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[edit] Dungane Peaks
'''Dungane Peaks''' ({{coor dm|72|11|S|24|9|E|}}) is a two peaks, 2,870 m, standing 9 nautical miles (17 km) west of [[Dufek Mountain]] in the [[Sor Rondane Mountains]]. Mapped by Norwegain cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47, and named Dungane (the heaps).
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[edit] Mount Dungey
'''Mount Dungey''' ({{coor dm|67|0|S|51|15|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of [[Pythagoras Peak]] in the [[Tula Mountains]], [[Enderby Land]]. Plotted from air photos taken from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) aircraft in 1956. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[F.G. Dungey]], a member of the crew of the Discovery during the [[British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition]] (BANZARE), 1929-31.
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[edit] Dunikowski Ridge
'''Dunikowski Ridge''' ({{coor dm|62|9|S|58|11|W|}}) is a ridge trending NW-SE and rising to about 315 m northeast of [[Legru Bay]], [[King George Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Named following geological work by the [[Polish Antarctic Expedition]], 1977-79, after [[Xawery Dunikowski]] (1875-1964), Polish sculptor.
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[edit] Dunlop Island
'''Dunlop Island''' ({{coor dm|77|14|S|163|30|E|}}) is a rocky [[island]], 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) long, lying just off the [[Wilson Piedmont Glacier]] and the coast of [[Victoria Land]], close northeast of [[Cape Dunlop]]. First mapped by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]] (1907-09) under Shackleton, who named it for [[H.J.L. Dunlop]], chief engineer of the ship Nimrod.
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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[edit] Dunlop Peak
'''Dunlop Peak''' ({{coor dm|67|57|S|62|28|E|}}) is an one of the [[Smith Peaks]], 1,330 m, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of [[Mount Hordern]] in the [[David Range]], [[Framnes Mountains]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[R. Dunlop]], cosmic ray physicist at Mawson station in 1959.
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[edit] Cape Dunlop
'''Cape Dunlop''' ({{coor dm|77|14|S|163|27|E|}}) is a rocky point just west of [[Dunlop Island]] on the coast of [[Victoria Land]]. First mapped by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]] (1907-09) under Shackleton, who named this feature [[Rocky Point]]. It has since taken its name from Dunlop Island.
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[edit] Dunn Glacier
'''Dunn Glacier''' ({{coor dm|73|36|S|165|46|E|}}) is a steep tributary [[glacier]] which drains the northwest slopes of [[Mount Casey]] and flows north to [[Icebreaker Glacier]], in the [[Mountaineer Range]], [[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 [[Robert Dunn]], U.S. Navy, commissaryman, [[McMurdo Station]], 1967.
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[edit] Dunn Spur
'''Dunn Spur''' ({{coor dm|86|21|S|147|22|W|}}) is a prominent rock spur which descends from [[Mount Blackburn]] and extends for 5 nautical miles (9 km) along the north side of [[Van Reeth Glacier]], in the [[Queen Maud 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 [[Thomas H. Dunn]] of [[U.S. Navy Squadron VX]]-6, aircrewman on photographic aircraft over Antarctica on [[Operation Deep Freeze]] 1964, 1966 and 1967.
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[edit] Duparc Rocks
'''Duparc Rocks''' ({{coor dm|63|31|S|58|50|W|}}) is a group of rocks between 1 and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off the coast, 3 nautical miles (6 km) northeast of [[Cape Roquemaurel]], [[Trinity Peninsula]]. Mapped from surveys by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) (1960-61). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Louis Duparc]], French naval officer on the Astrolabe during her Antarctic voyage (1837-1840).
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[edit] Duperre Bay
'''Duperre Bay''' ({{coor dm|64|27|S|62|41|W|}}) is a [[bay]] 3 nautical miles (6 km) long, lying immediately northeast of [[Hulot Peninsula]] at the southwest extremity of [[Brabant Island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Discovered by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1903-05, under Charcot, who named it for [[V. Admiral Charles Duperre]], [[French Navy]].
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[edit] Durham Point
'''Durham Point''' ({{coor dm|85|32|S|151|12|W|}}) is a small rock spur extending north from [[Mount Durham]] at the northwest end of the [[Tapley Mountains]], in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. The feature was visited in December 1934 by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] geological party under [[Quin Blackburn]], and named in association with Mount Durham.
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[edit] Mount Durham
'''Mount Durham''' ({{coor dm|85|33|S|151|12|W|}}) is a mainly ice-free [[mountain]], 860 m, standing at the east side of the mouth of [[Scott Glacier]] and marking the northwest limit of the [[Tapley Mountains]] in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. First observed in December 1929 by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] geological party under [[Laurence Gould]]. The mountain was climbed in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under [[Quin Blackburn]], and was named by Byrd after Durham, NH, seat of the University of [[New Hampshire]] and home of [[Stuart D.L. Paine]], a member of the latter party.
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[edit] Mount Durnford
'''Mount Durnford''' ({{coor dm|80|58|S|158|15|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 2,715 m, standing 5 nautical miles (9 km) southeast of [[Mount Field]] in the [[Churchill Mountains]]. Discovered and named "[[Durnford Bluff]]" by the ''Discovery'' expedition (1901-04), for [[Admiral Sir John Durnford]], a [[Junior Naval Lord]] who was of assistance to the expedition. The [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1960-61) remapped the feature and amended the name to Mount Durnford.
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[edit] Duroch Islands
'''Duroch Islands''' ({{coor dm|63|18|S|57|54|W|}}) is a group of islands and rocks which extend over an area of about 3 nautical miles (6 km), centering about 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northwest of [[Cape Legoupil]], off the north coast of [[Trinity Peninsula]]. Discovered by a French expedition under Captain [[Jules Dumont]] d'Urville, 1837-40, who gave the name "[[Rocher Duroch]]" to one of the largest islands in the group. [[The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), which charted the islands in 1946, recommended that the name Duroch be extended to include the entire group of islands. Named for [[Ensign Joseph Duroch]] of d'Urville's expedition ship, the Astrolabe.
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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[edit] Durrance Inlet
'''Durrance Inlet''' ({{coor dm|73|50|S|16|30|W|}}) is an ice-filled inlet 10 nautical miles (18 km) north of [[Veststraumen Glacier]] along [[Princess Martha Coast]]. The inlet is 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide, recedes 12 nautical miles (22 km), and opens to [[Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf]]. It was plotted by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from aerial photographs obtained by [[U.S. Navy Squadron]] VXE-6 in a [[November 5]], [[1967]] reconnaissance flight over this coast. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant (j.g.) [[Frank M. Durrance]], Jr., [[U.S. Navy Reserve]], navigator on that flight.
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[edit] Duse Bay
'''Duse Bay''' ({{coor dm|63|32|S|57|15|W|}}) is a [[bay]] indenting the south side of [[Trinity Peninsula]] between [[View Point]] and the west side of [[Tabarin Peninsula]]. Discovered by a party under [[J. Gunnar Andersson]], of the [[Swedish Antarctic Expedition]], 1901-04. Named by Nordenskjold, leader of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, for Lieutenant [[S.A. Duse]].
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[edit] Mount Duse
'''Mount Duse''' ({{coor dm|54|16|S|36|29|W|}}) is a conspicuous [[mountain]], 505 m, surmounting [[King Edward Point]] on the west side of [[Cumberland East Bay]], [[South Georgia]]. Charted in 1902 by Lieutenant [[S.A. Duse]], cartographer of the [[Swedish Antarctic Expedition]], 1901-04, for whom it is named.
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[edit] Duseberg Buttress
'''Duseberg Buttress''' ({{coor dm|65|10|S|64|6|W|}}) is a conspicuous rocky cone, 500 m, standing at the southwest side of [[Mount Scott]] on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Discovered by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] 1897-99 and named "[[Cap Duseberg]]" by Gerlache. Aerial photos show no cape, only a rock buttesss, evidently the feature Gerlache intended to name.
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[edit] Dusky Ledge
'''Dusky Ledge''' ({{coor dm|80|2|S|156|57|E|}}) is an area of relatively level exposed rock (c.1100 m) that forms the north part of [[Dusky Ridge]] in [[Britannia Range]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) is association with Dusky Ridge.
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[edit] Dusky Ridge
'''Dusky Ridge''' ({{coor dm|80|5|S|157|2|E|}}) is an ice-free rock ridge, 9 nautical miles (17 km) long and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) wide, between Lieske and [[Hinton Glaciers]] in the [[Britannia Range]]. Named "[[Dusky Mountains]]" by the [[Darwin Glacier Party]] of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-58) because of the lack of snow on its slopes. The name was amended to Dusky Ridge following remapping of the feature by the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-62.
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[edit] Dustin Island
'''Dustin Island''' ({{coor dm|72|34|S|94|48|W|}}) is an [[island]] about 18 nautical miles (33 km) long, lying 15 nautical miles (28 km) southeast of [[Cape Annawan]], [[Thurston Island]]. The feature forms the southeast limit of [[Seraph Bay]]. Discovered by [[R. Admiral Byrd]] and other members of the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) in a flight from the Bear on [[February 27]], [[1940]]. Named by Byrd for [[Frederick G. Dustin]], member of the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]], 1933-35, and mechanic with the USAS, 1939-41.
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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[edit] Duthiers Point
'''Duthiers Point''' ({{coor dm|64|48|S|62|49|W|}}) is a point forming the south side of the entrance to [[Andvord Bay]] on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Discovered by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1897-99, under Gerlache, who named it "[[Cap Lacaze-Duthiers]]" for [[Felix Henri]] de [[Lacaze-Duthiers]] (1821-1901), French naturalist and authority on the anatomy of mollusks.
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[edit] Duthoit Point
'''Duthoit Point''' ({{coor dm|62|19|S|58|50|W|}}) is a point which forms the east tip of [[Nelson Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. The point appears on charts dating back to 1822. It was recharted by DI, 1934-35, and named after [[Arthur Duthoit]], a draftsman in the [[Admiralty Hydrographic Office]] at the time.
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[edit] Mount Duvall
'''Mount Duvall''' ({{coor dm|78|22|S|162|31|E|}}) is a named after [[Thomas L. Duvall]], Jr.; has conducted research, along with [[John W. Harvey]] and [[Martin Pomerantz]], in helioseismology at the [[South Pole]] since 1980.
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[edit] Duyvis Point
'''Duyvis Point''' ({{coor dm|65|55|S|64|35|W|}}) is a point on the east side of [[Barilari Bay]] 11 nautical miles (20 km) south-southeast of [[Cape Garcia]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. First roughly charted by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37. Mapped more accurately by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) from photos taken by [[Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd]]. in 1956-57. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[F. Donker Duyvis]], Dutch documentalist, Secretary of the [[International Federation]] for Documentation.
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[edit] Dvergen Hill
'''Dvergen Hill''' ({{coor dm|72|13|S|0|47|E|}}) is a small, isolated rock hill about 4 nautical miles (7 km) north of Fuglefjellet in the [[Sverdrup Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Photographed from the air by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Dvergen (the dwarf).
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[edit] Dvorak Ice Rise
'''Dvorak Ice Rise''' ({{coor dm|71|21|S|72|46|W|}}) is an ice rise 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) in extent, rising above the ice of [[Mendelssohn Inlet]] in the southwest part of [[Alexander Island]]. First mapped from air photos taken by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, by Searle of the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1960. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[Antonin Dvorak]] (1841-1904), Bohemian composer.
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[edit] Dwyer Escarpment
'''Dwyer Escarpment''' ({{coor dm|70|38|S|165|24|E|}}) is an ice-covered escarpment that overlooks the north coast of [[Victoria Land]] between [[Cooper Spur]] and [[Cape North]]. Mapped by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]), 1962, which gave the name after [[L.J. Dwyer]], former Director of the [[Australian Commonwealth Bureau]] of Meteorology, a member of the ANARE [[Executive Planning Committee]].
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[edit] Dwyer Nunataks
'''Dwyer Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|68|13|S|58|27|E|}}) is a scattered group of low peaks and ridges about 6 nautical miles (11 km) long and 3 nautical miles (6 km) wide, lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of [[Mount Gjeita]] in the [[Hansen Mountains]]. Plotted from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) air photos. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) after [[V. Dwyer]], radio officer at [[Mawson Station]] in 1964, a member of one of the survey parties which carried out a tellurometer traverse passing through the Hansen Mountains in 1965.
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[edit] Mount Dwyer
'''Mount Dwyer''' ({{coor dm|70|11|S|65|4|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of [[Mount Dovers]] in the [[Athos Range]], [[Prince Charles Mountains]]. Plotted from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) air photos. Named for [[V.J. Dwyer]], radio operator at [[Mawson Station]] in 1964.
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[edit] Dybvadskog Peak
'''Dybvadskog Peak''' ({{coor dm|79|19|S|86|21|W|}}) is a sharp, somewhat isolated [[peak]], 2,180 m, the westernmost of those rising above the ice surface just west of the south part of [[Founders Escarpment]], in the [[Heritage Range]], [[Ellsworth Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1961-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Olav Dybvadskog]], Norwegian glaciologist, a member of the [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) [[South Pole-Queen Maud Land Traverse]] of 1964-65.
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[edit] Dyer Island
'''Dyer Island''' ({{coor dm|67|36|S|62|52|E|}}) is a small [[island]] between [[Lee Island]] and [[Entrance Island]] in [[Holme Bay]], Mac. [[Robertson Land]]. Plotted from photos taken by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) aircraft in 1956. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) after [[R. Dyer]], cook at nearby Mawson station in 1960.
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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[edit] Dyer Plateau
'''Dyer Plateau''' ({{coor dm|70|30|S|65|0|W|}}) is a broad ice-covered upland of north-central [[Palmer Land]], bounded to the north by [[Fleming Glacier]] and [[Bingham Glacier]], and to the south by the [[Gutenko Mountains]]. The plateau was first explored on land and photographed from the air by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), 1939-41. Named after [[J. Glenn Dyer]], surveyor with the then [[General Land Office]], Dept. of the Interior; leader of the USAS surface party which sledged from Fleming Glacier southeast across the plateau to the [[Welch Mountains]]; U.S. observer with the ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) during the 1956-57 season.
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[edit] Dyer Point
'''Dyer Point''' ({{coor dm|71|53|S|100|37|W|}}) is an ice-covered point just west of [[Hughes Peninsula]] on the north coast of [[Thurston Island]]. First plotted from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] in December 1946. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[J.N. Dyer]], radio engineer with the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] in 1933-35.
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[edit] Mount Dyke
'''Mount Dyke''' ({{coor dm|67|35|S|49|25|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 1,100 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of [[Mount Humble]] in the northeast part of the [[Raggatt Mountains]]. Plotted from air photos taken by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) in 1956. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[Flying Officer G. Dyke]], RAAF, pilot at Mawson station in 1960.
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[edit] Dykeman Point
'''Dykeman Point''' ({{coor dm|71|33|S|75|8|W|}}) is a snow-covered point between [[Rameau Inlet]] and [[Verdi Inlet]], marking the northwest extremity of [[Pesce Peninsula]], [[Alexander Island]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs taken 1967-68 and from Landsat imagery taken 1972-73. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Commander [[Paul R. Dykeman]], U.S. Navy, [[Commanding Officer]], [[Antarctic Development Squadron Six]] (VXE-6), from May 1981 to May 1982.
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[edit] Dykes Peak
'''Dykes Peak''' ({{coor dm|77|13|S|161|1|E|}}) is a [[peak]] (2,220 m) at the head of [[Victoria Upper Glacier]], 4 nautical miles (7 km) east of [[Skew Peak]], in the [[Clare Range]] of [[Victoria Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs, 1947-62. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) (1974) for [[Leonard H. Dykes]] who was associated for nearly 20 years with the successive Antarctic co-ordinating committees within the [[U.S. Government]].
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[edit] Dyment Island
'''Dyment Island''' ({{coor dm|74|8|S|102|2|W|}}) is a small [[island]] lying 5 nautical miles (9 km) southwest of [[McKinzie Islands]] in the inner-central part of [[Cranton Bay]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Donald I. Dyment]], U.S. Navy, cook at [[Byrd Station]], 1967.
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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[edit] Dyna Hill
'''Dyna Hill''' ({{coor dm|72|22|S|0|40|E|}}) is a hill 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of [[Kvithovden Peak]] in the [[Sverdrup Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Photographed from the air by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Dyna (the dune).
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[edit] Dynamite Island
'''Dynamite Island''' ({{coor dm|68|11|S|67|0|W|}}) is a small, low, rocky [[island]] in [[Back Bay]], lying 0.1 nautical miles (0.2 km) east of [[Stonington Island]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. First surveyed by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), 1939-41, who referred to it as [[Petrel Island]]; a name not approved because it duplicates an existing name in the Antarctic. The name Dynamite Island was proposed by [[Finn Ronne]], leader of [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48. In 1947 it was necessary to dynamite a passage for the Port of Beaumont, Texas through the ice to the east of this island.
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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[edit] Dyrdal Peak
'''Dyrdal Peak''' ({{coor dm|83|25|S|51|23|W|}}) is a [[peak]], 1,820 m, standing at the southwest extremity of [[Saratoga Table]], 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west-northwest of [[Fierle Peak]], in the [[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 [[Frederick F. Dyrdal]], aviation structural mechanic at [[Ellsworth Station]], winter 1957.
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[edit] Dzema Peak
'''Dzema Peak''' ({{coor dm|85|45|S|138|0|W|}}) is a [[peak]], 2,570 m, standing 5 nautical miles (9 km) west-southwest of [[Mount Ratliff]] on the north side of [[Watson Escarpment]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant (jg) [[John Dzema]] of [[U.S. Navy Squadron VX]]-6 who was at [[McMurdo Station]] the 1962-63 and 1963-64 seasons.
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[edit] Mount Dzhalil'
'''Mount Dzhalil'''' ({{coor dm|72|1|S|14|36|E|}}) is a small [[mountain]], 2,510 m, in the [[Linnormen Hills]] of the [[Payer Mountains]], in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped from air photos and surveys by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-60; remapped by [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]], 1960-61, and named after [[Musa Dzhalil]]', Soviet poet.
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[edit] Dziura Nunatak
'''Dziura Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|71|44|S|161|15|E|}}) is an ice-free [[nunatak]] (1,480 m) located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northwest of [[Mount Remington]] in the northwest extremity of [[Helliwell Hills]]. 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 [[Charles S. Dziura]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) meteorologist at [[South Pole Station]], 1967-68.
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[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica]]
