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[edit] Brooklyn Island

'''Brooklyn Island''' ({{coor dm|64|39|S|62|4|W|}}) is an [[island]] 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) long, lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of [[Nansen Island]] in the east part of [[Wilhelmina Bay]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Discovered by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] under Gerlache, 1897-99, and named after the home of Dr. [[Frederick A. Cook]], American member of the expedition who served as surgeon, anthropologist, and photographer.

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

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[edit] Brookman Point

'''Brookman Point''' ({{coor dm|74|19|S|131|51|W|}}) is the snow-covered northwest point of [[Grant Island]], lying off the coast of [[Marie Byrd Land]] and [[Getz Ice Shelf]]. Discovered and first charted from the USS Glacier (Captain [[Edwin A. McDonald]], USN) in February 1962. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant [[Peter J. Brookman]], CEC, [[U.S. Navy]], Officer-in-Charge at [[Byrd Station]], 1970.

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[edit] Brooks Nunatak

'''Brooks Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|84|59|S|66|18|W|}}) is an isolated [[nunatak]], 1,615 m, standing 6 nautical miles (11 km) southwest of [[Shurley Ridge]] on the south side of [[Mackin Table]] in the [[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 [[Robert E. Brooks]], biologist at [[South Pole Station]], summer 1966-67.

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[edit] Brooks Point

'''Brooks Point''' ({{coor dm|66|45|S|108|25|E|}}) is a small rock point on the west shore of [[Vincennes Bay]], about 5 nautical miles (9 km) west-northwest of [[Mallory Point]]. This feature was first mapped from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[John Brooks]], seaman on the [[United States Exploring Expedition]] flagship Vincennes under Wilkes, 1838-42. This 1972 naming resolves the problem raised by displacement of the name "[[Brooks Island]]" (now [[Ivanoff Head]], q.v.).

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[edit] Cape Brooks

'''Cape Brooks''' ({{coor dm|73|36|S|60|46|W|}}) is a cape marked by steep, conspicuous walls which rise to 465 m, forming the south side of the entrance to [[New Bedford Inlet]], on the east coast of [[Palmer Land]]. Discovered and photographed from the air in December 1940 by members of the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS). During 1947 the cape was photographed from the air by members of the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), who in conjunction with the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) charted it from the ground. Named by the FIDS for [[Charles E.P. Brooks]], English meteorologist on the staff of the [[Meteorological Office]], 1907-49.

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[edit] Mount Broome

'''Mount Broome''' ({{coor dm|73|35|S|61|45|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] in the north part of the range which lies between the mouths of Douglas and [[Bryan Glaciers]] in the [[Werner Mountains]], [[Palmer Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1961-67. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Howard W. Broome]], Jr., electrician with the [[South Pole Station]] winter party in 1967.

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[edit] Brosnahan Island

'''Brosnahan Island''' ({{coor dm|79|28|S|160|59|E|}}) is an [[island]] 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) long, rising above the western part of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]] 11 nautical miles (20 km) northeast of [[Cape Murray]]. Mapped by the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1959-63. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Commander [[James J. Brosnahan]], [[U.S. Navy]], commander of the [[McMurdo Station]] winter party, 1961.

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

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[edit] Brothers Rocks

'''Brothers Rocks''' ({{coor dm|57|46|S|26|25|W|}}) is a group of rocks surrounded by foul ground lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of the north part of [[Saunders Island]] in the [[South Sandwich Islands]]. Charted and named in 1930 by DI personnel on the [[Discovey II]].

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[edit] Brouardel Point

'''Brouardel Point''' ({{coor dm|65|3|S|63|59|W|}}) is a point north of [[Port Charcot]] along the west side of the [[Mount Lacroix]] [[peninsula]], [[Booth Island]], in the [[Wilhelm Archipelago]]. First charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1903-05, and named for [[Doctor Brouardel]], identified by Charcot as a member of the Institut de France.

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[edit] Brough Nunatak

'''Brough Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|76|31|S|162|27|E|}}) is a [[nunatak]] in the northwest part of [[Evans Piedmont Glacier]], 4 nautical miles (7 km) west-southwest of [[Boney Point]], [[Victoria Land]]. The USS Brough (DE-148) maintained an ocean weather station at 60S, 170E in support of aircraft flights between [[New Zealand]] and the Antarctic in [[Operation Deep Freeze II]], III, and IV; three seasons, 1956-57 through 1958-59.

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[edit] Mount Brounov

'''Mount Brounov''' ({{coor dm|71|58|S|14|20|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 2,370 m, standing 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) south of [[Mount Kibal]]'chich in the [[Payer Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. First 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 [[P.I. Brounov]], Soviet geographer.

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[edit] Mount Brouwer

'''Mount Brouwer''' ({{coor dm|72|35|S|31|26|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 2,460 m, between [[Mount Hoge]] and [[Mount Launoit]] in the [[Belgica Mountains]]. Discovered by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1957-58, under G. de Gerlache, who named it for Carl de Brouwer, a patron of the expedition.

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[edit] Brow Point

'''Brow Point''' ({{coor dm|54|4|S|37|2|W|}}) is the western entrance point of [[Blue Whale Harbor]] on the north coast of [[South Georgia]]. The descriptive name appeared on a [[British Admiralty]] chart of 1938 based upon DI surveys in 1930.

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[edit] Brown Bay

'''Brown Bay''' ({{coor dm|66|17|S|110|33|E|}}) is a [[cove]] just to the southeast of [[Casey Station]] on [[Bailey Peninsula]], [[Budd Coast]]. Photographed by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47, the [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]], 1956, and the ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]), 1956. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[A.M. Brown]], senior engineer with the [[Antarctic Division]], Melbourne, a member of the team which planned and supervised the construction of Casey Station.

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[edit] Brown Bluff

'''Brown Bluff''' ({{coor dm|63|32|S|56|55|W|}}) is an [[ice cap|ice-capped]], flat-topped [[mountain]], 745 m, with a prominent cliff of reddish-brown volcanic rock on the north face, 9 nautical miles (17 km) south of [[Hope Bay]] on the east side of [[Tabarin Peninsula]], at the northeast end of [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. The descriptive name was applied by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) following their survey in 1946.

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[edit] Brown Buttress

'''Brown Buttress''' ({{coor dm|81|41|S|160|30|E|}}) is a wedge-shaped buttress rising to approximately 800 m, located near the head of [[Dickey Glacier]], which flows into [[Beaumont Bay]]. Named in honor of R F Brown, a member of the 1960 [[Cape Hallett]] winter-over team, working as a technician on the geomagnetic project.

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[edit] Brown Glacier

'''Brown Glacier''' ({{coor dm|53|4|S|73|39|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] just south of [[Round Hill]] on the east side of [[Heard Island]]. Surveyed by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) in 1948. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[K.G. Brown]], ANARE biologist on Heard Island in 1951.

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[edit] Brown Glacier

'''Brown Glacier''' ({{coor dm|74|50|S|65|8|W|}}) is a large [[glacier]] on the west side of [[Latady Mountains]], flowing south-southeast to join [[Ketchum Glacier]], west of [[Gardner Inlet]], on [[Lassiter Coast]], [[Palmer Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs, 1961-67. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Lawrence Edward Brown]], geologist; member of the USGS field party which crossed this glacier, 1969-70.

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[edit] Brown Hills

'''Brown Hills''' ({{coor dm|79|46|S|158|33|E|}}) is a group of mainly snow-free hills in the [[Cook Mountains]], lying north of the lower reaches of [[Darwin Glacier]]. Named for their color by the [[Darwin Glacier Party]] of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-58).

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[edit] Brown Island

'''Brown Island''' ({{coor dm|64|58|S|63|47|W|}}) is a small, brown, almost snow-free [[island]] in the southeast part of the [[Wauwermans Islands]], 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of [[Wednesday Island]], in the [[Wilhelm Archipelago]]. Charted by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37, and so named because its brown color distinguished it from adjacent snow-capped islands.

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

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[edit] Brown Mountain

'''Brown Mountain''' ({{coor dm|54|17|S|36|31|W|}}) is a rounded hill, 330 m, standing 0.75 nautical miles (1.4 km) south of the station at Grytviken, near the west shore of [[Cumberland East Bay]], [[South Georgia]]. First surveyed by the [[Swedish Antarctic Expedition]], 1901-04, under Nordenskjold. The descriptive name "[[Braun Berg]]" (Brown Mountain) was given by [[A. Szielasko]] who mapped this area in 1906. The English form of the name recommended by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1954 has been adopted.

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[edit] Brown Nunataks

'''Brown Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|82|37|S|53|30|W|}}) is a three [[nunatak]]s lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northwest of [[Walker Peak]] at the southwest extremity of [[Dufek Massif]], [[Pensacola Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1956-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[John B. Brown]], ionospheric scientist, [[Ellsworth Station]] winter party, 1957.

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[edit] Brown Peak

'''Brown Peak''' ({{coor dm|67|25|S|164|35|E|}}) is a [[peak]] (1,705 m) in the northern part of [[Sturge Island]], in the [[Balleny Islands]]. Discovered in February 1839 by [[John Balleny]], who named it for [[W. Brown]], one of the merchants who helped [[Charles Enderby]] in sending the expedition. Resighted in 1841 by Captain [[James Ross]], who inadvertently applied the name [[Russell Peak]].

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[edit] Brown Peaks

'''Brown Peaks''' ({{coor dm|85|35|S|158|5|W|}}) is a series of low peaks surmounting a ridge 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, standing 7 nautical miles (13 km) east of [[Robinson Bluff]] at the east side of [[Amundsen Glacier]]. First roughly mapped from ground surveys and air photos by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]], 1928-30. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Kenneth R. Brown]], biologist with the [[McMurdo Station]] winter party of 1964.

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[edit] Brown Peninsula

'''Brown Peninsula''' ({{coor dm|78|6|S|165|25|E|}}) is a nearly ice-free [[peninsula]], 10 nautical miles (18 km) long and 4 nautical miles (7 km) wide, which rises above the [[Ross Ice Shelf]] northward of [[Mount Discovery]], to which it is connected by a low isthmus. Discovered by the ''Discovery'' expedition (1901-04) which named it "[[Brown Island]]" because of its color and islandlike character. Since it is a peninsula, the name has been altered accordingly.

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[edit] Brown Point

'''Brown Point''' ({{coor dm|54|7|S|37|7|W|}}) is a point lying between [[Steep Point]] and [[Glacier Point]] on the east side of [[Possession Bay]], [[South Georgia]]. The name appears to be first used on a 1931 [[British Admiralty]] chart.

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[edit] Brown Ridge

'''Brown Ridge''' ({{coor dm|83|38|S|55|6|W|}}) is a bare rock ridge, 3 nautical miles (6 km) long, extending north-northwest from [[Nelson Peak]] in the [[Neptune Range]], [[Pensacola Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1955-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Robert D. Brown]], geologist with the [[Patuxent Range]] field party, 1962-63.

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[edit] Brown Scarp

'''Brown Scarp''' ({{coor dm|78|4|S|161|24|E|}}) is a narrow wedgelike massif which has a notable southern escarpment but moderate northern slopes. The feature is 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) long and rises to 2,410 m between [[Palais Glacier]] and [[Waddington Glacier]] in [[Victoria Land]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1994 after [[Arthur J. Brown]], [[Deputy Program Director]] (1982-90), ITT [[Antarctic Services]], Inc., corporate contractor to [[National Science Foundation]] (NSF) in Antarctica; from 1994, Head of Safety, Environment, and [[Health Implementation Team]], Office of [[Polar Programs]], NSF.

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[edit] Brown Valley

'''Brown Valley''' ({{coor dm|75|38|S|132|12|W|}}) is a rectangular ice-covered [[valley]] between [[Mount Kauffman]] and [[Mount Kosciusko]] in the northeast end of [[Ames Range]], [[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) after [[Thomas I. Brown]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) meteorologist at [[Byrd Station]] in 1963.

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[edit] Cape Brown

'''Cape Brown''' ({{coor dm|69|16|S|69|45|W|}}) is a prominent ice-covered cape 5.5 nautical miles (10 km) north-northeast of the summit of [[Mount Nicholas]], marking the east side of the entrance to [[Schokalsky Bay]] on the northeast coast of [[Alexander Island]]. First seen from a distance by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot in 1909, but charted as part of a small [[island]]. Photographed from the air in 1937 by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, and later roughly mapped from the photos. Surveyed from the ground in 1948 by [[Colin C. Brown]], [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) surveyor at [[Stonington Island]], 1948-49, for whom the cape is named.

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[edit] Mount Brown

'''Mount Brown''' ({{coor dm|68|18|S|86|25|E|}}) is an elongated rock [[peak]] protruding slightly above the continental ice, situated 160 nautical miles (300 km) east of the [[Vestfold Hills]] and 100 nautical miles (180 km) south-southwest of [[Cape Penck]]. Delineated from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] (1946-47), and named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant (j.g.) [[Eduardo P. Brown]], [[U.S. Navy]], photographic officer for the [[Western Group]] of the expedition.

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[edit] Mount Brown-Cooper

'''Mount Brown-Cooper''' ({{coor dm|70|42|S|64|12|E|}}) is a partly ice-covered [[mountain]] 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) southwest of [[Mount Forecast]], surmounting the south end of [[Bennett Escarpment]] in the [[Prince Charles Mountains]]. Mapped from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) surveys and air photos, 1956-65. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[P.J. Brown-Cooper]], geophysicist at [[Wilkes Station]], 1965.

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[edit] Browning Pass

'''Browning Pass''' ({{coor dm|74|36|S|163|59|E|}}) is an ice-covered pass, 10 nautical miles (18 km) long, lying between the main mass of [[Deep Freeze Range]] and [[Northern Foothills]] in [[Victoria Land]]. The pass facilitates movement between the lower ends of Priestley and [[Campbell Glaciers]]. The feature was first mapped as a part of [[Campbell Glacier]] by the [[Northern Party]] of the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13. It was remapped by the [[Southern Party]] of [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1962-63, and named for [[Frank V. Browning]], a member of the [[British Antarctic Expedition Northern Party]], for whom nearby [[Mount Browning]] is also named.

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[edit] Browning Peninsula

'''Browning Peninsula''' ({{coor dm|66|28|S|110|33|E|}}) is a rocky [[peninsula]], 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, separating [[Penney Bay]] and [[Eyres Bay]] at the south end of the [[Windmill Islands]]. First mapped from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] and [[Operation Windmill]] in 1947 and 1948. Named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Commander [[Charles L. Browning]], [[U.S. Navy]], chief staff officer with [[U.S. Navy Operation Windmill]] and later staff officer with [[Task Force]] 43, the logistic arm of [[U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze]], 1955-56.

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[edit] Mount Browning

'''Mount Browning''' ({{coor dm|74|37|S|164|3|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 760 m, which rises opposite the terminus of [[Boomerang Glacier]] in the [[Northern Foothills]], on the coast of [[Victoria Land]]. First roughly mapped by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1907-09. This area was explored and mapped in greater detail by the [[Northern Party]] of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13, and the mountain named for [[Petty Officer Frank V. Browning]], [[Royal Navy]], a member of the Northern Party.

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[edit] Browns Bay

'''Browns Bay''' ({{coor dm|60|43|S|44|36|W|}}) is a [[bay]] 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) wide, entered between [[Thomson Point]] and [[Cape Geddes]] along the north coast of [[Laurie Island]], in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Charted in 1903 by the [[Scottish National Antarctic Expedition]] under Bruce, who named it for [[R.N. Rudmose Brown]], naturalist of the expedition.

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[edit] Browns Butte

'''Browns Butte''' ({{coor dm|85|15|S|167|30|E|}}) is a bare rock butte at the north side of the mouth of [[Koski Glacier]] in the [[Dominion Range]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Craig W. Brown]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) meteorologist at [[South Pole Station]], 1963.

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[edit] Browns Glacier

'''Browns Glacier''' ({{coor dm|68|56|S|78|0|E|}}) is a small [[glacier]] 4 nautical miles (7 km) north of [[Chaos Glacier]], flowing westward into the north extremity of [[Ranvik Bay]]. The glacier was charted by Norwegian cartographers from air photographs taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]] (1936-37), and was further identified in [[John H. Roscoe]]'s 1952 study of this area from [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] (1946-47) photography. Named by Roscoe for Lieutenant (j.g.) [[Eduardo P. Brown]], [[U.S. Navy]], photographic officer with the western task group of [[Operation Highjump]].

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[edit] Brownson Islands

'''Brownson Islands''' ({{coor dm|74|10|S|103|36|W|}}) is a group of about 20 small islands which lie just outside the entrance to [[Cranton Bay]], about 14 nautical miles (26 km) southwest of the southwest tip of [[Canisteo Peninsula]]. Delineated from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] in December 1946. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for the USS Brownson, a vessel of the eastern task group of this expedition.

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

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[edit] Lake Brownworth

'''Lake Brownworth''' ({{coor dm|77|26|S|162|45|E|}}) is a meltwater [[lake]] immediately west of [[Wright Lower Glacier]] at the east end of [[Wright Valley]], [[Victoria Land]]. The lake was mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and air photos obtained in 1956-60. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Frederick S. Brownworth Jr]]., USGS topographic engineer who worked several seasons in Antarctica. In 1970-71 he supervised aerial photography of the dry valleys of Victoria Land, including this lake.

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[edit] Bruce Island

'''Bruce Island''' ({{coor dm|64|54|S|63|8|W|}}) is an [[island]] lying 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) off the southwest corner of [[Bryde Island]] in [[Gerlache Strait]]. Discovered and mapped by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1897-99, under Lieutenant Adrien de Gerlache. The name was first used by Scottish geologist [[David Ferguson]], who made a geological reconnaissance in this vicinity from the whalecatcher Hanka in 1913.

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

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[edit] Bruce Islands

'''Bruce Islands''' ({{coor dm|60|41|S|44|54|W|}}) is a group of small islands and rocks 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) northwest of [[Eillium Island]] and 3 nautical miles (6 km) northwest of [[Route Point]], the northwest tip of [[Laurie Island]], in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. First roughly shown on Powell's chart resulting from the joint cruise of Captain [[George Powell]] and Captain [[Nathaniel Palmer]] in 1821. Remapped in 1912-13 by Captain [[Petter Sorlle]], and in 1933 by DI personnel on the [[Discovery II]], who named them for [[William S. Bruce]], leader of the [[Scottish National Antarctic Expedition]], 1902-04.

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

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[edit] Bruce Nunatak

'''Bruce Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|65|5|S|60|15|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]] which lies 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of [[Donald Nunatak]] in the [[Seal Nunataks]] group, off the east coast of [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. First charted in 1902 by the [[Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] under Nordenskjold, who named it for Dr. [[William S. Bruce]], leader of the [[Scottish National Antarctic Expedition]], 1902-04.

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[edit] Bruce Plateau

'''Bruce Plateau''' ({{coor dm|66|0|S|64|0|W|}}) is an ice-covered plateau, at least 90 nautical miles (170 km) long and about 1,830 m high, extending northeast from the heads of Gould and [[Erskine Glaciers]] to the vicinity of [[Flandres Bay]], in [[Graham Land]]. The first sighting of this plateau has not been ascertained, but it was presumably seen in January 1909 by members of the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot from their position in [[Pendleton Strait]]. The plateau was mapped from aerial photographs and [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) surveys, 1946-62. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[William S. Bruce]], Scottish polar explorer and leader of the [[Scottish National Antarctic Expedition]], 1902-04.

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[edit] Bruce Point

'''Bruce Point''' ({{coor dm|76|8|S|162|26|E|}}) is a point situated at the south side of [[Charcot Cove]] on the coast of [[Victoria Land]]. Discovered by the ''Discovery'' expedition (1901-04) under Captain [[Robert F. Scott]], who named the feature for [[William S. Bruce]], leader of the [[Scottish National Antarctic Expedition]] (1902-04).

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[edit] Bruce Ridge

'''Bruce Ridge''' ({{coor dm|60|0|S|35|0|W|}}) is an undersea ridge named for the leader of the [[Scottish National Antarctic Expedition]] (1902-1904) on the Scotie. Name approved 4/67 (ACUF 72).

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[edit] Bruce Spur

'''Bruce Spur''' ({{coor dm|63|30|S|101|15|E|}}) is a name of undersea spur approved 9/63 (ACUF 14).

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[edit] Cape Bruce

'''Cape Bruce''' ({{coor dm|67|25|S|60|47|E|}}) is the north tip of a small [[island]] lying at the east side of [[Oom Bay]], separated from the mainland rocks just west of [[Taylor Glacier]]. A landing was made there on [[February 18]], [[1931]], by the [[British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition]] (BANZARE) under Mawson. Named by Mawson for Rt. Hon. [[S.M. Bruce]] (later [[Lord Bruce]]) [[Prime Minister]] of Australia, 1923-29.

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[edit] Mount Bruce

'''Mount Bruce''' ({{coor dm|70|32|S|162|30|E|}}) is a prominent [[mountain]] (1,640 m) rising just south of [[Stuhlinger Ice Piedmont]] and between the Gannutz and [[Barber Glaciers]] in the [[Bowers Mountains]]. Discovered by members of the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13, who explored along this coast in the [[Terra Nova]] in February 1911. Named for Lieutenant [[Wilfred M. Bruce]], [[Royal Navy Reserve]], officer in charge of zoological work aboard the Terra Nova.

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[edit] Bruckner Glacier

'''Bruckner Glacier''' ({{coor dm|67|18|S|67|0|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing northeast on [[Arrowsmith Peninsula]] to [[Muller Ice Shelf]] in the southwest part of [[Lallemand Fjord]], [[Loubert Coast]]. Mapped by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) from surveys and air photos, 1956-59. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[Eduard Bruckner]] (1862-1927), German pioneer glaciologist.

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[edit] Brugda Ridge

'''Brugda Ridge''' ({{coor dm|72|5|S|2|50|E|}}) is a ridge extending east-southeast from the south side of [[Jutulsessen Mountain]] in the [[Gjelsvik 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 Brugda (basking shark).

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[edit] Brugmann Mountains

'''Brugmann Mountains''' ({{coor dm|64|2|S|61|55|W|}}) is a mountains rising to 850 m, which are steep and rugged on the east slopes but are icecapped and descend gently toward the west, extending in a NE-SW arc along the east side of [[Liege Island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Discovered by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] under Gerlache, 1897-99, and named by him for [[Georges Brugmann]], a patron of the expedition.

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[edit] Mount Brundage

'''Mount Brundage''' ({{coor dm|75|16|S|65|28|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] located 12 nautical miles (22 km) west-southwest of [[Mount Terwileger]] in the south part of the [[Scaife Mountains]]. Discovered by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) under Ronne, 1947-48, who named it for [[Burr Brundage]], [[U.S. Dept]]. of State, who assisted in making arrangements for the expedition.

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[edit] Bruner Hill

'''Bruner Hill''' ({{coor dm|75|39|S|142|25|W|}}) is a hill (770 m) which is snow covered except for some exposed rock on the north face. It rises at the north side of [[El-Sayed Glacier]], 8 nautical miles (15 km) southwest of [[Mount Shirley]], in [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs, 1959-65. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant [[Michael J. Bruner]], U.S. Navy, LC-130 aircraft commander during [[Operation Deep Freeze]] 1970 and 1971.

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[edit] Brunhilde Peak

'''Brunhilde Peak''' ({{coor dm|77|38|S|161|27|E|}}) is a rock [[peak]] between the upper part of [[Donner Valley]] and [[Sykes Glacier]] in the [[Asgard Range]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named by [[New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (NZ-APC) after Brunhilde, one in a group of names in the range derived from Norse mythology. In the Nibelungenlied, Brunhilde is a young and stalwart queen whom Siegfried, by magic, wins and later tames for Gunther.

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[edit] Brunner Glacier

'''Brunner Glacier''' ({{coor dm|85|14|S|175|38|W|}}) is a narrow steep-walled [[glacier]] 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long, descending the west slope of the [[Cumulus Hills]] between [[Landry Bluff]] and [[Halfmoon Bluff]] to enter [[Shackleton Glacier]]. Named by the [[Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Expedition]] (1964-65) for S/Sgt. [[Donald R. Brunner]], member of the [[U.S. Army Aviation Detachment]] which supported the expedition.

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[edit] Brunonia Glacier

'''Brunonia Glacier''' ({{coor dm|54|3|S|37|29|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] which flows east to the head of [[Sunset Fjord]] in the Bay of Isles, [[South Georgia]]. Charted in 1912-13 by [[Robert Cushman Murphy]], American naturalist aboard the brig Daisy, who named it for his alma mater [[Brown University]].

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[edit] Brunow Bay

'''Brunow Bay''' ({{coor dm|62|43|S|60|9|W|}}) is a small [[bay]] indenting the southeast side of [[Livingston Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1958 for [[Benjamin J. Brunow]], Master of the schooner Henry, one of [[James Byers]]' fleet of American sealers from [[New York]] which visited the South Shetland Islands in 1820-21, operating from [[Yankee Harbor]] in nearby [[Greenwich Island]].

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[edit] Bruns Nunataks

'''Bruns Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|72|5|S|1|10|E|}}) is a small group of [[nunatak]]s, including [[Tua Hill]], lying 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) west-northwest of [[Brattskarvet Mountain]] in the [[Sverdrup Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. The name "[[Bruns-Berge]]" after [[Herbert Bruns]], electrical engineer with the expedition, was applied in this area by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] (1938-39) under [[Alfred Ritscher]]. The correlation of the name with these nunataks may be arbitrary but is recommended for the sake of international uniformity and historical continuity.

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[edit] Mount Bruns

'''Mount Bruns''' ({{coor dm|84|29|S|64|23|W|}}) is a [[mountain]], 910 m, standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) north of [[Mount Lowry]] in [[Anderson Hills]] in northern [[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 [[John E. Bruns]], glaciologist at [[Palmer Station]], winter 1967.

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[edit] Brunt Basin

'''Brunt Basin''' ({{coor dm|75|0|S|25|0|W|}}) is a glacially eroded basin of the [[Brunt Ice Shelf]] and partially of the [[Stancomb-Willis Glacier]]. Named in association with Brunt Ice Shelf. Name proposed by Dr. [[Heinrich Hinze]], [[Alfred Wegener Institute]] for Polar and [[Marine Research]], Bremerhaven, Germany. Name approved 6/97 (ACUF 271).m Bank

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[edit] Brunt Ice Shelf

'''Brunt Ice Shelf''' ({{coor dm|75|40|S|25|0|W|}}) is an [[ice shelf]] that borders the coast of [[Coats Land]] between [[Dawson-Lambton Glacier]] and [[Stancomb-Wills Glacier Tongue]]. The feature provided the site for the base of the [[Royal Society Expedition]], 1955-59. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[David Brunt]], English meteorologist, [[Physical Secretary]] of the [[Royal Society]], 1948-57, who was responsible for the initiation of the Royal Society Expedition to this ice shelf in 1955.

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[edit] Brunt Icefalls

'''Brunt Icefalls''' ({{coor dm|75|55|S|25|0|W|}}) is a line of icefalls extending along [[Caird Coast]] for about 50 miles, where the steep ice-covered coast descends to [[Brunt Ice Shelf]]. The icefalls were discovered [[November 5]], [[1967]], in the course of a [[U.S. Navy Squadron]] VXE-6 flight over the coast in LC-130 aircraft, and was plotted by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from air photos obtained at that time. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in association with the Brunt Ice Shelf.

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[edit] Brunvoll Glacier

'''Brunvoll Glacier''' ({{coor dm|67|48|S|66|48|E|}}) is a broad [[glacier]] flowing north to the coast between [[Murray Monolith]] and [[Torlyn Mountain]] on the east and [[Scullin Monolith]] and [[Mikkelsen Peak]] on the west. The name was suggested by [[Bjarne Aagaard]] for the brothers Arnold and [[Saebjorn Brunvoll]], Norwegian whaling captains who explored along this coast in the Seksern in January 1931.

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[edit] Brusen Nunatak

'''Brusen Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|68|12|S|58|13|E|}}) is a lone [[peak]] 3 nautical miles (6 km) west of [[Mount Gjeita]] in the [[Hansen Mountains]]. Mapped and named by Norwegian cartographers working from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37.

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[edit] Brush Glacier

'''Brush Glacier''' ({{coor dm|74|29|S|111|36|W|}}) is a broad [[glacier]] in the northwest part of [[Bear Peninsula]], flowing west into [[Dotson Ice Shelf]] to the north of [[Jeffrey Head]], in [[Marie Byrd Land]]. First mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] in January 1947. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Bernard E. Brush]], station engineer at the Byrd (very low frequency) Substation, 1966.

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[edit] Brusilov Nunataks

'''Brusilov Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|66|42|S|52|24|E|}}) is a group of [[nunatak]]s lying 6 nautical miles (11 km) north of [[Mount Morrison]] in the [[Tula Mountains]], [[Enderby Land]]. The geology of the nunataks was investigated by the [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]], 1961-62, which named them after the Russian polar explorer [[G.L. Brusilov]].

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[edit] Brutus Island

'''Brutus Island''' ({{coor dm|54|4|S|37|9|W|}}) is a small [[island]] lying near the center of [[Prince Olav Harbor]] on the north coast of [[South Georgia]]. The descriptive name [[Saddle Island]] was given for this feature, probably by a British expedition under Shackleton, 1921-22, but the same name is used elsewhere in the Antarctic. To avoid confusion a new name has been approved for this feature. The name Brutus Island, after the hulk Brutus, which was towed across with coal from [[South Africa]] by two small catchers and has for many years been moored alongside the whaling station in Prince Olav Harbor, was proposed by [[Sir Harold Salvesen]].

== See also ==
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[edit] Bryan Coast

'''Bryan Coast''' ({{coor dm|73|35|S|84|0|W|}}) is that portion of the coast of Antarctica along the south shore of the [[Bellingshausen Sea]] between [[Pfrogner Point]] and the north tip of [[Rydberg Peninsula]]. The eastern end of this coast was discovered from the air during flights of the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) (1939-41) and [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) (1947-48). The entire coast was mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1961-67. Originally named [[George Bryan Coast]] after [[R. Admiral George S. Bryan]], Hydrographer of the U.S. Navy, 1938-46, under whose direction noteworthy contributions to polar geography were made. The name has been shortened for the sake of brevity.

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[edit] Bryan Glacier

'''Bryan Glacier''' ({{coor dm|73|30|S|61|33|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] that flows north along the east side of [[Werner Mountains]] and merges with [[Douglas Glacier]] on entering [[New Bedford Inlet]] in [[Palmer Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1961-67. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Terry E. Bryan]], glaciologist at [[Byrd Station]], summer 1966-67.

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[edit] Cape Bryant

'''Cape Bryant''' ({{coor dm|71|12|S|60|55|W|}}) is a high, snow-covered cape forming the north side of the entrance to [[Palmer Inlet]], on the east coast of [[Palmer Land]]. Discovered by members of [[East Base]] of the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) who explored this coast by land and from the air in 1940. Named by the USAS for [[Herwil M. Bryant]] of the [[Smithsonian Institute]], biologist with the East Base party.

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[edit] Bryde Island

'''Bryde Island''' ({{coor dm|64|52|S|63|2|W|}}) is an [[island]] 6 nautical miles (11 km) long and 3 nautical miles (6 km) wide, lying immediately southwest of [[Lemaire Island]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Discovered by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] under Gerlache, 1897-99, and named for the representative of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition in Norway.

== See also ==
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[edit] Bryde Rocks

'''Bryde Rocks''' ({{coor dm|54|1|S|38|16|W|}}) is a small group of rocks 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west-southwest of the south end of [[Main Island]], off the west end of [[South Georgia]]. Positioned by the SGS in the period 1951-57. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Thorleif Bryde]], gunner of the [[South Georgia Whaling Co]]., [[Leith Harbor]], for several years beginning in 1952.

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[edit] Bryse Peaks

'''Bryse Peaks''' ({{coor dm|72|43|S|74|50|E|}}) is a small [[nunatak]], with two peaks, located 4 nautical miles (7 km) north-northeast of [[Mason Peaks]] in the [[Grove Mountains]]. Mapped from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) air photos, 1956-60. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[R.A. Bryse]], topographic draftsman, Division of [[National Mapping]], [[Australian Dept]]. of [[National Development]], who has contributed substantially to the production of Antarctic maps.

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[edit] Bubble Spur

'''Bubble Spur''' ({{coor dm|77|59|S|161|50|E|}}) is a flattish rock spur that separates the lower ends of [[Blankenship Glacier]] and [[Tedrow Glacier]], to the west of [[Table Mountain]], [[Royal Society Range]], in [[Victoria Land]]. The name is one of a group in the area associated with surveying applied in 1993 by [[New Zealand Geographic Board]] (NZGB); a bubble on a surveying instrument is used to indicate its directional tilt and to facilitate its leveling.

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[edit] Mount Bubier

'''Mount Bubier''' ({{coor dm|71|56|S|97|44|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] visible from seaward, its summit about 4 nautical miles (7 km) south of the north tip of [[Edwards Peninsula]] on [[Thurston Island]]. First delineated from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] in December 1946. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Kennard F. Bubier]], aviation mechanic on [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] in 1928-30.

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[edit] Bucentaur Rock

'''Bucentaur Rock''' ({{coor dm|54|9|S|36|33|W|}}) is the outermost of three rocks lying close northeast of [[Busen Point]], at the southeast side of the entrance to [[Stromness Bay]], [[South Georgia]]. The name [[Low Rock]] was given for this feature by DI personnel during their survey in 1927, but this name is used elsewhere in the Antarctic. Following the survey by SGS, 1951-52, the feature was remaned Bucentaur Rock after the floating factory Bucentaur, which was anchored at Husvik in the early years of the whaling station after 1907, and from which the Husvik transport Busen and the catchers [[Busen I]], II, III, etc., derive their names.

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[edit] Buchan Bay

'''Buchan Bay''' ({{coor dm|60|47|S|44|42|W|}}) is a small [[bay]] between [[Cape Hartree]] and [[Cape Murdoch]], near the southwest end of [[Laurie Island]] in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Charted in 1903 by the [[Scottish National Antarctic Expedition]] under Bruce, who named it for [[Alexander Buchan]], noted Scottish meteorologist.

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[edit] Buchanan Bay

'''Buchanan Bay''' ({{coor dm|67|5|S|144|40|E|}}) is a sheltered [[bay]] formed by the junction of the western side of the [[Mertz Glacier Tongue]] and the mainland. Cape De la Motte marks the western entrance point. Discovered by the [[Australasian Antarctic Expedition]] (1911-14) under [[Douglas Mawson]], who named it after [[J.Y. Buchanan]], a patron of the expedition and a former member of the Challenger expedition (1872-76).

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[edit] Buchanan Hills

'''Buchanan Hills''' ({{coor dm|79|39|S|82|55|W|}}) is a cluster of rugged hills standing north of [[Union Glacier]] and between [[Collier Hills]] and [[Nimbus Hills]], in the [[Heritage Range]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Roger Buchanan]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) biologist in Antarctica in the 1964-65 season.

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[edit] Buchanan Passage

'''Buchanan Passage''' ({{coor dm|66|48|S|67|42|W|}}) is a marine channel separating [[Liard Island]] from [[Adelaide Island]] at the north end of [[Hanusse Bay]]. Discovered and first charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1908-10, under Charcot. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for Captain [[Peter W. Buchanan]], [[Royal Navy]], commanding officer of HMS Endurance in the [[Antarctic Peninsula]] area, 1968-70.

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[edit] Buchanan Point

'''Buchanan Point''' ({{coor dm|60|43|S|44|28|W|}}) is a point 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) northwest of [[Cape Dundas]] and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) southeast of [[Mackintosh Cove]], at the northeast end of [[Laurie Island]] in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. In 1903 the [[Scottish National Antarctic Expedition]] under Bruce applied the name "[[Cape Buchanan]]," after [[J.Y. Buchanan]], a member of the which had been named [[Cape Valavielle]] in 1838 by a French expedition under Captain [[Jules Dumont]] d'Urville. At the same time, the French name (in English form but misspelled "[[Cape Vallavielle]]") was transferred to the point now described. The name Cape Valavielle has been retained for the prominent cape, as applied by d'Urville, on the basis of priority and wide usage. For the sake of historical continuity, the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1954 recommended that the name Buchanan Point be applied to the point now described.

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[edit] Bucher Glacier

'''Bucher Glacier''' ({{coor dm|67|39|S|66|50|W|}}) is a small [[glacier]] flowing to [[Bourgeois Fjord]] just north of [[Bottrill Head]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1958 for [[Edwin Bucher]], Swiss glaciologist and author of many publications on snow and avalanches.

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[edit] Bucher Peak

'''Bucher Peak''' ({{coor dm|75|20|S|110|52|W|}}) is an one of the highest peaks (2,445 m) in the west-central summit area of the [[Mount Murphy]] massif, in [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for noted American geologist [[Walter H. Bucher]], Professor of Geology at [[Columbia University]], 1940-56.

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[edit] Bucher Rim

'''Bucher Rim''' ({{coor dm|76|19|S|112|9|W|}}) is a rocky eminence on the south portion of the rim of the extinct [[volcano]] [[Mount Takahe]], in eastern [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] tricamera aerial photos, 1959-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Peter Bucher]] (University of Bern, Switzerland), [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) glaciologist at [[Byrd Station]], 1969-70.

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[edit] Buchia Buttress

'''Buchia Buttress''' ({{coor dm|67|17|S|68|13|W|}}) is a rock buttress at the southwest end of [[Mount Bouvier]], eastern [[Adelaide Island]]. A geological locality investigated by [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS), 1980-81, found to contain marine fossils, including a bivalve species of the genus Buchia. So named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1982.

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[edit] Buckeye Table

'''Buckeye Table''' ({{coor dm|84|49|S|114|45|W|}}) is a plateau, 12 nautical miles (22 km) long and 2 to 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide, occupying the central part of [[Ohio Range]], [[Horlick Mountains]]. The feature is a high level snow surface with precipitous northern cliffs; the plateau surface merges gradually with the inland ice to the south. The name, a nickname of the state of Ohio and [[Ohio State University]], was proposed by [[William H. Chapman]], [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) surveyor in these mountains in the 1958-59 season. Ohio [[State University]] and its Institute of [[Polar Studies]] initiated a program of geological investigation in the Ohio Range and the Horlick Mountains beginning in the 1960-61 season.

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[edit] Buckle Island

'''Buckle Island''' ({{coor dm|66|50|S|163|12|E|}}) is an one of the [[Balleny Islands]], 13 nautical miles (24 km) long and 3 nautical miles (6 km) wide, lying about midway between Sturge and [[Young Islands]]. Discovered in February 1839 by [[John Balleny]], captain of the schooner [[Eliza Scott]]. He named it for [[J.W. Buckle]], one of the merchants who united with [[Charles Enderby]] in sending out the expedition.

== See also ==
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[edit] Buckley Bay

'''Buckley Bay''' ({{coor dm|68|22|S|148|20|E|}}) is an embayment formed between the east side of the [[Ninnis Glacier Tongue]] and the mainland. Discovered by the [[Australasian Antarctic Expedition]] (1911-14) under [[Douglas Mawson]], who named it for [[George Buckley]] of [[New Zealand]], a patron of the expedition.

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[edit] Buckley Island

'''Buckley Island''' ({{coor dm|84|57|S|164|0|E|}}) is an [[island]]-like [[mountain]] massif, surmounted by the peaks of [[Mount Bartlett]], [[Mount Buckley]] and [[Mount Bowers]], rising above the ice at the middle of the head of [[Beardmore Glacier]]. Discovered by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]] (1907-09) and named in association with Mount Buckley, 2,645 m, its highest [[peak]].

== See also ==
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[edit] Mount Buckley

'''Mount Buckley''' ({{coor dm|84|58|S|163|56|E|}}) is an ice-free [[peak]], 2,645 m, which is the central and highest summit of [[Buckley Island]], a [[mountain]] massif at the head of [[Beardmore Glacier]]. Discovered by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]] (1907-09) and named for [[George Buckley]] of [[New Zealand]], a supporter of the expedition.

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[edit] Bucknell Ridge

'''Bucknell Ridge''' ({{coor dm|79|58|S|158|38|E|}}) is a mountainous ridge just above the [[Cranfield Icefalls]], extending east-west along the southern side of [[Darwin Glacier]] near its mouth. Mapped by the [[Darwin Glacier Party]] of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-58) and named for [[E.S. Bucknell]], a member of the party.

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[edit] Budd Coast

'''Budd Coast''' ({{coor dm|66|30|S|112|0|E|}}) is that portion of the coast of Antarctica lying between [[Hatch Islands]], in 10916E, and [[Cape Waldron]], in 11533E. Discovered in February 1840 by the [[U.S. Exploring Expedition]] (1838-42) under the leadership of Lieutenant [[Charles Wilkes]]. Named by Wilkes for [[Thomas A. Budd]], [[Acting Master]] of the sloop Peacock, one of the ships used on the expedition.

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[edit] Budd Pass

'''Budd Pass''' ({{coor dm|53|8|S|73|32|E|}}) is a pass in the ridge that extends southwest from [[Budd Peak]] on [[Heard Island]]. The pass is 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) southwest of Budd Peak. Surveyed by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]), 1948-63. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[G.M. Budd]], ANARE officer-in-charge on Heard Island in 1954 and leader of the 1963 ANARE Heard Island expedition.

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[edit] Budd Peak

'''Budd Peak''' ({{coor dm|53|7|S|73|33|E|}}) is a [[peak]] (2,315 m) 1.7 nautical miles (3.1 km) southeast of [[Mawson Peak]] on [[Heard Island]]. The peak was mapped by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) in 1948. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[G.M. Budd]], ANARE officer-in-charge on Heard Island in 1954, and leader of the 1963 ANARE Heard Island expedition.

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[edit] Budd Peak

'''Budd Peak''' ({{coor dm|66|40|S|52|40|E|}}) is a [[peak]] 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of [[Mount Berrigan]] and 23 nautical miles (43 km) west-southwest of [[Stor Hanakken Mountain]] in [[Enderby Land]]. Plotted from air photos taken from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) aircraft in 1957. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[W. Budd]], glaciologist at Wilkes station in 1961.

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[edit] Buddenbrock Range

'''Buddenbrock Range''' ({{coor dm|71|52|S|5|24|E|}}) is a group of scattered mountains and [[nunatak]]s between [[Austreskorve Glacier]] and [[Vestreskorve Glacier]] in the [[Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. The name "[[Buddenbrock-Kette]]" was applied in the general area by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] under [[Alfred Ritscher]], 1938-39, for the director of the Atlantic division of the former [[German Lufthansa Corporation]]. The correlation of the name with this feature may be arbitrary but is recommended for the sake of international uniformity and historical continuity.

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[edit] Buddha Rock

'''Buddha Rock''' ({{coor dm|57|4|S|26|47|W|}}) is a rock, 35 m high, lying 0.3 nautical miles (0.6 km) west of [[Vindication Island]] in the [[South Sandwich Islands]]. Charted and named in 1930 by DI personnel on the [[Discovery II]].

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[edit] Lake Buddha

'''Lake Buddha''' ({{coor dm|78|3|S|163|45|E|}}) is a large proglacial [[lake]] on the south margin of [[Joyce Glacier]] in the small [[valley]] known as Shangri-la. Named in association with Shangri-la by the [[New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE), 1960-61.

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[edit] Buddington Peak

'''Buddington Peak''' ({{coor dm|62|12|S|58|49|W|}}) is a [[peak]] rising between [[Collins Harbor]] and [[Marian Cove]] in the southwest part of [[King George Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 for [[James W. Buddington]] of [[New London]], CT, who visited the South Shetland Islands in 1876-77, 1888-89 and 1889-90, in search of fur seals. Buddington was a leading figure during the revival of [[United States]] southern sealing which began in 1871.

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[edit] Budel Islands

'''Budel Islands''' ({{coor dm|65|47|S|65|38|W|}}) is a group of islands lying between [[Laktionov Island]] and [[Schule Island]], 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 [[Julius Budel]], German sea ice specialist.

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

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[edit] Budnick Hill

'''Budnick Hill''' ({{coor dm|66|17|S|110|32|E|}}) is a small, rounded hill on the south side of [[Newcomb Bay]] on [[Budd Coast]]. The hill rises between [[Crane Cove]] and [[Geoffrey Bay]] and is joined by a narrow strip of land to the north part of [[Bailey Peninsula]]. First mapped from [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] air photos of 1946-47. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[K. Budnick]], ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) surveyor in 1964 at [[Wilkes Station]], who set up a trigonometrical station on the hill.

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[edit] Buell Peninsula

'''Buell Peninsula''' ({{coor dm|70|36|S|164|24|E|}}) is an ice-covered [[peninsula]] terminating in [[Cape Williams]], located between the lower ends of Lillie, George and [[Zykov Glaciers]], at the northwest end of the [[Anare Mountains]]. The peninsula is 15 nautical miles (28 km) long and 8 nautical miles (15 km) at its greatest width. Photographed from [[U.S. Navy]] aircraft during [[Operation Highjump]], 1946-47, and again in 1960-62. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) in 1962-63. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant (later Lieutenant Cdr.) [[Kenneth R. Buell]], U.S. Navy, navigator on aircraft with [[Squadron VX]]-6 in Antarctica in 1965-66 and 1966-67.

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[edit] Buennagel Peak

'''Buennagel Peak''' ({{coor dm|77|30|S|146|46|W|}}) is a rock [[peak]] 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of [[Alexander Peak]] in the north part of [[Haines Mountains]], 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 [[Lawrence A. Buennagel]], geomagnetist/seismologist at [[Byrd Station]], 1968.

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[edit] Buettner Peak

'''Buettner Peak''' ({{coor dm|75|17|S|110|55|W|}}) is a sharp [[peak]] rising midway along the north wall of [[Roos Glacier]] in the northwest part of the [[Mount Murphy]] massif, in [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs, 1959-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Robert J. Buettner]] (1914-75), manager of contract logistics support provided to the [[U.S. Antarctic]] program by Holmes and Narver, Inc. This work took him to Antarctica at least five times between 1969-74.

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[edit] Buff Island

'''Buff Island''' ({{coor dm|64|51|S|64|35|W|}}) is an [[island]] which lies 3 nautical miles (6 km) southwest of [[Joubin Islands]] and 10.5 nautical miles (19 km) southwest of [[Cape Monaco]], [[Anvers Island]], at the southwest end of the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. The island appears to be first shown and named on a 1936 chart by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill.

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

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[edit] Buffer Ice Rise

'''Buffer Ice Rise''' ({{coor dm|69|10|S|67|19|W|}}) is an ice rise on the [[Wordie Ice Shelf]], 9 nautical miles (17 km) north of [[Mount Balfour]], in southern [[Graham Land]]. Photographed from the air by [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) in 1947. Surveyed from the ground by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1958. So named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) because it obstructs the westward flow of ice which is rifted and crevassed in this vicinity.

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[edit] Buffon Islands

'''Buffon Islands''' ({{coor dm|66|40|S|140|1|E|}}) is a group of 3 adjoining, rocky islands, together about 0.25 nautical miles (0.5 km) in extent, lying 0.1 nautical miles (0.2 km) east of [[Petrel Island]] in the [[Geologie Archipelago]]. Charted in 1951 by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] and named by them for [[Georges Buffon]] (1707-88), noted French naturalist.

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

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[edit] Bugge Islands

'''Bugge Islands''' ({{coor dm|69|12|S|68|25|W|}}) is a small group of ice-covered islands lying close off the front of [[Wordie Ice Shelf]] and between 4 and 11 nautical miles (20 km) northwest of [[Mount Guernsey]], off the west coast of [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. First seen from the air and photographed by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) in 1936, and later roughly mapped from the photographs. Observed in 1947 from the Port of Beaumont, Texas by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) under Ronne, who named these islands for his niece, [[Ruth Bugge]], who supplied woolen clothing from Norway for the RARE.

== See also ==
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[edit] Buggisch Peak

'''Buggisch Peak''' ({{coor dm|79|50|S|83|46|W|}}) is a [[peak]] rising to 1,445 m, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) southwest of [[Lester Peak]], [[Edson Hills]], in the [[Heritage Range]], [[Ellsworth Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs, 1961-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Werner Buggisch]], a German member of the field party (stratigrapher, paleontologist) with the [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) [[Ellsworth Mountains Expedition]], 1979-80, led by [[Gerald F. Webers]].

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[edit] Bulbur Glacier

'''Bulbur Glacier''' ({{coor dm|72|27|S|98|33|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] in S-central [[Thurston Island]]; it flows south along the west side of [[Boker Rocks]] into O'[[Dowd Cove]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[E.R. Bulbur]], Photographer's Mate in the [[Eastern Group]] of [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], which obtained aerial photographs of Thurston Island and adjacent coastal areas, 1946-47.

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[edit] Bulcke Finger

'''Bulcke Finger''' ({{coor dm|64|28|S|62|37|W|}}) is a prominent finger-like pinnacle, projecting from the western slopes of [[Mount Bulcke]] in the south part of [[Brabant Island]] in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. First seen and photographed by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1897-99. Photographed by [[Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd]]. in 1956-57, and mapped from these photos in 1959. The name derives from association with Mount Bulcke and came into use among members of the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS).

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[edit] Mount Bulcke

'''Mount Bulcke''' ({{coor dm|64|29|S|62|37|W|}}) is a bold summit, 1,030 m, at the end of an ice-covered spur which extends south from the [[Solvay Mountains]], in the south extremity of [[Brabant Island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Discovered by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] under Gerlache, 1897-99, and named by him for a supporter of the expedition.

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[edit] Bulgarian Beach

'''Bulgarian Beach''' ({{coor dm|62|38|S|60|22|W|}}) is a beach facing [[South Bay]], [[Livingston Island]], situated between [[Hesperides Point]] to the southwest and a nameless [[glacier]] to the NE. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1994 at the request of the [[Bulgarian Second Expedition]] (1993-94) in association with the Bulgarian station St. [[Kliment Ohridski]].

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[edit] Bulken Hill

'''Bulken Hill''' ({{coor dm|71|51|S|26|58|E|}}) is a hill, 2,220 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of [[Balchen Mountain]] in the [[Sor Rondane Mountains]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47, and named Bulken (the lump).

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[edit] Bulkington Pass

'''Bulkington Pass''' ({{coor dm|65|49|S|62|43|W|}}) is a pass on the south side of [[Flask Glacier]] and west of [[Bildad Peak]] on the east side of [[Graham Land]]. The pass trends NE-SW for 4 nautical miles (7 km) and provides a route from the ice piedmont north of [[Adit Nunatak]] to Flask Glacier. The toponym is one in a group applied by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) that reflects a whaling theme, Bulkington being a crewman on the vessel Pequod in [[Herman Melville]]'s [[Moby Dick]].

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[edit] Bulkisen

'''Bulkisen''' ({{coor dm|71|48|S|26|47|E|}}) is a blue icefield between [[Austhamaren Peak]] and [[Bulken Hill]] in the [[Sor Rondane Mountains]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47, and named Bulkisen because of association with Bulken Hill.

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[edit] Bull Island

'''Bull Island''' ({{coor dm|71|59|S|171|6|E|}}) is a rocky [[island]] between [[Kemp Rock]] and [[Heftye Island]] in the [[Possession Islands]]. 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 [[H.J. Bull]] who, with Captain [[Leonard Kristensen]], explored this area in 1895 in the ship Antarctic and landed on the Possession Islands.

== See also ==
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[edit] Bull Nunatak

'''Bull Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|65|5|S|60|23|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]] which lies 3 nautical miles (6 km) west of [[Bruce Nunatak]] in the [[Seal Nunataks]] group, off the east coast of [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. First charted in 1902 by the [[Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] under Nordenskjold, and named by him for [[H.J. Bull]], leader with Captain [[Leonard Kristensen]] of a Norwegian expedition to the Antarctic, 1894-95.

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[edit] Bull Pass

'''Bull Pass''' ({{coor dm|77|28|S|161|42|E|}}) is a low pass through the [[Olympus Range]], between [[Mount Jason]] and [[Mount Orestes]], joining [[McKelvey]] and [[Wright Valleys]] in [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the [[Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE) (1958-59) for [[C. Bull]], who led this expedition.

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[edit] Bull Ridge

'''Bull Ridge''' ({{coor dm|64|41|S|63|28|W|}}) is a ridge lying south of [[Mount Francais]], from which it is separated by a distinct col, in the southeast part of [[Anvers Island]] in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Surveyed by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1955-57 and named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[George J. Bull]], diesel mechanic at [[Signy Island]] station in 1955 and general assistant and mountaineer at [[Arthur Harbor]] in 1956, who took part in the survey.

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[edit] Lake Bull

'''Lake Bull''' ({{coor dm|77|32|S|161|42|E|}}) is a small [[lake]] 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) east of [[Lake Vanda]] in [[Wright Valley]], [[Victoria Land]]. The name appears to have been applied in the 1960's, probably in association with nearby [[Bull Pass]], or for physicist [[Colin Bull]], for whom the pass is named.

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[edit] Cape Buller

'''Cape Buller''' ({{coor dm|53|59|S|37|22|W|}}) is a rugged cape forming the west side of the entrance to the Bay of Isles on the north coast of [[South Georgia]]. Discovered and named in 1775 by a British expedition under Cook.

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[edit] Bullfinch Ridge

'''Bullfinch Ridge''' ({{coor dm|76|29|S|162|13|E|}}) is a ridge, 4 nautical miles (7 km) ling, that extends east from the north part of [[Endeavour Massif]], [[Kirkwood Range]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named after Commander [[C. Bulfinch]], [[U.S. Navy]], captain of USS Atka in the [[Ross Sea]] in [[Operation Deep Freeze II]] and III, 1956-57 and 1957-58 seasons.

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[edit] Bullseye Lake

'''Bullseye Lake''' ({{coor dm|77|25|S|161|15|E|}}) is a very small pond lying near the center of an elliptical depression in the [[Insel Range]], 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) northeast of [[Mount Boreas]], in [[Victoria Land]]. The name was applied in 1964 by American geologist [[Parker E. Calkin]] and is apparently descriptive of its position and small size.

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[edit] Bullseye Mountain

'''Bullseye Mountain''' ({{coor dm|83|55|S|160|5|E|}}) is a rounded, mainly ice-covered [[mountain]] rising above [[Peletier Plateau]] 4 nautical miles (7 km) northwest of [[Mount Ropar]], in the [[Queen Elizabeth Range]]. The name given by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) is descriptive of the semicircular bands of snow on the south side of the mountain.

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[edit] Bulnes Island

'''Bulnes Island''' ({{coor dm|63|18|S|57|58|W|}}) is a small [[island]] lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northwest of [[Cape Legoupil]], [[Trinity Peninsula]]. Charted by the [[Chilean Antarctic Expedition]] of 1947-48 under Capitan de [[Fragata Ernesto Gonzalez Navarrete]]. Named by him for [[Manuel Bulnes Sanfuentes]], Minister of [[National Defense]] during the preceding Chilean Antarctic Expedition of 1947.

== See also ==
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[edit] Buls Bay

'''Buls Bay''' ({{coor dm|64|23|S|62|19|W|}}) is a [[bay]] 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) wide, which indents the east side of [[Brabant Island]] just north of D'[[Ursel Point]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Discovered by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] under Gerlache, 1897-99, and named by him for Ch. Buls, a supporter of the expedition.

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[edit] Bulwark Stream

'''Bulwark Stream''' ({{coor dm|78|1|S|163|35|E|}}) is a named in association with [[The Bulwark]].

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[edit] The Bulwark

'''The Bulwark''' ({{coor dm|78|17|S|163|33|E|}}) is a steep-walled granite bastion on the west side of [[Koettlitz Glacier]], around which the [[glacier]] follows on its descent to [[Walcott Bay]]. First mapped by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13. Named by the [[Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE) (1960-61) because of its shape.

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[edit] The Bump

'''The Bump''' ({{coor dm|54|6|S|36|46|W|}}) is a knoll on [[Robertson Point]], the east entrance point of [[Fortuna Bay]], [[South Georgia]]. Charted by DI in 1929-30 and named descriptively.

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[edit] Mount Bumstead

'''Mount Bumstead''' ({{coor dm|85|39|S|174|10|E|}}) is a large, isolated [[mountain]], 2,990 m, standing 10 nautical miles (18 km) southeast of [[Otway Massif]] in the [[Grosvenor Mountains]]. Discovered by [[R. Admiral Byrd]] on the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] flight to the [[South Pole]] in November 1929 and named by him for [[Albert H. Bumstead]], chief cartographer of the [[National Geographic Society]] at that time, and inventor of the sun compass, a device utilizing shadows of the sun to determine directions in areas where magnetic compasses are unreliable.

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[edit] Bundermann Range

'''Bundermann Range''' ({{coor dm|72|1|S|2|42|E|}}) is a small range located immediately north of [[Nupskammen Ridge]] and [[Terningskarvet Mountain]] in the [[Gjelsvik Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. The name "[[Bundermann-Ketten]]" was applied to a range of mountains in this area by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] (1938-39) under [[Alfred Ritscher]]. The correlation of the name with this feature may be arbitrary, but is recommended for the sake of international uniformity and historical continuity. Named for [[Max Bundermann]], aerial photographer on the Passat, one of the flying boats used by the German expedition.

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[edit] Bunger Hills

'''Bunger Hills''' ({{coor dm|66|17|S|100|47|E|}}) is a group of moderately low, rounded coastal hills, overlain by morainic drift and notably ice free in the summer months, lying south of the [[Highjump Archipelago]]. The hills are marked by numerous meltwater ponds and are nearly bisected by east-west trending [[Algae Lake]]. Mapped from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47, and named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander [[David E. Bunger]], [[U.S. Navy]], plane commander of one of the three U.S. Navy Operation Highjump aircraft which engaged in photographic missions along most of the coastal area between 14 east and 164 E. Bunger and members of his crew landed their airplane on an unfrozen [[lake]] here in February 1947.

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[edit] Bunker Bluff

'''Bunker Bluff''' ({{coor dm|73|4|S|166|40|E|}}) is a notable bluff that stands just south of the mouth of [[Gair Glacier]] and forms a part of the west wall of [[Mariner Glacier]] in [[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 [[William H. Bunker]], meteorologist at [[Hallett Station]], 1962.

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[edit] Bunner Glacier

'''Bunner Glacier''' ({{coor dm|74|28|S|110|40|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] in the northeast part of [[Bear Peninsula]], flowing to the sea along the southeast side of [[Gurnon Peninsula]], in [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Sgt. [[Donald R. Bunner]], a member of the [[U.S. Army Aviation Detachment]] in Antarctica during [[U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze]] 1965 and 1966.

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[edit] Bunt Island

'''Bunt Island''' ({{coor dm|67|9|S|50|57|E|}}) is an [[island]] just east of [[Bowl Island]] at the head of [[Amundsen Bay]] in [[Enderby Land]]. Sighted in 1956 by an ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) airborne field party. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[J. Bunt]], biologist at Mawson station in 1956.

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

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[edit] Mount Bunt

'''Mount Bunt''' ({{coor dm|70|46|S|66|22|E|}}) is a sharp, conical [[peak]], 2,315 m, which appears slightly truncated when viewed from northwest, situated at the southwest end of a group of low peaks about 7 nautical miles (13 km) southeast of [[Mount Hollingshead]] in the [[Aramis Range]], [[Prince Charles Mountains]]. Sighted in January 1957 by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) southern party led by [[W.G. Bewsher]]. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[J.S. Bunt]], biologist at [[Mawson Station]] in 1956.

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[edit] Buntley Bluff

'''Buntley Bluff''' ({{coor dm|79|12|S|160|24|E|}}) is a prominent rock cliff 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long, just northward of [[Cape Lankester]] at the mouth of [[Mulock Glacier]]. Mapped by the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1959-63. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Ensign Ronald E. Buntley]], CEC, [[U.S. Navy]], in charge of personnel at the air strip, [[Williams Field]], [[McMurdo Sound]] in [[U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze]], 1964.

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[edit] Burch Peaks

'''Burch Peaks''' ({{coor dm|66|52|S|53|2|E|}}) is a group of peaks 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of [[Mount Torckler]] in [[Enderby Land]]. Plotted from air photos taken from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) aircraft in 1957. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[W.M. Burch]], geophysicist at Wilkes station in 1961.

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[edit] Mount Burch

'''Mount Burch''' ({{coor dm|70|49|S|164|25|E|}}) is a [[peak]] (1,400 m) about 3 nautical miles (6 km) southeast of [[Mount Kelly]] on the south side of [[George Glacier]], in the [[Anare Mountains]]. Named by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) for [[W.M. Burch]], geophysicist with the ANARE ([[Thala Dan]]), 1962, led by [[Phillip Law]], which explored the area.

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[edit] Cape Burd

'''Cape Burd''' ({{coor dm|63|39|S|57|9|W|}}) is a low rock cliff forming the southwest extremity of [[Tabarin Peninsula]], at the northeast end of [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. Charted by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1946 and named for [[Oliver Burd]], FIDS meteorologist who lost his life when the base hut at [[Hope Bay]] burned in November 1948.

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[edit] Burden Passage

'''Burden Passage''' ({{coor dm|63|8|S|56|32|W|}}) is a marine passage between D'[[Urville Island]] and [[Bransfield Island]], off the northeast end of [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. Charted in 1947 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) and named after [[Eugene Burden]] (1892-1979), who, as master of the Trepassey, first navigated the passage in January 1947.

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[edit] Burdick Peak

'''Burdick Peak''' ({{coor dm|62|38|S|60|15|W|}}) is a [[peak]] rising southwest of [[Mount Bowles]] on [[Livingston Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1958 for [[Christopher Burdick]], Master of the American schooner Huntress of Nantucket, who visited the South Shetland Islands in 1820-21.

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[edit] Burdick South Peak

'''Burdick South Peak''' ({{coor dm|62|38|S|60|15|W|}}) is the [[peak]] rising to 544 m and formed by an offshoot extending 1,000 m west-southwestward from the southeast extremity of [[Burdick Ridge]] in [[Eastern Livingston Island]]. Located 900 m south-southwest of [[Burdick Peak]], 5,260 m east of [[Sinemorets Hill]], 1,500 m northeast of [[Willan Nunatak]] (440 m) and 1,500 m west by north of the summit of [[Pliska Ridge]]. Narrow, with steep and partly ice-free southern and northern slopes. Linked with Willan Nunatak by a flat 1,000 m long nameless saddle.

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[edit] Burdick West Peak

'''Burdick West Peak''' ({{coor dm|62|37|S|60|16|W|}}) is the [[peak]] rising to 455 m at the northwest extremity of [[Burdick Ridge]] in [[Eastern Livingston Island]]. Located 1,000 m northwest by west of [[Burdick Peak]], 620 m south-southeast of [[Rezen Knoll]], 3,860 m east-southeast of [[Aleko Rock]] and 4,750 m east by north of [[Sinemorets Hill]].

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[edit] Burgess Glacier

'''Burgess Glacier''' ({{coor dm|85|26|S|171|55|E|}}) is a [[glacier]], 7 nautical miles (13 km) long, flowing northwest through [[Otway Massif]] to enter [[Mill Stream Glacier]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Robert W. Burgess]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) ionospheric physicist at [[South Pole Station]], 1963.

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[edit] Burgess Ice Rise

'''Burgess Ice Rise''' ({{coor dm|70|23|S|73|21|W|}}) is a small ice rise in [[Wilkins Ice Shelf]], off the west coast of [[Alexander Island]]. Mapped from the air on a radio echo sounding flight by [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) on [[February 11]], [[1967]], and later accurately positioned from [[U.S. Landsat]] imagery of February 1979. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1980 after Flight Lieutenant [[Robert William Burgess]], RAF pilot in command of the [[Twin Otter]] aircraft on the flight.

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[edit] Burke Island

'''Burke Island''' ({{coor dm|73|5|S|104|52|W|}}) is an ice-covered [[island]] about 16 nautical miles (30 km) long and 6 nautical miles (11 km) wide, lying 37 nautical miles (70 km) southwest of [[Cape Waite]], [[King Peninsula]], in the [[Amundsen Sea]]. 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 [[Admiral Arleigh A. Burke]], [[U.S. Navy]], Chief of [[Naval Operations]] during [[U.S. Navy Deep Freeze]] operations of 1956-61.

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

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[edit] Burkett Islands

'''Burkett Islands''' ({{coor dm|66|56|S|50|19|E|}}) is a group of small islands lying just west of [[Mount Gleadell]] in the east part of [[Amundsen Bay]], in [[Enderby Land]]. Mapped from air photos taken in ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) aircraft in 1956. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[G.E.L. Burkett]], radio officer at Wilkes station in 1960.

== See also ==
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[edit] Burkett Nunatak

'''Burkett Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|72|42|S|162|14|E|}}) is a [[nunatak]], 2,180 m, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of [[Minaret Nunatak]], in the [[Monument Nunataks]]. 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 [[Willis A. Burkett]], aviation electronics technician of [[U.S. Navy Squadron VX]]-6. Burkett made six deployments with [[Deep Freeze]] expeditions and participated in over 100 flights to [[McMurdo Sound]].

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[edit] Burkitt Nunatak

'''Burkitt Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|69|42|S|66|53|W|}}) is a small [[nunatak]] (1,200 m) located in the northwest part of [[Dyer Plateau]], [[Palmer Land]], 9 nautical miles (17 km) west-southwest of [[Crescent Scarp]]. Following glaciological work by [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS), 1980-81, the feature was named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[David M. Burkitt]], BAS general assistant who assisted in the work that season; member of [[Joint Services Expedition]] to [[Elephant Island]], 1970-71.

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[edit] Cape Burks

'''Cape Burks''' ({{coor dm|74|45|S|136|50|W|}}) is a prominent rock cape, the northwest seaward extension of [[McDonald Heights]], marking the east side of the entrance of [[Hull Bay]] on the coast of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. The cape was sighted and mapped from the USS Glacier, [[January 31]], [[1962]], and was named for Lieutenant Commander [[Ernest Burks]], [[U.S. Navy]], senior helicopter pilot on the Glacier and first person to set foot on the cape.

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[edit] Mount Burley

'''Mount Burley''' ({{coor dm|54|29|S|36|9|W|}}) is a [[peak]] (895 m) located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of [[Doris Bay]], [[South Georgia]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for Lieutenant Commander [[Malcolm K. Burley]], [[Royal Navy]], leader of the [[British Combined Services Expedition]] which surveyed this vicinity in 1964-65.

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[edit] Burlock Peak

'''Burlock Peak''' ({{coor dm|86|3|S|132|20|W|}}) is a [[peak]], 2,070 m, on the spur descending from [[Mount Simsarian]], along the east face of [[Watson Escarpment]]. 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 [[James U. Burlock]], builder at [[Byrd Station]] in 1962.

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[edit] Burmester Dome

'''Burmester Dome''' ({{coor dm|83|22|S|50|56|W|}}) is an [[ice cap|ice-capped]] dome rising to 2,095 m in west-central [[Saratoga Table]], [[Forrestal Range]], in the [[Pensacola Mountains]]. At the suggestion of [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) party leader [[Arthur B. Ford]], named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Russell F. Burmester]], geologist, [[Western Washington State University]], Bellingham, WA, who worked in the Forrestal Range, 1978-79.

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[edit] Burn Cliffs

'''Burn Cliffs''' ({{coor dm|70|6|S|69|47|W|}}) is a two rock outlier ridges (455 m) westward of [[Mount Ethelwulf]], [[Douglas Range]], at the head of [[Haydn Inlet]], [[Alexander Island]]. The feature was mapped by DOS from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy]] in 1966 and [[U.S. Landsat]] imagery taken January 1974. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC), 1977, after [[Richard W. Burn]], [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) geologist, [[Adelaide Island]] and north Alexander Island, 1975-76 and 1976-77.

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[edit] Burnet Cove

'''Burnet Cove''' ({{coor dm|54|14|S|36|30|W|}}) is a [[cove]] 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) southwest of [[Mai Point]], on the east side of Maiviken in [[Cumberland Bay]], [[South Georgia]]. Roughly surveyed by the [[Swedish Antarctic Expedition]], 1901-04, under Nordenskjold. Resurveyed in 1929 by DI personnel, and in 1951 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS). The name Burnet, given by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC), is the English name of a plant (genus Acaena) which is common in this vicinity.

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[edit] Burnett Island

'''Burnett Island''' ({{coor dm|66|13|S|110|36|E|}}) is a rocky [[island]], 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) long in an east-west direction, which lies north of [[Honkala Island]] and is the central feature in the [[Swain Islands]]. First photographed from the air by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. It was included in a 1957 survey of Swain Islands by [[Wilkes Station]] personnel under [[C.R. Eklund]]. Named by Eklund for Lieutenant (j.g.) [[Donald R. Burnett]], [[U.S. Navy]], [[Military Support Unit Commander]] of the 1957 wintering party at Wilkes Station during the IGY.

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

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[edit] Mount Burnett

'''Mount Burnett''' ({{coor dm|67|53|S|62|45|E|}}) is a [[peak]], 1,050 m, standing 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) southwest of [[Trost Peak]] in the [[Masson Range]] of the [[Framnes Mountains]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37. Remapped by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]), 1957-60, and named for [[Eric Burnett]], radiophysicist at [[Mawson Station]], 1958.

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[edit] Burnette Glacier

'''Burnette Glacier''' ({{coor dm|72|1|S|170|3|E|}}) is a steep [[glacier]] in the [[Admiralty Mountains]], flowing southeast between [[Honeycomb Ridge]] and [[Quartermain Point]] into [[Moubray Bay]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-62. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Airman 2nd [[Class Robert L. Burnette]], [[United States Air Force]] (USAF), who perished in a crash of a C-124 Globemaster in this vicinity in 1958.

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[edit] Burnette Rock

'''Burnette Rock''' ({{coor dm|75|23|S|143|13|W|}}) is a rock 45 m high, lying 0.7 nautical miles (1.3 km) northwest of [[Groves Island]], off the coast of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Named for [[Chief Warrant Officer Desmond Burnette]], USA, helicopter pilot on the [[Marie Byrd Land Traverse]], 1966-67. He was pilot of the first helicopter to land on this rock during the mapping control traverse with [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) topographic engineers. The name was suggested to [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) by [[Charles E. Morrison]], Jr., USGS who, with Burnette, [[Thomas Bray]], USGS, and Sgt. [[Donald Bunner]], USA, occupied and positioned this rock on [[December 4]], [[1966]].

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[edit] Burney Peak

'''Burney Peak''' ({{coor dm|62|19|S|58|52|W|}}) is a [[peak]] rising west of [[Duthoit Point]] in the east part of [[Nelson Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1961 for [[Captain Burney]], Master of the British sealing vessel Nelson, probably from London, who visited the South Shetland Islands in 1820-23.

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[edit] Mount Burnham

'''Mount Burnham''' ({{coor dm|71|34|S|159|50|E|}}) is a projecting, bluff-type [[mountain]] (2,810 m) along the west wall of [[Daniels Range]], 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of [[Big Brother Bluff]], in the [[Usarp 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 [[James B. Burnham]], ionospheric physicist who wintered at [[South Pole Station]] in 1958 and 1961.

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[edit] Mount Burnham

'''Mount Burnham''' ({{coor dm|77|16|S|142|5|W|}}) is a [[mountain]], 1,170 m, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of [[Mount Van Valkenburg]] in the [[Clark Mountains]], in the [[Ford Ranges]] of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Discovered on aerial flights from [[West Base]] of the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) in 1940 and named for [[Guy Burnham]], Cartographer in the School of Geography of [[Clark University]].

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[edit] Burns Bluff

'''Burns Bluff''' ({{coor dm|70|22|S|67|56|W|}}) is a bluff on the west coast of [[Palmer Land]], immediately to the south of [[Naess Glacier]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Frederick M. Burns]], [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) geophysicist at [[Stonington Island]], 1967-69.

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[edit] Burns Glacier

'''Burns Glacier''' ({{coor dm|73|57|S|164|15|E|}}) is a tributary [[glacier]], 12 nautical miles (22 km) long, flowing north along the east side of [[Pinckard Table]] to enter the southwest side of [[Tinker Glacier]], in [[Victoria Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1955-63. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[John P. Burns]], radioman with the [[McMurdo Station]] winter parties of 1963 and 1967.

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[edit] Burnside Ridges

'''Burnside Ridges''' ({{coor dm|69|12|S|157|10|E|}}) is a three roughly parallel ridges running approximately NE-SW with their northeast extremities terminating at [[Matusevich Glacier]]. This area was photographed from the air by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] in 1947. The feature was sketched and photographed on [[February 20]], [[1959]] by [[Phillip Law]], leader of the ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) ([[Magga Dan]]) expedition. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) after Lieutenant Commander [[I.M. Burnside]], RAN, hydrographic surveyor on the Magga Dan during the voyage.

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[edit] Buromskiy Island

'''Buromskiy Island''' ({{coor dm|66|32|S|93|0|E|}}) is a small [[island]] lying 0.3 nautical miles (0.6 km) south of [[Haswell Island]] in the [[Haswell Islands]]. Discovered and mapped by the [[Australasian Antarctic Expedition]] under Mawson, 1911-14. Photographed by the Soviet expedition of 1958 and named for [[N.I. Buromskiy]], expedition hydrographer who lost his life in the Antarctic in 1957.

== See also ==
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[edit] Cape Buromskiy

'''Cape Buromskiy''' ({{coor dm|69|0|S|156|5|E|}}) is the northern point of [[Krylov Peninsula]]. Photographed from the air by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] in 1947. Mapped from air photos taken by the [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]] of 1958. Named by the latter after a member of the Soviet expedition, hydrographer [[N.I. Buromskiy]], who died in Antarctica in 1957.

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[edit] Burrage Dome

'''Burrage Dome''' ({{coor dm|75|33|S|161|5|E|}}) is a mainly ice-covered dome, 840 m, standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) northeast of the summit of [[Mount Joyce]], in the [[Prince Albert Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1956-62. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Roy E. Burrage]], Jr., construction mechanic with the [[South Pole Station]] winter party, 1966.

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[edit] Mount Burrill

'''Mount Burrill''' ({{coor dm|72|50|S|167|29|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] (2,310 m) on the east edge of [[Malta Plateau]], situated 4 nautical miles (7 km) south of [[Mount Hussey]] at the head of [[Hand Glacier]], in the [[Victory Mountains]] of [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the [[New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (NZ-APC) for Dr. [[Meredith F. Burrill]], [[Executive Secretary]] of the [[U.S. Board]] on [[Geographic Names]], 1943-73. His leadership in the development of Antarctic names policy and principles has been instrumental in establishing greater international uniformity in the geographic nomenclature of the continent.

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[edit] Burris Nunatak

'''Burris Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|71|47|S|160|27|E|}}) is a [[nunatak]] near the north extremity of [[Emlen Peaks]], 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northwest of [[Mount Cox]], in the [[Usarp 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 [[James M. Burris]], assistant to the [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) representative at [[McMurdo Station]], 1967-68.

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[edit] Burro Peaks

'''Burro Peaks''' ({{coor dm|62|26|S|59|47|W|}}) is a twin rock peaks forming the summit (190 m) of [[Dee Island]], [[English Strait]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. The feature was descriptively named "[[Picos Orejas]] de Burro" (burro's ears peaks) by a [[Chilean Antarctic Expedition]] (about 1963), but a shorter English form of the name has been approved.

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[edit] Mount Burrows

'''Mount Burrows''' ({{coor dm|74|18|S|163|39|E|}}) is a [[peak]] (2,260 m) located 5 nautical miles (9 km) west-southwest of [[Mount Queensland]] in the [[Deep Freeze Range]], [[Victoria Land]]. The feature towers high above the lower, east side of [[Priestley Glacier]]. Named by the [[New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (NZ-APC) for [[A.L. Burrows]], [[Scientific Leader]] at [[Scott Base]], 1964-65.

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[edit] Bursey Icefalls

'''Bursey Icefalls''' ({{coor dm|75|59|S|132|48|W|}}) is the icefalls draining the north slope of [[Mount Bursey]] in the [[Flood Range]], [[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) in association with Mount Bursey.

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[edit] Mount Bursey

'''Mount Bursey''' ({{coor dm|76|1|S|132|38|W|}}) is a broad, ice-covered [[mountain]], 2,780 m, which forms the east end of [[Flood Range]] in [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Discovered by members of the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) on aerial flights in 1940. Named for [[Jacob Bursey]], member of the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] (1928-30) and dog-driver with the USAS party which sledged to the west end of the Flood Range in December 1940.

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[edit] Mount Bursik

'''Mount Bursik''' ({{coor dm|79|43|S|84|23|W|}}) is a central [[peak]] (2,500 m) of the [[Soholt Peaks]], in the [[Heritage Range]], [[Ellsworth Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1961-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Captain [[Vlada D. Bursik]], U.S. Navy, [[Deputy Commander]], [[U.S. Navy Support Force]], Antarctica, during [[Deep Freeze]] 1966.

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[edit] Burt Rocks

'''Burt Rocks''' ({{coor dm|69|35|S|159|9|E|}}) is a cluster of rocks at the west margin of [[Noll Glacier]], 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) south of [[Axthelm Ridge]], in [[Wilson Hills]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1961-64. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[DeVere E. Burt]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) biologist at [[Hallett Station]], 1968-69.

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[edit] Burtis Island

'''Burtis Island''' ({{coor dm|73|4|S|125|29|W|}}) is a small [[island]] lying 10 nautical miles (18 km) east of [[Cape Dart]], [[Siple Island]], off the coast of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photography, 1962-65. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[William J. Burtis]], ionospheric physicist at [[Byrd Station]] in 1965.

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

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[edit] Burton Cove

'''Burton Cove''' ({{coor dm|54|1|S|38|4|W|}}) is a small [[cove]] just east of [[Pearson Point]], the southwest tip of [[Bird Island]], [[South Georgia]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Robert W. Burton]], [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) assistant in fur seal investigations on Bird Island, 1971-72.

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[edit] Burton Island Glacier

'''Burton Island Glacier''' ({{coor dm|66|49|S|90|20|E|}}) is a channel [[glacier]], about 9 nautical miles (17 km) wide and 7 nautical miles (13 km) long, flowing north from the continental ice to [[Posadowsky Bay]] just west of [[Cape Torson]]. Mapped from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47, and named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for the USS assisted in establishing astronomical control stations along [[Wilhelm II]], [[Queen Mary]], Knox and [[Budd Coasts]].

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

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[edit] Burton Point

'''Burton Point''' ({{coor dm|66|16|S|66|56|W|}}) is the northeastern point of [[Krogh Island]], in the [[Biscoe Islands]]. Mapped from air photos taken by [[Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition]] (FIDASE) (1956-57). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Alan C. Burton]], Canadian physiologist who has specialized in cold climate physiology and the problems of clothing for cold environments.

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[edit] Burton Rocks

'''Burton Rocks''' ({{coor dm|68|14|S|67|2|W|}}) is a small group of three rocks lying in [[Marguerite Bay]], 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of [[Neny Island]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Surveyed in 1947 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) and named by them for the USS [[Burton Island]], icebreaker with [[U.S. Navy Operation Windmill]], which visited Marguerite Bay in 1948 and assisted in the relief of the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) and FIDS parties on [[Stonington Island]].

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[edit] Mount Burton

'''Mount Burton''' ({{coor dm|72|33|S|166|44|E|}}) is a graywacke [[peak]] (2,740 m) standing at the west side of the mouth of [[Osuga Glacier]] in the [[Barker Range]], [[Victory Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the NZFMCAE, 1962-63, after [[William Burton]], crew member on the [[Terra Nova]] during the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13. Burton, who lived in [[New Zealand]], was a guest of the [[U.S. Navy]] during the 1962-63 Antarctic season when he visited the continent again with two others of Scott's veterans.

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[edit] Busen Point

'''Busen Point''' ({{coor dm|54|9|S|36|33|W|}}) is a point forming the southeast side of the entrance to [[Stromness Bay]], on the north coast of [[South Georgia]]. The point was known at a much earlier date, but the name was first used on the charts based upon the 1927-29 survey by DI personnel. Named for the head of [[Husvik Harbor]] in Stromness Bay.

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[edit] Bush Mountains

'''Bush Mountains''' ({{coor dm|84|57|S|179|30|E|}}) is a series of rugged elevations at the heads of Ramsey and [[Kosco Glaciers]], extending from [[Mount Weir]] in the west to [[Anderson Heights]] overlooking [[Shackleton Glacier]] in the east. Photographed at a distance by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] on several flights to the [[Queen Maud Mountains]] in November 1929. The mountains were further defined from aerial photographs taken by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) (1939-41), [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] (1946-47), and [[U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze]] (1956-63). Named by US-SCAN, on the recommendation of [[R. Admiral Byrd]], after [[James I. Bush]], American financier and patron of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30.

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[edit] Bushell Bluff

'''Bushell Bluff''' ({{coor dm|71|28|S|67|36|W|}}) is a bluff on the west coast of [[Palmer Land]], immediately south of [[Norman Glacier]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Anthony N. Bushell]], [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) general assistant at [[Fossil Bluff]], 1969-70.

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[edit] Mount Bushnell

'''Mount Bushnell''' ({{coor dm|85|36|S|150|48|W|}}) is a [[mountain]], 840 m, between [[Mount Durham]] and [[Pincer Point]] in the northwest part of [[Tapley Mountains]]. First roughly mapped by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]], 1928-30. Remapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS), 1960-64. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Vivian C. Bushnell]] of the [[American Geographical Society]], editor of the Society's [[Antarctic Map Folio Series]].

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[edit] Buskirk Bluffs

'''Buskirk Bluffs''' ({{coor dm|70|47|S|165|39|E|}}) is a sheer rock bluff on the west side of [[McMahon Glacier]] in the [[Anare Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) for Maj. [[H. Buskirk]], [[United States Air Force]] (USAF), official American observer with ANARE ([[Thala Dan]]), 1962, which explored this area.

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[edit] Bussey Glacier

'''Bussey Glacier''' ({{coor dm|65|16|S|64|1|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing west from [[Mount Peary]] to the head of [[Waddington Bay]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. First charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot, 1908-10. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1959 for [[Group Captain J. Bussey]] of the Directorate of [[Overseas Surveys]].

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[edit] Butcher Nunatak

'''Butcher Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|76|32|S|146|30|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]] at the south end of the [[Birchall Peaks]], 4 nautical miles (7 km) southwest of [[Swarm Peak]], in the [[Ford Ranges]] of [[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 [[Robert S. Butcher]], builder, U.S. Navy, at [[Byrd Station]] in 1967.

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[edit] Butcher Ridge

'''Butcher Ridge''' ({{coor dm|79|12|S|155|48|E|}}) is a large, mainly ice-free ridge near the polar plateau in the west part of the [[Cook Mountains]]. The ridge is in the form of an arc, extending northwest from [[Mount Ayres]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Commander [[H.K. Butcher]], [[U.S. Navy]], air operations officer on the Staff of the [[U.S. Naval Support Force]], Antarctica, during [[U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze]] 1963 and 1964.

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[edit] Butchers Spur

'''Butchers Spur''' ({{coor dm|85|34|S|166|30|W|}}) is a high ice-covered spur which descends southwestward from [[Mount Don Pedro Christophersen]] to the polar plateau. This feature on the south margin of the [[Queen Maud Mountains]] is the location of [[Roald Amundsen]]'s "[[Butcher Shop]]." It was here in November 1911 that his party slaughtered their excess sledge dogs, consuming portions themselves and permitting the remaining sledge dogs a feast, prior to making the final dash to the [[South Pole]], which was reached December 14.

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[edit] Butler Glacier

'''Butler Glacier''' ({{coor dm|77|24|S|152|42|W|}}) is a broad [[glacier]] draining the north side of [[Edward VII Peninsula]] in the vicinity of [[Clark Peak]], and flowing generally northeastward through the [[Alexandra Mountains]] to its terminus in [[Sulzberger Bay]]. Mapped from surveys by the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos (1959-65). Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant [[F.M. Butler]], U.S. Navy, expedition navigator in charge of all navigation watch sections on the USS Glacier during the exploration of this area in January 1962.

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[edit] Butler Island

'''Butler Island''' ({{coor dm|72|13|S|60|8|W|}}) is a circular, ice-covered [[island]] 6 nautical miles (11 km) wide which rises to 185 m, lying 7 nautical miles (13 km) east of [[Merz Peninsula]], off the east coast of [[Palmer Land]]. Discovered and photographed from the air in December 1940 by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS). During 1947 it was photographed from the air by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), who in conjunction with the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) charted it from the ground. Named by the FIDS for [[K.S.P. Butler]], FIDS commander in 1947-48.

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

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[edit] Butler Nunataks

'''Butler Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|68|3|S|62|24|E|}}) is a small group of [[nunatak]]s immediately north of [[Mount Twintop]] in the [[Framnes Mountains]]. Mapped from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) surveys of 1954-62. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[W.J. Butler]], senior diesel mechanic at [[Mawson Station]] in 1967.

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[edit] Butler Passage

'''Butler Passage''' ({{coor dm|64|58|S|63|44|W|}}) is a passage between the [[Wauwermans Islands]] and [[Puzzle Islands]], connecting Peltier and [[Lemaire Channels]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. The route was probably first used by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot, 1903-05 and 1908-10, on their trips between [[Port Lockroy]] and [[Booth Island]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1959 for Captain [[Adrian R.L. Butler]], [[Royal Navy]], captain of the British naval guardship HMS Protector which was in this area in 1957-58 and 1958-59.

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[edit] Butler Peaks

'''Butler Peaks''' ({{coor dm|71|31|S|67|10|W|}}) is a group of peaks at the south end of the [[Batterbee Mountains]], located about 4 nautical miles (7 km) south of [[Mount Bagshawe]] between the Armstrong and [[Conchie Glaciers]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[Peter F. Butler]], [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) geophysicist at [[Stonington Island]], 1969-70 and 1973.

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[edit] Butler Rocks

'''Butler Rocks''' ({{coor dm|82|35|S|47|57|W|}}) is a two rock [[nunatak]]s, 910 m, standing 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) southwest of [[Vanguard Nunatak]] in northern [[Forrestal Range]], [[Pensacola Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1956-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[William A. Butler]], aerographer, [[Ellsworth Station]] winter party, 1957.

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