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[edit] Mount Quackenbush
'''Mount Quackenbush''' ({{coor dm|80|21|S|156|58|E|}}) is a flat-topped [[mountain]], 2,435 m, which forms a projecting angle along the steep cliffs bordering the north side of [[Byrd Glacier]], just west of [[Peckham Glacier]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Captain [[Robert S. Quackenbush]], Jr., chief of staff to [[Admiral Cruzen]] ([[Central Group]] of [[Task Force]] 68) in [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47, led by [[Admiral Byrd]].
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[edit] The Quadrangle
'''The Quadrangle''' ({{coor dm|71|35|S|68|36|W|}}) is an ice-covered area (essentially a glacial cirque) enclosed on three sides by rock ridges, but open to the south, lying between [[Mount Umbriel]] and [[Venus Glacier]] in eastern [[Alexander Island]]. Mapped by Directorate of [[Overseas Surveys]] from satellite imagery supplied by [[U.S. National Aeronautics]] and [[Space Administration]] in cooperation with [[U.S. Geological Survey]]. The feature was so named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in description of its shape.
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[edit] Quadrant Peak
'''Quadrant Peak''' ({{coor dm|57|6|S|26|47|W|}}) is a [[peak]] (430 m) forming the summit of [[Vindication Island]], [[South Sandwich Islands]]. The peak forms a narrow ridge above the uniform slopes of the original [[volcano|volcanic cone]], and is a quadrant of what was probably once a circular mass cone. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1971.
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[edit] Quam Heights
'''Quam Heights''' ({{coor dm|71|3|S|167|48|E|}}) is a mostly snow-covered heights, 15 nautical miles (28 km) long and 4 nautical miles (7 km) wide, rising over 1,000 m and forming the coastline between the Barnett and [[Dennistoun Glaciers]] in northern [[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 [[Louis O. Quam]], [[Chief Scientist]], Office of [[Polar Programs]], [[National Science Foundation]], 1967-72.
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[edit] Mount Quandary
'''Mount Quandary''' ({{coor dm|64|52|S|61|34|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] on the east side and near the head of [[Hektoria Glacier]], 12 nautical miles (22 km) northwest of [[Shiver Point]], in [[Graham Land]]. Surveyed by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1955; the name arose because when first viewed it could not be determined whether the feature was part of the central plateau of Graham Land or a detached summit in Hektoria Glacier.
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[edit] Quar Ice Shelf
'''Quar Ice Shelf''' ({{coor dm|71|20|S|11|0|W|}}) is the [[ice shelf]] between [[Cape Norvegia]] and [[Sorasen Ridge]] along the coast of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE), 1949-52, whose [[Maudheim Station]] was located on this ice shelf. Named for [[Leslie Quar]], British radio mechanic and electrician with NBSAE, who drowned when the weasel (track-driven vehicle) in which he was riding drove over the edge of this ice shelf, [[February 24]], [[1951]].
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[edit] Quarles Range
'''Quarles Range''' ({{coor dm|85|36|S|164|30|W|}}) is a high and rugged range of the [[Queen Maud Mountains]], extending from the polar plateau between Cooper and [[Bowman Glaciers]] and terminating near the edge of [[Ross Ice Shelf]]. Peaks in the range were first sighted by Captain [[Roald Amundsen]] in 1911, and the range was mapped in detail by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]], 1928-30. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Donald A. Quarles]], Sec. of the [[Air Force]], 1955-57, and [[Deputy Sec]]. of Defense, 1957-59, at the outset of the [[International Geophysical Year]] and organization of U.S. activity in Antarctica.
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[edit] Quarterdeck Ridge
'''Quarterdeck Ridge''' ({{coor dm|72|27|S|170|16|E|}}) is the undulating, north-south snow crest of [[Hallett Peninsula]]. For the most part this crest is very close to the great 1,500 meter [[Cotter Cliffs]] that fall abruptly to the [[Ross Sea]]. So named by [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1957-58, because impressions obtained in traversing along it recall those in walking the quarterdeck of a ship.
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[edit] Quartermain Glacier
'''Quartermain Glacier''' ({{coor dm|67|1|S|65|9|W|}}) is a well-defined, highly-crevassed [[glacier]] on the north side of [[Fricker Glacier]], from which it is separated in its upper reaches by [[Mount Kennett]]. It flows from the plateau into [[Mill Inlet]] on the east coast of [[Graham Land]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Leslie B. Quartermain]] ([[Quartermain Mountains]], [[Quartermain Point]], q.v.), [[New Zealand]] historian of the Antarctic and author of South to the Pole. The early history of the [[Ross Sea Sector]] (London, 1967).
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[edit] Quartermain Mountains
'''Quartermain Mountains''' ({{coor dm|77|51|S|160|45|E|}}) is a group of exposed mountains, about 20 nautical miles (37 km) long, typical of ice-free features of the [[McMurdo Dry Valleys]], [[Victoria Land]], located south of [[Taylor Glacier]] and bounded by [[Finger Mountain]], [[Mount Handsley]], [[Mount Feather]] and [[Tabular Mountain]]; also including Knobhead, [[Terra Cotta Mountain]], [[New Mountain]], [[Beacon Heights]], [[Pyramid Mountain]], [[Arena Valley]], [[Kennar Valley]], [[Turnabout Valley]] and the several valleys and ridges within [[Beacon Valley]]. The mountains were visited by British expeditions led by [[R.F. Scott]] (1901-04 and 1910-13) and [[E.H. Shackleton]] (1907-09), which applied several names. Names were added in the years subsequent to IGY, 1957-58, concurrent with research carried out by [[New Zealand Antarctic Research Program]] (NZARP) and [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) field parties, and to fulfill the requirement for maps compiled from [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs, 1947-83. Named by the [[New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (NZ-APC) in 1977 after [[Lester Bowden Quartermain]] (1895-1973), [[New Zealand Antarctic]] historian.
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[edit] Quartermain Point
'''Quartermain Point''' ({{coor dm|72|3|S|170|8|E|}}) is a prominent point in the north part of [[Moubray Bay]] between [[Helm Point]] and [[Cape Roget]]. Named by the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1957-58, for [[L.B. Quartermain]], president, [[New Zealand Antarctic Society]], who took a close interest in the work of the expedition.
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[edit] Quartz Hills
'''Quartz Hills''' ({{coor dm|85|56|S|132|50|W|}}) is an arcuate group of mainly ice-free hills and peaks standing immediately south of [[Colorado Glacier]] along the west side of [[Reedy Glacier]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-64. The name was proposed by [[John H. Mercer]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) geologist to these hills in 1964-65, because there is much rose quartz in the superficial deposits of the hills.
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[edit] Quartz Pebble Hill
'''Quartz Pebble Hill''' ({{coor dm|84|44|S|113|59|W|}}) is a flat-topped elevation on the north escarpment of [[Buckeye Table]], [[Ohio Range]], in the [[Horlick Mountains]]. The hill is located where [[Discovery Ridge]] joins the main escarpment. The rock that forms the hill is composed of sandstone and quartz pebble conglomerate. The name was suggested by [[William E. Long]], geologist of the [[Ohio State University]] expedition, who worked in these mountains in 1960-61 and 1961-62.
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[edit] Quaternary Icefall
'''Quaternary Icefall''' ({{coor dm|77|18|S|166|30|E|}}) is a western lobe of the [[Mount Bird]] icecap, descending steeply into [[Wohlschlag Bay]] 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of [[Cinder Hill]] on [[Ross Island]]. Mapped and so named by the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1958-59, because of the Quaternary glacial period marine shells carried by the [[glacier]] and deposited in terminal moraines.
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[edit] Quaver Nunatak
'''Quaver Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|71|0|S|70|17|W|}}) is a small [[nunatak]] rising to about 250 m, the northernmost exposure of the [[Walton Mountains]], [[Alexander Island]]. So named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) (1977) after the musical term, reflecting the small size of the feature and in association with the names of composers in this area.
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[edit] Queen Alexandra Range
'''Queen Alexandra Range''' ({{coor dm|84|0|S|168|0|E|}}) is a major [[mountain]] range, about 100 nautical miles (180 km) long, bordering the entire west side of [[Beardmore Glacier]] from the [[Ross Ice Shelf]] to the polar plateau. Discovered on the journey toward the [[South Pole]] by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]] (1907-09), and named by Shackleton for Alexandra, Queen of England, 1901-10.
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[edit] Queen Elizabeth Range
'''Queen Elizabeth Range''' ({{coor dm|83|20|S|161|30|E|}}) is a rugged [[mountain]] range paralleling the east side of [[Marsh Glacier]] for nearly 100 nautical miles (180 km) from [[Nimrod Glacier]] in the north to [[Law Glacier]] in the south. Mount Markham, 4,350 m, is the highest elevation in the range. Named by [[J.H. Miller]] of the [[New Zealand]] party of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-58) who, with [[G.W. Marsh]], explored this area. It was named for [[Queen Elizabeth II]] of [[Great Britain]], the patron of the expedition.
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[edit] Queen Fabiola Mountains
'''Queen Fabiola Mountains''' ({{coor dm|71|30|S|35|40|E|}}) is a group of mountains, 30 nautical miles (60 km) long, consisting mainly of seven small massifs which trend north-south, forming a partial barrier to the flow of inland ice. The mountains stand in isolation about 90 nautical miles (170 km) southwest of the head of [[Lutzow-Holm Bay]]. Discovered and photographed from aircraft by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1960, under [[Guido Derom]], on [[October 8]], [[1960]], and named with the permission of the King for [[Dona Fabiola]] de Mora y Aragon, on the occasion of her wedding with [[King Baudouin]] of Belgium. In [[November-December]] 1960, the mountains were visited by a party of the [[Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition]] which made geomorphological and geological surveys. They applied the name "[[Yamato Mountains]]."
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[edit] Queen Mary Coast
'''Queen Mary Coast''' ({{coor dm|66|45|S|96|0|E|}}) is that portion of the coast of Antarctica lying between [[Cape Filchner]], in 9154E, and [[Cape Hordern]], in 10030E. Discovered in February 1912 by the [[Australasian Antarctic Expedition]] (1911-14) under the leadership of [[Douglas Mawson]], who named it for [[Queen Mary]] of England.
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[edit] Queen Maud Bay
'''Queen Maud Bay''' ({{coor dm|54|14|S|37|23|W|}}) is a V-shaped [[bay]] 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) wide at the entrance, lying immediately north of [[Nunez Peninsula]] along the south coast of [[South Georgia]]. Roughly charted in 1819 by a Russian expedition under Bellingshausen. Named prior to 1922 for [[Queen Maud]], wife of [[King Haakon VII]] of Norway, probably by Norwegian whalers who frequented this coast.
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[edit] Queen Maud Land
'''Queen Maud Land''' ({{coor dm|72|30|S|12|0|E|}}) is that part of Antarctica lying between the terminus of [[Stancomb-Wills Glacier]], in 2000W, and [[Shinnan Glacier]], in 4438E. This name, given for [[Queen Maud]] of Norway, represents an expansion from that of the original core area, between 3700 and 5000E, discovered by Captain [[Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen]] in 1930.
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[edit] Queen Maud Mountains
'''Queen Maud Mountains''' ({{coor dm|86|0|S|160|0|W|}}) is a major group of mountains, ranges and subordinate features of the [[Transantarctic Mountains]], lying between the Beardmore and [[Reedy Glaciers]] and including the area from the head of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]] to the polar plateau. Captain [[Roald Amundsen]] and his [[South Pole]] party ascended [[Axel Heiberg Glacier]] near the central part of this group in November 1911, naming these mountains for the Queen of Norway. Elevations bordering the [[Beardmore Glacier]], at the western extremity of these mountains, were observed by the British expeditions led by [[E.H. Shackleton]] (1907-09) and [[R.F. Scott]] (1910-13), but the mountains as a whole were mapped by several American expeditions led by [[R.E. Byrd]] (1930s and 1940s), and [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) and [[New Zealand Antarctic Research Program]] (NZARP) expeditions from the 1950s through the 1970s.
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[edit] Mount Queensland
'''Mount Queensland''' ({{coor dm|74|16|S|163|56|E|}}) is a prominent [[mountain]], 1,910 m, standing 7 nautical miles (13 km) north of [[Mount Dickason]] in the [[Deep Freeze Range]], [[Victoria Land]]. Discovered by the ''Discovery'' expedition, 1901-04, which named this mountain for the State of Queensland, Australia, in recognition of the assistance given the expedition by its government.
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[edit] Mount Queequeg
'''Mount Queequeg''' ({{coor dm|65|39|S|62|8|W|}}) is a conspicuous, partly snow-covered [[mountain]] with three conical summits, the highest 900 m, between the mouths of Starbuck and [[Stubb Glaciers]] on the east coast of [[Graham Land]]. Surveyed and photographed by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1947. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1956 after Starbuck's harpooner on the Pequod in [[Herman Melville]]'s [[Moby Dick]].
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[edit] Queer Mountain
'''Queer Mountain''' ({{coor dm|77|8|S|161|45|E|}}) is a conspicuous black [[mountain]] (1,180 m) with steep slopes showing bands of sandstone above the granite, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of [[Killer Ridge]], between the Cotton and [[Miller Glaciers]], in [[Victoria Land]]. Mapped by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]] (1910-13) and so named because, though surrounded by [[glacier]], it has nearly every rock in the district, including coal beds, represented on its cliffs.
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[edit] Quensel Glacier
'''Quensel Glacier''' ({{coor dm|54|46|S|35|50|W|}}) is a small [[glacier]] flowing southeast into [[Cooper Bay]] at the east tip of [[South Georgia]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[Percy D. Quensel]], Swedish geologist of [[Uppsala University]], who visited South Georgia with [[Carl Skottsberg]] in 1909.
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[edit] Quervain Peak
'''Quervain Peak''' ({{coor dm|67|23|S|66|39|W|}}) is a [[peak]] in the central part of the [[Boyle Mountains]] in [[Graham Land]]. Mapped by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) from surveys and air photos, 1956-59. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for Alfred de Quervain, Swiss glaciologist who in 1909 first applied photogrammetric methods to the measurement of surface [[glacier]] flow.
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[edit] Query Island
'''Query Island''' ({{coor dm|68|48|S|67|12|W|}}) is a prominent rocky [[island]] lying between the foot of [[Clarke Glacier]] and [[Keyhole Island]] on the south side of [[Mikkelsen Bay]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Surveyed in 1948 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), who so named it because of the difficulty in deciding from a distance whether the feature was an island or part of the mainland.
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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[edit] Quest Channel
'''Quest Channel''' ({{coor dm|67|48|S|69|1|W|}}) is a channel leading southwestward from [[Adelaide Anchorage]] between [[Hibbert Rock]] and [[Henkes Islands]], off the south end of [[Adelaide Island]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after the survey motorboat charted this area in 1963.
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[edit] Quest Cliffs
'''Quest Cliffs''' ({{coor dm|82|36|S|155|10|E|}}) is a line of steep east-facing cliffs immediately north of [[The Slot]] in the [[Geologists Range]]. Seen by the northern party of the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1961-62) and named after the Quest, the ship of the [[Shackleton-Rowett Antarctic Expedition]], 1921-22.
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[edit] Quest Nunatak
'''Quest Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|81|31|S|28|10|W|}}) is a northeasternmost of the [[Whichaway Nunataks]], 1,065 m. First mapped in 1957 by the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] and so named because it was the last rock outcrop visited on the transpolar route of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition in December 1957 when a further search was made for plant fossils previously found in the area by the expedition's geologist.
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[edit] Mount Quilmes
'''Mount Quilmes''' ({{coor dm|63|14|S|55|37|W|}}) is a mainly snow-covered [[mountain]], 715 m, standing northeast of [[Haddon Bay]] on [[Joinville Island]]. The name was given during the course of the [[Argentine Antarctic Expedition]] (1953-54) and memorializes the battle of the same name in which the Argentine squadron of [[Admiral Guillermo Brown]] was engaged.
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[edit] Quilp Rock
'''Quilp Rock''' ({{coor dm|67|37|S|67|47|W|}}) is a small, isolated rock in [[Laubeuf Fjord]], lying 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) south-southeast of the south tip of [[Pinero Island]] and 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) off the northwest side of [[Pourquoi Pas Island]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. First surveyed in 1948 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), and named by them after the dwarf, [[Daniel Quilp]], a vicious, ill-tempered character in [[The Old Curiosity Shop]], by [[Charles Dickens]].
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[edit] Quilty Nunataks
'''Quilty Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|75|45|S|71|45|W|}}) is a group of [[nunatak]]s which extend over 8 nautical miles (15 km), located 15 nautical miles (28 km) southwest of [[Thomas Mountains]] in eastern [[Ellsworth Land]]. Discovered by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, led by Ronne. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Patrick Quilty]], geologist with the University of Wisconsin survey party to this area, 1965-66.
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[edit] Quinault Pass
'''Quinault Pass''' ({{coor dm|70|49|S|69|28|W|}}) is a snow pass trending north-south between [[Lully Foothills]] and [[LeMay Range]] in central [[Alexander Island]]. Photographed from the air by [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, and mapped from these photographs by [[D. Searle]] of [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), 1960. Named in association with the foothills by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC), 1977, after [[Philippe Quinault]] (1635-88), French librettist who collaborated with [[J.B. Lully]] in three operas.
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[edit] Quinn Gully
'''Quinn Gully''' ({{coor dm|77|32|S|163|30|E|}}) is a mainly ice-free gully, descending between [[MacDonald Hills]] and [[Hjorth Hill]] to [[Explorers Cove]], [[New Harbor]], at the lower end of [[Taylor Valley]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) (1997) after [[Thomas Quinn]], Supervisor of [[Continental Air Operations]], [[Antarctic Support Associates]].
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[edit] Quintana Island
'''Quintana Island''' ({{coor dm|65|9|S|64|57|W|}}) is a small isolated [[island]], lying 6 nautical miles (11 km) northeast of [[Betbeder Islands]] in the southwest part of the [[Wilhelm Archipelago]]. First charted as a group of islands by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1903-05, and named by Charcot for [[Manuel Quintana]] (1836-1906), then President of Argentina. A survey in 1957-58 by the [[British Naval Hydrographic Survey Unit]] found only one island in this position.
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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[edit] Quinton Point
'''Quinton Point''' ({{coor dm|64|19|S|63|41|W|}}) is a point at the north side of the entrance to [[Perrier Bay]], on the northwest coast of [[Anvers Island]] in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. First charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1903-05, and named by Charcot after [[Rene Quinton]] (1867-1925), French naturalist, then assistant at the Laboratoire de [[Pathologie Physiologique]], College de France.
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[edit] Quito Glacier
'''Quito Glacier''' ({{coor dm|62|27|S|59|47|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing north into the sea west of [[Canto Point]] in north [[Greenwich Island]], [[South Shetland Islands]]. Named after the capital of Ecuador, c.1990, by the [[Ecuadorian Antarctic Expedition]].
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[edit] Quonset Glacier
'''Quonset Glacier''' ({{coor dm|85|19|S|127|5|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] about 20 nautical miles (37 km) long which drains the north slopes of [[Wisconsin Range]] between [[Mount LeSchack]] and [[Ruseski Buttress]] and trends west-northwest to enter the north side of [[Davisville Glacier]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-64. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after the [[Naval Air Station]], [[Quonset Point]], [[Rhode Island]], home base of [[Antarctic Development Squadron Six]] (VXE-6).
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