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[edit] Sperring Point

'''Sperring Point''' ({{coor dm|67|24|S|59|31|E|}}) is a rocky point about midway along the west side of [[William Scoresby Bay]]. Discovered and named by DI personnel on the [[William Scoresby]] in February 1936.

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[edit] Spert Island

'''Spert Island''' ({{coor dm|63|51|S|60|57|W|}}) is an [[island]] lying off the west extremity of [[Trinity Island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Charted by the [[Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] under Nordenskjold, 1901-04. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 for [[Sir Thomas Spert]], Controller of the King's Ships in the time of [[Henry VIII]], founder and first Master of the Mariners of England, which later became the Corporation of [[Trinity House]].

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

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[edit] Mount Speyer

'''Mount Speyer''' ({{coor dm|78|52|S|160|42|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 2,430 m, standing directly at the head of [[Kehle Glacier]] in the [[Worcester Range]]. Discovered by the ''Discovery'' expedition (1901-04) and named for [[Sir Edgar Speyer]], a contributor to the expedition.

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[edit] Sphagnum Valley

'''Sphagnum Valley''' ({{coor dm|54|16|S|36|35|W|}}) is a [[valley]] sloping northwest from [[Echo Pass]] to [[Cumberland West Bay]], [[South Georgia]]. First charted by the [[Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] under Nordenskjold, 1901-04. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951-57 and named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after Sphagnum, the bog moss which occurs in this valley.

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[edit] Spheroid Hill

'''Spheroid Hill''' ({{coor dm|77|47|S|163|56|E|}}) is a mostly ice-free summit (1,230 m) 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of [[Ellipsoid Hill]], on the north side of [[Blue Glacier]] in [[Victoria Land]]. The name is one of a group in the area associated with surveying applied in 1993 by [[New Zealand Geographic Board]] (NZGB). Named from spheroid (sometimes referred to as an ellipsoid), a mathematical figure formed by revolving an ellipse about its minor axis.

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[edit] Sphinx Hill

'''Sphinx Hill''' ({{coor dm|62|11|S|58|27|W|}}) is a conspicuous, isolated black hill, 145 m, standing 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north-northwest of [[Demay Point]] on [[King George Island]], [[South Shetland Islands]]. First charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot, 1908-10. The descriptive name was given by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) following a survey by Lieutenant Commander [[F.W. Hunt]], [[Royal Navy]], in 1951-52.

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[edit] Sphinx Island

'''Sphinx Island''' ({{coor dm|65|54|S|64|53|W|}}) is an [[island]] 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) wide, having a bare rocky summit with vertical faces on all four sides, lying in the entrance to [[Barilari Bay]] along the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Discovered and named by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE), 1934-37, under Rymill.

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

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[edit] Sphinx Mountain

'''Sphinx Mountain''' ({{coor dm|71|27|S|11|58|E|}}) is a linear [[mountain]], 1,850 m, trending in a north-south direction for 6 nautical miles (11 km), standing 5 nautical miles (9 km) east of [[Nordwestliche Insel Mountains]] in the [[Wohlthat Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. This mountain was discovered by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39, who gave the name Sphinx to its northern [[peak]]. The name was extended to this mountain by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-60, and the [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]], 1960-61, who referred to it as Sfinksen (the sphinx) and [[Gora Sfinks]] (sphinx mountain), respectively. The recommended spelling has been chosen to agree with the original German form.

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[edit] Sphinx Peak

'''Sphinx Peak''' ({{coor dm|72|17|S|165|35|E|}}) is a massive summit 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of [[Pyramid Peak]], in the southeast part of [[Destination Nunataks]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named in association with Pyramid Peak by the [[Northern Party]] of NZFMCAE, 1962-63.

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[edit] Sphinx Rock

'''Sphinx Rock''' ({{coor dm|60|37|S|46|5|W|}}) is a rock which lies immediately off the southwest end of [[Monroe Island]] in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Charted and named by DI personnel on the [[Discovery II]] in 1933.

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[edit] Sphinx Rock

'''Sphinx Rock''' ({{coor dm|71|27|S|169|30|E|}}) is a high rock (or [[island]]) lying in front of [[Islands Point]] in the west part of [[Robertson Bay]], in [[Victoria Land]]. Charted by the [[Northern Party]], led by Campbell, of [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13, who named it for its shape.

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[edit] Sphinx Valley

'''Sphinx Valley''' ({{coor dm|77|59|S|162|1|E|}}) is a shallow hanging [[valley]], 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) long, running northwest parallel to [[Columnar Valley]] and terminating just west of the summit of [[Table Mountain]], at the northwest side of [[Royal Society Range]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named from the distinctive rock formations along its northwest wall, one of which is a particularly good likeness of the [[Egyptian Sphinx]]. Named by [[Alan Sherwood]], NZGS party leader in the area, 1987-88.

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[edit] Mount Sphinx

'''Mount Sphinx''' ({{coor dm|72|21|S|31|15|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] rising to 2,200 m, the culminating [[peak]] of the Prince de [[Ligne Mountains]], standing 9 nautical miles (17 km) north of the [[Belgica Mountains]]. Discovered by [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1957-58, under G. de Gerlache, who named it for its characteristic form resembling a sphinx.

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[edit] Sphinxkopf Peak

'''Sphinxkopf Peak''' ({{coor dm|71|25|S|11|57|E|}}) is the [[peak]] (I,630 m) at the northern end of [[Sphinx Mountain]], in the northern [[Wohlthat Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] under Ritscher, 1938-39, who named it Sphinxkopf (sphinx head) because of its appearance.

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[edit] Cape Spieden

'''Cape Spieden''' ({{coor dm|66|25|S|126|44|E|}}) is a cape along the western shore of [[Porpoise Bay]], about 17 nautical miles (31 km) southeast of [[Cape Goodenough]]. Delineated from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] (1946-47), and named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[William Spieden]], Purser on the sloop Peacock during the [[United States Exploring Expedition]] (1838-42) under Lieutenant [[Charles Wilkes]].

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[edit] Spiers Nunatak

'''Spiers Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|85|20|S|125|36|W|}}) is an isolated [[nunatak]] lying 8 nautical miles (15 km) west-northwest of [[Mount Brecher]] on the north side of [[Quonset Glacier]], in the [[Wisconsin Range]], [[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 [[Raymond R. Spiers]], cook with the [[Byrd Station]] winter party, 1959.

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[edit] Spiess Glacier

'''Spiess Glacier''' ({{coor dm|72|12|S|61|18|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] about 8 nautical miles (15 km) long on [[Merz Peninsula]], flowing north into a small [[bay]] east of [[Hjort Massif]] on the south side of [[Hilton Inlet]], [[Black Coast]]. Mapped by the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from aerial photographs taken by the [[U.S. Navy]], 1966-69. Surveyed by [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS), 1974-75. In association with the names of Antarctic oceanographers grouped in this area, named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1977 after Captain (later [[V. Adm]].) [[Fritz A. Spiess]] (1881-1959), of the [[German Navy]], Commander and [[Scientific Chief]] of the [[German Atlantic Expedition]] in Meteor, 1925-27, after the death of [[Professor Alfred Merz]].

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[edit] Spiess Rocks

'''Spiess Rocks''' ({{coor dm|54|25|S|3|29|E|}}) is a group of submerged rocks which extend up to 0.4 nautical miles (0.7 km) northeast of [[Cape Lollo]], Bouvetoya. First charted in December 1927 by a Norwegian expedition under Captain [[Harald Horntvedt]]. Named by the Norwegians for Captain [[Fritz A. Spiess]], leader of the German expedition which visited Bouvetoya in the Meteor in 1926.

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[edit] Spigot Peak

'''Spigot Peak''' ({{coor dm|64|38|S|62|34|W|}}) is a conspicuous black [[peak]] 285 m, marking the south side of the entrance to [[Orne Harbor]] on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Shown on an Argentine government chart of 1950. The name, given by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1956, is descriptive of the appearance of the feature; a spigot is a wooden peg.

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[edit] Spike Cape

'''Spike Cape''' ({{coor dm|77|18|S|163|34|E|}}) is a bare rocky point from which the [[Wilson Piedmont Glacier]] has receded, lying 4 nautical miles (7 km) south of [[Dunlop Island]] on the coast of [[Victoria Land]]. First mapped by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13. The name was suggested by [[Seaman Forde]], and adopted by Taylor, for its likeness to [[Spike Island]] at Plymouth, England.

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[edit] The Spike

'''The Spike''' ({{coor dm|54|1|S|37|19|W|}}) is a rock lying between Mollyhawk and [[Crescent Islands]] in the Bay of Isles, [[South Georgia]]. The name appears to be first used on a 1931 [[British Admiralty]] chart.

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[edit] Spilhaus Inlet

'''Spilhaus Inlet''' ({{coor dm|80|5|S|43|45|W|}}) is an ice-filled inlet which is the southernmost of the three inlets indenting the east side of [[Berkner Island]], [[Filchner Ice Shelf]]. Discovered by U.S. ground and aviation personnel from [[Ellsworth Station]] (1957-58) under Captain [[Finn Ronne]], USNR. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1988 after [[Athelstan Spilhaus]] (b. 1911), meteorologist and oceanographer; member of the [[U.S. National Committee]] for the IGY, 1957-58, and of the [[National Science Board]], 1966-72.

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[edit] Spilite Arch

'''Spilite Arch''' ({{coor dm|54|30|S|37|2|W|}}) is a sea-worn arch formed by a pillar of rock 30 m high joined to the coastal cliffs by a spilite sill. The arch is located on the north side of the east tip of [[Annenkov Island]], [[South Georgia]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC).

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[edit] Spiller Cove

'''Spiller Cove''' ({{coor dm|62|30|S|60|43|W|}}) is a small [[cove]] lying immediately west of [[Black Point]] along the north coast of [[Livingston Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. The name [[Spillers Cove]] was mentioned by [[Robert Fildes]] in 1821. It is probably for [[Captain Spiller]] of the Indian of Liverpool, who visited the South Shetland Islands in 1820-21 and brought back some of the crew of the wrecked Cora ([[Captain Fildes]]) from [[Desolation Island]].

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[edit] Spillway Icefall

'''Spillway Icefall''' ({{coor dm|85|1|S|166|22|W|}}) is a spectacular icefall descending northward through central [[Duncan Mountains]] to [[Amundsen Coast]]. The icefall cascades through the mountains giving the appearance of a turbulent spillway on a dam. The descriptive name was approved by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) from a proposal by [[Edmund Stump]], geologist, [[Arizona State University]], who worked in this area, 1974-75.

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[edit] Spincloud Heights

'''Spincloud Heights''' ({{coor dm|67|50|S|67|9|W|}}) is a heights bordering the north side of [[Shoesmith Glacier]] on [[Horseshoe Island]]. Surveyed by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1955-57, and so named because clouds of spindrift blowing off the heights give warning of approaching storms.

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[edit] Spindrift Bluff

'''Spindrift Bluff''' ({{coor dm|69|35|S|68|2|W|}}) is an east-west trending bluff (about 700 m) located close south of [[Mistral Ridge]] in northwest [[Palmer Land]]. Surveyed by [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS), 1971-72, and so named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC), 1977. A local wind blows in this area and spindrift sweeps from the bluff, when it is calm elsewhere.

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[edit] Spindrift Col

'''Spindrift Col''' ({{coor dm|60|41|S|45|37|W|}}) is a col between hills in north-central [[Signy Island]], 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) southeast of [[Spindrift Rocks]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in association with Spindrift Rocks.

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[edit] Spindrift Rocks

'''Spindrift Rocks''' ({{coor dm|60|42|S|45|40|W|}}) is a group of ice-free rocks, 15 m high, lying 0.75 nautical miles (1.4 km) southwest of [[North Point]] and close to the west coast of [[Signy Island]], in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Surveyed and named in 1947 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS). The name is descriptive of the spindrift, or sea spray, which forms over these rocks during westerly gales.

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[edit] Spine Island

'''Spine Island''' ({{coor dm|60|36|S|46|2|W|}}) is a narrow [[island]] composed of several aligned rock segments, lying between the west end of [[Coronation Island]] and [[Monroe Island]] in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Discovered by Captain [[George Powell]] and Captain [[Nathaniel Palmer]] on the occasion of their joint cruise in 1821. So named because of its appearance by DI personnel on the [[Discovery II]] who surveyed the island in 1933.

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

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[edit] The Spire

'''The Spire''' ({{coor dm|68|18|S|66|53|W|}}) is an isolated rock pinnacle at the northwest end of the [[Blackwall Mountains]] on the south side of [[Neny Fjord]], [[Graham Land]]. Probably first seen by [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) sledging parties in 1936-37, though not specifically mapped. First climbed on [[January 17]], [[1948]] by members of [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) and [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE). The name was first used in 1949 by [[William Latady]], aerial photographer with RARE.

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[edit] The Spire

'''The Spire''' ({{coor dm|78|9|S|161|37|E|}}) is a prominent rock spire, over 2,600 m, surmounting the west extremity of [[Rampart Ridge]], in [[Victoria Land]]. Surveyed and descriptively named in 1957 by the [[New Zealand]] party of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-58.

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[edit] Spiret Peak

'''Spiret Peak''' ({{coor dm|72|31|S|3|38|W|}}) is a rock [[peak]] in the northwest part of [[Borg Mountain]], in the [[Borg Massif]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and named Spiret (the spire).

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[edit] Cape Spirit

'''Cape Spirit''' ({{coor dm|78|12|S|166|45|E|}}) is the easternmost point of [[Black Island]], in the [[Ross Archipelago]]. Visited by the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1958-59) and so named by them because of the almost constant and spirited winds blowing through the strait between Black and [[White Islands]].

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[edit] Spiro Hill

'''Spiro Hill''' ({{coor dm|62|16|S|59|0|W|}}) is a hill, 120 m, lying at the head of [[Edgell Bay]], [[Nelson Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. The present toponym replaces the provisional "Sudeste" and was approved by the [[Geographic Coordinating Committee]] of Argentina in 1956. It memorializes the mariner of Greek origin, Spiro, who was in the squadron of [[Admiral Brown]] and died valiantly by exploding the ship's magazine before its surrender to the enemy.

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[edit] Spirogyra Lake

'''Spirogyra Lake''' ({{coor dm|60|42|S|45|39|W|}}) is a small [[lake]] 0.25 nautical miles (0.5 km) southeast of [[Thulla Point]] in the west part of [[Signy Island]], [[South Orkney Islands]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC), 1981, after the algal genus Spirogyra, a species of which grows abundantly in this shallow lake in summer.

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[edit] Spirtle Rock

'''Spirtle Rock''' ({{coor dm|65|13|S|64|20|W|}}) is a rock awash in the navigable passage between [[The Barchans]] and [[Anagram Islands]], in the [[Argentine Islands]]. The descriptive name was recommended by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1971. "Spirtle" means to cause to splash.

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[edit] Spit Bay

'''Spit Bay''' ({{coor dm|53|6|S|73|45|E|}}) is an open [[Bight (geography)|bight]] formed by the northeast coastline of [[Heard Island]] and [[Spit Point]], the east extremity of the [[island]]. The name derives from the conspicuous spit which forms the south and east shore of the bight, and may have been given by American sealers at Heard Island in the period following their initiation of sealing there in 1855. The name appears on a chart by the British utilized many names then in use by the sealers.

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[edit] Spit Point

'''Spit Point''' ({{coor dm|53|7|S|73|51|E|}}) is the east tip of a conspicuous spit about 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, marking the east extremity of [[Heard Island]]. The feature was charted by early American sealers at Heard Island in the years following initiation of sealing operations there in 1855. The descriptive name was apparently given some years later and is now established in usage.

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[edit] Spit Point

'''Spit Point''' ({{coor dm|62|32|S|59|48|W|}}) is a narrow gravel spit forming the south side of the entrance to [[Yankee Harbor]], [[Greenwich Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. The point was known to early sealers in the area and roughly charted on Powell's map of 1822. It was recharted by DI personnel on the [[Discovery II]] in 1935 and given this descriptive name.

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[edit] The Spit

'''The Spit''' ({{coor dm|61|29|S|55|30|W|}}) is a shingle and boulder isthmus or spit, some 50 to 80 m long and 1 m above the level of high tide, connecting [[Furse Peninsula]] to the main part of [[Gibbs Island]], [[South Shetland Islands]]. Charted by DI in January 1937 and named descriptively.

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[edit] Spitz Ridge

'''Spitz Ridge''' ({{coor dm|75|49|S|114|52|W|}}) is a prominent, mainly ice-covered ridge east of [[Cox Bluff]], forming the east end of [[Toney Mountain]], in [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Armand Lawrence Spitz]], ionospheric physicist, who wintered at [[Byrd Station]] in 1966 and worked additional summer seasons at Byrd and [[Hallett Stations]].

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[edit] Mount Spivey

'''Mount Spivey''' ({{coor dm|69|31|S|69|50|W|}}) is a flat-topped, mainly ice-covered [[mountain]], 2,135 m, standing on the west side of [[Toynbee Glacier]] and 9 nautical miles (17 km) south of [[Mount Nicholas]], in the north part of the [[Douglas Range]] of [[Alexander Island]]. First photographed from the air in 1937 by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill. Surveyed from the ground in 1948 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) and named for [[Robert E. Spivey]], general assistant at [[Stonington Island]], who took part in the FIDS sledge journey to [[George VI Sound]] in 1949.

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[edit] Splettstoesser Glacier

'''Splettstoesser Glacier''' ({{coor dm|79|12|S|84|9|W|}}) is a [[glacier]], 35 nautical miles (60 km) long, draining from the plateau just south of [[Founders Escarpment]] and flowing east-northeast through the [[Heritage Range]] to the south of [[Founders Peaks]] and [[Anderson Massif]] to enter the [[Minnesota Glacier]]. Named by the University of [[Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party]] which explored the area in 1961-62 for [[John F. Splettstoesser]], geologist with that party.

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[edit] Splettstoesser Pass

'''Splettstoesser Pass''' ({{coor dm|71|38|S|167|15|E|}}) is a snow-covered pass at about 2,200 m, running east-west through [[Findlay Range]] to the northwest of [[Gadsden Peaks]], in the [[Admiralty Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. The name was proposed by [[R.H. Findlay]], leader of a [[New Zealand Antarctic Research Program]] (NZARP) geological party, 1981-82, which used this pass in travel between [[Field Neve]] and [[Atkinson Glacier]], a tributary to [[Dennistoun Glacier]]. Named after [[John F. Splettstoesser]], geologist, [[Minnesota Geological Survey]], who was field coordinator for [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) projects during the [[International Northern Victoria Land Project]], 1981-82.

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[edit] Splinten Peak

'''Splinten Peak''' ({{coor dm|72|41|S|3|59|W|}}) is an one of the [[Seilkopf Peaks]], standing just north of Pilarryggen in the [[Borg Massif]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and named Splinten (the splinter).

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[edit] Splinter Crag

'''Splinter Crag''' ({{coor dm|57|5|S|26|48|W|}}) is a wedge-shaped mass of rock, truncated by sheer cliffs on the north and west and falling more gradually to the south, forming the north [[peak]] of [[Vindication Island]], [[South Sandwich Islands]]. The name applied by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1971 derives from the pinnacled topography of the vicinity.

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[edit] The Split Pin

'''The Split Pin''' ({{coor dm|54|11|S|36|35|W|}}) is a twin pinnacles, 12 m high, on the shore north of [[Lagoon Point]] in [[Jason Harbor]], [[Cumberland West Bay]], [[South Georgia]]. Charted by DI in 1929 and named descriptively.

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[edit] Split Rock

'''Split Rock''' ({{coor dm|64|47|S|64|3|W|}}) is a distinctive oval-shaped rock, cleanly split in a north-south direction to the water line, lying 0.1 nautical miles (0.2 km) northwest of [[Janus Island]], off the southwest coast of [[Anvers Island]]. The descriptive name was given by [[Palmer Station]] personnel in 1972.

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[edit] Splitwind Island

'''Splitwind Island''' ({{coor dm|65|2|S|63|56|W|}}) is an [[island]] 0.25 nautical miles (0.5 km) long, lying off the north end of [[Booth Island]], in the [[Wilhelm Archipelago]]. Charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1903-05, and named by Charcot for Alphonse de Rothschild. To avoid confusion with [[Rothschild Island]] near [[Alexander Island]], the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1959 recommended that the name be changed to Splitwind Island. Owing to some physical peculiarity, the wind south of this island is often very different from that north of it.

== See also ==
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[edit] Mount Spohn

'''Mount Spohn''' ({{coor dm|85|28|S|171|59|E|}}) is a prominent [[peak]] rising from [[Otway Massif]], being the highest summit (3,240 m) on the ridge bordering the west side of [[Burgess Glacier]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Harry R. Spohn]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) meteorologist at [[South Pole Station]], 1963.

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[edit] Sponholz Peak

'''Sponholz Peak''' ({{coor dm|80|8|S|83|0|W|}}) is a sharp [[peak]], 1,730 m, standing 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) south of [[Moulder Peak]] in [[Liberty Hills]], [[Heritage Range]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Martin P. Sponholz]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) meteorologist, member of the winter party at [[Plateau Station]] in 1966. Sponholz is commemorated especially for his mathematical applications and formulas regarding inversion wind systems. Sponholz currently serves as a professor of physical sciences at Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minnesota, USA.

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[edit] Sponskaftet Spur

'''Sponskaftet Spur''' ({{coor dm|71|39|S|11|12|E|}}) is a spur extending west from [[The Altar]], in the [[Humboldt Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered and mapped from air photos by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39. Remapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-60, and named Sponskaftet (the wooden spoon handle).

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[edit] Sponsors Peak

'''Sponsors Peak''' ({{coor dm|77|18|S|161|24|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], over 1,600 m, at the west side of the mouth of [[Victoria Upper Glacier]], in [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the [[Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE) (1958-59) after sponsors who materially assisted the expedition.

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[edit] Spooner Bay

'''Spooner Bay''' ({{coor dm|67|36|S|46|15|E|}}) is a [[bay]] 6 nautical miles (11 km) wide on the coast of [[Enderby Land]], lying 12 nautical miles (22 km) east of [[Freeth Bay]] in [[Alasheyev Bight]]. Plotted from air photos taken by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) in 1956. First visited by the ANARE ([[Thala Dan]]) under [[D.F. Styles]] in February 1961 and named for Sen. [[W.H. Spooner]], then [[Australian Minister]] of [[National Development]].

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[edit] Mount Sporli

'''Mount Sporli''' ({{coor dm|79|33|S|83|36|W|}}) is a prominent [[mountain]], 2,255 m, standing at the east side of the head of [[Driscoll Glacier]] in the [[Pioneer Heights]], [[Heritage Range]]. Named by the University of [[Minnesota Geological Party]] to these mountains, 1963-64, for [[Bernhard N. Sporli]], geologist with the party.

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[edit] Spota Spur

'''Spota Spur''' ({{coor dm|72|3|S|4|3|E|}}) is a spur extending from the north-central part of [[Mount Hochlin]], in the [[Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-60) and named Spota (the knitting needle).

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[edit] Spouter Peak

'''Spouter Peak''' ({{coor dm|65|49|S|62|23|W|}}) is a conspicuous rock [[peak]], 615 m, standing 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) south-southwest of [[Daggoo Peak]] at the south side of the mouth of [[Flask Glacier]], on the east coast of [[Graham Land]]. Surveyed and partially photographed by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1947. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1956 after the [[Spouter Inn]], [[New Bedford]], where [[Herman Melville]]'s story [[Moby-Dick]] opens.

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[edit] Spraglegga Ridge

'''Spraglegga Ridge''' ({{coor dm|71|55|S|14|45|E|}}) is a ridge that is partly rock and partly covered by snow, surmounted by [[Stenka Mountain]], standing 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) southeast of [[Kvaevefjellet Mountain]] in the [[Payer Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered and plotted from air photos by [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956 60, and named Spraglegga.

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[edit] Sprekkefjellet

'''Sprekkefjellet''' ({{coor dm|71|42|S|5|37|E|}}) is an isolated hill bearing the appearance of two low rock summits separated by a snow col, located 5 nautical miles (9 km) north of the mouth of [[Austreskorve Glacier]] and the main mass of the [[Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains]], in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Plotted from surveys and air photos by the [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-60) and named Sprekkefjellet (the split hill).

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[edit] Sprightly Island

'''Sprightly Island''' ({{coor dm|64|17|S|61|4|W|}}) is an [[island]] 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northwest of [[Spring Point]] in [[Hughes Bay]], [[Graham Land]]. First roughly surveyed by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] (1897-99). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after the British sealer Sprightly, [[Captain Hughes]], which visited this vicinity in 1824-25.

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

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[edit] Spring Glacier

'''Spring Glacier''' ({{coor dm|77|55|S|163|6|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing from the northeast portion of [[Royal Society Range]] between [[Stoner Peak]] and [[Transit Ridge]], joining the [[Blue Glacier]] drainage south of [[Granite Knolls]], in [[Victoria Land]]. Named in 1992 by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Thomas E. Spring]], civil engineer, [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS); leader of the USGS two man astronomic surveying team to [[South Pole Station]] and [[Byrd Station]] in the 1969-70 field season. The team provided support to various science projects, established the position of the [[Geographic South Pole]] (previously done 1956), and established a tie to the [[Byrd Ice Strain]] net which had been under study for several years.

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[edit] Spring Point

'''Spring Point''' ({{coor dm|64|18|S|61|3|W|}}) is a point forming the south side of the entrance to [[Brialmont Cove]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Discovered in 1898 by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] under Gerlache. He named it for Professor [[W. Spring]] of the University of Liege, a member of the [[Belgica Commission]].

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[edit] Springer Peak

'''Springer Peak''' ({{coor dm|79|24|S|84|53|W|}}) is a rock [[peak]] (1,460 m) surmounting the north extremity of [[Webers Peaks]] in the [[Heritage Range]], [[Ellsworth Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1961-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Michael J. Springer]], photographer on U.S. Navy flights over [[Marie Byrd Land]] and [[Ellsworth Land]] in the 1965-66 season.

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[edit] Springtail Bluff

'''Springtail Bluff''' ({{coor dm|71|2|S|165|12|E|}}) is the steep, south-facing bluff that borders the eastern half of [[Mount Hemphill]], in the [[Anare Mountains]]. So named by the northern party of [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1963-64, for the find of small insects (Collembola) in this location.

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[edit] Springtail Point

'''Springtail Point''' ({{coor dm|77|10|S|160|42|E|}}) is a rock point 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of [[Skew Peak]] in the [[Clare Range]], [[Victoria Land]]. So named by [[Heinz Janetschek]], biologist at [[McMurdo Station]] (1961-62), because of a find of springtail insects at this location.

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[edit] Springtail Spur

'''Springtail Spur''' ({{coor dm|60|41|S|45|37|W|}}) is a spur rising to 170 m at the southwest end of [[Andreaea Plateau]], on [[Signy Island]] in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) following [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) ecological work from the springtail insects (especially, Cryptopygus antarcticus) that are abundant beneath stones and in the sparse vegetation of the spur.

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[edit] Sprocket Glacier

'''Sprocket Glacier''' ({{coor dm|77|12|S|160|34|E|}}) is a [[glacier]], 5 km long, flowing north from [[Skew Peak]] to abut against the ice of [[Mackay Glacier]] at the [[Chain Moraines]], [[Victoria Land]]. The name alludes to the use of a bicycle as a practical means of transportation by a glacial mapping party led by [[Trevor Chinn]], summer season 1992-93, and is part of a theme of cycling names in the area. Approved by [[New Zealand Geographic Board]] (NZGB) in 1995.

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[edit] Spume Island

'''Spume Island''' ({{coor dm|64|48|S|64|7|W|}}) is a small, low, rocky [[island]] lying 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) southwest of [[Bonaparte Point]], off the southwest coast of [[Anvers Island]] in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Surveyed by the [[British Naval Hydrographic Survey Unit]], 1956-57. So named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) because heavy seas break over the island in a gale; spume is blown spray.

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

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[edit] Spur Point

'''Spur Point''' ({{coor dm|66|36|S|63|48|W|}}) is a point at the east end of a black, rocky spur which extends southeast between [[Anderson Glacier]] and [[Sielpnir Glacier]] to the west side of [[Cabinet Inlet]], on the east coast of [[Graham Land]]. This descriptive name was given by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) following their survey in 1947. The feature was photographed from the air during 1947 by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) under Ronne.

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[edit] Sputnik Islands

'''Sputnik Islands''' ({{coor dm|70|22|S|163|22|E|}}) is a two ice-covered islands, one much larger than the other, located between [[Capes Cheetham]] and Williams in the entrance to Ob' Bay. The islands were photographed from the air by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. Surveyed by the [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]], 1958, and named after the first Soviet artificial earth satellite.

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

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[edit] Square Bay

'''Square Bay''' ({{coor dm|67|51|S|67|0|W|}}) is a [[bay]], roughly square in outline and 10 nautical miles (18 km) wide, indenting the west coast of [[Graham Land]] between [[Nicholl Head]] and [[Camp Point]]. Most of the entrance to the bay is occupied by [[Horseshoe Island]], which limits access to a narrow southern strait opening onto [[Marguerite Bay]] and a narrower northwestern strait opening onto the mouth of [[Bourgeois Fjord]]. Mapped and named by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE), 1934-37, under Rymill.

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[edit] Square End Island

'''Square End Island''' ({{coor dm|62|10|S|58|59|W|}}) is a small [[island]] 3 nautical miles (6 km) north-northeast of the west tip of [[King George Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. The descriptive name appears to have been applied by DI personnel on the [[Discovery II]] who charted the island in 1935.

== See also ==
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[edit] Square Rock

'''Square Rock''' ({{coor dm|54|0|S|38|1|W|}}) is a rock lying 0.3 nautical miles (0.6 km) west of [[Cape Alexandra]], at the west end of [[South Georgia]]. The name appears to be first used on a 1938 [[British Admiralty]] chart.

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[edit] Squire Island

'''Squire Island''' ({{coor dm|64|55|S|63|54|W|}}) is a small [[island]] lying immediately northeast of [[Friar Island]] in the [[Wauwermans Islands]], in the [[Wilhelm Archipelago]]. Shown on an Argentine government chart of 1950. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1958 after one of the characters in Chaucer's [[Canterbury Tales]].

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

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[edit] Squire Point

'''Squire Point''' ({{coor dm|54|4|S|37|8|W|}}) is a point lying at the north side of the entrance to [[East Bay]], in [[Prince Olav Harbor]], [[South Georgia]]. The name appears on a 1938 [[British Admiralty]] chart.

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[edit] Squires Glacier

'''Squires Glacier''' ({{coor dm|73|58|S|62|35|W|}}) is a tributary [[glacier]] between the Playfair and [[Hutton Mountains]], flowing east-northeast to [[Swann Glacier]], in [[Palmer Land]]. 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 [[Peter L. Squires]], glaciologist at [[Byrd Station]], summer 1965-66.

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[edit] Squires Peak

'''Squires Peak''' ({{coor dm|73|56|S|62|39|W|}}) is a [[peak]] marking the eastern extremity of the [[Playfair Mountains]], in [[Palmer Land]]. 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 [[Donald F. Squires]], biologist, member of the [[Palmer Station-Eastwind Expedition]], summer 1965-66.

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[edit] Sreburna Glacier

'''Sreburna Glacier''' ({{coor dm|62|41|S|60|2|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] in southeast [[Livingston Island]] flowing southeast to enter [[Bransfield Strait]] between [[Aytos Point]] and M'[[Kean Point]]. Named by the [[Bulgarian Antarctic Place]]-names Commission, 2002, after [[Sreburna Lake]] in Bulgaria.

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[edit] Srite Glacier

'''Srite Glacier''' ({{coor dm|76|0|S|69|0|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] over 20 nautical miles (37 km) long, flowing east and southeast from [[Janke Nunatak]], [[Hauberg Mountains]], to [[Orville Coast]], [[Ellsworth Land]], west of [[Spear Glacier]]. The feature was mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs, 1961-67, and was visited by a USGS geological party, 1977-78, led by [[Peter D. Rowley]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after Commander (later Captain) [[David A. Srite]], U.S. Navy, chief navigator of an LC-130 aircraft in support of the geological party in this area, 1977-78; [[Commanding Officer]], [[Antarctic Development Squadron Six]], 1979 to 1980; Commanding Officer, [[Naval Support Force]], Antarctica, 1985 to 1987.

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[edit] Mount St. Louis

'''Mount St. Louis''' ({{coor dm|67|9|S|67|30|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] (1,280 m) which is mainly ice covered and forms a prominent landmark immediately east of [[The Gullet]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. First sighted and roughly charted in 1909 by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under [[J.B. Charcot]]. Surveyed in 1948 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) who named it for Canadian pilot [[Peter B. St]]. Louis. He flew from the [[Argentine Islands]] to [[Stonington Island]] in January and February 1950 to relieve the FIDS base.

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[edit] St. Marie Peak

'''St. Marie Peak''' ({{coor dm|71|56|S|171|5|E|}}) is a small [[peak]] (100 m) at the north end of [[Foyn Island]], in the [[Possession Islands]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1958-63. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander [[John W. St]]. Marie, U.S. Navy, co-pilot on the [[Squadron VX]]-6 flight of [[January 18]], [[1958]], at which time the Possession Islands and this feature were photographed.

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[edit] Staack Nunatak

'''Staack Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|74|16|S|72|49|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]] lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of [[Horner Nunatak]], being one of several scattered and somewhat isolated nunataks located 40 nautical miles (70 km) north of the [[Merrick Mountains]], in eastern [[Ellsworth Land]]. 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 [[Karl J. Staack]], meteorologist at [[Byrd Station]], summer 1965-66.

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[edit] Stabben Mountain

'''Stabben Mountain''' ({{coor dm|71|57|S|2|52|E|}}) is a prominent [[mountain]] immediately north of [[Mayr Ridge]] in the north part of the [[Gjelsvik Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Photographed from the air by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Stabben (the stump).

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[edit] Staccato Peaks

'''Staccato Peaks''' ({{coor dm|71|47|S|70|39|W|}}) is a series of rock peaks extending 11 nautical miles (20 km) in a north-south direction, rising from the snowfields 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of the [[Walton Mountains]] in the south part of [[Alexander Island]]. First seen from the air by [[Lincoln Ellsworth]] on [[November 23]], [[1935]], and mapped from photos taken on that flight by [[W.L.G. Joerg]]. Remapped from air photos taken by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, by Searle of the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1960. The name, given by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC), refers to the precipitous and abrupt way in which the peaks rise from the surrounding snowfields and is associated with other musical names in the vicinity.

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[edit] Stack Bay

'''Stack Bay''' ({{coor dm|67|3|S|58|4|E|}}) is a small [[bay]] between [[West Stack]] and the mouth of [[Hoseason Glacier]] in [[Enderby Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]] (1936-37) and called "Skotvika" because of the proximity to West Stack, named by personnel of RRS [[William Scoresby]] in 1936. The name for the bay has been approved in a translated form to agree with West Stack.

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[edit] Stackpole Rocks

'''Stackpole Rocks''' ({{coor dm|62|41|S|60|58|W|}}) is a group of rocks lying off the southeast part of [[Byers Peninsula]], [[Livingston Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1958 for [[Edouard A. Stackpole]], Curator of the [[Marine Historical Association]], Mystic, CT, historian of early American whaling and sealing in the South Shetland Islands.

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[edit] The Stadium

'''The Stadium''' ({{coor dm|61|7|S|54|42|W|}}) is a cirque with mountains on three sides but open on the east, located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of [[Walker Point]], [[Elephant Island]], [[South Shetland Islands]]. The floor of this feature is occupied by a [[glacier]]. Mapped by the [[U.K. Joint Services Expedition]], 1970-71. [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) applied the descriptive name for this bowl-shaped feature.

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[edit] Mount Stadler

'''Mount Stadler''' ({{coor dm|66|55|S|53|14|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) southeast of [[Mount Cordwell]] and 23 nautical miles (43 km) south-southwest of [[Stor Hanakken Mountain]] in [[Enderby Land]]. Plotted from air photos taken from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) aircraft in 1957. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[S. Stadler]], weather observer at [[Wilkes Station]] in 1961.

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[edit] Staeffler Ridge

'''Staeffler Ridge''' ({{coor dm|77|20|S|162|48|E|}}) is a long ridge west of [[Hanson Ridge]], separating [[Victoria Lower Glacier]] from [[Greenwood Valley]] in [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1964 for [[George R. Staeffler]], topographic engineer with the [[U.S. Geological Survey]], who worked in the [[McMurdo Sound]] area during 1960-61.

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[edit] Stafford Glacier

'''Stafford Glacier''' ({{coor dm|72|30|S|168|15|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] 5 nautical miles (9 km) east of [[Rudolph Glacier]], flowing north into [[Trafalgar Glacier]] in the [[Victory Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. 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 Sgt. [[Billy D. Stafford]], USA, in charge of the enlisted detachment of the helicopter group which supported the USGS [[Topo North-South]] survey of the area in 1961-62.

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[edit] The Stage

'''The Stage''' ({{coor dm|78|21|S|163|13|E|}}) is a name suggested by appearance.

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[edit] Mount Stagnaro

'''Mount Stagnaro''' ({{coor dm|77|10|S|144|20|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] (1,130 m) located 3 nautical miles (6 km) east-northeast of [[Mount Gonzalez]], [[Sarnoff Mountains]], in the [[Ford Ranges]], [[Marie Byrd Land]]. The mountain was surveyed and mapped by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), 1939-41. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1980 after [[John Stagnaro]] of [[La Crescenta]], CA, who during the 1970's carried out nightly Ham radio schedules with the [[South Pole]], [[McMurdo]], Palmer and [[Siple Stations]], connecting personnel at isolated research stations with family and friends in the [[United States]]. The ham radio patches provided by "[[Big John]]" over many years were a significant factor in maintaining high morale at these stations.

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[edit] Stahl Peak

'''Stahl Peak''' ({{coor dm|80|20|S|155|13|E|}}) is a [[peak]] 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of [[Saburro Peak]] in the [[Ravens Mountains]], [[Britannia Range]]. It rises to over 1800 meters. Named after CMSgt. [[Alfred E. Stahl]] who served with the 109 [[Airlift Wing]] as a [[Flight Engineer Superintendent]] during the transition of LC-130 operations from the [[U.S. Navy]] to the [[Air National Guard]]

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[edit] Mount Stahlman

'''Mount Stahlman''' ({{coor dm|85|41|S|151|36|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] over 1,000 m, rising at the east flank of [[Scott Glacier]] between [[Mount Wallace]] and [[Mount Hamilton]], at the west end of the [[Tapley Mountains]] in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. First observed in December 1929 by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] geological party under [[Laurence Gould]]. Visited in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under [[Quin Blackburn]], and named by Byrd for [[James G. Stahlman]], newspaper publisher of Nashville, TN, a supporter of the expedition.

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[edit] Stair Hill

'''Stair Hill''' ({{coor dm|66|10|S|65|14|W|}}) is a hill at the south side of the head of [[Holtedahl Bay]], 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 1959 for [[Ralph Stair]] of the [[U.S. National Bureau]] of Standards, whose work on the transmissive properties of tinted glass has contributed to the design of satisfactory snow goggles.

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[edit] Staircase Glacier

'''Staircase Glacier''' ({{coor dm|72|16|S|168|43|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] about 8 nautical miles (15 km) long, descending southwest between [[Mount Francis]] and [[Mount Titus]] into [[Tucker Glacier]], in the [[Admiralty Mountains]]. So named by the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1957-58, for its proximity to the "Staircase" survey station, the latter so designated because a long line of steps were cut in the ice in climbing to it.

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[edit] Mount Staley

'''Mount Staley''' ({{coor dm|72|20|S|164|41|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 2,560 m, at the south end of [[Salamander Range]], [[Freyberg 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 [[James T. Staley]], biologist at [[Hallett Station]], summer 1962-63.

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[edit] Mount Stalker

'''Mount Stalker''' ({{coor dm|70|9|S|65|37|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] in the northern part of the [[Athos Range]], [[Prince Charles Mountains]], about 5 nautical miles (9 km) northwest of [[Farley Massif]]. Plotted from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) air photos. Named for [[J.F. Stalker]], weather observer at [[Mawson Station]] in 1964.

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[edit] Stalstuten Ridge

'''Stalstuten Ridge''' ({{coor dm|72|4|S|4|10|E|}}) is a high ridge extending from the northeast side of [[Mount Hochlin]], in the [[Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-60) and named Stalstuten (the bulldozer).

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[edit] Stamnen Peak

'''Stamnen Peak''' ({{coor dm|72|16|S|3|26|W|}}) is a [[peak]] 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of [[Babordsranten Ridge]], near the southwest end of [[Ahlmann Ridge]] in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and named Stamnen (the prow).

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[edit] Stamp Buttress

'''Stamp Buttress''' ({{coor dm|62|9|S|58|9|W|}}) is an upstanding rocky [[headland]] forming the seaward termination of [[Dunikowski Ridge]]. Named for [[Sir Laurence Dudley Stamp]] (1898-1966), an English startigrapher and geographer. He was Professor of Geology and Geography, University of Rangoon (1923-26), and Professor of [[Economic Geography]] at the [[London School]] of Economics (1926-1945). He is also the author of Britain's Structure and Scenery (1949).

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[edit] Stamper Peak

'''Stamper Peak''' ({{coor dm|71|41|S|169|19|E|}}) is a [[peak]] (2,180 m) 10 nautical miles (18 km) east-northeast of [[Mount Gilruth]] in the [[Admiralty Mountains]]. It rises from the south-central part of the ridge separating Dugdale and [[Ommanney Glaciers]]. Mapped by the [[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 [[Wilburn E. Stamper]], RM2, U.S. Navy, radioman at [[McMurdo Station]], 1967.

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[edit] Mount Stancliff

'''Mount Stancliff''' ({{coor dm|76|50|S|145|24|W|}}) is a [[peak]] 3 nautical miles (6 km) northeast of [[Saunders Mountain]] on the south side of [[Crevasse Valley Glacier]], in the [[Ford Ranges]] of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Discovered by a sledging party of the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] in November 1934, and named for [[Olin D. Stancliff]], a member of that party.

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[edit] Stancomb Cove

'''Stancomb Cove''' ({{coor dm|62|56|S|60|41|W|}}) is a [[cove]] northeast of [[Laguna Hill]] in the northwest part of [[Port Foster]], [[Deception Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. The feature was formed as the result of volcanic eruptions on the [[island]] between December 1967 and August 1970. Surveyed from HMS Endurance in January 1988 and named after the survey boat [[Stancomb-Wills]] used in the survey.

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[edit] Stancomb-Wills Glacier

'''Stancomb-Wills Glacier''' ({{coor dm|75|18|S|19|0|W|}}) is a large [[glacier]] that debouches into eastern [[Weddell Sea]] southward of [[Lyddan Island]] where it forms the extensive [[Stancomb-Wills Glacier Tongue]]. The glacier was discovered in the course of the [[U.S. Navy]] LC-130 plane flight over the coast, [[November 5]], [[1967]], and was plotted by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from photographs obtained at that time. The name was applied by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1969, in association with the "[[Stancomb-Wills Promontory]]" (now Stancomb-Wills Glacier Tongue), the seaward edge of which was discovered and named by Shackleton in January 1915.

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[edit] Stancomb-Wills Glacier Tongue

'''Stancomb-Wills Glacier Tongue''' ({{coor dm|75|0|S|22|0|W|}}) is a very extensive [[glacier]] tongue, the seaward projection of the [[Stancomb-Wills Glacier]] into eastern [[Weddell Sea]]. The cliffed front of this feature was discovered in January 1915 by a British expedition led by Shackleton. He named it "[[Stancomb-Wills Promontory]]," after [[Dame Janet Stancomb-Wills]], one of the principal donors of the expedition. In 1969, [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) amended the name to Stancomb-Wills Glacier Tongue. This followed the [[U.S. Navy]] LC-130 aircraft flight over the area, [[November 5]], [[1967]], on which the glacier was discovered and the relationship with the glacier tongue was first observed.

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[edit] Standifer Bluff

'''Standifer Bluff''' ({{coor dm|72|34|S|94|58|W|}}) is a conspicuous rock bluff, a component of the [[Smith Bluffs]] which form the northwest coast of [[Dustin Island]], standing 10 nautical miles (18 km) west-southwest of the north tip of the [[island]]. The bluff was photographed from helicopters of the USS [[Burton Island]] and Glacier in the [[U.S. Navy Bellingshausen Sea Expedition]], February 1960. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[J.N. Standifer]], [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) photographic specialist in Antarctica in the 1967-68 season.

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[edit] Standring Inlet

'''Standring Inlet''' ({{coor dm|66|0|S|61|3|W|}}) is the easternmost of three inlets on the north coast of [[Jason Peninsula]], [[Graham Land]]. It is 9 nautical miles (17 km) long and is filled with [[ice shelf]]. Surveyed by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1953. Named in 1956 by the FIDS for [[Anthony J. Standring]], geologist at [[Hope Bay]] in 1953 and 1954, who visited Jason Peninsula with the survey party.

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[edit] Stanford Nunatak

'''Stanford Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|76|51|S|143|18|W|}}) is a small, somewhat isolated [[nunatak]] located 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) northeast of [[Mount Morgan]] in the eastern part of the [[Gutenko Nunataks]], [[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 [[Thomas H. Stanford]], ionospheric physicist at [[Byrd Station]], 1970.

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[edit] Stanford Plateau

'''Stanford Plateau''' ({{coor dm|85|57|S|140|0|W|}}) is an icecapped plateau, over 3,000 m high and 15 nautical miles (28 km) wide, between the heads of Leverett and [[Kansas Glaciers]]. The plateau unites with the interior ice sheet to the south, but terminates to the north in the [[Watson Escarpment]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-63. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Stanford University]] which has sent a number of researchers to study Antarctica.

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[edit] Stange Ice Shelf

'''Stange Ice Shelf''' ({{coor dm|73|15|S|76|30|W|}}) is the [[ice shelf]] in [[Stange Sound]], [[English Coast]], bounded to the east by [[Spaatz Island]], to the northwest by [[Smyley Island]], and to the west by fast ice in [[Carroll Inlet]]. Named in association with Stange Sound.

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[edit] Stange Sound

'''Stange Sound''' ({{coor dm|73|10|S|76|40|W|}}) is a [[sound]] about 60 nautical miles (110 km) long and 25 nautical miles (46 km) wide along the coast of [[Ellsworth Land]]. An [[ice shelf]] occupies the sound, which is bounded on the west by Smyley and [[Case Islands]], on the south by the mainland, on the east by [[Spaatz Island]] and on the north by open water in [[Ronne Entrance]]. Photographed from the air and roughly plotted by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) (1947-48) under [[Finn Ronne]]. Named for [[Henry Stange]] of [[New York]], a contributor to RARE who gave much time to assisting in preparations for the expedition.

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[edit] Stanley Island

'''Stanley Island''' ({{coor dm|66|32|S|63|40|W|}}) is an [[island]] 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long and 520 m high, lying 4 nautical miles (7 km) northeast of [[Spur Point]] in the west part of [[Cabinet Inlet]], off the east coast of [[Graham Land]]. Charted by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1947 and named for Rt. Hon. [[Oliver F.G. Stanley]], M.P., Secretary of State for the [[British Colonies]], who played an important part in establishing the survey. This island was photographed from the air during 1947 by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) under Ronne.

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

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[edit] Stanley Patch

'''Stanley Patch''' ({{coor dm|62|59|S|60|38|W|}}) is a shoal lying in [[Port Foster]], 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west-northwest of [[Fildes Point]], [[Deception Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Named after Stanley, [[Falkland Islands]], by Lieutenant Commander [[D.N. Penfold]], [[Royal Navy]], following his survey in 1948-49.

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[edit] Stanley Peak

'''Stanley Peak''' ({{coor dm|54|11|S|36|55|W|}}) is a central summit in the [[Wilckens Peaks]], rising to 1,265 m at the head of [[Fortuna Glacier]], [[South Georgia]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after Lieutenant Commander (later Cdr.) [[Ian Stanley]], [[Royal Navy]], helicopter pilot from HMS Antrim, who carried out a rescue operation in bad weather after two helicopters had crashed on Fortuna Glacier, [[April 21]], [[1982]].

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[edit] Mount Stanley

'''Mount Stanley''' ({{coor dm|84|9|S|165|29|E|}}) is a [[peak]], 3,220 m, standing northeast of the head of [[Wyckoff Glacier]] near the western limits of [[Grindley Plateau]], [[Queen Alexandra Range]]. Named by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]] (1907-09) for the eldest brother of Dr. [[E.S. Marshall]], a member of the expedition. This identification is the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1961-62) interpretation of the original positioning by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907-09).

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[edit] Stansbury Peninsula

'''Stansbury Peninsula''' ({{coor dm|62|14|S|59|0|W|}}) is an ice-free [[peninsula]] on the north coast of [[Nelson Island]] between [[Edgell Bay]] and [[Fildes Strait]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) following [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) geological work, 1975-76, after [[Michael J. Stansbury]], [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) meteorologist at Grytviken, 1958-59, and [[Base Leader]] at [[Admiralty Bay]], 1959-60. A later [[Polish Antarctic Expedition]] called this feature "[[Wzgorze Helikoptera]]" or "[[Helicopter Hills]]" in reference to successful helicopter landings in the 1980-81 season.

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[edit] Mount Stansfield

'''Mount Stansfield''' ({{coor dm|66|41|S|52|51|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) southeast of [[Mount Berrigan]] and 20 nautical miles (37 km) west-southwest of [[Stor Hanakken Mountain]] in [[Enderby Land]]. Plotted from air photos taken from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) aircraft in 1957. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[P.B. Stansfield]], supervising radio technician at [[Wilkes Station]] in 1961.

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[edit] Stanton Group

'''Stanton Group''' ({{coor dm|67|32|S|61|38|E|}}) is a group of small rocky islands close to the coast at the east side of [[Utstikkar Bay]], 4 nautical miles (7 km) northeast of [[Falla Bluff Discovered]] in February 1931 by the [[British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition]] (BANZARE) under Mawson. He named it for [[A.M. Stanton]], first officer of the Discovery, 1930-31.

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[edit] Stanton Hills

'''Stanton Hills''' ({{coor dm|75|17|S|73|12|W|}}) is a group of loosely clustered [[nunatak]]s which extend over 12 nautical miles (22 km) and rise to about 1,300 m, centered 8 nautical miles (15 km) west of [[Mount Neuner]], [[Behrendt Mountains]], in eastern [[Ellsworth Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs, 1961-67. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) following a visit to the area by a USGS geological party, 1977-78, after Lieutenant Commander [[Ronald A. Stanton]], U.S. Navy, command pilot of an LC-130 Hercules aircraft in support of the party.

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[edit] Stanwix Peak

'''Stanwix Peak''' ({{coor dm|70|43|S|162|39|E|}}) is a distinctive [[peak]] (2,240 m) which surmounts the south side of the head of [[Astapenko Glacier]] in the [[Bowers Mountains]]. The peak was used as a reference object by surveyor [[S. Kirkby]], with the ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) ([[Thala Dan]]), 1962. Named by ANARE for Captain [[John Stanwix]], helicopter pilot with the expedition.

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[edit] Stanwix Ridge

'''Stanwix Ridge''' ({{coor dm|69|20|S|158|20|E|}}) is a broad, partly ice-covered coastal ridge or promontory in the [[Wilson Hills]]. It extends to the southwest part of [[Davies Bay]] immediately west of [[McLeod Glacier]]. Photographed from aircraft of [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. First visited in March 1961 by an airborne field party from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) ([[Magga Dan]], 1961) led by [[Phillip Law]]. Named for Captain [[John Stanwix]], helicopter pilot with the expedition.

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[edit] Stapleton Glacier

'''Stapleton Glacier''' ({{coor dm|72|56|S|102|30|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] about 6 nautical miles (11 km) long flowing east from [[King Peninsula]] just north of [[Morelli Glacier]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Jo Anne Stapleton]], [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS), Reston, Virginia, geographer and map specialist, participated in Antarctic map production from the 1980s to the present, part of the USGS team that compiled the 1:5,000,000-scale [[Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer]] maps of Antarctica and the 1: 250,000-scale Landsat TM image maps of the [[Siple Coast]] area.

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[edit] Starbuck Cirque

'''Starbuck Cirque''' ({{coor dm|79|33|S|157|14|E|}}) is a remarkable cirque, 4 nautical miles (7 km) wide, between the base of [[Tentacle Ridge]] and [[Mount Hughes]] in [[Cook Mountains]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Michael J. Starbuck]], [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) cartographer who, with [[Roger A. Barlow]], operated the seismometer and Doppler satellite receiving stations at [[South Pole]], winter 1992; member of US-NZ field team in a program to combine US and NZ geodetic networks in the [[McMurdo Dry Valleys]] area, summer 1996-97.

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[edit] Starbuck Crater

'''Starbuck Crater''' ({{coor dm|76|1|S|133|11|W|}}) is a small snow-filled crater at the base of the west slope of the [[Mount Bursey]] massif in [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[James E. Starbuck]] of [[Bartol Research Foundation]], who studied cosmic rays at the [[South Pole Station]] in 1970.

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[edit] Starbuck Glacier

'''Starbuck Glacier''' ({{coor dm|65|38|S|62|9|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] 15 nautical miles (28 km) long, flowing east and entering [[Scar Inlet]] immediately north of [[Mount Queequeg]], on the east coast of [[Graham Land]]. Surveyed and partially photographed by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1947. The entire glacier was photographed by the [[Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition]] (FIDASE) in 1955-56, and mapped from these photos by the FIDS in 1957. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after the first mate on the Pequod in [[Herman Melville]]'s [[Moby-Dick]].

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[edit] Starbuck Peak

'''Starbuck Peak''' ({{coor dm|54|44|S|36|12|W|}}) is a [[peak]], 1,435 m, standing between the heads of [[Risting Glacier]] and [[Harmer Glacier]] in the south part of [[South Georgia]]. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951-57, and named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Alexander Starbuck]], American whaling historian; author of History of the [[American Whaling Fishery From Its Earliest Inception]] to the Year 1876.

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[edit] Starfish Cove

'''Starfish Cove''' ({{coor dm|60|42|S|45|37|W|}}) is a small [[cove]] close north of [[Balin Point]] on the east side of [[Signy Island]] in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Roughly surveyed in 1933 by DI personnel. So named by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), following their survey of 1947, because of the large number of starfish in the bottom fauna.

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[edit] Stark Point

'''Stark Point''' ({{coor dm|64|2|S|57|44|W|}}) is a rocky point on the east side of [[Croft Bay]], northern [[James Ross Island]]. It is formed by almost vertical cliffs which rise from the sea to 285 meters. Surveyed by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in August 1953. The descriptive name was applied by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC).

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[edit] Stark Ridge

'''Stark Ridge''' ({{coor dm|81|58|S|159|31|E|}}) is a narrow ridge that extends from the east part of [[Hunt Mountain]], [[Churchill Mountains]], and trends north for 11 nautical miles (20 km) to the sharp north-northeast turn in [[Starshot Glacier]]. Several summits rise from the ridge which separates [[Sivjee Glacier]] and [[Mansergh Snowfield]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Antony A. Stark]], [[Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory]], Cambridge, MA; [[United States Antarctic Program]] (USAP) principal investigator for the Antarctic submillimeter telescope and remote observatory at the [[South Pole]], 1991-2002.

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[edit] Stark Rock

'''Stark Rock''' ({{coor dm|65|15|S|64|33|W|}}) is a conspicuous rock lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of [[Crulls Islands]], in the [[Wilheim Archipelago]]. Mapped by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) from photos taken by [[Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd]]. in 1956-57. The name, given by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1959, is descriptive.

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[edit] Mount Starlight

'''Mount Starlight''' ({{coor dm|70|12|S|64|30|E|}}) is an extensive ridge of exposed brown rock with steep sides but no sharp peaks, standing at the west end of the [[Athos Range]] in the [[Prince Charles Mountains]]. Sighted in November 1955 by an ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) party led by [[J.M. Bechervaise]]. Named to commemorate the so-called [[Operation Starlight]] during which depots were laid for further work and mapping and geological investigations accomplished.

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[edit] Starr Lake

'''Starr Lake''' ({{coor dm|77|50|S|166|40|E|}}) is a small meltwater [[lake]] which is a source of water for [[McMurdo Station]] on [[Ross Island]]. The lake is situated in the area of constant snow cover on [[Hut Point Peninsula]], approximately 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) north of the station and midway between [[First Crater]] and [[Crater Hill]]. The name Starr Lake came into general use at McMurdo Station for this feature in the early 1970s. It is named after [[James W. Starr]], steelworker, [[U.S. Navy]], who was closely associated with the development of the lake as a source of station water.

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[edit] Starr Nunatak

'''Starr Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|75|54|S|162|35|E|}}) is a conspicuous [[nunatak]] marking the north side of the mouth of [[Harbord Glacier]], on the coast of [[Victoria Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1957-62. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[James W. Starr]], U.S. Navy, steelworker at [[McMurdo Station]], 1966 and 1967 summer seasons.

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[edit] Starr Peninsula

'''Starr Peninsula''' ({{coor dm|72|1|S|99|31|W|}}) is an ice-covered [[peninsula]] about 10 nautical miles (18 km) long, between Wagoner and [[Potaka Inlets]] on the north side of [[Thurston Island]]. Delineated from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] in December 1946. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Robert B. Starr]], oceanographer aboard the USS Glacier in this area during the [[U.S. Navy Bellingshausen Sea Expedition]] in February 1960.

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[edit] Starshot Glacier

'''Starshot Glacier''' ({{coor dm|81|20|S|160|20|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] 50 nautical miles (90 km) long, flowing from the polar plateau eastward through the [[Churchill Mountains]], then north along the west side of [[Surveyors Range]], entering the [[Ross Ice Shelf]] south of [[Cape Parr]]. So named by the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1960-61) because the area was surveyed with the use of star observations.

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[edit] Start Hill

'''Start Hill''' ({{coor dm|62|36|S|61|11|W|}}) is the highest point (270 m) on the ridge running east-southeast from [[Start Point]], [[Ray Promontory]], [[Livingston Island]]. The hill was named "[[Cerro Start]]" by Chilean researchers in 1971 because of its nearness to Start Point. An English form of the name has been approved.

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[edit] Start Point

'''Start Point''' ({{coor dm|54|3|S|37|21|W|}}) is the east entrance point of [[Ample Bay]] in the Bay of Isles, [[South Georgia]]. Charted and probably named by DI, 1929-30.

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[edit] Start Point

'''Start Point''' ({{coor dm|62|35|S|61|13|W|}}) is a point marking the northwest end of [[Livingston Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Discovered by [[Edward Bransfield]] in January 1820, and so named by him because of its resemblance to a point on the south coast of England by the same name and because it was the place where his operations began.

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[edit] Staten Island Heights

'''Staten Island Heights''' ({{coor dm|76|49|S|160|57|E|}}) is a predominently flat, ice-covered upland between the Greenville and [[Alatna Valleys]] in the [[Convoy Range]] of [[Victoria Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and Navy air photos. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1964 for the USS [[Staten Island]], an icebreaker in the American convoy to [[McMurdo Sound]] in several seasons beginning in 1956-57.

== See also ==
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[edit] Statham Peak

'''Statham Peak''' ({{coor dm|67|41|S|67|47|W|}}) is a prominent pointed [[peak]] rising to 1,170 m at the southwest end of [[Perplex Ridge]], [[Pourquoi Pas Island]], in northeast [[Marguerite Bay]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1979 after [[David Statham]] (1938-58), [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) meteorological assistant, [[Signy Island]], 1957-58, and [[Horseshoe Island]], 1958, who was lost with [[G.A. Stride]] and [[S.E. Black]] when the sea ice between Horseshoe Island and [[Dion Islands]] broke up during a sledge journey, May 1958.

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[edit] Static Nunatak

'''Static Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|77|55|S|160|50|E|}}) is a [[nunatak]] 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south-southwest of [[Altar Mountain]], [[Quartermain Mountains]], in [[Victoria Land]]. The name is one of a group in the area associated with surveying applied in 1993 by [[New Zealand Geographic Board]] (NZGB). Static is a modern survey technique involving stationary observations of survey stations with particular relevance to [[Global Positioning System]] (GPS) surveys.

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[edit] Station Creek

'''Station Creek''' ({{coor dm|62|12|S|58|58|W|}}) is a creek that flows southeast from [[Lake Kitezh]] into [[Ardley Cove]], [[Fildes Peninsula]], [[King George Island]]. The name derives from the proximity of the [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition Bellingshausen Station]], erected 1968, which is located just east of the creek. The approved name, Station Creek, is a translation of the Russian "Ruch'ye Statsionnyy."

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[edit] Station Nunatak

'''Station Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|64|23|S|57|3|W|}}) is an isolated ice-free [[nunatak]] near the north coast of [[Snow Hill Island]] in the [[James Ross Island]] group. It rises to 150 m and stands 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) southwest of the east end of the [[island]]. First surveyed in 1902 by the [[Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] under Nordenskjold, who so named it because of its proximity to the expedition's winter station.

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[edit] Station Tarn

'''Station Tarn''' ({{coor dm|68|35|S|77|58|E|}}) is a small fresh-water pond near the west end of [[Breidnes Peninsula]], [[Vestfold Hills]], immediately north of [[Heidemann Bay]]. So named by the first ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) party at [[Davis Station]] because of its proximity.

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[edit] Statler Hills

'''Statler Hills''' ({{coor dm|69|55|S|73|11|E|}}) is a group of low rocky hills just north of [[Rogers Glacier]] on the east margin of [[Amery Ice Shelf Delineated]] in 1952 by [[John H. Roscoe]] from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] (1946-47), and named by him for [[L.R. Statier]], air crewman on [[Operation Highjump]] photographic flights over this and other coastal areas between 14 and 164 East longitude.

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[edit] Stauffer Bluff

'''Stauffer Bluff''' ({{coor dm|76|10|S|111|46|W|}}) is a rocky bluff at the northeast extremity of [[Mount Takahe]] in [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] tricamera aerial photos, 1959-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Bernhard Stauffer]] (University of Bern, Switzerland), [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) glaciologist at [[Byrd Station]], 1968-69 and 1969-70.

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[edit] Stauren Peak

'''Stauren Peak''' ({{coor dm|71|51|S|6|36|E|}}) is a [[peak]] on [[Staumeset Spur]], in the [[Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Plotted from surveys and air photos by the [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-60) and named Stauren (the pole).

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[edit] Staurneset Spur

'''Staurneset Spur''' ({{coor dm|71|50|S|6|33|E|}}) is a rock spur extending northwest from [[Jokulkyrkja Mountain]] in the [[Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Plotted from surveys and air photos by the [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-60) and named Staumeset (the pole point).

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[edit] Stayaway Skerries

'''Stayaway Skerries''' ({{coor dm|64|45|S|64|18|W|}}) is a group of rocks and low-lying reefs awash, lying 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) south of [[Cape Monaco]], off the southwest coast of [[Anvers Island]] in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Surveyed by the [[British Naval Hydrographic Survey Unit]] in 1956-57. So named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) as a caution to mariners; the group has patches of shoal water extending for some distance from it and should be given a wide berth.

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[edit] Steagall Glacier

'''Steagall Glacier''' ({{coor dm|85|38|S|161|54|W|}}) is a tributary [[glacier]], 15 nautical miles (28 km) long, draining the east slopes of [[Rawson Plateau]] between [[Mount Alice Gade]] and [[Mount Deardorff]] and flowing north to enter [[Bowman Glacier]], in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. First mapped by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]], 1928-30. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Jack Steagall]], meteorologist, [[South Pole Station]] winter party, 1961.

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[edit] Mount Stearns

'''Mount Stearns''' ({{coor dm|78|19|S|162|49|E|}}) is a named after [[Charles R. Stearns]], Dept. of Meteorology, University of Wisconsin; designed and positioned automatic weather stations for nine seasons, 1980-91.

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[edit] Stedet Island

'''Stedet Island''' ({{coor dm|67|33|S|61|27|E|}}) is a small [[island]] lying at the head of [[Utstikkar Bay]], just north of [[Falla Bluff]], Mac. [[Robertson Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37, and named Stedet (the place).

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

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[edit] Steel Peak

'''Steel Peak''' ({{coor dm|70|54|S|63|27|W|}}) is a high [[peak]] 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north of [[Mount Nordhill]] in the east ridge of the [[Welch Mountains]] of [[Palmer Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) in 1974. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Captain [[Henry E. Steel]], USCG, [[Commanding Officer]] of USCGC Edisto during [[Operation Deep Freeze]], 1969 and 1970, and Commander of the [[Antarctic Peninsula Ship Group]], 1969.

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[edit] Steele Island

'''Steele Island''' ({{coor dm|71|0|S|60|40|W|}}) is a snow-covered [[island]], 12 nautical miles (22 km) long from east to west and 10 nautical miles (18 km) wide, rising above the [[Larsen Ice Shelf]] off the east coast of [[Palmer Land]], 12 nautical miles (22 km) southeast of [[Cape Sharbonneau]]. The steeply-sloping sides of the island are crevassed, but no rock is exposed. Discovered by members of [[East Base]] of the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) in 1940. Named for [[Clarence E. Steele]], tractor driver for the East Base.

== See also ==
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[edit] Mount Steele

'''Mount Steele''' ({{coor dm|69|50|S|159|40|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 1,050 m, situated 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) east-northeast of [[Stevenson Bluff]] on the divide between [[Suvorov Glacier]] and [[Manna Glacier]], in the [[Wilson Hills]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-63. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Carlett D. Steele]], [[Chief Aviation Machinist]]'s Mate of [[Squadron VX]]-6. Steele participated in several [[Deep Freeze]] operations between 1957 and 1968 as helicopter crewmember and maintenance supervisor.

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[edit] Steep Point

'''Steep Point''' ({{coor dm|54|6|S|37|6|W|}}) is a point lying northeast of [[Brown Point]] on the east side of [[Possession Bay]], [[South Georgia]]. The name appears to be first used on a 1931 [[British Admiralty]] chart.

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[edit] Mount Steep

'''Mount Steep''' ({{coor dm|78|3|S|163|51|E|}}) is a name suggested by the steep climb of the west side of the [[mountain]].

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[edit] Steepholm

'''Steepholm''' ({{coor dm|60|47|S|45|9|W|}}) is the southernmost [[island]] in the northern group of the [[Robertson Islands]] in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. It lies close north of [[Skilling Island]] and forms the north side of the navigable channel through the Robertson Islands. The Robertson Islands were discovered by Captain [[George Powell]] and Captain [[Nathaniel Palmer]] in December 1821. The northern group, except [[Matthews Island]] which was thought to be part of [[Coronation Island]], was named "Bratholm" by [[Petter Sorlle]] in 1912-13. The name was later corrected to the plural form, "Brattholmene" (steep islands), by Sorlle. Subsequently "Bratholm" was restricted by others to the one island described. The name Steepholm, derived from the forms used by Sorlle but restricted to the one island, was recommended by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) following surveys by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1948-49.

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[edit] Steeple Peaks

'''Steeple Peaks''' ({{coor dm|71|38|S|67|3|W|}}) is a line of five distinct peaks, the northeasternmost being [[Mount Ward]], located on the western edge of [[Palmer Land]], south of [[Conchie Glacier]]. So named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) because of a number of steeple-like features visible among the peaks.

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[edit] Steeple Point

'''Steeple Point''' ({{coor dm|71|43|S|67|19|W|}}) is a low ice-covered point on the west coast of [[Palmer Land]], approximately 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of [[Sandau Nunatak]] of the [[Steeple Peaks]]. The point was named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in association with the Steeple Peaks.

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[edit] The Steeple

'''The Steeple''' ({{coor dm|63|26|S|57|3|W|}}) is a rocky ridge, about 500 m, forming the northwest arm of horseshoe-shaped [[Mount Carroll]]. It rises on the east side of [[Depot Glacier]], 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) south of the head of [[Hope Bay]], at the northeast end of [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. Discovered by the [[Swedish Antarctic Expedition]], 1901-04, under Nordenskjold. The descriptive name was applied by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), 1945.

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[edit] Mount Steere

'''Mount Steere''' ({{coor dm|76|44|S|117|49|W|}}) is a prominent [[mountain]] (3,500 m) standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) north-northwest of [[Mount Frakes]] in the [[Crary Mountains]] of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[William C. Steere]], biologist at [[McMurdo Station]], 1964-65 season.

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[edit] Steershead Crevasses

'''Steershead Crevasses''' ({{coor dm|81|10|S|164|0|W|}}) is a large and distinctive area of crevasses 70 miles south of [[Roosevelt Island]] in the east part of [[Ross Ice Shelf]]. The outline of the crevasses resembles an immense steer's head. This is a unique landmark on the direct line of flight between [[McMurdo Station]] and [[Byrd Station]], and [[U.S. Navy]] pilots regularly observed the "steer's head" as a means of verifying their navigation. This was noted by [[Kenneth Bertrand]] and [[Fred Alberts]] during a November 1962 flight from [[McMurdo]] to Byrd. On their recommendation, the name Steershead Crevasses was approved by the [[U.S. Advisory Committee]] on [[Antarctic Names]].

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[edit] Stefan Ice Piedmont

'''Stefan Ice Piedmont''' ({{coor dm|66|40|S|66|30|W|}}) is a small ice piedmont overlying the coast between [[Cape Rey]] and [[Holdfast Point]], [[Graham Land]]. 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 [[Josef Stefan]] (1835-1893), Austrian physicist who in 1889 pioneered the theory of heat flow in a freezing ice layer and first used it to calculate rates of sea ice growth in the Arctic.

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[edit] Stefansson Bay

'''Stefansson Bay''' ({{coor dm|67|20|S|59|8|E|}}) is a [[bay]] indenting the coast for 10 nautical miles (18 km) between [[Law Promontory]] and [[Fold Island]]. Mawson of the [[British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition]] (BANZARE) applied the name to a sweep of the coast west of [[Cape Wilkins]] which he observed on about [[February 18]], [[1931]]. Exploration by DI personnel on the [[William Scoresby]], 1936, and the [[Lars Christensen]] expedition 1936-37, defined this section of the coast more accurately. Named for [[Vilhjalmur Stefansson]], Arctic explorer.

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[edit] Stefansson Strait

'''Stefansson Strait''' ({{coor dm|69|26|S|62|25|W|}}) is an ice-filled strait 35 nautical miles (60 km) long and 3 to 10 nautical miles (18 km) wide, between the east coast of [[Palmer Land]] and [[Hearst Island]]. This strait was first sighted by [[Sir Hubert Wilkins]] at the south end of his flight of [[December 20]], [[1928]], and was named by him for [[Vilhjalmur Stefansson]]. He believed it to be a strait cutting off what is now known to be [[Antarctic Peninsula]] from the main land mass of Antarctica. The true orientation of the strait was determined by members of the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) who charted this coast by land and from the air in 1940.

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[edit] Stein Islands

'''Stein Islands''' ({{coor dm|69|39|S|75|47|E|}}) is a two rock islands in the east part of [[Publications Ice Shelf]], about 8 nautical miles (15 km) southeast of the [[Sostrene Islands]]. Mapped from air photos by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]] (1936) and named Steinane (the stones).

== See also ==
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[edit] Stein Nunatak

'''Stein Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|71|42|S|7|58|E|}}) is the largest of the [[Sorensen Nunataks]], in the [[Drygalski Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped from surveys and air photos by the [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-60) and named for [[Stein Sorensen]], radio operator with Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-58).

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[edit] Stein Nunataks

'''Stein Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|71|36|S|1|15|W|}}) is a group of [[nunatak]]s about 15 nautical miles (28 km) east of [[Witte Peaks]] on the northeast part of [[Ahlmann Ridge]], in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] under Ritscher, 1938-39, and named for [[Willy Stein]], boatswain of the expedition. Surveyed by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE), 1949-52.

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[edit] Steinbotnen Cirque

'''Steinbotnen Cirque''' ({{coor dm|71|18|S|13|21|E|}}) is a cirque in the west wall of [[Steinmulen Shoulder]], in the [[Gruber Mountains]] of the [[Wohlthat Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered and plotted from air photos by [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-60, and named Steinbotnen (the stone cirque).

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[edit] Steinemann Island

'''Steinemann Island''' ({{coor dm|66|52|S|67|55|W|}}) is an [[island]] off the northeast coast of [[Adelaide Island]], about 10 nautical miles (18 km) southwest of [[Mount Velain]]. Mapped from air photos taken by [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) (1947-48) and [[Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition]] (FIDASE) (1956-57). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Samuel Steinemann]], Swiss physicist who has made laboratory investigations on the flow of single and polycrystalline ice.

== See also ==
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[edit] Mount Steinfeld

'''Mount Steinfeld''' ({{coor dm|75|12|S|135|51|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] (685 m) at the west end of an ice-covered ridge that overlooks the confluence of [[Hull Glacier]] and [[Kirkpatrick Glacier]], near the coast 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 [[Edward F. Steinfeld]], Jr., [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) meteorologist at [[Byrd Station]], 1962.

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[edit] Steinfila Nunatak

'''Steinfila Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|72|12|S|14|23|E|}}) is the westernmost of a small group of [[nunatak]]s which mark the southwest extremity of the [[Payer Mountains]] in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-60) and named Steinfila (the stone file).

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[edit] Steinheil Point

'''Steinheil Point''' ({{coor dm|64|51|S|62|41|W|}}) is a point 5 nautical miles (9 km) southeast of [[Duthiers Point]] on the west side of [[Andvord Bay]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. First roughly charted by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] under Gerlache, 1897-99. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 for [[Adolf Steinheil]] (1832-1893), German mathematical optician who designed and introduced an improved aplanatic camera lens in 1866 and, independently, the telephoto lens in 1891.

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[edit] Steinmulen Shoulder

'''Steinmulen Shoulder''' ({{coor dm|71|18|S|13|25|E|}}) is a rock shoulder extending north from [[Mount Zimmermann]] in the [[Gruber Mountains]] of the [[Wohlthat Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered and plotted from air photos by [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-60, and named Steinmulen (the stone snout).

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[edit] Steinnes

'''Steinnes''' ({{coor dm|69|22|S|76|34|E|}}) is a rock point on the southeast shore of [[Prydz Bay]], about 4 nautical miles (7 km) east-northeast of [[Larsemann Hills]]. First mapped from air photographs by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]] (1936) and named Steinnes (stone point).

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[edit] Steinskaregga Ridge

'''Steinskaregga Ridge''' ({{coor dm|71|49|S|8|54|E|}}) is a bare rock ridge just north of [[Steinskaret Gap]] in the [[Kurze Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-60) and named Steinskaregga (the stone gap ridge).

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[edit] Steinskaret Gap

'''Steinskaret Gap''' ({{coor dm|71|51|S|8|57|E|}}) is an ice-filled gap in the central [[Kurze Mountains]], just south of [[Steinskaregga Ridge]]. Mapped from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-60) and named Steinskaret (the stone gap).

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[edit] Stejneger Peak

'''Stejneger Peak''' ({{coor dm|54|0|S|38|4|W|}}) is a conspicuous rocky [[peak]], 190 m, at the head of [[Evermann Cove]] on [[Bird Island]], [[South Georgia]]. Surveyed by the [[South Georgia Biological Expedition]], 1958-59. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 for [[Leonhard Stejneger]] (1851-1943), American zoologist who made important investigations of fur seals and birds in the islands of the [[Bering Sea]] at the end of the 19th century; member of the [[Joint British-American Commission]] for [[Fur Seal Investigation]] in the Bering Sea, 1896.

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[edit] Stella Creek

'''Stella Creek''' ({{coor dm|65|15|S|64|16|W|}}) is a narrow winding passage extending from [[Thumb Rock]] to the southeast end of [[Winter Island]] and lying between Winter Island and [[Galindez Island]] in the [[Argentine Islands]], [[Wilheim Archipela]]. Charted in 1935 by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) and named after the expedition motor boat [[Stella Polaris]].

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[edit] Stellar Crests

'''Stellar Crests''' ({{coor dm|71|5|S|69|15|W|}}) is a four prominent snow-covered peaks, 2,000 m, surmounting [[LeMay Range]] west of the north part of [[Planet Heights]] in central [[Alexander Island]]. First mapped from air photos taken by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, by Searle of the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1960. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for their proximity to features named for planets and their satellites.

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[edit] Stench Point

'''Stench Point''' ({{coor dm|56|18|S|27|36|W|}}) is a conspicuous point forming the west extremity of [[Zavodovski Island]], [[South Sandwich Islands]]. The feature was named [[West Bluff]] in 1930 by DI personnel on the [[Discovery II]], but the name has been changed to avoid duplication. The new name applied by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1971 refers to the evil-smelling volcanic fumes emitted in this vicinity.

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[edit] Stene Point

'''Stene Point''' ({{coor dm|60|39|S|45|42|W|}}) is a point lying 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) of [[Cape Vik]] on the south coast of [[Coronation Island]], in the [[South Orkney]] islands. Surveyed by DI personnel in 1933, and resurveyed by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1948-49. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[K.O. Stene]], captain of the floating factory Normanna which operated in the [[South Orkney Islands]] in 1912-13.

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[edit] Stenhouse Bluff

'''Stenhouse Bluff''' ({{coor dm|62|4|S|58|24|W|}}) is a southern face of a rocky knoll at the head of [[Visca Anchorage]], [[Admiralty Bay]], on [[King George Island]] in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. First charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1908-10, under Charcot. Named for Commander [[J.R. Stenhouse]], [[Royal Navy Reserve]], captain of the Discovery in these waters in 1927.

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[edit] Stenhouse Glacier

'''Stenhouse Glacier''' ({{coor dm|62|4|S|58|25|W|}}) is a small [[glacier]] flowing into the head of [[Visca Anchorage]] immediately west of [[Stenhouse Bluff]], on [[King George Island]] in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Charted but not named by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1908-10, under Charcot. The name [[West Stenhouse Glacier]] arose locally for this feature in 1958 from association with Stenhouse Bluff, but the shortened form recommended by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 has been adopted.

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[edit] Stenhouse Peak

'''Stenhouse Peak''' ({{coor dm|54|15|S|36|33|W|}}) is a [[peak]], 525 m, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Maiviken, [[Cumberland Bay]], on the north coast of [[South Georgia]]. The name appears to be first used on a 1929 [[British Admiralty]] chart.

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[edit] Stenka Mountain

'''Stenka Mountain''' ({{coor dm|71|55|S|14|46|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 2,350 m, forming the central part of [[Spraglegga Ridge]] in the [[Payer Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered and plotted from air photos by the [[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 [[Gora Stenka]] (little wall mountain).

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[edit] Mount Stent

'''Mount Stent''' ({{coor dm|81|15|S|156|20|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] at 2010 m at the southern extreme of the [[Wallabies Nunataks]], west of the [[Churchill Mountains]]. Named in honor of [[N. E. Stent]], a member of the 1961 [[Cape Hallett]] winter-over team, working as a technician on the geomagnetic project.

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[edit] Stepaside Knoll

'''Stepaside Knoll''' ({{coor dm|78|13|S|161|24|E|}}) is a named in association with [[Stepaside Spur]].

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[edit] Stepaside Spur

'''Stepaside Spur''' ({{coor dm|78|18|S|161|25|E|}}) is a prominent spur, 1,750 m high, at the east side of [[Upper Staircase]] and the [[Skelton Glacier]], in [[Victoria Land]]. Surveyed and named in 1957 by the [[New Zealand]] party of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-58.

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[edit] Stephen Island

'''Stephen Island''' ({{coor dm|75|50|S|146|54|W|}}) is an ice-covered [[island]] about 4 nautical miles (7 km) long lying at the west side of [[Nickerson Ice Shelf]], off the coast of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped from surveys by the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos (1959-65). Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Alexander Stephen]] (1795-1875), Scottish shipbuilder of Alexander Stephen and Sons, whose firm built the [[Sir Ernest Shackleton]] and [[Admiral Richard Byrd]] in their expeditions to the Antarctic.

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

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[edit] Mount Stephen

'''Mount Stephen''' ({{coor dm|75|42|S|161|43|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 810 m, standing 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of [[Mount Howard]] in the [[Prince Albert Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1956-62. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Ronald R. Stephen]], meteorologist with the [[South Pole Station]] winter party, 1966.

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[edit] Mount Stephens

'''Mount Stephens''' ({{coor dm|83|23|S|51|27|W|}}) is a prominent [[mountain]], 2,065 m, surmounting the west extremity 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 Lieutenant Commander [[H.E. Stephens]], U.S. Navy, leader of the unit from [[Mobile Construction Battalion One]] which constructed [[Ellsworth Station]] in [[January-February]], 1957.

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[edit] Stephenson Bastion

'''Stephenson Bastion''' ({{coor dm|80|46|S|27|12|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] massif with steep rock cliffs on its south side, rising to 1,850 m in the south-central part of [[Shackleton Range]]. First mapped in 1957 by the CTAE; photographed by [[U.S. Navy]] aircraft in 1967. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Philip J. Stephenson]], Australian geologist with the transpolar party of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] in 1956-58.

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[edit] Stephenson Glacier

'''Stephenson Glacier''' ({{coor dm|53|6|S|73|42|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] close west of [[Dovers Moraine]] on the east side of [[Heard Island]]. Surveyed by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) in 1948. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[P.J. Stephenson]], ANARE geologist on Heard Island in 1963.

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[edit] Stephenson Nunatak

'''Stephenson Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|72|11|S|69|5|W|}}) is a prominent, pyramid-shaped rock [[nunatak]], 640 m, which rises 300 m above the surrounding ice at the northwest side of [[Kirwan Inlet]] in the southeast part of [[Alexander Island]]. Discovered and roughly surveyed in 1940-41 by Ronne and Eklund of the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS). Resurveyed in 1949 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) and named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Alfred Stephenson]], surveyor with the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE), who led a sledge party south into [[George VI Sound]] to about 72S in 1936.

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[edit] Mount Stephenson

'''Mount Stephenson''' ({{coor dm|69|49|S|69|43|W|}}) is a highest [[mountain]] in the [[Douglas Range]], 2,985 m, standing at the heads of Toynbee and [[Sedgwick Glaciers]] 8 nautical miles (15 km) west of [[George VI Sound]], on the east side of [[Alexander Island]]. Probably first seen in 1909 by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot, but not recognized as part of the Douglas Range. First surveyed in 1936 by Stephenson, Fleming, and Bertram of the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill. The east side of the mountain was resurveyed in 1948 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) who named the feature for [[Alfred Stephenson]], surveyor and leader of the BGLE party to George VI Sound in 1936.

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[edit] Mount Stephenson

'''Mount Stephenson''' ({{coor dm|80|25|S|156|45|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] rising to 2400 m on the north side of [[Byrd Glacier]] in [[Britannia Range]]. It stands near the head of [[Ramseier Glacier]], 4 nautical miles (7 km) southwest of [[Mount Quackenbush]]. Named after [[Simon Stephenson]], party member, [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) glacial geophysical survey of [[Rutford Ice Stream]], 1978-80; NASA team study of ice streams draining the [[West Antarctic]] ice sheet, four seasons, 1984-89; from 1989-2001, [[National Science Foundation]] (NSF) Representative in Antarctica during austral summers and [[Research Support Manager]], Office of [[Polar Programs]], during off-seasons overseeing the planning and implementing of [[United States Antarctic Program]] (USAP) projects.

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