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[edit] Lawrence Peaks

'''Lawrence Peaks''' ({{coor dm|72|50|S|166|20|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] complex of high peaks separating the [[Seafarer Glacier]] from the head of the [[Mariner Glacier]]. Named by the [[Northern Party]] of [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1966-67, for the leader of the party, [[J.E.S. Lawrence]].

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[edit] Mount Lawrence

'''Mount Lawrence''' ({{coor dm|67|51|S|62|31|E|}}) is a [[peak]], 1,230 m, just north of [[Mount Coates]] in the [[David Range]] of the [[Frammes Mountains]], Mac. [[Robertson Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[J. Lawrence]], diesel mechanic at [[Mawson Station]] in 1959.

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[edit] Lawrie Glacier

'''Lawrie Glacier''' ({{coor dm|66|4|S|64|36|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing into the head of [[Barilari Bay]] between [[Mount Genecand]] and [[Mezzo Buttress]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Charted by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1959 for [[Robert Lawrie]], English alpine and polar equipment specialist.

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[edit] Laws Glacier

'''Laws Glacier''' ({{coor dm|60|38|S|45|38|W|}}) is a confluent [[glacier]] system which flows into [[Marshall Bay]] on the south coast of [[Coronation Island]], in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Surveyed in 1948-49 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS). Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Richard M. Laws]] of the FIDS, leader and biologist at [[Signy Island]] base in 1948 and 1949, and at [[South Georgia]] in 1951.

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[edit] Lawson Aiguilles

'''Lawson Aiguilles''' ({{coor dm|67|50|S|66|15|E|}}) is a line of sharp peaks in the south part of [[Mount Rivett]], in the [[Gustav Bull Mountains]] of Mac. [[Robertson Land]]. Peaks in this group were included in ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) surveys of 1962 and 1967. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[E.J. Lawson]], diesel mechanic at [[Mawson Station]] who assisted with the survey work in 1967.

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[edit] Lawson Creek

'''Lawson Creek''' ({{coor dm|77|43|S|162|16|E|}}) is a meltwater stream, 400 m long, flowing southeast from the southwest tip of [[Rhone Glacier]] to the northwest corner of [[Lake Chad]] in [[Taylor Valley]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1996 after [[Wendy Julia Lawson]], glaciologist, University of Canterbury, [[New Zealand]], leader of an expedition that studied glacial processes on [[Taylor Glacier]] during the 1992 and 1993 summer seasons.

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[edit] Lawson Nunatak

'''Lawson Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|67|56|S|62|51|E|}}) is a small tooth-like [[nunatak]] lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of [[Branson Nunatak]] in the [[Masson Range]] of the [[Framnes Mountains]]. The feature was fixed by intersection from trigonometrical stations by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) in 1968. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[E.J. Lawson]], diesel mechanic at [[Mawson Station]], who assisted with the survey work in 1967.

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[edit] Lawson Nunataks

'''Lawson Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|70|47|S|159|45|E|}}) is a line of [[nunatak]]s about 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, located 4 nautical miles (7 km) southwest of [[Keim Peak]] in the [[Usarp Mountains]]. 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 [[Gerald J. Lawson]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) biologist at [[McMurdo Station]], 1967-68.

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[edit] Lawson Peak

'''Lawson Peak''' ({{coor dm|66|11|S|65|36|W|}}) is a [[peak]] 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) southeast of [[Cape Evensen]] on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Photographed by [[Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd]]. in 1956-57, and mapped from these photos by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS). Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 for [[Sir Arnold Lawson]] (1867-1947), English ophthalmic surgeon whose work in tinted glass contributed to improvements in the protective qualities of snow goggles. The peak is a prominent landmark when seen from the southwest.

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[edit] Lawther Knoll

'''Lawther Knoll''' ({{coor dm|54|29|S|37|3|W|}}) is a rounded, scree-covered hill (315 m) in eastern [[Annenkov Island]], [[South Georgia]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) geologist [[Eric G. Lawther]] who worked on the [[island]], 1972-73.

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[edit] Lay-brother Rock

'''Lay-brother Rock''' ({{coor dm|60|34|S|46|13|W|}}) is a rock 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of [[Despair Rocks]] and 7 nautical miles (13 km) northwest of [[Route Point]], off the west end of [[Coronation Island]] in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Charted and named by DI personnel on the [[Discovery II]] in 1933.

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[edit] Layman Peak

'''Layman Peak''' ({{coor dm|84|51|S|179|35|E|}}) is a [[peak]], 2,560 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) east of [[Mount Bellows]] and 4 nautical miles (7 km) north of [[McIntyre Promontory]], in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. Discovered and photographed by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) on Flight C of February 29-[[March 1]], [[1940]], and surveyed by [[A.P. Crary]] in 1957-58. Named by Crary for [[Frank Layman]], mechanic of the [[U.S. Ross Ice Shelf Traverse Party]] (1957-58) and [[Victoria Land Traverse Party]] (1958-59).

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[edit] Cape Lazara

'''Cape Lazara''' ({{coor dm|64|20|S|56|55|W|}}) is the northernmost point of [[Snow Hill Island]]. The cape was named "[[Cabo Costa Lazara]]" by the command of the Argentine ship after Teniente (Lt.) [[Costa Lazara]], an Argentine navy pilot who was killed in a flying accident at the [[Espora Naval Air Base]].

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[edit] Lazarev Bay

'''Lazarev Bay''' ({{coor dm|69|20|S|72|0|W|}}) is a rectangular [[bay]], 15 nautical miles (28 km) long and 13 nautical miles (24 km) wide, between [[Alexander Island]] and [[Rothschild Island]] and bounded on the south by [[ice shelf]] joining the two islands. The north coast of Alexander Island was first seen from a great distance by the Russian expedition of 1821 under Bellingshausen. The bay was 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) for Lieutenant [[Mikhail P. Lazarev]] (1788-1851), second-in-command of the Russian expedition and commander of the sloop Mirnyy.

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[edit] Lazarev Ice Shelf

'''Lazarev Ice Shelf''' ({{coor dm|69|37|S|14|45|E|}}) is that part of the [[ice shelf]] fringing the coast of [[Queen Maud Land]] between [[Leningradskiy Island]] and [[Verblyud Island]]. It is about 50 nautical miles (90 km) long. First photographed from the air and mapped by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39. Explored and mapped by the [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]] in 1959, and named for Lieutenant (later Admiral) [[Mikhail P. Lazarev]], commander of the sloop Mirnyy.

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[edit] Lazarev Mountains

'''Lazarev Mountains''' ({{coor dm|69|32|S|157|20|E|}}) is a chain of mountains along the west side of [[Matusevich Glacier]] southward of [[Eld Peak]], about 25 nautical miles (46 km) long. Photographed from the air by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] (1946-47), the [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]] (1957-58) and ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) (1959). Named by the Soviet expedition after Lieutenant [[M.P. Lazarev]], commander of the sloop Mirnyy of the Bellingshausen expedition (1819-21).

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[edit] Lazarev Trough

'''Lazarev Trough''' ({{coor dm|65|35|S|130|0|E|}}) is an undersea trough named for the Russian polar explorer [[Admiral Mikhail P. Lazarev]], commanding officer of the sloop Mirnyy during the Bellingshausen expedition of 1819-1821. Name proposed by Dr. [[G. Agapova]], [[Geological Institute]] of the [[Russian Academy]] of Sciences. Name approved 8/85 (ACUF 218).

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[edit] Le Couteur Glacier

'''Le Couteur Glacier''' ({{coor dm|84|42|S|170|30|W|}}) is a [[glacier]], 15 nautical miles (28 km) long, which drains the northwest slopes of [[Mount Hall]] and [[Mount Daniel]] and flows north along the west side of [[Lillie Range]] to the [[Ross Ice Shelf]]. Named by the [[Southern Party]] of [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1963-64) for [[P.C. Le Couteur]], geologist with the [[New Zealand Federated Mountain Clubs Antarctic Expedition]], 1962-63.

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[edit] Le Couteur Peak

'''Le Couteur Peak''' ({{coor dm|72|9|S|165|59|E|}}) is a [[peak]] between Cirque and [[Omega Peaks]], in the north part of [[Millen Range]]. Named by the [[Southern Party]] of the NZFMCAE, 1962-63, for [[P.C. Le Couteur]], geologist with this party.

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[edit] Le Marais

'''Le Marais''' ({{coor dm|66|46|S|141|34|E|}}) is a small area, mainly ice-covered but bounded by several rock exposures, forming part of the [[peninsula]] behind [[Cape Decouverte]]. Charted and named in 1951 by the FrAE. The name derives from the muddy pools of melting water which form there during periods of summer thaw, "le marais" being French for marsh.

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[edit] Le Vaux Peak

'''Le Vaux Peak''' ({{coor dm|76|40|S|125|43|W|}}) is a small [[peak]] on the east side of the crater rim of [[Mount Cumming]] in the [[Executive Committee Range]], [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs, 1958-60. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Howard A. Le Vaux]], auroral physicist at [[Byrd Station]], 1959, and a member of the [[Marie Byrd Land Traverse Party]], 1959-60.

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[edit] Cape LeBlanc

'''Cape LeBlanc''' ({{coor dm|71|44|S|98|46|W|}}) is the ice-covered north extremity of [[Noville Peninsula]], which is also the northernmost point of [[Thurston Island]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after Lieutenant [[Ralph P. LeBlanc]], [[U.S. Navy Reserve]], plane commander of the [[Operation Highjump]] PBM Mariner seaplane that crashed 8 nautical miles (15 km) S. of this cape, [[December 30]], [[1946]]. Severely injured, [[LeBlanc]] was among six of nine aboard that survived the crash. The survivors were rescued [[January 12]], [[1947]] by Lieutenant Commander [[John D. Howell]], who landed a PBM in open water off the northwest edge of Noville Peninsula.

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[edit] LeFeuvre Scarp

'''LeFeuvre Scarp''' ({{coor dm|69|21|S|63|18|W|}}) is an irregular cliff-like elevation (750 m) situated 11 nautical miles (20 km) west of [[Cape Reichelderfer]] on the east side of [[Palmer Land]]. It marks the north side of the divide between [[Bingham Glacier]] and a smaller unnamed [[glacier]] next northward. The feature was photographed from the air by [[Lincoln Ellsworth]] in 1935, the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) in 1940, and the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) in 1947. Surveyed by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1947. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1962 after [[Charles F. LeFeuvre]], radio operator at [[Brunt Ice Shelf]] in 1956, [[Signy Island]] in 1959, and Horseshoe and [[Stonington Islands]] in 1960.

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[edit] Mount LeMasurier

'''Mount LeMasurier''' ({{coor dm|75|27|S|139|39|W|}}) is an ice-free coastal [[mountain]] which rises to more than 800 m between [[Mount Vance]] and [[Mount Langway]], in the central part of the [[Ickes Mountains]] of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. The feature was discovered and photographed from aircraft of the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), 1939-41. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Wesley E. LeMasurier]], geologist with [[Marie Byrd Land Survey II]], 1967-68.

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[edit] LeMay Range

'''LeMay Range''' ({{coor dm|70|55|S|69|20|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] range 40 nautical miles (70 km) long with peaks rising to 2,000 m, extending in a NW-SE direction from [[Snick Pass]] to [[Uranus Glacier]] in central [[Alexander Island]]. First seen from the air by [[Lincoln Ellsworth]] on [[November 23]], [[1935]], and the north and east portions mapped from photos obtained on that flight by [[W.L.G. Joerg]]. Resighted from the air by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, and named by Ronne for General [[Curtis LeMay]], [[Deputy Chief]] of [[Air Staff]] for Research and Development of the then [[United States Army Air Force]] (USAAF), which furnished equipment for the expedition. Remapped in detail from RARE photos by Searle of the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1960.

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[edit] Mount LeResche

'''Mount LeResche''' ({{coor dm|71|31|S|166|17|E|}}) is a prominent [[mountain]] (2,040 m) at the extreme north end of [[Homerun Range]] in the [[Admiralty Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photography, 1960-63. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Robert E. LeResche]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) biologist at [[McMurdo Station]], 1966-67 and 1967-68.

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[edit] Mount LeSchack

'''Mount LeSchack''' ({{coor dm|85|25|S|124|0|W|}}) is a distinctive flat-topped [[mountain]], 2,265 m, standing on the north side of [[Perkins Canyon]] in the [[Wisconsin Range]], [[Horlick Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-60. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Leonard A. LeSchack]], traverse seismologist, [[Byrd Station]] winter party, 1958.

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[edit] Leach Nunatak

'''Leach Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|77|36|S|146|25|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]] 4 nautical miles (7 km) west-southwest of [[Mount Ronne]] in the [[Haines Mountains]], [[Ford Ranges]], [[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 [[Edwin B. Leach]], aviation electronics technician, U.S. Navy, [[Williams Field Division Chief]] responsible for maintenance of electronic equipment on all aircraft during [[Operation Deep Freeze]] 1967.

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[edit] Leafvein Gulch

'''Leafvein Gulch''' ({{coor dm|57|6|S|26|46|W|}}) is a [[valley]] 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) long with intensely gullied flanks, draining the northeast part of [[Vindication Island]], [[South Sandwich Islands]]. Its lower end lies southwest of [[Braces Point]] on the east coast of the [[island]]. The name applied by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1971 derives from the pattern of the gullies which recall the radiating veins of a leaf.

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[edit] League Rock

'''League Rock''' ({{coor dm|67|46|S|69|4|W|}}) is a distinctive rounded rock lying southwest of [[Box Reef]], off the south end of [[Adelaide Island]]. Surveyed by the [[Royal Navy Hydrographic Survey Unit]], 1962-63. So named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) because the rock lies one league distant from Adelaide station.

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[edit] Leah Ridge

'''Leah Ridge''' ({{coor dm|70|13|S|65|0|E|}}) is a rock ridge located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northwest of [[Dawson Nunatak]] and 5 nautical miles (9 km) southeast of [[Mount Bechervaise]] in the [[Athos Range]], [[Prince Charles Mountains]]. The feature was intersected by an ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) survey party in November 1966 and climbed by the party in December 1966. So named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) because "Leah" was the code word used at [[Mawson Station]] to identify the survey party.

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[edit] Cape Leahy

'''Cape Leahy''' ({{coor dm|73|43|S|119|0|W|}}) is an ice-covered cape which marks the north extremity of [[Duncan Peninsula]], [[Carney Island]], along the coast of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Discovered and photographed from the air on [[January 24]], [[1947]], by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47, and named by Rear Admiral Byrd for [[Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy]], [[U.S. Navy]], who, as naval advisor to the President at the time of [[Operation Highjump]], assisted materially at the high-level planning and authorization stages.

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[edit] Leal Bluff

'''Leal Bluff''' ({{coor dm|63|53|S|57|35|W|}}) is a rounded bluff rising to 485 m, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) inland from [[Cape Lamb]] in the southwest part of [[Vega Island]]. Named by the [[Argentine Antarctic Expedition]] after [[Mayor Jorge Leal]], deputy leader at the Argentine station "Esperanza" in 1947.

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[edit] Lealand Bluff

'''Lealand Bluff''' ({{coor dm|67|27|S|59|33|E|}}) is a high rounded bluff at the southwest corner of [[William Scoresby Bay]] in the east part of [[Enderby Land]]. Named by DI personnel on the [[William Scoresby]] who charted this area in 1936.

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[edit] Leander Glacier

'''Leander Glacier''' ({{coor dm|71|56|S|167|41|E|}}) is a tributary [[glacier]] in the [[Admiralty Mountains]], draining the area west of [[Mount Black Prince]] and flowing south between [[Shadow Bluff]] and [[McGregor Range]] to enter [[Tucker Glacier]]. Partially surveyed by the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1957-58, which also observed upper parts of the glacier from [[Mount Midnight]] and [[Mount Shadow]]. Named by NZGSAE for the light cruiser HMNZS Leander which served in [[World War II]], 1939-45.

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[edit] Leap Year Glacier

'''Leap Year Glacier''' ({{coor dm|71|42|S|164|15|E|}}) is a tributary [[glacier]] between [[Molar Massif]] and [[Mount Stirling]] in the [[Bowers Mountains]], draining southeast into [[Black Glacier]]. So named by the northern party of [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1963-64, as party members arrived here in the new year of 1964 after climbing out of the [[Sledgers Glacier]].

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[edit] Lear Spire

'''Lear Spire''' ({{coor dm|78|5|S|161|30|E|}}) is a distinctive pointed spire rising to 2,470 m, 3 nautical miles (6 km) south of [[Ugolini Peak]], [[Colwell Massif]], in [[Victoria Land]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1994 after D'[[Ann Figard Lear]], [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS), librarian for the [[Scientific Committee]] on [[Antarctic Research]] (SCAR) library (Reston, VA), which holds an extensive collection of Antarctic photography, maps, and geodetic control data.

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[edit] Leay Glacier

'''Leay Glacier''' ({{coor dm|65|10|S|63|57|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing northwest into [[Girard Bay]] to the west of [[Hotine Glacier]], 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) for [[Petra Leay Searle]] of the Directorate of [[Overseas Surveys]], who has contributed to the work of mapping the [[Antarctic Peninsula]] area.

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[edit] Cape Leblond

'''Cape Leblond''' ({{coor dm|66|4|S|66|36|W|}}) is a cape forming the north end of [[Lavoisier Island]], in the [[Biscoe Islands]]. Charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot, 1908-10, and named by him for the President of the [[Norman Geographical Society]] at Rouen.

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[edit] Mount Lechner

'''Mount Lechner''' ({{coor dm|83|14|S|50|55|W|}}) is a prominent [[mountain]], 2,030 m, surmounting the southwest end of [[Saratoga Table]] 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 Maj. [[Ralph C. Lechner]], USA, airlift coordinator on the staff of the Commander, [[U.S. Naval Support Force]], Antarctica, 1964-66.

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[edit] Leckie Range

'''Leckie Range''' ({{coor dm|67|55|S|56|27|E|}}) is a group of peaks 50 nautical miles (90 km) south of [[Edward VIII Bay]]. The individual peaks were first shown on a 1947 Norwegian whalers chart by [[H.E. Hansen]]. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[Squadron Leader Douglas Leckie]], RAAF, who commanded the [[Antarctic Flight]] at [[Mawson Station]], 1956, and who piloted the Auster aircraft from which [[Phillip Law]] sighted and plotted these peaks.

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[edit] Mount Leckie

'''Mount Leckie''' ({{coor dm|70|26|S|66|0|E|}}) is a roughly circular outcrop about 3 nautical miles (6 km) east of [[Martin Massif]] in the [[Porthos Range]], [[Prince Charles Mountains]]. Visited by the ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) southern party (1956-57). Named for [[Squadron Leader D.W. Leckie]], RAAF, who commanded the [[Antarctic Flight]] at [[Mawson Station]], 1956.

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[edit] Lecointe Guyot

'''Lecointe Guyot''' ({{coor dm|65|6|S|93|0|W|}}) is an undersea tablemount named for [[George Lecointe]], navigator/astronomer aboard the Belgica. Name proposed by Dr. [[Rick Hagen]], [[Alfred Wegener Institute]] for Polar and [[Marine Research]], Bremerhaven, Germany. Name approved 6/97 (ACUF 270).

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[edit] Lecointe Island

'''Lecointe Island''' ({{coor dm|64|16|S|62|3|W|}}) is an elongated [[island]], 4 nautical miles (7 km) long and 700 m high, separated from the east coast of [[Brabant Island]] by [[Pampa Passage]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. The island was first roughly surveyed by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1897-99, which gave the name [[Cape Kaiser]] to its northern extremity. The island was surveyed and photographed by several British expeditions, 1955-58, and was named by them for [[Georges Lecointe]], second-in-command and surveyor of the Belgian expedition which was responsible for the first survey of [[Gerlache Strait]].

== See also ==
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[edit] Mount Lecointe

'''Mount Lecointe''' ({{coor dm|83|9|S|161|9|E|}}) is a conspicuous [[mountain]], 3,620 m, located 3 nautical miles (6 km) northwest of [[Mount Rabot]] in the [[Queen Elizabeth Range]]. Named by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]] (1907-09) for Lieutenant [[Georges Lecointe]], who was second in command of the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] (1897-99) under Gerlache.

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[edit] Lecuyer Point

'''Lecuyer Point''' ({{coor dm|64|50|S|63|30|W|}}) is a point which forms the south side of the entrance to the harbor of [[Port Lockroy]], [[Wiencke Island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Discovered and named by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot, 1903-05.

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[edit] Leda Ridge

'''Leda Ridge''' ({{coor dm|70|52|S|68|32|W|}}) is a ridge running NE-SW on the west side of [[Ganymede Heights]], east of [[Jupiter Glacier]], in east [[Alexander Island]]. The ridge was photographed from the air by [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) in 1947 and was mapped from the photographs by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1960. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after Leda, a satellite of Jupiter, in association with Jupiter Glacier.

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[edit] Ledda Bay

'''Ledda Bay''' ({{coor dm|74|23|S|131|20|W|}}) is a shallow embayment or [[Bight (geography)|bight]], 12 nautical miles (22 km) long, in the north side of [[Grant Island]], off the coast of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Discovered and first charted from the USS Glacier (Captain [[Edwin A. McDonald]], USN) on [[February 4]], [[1962]]. Named for [[R.J. Ledda]], QM3, [[U.S. Navy]], quartermaster aboard the Glacier on the cruise in which the [[bay]] was discovered.

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[edit] Lednikov Bay

'''Lednikov Bay''' ({{coor dm|66|34|S|92|22|E|}}) is a small [[bay]] just west of [[McDonald Bay]] on the coast of Antarctica. The bay was mapped in 1955 from aerial photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. Remapped by the Soviet expedition of 1956 and named [[Bukhta Lednikovaya]] (glacier bay), probably because of its location at the terminus of a small [[glacier]].

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[edit] Lee Glacier

'''Lee Glacier''' ({{coor dm|81|15|S|159|7|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing southeast into [[Jorda Glacier]], [[Churchill Mountains]]. Mount Frost and [[Mount Coley]] are located at its head. Named in honor of the [[Honorable Sandra Lee]], a former Minister of Conservation, for her contribution to environmental protection in Antarctica and its surrounding waters.

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[edit] Lee Island

'''Lee Island''' ({{coor dm|67|35|S|62|52|E|}}) is an [[island]] just west of [[Teyssier Island]] in [[Holme Bay]], Mac. [[Robertson Land]]. 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.T. Lee]], diesel mechanic at nearby Mawson station in 1957.

== See also ==
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[edit] Lee Lake

'''Lee Lake''' ({{coor dm|77|2|S|162|8|E|}}) is a small [[lake]] at the southeast corner of [[Redcliff Nunatak]] on the south flank of [[Mackay Glacier]], in [[Victoria Land]]. Redcliff Nunatak projects as a rounded mound of granite 300 m above the [[glacier]] surface. The ice is piled up on the west side and sweeps around the north and south sides to the lee side, where it is much lower, and where this lake has formed from meltwater. Given this descriptive name by the [[Western Journey Party]], led by Taylor, of [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13.

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[edit] Lee Nunatak

'''Lee Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|71|1|S|159|58|E|}}) is a [[nunatak]] (1,920 m) 4 nautical miles (7 km) northwest of [[Penseroso Bluff]] in the northwest part of [[Daniels Range]], [[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 [[Chun Chi Lee]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) biologist at [[McMurdo Station]], 1967-68.

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[edit] Lee Peak

'''Lee Peak''' ({{coor dm|86|25|S|151|35|W|}}) is a [[peak]] along the west side of [[Scott Glacier]], 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of [[Mount Denauro]], in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. 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 [[Frank P. Lee]], photographer on aerial flights in Antarctica during [[U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze]] 1965, 1966 and 1967.

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[edit] Mount Lee

'''Mount Lee''' ({{coor dm|71|33|S|74|5|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] rising to 590 m in central [[Harris Peninsula]], [[Beethoven Peninsula]], in the southwest part of [[Alexander Island]]. Discovered and roughly mapped by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, and named by Ronne after [[R. Admiral Paul F. Lee]], [[U.S. Navy]], Chief of the Office of [[Naval Research]] who, appreciating the significance of the scientific program, authorized Naval support for the expedition. Remapped from RARE air photos by Searle of the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1960; remapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from U.S. Navy air phots, 1967-68, and Landsat imagery taken 1972-73.

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[edit] Mount Leech

'''Mount Leech''' ({{coor dm|72|9|S|99|47|W|}}) is a [[peak]] of the [[Walker Mountains]], standing 5 nautical miles (9 km) northwest of [[Mount Hubbard]] in [[Thurston Island]]. Delineated from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] in December 1946. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Robert E. Leech]], entomologist who participated in a [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) airborne insect program in the Ross, Amundsen and [[Bellingshausen Sea]] areas in the 1959-60 season.

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[edit] Mount Leek

'''Mount Leek''' ({{coor dm|75|49|S|68|31|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] standing west of [[Spear Glacier]] in the northeast part of the [[Hauberg Mountains]], in [[Ellsworth Land]]. First observed from the air by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1961-67. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Gouke M. Leek]], glaciologist at [[Byrd Station]], summer 1965-66.

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[edit] Leeson Point

'''Leeson Point''' ({{coor dm|58|24|S|26|14|W|}}) is a conspicuous ice-covered coastal feature forming the northeast corner of [[Montagu Island]], [[South Sandwich Islands]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for Lieutenant [[John Leeson]], [[Royal Navy]], [[Senior Pilot]] in HMS in 1964.

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[edit] Lefevre-Utile Point

'''Lefevre-Utile Point''' ({{coor dm|64|50|S|63|31|W|}}) is a point 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of [[Curie Point]] along the north side of [[Doumer Island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Discovered and named by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] (1903-05) under [[Jean B. Charcot]].

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[edit] Cape Legoupil

'''Cape Legoupil''' ({{coor dm|63|19|S|57|54|W|}}) is a cape at the northeast side of the entrance to [[Huon Bay]], [[Trinity Peninsula]], terminating in [[Schmidt Peninsula]]. Discovered by a French expedition under Captain [[Jules Dumont]] d'Urville, 1837-40, and named for artist [[Ernest Goupil]], who died on the expedition. The incorrect form Legoupil has been used so extensively that in this special case it is accepted.

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[edit] Legru Bay

'''Legru Bay''' ({{coor dm|62|10|S|58|12|W|}}) is a [[bay]] 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) wide, indenting the south coast of [[King George Island]] immediately northeast of [[Martins Head]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. In 1908-10, the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot applied the name "[[Cap Legru]]" to a feature which has now been identified as Martins Head. As the latter has priority, Charcot's name has been transferred to the feature now described in order to retain it in the area in which it was originally given.

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[edit] Cape Leguillou

'''Cape Leguillou''' ({{coor dm|63|32|S|59|50|W|}}) is a point which forms the north tip of [[Tower Island]], at the northeast end of [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Charted by a French expedition under Captain [[Jules Dumont]] d'Urville, 1837-40, and named by him for [[Elie Le Guillou]], a surgeon on the expedition ship the charts of the d'Urville expedition and has been consistently used since that time.

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[edit] Lehaie Point

'''Lehaie Point''' ({{coor dm|64|30|S|62|47|W|}}) is the southwest point of [[Hulot Peninsula]], [[Brabant Island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Discovered by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1897-99, under Gerlache, and named after [[Monsieur Houzeau]] de Lehage , a supporter of the expedition. The [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot, 1903-05, charted the point, substantially modifying its earlier cartographic representation.

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[edit] Lehrke Inlet

'''Lehrke Inlet''' ({{coor dm|70|49|S|61|45|W|}}) is an ice-filled inlet, 8 nautical miles (15 km) wide, which recedes southwest for 17 nautical miles (31 km) between [[Cape Boggs]] and [[Cape Sharbonneau]], along the east coast of [[Palmer Land]]. Discovered by members of the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) who explored this coast on land and from the air in 1940. Named for [[Lester Lehrke]], boatswain's mate of the Bear, one of the expedition ships, and sailmaker of the [[East Base]].

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[edit] Leibert Cirque

'''Leibert Cirque''' ({{coor dm|77|30|S|160|55|E|}}) is a cirque between [[Mount Electra]] and [[Mount Dido]] on the south side of [[Olympus Range]], [[McMurdo Dry Valleys]]. The cirque opens south to the Labyrinth. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) (2004) after [[Gregg Leibert]], PHI helicopter pilot with [[United States Antarctic Program]] (USAP) in seven consecutive field seasons from 1996-97.

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[edit] Leigh Hunt Glacier

'''Leigh Hunt Glacier''' ({{coor dm|85|0|S|174|10|E|}}) is a [[glacier]], 7 nautical miles (13 km) long, flowing north-northwest to enter [[Brandau Glacier]] just west of [[Hare Peak]]. Named by the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1961-62) for [[A. Leigh Hunt]], founder and first chairman of the [[New Zealand Antarctic Society]].

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[edit] Leininger Peak

'''Leininger Peak''' ({{coor dm|70|34|S|62|15|W|}}) is a [[peak]], 1,135 m, standing at the north side of the base of [[Eielson Peninsula]], on the east coast of [[Palmer Land]]. The peak was photographed from the air by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) under Ronne, 1947-48, and charted in 1947 by a joint sledge party consisting of members of the RARE and [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS). Named by Ronne for Commander [[Joseph A. Leininger]], [[U.S. Navy Reserve]], who devised the plans for the loading of cargo and the alterations on the expedition ship.

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[edit] Leister Peak

'''Leister Peak''' ({{coor dm|75|9|S|113|54|W|}}) is a [[peak]] 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of [[Early Bluff]] in the [[Kohler Range]], [[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) after [[Geoffrey L. Leister]], biologist with the [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) [[Marie Byrd Land Survey Party]], 1966-67.

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[edit] Leitch Massif

'''Leitch Massif''' ({{coor dm|71|55|S|164|36|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] massif that forms the northern part of [[West Quartzite Range]], in the [[Concord Mountains]]. Named by the northern party of NZFMCAE, 1962-63, for [[E.C. Leitch]], geologist with this party.

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[edit] Leith Cove

'''Leith Cove''' ({{coor dm|64|52|S|62|50|W|}}) is a [[cove]] in the northeast part of [[Paradise Harbor]], along the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Probably named by whalers operating in this vicinity. Leith, Scotland, is the home of Salvesen and Co., whalers.

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[edit] Leith Harbor

'''Leith Harbor''' ({{coor dm|54|8|S|36|41|W|}}) is the northernmost of three harbors in the west side of [[Stromness Bay]], [[South Georgia]]. Named in about 1912 by Salvesen and Co., whalers of Leith, Scotland, operators of the whaling station at the head of the harbor.

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[edit] Lekander Nunatak

'''Lekander Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|85|4|S|64|29|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]], 1,815 m, standing along the southwest edge of [[Mackin Table]], 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of [[Bessinger Nunatak]], in southern [[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 [[Bryant A. Lekander]], cook at [[South Pole Station]], winter 1960.

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[edit] Mount Leland

'''Mount Leland''' ({{coor dm|77|16|S|161|18|E|}}) is a rock [[peak]] 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of [[Victoria Upper Glacier]] in [[Victoria Land]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Captain [[Bainbridge B. Leland]], USCG, [[Commanding Officer]] of USCGC [[Burton Island]] during [[Operation Deep Freeze]] 1968 and 1969.

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[edit] Lemaire Channel

'''Lemaire Channel''' ({{coor dm|65|4|S|63|57|W|}}) is a channel about 7 nautical miles (13 km) long and averaging about 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) wide, extending in a NE-SW direction from [[Splitwind Island]] and [[False Cape Renard]] to [[Roullin Point]] and [[Cape Cloos]], and separating [[Booth Island]] from the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Discovered by a German expedition under Dallmann, 1873-74. Traversed in December 1898 by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] under Gerlache, and named by him for [[Charles Lemaire]], Belgian explorer of the Congo.

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[edit] Lemaire Island

'''Lemaire Island''' ({{coor dm|64|49|S|62|57|W|}}) is an [[island]] 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) long and 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) wide, lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of [[Duthiers Point]] off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Discovered by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1897-99, under Gerlache, who named it for [[Charles Lemaire]].

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

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[edit] Lemanis Valley

'''Lemanis Valley''' ({{coor dm|80|1|S|155|50|E|}}) is a partly ice-free [[valley]] intruded at the entrance by a lobe of ice from [[Hatherton Glacier]], lying between [[Ituna Valley]] and [[Lindum Valley]] and 7 nautical miles (13 km) west-northwest of [[Derrick Peak]] in [[Britannia Range]]. Named in association with Britannia by a University of Waikato (N.Z.) geological party, 1978-79, led by [[M.J. Selby]]. Lemanis is an old Roman placename for Lymn in England.

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[edit] Lemasters Bluff

'''Lemasters Bluff''' ({{coor dm|73|20|S|162|12|E|}}) is a rock bluff at the east extremity of the [[Lichen Hills]] 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 Lieutenant [[Max E. Lemasters]], U.S. Navy, air operations officer at [[McMurdo Station]], 1967.

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[edit] Lena Passage

'''Lena Passage''' ({{coor dm|66|34|S|92|58|E|}}) is a passage 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) wide between the southwest part of the [[Haswell Islands]] and [[Vetrov Hill]] on the coast of Antarctica. Mapped by the Soviet expedition (1956), who named it for the ship Lena.

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[edit] Lenfant Bluff

'''Lenfant Bluff''' ({{coor dm|70|22|S|160|3|E|}}) is a rock bluff marking the south side of the mouth of [[Svendsen Glacier]], in the [[Usarp Mountains]]. 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 [[Claude J.M. Lenfant]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) biologist at [[McMurdo Station]], 1967-68.

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[edit] Lenie Passage

'''Lenie Passage''' ({{coor dm|64|44|S|64|23|W|}}) is a NW-SE passage 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) wide between the [[Gossler Islands]] and [[Joubin Islands]] in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Pieter J. Lenie]], Master of the [[R.V. Hero]] in 1972-73 and 1973-74. Lenie is believed to be first to navigate and carry out sounding of this passage, in the Hero in Jan.-Feb. 1973.

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[edit] Leningradskiy Bay

'''Leningradskiy Bay''' ({{coor dm|70|0|S|12|30|E|}}) is an indentation in the [[ice shelf]] fringing [[Queen Maud Land]] immediately west of [[Lazarev Ice Shelf]]. Leningradskiy Island is at the head of the [[bay]]. Mapped by the [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]] in 1959 and named by them for the city of Leningrad.

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[edit] Leningradskiy Island

'''Leningradskiy Island''' ({{coor dm|70|8|S|12|50|E|}}) is an ice-covered [[island]] situated at the head of [[Leningradskiy Bay]] at the west margin of the [[Lazarev Ice Shelf]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. The feature rises nearly 100 m above the general level of the [[ice shelf]] which surrounds all but the north side. Discovered and mapped by the [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]] in 1961, and named in association with Leningradskiy Bay.

== See also ==
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[edit] Leniz Point

'''Leniz Point''' ({{coor dm|64|54|S|63|5|W|}}) is the north extremity of the small [[peninsula]] on which [[Mount Banck]] stands, lying 1 mile south of [[Byrde Island]] on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. First charted by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] under Gerlache, who made a landing here on [[February 10]], [[1898]]. The toponym appears on a Chilean government chart of 1951 and is for the chief stoker [[Clorindo Leniz Gallejo]], on board the tender Yelcho which rescued the crew of the Endurance from [[Elephant Island]] in August 1916.

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[edit] Lennon Glacier

'''Lennon Glacier''' ({{coor dm|69|12|S|71|59|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing southwest into the outer part of [[Lazarev Bay]], north [[Alexander Island]]. Surveyed by [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS), 1975-76. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1980 after [[Peter Wilfred Lennon]], BAS glaciologist, 1974-78, who worked on Alexander Island, 1974-76.

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[edit] Lennox-King Glacier

'''Lennox-King Glacier''' ({{coor dm|83|25|S|168|0|E|}}) is a large [[valley]] [[glacier]], about 40 nautical miles (70 km) long, draining [[Bowden Neve]] and flowing northeast between the Holland and [[Queen Alexandra Ranges]] to enter [[Richards Inlet]], [[Ross Ice Shelf]]. Named by the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1959-60) for Lieutenant Commander [[James Lennox-King]], RNZN, leader at [[Scott Base]], 1960.

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[edit] Lens Peak

'''Lens Peak''' ({{coor dm|66|8|S|65|24|W|}}) is a [[peak]] at the south side of [[Holtedahl Bay]] just east of [[Conway Island]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Photographed by [[Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd]]. in 1956-57, and mapped from these photos by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS). So named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 from association with a group of features in the area commemorating pioneers of research on snow blindness and the design of snow goggles.

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[edit] Lensen Glacier

'''Lensen Glacier''' ({{coor dm|72|18|S|166|48|E|}}) is a tributary [[glacier]] that flows northeast to enter [[Pearl Harbor Glacier]] just east of [[Mount Pearson]], in the [[Victory Mountains]] of [[Victoria Land]]. Named by NZFMCAE, 1962-63, for [[G.J. Lensen]], a member of the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1957-58, that worked in the [[Tucker Glacier]] area.

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[edit] Lensink Peak

'''Lensink Peak''' ({{coor dm|71|4|S|65|25|E|}}) is the easternmost of a group of three peaks about 5 nautical miles (9 km) southeast of [[Husky Massif]] in the [[Prince Charles Mountains]]. Plotted from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) air photos taken in 1960. Named for [[W.H. Lensink]], weather observer at [[Wilkes Station]] in 1960.

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[edit] Lenton Bluff

'''Lenton Bluff''' ({{coor dm|79|0|S|28|13|W|}}) is a rock bluff on the north side of the mouth of [[Jeffries Glacier]] in the [[Theron Mountains]]. First mapped in 1956-57 by the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] and named for [[Ralph A. Lenton]], deputy leader of the advance party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1955-56 and carpenter and radio operator with the transpolar party in 1956-58.

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[edit] Lenton Point

'''Lenton Point''' ({{coor dm|60|44|S|45|37|W|}}) is the southwest extremity of a small, rocky [[peninsula]] in [[Clowes Bay]] on the south side of [[Signy Island]], in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Roughly surveyed in 1933 by DI personnel, and resurveyed in 1947 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS). Named in 1954 by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Ralph A. Lenton]] of the FIDS, radio operator at Signy Island base in 1948, who helped with the survey and biological work; subsequently at [[Admiralty Bay]] in 1949, and then leader at [[Deception Island]] in 1951, at [[Port Lockroy]] in 1952 and at the [[Argentine Islands]] in 1954.

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[edit] Lentz Buttress

'''Lentz Buttress''' ({{coor dm|85|40|S|127|36|W|}}) is a prominent rock bluff 5 nautical miles (9 km) east-northeast of [[Faure Peak]], rising to 2,800 m and forming a projection along the north side of the [[Wisconsin Plateau]] of the [[Horlick Mountains]]. 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 Lieutenant [[Malcolm W. Lentz]], U.S. Navy, officer in charge of the [[South Pole Station]] winter party, 1962.

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[edit] Mount Leo

'''Mount Leo''' ({{coor dm|69|29|S|67|0|W|}}) is an isolated [[mountain]] (1,270 m) at the southeast margin of [[Forster Ice Piedmont]] on the west side of [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. The mountain has steep rock cliffs on its south side. First roughly surveyed by [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE). 1936-37. Photographed from the air by [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947, and resurveyed by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), 1958. The name applied by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) is suggestive of the shape of the feature, which resembles a recumbent lion.

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[edit] Leon Head

'''Leon Head''' ({{coor dm|54|33|S|36|29|W|}}) is a prominent rocky [[headland]], 880 m, forming the south side of the mouth of [[Brogger Glacier]] and the southeast side of the entrance to [[Undine South Harbor]], on the south coast of [[South Georgia]]. The headland was roughly charted in 1819 by a Russian expedition under Bellingshausen. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC), following a survey by the SGS, 1951-52, for the Spanish vessel Leon, which sighted South Georgia in 1756.

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[edit] Leonardo Glacier

'''Leonardo Glacier''' ({{coor dm|64|42|S|61|58|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing into [[Wilhelmina Bay]] between Sadler and [[Cafe Points]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Charted by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] under Gerlache, 1897-99. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 for Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), artist, musician, architect and first aeronautical scientist.

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[edit] Leonie Island

'''Leonie Island''' ({{coor dm|67|36|S|68|21|W|}}) is a largest and westernmost of the [[Leonie Islands]], 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) in diameter and 455 m high, lying in the entrance to [[Ryder Bay]] along the southeast side of [[Adelaide Island]]. Discovered and named by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1908-10, under Charcot.

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

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[edit] Leonie Islands

'''Leonie Islands''' ({{coor dm|67|36|S|68|17|W|}}) is a group of small islands lying in the entrance to [[Ryder Bay]] along the southeast side of [[Adelaide Island]]. The [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot, 1908-10, discovered these islands and gave the name Leonie to the largest [[island]]. The [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37, extended the coverage of the name to the entire group.

== See also ==
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[edit] Leopard Island

'''Leopard Island''' ({{coor dm|65|15|S|64|18|W|}}) is an [[island]] 0.2 nautical miles (0.4 km) long, lying 0.2 nautical miles (0.4 km) west of the southwest end of [[Skua Island]] in the [[Argentine Islands]], [[Wilhelm Archipelago]]. Charted and named in 1935 by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill.

== See also ==
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[edit] Leopold and Astrid Coast

'''Leopold and Astrid Coast''' ({{coor dm|67|20|S|84|30|E|}}) is that portion of the coast of Antarctica lying between the western extremity of the [[West Ice Shelf]], in 8124E, and [[Cape Penck]], in 8743E. Discovered and explored in an airplane flight from the Norwegian ship Thorshavn, [[January 17]], [[1934]], by Lieutenant [[Alf Gunnestad]] and Captain [[Nils Larsen]]. Named by [[Lars Christensen]], Norwegian whaling magnate and leader of the expedition, for [[King Leopold]] and [[Queen Astrid]] of Belgium.

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[edit] Mount Lepanto

'''Mount Lepanto''' ({{coor dm|72|44|S|168|27|E|}}) is a major [[peak]], 2,910 m, situated 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of [[Mount Freeman]] in the [[Victory Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named by [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1957-58, after the Battle of Lepanto of 1571. One of a group of associated names in this area given by NZGSAE.

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[edit] Lepley Nunatak

'''Lepley Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|73|7|S|90|19|W|}}) is a small conspicuous rocky [[nunatak]] 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of [[Dentler Island]], lying near the inner part and east end of [[Abbot Ice Shelf]]. First sighted on [[February 9]], [[1961]] from helicopters of the USS [[Larry K. Lepley]], oceanographer of the [[U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office]], who with three others was marooned at this nunatak, February 12-15, 1961, by a severe wind and snowstorm.

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[edit] Leppard Glacier

'''Leppard Glacier''' ({{coor dm|65|58|S|62|30|W|}}) is a large [[valley]] [[glacier]] draining east into [[Scar Inlet]], to the north of [[Ishmael Peak]], on the east coast of [[Graham Land]]. First seen from the air and photographed in part by [[Sir Hubert Wilkins]] on [[December 20]], [[1928]]. The glacier was surveyed by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1955. It is now clear that, on the photographic evidence of his outward flight, Wilkins gave the name "[[Crane Channel]]" to this glacier, and that on his return flight he photographed what is now accepted as [[Crane Glacier]], perhaps thinking that it was the same feature. Since Crane Glacier has been retained for the northern of these glaciers photographed by Wilkins, the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) has named this feature for [[Norman A.G. Leppard]], assistant surveyor with FIDS, who surveyed this area in 1955.

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[edit] Mount Lepus

'''Mount Lepus''' ({{coor dm|70|40|S|67|10|W|}}) is a large rocky massif separated into two distinct sections by a deep saddle. Located between Millett and [[Bertram Glaciers]], about 10 nautical miles (18 km) east of [[Wade Point]] on the west coast of [[Palmer Land]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after the constellation of Lepus.

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[edit] Lerchenfeld Glacier

'''Lerchenfeld Glacier''' ({{coor dm|77|55|S|34|15|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing in a west-northwesterly direction between [[Bertrab Nunatak]] and [[Littlewood Nunataks]]. It coalesces with the southern flank of [[Schweitzer Glacier]] before the combined flow discharges into the head of [[Vahsel Bay]]. Discovered by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1911-12, under [[Wilhelm Filchner]], who named this feature for [[Count Hugo]] von und zu [[Lerchenfeld-Kofering]], supporter of the expedition.

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[edit] Leroux Bay

'''Leroux Bay''' ({{coor dm|65|36|S|64|16|W|}}) is a [[bay]] 9 nautical miles (17 km) long in a NW-SE direction and averaging 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide, between [[Nunez Point]] and the narrow [[peninsula]] surmounted by [[Magnier Peaks]], along the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Discovered by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1903-05, and named by Charcot for [[Commander Leroux]], [[Argentine Navy]]. More accurately delineated by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) in 1935.

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[edit] Les Dents

'''Les Dents''' ({{coor dm|68|57|S|70|58|W|}}) is a conspicuous landmark consisting of four toothlike peaks, uniform in height and rising to about 1,500 m between [[Mount Bayonne]] and [[Mount Paris]], in the north part of [[Alexander Island]]. First roughly mapped and named "Les Dents" (the teeth) by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1908-10, under Charcot. Further 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.

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[edit] Leskov Island

'''Leskov Island''' ({{coor dm|56|40|S|28|10|W|}}) is an [[island]] less than 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) long, lying 30 nautical miles (60 km) west of [[Visokoi Island]] in the [[South Sandwich Islands]]. Discovered in 1819 by a Russian expedition under Bellingshausen, who named it for the third lieutenant on the expedition ship Vostok.

== See also ==
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[edit] Leskov Island

'''Leskov Island''' ({{coor dm|66|36|S|85|10|E|}}) is an ice-covered [[island]] in the [[West Ice Shelf]], rising to 185 m, 6 nautical miles (11 km) northwest of [[Mikhaylov Island]]. Discovered by the Soviet expedition of 1956, who named it for Lieutenant [[A. Leskov]] of the sloop Vostok on the Bellingshausen expedition 1819-21.

== See also ==
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[edit] Leslie Hill

'''Leslie Hill''' ({{coor dm|62|34|S|60|12|W|}}) is a hill lying northward of [[Mount Bowles]] in the east part of [[Livingston Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1958 for [[David Leslie]], Master of the American brig to sealing in 1820-21 in the South Shetland Islands, following the discovery of this group.

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[edit] Leslie Peak

'''Leslie Peak''' ({{coor dm|68|0|S|56|30|E|}}) is a rock outcrop with a conical [[peak]] at its south end, about 5 nautical miles (9 km) south of [[Mount Cook]] of the [[Leckie Range]]. Plotted from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) air photos. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[Leslie Miller]], radio officer at [[Mawson Station]] in 1964, a member of one of the survey parties which carried out a tellurometer traverse passing through the Leckie Range in 1965.

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[edit] Lesser Mackellar Island

'''Lesser Mackellar Island''' ({{coor dm|66|58|S|142|39|E|}}) is a small [[island]] immediately northeast of [[Greater Mackellar Island]] in the [[Mackellar Islands]], lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of [[Cape Denison]] in the center of [[Commonwealth Bay]]. Discovered and named by the [[Australasian Antarctic Expedition]] (1911-14) under [[Douglas Mawson]]. The name is indicative of the size of the feature in relation to Greater Mackellar Island.

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

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[edit] Lester Cove

'''Lester Cove''' ({{coor dm|64|54|S|62|36|W|}}) is a [[cove]] forming the southernmost part of [[Andvord Bay]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Charted by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] under Gerlache, 1897-99. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 for [[Maxime C. Lester]] (1891-1957), who, with [[T.W. Bagshawe]], wintered at nearby [[Waterboat Point]] in 1921.

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[edit] Lester Peak

'''Lester Peak''' ({{coor dm|79|49|S|83|42|W|}}) is a prominent snow-free [[peak]] at the south side of [[Hyde Glacier]] in the [[Edson Hills]], [[Heritage Range]]. 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) for [[Lester A. Johnson]], meteorologist at [[Little America V Station]] in 1958.

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[edit] Lettau Bluff

'''Lettau Bluff''' ({{coor dm|76|57|S|167|0|E|}}) is a rock and ice bluff that forms the central part of the west edge of [[Beaufort Island]]. It rises 200 m above [[Ross Sea]]. Named after [[Professor Heinz H. Lettau]] of the University of Wisconsin, an authority on Antarctic meteorology who was active in the planning and development of the meteorological program and equipment for the [[U.S. Plateau Station]], 1966-68. He co-authored (with [[Paul C. Dalrymple]] and [[Sarah H. Wollaston]]) an analysis of the 1958 meteorological data from [[South Pole Station]].

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[edit] Lettau Peak

'''Lettau Peak''' ({{coor dm|77|57|S|162|30|E|}}) is a triangular [[peak]] (2,455 m) 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west-northwest of [[Fogle Peak]] in [[Royal Society Range]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named in 1992 by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Bernhard Lettau]], [[Program Manager]] for [[Polar Ocean]] and [[Climate Sciences]] in the Office of [[Polar Programs]], [[National Science Foundation]], from 1976.

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[edit] Mount Letten

'''Mount Letten''' ({{coor dm|66|55|S|51|3|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of [[Mount Storer]], in the [[Tula Mountains]] in [[Enderby Land]]. Plotted from air photos taken from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) aircraft in 1956 and 1957. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[W.H. Letten]], a member of the crew of the Discovery during [[British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition]] (BANZARE), 1929-31.

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[edit] Mount Levack

'''Mount Levack''' ({{coor dm|78|18|S|85|5|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] (2,670 m) located 13 nautical miles (24 km) east of [[Mount Ostenso]] in the central part of [[Sentinel Range]], [[Ellsworth Mountains]]. First mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1957-59. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Maj. [[Herbert T. Levack]], [[United States Air Force]] (USAF), who participated in establishing the [[South Pole Station]] in the 1956-57 season.

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[edit] Levassor Nunatak

'''Levassor Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|63|40|S|58|7|W|}}) is a conspicuous horseshoe-shaped [[nunatak]] 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) inland in the middle of [[Cugnot Ice Piedmont]], [[Trinity Peninsula]]. Mapped from surveys by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) (1960-61). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Emile Levassor]] (1844-1897), French engineer, who in 1891 was jointly responsible with [[R. Panhard]] for a motor car design which originated the principles on which most subsequent developments were based.

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[edit] Level Valley

'''Level Valley''' ({{coor dm|77|59|S|161|8|E|}}) is a distinctive ice-free [[valley]] which descends northeastward from the [[Pivot Peak]] cirque, in [[Wilkniss Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. One of a group of names in the area associated with surveying applied in 1993 by [[New Zealand Geographic Board]] (NZGB). A surveyors level is an instrument designed primarily to furnish a horizontal line of sight.

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[edit] Lever Glacier

'''Lever Glacier''' ({{coor dm|65|30|S|63|40|W|}}) is a [[glacier]], 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) wide at its mouth and at least 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, flowing west-northwest, then west-southwest into the head of the north arm of [[Beascochea Bay]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. First sighted and roughly surveyed in 1909 by the FrAE. Resurveyed in 1935 by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, and named in 1954 for [[William H. Lever]], 2nd [[Viscount Leverhulme]] of the [[Western Isles]], who contributed toward the cost of the BGLE, 1934-37.

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[edit] Lever Nunataks

'''Lever Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|78|4|S|161|8|E|}}) is a string of [[nunatak]]s; the name is suggested by their position in a linear arrangement away from "Fulcrum."

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[edit] Leverett Glacier

'''Leverett Glacier''' ({{coor dm|85|38|S|147|35|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] about 50 nautical miles (90 km) long and 3 to 4 nautical miles (7 km) wide, draining northward from the [[Watson Escarpment]], between the California and [[Stanford Plateaus]], and then trending west-northwest between [[Tapley Mountains]] and [[Harold Byrd Mountains]] to terminate at the head of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]] close east of [[Scott Glacier]]. Discovered in December 1929 by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] geological party under [[Laurence Gould]], and named by him for [[Frank Leverett]], eminent geologist at the University of Michigan and authority on glacial geology of the central [[United States]].

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[edit] Levi Peak

'''Levi Peak''' ({{coor dm|84|8|S|165|6|E|}}) is a rock [[peak]] 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northwest of [[Mount Stanley]], at the western edge of [[Grindley Plateau]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Gene S. Levi]], meteorologist at [[Hallett Station]], winter 1963, and 1964-65 summer season.

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[edit] Mount Levick

'''Mount Levick''' ({{coor dm|74|8|S|163|10|E|}}) is a prominent [[mountain]], 2,390 m, standing at the northwest side of [[Tourmaline Plateau]] in the [[Deep Freeze Range]], [[Victoria Land]]. First charted by the [[Northern Party]] of the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13, and named for [[G. Murray Levick]], surgeon with the expedition and a member of the Northern Party.

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[edit] Levko Glacier

'''Levko Glacier''' ({{coor dm|72|25|S|96|2|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing from [[Pallid Crest]] to the east end of [[Thurston Island]]. It enters [[Seraph Bay]] between [[Tierney Peninsula]] and [[Simpson Bluff]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[G. Levko]], 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] Levy Island

'''Levy Island''' ({{coor dm|66|20|S|66|35|W|}}) is an isolated snow-covered [[island]] in [[Crystal Sound]], about 7.5 nautical miles (14 km) east of [[Gagge Point]], [[Lavoisier Island]]. Mapped from air photos taken by [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) (1947-48) and surveys by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) (1958-59). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Henri H. Levy]], American physical chemist who, with [[S.W. Peterson]], determined the location of the hydrogen atoms in ice by neutron diffraction, in 1957.

== See also ==
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[edit] Lewald Glacier

'''Lewald Glacier''' ({{coor dm|54|45|S|35|52|W|}}) is a small [[glacier]] 3 nautical miles (6 km) west of [[Cape Vahsel]], flowing northward to the coast at the east end of [[South Georgia]]. Named by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] under Filchner, 1911-12, for [[Theodor Lewald]], Ministerialdirektor im Reichsamt des Innern, Germany, who took an active interest in the expedition.

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[edit] Lewandowski Point

'''Lewandowski Point''' ({{coor dm|75|36|S|162|13|E|}}) is a rugged, partially ice-free point on the [[Victoria Land]] coast, marking the south side of the mouth of [[Clarke Glacier]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] tricamera aerial photographs, 1957-62. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[John R. Lewandowski]], U.S. Navy, [[Chief Construction Electrician]] at [[McMurdo Station]], 1965-66 and 1966-67.

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[edit] Lewis Bay

'''Lewis Bay''' ({{coor dm|77|22|S|167|35|E|}}) is a [[bay]] indenting the north coast of [[Ross Island]] between [[Mount Bird]] and [[Cape Tennyson]]. Charted by the ''Discovery'' expedition under Scott, 1901-04. Named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1964 for Captain [[Price Lewis]], [[U.S. Navy]], commanding officer of the USS [[Staten Island]] during [[U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze]] 1959, and who in U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze 1963 and 1964 was assistant chief of staff and ship group commander, [[U.S. Naval Support Force]], Antarctica.

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[edit] Lewis Bluff

'''Lewis Bluff''' ({{coor dm|75|53|S|140|36|W|}}) is a rock bluff located at the confluence of [[Paschal Glacier]] and [[White Glacier]], 7 nautical miles (13 km) southeast of [[Mount McCoy]], in coastal [[Marie Byrd Land]]. The bluff was photographed from aircraft of [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), 1939-41, and was mapped in detail by the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS), 1959-65. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[David L. Lewis]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) ionospheric physicist at [[Byrd Station]], 1963.

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[edit] Lewis Chain

'''Lewis Chain''' ({{coor dm|80|23|S|26|50|W|}}) is a chain of four rock [[nunatak]]s on the west side of [[Gordon Glacier]] in the [[Shackleton Range]]. First mapped by the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] in 1957; photographed by [[U.S. Navy]] (trimetrogon aerial photography) in 1967. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Squadron Leader John H. Lewis]], RAF, senior pilot of the RAF contingent of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1956-58.

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[edit] Lewis Cliff

'''Lewis Cliff''' ({{coor dm|84|17|S|161|5|E|}}) is an irregular cliff, about 12 nautical miles (22 km) long, extending south from [[Mount Achernar]] along the west side of [[Walcott Neve]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Richard E. Lewis]], [[Aviation Electronics Technician]], [[U.S. Navy]], who was injured during [[U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze II]], 1956-57.

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[edit] Lewis Glacier

'''Lewis Glacier''' ({{coor dm|67|45|S|65|40|W|}}) is the northerly of two glaciers flowing east into [[Seligman Inlet]], on the east coast of [[Graham Land]]. The [[glacier]] was photographed from the air by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) in 1940. It was charted in 1947 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), who named it for [[William Vaughan Lewis]], British glaciologist and lecturer at the Dept. of Geography, [[Cambridge University]].

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[edit] Lewis Hill

'''Lewis Hill''' ({{coor dm|63|51|S|58|4|W|}}) is a hill (75 m) topped by three volcanic plugs, located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east-northeast of [[Stoneley Point]] on [[James Ross Island]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) following [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) geological work in the area after [[Mark P.D. Lewis]], BAS field assistant in the area, 1982-83; [[Station Commander]] at Rothera, 1980-82, and Faraday, 1982-84.

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[edit] Lewis Island

'''Lewis Island''' ({{coor dm|66|6|S|134|22|E|}}) is a small rocky [[island]] rising to 30 m, marking the east side of the entrance to [[Davis Bay]]. Delineated from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] (1946-47). Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[James B. Lewis]], [[Passed Midshipman]] on the sloop Peacock of the [[United States Exploring Expedition]] (1838-42) under Wilkes.

== See also ==
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[edit] Lewis Nunatak

'''Lewis Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|85|40|S|88|5|W|}}) is an isolated, mainly snow-covered [[nunatak]] located about 10 nautical miles (18 km) southeast of the [[Davies Escarpment]] and 14 nautical miles (26 km) southwest of [[Nolan Pillar]], at the south end of the [[Thiel Mountains]]. The name was proposed by [[Peter Bermel]] and [[Arthur Ford]], co-leaders of the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) Thiel Mountains party which surveyed the area in 1960-61. Named for [[Charles R. Lewis]], USGS geologist who worked from various U.S. vessels research in the [[McMurdo Sound]] region and in the [[Balaena Islands]] during the 1955-56 season.

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[edit] Lewis Pass

'''Lewis Pass''' ({{coor dm|54|16|S|36|30|W|}}) is a pass at about 200 m at the head of [[Bore Valley]], connecting it with Maidalen (valley) to the north, on [[Thatcher Peninsula]], [[South Georgia]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[Ronald Ian Lewis Smith]], [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) plant ecologist from 1964 and Head, [[Plant Ecology]] and [[Environment Section]], from 1974, who has carried out extensive botanical research in South Georgia, [[South Orkney Islands]], and the [[Antarctic Peninsula]] during many summers and one winter.

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[edit] Lewis Peaks

'''Lewis Peaks''' ({{coor dm|67|15|S|67|30|W|}}) is a two prominent peaks, 1,065 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) east of [[Day Island]] and surmounting the west part of [[Arrowsmith Peninsula]] on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. First roughly surveyed in 1909 by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot. Resurveyed in 1948 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) who named it for Flight Lieutenant [[John Lewis]], pilot of the Auster airplane which was used from the [[John Biscoe]] for reconnaissance of ice conditions in [[Marguerite Bay]] in February 1950.

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[edit] Lewis Point

'''Lewis Point''' ({{coor dm|69|54|S|62|25|W|}}) is a point marked by rocky exposures on its north side and surmounted by an ice-covered dome, 510 m, standing at the south side of the mouth of [[Anthony Glacier]], on the east coast of [[Palmer Land]]. Photographed from the air by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) in 1940. During 1947 it was photographed from the air by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) under Ronne, who in conjunction with the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) charted it from the ground. Named by Ronne for Colonel [[Richard L. Lewis]] of the [[Army Quartermaster Corps]], which furnished field equipment and clothing to the RARE for testing purposes.

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[edit] Lewis Ridge

'''Lewis Ridge''' ({{coor dm|83|13|S|167|35|E|}}) is a rugged, ice-covered ridge, 14 nautical miles (26 km) long, extending eastward from the [[Holland Range]], between Morton and [[Hewitt Glaciers]], and terminating at [[Richards Inlet]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Commander [[G.H. Lewis]], [[U.S. Navy]], commanding officer of the USS [[Burton Island]] during [[U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze]], 1964.

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[edit] Lewis Rocks

'''Lewis Rocks''' ({{coor dm|76|18|S|145|21|W|}}) is an area of rock outcrops 3 nautical miles (6 km) in extent, at the southwest foot of [[Mount June]] in the [[Phillips Mountains]] 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 [[John H. Lewis]], geologist with the [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) [[Fosdick Mountains]] party, 1967-68.

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[edit] Lewis Snowfield

'''Lewis Snowfield''' ({{coor dm|71|25|S|71|20|W|}}) is a low and undulating snowfield in southern [[Alexander Island]], extending westward from the [[Walton Mountains]] to [[Beethoven Peninsula]] and northward from [[Bach Ice Shelf]] to [[Wilkins Ice Shelf]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Ernest G. Lewis]], Governor of the [[Falkland Islands]], 1971-74.

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[edit] Lewis Sound

'''Lewis Sound''' ({{coor dm|66|20|S|67|0|W|}}) is a body of water running NW-SE between [[Lavoisier Island]] and [[Krogh Island]] to northeast and [[Watkins Island]] to southwest, in the [[Biscoe Islands]]. Mapped from aerial photographs taken by [[Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition]] (FIDASE), 1956-57. In association with the names of pioneers in cold climate physiology grouped in this area, named "[[Lewis Passage]]" by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) (1960) after [[Sir Thomas Lewis]] (1882-1945), English physiologist who investigated the responses of the blood vessels of the skin to environmental temperature; later renamed Lewis Sound as the feature does not provide safe passage for a ship.

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[edit] Lewis Spur

'''Lewis Spur''' ({{coor dm|82|34|S|52|13|W|}}) is a rock spur 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) west of [[Frost Spur]] on the north side 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 [[Atles F. Lewis]], aviation structural mechanic, [[Ellsworth Station]] winter party, 1957.

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[edit] Cape Lewis

'''Cape Lewis''' ({{coor dm|66|30|S|124|30|E|}}) is an ice-covered cape at the west side of [[Maury Bay]]. Delineated by [[G.D. Blodgett]] (1955) from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] (1946-47). Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Thomas Lewis]], crew member on the sloop Peacock during the [[United States Exploring Expedition]] (1838-42) under Lieutenant [[Charles Wilkes]].

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[edit] Lewisohn Nunatak

'''Lewisohn Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|77|38|S|142|50|W|}}) is an isolated [[nunatak]] 10 nautical miles (18 km) southeast of the [[Mackay Mountains]], [[Ford Ranges]], in [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Discovered and mapped by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) (1939-41). Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Walter P. Lewisohn]], radio operator with the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] (1933-35).

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[edit] Lewthwaite Strait

'''Lewthwaite Strait''' ({{coor dm|60|42|S|45|7|W|}}) is a passage 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) wide, lying between Coronation and [[Powell Islands]] in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Discovered in December 1821, on the occasion of the joint cruise of Captain [[George Powell]], a British sealer in the sloop Dove, and Captain [[Nathaniel Palmer]], an American sealer in the sloop [[James Monroe]]. Mr. Lewthwaite was a teacher of navigation in Prince's Street, Rotherhithe (London). [[Captain Powell]] left the chart and journal of his Antarctic exploration with Lewthwaite before sailing on his last expedition, on which he met his death.

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[edit] Lexington Table

'''Lexington Table''' ({{coor dm|83|5|S|49|45|W|}}) is a high, flat, snow-covered plateau, about 15 nautical miles (28 km) long and 10 nautical miles (18 km) wide, standing just north of [[Kent Gap]] and [[Saratoga Table]] in the [[Forrestal Range]], [[Pensacola Mountains]]. Discovered and photographed on [[January 13]], [[1956]] on a transcontinental nonstop flight by personnel of [[U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze I]] from [[McMurdo Sound]] to the vicinity of [[Weddell Sea]] and return. Named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for the USS Lexington of 1926, one of the first large aircraft carriers of the [[U.S. Navy]].

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[edit] Lhasa Nunatak

'''Lhasa Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|85|7|S|171|18|E|}}) is a narrow rock ridge, 9 nautical miles (17 km) long, trending in a NW-SE direction between [[Snakeskin Glacier]] and [[Jensen Glacier]], to the east of [[Supporters Range]]. So named by the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1961-62) because the central [[peak]] resembles a Tibetan monastery perched on top of a hill.

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[edit] Liard Island

'''Liard Island''' ({{coor dm|66|51|S|67|25|W|}}) is a mountainous [[island]], 13 nautical miles (24 km) long, 6 nautical miles (11 km) wide and rising to 1,000 m, situated in the north-central portion of [[Hanusse Bay]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Discovered and named by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot, 1908-10.

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

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[edit] Mount Liard

'''Mount Liard''' ({{coor dm|80|58|S|158|51|E|}}) is a [[peak]] 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of [[Mount Durnford]] in [[Churchill Mountains]]. It rises to 1770 m on the ridge south of [[Cooper Snowfield]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Theodore J. Liard]], Jr. (1918-2002), geographer with the Department of Interior and the Department of Defense in toponymic research for the [[U.S. Board]] on [[Geographic Names]], 1949-80; Chief, [[Geographic Names Division]], [[Defense Mapping Agency]] (now [[National Imagery]] and [[Mapping Agency]]), 1969-80.

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[edit] Mount Liavaag

'''Mount Liavaag''' ({{coor dm|77|22|S|86|29|W|}}) is a [[mountain]], 1,820 m, between [[Mount Holmboe]] and [[Holth Peaks]] near the north end of the [[Sentinel Range]] in the [[Ellsworth Mountains]]. Discovered by [[Lincoln Ellsworth]] on his trans-Antarctic flight of [[November 23]], [[1935]]. Named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[First Mate Liavaag]] of the [[Wyatt Earp]] in 1935-36, also a member of Ellsworth's two earlier Antarctic expeditions.

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[edit] Liberty Hills

'''Liberty Hills''' ({{coor dm|80|6|S|82|58|W|}}) is a line of rugged hills and peaks with bare rock eastern slopes, about 10 nautical miles (18 km) long, standing 7 nautical miles (13 km) northwest of [[Marble Hills]] and forming part of the west wall of [[Horseshoe Valley]], in the [[Heritage Range]], [[Ellsworth Mountains]]. Liberty Hills were mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1961-66. The name was applied by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in association with the name Heritage Range.

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[edit] Liberty Rocks

'''Liberty Rocks''' ({{coor dm|62|19|S|59|27|W|}}) is a group of rocks lying southeast of [[Mellona Rocks]] in [[Nelson Strait]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1961 after the British sealing vessel Liberty ([[Captain Peacock]]) from Newcastle, which visited the South Shetland Islands in 1821-22.

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[edit] Libois Bay

'''Libois Bay''' ({{coor dm|65|4|S|64|3|W|}}) is a [[cove]] on the west side of [[Cholet Island]] which is entered between [[Rozo Point]], the northwest end of Cholet Island, and [[Paumelle Point]], the northwest end of [[Booth Island]], in the [[Wilhelm Archipelago]]. First charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1903-05, and named by Charcot for [[F. Libois]], second mechanic and carpenter of the ship Francais.

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[edit] Lichen Hills

'''Lichen Hills''' ({{coor dm|73|18|S|162|0|E|}}) is an escarpment-like hills located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of [[Caudal Hills]] on the west margin of upper [[Rennick Glacier]], in [[Victoria Land]]. Lichens were collected there, hence the name given by the northern party of [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1962-63.

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[edit] Lichen Island

'''Lichen Island''' ({{coor dm|69|20|S|75|32|E|}}) is a small [[island]] lying 5 nautical miles (9 km) north of the [[Bolingen Islands]] and 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) northwest of [[Cleft Island]] in southern [[Prydz Bay]]. First visited by an ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) party led by [[Phillip Law]] on [[February 5]], [[1955]]. So named by Law because of the rich growth of lichens found there.

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

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[edit] Lichen Peak

'''Lichen Peak''' ({{coor dm|76|56|S|145|24|W|}}) is a [[peak]] standing between [[Saunders Mountain]] and the [[Swanson Mountains]] in the [[Ford Ranges]], [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Discovered in December 1934 by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] sledge party under [[Paul Siple]], and so named because of the lichens and other botanical specimens obtained there.

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[edit] Lichte Trough

'''Lichte Trough''' ({{coor dm|76|25|S|30|0|W|}}) is an undersea trough named for Professor [[Heinrich Lichte]] (1910-1988), a geodesist who specialized in glaciology. Name proposed by Dr. [[Heinrich Hinze]], [[Alfred Wegener Institute]] for Polar and [[Marine Research]], Bremerhaven, Germany. Name approved 6/97 (ACUF 271).

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[edit] Lichtner Seamount

'''Lichtner Seamount''' ({{coor dm|67|33|S|0|40|W|}}) is a seamount located in the [[Southern Ocean]]; named for [[Werner Lichtner]], German cartographer. Name approved 4/2000 (ACUF 282).

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[edit] Lidke Ice Stream

'''Lidke Ice Stream''' ({{coor dm|73|30|S|76|30|W|}}) is an [[ice stream]] about 25 nautical miles (46 km) long flowing north into [[Stange Sound]], east of [[Mount Benkert]], on the [[English Coast]] of [[Ellsworth Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs, 1961-66. The ice stream was first visited by a USGS field party in January 1985. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[David J. Lidke]], USGS geologist, a member of the party.

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[edit] Lie Cliff

'''Lie Cliff''' ({{coor dm|76|42|S|117|37|W|}}) is a prominent rock cliff at the eastern foot of [[Mount Steere]], in the [[Crary Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photography, 1959-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Hans P. Lie]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) ionospheric physicist at [[Siple Station]] in the 1970-71 and 1973-74 summer seasons.

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[edit] Liebig Peak

'''Liebig Peak''' ({{coor dm|66|46|S|66|0|W|}}) is a prominent [[peak]] on [[Protector Heights]], [[Graham Land]], that is identifiable from both [[Darbel Bay]] and [[Lallemand Fjord]]. 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 Justus von Liebig (1803-73), German pioneer of physiological chemistry, whose work on metabolism and food constituents laid the foundations for modern nutrition studies.

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[edit] Liebknecht Range

'''Liebknecht Range''' ({{coor dm|71|48|S|11|22|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] range, 10 nautical miles (18 km) long, forming the southwest arm of the [[Humboldt Mountains]] in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered and plotted from air photos by [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39. Mapped from air photos and surveys by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-60; remapped by [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]], 1960-61, and named after the German revolutionary [[Karl Liebknecht]] (1871-1919).

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[edit] Lied Bluff

'''Lied Bluff''' ({{coor dm|68|31|S|78|16|E|}}) is a rocky hill 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north of [[Club Lake]] in the north-central part of [[Breidnes Peninsula]], [[Vestfold Hills]]. The hill is 125 m high and its southern face is almost perpendicular. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]] (1936-37). First visited by an ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) sledge party led by [[B.H. Stinear]] in 1958. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[Nils Lied]], weather observer at [[Davis Station]] in 1957.

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[edit] Lied Glacier

'''Lied Glacier''' ({{coor dm|53|9|S|73|26|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] close north of [[Cape Arkona]] on the southwest side of [[Heard Island]]. Surveyed by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) in 1948. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[N.T. Lied]], radio operator and weather observer with ANARE on Heard Island in the years 1951 and 1963, respectively.

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[edit] Mount Lied

'''Mount Lied''' ({{coor dm|70|30|S|65|33|E|}}) is a prominent pyramidal [[peak]] about 7 nautical miles (13 km) east-northeast of [[Mount Mervyn]] in the [[Porthos Range]] of the [[Prince Charles Mountains]]. Sighted by the ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) southern party led by [[W.G. Bewsher]] in 1956 and named for [[Nils T. Lied]], weather observer at [[Mawson Station]] in 1956 and [[Davis Station]] in 1957.

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[edit] Liege Island

'''Liege Island''' ({{coor dm|64|2|S|61|55|W|}}) is an [[island]], 9 nautical miles (17 km) long and 3 nautical miles (6 km) wide, lying immediate northeast of [[Brabant Island]] in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Charted by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1897-99, under Gerlache, who name it for the province of Liege, Belgium.

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

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[edit] Lientur Channel

'''Lientur Channel''' ({{coor dm|64|50|S|63|0|W|}}) is a channel between Lemaire and [[Byrde Islands]] connecting [[Paradise Harbor]] with [[Gerlache Strait]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. First roughly charted by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1897-99. Named by the fourth [[Chilean Antarctic Expedition]] (1949-50) after the Lientur, one of the ships used during this expedition.

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[edit] Lieske Glacier

'''Lieske Glacier''' ({{coor dm|80|5|S|156|50|E|}}) is a tributary [[glacier]] draining the north slopes of [[Mount Olympus]] in [[Britannia Range]] and flowing north between Johnstone and [[Dusky Ridges]] into [[Hatherton Glacier]]. Named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Bruce J. Lieske]], meteorologist who wintered at [[Little America V]] in 1957.

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[edit] Ligeti Ridge

'''Ligeti Ridge''' ({{coor dm|62|0|S|28|0|W|}}) is an undersea ridge named on GEBCO 5.16. Name approved 6/87 (ACUF 225).

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[edit] Light Lake

'''Light Lake''' ({{coor dm|60|42|S|45|39|W|}}) is a small [[lake]] 0.2 nautical miles (0.4 km) east of [[Thulla Point]] in western [[Signy Island]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[Jeremy J. Light]], [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) limnologist and leader at Signy Island station, 1970-72.

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[edit] Mount Light

'''Mount Light''' ({{coor dm|74|16|S|61|59|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] along the south side of [[Barcus Glacier]], 6 nautical miles (11 km) east-southeast of [[Mount Nash]], in the [[Hutton Mountains]], [[Palmer Land]]. Mapped by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE)-FIDS joint sledge party of 1947-48. Named by [[Finn Ronne]] for [[Richard Upjohn Light]], then President of the [[American Geographical Society]]. The RARE had applied the name "[[Cape Light]]" to part of the extremity of [[Smith Peninsula]], but that name is now dropped as [[Cape Fiske]] provides adequate reference to that feature.

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[edit] Lighthouse Bay

'''Lighthouse Bay''' ({{coor dm|54|3|S|37|8|W|}}) is a small [[bay]] between [[Cape Crewe]] and [[Point Abrahamsen]], forming the north arm of [[Cook Bay]] along the north coast of [[South Georgia]]. Charted by DI personnel in 1929. Probably so named at that time because a lighthouse (now disused) was located on nearby [[Sheep Point]].

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[edit] Lilienthal Glacier

'''Lilienthal Glacier''' ({{coor dm|64|21|S|60|48|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing west into [[Cayley Glacier]] between Pilcher and [[Baldwin Peaks]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Photographed by the [[Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition]] (FIDASE) in 1956-57, and mapped from these photos by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS). Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 for [[Otto Lilienthal]] (1848-1896), German pioneer of flight in gliders.

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[edit] Lilienthal Island

'''Lilienthal Island''' ({{coor dm|66|12|S|110|23|E|}}) is an one of the [[Donovan Islands]], lying just north of [[Glasgal Island]] in [[Vincennes Bay]]. The [[island]] was mapped from air photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. Named by [[C.R. Eklund]] for [[Billie R. Lilienthal]], [[U.S. Navy]], aerographer at [[Wilkes Station]], 1957.

== See also ==
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[edit] Liljequist Heights

'''Liljequist Heights''' ({{coor dm|72|6|S|2|48|W|}}) is the heights about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of [[Grunehogna Peaks]], in the [[Ahlmann Ridge]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59). Named for [[Gosta H. Liljequist]], Swedish meteorologist with the NBSAE.

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[edit] Lille Kari Rock

'''Lille Kari Rock''' ({{coor dm|54|24|S|3|28|E|}}) is an insular rock 2 m high which lies 1.2 nautical miles (2.2 km) northwest of [[Cape Lollo]], Bouvetoya. Charted from the ship Norvegia in December 1927 by a Norwegian expedition under Captain [[Harald Horntvedt]]. Named by Horntvedt in association with [[Store Kari Rock]] which lies 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) westward.

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[edit] Lillie Glacier

'''Lillie Glacier''' ({{coor dm|70|45|S|163|55|E|}}) is a large [[glacier]], about 100 nautical miles (180 km) long and 10 nautical miles (18 km) wide, between [[Bowers Mountains]] on the west and Concord and [[Anare Mountains]] on the east, flowing to Ob' Bay on the coast and forming the [[Lillie Glacier Tongue]]. The glacier tongue was discovered by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13, and named for [[Dennis G. Lillie]], biologist on the [[Terra Nova]]. The name Lillie has since been extended to the entire glacier as it is now known. The lower half of the glacier was plotted by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) ([[Thala Dan]]), 1962, which explored the area and utilized air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. The whole feature was mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-62.

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[edit] Lillie Glacier Tongue

'''Lillie Glacier Tongue''' ({{coor dm|70|34|S|163|48|E|}}) is the prominent seaward extension of the [[Lillie Glacier]] into Ob' Bay. Discovered by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13, when the [[Terra Nova]] explored westward of [[Cape North]] in February 1911. Named by British Antarctic Expedition for [[Dennis G. Lillie]], biologist on the Terra Nova.

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[edit] Lillie Range

'''Lillie Range''' ({{coor dm|84|50|S|170|25|W|}}) is a range of mountains extending northward from the [[Prince Olav Mountains]] (in the vicinity of [[Mount Fisher]]) to the [[Ross Ice Shelf]]. Mounts Hall, Daniel, Krebs and Mason are in the range. Named by the [[Southern Party]] of [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1963-64) for [[A.R. Lillie]], professor of geology at the University of Auckland.

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[edit] Lilliput Nunataks

'''Lilliput Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|66|8|S|62|40|W|}}) is a three [[nunatak]]s, from 600 to 700 m high and trending SE-NW, located 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of [[Gulliver Nunatak]] on the east side of [[Graham Land]]. The nunataks are snow free on their southeast sides. They were charted by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) and photographed from the air by [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) in 1947. The name, from [[Jonathan Swift]]'s Gulliver's Travels, means land of small people and was applied by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in association with Gulliver Nunatak.

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[edit] Mount Limburg Stirum

'''Mount Limburg Stirum''' ({{coor dm|72|34|S|31|19|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 2,350 m, standing on the east side of [[Norsk Polarinstitutt Glacier]] and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of [[Mount Boe]] in the [[Belgica Mountains]]. Discovered by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1957-58, under G. de Gerlache, who named it for [[Count Charles]] de [[Limburg Stirum]], a patron of the expedition.

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[edit] Limestone Valley

'''Limestone Valley''' ({{coor dm|60|42|S|45|37|W|}}) is a [[valley]] extending northwest from [[Cemetery Bay]], [[Signy Island]]. The valley leads directly to [[Jane Col]] and serves as a route to the west coast of the [[island]]. So named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) because of an exposure of limestone in the cliff above the valley.

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[edit] Limit Rock

'''Limit Rock''' ({{coor dm|61|54|S|57|39|W|}}) is a rock awash, lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of [[North Foreland]], the northeast cape of [[King George Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Charted in 1937 by DI personnel on the [[Discovery II]], and so named because it marks the east limit of foul ground surrounding North Foreland.

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[edit] Limitrophe Island

'''Limitrophe Island''' ({{coor dm|64|48|S|64|1|W|}}) is an oval-shaped [[island]] 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) long, lying directly east of [[Christine Island]] and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of [[Anvers Island]]. A suggestive name given by [[Palmer Station]] personnel in 1972, because the island lies at the limit of normal field operations from the station.

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

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[edit] Limpet Island

'''Limpet Island''' ({{coor dm|67|38|S|68|18|W|}}) is the southernmost of the [[Leonie Islands]], lying in the entrance to [[Ryder Bay]], close off the southeast coast of [[Adelaide Island]]. [[The Leonie Islands]] were discovered and first roughly surveyed in 1909 by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot. Limpet Island was surveyed in 1948 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) and so named by them because of the large number of limpet shells found there.

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

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[edit] Linchpin Ice Rise

'''Linchpin Ice Rise''' ({{coor dm|69|4|S|67|27|W|}}) is a small ice rise northeast of [[Miller Ice Rise]], situated near the ice front of [[Wordie Ice Shelf]] on [[Fallieres Coast]]. The feature was mapped from [[U.S. Landsat]] imagery, 1974-79. So named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) because the ice rise plays a key role in maintaining the position of the ice front, as observed in 1979.

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[edit] Linck Nunataks

'''Linck Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|82|41|S|104|12|W|}}) is a group of four small, ice-covered [[nunatak]]s at the southeast end of the [[Whitmore Mountains]]. Three of the nunataks are together and aligned while the fourth lies 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) distant. Visited and surveyed on [[January 2]], [[1959]] by the [[Horlick Mountains Traverse Party]]. [[William H. Chapman]], party surveyor, proposed the naming for [[M. Kerwin Linck]], Chief of the Branch of [[Special Maps]], [[U.S. Geological Survey]].

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[edit] Lincoln Nunatak

'''Lincoln Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|67|27|S|68|43|W|}}) is a snow-capped [[nunatak]] with a rocky west face, at the end of a ridge running westward from [[Mount Mangin]] on [[Adelaide Island]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for Flight Lieutenant [[Warren D. Lincoln]], RAF, pilot with the [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) [[Aviation Unit]] based at Adelaide station in 1962-63.

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[edit] Lind Glacier

'''Lind Glacier''' ({{coor dm|65|23|S|64|1|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing west from [[Alencar Peak]] into the south part of [[Collins 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 [[James Lind]] (1716-1794), Scottish "founder of modern naval hygiene," who was the first to publish a convincing account of experimental work establishing the dietary cause and cure of scurvy, in 1755.

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[edit] Lind Ridge

'''Lind Ridge''' ({{coor dm|75|48|S|132|33|W|}}) is a ridge forming the south wall of [[Coleman Glacier]] in the [[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) for [[Larry W. Lind]], glaciologist at [[Byrd Station]], 1968-69.

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[edit] Lindblad Cove

'''Lindblad Cove''' ({{coor dm|63|51|S|59|27|W|}}) is a [[cove]], 5 km wide, between [[Almond Point]] and [[Auster Point]] in [[Charcot Bay]], [[Trinity Peninsula]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1995 in commemoration of [[Lars-Eric Lindblad]] (1927-94), pioneer in Antarctic tourism. A noted conservationist, Mr. Lindblad operated the first cruise to Antarctica in 1966 and was a leader in the concept of expedition tourism as a means of environmental awareness.

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[edit] Lindenberg Island

'''Lindenberg Island''' ({{coor dm|64|55|S|59|40|W|}}) is a circular [[island]] 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) in diameter, lying 11 nautical miles (20 km) north of [[Robertson Island]] and some 35 nautical miles (60 km) east-northeast of [[Cape Fairweather]], off the east coast of [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. Discovered by a Norwegian whaling expedition under [[C.A. Larsen]] in December 1893. Named by Larsen for a member of the firm of Woltereck and Robertson of Hamburg which sent him to the Antarctic.

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

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[edit] Linder Glacier

'''Linder Glacier''' ({{coor dm|71|41|S|163|3|E|}}) is a steep tributary [[glacier]] that drains the south slopes of [[Mount Bernstein]] and moves south to enter [[Hunter Glacier]], in the [[Lanterman Range]], [[Bowers Mountains]]. 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 Lieutenant (j.g.) [[Michael A. Linder]], [[U.S. Navy Reserve]], communications and administrative officer with the [[McMurdo Station]] winter party, 1967.

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[edit] Linder Peak

'''Linder Peak''' ({{coor dm|79|52|S|83|12|W|}}) is a somewhat lower but very imposing [[peak]] standing immediately south of [[Mount Dolence]] 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) for [[Harold W. Linder]], geophysicist with the [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) [[Ross Ice Shelf]] party, 1961-62.

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[edit] Mount Lindley

'''Mount Lindley''' ({{coor dm|81|46|S|159|5|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 1,760 m, standing on the west side of [[Starshot Glacier]], 4 nautical miles (7 km) north of [[Mount Hoskins]]. Discovered by the ''Discovery'' expedition (1901-04) and named for [[Lord Nathaniel Lindley]], a member of the committee that made the final draft of instructions for the expedition.

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[edit] Lindqvist Nunatak

'''Lindqvist Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|80|39|S|20|38|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]] 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of [[Chevreul Cliffs]], rising to 1,470 m in the east part of [[Shotton Snowfield]], [[Shackleton Range]]. Photographed from the air by the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1967 and surveyed by [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS), 1968-71. In association with the names of pioneers of polar life and travel grouped in this area, named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[Frans W. Lindqvist]] (1862-1931), Swedish inventor of the Primus pressure stove in 1892.

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[edit] Lindsay Peak

'''Lindsay Peak''' ({{coor dm|84|37|S|163|32|E|}}) is a basalt [[peak]], 3,210 m, standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) west-northwest of [[Blizzard Peak]] in the [[Marshall Mountains]]. Named by the [[Ohio State University]] party to [[Queen Alexandra Range]] (1966-67) for [[John Lindsay]], geologist with the party.

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[edit] Lindsay Reef

'''Lindsay Reef''' ({{coor dm|54|26|S|3|29|E|}}) is a reef lying close north of [[Cape Meteor]] on the east side of Bouvetoya. First charted in 1898 by a German expedition under [[Karl Chun]]. Recharted in December 1927 by a Norwegian expedition under Captain [[Harald Horntvedt]]. Named by the Norwegians after Captain [[James Lindsay]], British whaler in command of the Swan who, in the company of Captain [[Thomas Hopper]] with the Otter, sighted Bouvetoya in 1808.

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[edit] Lindsey Islands

'''Lindsey Islands''' ({{coor dm|73|37|S|103|18|W|}}) is a group of islands lying just off the northwest tip of [[Canisteo Peninsula]] in [[Amundsen Sea]]. Delineated from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] in December 1946. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Alton A. Lindsey]], biologist with the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]], 1933-35.

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

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