7 [[Mile|mile]]s (11 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, flowing southwest from [[Mount Noxon]] on [[Thurston Island]] to [[Abbot Ice Shelf]] in [[Peacock Sound]]. Delineated from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy Squadron VX]]-6 in January 1960. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant (j.g.) [[Dale P. Myers]], [[U.S. Navy]], helicopter pilot aboard [[USS Burton Island|USS ''Burton Island'']] who made exploratory flights to Thurston Island in February 1960.
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[edit] Myriad Islands
'''Myriad Islands''' ({{coor dm|65|5|S|64|25|W|}}) is a scattered group of small islands and rocks extending for about 5 [[Mile|mile]]s (8 [[Kilometer|km]]), lying west of the Dannebrog and [[Vedel Islands]] in the [[Wilhelm Archipelago]]. Charted by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37. So named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1959 because of the very many islands in the group.
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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