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[edit] Vitnesteinen Rock
'''Vitnesteinen Rock''' ({{coor dm|71|25|S|12|36|E|}}) is a large rock outcrop along the west side of [[Ostliche Petermann Range]] in the [[Wohlthat Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered and plotted from air photos by [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-60, and named Vitnesteinen (the witness stone).
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[edit] Mount Vito
'''Mount Vito''' ({{coor dm|85|44|S|131|30|W|}}) is a bare [[mountain]], 1,810 m, in western [[Wisconsin Range]], standing 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) northeast of [[Mount Frontz]] along the east side of [[Reedy Glacier]]. 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 Vito]], electronics technician, [[Byrd Station]] winter party, 1961.
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[edit] Vittoria Buttress
'''Vittoria Buttress''' ({{coor dm|69|23|S|71|47|W|}}) is a conspicuous rock cliff, 750 m, overlooking the southeast side of [[Lazarev Bay]] and forming the northwest extremity of the [[Lassus Mountains]] in northern [[Alexander Island]]. Mapped from air photos taken by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, by Searle of the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1960. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Tomas Luis]] de Vittoria (1535-1611), Spanish composer.
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[edit] Vivaldi Glacier
'''Vivaldi Glacier''' ({{coor dm|70|47|S|69|50|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] between [[Colbert Mountains]] and [[Lully Foothills]], flowing south from [[Purcell Snowfield]] into the head of [[Schubert Inlet]] on the west coast of [[Alexander Island]]. The feature appears to be first shown on maps of the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) which photographed Alexander Island from the air in 1940. It was mapped from air photos obtained by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, by Searle of the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1960. Named "[[Vivaldi Gap]]" by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1961, after [[Antonio Vivaldi]] (1675-1741), Venetian composer. The name was amended to Vivaldi Glacier following review of [[U.S. Landsat]] imagery, 1979, displaying flow lines in the feature.
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[edit] Vivallos Glacier
'''Vivallos Glacier''' ({{coor dm|64|52|S|62|48|W|}}) is a short, steep [[glacier]] flowing north into [[Leith Cove]], [[Paradise Harbor]], [[Danco Coast]]. Following survey by the [[Chilean Antarctic Expedition]], 1950-51, the glacier was named for [[Cabo Jose L. Vivallos]], a member of the expedition.
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[edit] Vivian Nunatak
'''Vivian Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|77|32|S|143|34|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]] which marks the southwest extremity of the [[Mackay Mountains]] in [[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 Lieutenant [[John F. Vivian]], [[U.S. Navy Reserve]], co-pilot of LC-130F Hercules aircraft during [[Operation Deep Freeze]] 1968.
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[edit] Vize Islands
'''Vize Islands''' ({{coor dm|65|40|S|65|37|W|}}) is a group of small islands lying 2.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.0 [[Kilometer|km]]) south of [[Karelin Islands]], off the east side of [[Renaud Island]] in the [[Biscoe Islands]]. First accurately shown on an Argentine government chart of 1957. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1959 for [[Vladimir Vize]], Soviet climatologist and oceanographer, a pioneer of ice forecasting methods and author of numerous works on sea ice in the Arctic.
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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[edit] Vkhodnoy Island
'''Vkhodnoy Island''' ({{coor dm|66|32|S|92|58|E|}}) is a small [[island]] in the [[Haswell Islands]], lying 0.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (0.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) southwest of [[Tokarev Island]] and 1.4 [[Mile|mile]]s (2.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) northwest of [[Mabus Point]]. Plotted by [[G.D. Blodgett]] (1955) from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] (1946-47). Photographed by the [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]] (1956) and shown on their map as [[Ostrov Vkhodnoy]] (entrance island), presumably because of its location along the ship route to Mabus Point and [[Mirnyy Station]].
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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[edit] Vogel Glacier
'''Vogel Glacier''' ({{coor dm|65|0|S|63|10|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing into [[Flandres Bay]] 3 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) southeast of [[Cape Willems]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. The glacier appears on an Argentine government chart of 1952. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 for [[Hermann W. Vogel]] (1834-1898), German chemist who introduced the first orthochromatic emulsion for photographic plates in 1903.
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[edit] Vogel Peak
'''Vogel Peak''' ({{coor dm|54|34|S|36|14|W|}}) is a [[peak]], 1,350 m, rising 1.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (2.4 [[Kilometer|km]]) southeast of [[Ross Pass]] in the [[Salvesen Range]] of [[South Georgia]]. The name Matterhorn was given by the German group of the [[International Polar Year Investigations]], 1882-83. This name has never gained currency and since many peaks in South Georgia resemble the [[Swiss Matterhorn]], a new name was proposed by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1957. Vogel Peak is named for Dr. [[P. Vogel]], second-in-command, physicist and meteorologist on the 1882-83 German expedition who made the first glaciological studies in South Georgia.
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[edit] Vogler Peak
'''Vogler Peak''' ({{coor dm|77|38|S|162|12|E|}}) is a rock [[peak]] (2,050 m) 0.75 mile southwest of [[Mount Irvine]] on [[Roa Ridge]] in [[Asgard Range]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named for [[Jane Vogler]], [[National Science Foundation]] (NSF) program manager, who was NSF [[Science Representative]] at [[McMurdo]] and [[South Pole]] stations. Established the management plan for McMurdo's [[Albert P. Crary Science]] and [[Engineering Center]] (1985-86), and established the Foundation's [[Antarctic Environmental Research Program]] (1994).
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[edit] Vogt Peak
'''Vogt Peak''' ({{coor dm|82|22|S|156|44|E|}}) is a [[peak]], 2,180 m, surmounting the east part of [[McKay Cliffs]] in the [[Geologists Range]]. Mapped by the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Peter R. Vogt]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) geologist at [[McMurdo Station]], 1962-63.
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[edit] Voight Nunatak
'''Voight Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|74|22|S|72|27|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]] rising to about 1,500 m, 3 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) north-northwest of [[Tollefson Nunatak]] in the [[Yee Nunataks]], [[Ellsworth Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs 1961-68. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1987 after [[William M. Voight]], USGS cartographer, who worked in the field in support of the [[Ross Ice Shelf Project]], at Byrd and [[Siple Stations]] and at [[Dome Charlie]] in 1974-75.
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[edit] Voit Peak
'''Voit Peak''' ({{coor dm|66|40|S|65|35|W|}}) is a [[peak]] between Drummond and [[Hopkins Glaciers]] on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Photographed by the [[Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition]] (FIDASE) in 1956-57. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 for Carl von Voit (1831-1908), German physiologist, pioneer of basic metabolic studies who published what was probably the first standard of human calorie requirements in 1881.
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[edit] Vollmer Island
'''Vollmer Island''' ({{coor dm|76|44|S|150|30|W|}}) is an ice-covered [[island]] 11 [[Mile|mile]]s (18 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, lying along the edge of [[Sulzberger Ice Shelf]], 7 [[Mile|mile]]s (11 [[Kilometer|km]]) northwest of [[Cronenwett Island]]. It appears that this feature was first observed and roughly mapped from aerial photographs taken by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]], 1928-30. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant [[T.H. Vollmer]], [[U.S. Navy]], engineering officer aboard USS Glacier along this coast, 1961-62.
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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[edit] Mount Von Braun
'''Mount Von Braun''' ({{coor dm|71|59|S|169|34|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] (3,275 m) located 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) south of [[Mount Sabine]] in the [[Admiralty Mountains]]. 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 Wernher von Braun of the [[National Aeronautics]] and [[Space Administration]], a visitor at [[McMurdo Station]], 1966-67.
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[edit] Von Essen Mountain
'''Von Essen Mountain''' ({{coor dm|72|14|S|2|23|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 2,665 m, marking the southwest end of the [[Gjelsvik Mountains]] in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Photographed from the air by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59). Named for [[R.G.D.J. Von Essen]], commander of the [[Swedish Air Force]] unit (1951-52) with the NBSAE.
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[edit] Von Guerard Glacier
'''Von Guerard Glacier''' ({{coor dm|77|39|S|163|20|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] between [[Crescent Glacier]] and [[Aiken Glacier]] on the north slope of [[Kukri Hills]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) (1997) from association with [[Von Guerard Creek]], which flows north from this glacier into [[Taylor Valley]].
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[edit] Von Guerard Stream
'''Von Guerard Stream''' ({{coor dm|77|37|S|163|15|E|}}) is a glacial meltwater stream, 2.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.0 [[Kilometer|km]]) long, which flows northwest from the unnamed [[glacier]] east of [[Crescent Glacier]] to enter [[Lake Fryxell]] close east of [[Harnish Creek]], in [[Taylor Valley]], [[Victoria Land]]. The name was suggested by [[Diane McKnight]], leader of [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) teams which made extensive studies of the hydrology of streams in the Lake Fryxell basin, 1987-94. Named after hydrologist Paul B. von Guerard, a member of the field team in three seasons, 1990-94, who assisted in establishing stream gaging stations on streams flowing into Lake Fryxell in the 1990-91 season.
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[edit] Von Tunzelman Point
'''Von Tunzelman Point''' ({{coor dm|71|18|S|170|11|E|}}) is the west point of the cuspate [[Ridley Beach]], 1 [[Mile|mile]] (1.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) southwest of [[Cape Adare]], [[Adare Peninsula]], in northeast [[Victoria Land]]. Named in 1984 by the [[New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (NZ-APC) after [[Alexander Von Tunzelman]], one of four [[New Zealanders]] taken on at [[Stewart Island]] as crew members of led by Captain [[Leonard Kristensen]] and [[Henrik J. Bull]]. He was a member of the launch party under Captain Kristensen which made a landing in the vicinity of this point, [[January 24]], [[1895]], the first recorded landing in Victoria Land.
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[edit] Von der Wall Point
'''Von der Wall Point''' ({{coor dm|72|32|S|98|40|W|}}) is a low ice-covered point on the south side of [[Thurston Island]]. It extends into [[Peacock Sound]] toward the northeast extremity of [[Sherman Island]]. Delineated from aerial photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] in December 1946. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[J.H. Von]] der Wall, tractor driver and mechanic with the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] in 1933-35.
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[edit] Vornberger Glacier
'''Vornberger Glacier''' ({{coor dm|73|55|S|125|4|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] about 10 [[Mile|mile]]s (16 [[Kilometer|km]]) long draining the north side of [[Siple Island]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Patricia Vornberger]], NASA, specialist in field and remotely sensed data studies of ice motion in [[West Antarctica]] from the 1980s to the present.
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[edit] Vorposten Peak
'''Vorposten Peak''' ({{coor dm|71|25|S|15|31|E|}}) is an isolated [[peak]] (1,670 m) about 25 [[Mile|mile]]s (40 [[Kilometer|km]]) northeast of the [[Payer Mountains]] in central [[Queen Maud Land]]. This feature was discovered by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] under Ritscher, 1938-39, and named Vorposten (the outpost) because of its location at the eastern extremity of the area explored by the German expedition.
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[edit] Vorrkulten Mountain
'''Vorrkulten Mountain''' ({{coor dm|73|4|S|1|54|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] at the north end of [[Vestvorren Ridge]], just north of [[Neumayer Cliffs]] in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Photographed from the air by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Vorrkulten (the jetty knoll).
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[edit] Vorrnipa Peak
'''Vorrnipa Peak''' ({{coor dm|73|8|S|1|51|W|}}) is a [[peak]], 2,320 m, surmounting [[Neumayer Cliffs]] just south of [[Vestvorren Ridge]] in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Photographed from the air by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Vorrnipa (the jetty peak).
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[edit] Vorrtind Peak
'''Vorrtind Peak''' ({{coor dm|73|5|S|1|35|W|}}) is a [[peak]] at the north end of [[Austvorren Ridge]], just north of [[Neumayer Cliffs]] in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Photographed from the air by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Vorrtind (the jetty peak).
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[edit] Vorta Nunatak
'''Vorta Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|72|5|S|1|44|E|}}) is an isolated [[nunatak]] about 5 [[Mile|mile]]s (8 [[Kilometer|km]]) east of [[Brattskarvet Mountain]], in the [[Sverdrup Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Photographed from the air by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Vorta (the wart).
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[edit] Vorterkaka Nunatak
'''Vorterkaka Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|72|20|S|27|29|E|}}) is a rock outcrop 1 [[Mile|mile]] (1.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) south of [[Bleikskoltane Rocks]] at the southeast extremity of the [[Sor Rondane Mountains]]. Mapped in 1957 by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47, and named Vorterkaka (a round Norwegian sweet bread containing brewer's wort).
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[edit] Vortex Col
'''Vortex Col''' ({{coor dm|77|34|S|160|25|E|}}) is a col leading from the plateau into the south side of [[Wright Upper Glacier]] in [[Victoria Land]]. At this locality, winds carrying clouds of snow from the polar plateau are deflected by [[Mount Fleming]] and funneled down this depression. The descriptive name was given by [[New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (NZ-APC).
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[edit] Vortex Island
'''Vortex Island''' ({{coor dm|63|44|S|57|38|W|}}) is an [[island]] 0.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (0.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) long and 245 m high, lying in the northeast part of [[Prince Gustav Channel]] about 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) west-southwest of [[Corry Island]], close south of [[Trinity Peninsula]]. Islands in this area were first seen by a party under [[J. Gunnar Andersson]] of the [[Swedish Antarctic Expedition]], 1901-04. Vortex Island was first charted by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in August 1945. The FIDS survey party was forced to lie idle there by a whirlwind snowstorm, thus suggesting the name.
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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[edit] Vorweg Point
'''Vorweg Point''' ({{coor dm|65|57|S|64|48|W|}}) is a point northwest of [[Huitfeldt Point]] on the southwest side of [[Barilari Bay]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. 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 for [[O. Vorweg]], German pioneer exponent of skiing and author of [[Das Schneeschuh Laufen]] (1893), probably the earliest manual on skiing.
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[edit] Vos'moy Mart Rocks
'''Vos'moy Mart Rocks''' ({{coor dm|72|2|S|14|40|E|}}) is a group of rocks lying 0.5 [[Mile|mile]]s (0.8 [[Kilometer|km]]) east of [[Mount Dzhalil]]' in [[Linnormen Hills]], [[Payer Mountains]], in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped from air photos and surveys by the [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-60; remapped by [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]], 1960-61, and named [[Skaly Vos]]'mogo Marta (March 8th Rocks) in recognition of [[International Women]]'s Day.
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[edit] Vostok Subglacial Highlands
'''Vostok Subglacial Highlands''' ({{coor dm|80|0|S|102|0|E|}}) is a line of subglacial highlands trending NNW-SSE and forming an east extension of [[Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains]]. The feature was delineated by the [[Scott Polar Research Institute]] (SPRI)-NSF-TUD airborne radio echo sounding program, 1967-79, and named after Vostok, the flagship of the Russian expedition, 1819-21 (Adm. [[Thaddeus Bellingshausen]]).
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[edit] Vostok Subglacial Lake
'''Vostok Subglacial Lake''' ({{coor dm|77|30|S|106|0|E|}}) is a subglacial [[lake]] at the base of the [[East Antarctica]] ice sheet near the Pole of Inaccessability. The lake is estimated to be of 140 by 30 [[Mile|mile]]s (48 [[Kilometer|km]]) extent and of 500 m depth in the deepest south portion. Seismic soundings and echo soundings indicate the lake is 2.3 to 2.6 [[Mile|mile]]s (4.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) beneath the ice surface at various points of its length. The name derives from the [[Russian Vostok]] research station located above the south part of the lake.
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[edit] Cape Vostok
'''Cape Vostok''' ({{coor dm|69|7|S|72|10|W|}}) is a rocky mass which forms the west extremity of the [[Havre Mountains]] and the northwest extremity of [[Alexander Island]]. First seen by the Russian expedition of 1821 under Bellingshausen. Mapped in detail from air photos taken by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, by Searle of the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1960. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for the sloop Vostok, commanded by Bellingshausen.
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[edit] Voyeykov Ice Shelf
'''Voyeykov Ice Shelf''' ({{coor dm|66|20|S|124|38|E|}}) is an [[ice shelf|ice shelf]] fringing the coast between [[Paulding Bay]] and [[Cape Goodenough]]. Mapped by the [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]] (1958) and named after [[Aleksandr I. Voyeykov]] (1842-1916), Russian climatologist.
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[edit] Vrana Dome
'''Vrana Dome''' ({{coor dm|69|53|S|73|28|E|}}) is a prominent, rounded [[ice cap|ice dome]] about 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) northeast of [[Statler Hills]], at the east side of [[Amery Ice Shelf]] A survey station was established on the dome during the ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) tellurometer traverse from [[Larsemann Hills]] to [[Reinbolt Hills]] in 1968. Named for [[A. Vrana]], cosmic ray physicist at [[Mawson Station]] in 1968, who assisted in the survey.
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[edit] Vrana Peak
'''Vrana Peak''' ({{coor dm|70|22|S|63|59|E|}}) is a [[peak]] just southwest of [[Mount Turnbull]] and 14 [[Mile|mile]]s (22 [[Kilometer|km]]) southwest of [[Mount Starlight]], in the [[Prince Charles Mountains]]. Mapped from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) surveys and air photos, 1955-65. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[A. Vrana]], physicist at [[Mawson Station]], 1965.
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[edit] Vukovich Peaks
'''Vukovich Peaks''' ({{coor dm|72|23|S|74|59|E|}}) is a two well-defined peaks surmounting the northernmost rock outcrop in the [[Grove Mountains]]. Mapped from air photos, 1956-60, by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]). Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[J.N. Vukovich]], weather observer at [[Mawson Station]], 1963.
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[edit] Vulcan Hills
'''Vulcan Hills''' ({{coor dm|73|40|S|163|38|E|}}) is a group of small volcanic hills about 4 [[Mile|mile]]s (6 [[Kilometer|km]]) southwest of [[Shulte Hills]] in the [[Southern Cross Mountains]] of [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the southern party of [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1966-67, in recognition of the volcanic composition of the rocks which form these hills.
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[edit] Vulcan Nunatak
'''Vulcan Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|76|35|S|144|37|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]], badly sculptured away by ice, the remnant of a huge cone of an extinct [[volcano|volcano]], located 2 [[Mile|mile]]s (3.2 [[Kilometer|km]]) southeast of [[Mount Richardson]] in the [[Fosdick Mountains]] of the [[Ford Ranges]] in [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Discovered on [[November 28]], [[1934]] by [[Paul Siple]] and [[Stevenson Corey]] of the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]], 1933-35, who investigated the feature and referred to it as "[[The Volcano]]." A form of the original field name has been approved by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN).
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[edit] Vulcan Point
'''Vulcan Point''' ({{coor dm|57|2|S|26|43|W|}}) is the northwest point of [[Candlemas Island]] in the [[South Sandwich Islands]]. Charted in 1930 by DI personnel on the [[Discovery II]] and so named because a lava plateau occupies the north portion of the [[island]], giving evidence of earlier volcanic activity.
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[edit] Vyatskaya Peak
'''Vyatskaya Peak''' ({{coor dm|71|57|S|13|32|E|}}) is a [[peak]], 2,455 m, on the north part of [[Skavlrimen Ridge]] in the [[Weyprecht Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered and plotted from air photos by [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39. Mapped from air photos and surveys by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-60; remapped by [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]], 1960-61, and named presumedly after the river Vyatka.
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[edit] Vysotskiy Peak
'''Vysotskiy Peak''' ({{coor dm|71|34|S|11|40|E|}}) is a [[peak]], 2,035 m, in the north part of [[Gorki Ridge]], overlooking [[Schussel Moraine]] in the [[Humboldt Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered and plotted from air photos by [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39. Mapped from air photos and surveys by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-60; remapped by [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]], 1960-61, and named after Soviet geographer [[G.N. Vysotskiy]].
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[edit] Vystrel Mountain
'''Vystrel Mountain''' ({{coor dm|71|37|S|15|4|E|}}) is a partly snow-covered [[mountain]], 1,995 m, standing 1 [[Mile|mile]] (1.6 [[Kilometer|km]]) south of [[Mount Rukhin]] at the south end of the [[Lomonosov Mountains]] in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered and first plotted from air photos by [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39. Mapped from air photos by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1958-59; remapped by [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]], 1960-61, and named [[Gora Vystrel]] (shot mountain).
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