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[edit] Osterrieth Range
'''Osterrieth Range''' ({{coor dm|64|40|S|63|15|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] range extending in a NE-SW direction along the southeast coast of [[Anvers Island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Discovered by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1897-99, under Gerlache, and named by him for Mme. [[Ernest Osterrieth]], a patron of the expedition.
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[edit] Ostliche Petermann Range
'''Ostliche Petermann Range''' ({{coor dm|71|26|S|12|44|E|}}) is an one of the [[Petermann Ranges]], trending in a north-south direction for 15 [[Mile|mile]]s (24 [[Kilometer|km]]) from [[Per Spur]] to [[Gornyy Inzhenery Kocks]], in the [[Wohlthat Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered and plotted from air photos by [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39, and so named by them for its eastern location in the Petermann Ranges.
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[edit] Ostryy Point
'''Ostryy Point''' ({{coor dm|69|55|S|12|0|E|}}) is a projecting point of the [[ice shelf|ice shelf]] that fringes the coast of [[Queen Maud Land]]. The feature forms the west side of the entrance to [[Leningradskiy Bay]]. Mapped by the [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]] in 1959 and named [[Mys Ostryy]] (angular point).
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[edit] Osuga Glacier
'''Osuga Glacier''' ({{coor dm|72|34|S|166|55|E|}}) is a tributary [[glacier]] flowing northeast to [[Trafalgar Glacier]] just east of [[Mount Burton]], in the [[Victory Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. 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 [[David T. Osuga]], biologist at [[McMurdo Station]], 1966-67.
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[edit] Otago Glacier
'''Otago Glacier''' ({{coor dm|82|32|S|161|10|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] about 20 [[Mile|mile]]s (32 [[Kilometer|km]]) long draining the northeast side of [[Mount Markham]] and entering [[Nimrod Glacier]] just east of [[Svaton Peaks]]. Named by the northern party of the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1961-62) for [[Otago University]], [[New Zealand]].
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[edit] Otago Spur
'''Otago Spur''' ({{coor dm|84|45|S|114|10|W|}}) is a small spur projecting northward from the [[Buckeye Table]], west of [[Discovery Ridge]], [[Ohio Range]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs, 1958-59. The spur was studied by a [[New Zealand Antarctic Research Program]] (NZARP) geological party, 1983-84, and named after [[Otago University]], the alma mater of [[Jonathan Aitchison]], a member of the field party.
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[edit] Mount Otis
'''Mount Otis''' ({{coor dm|75|5|S|136|13|W|}}) is a small rocky summit along the north side of [[Kirkpatrick Glacier]]. The feature is 1.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (2.4 [[Kilometer|km]]) southwest of [[Mount Sinha]] at the southeast margin of [[Erickson Bluffs]] in [[McDonald Heights]], [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-65. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Jack Otis]], member of the biological party that made population studies of seals, whales, and birds in the pack ice of the Bellingshausen and [[Amundsen Seas]] using USCGC Southwind and its two helicopters, 1971-72.
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[edit] Otlet Glacier
'''Otlet Glacier''' ({{coor dm|65|48|S|64|38|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] 9 [[Mile|mile]]s (14 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, flowing along the south side of [[Fontaine Heights]] to the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Roughly charted by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37. More accurately 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) for [[Paul Otlet]] (1868-1944), Belgian documentalist, co-founder of the [[Institut International]] de Bibliographie at Brussels, 1895, and of the [[Universal Decimal Classification]]. He was a pioneer of the rational organization of polar information by an international classification scheme.
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[edit] Otome Point
'''Otome Point''' ({{coor dm|68|8|S|42|36|E|}}) is a point 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) southwest of [[Cape Hinode]] on the coast of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped from surveys and air photos by [[Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition]] (JARE), 1957-62. The name "Otomenohana" or "Otome-no-hana" (girl's nose) was applied by JARE Headquarters in 1973.
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[edit] Ottehallet Slope
'''Ottehallet Slope''' ({{coor dm|72|12|S|0|13|W|}}) is an ice slope between [[Straumsvola Mountain]] and [[Brekkerista Ridge]] in the [[Sverdrup Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Ottehallet (the early-morning slope).
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[edit] Otter Highlands
'''Otter Highlands''' ({{coor dm|80|38|S|30|0|W|}}) is a group of peaks and ridges extending NW-SE for 17 [[Mile|mile]]s (27 [[Kilometer|km]]) from [[Mount Lowe]] to [[Wyeth Heights]], located west of [[Blaiklock Glacier]] and forming the west end of the [[Shackleton Range]]. Surveyed by the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] in 1957. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1972 after the de [[Havilland Otter]] aircraft which supported the CTAE.
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[edit] Otter Plain
'''Otter Plain''' ({{coor dm|71|30|S|7|30|E|}}) is an ice plain between [[Sigurd Knolls]] on the north and the [[Muhlig-Hofmann]] and [[Drygalski Mountains]] on the south, in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Plotted from surveys and air photos by the [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-60) and named after the Otter aircraft used by the expedition.
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[edit] Otter Rock
'''Otter Rock''' ({{coor dm|63|38|S|59|12|W|}}) is a high distinctive rock lying 3 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) north of [[Notter Point]], [[Trinity Peninsula]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after the Otter aircraft used by [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS).
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[edit] Otway Massif
'''Otway Massif''' ({{coor dm|85|27|S|172|0|E|}}) is a prominent, mainly ice-free massif, about 10 [[Mile|mile]]s (16 [[Kilometer|km]]) long and 7 [[Mile|mile]]s (11 [[Kilometer|km]]) wide, standing at the northwest end of the [[Grosvenor Mountains]] at the confluence of [[Mill Glacier]] and [[Mill Stream Glacier]]. Surveyed and named by the [[Southern Party]] of the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1961-62) for [[P.M. Otway]], who had wintered over at [[Scott Base]] and was a member of this party and the [[Northern Party]] during the summer of 1960-61.
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[edit] Ouellette Island
'''Ouellette Island''' ({{coor dm|64|47|S|64|25|W|}}) is an [[island]] 0.5 mile west of [[Howard Island]] in southern [[Joubin Islands]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Gerald L. Ouellette]], [[Chief Engineer]] in the Hero in her first voyage to Antarctica and [[Palmer Station]] in 1968.
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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[edit] Outback Nunataks
'''Outback Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|72|30|S|160|30|E|}}) is a series of bare rock [[nunatak]]s and mountains which are distributed over an area about 40 [[Mile|mile]]s (60 [[Kilometer|km]]) long by 20 [[Mile|mile]]s (32 [[Kilometer|km]]) wide. The group lies south of [[Emlen Peaks]] of the [[Usarp Mountains]] and west of [[Monument Nunataks]] and upper [[Rennick Glacier]], adjacent to the featureless interior plateau. Discovered by the [[U.S. Victoria Land Traverse]] party, 1959-60, and mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-64. So named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for their remote position at the posterior side of the large [[mountain]] belt that extends from the [[Ross Sea]] to the interior ice plateau.
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[edit] Outcast Islands
'''Outcast Islands''' ({{coor dm|64|49|S|64|8|W|}}) is a two small islands, nearly 0.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (0.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) apart, and a number of surrounding rocks lying 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) southwest of [[Bonaparte Point]], off the southwest coast of [[Anvers Island]] in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) following a survey in 1955 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS). The name arose because of their isolated position some distance from the other islands in the vicinity of [[Arthur Harbor]].
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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[edit] Outer Island
'''Outer Island''' ({{coor dm|60|43|S|45|35|W|}}) is an [[island]] fringed by submerged rocks, lying 0.3 [[Mile|mile]]s (0.5 [[Kilometer|km]]) east of [[Berntsen Point]] on the east side of [[Signy Island]], in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Charted in 1933 by DI personnel on the [[Discovery II]], and so named because of its position close outside the entrance to [[Borge Bay]].
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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[edit] Outer Lee Island
'''Outer Lee Island''' ({{coor dm|54|2|S|37|14|W|}}) is a small [[island]] 1.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (2.4 [[Kilometer|km]]) north-northwest of [[Bellingshausen Point]], lying in the outer part of the Bay of Isles, [[South Georgia]]. This island was charted in 1912-13 by [[Robert Cushman Murphy]], American naturalist aboard the brig Daisy, who included it as one of two islands which he called the [[Lee Islands]]. These islands were recharted in 1929-30 by DI personnel, who renamed this northeastern of the two, Outer Lee Island. The southwestern island is now known as [[Inner Lee Island]].
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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[edit] Outer Moraine Reef
'''Outer Moraine Reef''' ({{coor dm|54|6|S|37|8|W|}}) is a reef extending from [[Alert Point]] to [[Steep Point]] in [[Possession Bay]], [[South Georgia]]. The name appears to be first used on a 1931 [[British Admiralty]] chart.
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[edit] Outlaw Rock
'''Outlaw Rock''' ({{coor dm|67|53|S|68|53|W|}}) is an isolated rock, awash at low tide, lying west of the [[Dion Islands]] off the south end of [[Adelaide Island]]. First charted by the [[Royal Navy Hydrographic Survey Unit]] in 1963. So named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) because of its isolation.
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[edit] Outlook Peak
'''Outlook Peak''' ({{coor dm|85|59|S|150|50|W|}}) is a low [[peak]] that rises steeply 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) southeast of [[Mount Zanuck]] in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. Mapped by the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-64. So named by members of [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1969-70, who obtained a good view of the next stage of their route from here.
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[edit] Outpost Nunataks
'''Outpost Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|75|50|S|158|12|E|}}) is a three aligned [[nunatak]]s standing 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) southwest of [[Brimstone Peak]] in the [[Prince Albert Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. Mapped by the [[Southern Party]] of the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1962-63, and presumably named by the party because of the position of the nunataks near the edge of the polar plateau.
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[edit] Outrider Nunatak
'''Outrider Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|69|28|S|156|23|E|}}) is a prominent [[nunatak]] (1,250 m) in the north-central portion of the Arkhangel'skiy Nunataks. The feature was photographed from aircraft of [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] on [[January 4]], [[1947]]. The summit of the nunatak was intersected by members of the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) [[Topo West Traverse]], 1962-63. Named by the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1963-64, presumably because of its forward position in the group.
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[edit] Ovbratten Peak
'''Ovbratten Peak''' ({{coor dm|72|47|S|3|44|W|}}) is a steep, pyramidal rock [[peak]] about 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) southwest of [[Hogfonna Mountain]], in the [[Borg Massif]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and named Ovbratten.
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[edit] Ove Peak
'''Ove Peak''' ({{coor dm|72|11|S|3|27|W|}}) is the northernmost [[peak]] in the group at the west side of [[Wilson Saddle]], 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 for [[Ove Wilson]], medical officer with NBSAE.
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[edit] Overflow Glacier
'''Overflow Glacier''' ({{coor dm|77|47|S|163|11|E|}}) is a steep tributary [[glacier]] spilling into [[Ferrar Glacier]] from the south, just east of [[Briggs Hill]], in [[Victoria Land]]. Given this descriptive name by the [[Western Journey Party]], led by Taylor, of the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13.
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[edit] Mount Overlook
'''Mount Overlook''' ({{coor dm|71|28|S|163|26|E|}}) is a mostly snow-covered [[mountain]] rising to about 2,010 m and overlooking the middle portion of [[Sledgers Glacier]] from the north, in the [[Bowers Mountains]]. The feature was so named by [[M.G. Laird]], leader of a [[New Zealand Antarctic Research Program]] (NZARP) geological party to the area, 1981-82, because the party obtained an excellent view from the summit.
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[edit] Mount Overlord
'''Mount Overlord''' ({{coor dm|73|10|S|164|36|E|}}) is a very large [[mountain]] (3,395 m) which is an extinct [[volcano|volcano]], situated at the northwest limit of [[Deception Plateau]] and just east of the head of [[Aviator Glacier]], in [[Victoria Land]]. So named by the northern party of [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1962-63, because it "overlords" lesser peaks in the area.
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[edit] Overton Peak
'''Overton Peak''' ({{coor dm|69|41|S|71|58|W|}}) is a [[peak]] in the [[Desko Mountains]], rising to about 550 m at the southeast end of [[Rothschild Island]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after Commander [[Robert H. Overton]], USCG, [[Executive Officer]], USCGC Westwind, [[U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze]], 1971.
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[edit] Overturn Glacier
'''Overturn Glacier''' ({{coor dm|79|54|S|157|15|E|}}) is a short tributary [[glacier]] of the [[Hatherton Glacier]] 3.6 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) west of [[Junction Spur]] in [[Darwin Mountains]]. The glacier is steep without crevasses. Named by the members of a [[New Zealand Antarctic Research Program]] (NZARP) field group who had a dramatic overturn with their toboggan while driving down the glacier.
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[edit] Oviedo Cove
'''Oviedo Cove''' ({{coor dm|64|13|S|56|35|W|}}) is a cove at the northeast end of [[Seymour Island]], southeast of [[Cape Wiman]]. The cove was named "[[Caleta Oviedo]]" in 1979 after an Argentine sailor who died in the Antarctic. Applied by the names commission, [[Argentine Ministry]] of Defense.
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[edit] Ovrevollen Bluff
'''Ovrevollen Bluff''' ({{coor dm|72|11|S|3|45|E|}}) is a rock and ice bluff just south of [[Festninga Mountain]] in the [[Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-60) and named Ovrevollen (the upper wall).
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[edit] Owen Hills
'''Owen Hills''' ({{coor dm|83|44|S|169|50|E|}}) is an area of rugged ice-covered hills on the west side of [[Beardmore Glacier]], between Socks and [[Evans Glaciers]], in the [[Queen Alexandra Range]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[George Owen]], [[Special Assistant]] for Antarctica in the Dept. of State, 1959-62.
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[edit] Owen Island
'''Owen Island''' ({{coor dm|61|56|S|58|26|W|}}) is an [[island]] lying between [[Round Point]] and [[Pottinger Point]] close off the north coast of [[King George Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Charted and named in 1935 by DI personnel on the [[Discovery II]].
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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[edit] Owen Peak
'''Owen Peak''' ({{coor dm|71|53|S|63|8|W|}}) is a [[peak]] standing inland from [[Hilton Inlet]], eastern [[Palmer Land]], on the south side of [[Gruening Glacier]]. Discovered from the air during a flight of the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) (1947-48) on [[November 21]], [[1947]], and named "[[Mount Russell Owen]]" after the [[New York Times]] correspondent with the first [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]], 1928-30. The name was later shortened and changed to its present form by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN).
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[edit] Owen Ridge
'''Owen Ridge''' ({{coor dm|79|50|S|84|50|W|}}) is a very high and rugged [[mountain]] ridge, 22 [[Mile|mile]]s (35 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, which forms the southwesternmost element of the [[Sentinel Range]], [[Ellsworth Mountains]]. It extends south-southeast from [[Mount Strybing]] (3,200 m) and includes [[Mount Southwick]] and [[Lishness Peak]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photography, 1957-60. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) (1974) for [[Thomas B. Owen]], [[Assistant Director]] of National and [[International Programs]], [[National Science Foundation]].
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[edit] Owen Shoals
'''Owen Shoals''' ({{coor dm|53|58|S|38|7|W|}}) is an area of shoals 2.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.0 [[Kilometer|km]]) northwest of the northwest extremity of [[Bird Island]], [[South Georgia]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after HMS Owen, which surveyed the feature in 1960-61.
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[edit] Mount Owen
'''Mount Owen''' ({{coor dm|74|25|S|62|30|W|}}) is a [[mountain]], 1,105 m, standing 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) northwest of [[Kelsey Cliff]] at the south side of [[Johnston Glacier]], on the east coast of [[Palmer Land]]. This mountain was photographed from the air in December 1940 by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), and in 1947 by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) under Ronne, who in conjunction with the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) charted it from the ground. Named by Ronne for [[Arthur Owen]], trail man with the RARE.
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[edit] Owlshead Peak
'''Owlshead Peak''' ({{coor dm|66|19|S|65|49|W|}}) is a [[peak]] 1.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (2.4 [[Kilometer|km]]) east of [[Cape Bellue]] on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Photographed by the [[Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition]] (FIDASE) in 1956-57. The name is descriptive of the feature when seen from [[Crystal Sound]] and [[Darbel Bay]].
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[edit] Owston Islands
'''Owston Islands''' ({{coor dm|66|23|S|66|6|W|}}) is a group of small islands lying 1 [[Mile|mile]] (1.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) west of [[Darbel Islands]] in [[Crystal Sound]]. Mapped from surveys by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) (1958-59). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[P.G. Owston]], British crystallographer who has interpreted x-ray diffraction work on ice in terms of structure and movement of molecules.
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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[edit] Oyako Islands
'''Oyako Islands''' ({{coor dm|68|28|S|41|24|E|}}) is a two small islands, one very tiny, lying immediately north of [[Cape Akarui]] on the coast of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped from surveys and air photos by [[Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition]] (JARE), 1957-62, and named Oyako-shima (parent and child islands).
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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[edit] Oyayubi Island
'''Oyayubi Island''' ({{coor dm|69|14|S|39|40|E|}}) is a narrow rock [[island]] 1.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (2.4 [[Kilometer|km]]) long. It lies close off [[Langhovde Hills]], 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) south of [[Mount Choto]], in eastern [[Lutzow-Holm Bay]]. Mapped from surveys and air photos by [[Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition]] (JARE), 1957-62. The name "Oyayubi-jima" (thumb island) was given by JARE Headquarters in 1972 in association with [[Oyayubi Point]] (thumb point), the southern point of this island.
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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[edit] Oyayubi Point
'''Oyayubi Point''' ({{coor dm|69|15|S|39|39|E|}}) is a rocky point marking the southern end of [[Oyayubi Island]] which lies close off [[Langhovde Hills]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped from surveys and air photos by [[Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition]] (JARE), 1957-62. The name "Oyayubi-misaki" (thumb point) was given by JARE Headquarters in 1972 in association with [[Cape Nakayubi]], which lies immediately northward.
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[edit] Mount Oydeholmen
'''Mount Oydeholmen''' ({{coor dm|67|24|S|55|41|E|}}) is a mostly ice-covered [[mountain]] standing 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) west of [[Rayner Peak]], southward of [[Edward VIII Bay]] in [[Enderby Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37, and named Oydeholmen (the desolate islet).
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[edit] Oygarden Group
'''Oygarden Group''' ({{coor dm|66|58|S|57|25|E|}}) is a group of rocky, irregular islands which extends about 11 [[Mile|mile]]s (18 [[Kilometer|km]]) in an east-west direction, lying in the south part of the entrance to [[Edward VlII Bay]]. First sighted in February 1936 by DI personnel on the [[William Scoresby]], and considered by them to be part of the mainland. They were charted as islands by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]] in [[January-February]] 1937, and named Oygarden, a descriptive term for a protective chain of islands lying along and off the coast.
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[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]
[edit] Ozhidaniya Cove
'''Ozhidaniya Cove''' ({{coor dm|70|44|S|11|39|E|}}) is a cove 0.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (0.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) east of [[Tyuleniy Point]] on the north side of [[Schirmacher Hills]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Nadezhdy Island lies across the mouth of the cove. Mapped by the [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]] in 1961 and named [[Zaliv Ozhidaniya]] (anticipation cove).
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[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]
