Ives Ice Rise

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Ives Ice Rise (71°53′S, 73°35′W) is an ice rise about 1 mile (1.6 km) long at the head of Weber Inlet, southwest Alexander Island. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from U.S. Navy aerial photographs taken 1967-68 and Landsat imagery taken 1972-73. In association with the names of composers grouped in this area, named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Charles Ives (1874-1954), American composer.

This article incorporates text from Ives Ice Rise, in the Geographic Names Information System, operated by the United States Geological Survey, and therefore a public domain work of the United States Government.