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[edit] Mount VX-6

'''Mount VX-6''' ({{coor dm|72|38|S|162|12|E|}}) is a distinctive, sharp [[mountain]], 2,185 m, standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) north of [[Minaret Nunatak]] in the [[Monument Nunataks]]. Surveyed by the [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) [[Victoria Land Traverse Party]], 1959-60. They named it for [[U.S. Navy Air Development Squadron Six]] (VX-6) which supported the traverse party in the field. On [[January 1]], [[1969]], the squadron was redesignated [[Antarctic Development Squadron Six]] (VXE-6) but its mission remained the same.

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[edit] Vaca Nunatak

'''Vaca Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|82|17|S|41|42|W|}}) is the southernmost [[nunatak]] of [[Panzarini Hills]], in the [[Argentina Range]], [[Pensacola Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1956-67. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Captain [[Jose M.T. Vaca]], Argentine officer in charge of [[General Belgrano Station]], winter 1961.

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[edit] Vagrant Island

'''Vagrant Island''' ({{coor dm|66|28|S|66|28|W|}}) is the northern of two islands just west of [[Rambler Island]] in the [[Bragg Islands]], lying in [[Crystal Sound]] about 7.5 nautical miles (14 km) north of [[Cape Rey]], [[Graham Land]]. Mapped from surveys by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) (1958-59). The name derives from association with Rambler Island.

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

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[edit] Vahsel Bay

'''Vahsel Bay''' ({{coor dm|77|49|S|35|7|W|}}) is a [[bay]] about 7 nautical miles (13 km) wide in the western part of [[Luitpold Coast]]. This bay receives the flow of the [[Schweitzer Glacier]] and [[Lerchenfeld Glacier]]. Discovered by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1911-12, under [[Wilhelm Filchner]]. Upon discovery Filchner named the bay for Captain [[Richard Vahsel]] of the expedition ship Deutschland. He renamed it "[[Herzog Ernst Bucht]]" after large portions of the surrounding ice broke away forming a much larger bay. However, later explorers have retained the name Vahsel Bay.

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[edit] Vahsel Glacier

'''Vahsel Glacier''' ({{coor dm|53|4|S|73|23|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] draining west into [[South West Bay]] on the west side of [[Heard Island]]. The feature was charted in 1902 by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] under Drygalski. He named it for [[Richard Vahsel]], an officer on the investigations near [[Atlas Cove]].

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[edit] Cape Vahsel

'''Cape Vahsel''' ({{coor dm|54|45|S|35|48|W|}}) is a cape forming the east tip of [[South Georgia]]. Roughly charted by Captain [[James Cook]] in 1775. Remapped by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] under Filchner, 1911-12, and named for Captain [[Richard Vahsel]], master of the expedition ship Deutschland.

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[edit] Cape Vakop

'''Cape Vakop''' ({{coor dm|54|22|S|36|10|W|}}) is a cape between [[Hound Bay]] and [[Luisa Bay]] on the north coast of [[South Georgia]]. Charted by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1911-12, under Filchner. The name appears on a chart based upon surveys of South Georgia in 1926-30 by DI personnel, but may represent an earlier naming.

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[edit] Cape Valavielle

'''Cape Valavielle''' ({{coor dm|60|41|S|44|32|W|}}) is a cape marking the north end of [[Watson Peninsula]] on the north coast of [[Laurie Island]], in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Charted and named by the French expedition, 1837-40, under Captain [[Jules Dumont]] d'Urville.

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[edit] Valdivia Point

'''Valdivia Point''' ({{coor dm|64|21|S|61|22|W|}}) is a point forming the northwest side of the entrance to [[Salvesen Cove]] on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Charted and named "[[Valdivia Insel]]," after the German ship Valdivia, by the [[Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] under Nordenskjold, 1901-04. Air photos taken by the [[Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition]] (FIDASE) in 1956-57 show the feature to be joined to the mainland.

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[edit] Cape Valdivia

'''Cape Valdivia''' ({{coor dm|54|24|S|3|24|E|}}) is a prominent cape which projects from the central part of the north coast of Bouvetoya and forms the northernmost part of the [[island]]. Charted and named by a German expedition under [[Karl Chun]] which visited the island in 1898. Named for their expedition ship, the Valdivia.

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[edit] Cape Valentine

'''Cape Valentine''' ({{coor dm|61|6|S|54|39|W|}}) is a cape forming the northeast extremity of [[Elephant Island]] in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. The name was in use by American and British sealers as early as 1822 and is now well established.

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[edit] Valette Island

'''Valette Island''' ({{coor dm|60|46|S|44|36|W|}}) is an [[island]], 0.2 nautical miles (0.4 km) long, lying in the west side of the entrance to [[Mill Cove]] on the south side of [[Laurie Island]], in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Charted by the [[Scottish National Antarctic Expedition]], 1902-04, under Bruce, who named it for [[L.H. Valette]], Argentine meteorologist at the Laurie Island station during 1904.

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

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[edit] Valhalla Glacier

'''Valhalla Glacier''' ({{coor dm|77|34|S|161|58|E|}}) is a small [[glacier]] in the [[Asgard Range]] located between [[Mount Valhalla]] and [[Conrow Glacier]]. It flows part way down the north wall of the range toward [[Wright Valley]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) and [[New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (NZ-APC) in consultation.

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[edit] Mount Valhalla

'''Mount Valhalla''' ({{coor dm|77|35|S|161|56|E|}}) is a [[peak]] in the [[Asgard Range]], [[Victoria Land]], standing at the west flank of [[Valhalla Glacier]] from where it overlooks the south side of [[Wright Valley]]. The name is one in a group in the range derived from Norse mythology, Valhalla being the great hall where Odin receives and feasts the souls of heroes who have fallen bravely in battle. The name was suggested by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in consultation with [[New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (NZ-APC).

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[edit] Valiente Peak

'''Valiente Peak''' ({{coor dm|65|27|S|63|43|W|}}) is a [[peak]], 2,165 m, standing close north of the mouth of [[Lever Glacier]] where the latter enters [[Beascochea Bay]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Discovered by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1908-10, under Charcot and named by him "[[Sommet Saens Valiente]]," probably for Captain [[J.P. Saenz Valiente]] of Argentina. Remapped by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill during surveys in Beascochea Bay in August 1935 and a journey to [[Trooz Glacier]] in January 1936. Name shortened by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1959.

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[edit] Mount Valikhanov

'''Mount Valikhanov''' ({{coor dm|71|49|S|12|15|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 2,800 m, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northwest of [[Mount Mirotvortsev]] in [[Sudliche Petermann Range]], [[Wohlthat Mountains]]. Discovered and plotted from air photos by [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39. Mapped from air photos and surveys by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-60; remapped by [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]], 1960-61, and named after Russian geographer [[Chokan Valikhanov]] (1935-65).

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[edit] Mount Valinski

'''Mount Valinski''' ({{coor dm|84|32|S|177|30|E|}}) is a rock [[peak]], 1,640 m, standing just south of [[Millington Glacier]] and 4 nautical miles (7 km) west of [[Ramsey Glacier]] in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[J.E. Valinski]], [[U.S. Navy]], radio operator on [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] (1946-47) Flight 8, [[February 16]], [[1947]], when this feature was photographed from the air.

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[edit] Valken Hill

'''Valken Hill''' ({{coor dm|71|29|S|1|59|W|}}) is a hill 6 nautical miles (11 km) southwest of [[Marsteinen Nunatak]] in the north part 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 air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Valken (the roll).

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[edit] Valkyrie Dome

'''Valkyrie Dome''' ({{coor dm|77|30|S|37|30|E|}}) is an [[ice cap|ice dome]] rising to about 3,700 m in eastern [[Queen Maud Land]]. In 1963-64, a [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]] oversnow traverse crossed the north part of the dome at an elevation over 3,600 meters. The feature was delineated by the [[Scott Polar Research Institute]] (SPRI)-[[National Science Foundation]] (NSF)-[[Technical University of Denmark]] (TUD) airborne radio echo sounding program, 1967-79, and named from Norse mythology after the Valkyrie, who carried aloft those that had fallen in battle.

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[edit] Mount Valkyrie

'''Mount Valkyrie''' ({{coor dm|77|33|S|162|19|E|}}) is a dolerite capped [[peak]] on the south wall of [[Wright Valley]], separating Bartley and [[Meserve Glaciers]] in the [[Asgard Range]] of [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the [[Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE), 1958-59, after the Valkyries of Norse mythology.

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[edit] Vallot Glacier

'''Vallot Glacier''' ({{coor dm|67|18|S|67|30|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing northwest to [[Laubeuf Fjord]] close south of [[Lewis Peaks]], on [[Arrowsmith Peninsula]] in [[Graham Land]]. Mapped by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) from surveys and air photos, 1948-59. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Joseph Vallot]], French naturalist and glaciologist who first measured the surface velocity of a glacier over a long period, in Switzerland, 1891-99.

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[edit] Valter Butte

'''Valter Butte''' ({{coor dm|71|54|S|3|14|W|}}) is an ice-free butte on the east side of [[Schytt Glacier]], about 5 nautical miles (9 km) west-northwest of [[Mount Schumacher]] in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and named for [[Stig Valter Schytt]], second in command and glaciologist with the expedition.

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[edit] Van Allen Range

'''Van Allen Range''' ({{coor dm|78|9|S|159|30|E|}}) is a range 14 nautical miles (26 km) long that includes [[Escalade Peak]] (2035 m), [[Tate Peak]] and [[Mount Marvel]], located at the south margin of [[Skelton Neve]] between [[Boomerang Range]] and [[Worcester Range]]. Named after [[James A. Van Allen]], American scientist and one of the original organizers of the [[International Geophysical Year]] of 1957-58. He conducted ionospheric research in the Arctic and Antarctic regions and is the discoverer of the [[Van Allen]] radiation belts.

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[edit] Mount Van Buren

'''Mount Van Buren''' ({{coor dm|71|18|S|63|30|W|}}) is the prominent [[mountain]] 3 nautical miles (6 km) north-northwest of [[Mount Jackson]], at the east side of the [[Dyer Plateau]], [[Palmer Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) in 1974. The name was applied by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in association with Mount Jackson. Martin [[Van Buren]] (1782-1862) was the eighth President of the [[United States]], 1837-41. He was [[Vice President]], 1833-37, during the second term of [[President Andrew Jackson]].

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[edit] Van Hulssen Island

'''Van Hulssen Island''' ({{coor dm|67|33|S|62|43|E|}}) is a small [[island]] lying 3 nautical miles (6 km) northwest of [[Flat Islands]] in [[Holme Bay]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37, and perhaps included in the scattered islands which they called Ytterskjera. Van Hulssen Island was included in a triangulation carried out by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) in 1954, and in 1955 a party established an automatic meteorological station there. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[F.A. Van Hulssen]], radio station supervisor at [[Mawson Station]] in 1955.

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

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[edit] Van Hulssen Islands

'''Van Hulssen Islands''' ({{coor dm|67|33|S|62|43|E|}}) is a group of about ten small islands, of which [[Van Hulssen Island]] is the largest, lying 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north of [[Pila Island]] in [[Holme Bay]]. The islands were mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37, and included as part of a group called "Ytterskjera." They were remapped by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]), 1954-62, and named after the largest [[island]] in the group.

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

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[edit] Van Hulssen Nunatak

'''Van Hulssen Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|67|59|S|62|45|E|}}) is a [[nunatak]] at the south end of the [[Trilling Peaks]] in the [[Framnes Mountains]], Mac. [[Robertson Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[F. Van Hulssen]], technical officer (ionosphere) at [[Mawson Station]] in 1959.

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[edit] Van Loon Glacier

'''Van Loon Glacier''' ({{coor dm|71|1|S|163|24|E|}}) is a tributary [[glacier]], 7 nautical miles (13 km) long, draining the eastern slopes of the [[Bowers Mountains]] between [[Rasturguev Glacier]] and [[Montigny Glacier]]. It merges into the larger [[Graveson Glacier]] at the east margin of the mountains. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photography, 1960-62. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for meteorologist Harry van Loon, a member of the [[Antarctic Weather Central]] team at [[Little America]] on the [[Ross Ice Shelf]] 1957-58, who has written numerous scientific papers dealing with Antarctic and southern hemisphere atmospheric research.

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[edit] Mount Van Mieghem

'''Mount Van Mieghem''' ({{coor dm|72|36|S|31|14|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 2,450 m, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of [[Mount Perov]] in the [[Belgica Mountains]]. Discovered by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1957-58, under G. de Gerlache, who named it for Professor [[Jacques Van Mieghem]], president of the scientific committee of the expedition.

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[edit] Mount Van Pelt

'''Mount Van Pelt''' ({{coor dm|71|15|S|35|43|E|}}) is a steep, bare rock [[mountain]] (2,000 m) next east of [[Mount DeBreuck]] in the northern part of the [[Queen Fabiola Mountains]]. Discovered on [[October 7]], [[1960]] by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] under [[Guido Derom]]. Named by Derom for [[Guy Van Pelt]], radio operator on Belgian aircraft during reconnoitering flights in this area in 1960.

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[edit] Van Reeth Glacier

'''Van Reeth Glacier''' ({{coor dm|86|25|S|148|0|W|}}) is a tributary [[glacier]] about 20 nautical miles (37 km) long, draining westward to [[Scott Glacier]] between [[Mounts Blackburn]] and Bowlin, in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. Discovered in December 1934 by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] geological party under [[Quin Blackburn]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Commander [[Eugene W. Van Reeth]], pilot with [[U.S. Navy Squadron VX]]-6 in Antarctica during [[Operation Deep Freeze]] 1966, 1967 and 1968, and [[Squadron Commander]] in 1969.

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[edit] Van Rocks

'''Van Rocks''' ({{coor dm|63|6|S|62|50|W|}}) is a very conspicuous pinnacle rocks lying close west of [[Cape James]], [[Smith Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Roughly shown as a small [[island]] on a chart resulting from a British expedition under Foster, 1828-31. More accurately delineated by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1959 from air photos taken by the [[Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition]] (FIDASE), 1955-57. So named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) because they mark the first or westernmost of the South Shetland Islands.

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[edit] Mount Van Valkenburg

'''Mount Van Valkenburg''' ({{coor dm|77|19|S|142|6|W|}}) is a [[mountain]], 1,165 m, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of [[Mount Burnham]] in the [[Clark Mountains]] of the [[Ford Ranges]], [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Discovered on aerial flights from [[West Base]] of the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) (1939-41) and named for Professor [[Samuel Van Valkenburg]], Director of the School of Geography at [[Clark University]].

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[edit] Mount Van Veen

'''Mount Van Veen''' ({{coor dm|71|35|S|161|54|E|}}) is a precipitous, mainly ice-free [[mountain]] rising to 1,510 m at the south side of [[Jupiter Amphitheatre]] in the [[Morozumi Range]]. 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 [[Richard C. Van Veen]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) geologist at [[McMurdo Station]], 1967-68.

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[edit] Mount Van der Essen

'''Mount Van der Essen''' ({{coor dm|72|35|S|31|23|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 2,525 m, just south of [[Mount Gillet]] in the [[Belgica Mountains]]. Discovered by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1957-58, under G. de Gerlache, who named it for [[Alfred Van]] der Essen, director at the Ministry of [[Foreign Affairs]] and a patron of the expedition.

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[edit] Mount Van der Hoeven

'''Mount Van der Hoeven''' ({{coor dm|71|54|S|161|25|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] (1,940 m) at the north side of the head of [[Boggs Valley]], near the center of [[Helliwell Hills]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-63. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Frans G. Van]] der Hoeven, seismologist and leader of the [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP)-sponsored [[Victoria Land Traverse]], 1959-60. The 1,530 mile seismic and topographic traverse in [[Tucker Sno-Cat]] vehicles took a roughly triangular course, beginning at [[Hut Point Peninsula]], [[Ross Island]], and ascending to the plateau of [[Victoria Land]] via [[Skelton Glacier]]. From there a northwest course was followed on interior plateau to 7109S, 13912E. The party returned eastward, keeping south of the 72S parallel to 7237S, 16132E (east side of [[Outback Nunataks]]), from where the party was evacuated by aircraft of [[U.S. Navy Squadron VX]]-6.

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[edit] Van der Veen Ice Stream

'''Van der Veen Ice Stream''' ({{coor dm|83|50|S|130|0|W|}}) is a large southeast tributary to [[Whillans Ice Stream]] in [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after Cornelis J. "Kees" van der Veen, [[Byrd Polar Research Center]] and Departments of [[Geological Sciences]] and Geography, [[Ohio State University]], Columbus, OH; glacial theoretician and collaborator with [[Ian Whillans]], 1986-2001, in many seminal reports on the dynamics of the [[West Antarctic Ice Sheet]], including former [[Ice Stream]] B, now Whillans Ice Stream.

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[edit] Mount Van der Veer

'''Mount Van der Veer''' ({{coor dm|76|41|S|145|54|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] about 8 nautical miles (15 km) southeast of [[Mount Ronne]] in the [[Haines Mountains]], [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) (1939-41). Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Willard Van]] der Veer, photographer with the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] (1928-30).

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[edit] Vance Bluff

'''Vance Bluff''' ({{coor dm|81|49|S|156|55|E|}}) is a small ice-covered eminence near the polar plateau, 10 nautical miles (18 km) north of [[Laird Plateau]]. Its flat summit merges with the ice sheet to the north and west, but there is a steep cliff along the south side. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for the USS Vance, ocean station ship in support of aircraft flights between [[New Zealand]] and [[McMurdo Sound]] during [[U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze]] 1962.

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[edit] Mount Vance

'''Mount Vance''' ({{coor dm|75|28|S|139|34|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] (840 m) rising between [[Mount LeMasurier]] and [[Mount McCrory]] in the [[Ickes Mountains]] of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-65. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Dale L. Vance]], ionospheric scientist at [[Byrd Station]], 1963, and [[U.S. Exchange Scientist]] to the Vostok station, 1971.

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[edit] Lake Vanda

'''Lake Vanda''' ({{coor dm|77|32|S|161|33|E|}}) is a [[lake]], 3 nautical miles (6 km) long, just east of the Dais in [[Wright Valley]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the [[Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE) (1958-59) after a dog used by [[C. Bull]], leader of this party, in the [[British North Greenland Expedition]].

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[edit] Vandament Glacier

'''Vandament Glacier''' ({{coor dm|85|19|S|167|10|E|}}) is an east-flowing [[glacier]], 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, draining the east-central portion of the [[Dominion Range]] icecap. The glacier lies close south of [[Koski Glacier]], whose flow it parallels, and terminates 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northwest of [[Safety Spur]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Charles H. Vandament]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) ionospheric physicist at [[South Pole Station]], 1962.

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[edit] Vanderford Glacier

'''Vanderford Glacier''' ({{coor dm|66|35|S|110|26|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] about 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide flowing northwest into the southeast side of [[Vincennes Bay]], close south of the [[Windmill Islands]]. Mapped from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47, and named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Benjamin Vanderford]], pilot of the sloop of war Vincennes of the [[United States Exploring Expedition]] under Wilkes, 1838-42.

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[edit] Vanderford Valley

'''Vanderford Valley''' ({{coor dm|66|25|S|110|10|E|}}) is an undersea [[valley]] named in association with the [[Vanderford Glacier]]. Name approved 1/70 (ACUF 111).

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[edit] Mount Vanderheyden

'''Mount Vanderheyden''' ({{coor dm|72|30|S|31|20|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 2,120 m, standing 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) northeast of [[Mount Bastin]] on the north side of the [[Belgica Mountains]]. Discovered by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1957-58, under G. de Gerlache. He named it for [[Henri Vanderheyden]], aircraft mechanic with the expedition.

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[edit] Vane Glacier

'''Vane Glacier''' ({{coor dm|75|15|S|110|19|W|}}) is a broad [[glacier]] that drains the northeast slopes of [[Mount Murphy]] in [[Marie Byrd Land]]. It enters [[Crosson Ice Shelf]] between [[Eisberg Head]] and [[Boyd Head]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Gregg A. Vane]], [[U.S. Exchange Scientist]] at the Soviet station Novolazerevskaya in 1972.

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[edit] Mount Vang

'''Mount Vang''' ({{coor dm|73|26|S|67|9|W|}}) is an isolated [[mountain]] standing southward of [[George VI Sound]] and 80 nautical miles (150 km) east-southeast of [[Eklund Islands]] in southern [[Palmer Land]]. Discovered by [[Finn Ronne]] and [[Carl Eklund]] of [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), 1939-41, during their sledge journey through George VI Sound. Resighted from the air on a flight of [[December 3]], [[1947]] by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) under Ronne. Named by Ronne for [[Knut Vang]] of Brooklyn, NY, who contributed photographic materials to the RARE 1947-48.

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[edit] Vangengeym Glacier

'''Vangengeym Glacier''' ({{coor dm|71|17|S|13|48|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] about 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, draining the vicinity east of [[Mount Mentzel]] and flowing north toward [[Mount Seekopf]] in the [[Gruber Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered and plotted from air photos by [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39. Mapped from air photos and surveys by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-60; remapped by [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]], 1960-61 and named after Soviet meteorologist [[Georgiy Vangengeym]] (1886-1961).

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[edit] Vanguard Nunatak

'''Vanguard Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|82|33|S|47|38|W|}}) is a conspicuous cone-shaped [[nunatak]], 715 m, standing at the northern extremity of [[Forrestal Range]], [[Pensacola Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1956-66. So named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for its prominent position at the north end of Forrestal Range.

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[edit] Vanhoffen Bluff

'''Vanhoffen Bluff''' ({{coor dm|53|0|S|73|21|E|}}) is a rocky bluff (225 m) immediately east of [[Jacka Glacier]] on the north coast of [[Heard Island]]. The [[German Antarctic Expedition]] under Drygalski, during its 1902 investigations of the area, applied the name [[Kap Vanhoffen]] to a cliffed feature about 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) to the northwest, near [[The Sentinel]]. The ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]), during its 1948 survey of the [[island]], transferred the Vanhoffen name to this bluff, reporting that no well-marked cape exists along the high cliffs to the northwest.

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[edit] Vann Peak

'''Vann Peak''' ({{coor dm|84|50|S|116|43|W|}}) is a small but prominent bare rock [[peak]] (2,140 m) which is the central and dominant feature of three aligned peaks at the west end of [[Ohio Range]]. Surveyed by the [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) [[Horlick Mountains Traverse]] party in December 1958. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Charlie E. Vann]], chief of the photogrammetry unit responsible for Antarctic maps in the Branch of [[Special Maps]], [[U.S. Geological Survey]].

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[edit] Vanni Peak

'''Vanni Peak''' ({{coor dm|67|5|S|67|6|W|}}) is a [[peak]] 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of [[Mount Lagally]] in the [[Dorsey Mountains]], on [[Arrowsmith Peninsula]] in [[Graham Land]]. Mapped by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) from surveys and air photos, 1956-59. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Manfredo Vanni]], Italian hydrologist and glaciologist.

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[edit] Vanssay Point

'''Vanssay Point''' ({{coor dm|65|4|S|64|1|W|}}) is the extremity of a small [[peninsula]] which extends north into the west portion of [[Port Charcot]], [[Booth Island]], in the [[Wilhelm Archipelago]]. Discovered by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1903-05, under Charcot, and named by him for [[Monsieur De Vanssay]] de Blavous.

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[edit] Vantage Hill

'''Vantage Hill''' ({{coor dm|80|16|S|155|22|E|}}) is a flat-topped hill, over 2,000 m above sea level and 300 m above the surrounding plateau, standing 10 nautical miles (18 km) southwest of [[Mount Henderson]] in the western part of [[Britannia Range]]. This is the most southerly point reached by the [[Darwin Glacier Party]] of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] (1957-58), who gave it this name because of the splendid view it afforded.

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[edit] Vantage Hills

'''Vantage Hills''' ({{coor dm|73|33|S|162|27|E|}}) is a small, escarpment-like hills located 5 nautical miles (9 km) west of the south end of [[Gair Mesa]]. The hills overlook the saddle of the [[Campbell Glacier]] with [[Rennick Glacier]] from the south, in [[Victoria Land]]. So named by the northern party of [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1962-63, for their position of "vantage."

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[edit] Vapour Col

'''Vapour Col''' ({{coor dm|62|59|S|60|44|W|}}) is a col lying south of [[Stonethrow Ridge]] on the west side of [[Deception Island]] in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. The name given by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1959 originates from the fumaroles in the col. This is the only locality on Deception Island where there is a complete cross section through the volcanic succession.

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[edit] Varcoe Headland

'''Varcoe Headland''' ({{coor dm|77|31|S|166|12|E|}}) is a low [[headland]], 34 m, that marks the north entrance point to [[Horseshoe Bay]] in west [[Ross Island]]. Named by [[New Zealand Geographic Board]] (NZGB) after [[Technical Services Officer Garth Edwin Varcoe]], who worked in the NZ [[Antarctic Programme]] over a period of 15 years until his accidental death in a helicopter crash near this headland in October 1992. His expertise was in the mechanical and electrical areas and he played a leading role in the reconstruction of [[Scott Base]].

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[edit] Varney Nunatak

'''Varney Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|75|56|S|162|31|E|}}) is an ice-free [[nunatak]] at the south side of the mouth of [[Harbord Glacier]] in [[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 [[Kenneth L. Varney]], U.S. Navy, [[Equipment Operator]] at [[McMurdo Station]] during the 1965-66 and 1966-67 summer seasons.

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[edit] Mount Vartdal

'''Mount Vartdal''' ({{coor dm|66|51|S|64|23|W|}}) is a snow-capped [[peak]], 1,505 m, surmounting and forming part of the plateau escarpment along the east coast of [[Graham Land]]. It is situated 4 nautical miles (7 km) northeast of [[Karpf Point]] on the north side of [[Mill Inlet]]. Charted by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1947 and named for [[Hroar Vartdal]], Norwegian polar bibliographer. This feature was photographed from the air during 1947 by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) under Ronne.

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[edit] Vashka Crag

'''Vashka Crag''' ({{coor dm|77|19|S|161|3|E|}}) is an abrupt rock crag at the east end of [[The Fortress]], a series of four promontories on the north side of [[Barwick Valley]] in [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the [[Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE), 1959-60, in association with nearby [[Lake Vashka]], located just below and to the southeast.

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[edit] Lake Vashka

'''Lake Vashka''' ({{coor dm|77|21|S|161|11|E|}}) is a [[lake]] near the center of [[Barwick Valley]], about 4 nautical miles (7 km) east of [[Webb Glacier]] in [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the [[Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE) (1958-59) after Vashka (Vaska), a sled dog of the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13.

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[edit] Vaughan Bank

'''Vaughan Bank''' ({{coor dm|67|37|S|163|30|E|}}) is a bank named for [[V. J. Vaughan]], [[Commanding Officer]], USS Glacier used in the U.S./[[New Zealand Balleny Island Expedition]] (1965). Name approved 4/80 (ACUF 201).

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[edit] Vaughan Glacier

'''Vaughan Glacier''' ({{coor dm|85|55|S|153|12|W|}}) is a tributary [[glacier]], 10 nautical miles (18 km) long, draining eastward from [[Mount Vaughan]] to enter [[Scott Glacier]] just south of [[Taylor Ridge]], in the [[Hays Mountains]] of the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-64. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in association with Mount Vaughan.

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[edit] Vaughan Island

'''Vaughan Island''' ({{coor dm|54|0|S|38|11|W|}}) is a small, conical tussock-covered [[island]] close east of [[Main Island]] in the [[Willis Islands]], [[South Georgia]]. Roughly charted by DI personnel on the Discovery in the period 1926-30. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for Lieutenant Commander [[Hugh L.F. Vaughan]], [[Royal Navy]], [[First Lieutenant]] of HMS Owen, which surveyed this area in 1961.

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

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[edit] Vaughan Promontory

'''Vaughan Promontory''' ({{coor dm|83|8|S|167|35|E|}}) is a high, rugged ice-covered promontory which extends eastward from [[Holland Range]] between Ekblad and [[Morton Glaciers]]. It terminates in [[Cape Maude]] overlooking [[Ross Ice Shelf]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Commander [[V.J. Vaughan]], [[U.S. Navy]], commanding officer of USS Glacier during [[Operation Deepfreeze]] 1964 and 1965.

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[edit] Mount Vaughan

'''Mount Vaughan''' ({{coor dm|85|57|S|155|50|W|}}) is a prominent [[peak]], 3,140 m, standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) south-southwest of [[Mount Griffith]] on the ridge at the head of [[Vaughan Glacier]], in the [[Hays Mountains]] of the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. Named for [[Norman D. Vaughan]], dog driver with the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] geological party under [[Laurence Gould]] which explored the mountains in this vicinity in December 1929. The map resulting from the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30, applied the name Mount Vaughan to the southern portion of [[Mount Goodale]], but the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) has modified the original naming to apply to this larger peak which lies 15 nautical miles (28 km) southeastward.

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[edit] Vaureal Peak

'''Vaureal Peak''' ({{coor dm|62|11|S|58|18|W|}}) is a rocky [[peak]] at the east side of the entrance to [[Admiralty Bay]], [[King George Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. The name "[[Cap Vaureal]]" was assigned in this location by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot in 1908-10. Air photos now show that the most prominent feature in the vicinity is this peak.

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[edit] Vavilov Hill

'''Vavilov Hill''' ({{coor dm|72|2|S|13|11|E|}}) is a hill, 2,640 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) west of [[Shatskiy Hill]] in the [[Weyprecht Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. First roughly 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 after Soviet botanist [[Nikolay I. Vavilov]].

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[edit] Vazquez Island

'''Vazquez Island''' ({{coor dm|64|55|S|63|25|W|}}) is an [[island]] lying between Fridtjof and [[Bob Islands]], off the southeast side of [[Wiencke Island]] in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. First charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot, 1903-05. The name appears on an Argentine government chart of 1950.

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

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[edit] Vedel Islands

'''Vedel Islands''' ({{coor dm|65|7|S|64|15|W|}}) is a group of small islands lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of [[Hovgaard Island]] in the [[Wilhelm Archipelago]]. The largest [[island]] of this group was discovered in 1898 and given the name Vedel by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] under Gerlache. The [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot charted the remaining islands in 1904, and again in 1909, when the name was extended to include the entire group.

== See also ==
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[edit] Vedkosten Peak

'''Vedkosten Peak''' ({{coor dm|72|1|S|3|58|E|}}) is a bare [[peak]], 2,285 m, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) southeast of [[Hoggestabben Butte]] 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 Vedkosten (the wooden broom).

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[edit] Vedskalen Ridge

'''Vedskalen Ridge''' ({{coor dm|72|3|S|3|56|E|}}) is a prominent rock and ice ridge on the northwest 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 Vedskalen (the wooden shed).

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[edit] Vee Cliffs

'''Vee Cliffs''' ({{coor dm|77|38|S|167|45|E|}}) is a steep, mainly ice-covered cliffs, 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, between Aurora and [[Terror Glaciers]] on the south shore of [[Ross Island]]. The name is suggested by two prominent V-shape wedges which protrude from the cliff wall. The name was first used by Dr. [[Edward A. Wilson]] who, with [[Thomas V. Hodgson]] of ''Discovery'' expedition, 1901-04, visited the cliffs in November 1903.

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[edit] Vega Island

'''Vega Island''' ({{coor dm|63|50|S|57|25|W|}}) is an [[island]], 17 nautical miles (31 km) long and 6 nautical miles (11 km) wide, which is the northernmost of the [[James Ross Island]] group and lies in the west part of Erebus and [[Terror Gulf]]. It is separated from James Ross Island by [[Herbert Sound]] and from [[Trinity Peninsula]] by [[Prince Gustav Channel]]. The island was named by Dr. [[Otto Nordenskjold]], leader of the [[Swedish Antarctic Expedition]], 1901-04, apparently for the ship making the first voyage through the [[Northeast Passage]], 1878-79.

== See also ==
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[edit] Vegetation Island

'''Vegetation Island''' ({{coor dm|74|47|S|163|37|E|}}) is a narrow [[island]] lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of [[Inexpressible Island]] and just west of the [[Northern Foothills]], along the coast of [[Victoria Land]]. Discovered by the [[Northern Party]] of the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13, who named it because the rocks were densely covered with lichens.

== See also ==
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[edit] Veier Head

'''Veier Head''' ({{coor dm|66|29|S|61|42|W|}}) is a high, snow-covered [[headland]] which marks the southernmost point of [[Jason Peninsula]] on the east coast of [[Graham Land]]. Norwegian explorer [[Captain C.A. Larsen]] discovered what he charted as an [[island]] in this vicinity on [[December 9]], [[1893]]. The feature was first seen by [[Soren Andersen First Mate]] of the Jason, and was named "Veieroen" after his home, Veierland or Veieroen, in Norway. It is possible that Larsen mistook this high southern part of Jason Peninsula (which agrees well with his position and is conspicuous from seaward) for a separate island. In order to preserve Larsen's original name in the area, the name Veier Head has been approved for the headland described.

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[edit] Veitch Point

'''Veitch Point''' ({{coor dm|60|36|S|46|3|W|}}) is a point situated centrally along the northeast end of [[Monroe Island]] in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Charted in 1933 by DI personnel on the [[Discovery II]] and named for [[R.S. Veitch]], sounding machine technician of the ship.

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[edit] Vela Bluff

'''Vela Bluff''' ({{coor dm|71|10|S|66|56|W|}}) is a large isolated [[nunatak]] which signposts the only known route across the lower part of [[Ryder Glacier]]. It is located 5 nautical miles (9 km) west of [[Canopus Crags]] and 11 nautical miles (20 km) from the west coast [[Palmer Land]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after the constellation of Vela.

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[edit] Mount Velain

'''Mount Velain''' ({{coor dm|66|42|S|67|44|W|}}) is a [[mountain]], 750 m, with an isolated, black triangular summit showing through its snow mantle, standing in the northeast part of [[Adelaide Island]]. First charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] 1903-05, under Charcot, and named by him for [[Charles Velain]], French geologist and geographer, and professor of physical geography at the Sorbonne.

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[edit] Velasco Glacier

'''Velasco Glacier''' ({{coor dm|74|16|S|101|11|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] about 5 nautical miles (9 km) long flowing west from [[Walgreen Coast]] toward the [[Backer Islands]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Miguel G. Velasco]], [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS), Flagstaff, Arizona, computer specialist, part of the USGS team that compiled the [[Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer]] 1:5,000,000-scale maps of Antarctica in the 1990s.

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[edit] Velchev Rock

'''Velchev Rock''' ({{coor dm|62|38|S|60|20|W|}}) is a small [[nunatak]] rising to 208 m on the southwest endge of [[Balkan Snowfield]] just north of [[Contell Glacier]] on eastern [[Livingston Island]]. Located 1,000 m east of [[Atlantic Club Peak]] and 1,220 m southeast of [[Sinemorets Hill]]. Projecting slightly above the ice sheet with approximately 0.3 hectares of rocky ground exposed on its northern slope in the summer. Named for [[Krum A. Velchev]], meteorologist at the St. [[Kliment Ohridski Base]] during the summer seasons of 1993-94, 1994-95 and 1995-96.

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[edit] Veli Peak

'''Veli Peak''' ({{coor dm|77|39|S|161|28|E|}}) is a [[peak]] just east of [[Idun Peak]] and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of [[Brunhilde Peak]] in the [[Asgard Range]] of [[Victoria Land]]. The precise origin of "Veli," applied by [[New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (NZ-APC), is not known.

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[edit] Velie Nunatak

'''Velie Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|74|23|S|99|10|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]] located 9 nautical miles (17 km) north of [[Mount Moses]] in the [[Hudson Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Edward C. Velie]], meteorologist at [[Byrd Station]], 1967.

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[edit] Vella Flat

'''Vella Flat''' ({{coor dm|78|11|S|166|14|E|}}) is a coastal flat to the south of [[Lake Cole]] in the northwest part of [[Black Island]], [[Ross Archipelago]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) (1999) after Professor [[Paul Vella]], Department of Geology, [[Victoria University]] of Wellington, who made a reconnaissance survey of [[Brown Peninsula]] and Black Island stratigraphy with the [[Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE), 1964-65.

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[edit] Venable Ice Shelf

'''Venable Ice Shelf''' ({{coor dm|73|3|S|87|20|W|}}) is an [[ice shelf]], 40 nautical miles (70 km) long and 15 nautical miles (28 km) wide, between Fletcher and [[Allison Peninsulas]], [[Ellsworth Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1961-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Cdm. [[J.D. Venable]], U.S. Navy, [[Ships Operations Officer]], [[U.S. Naval Support Force]], Antarctica, 1967 and 1968.

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[edit] Vendeho Heights

'''Vendeho Heights''' ({{coor dm|72|19|S|1|28|E|}}) is a broad ice-covered elevation surmounted by several rock crags, rising close southeast of [[Tverrveggen Ridge]] in the [[Sverdrup Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Photographed from the air by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Vendeho.

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[edit] Vendeholten Mountain

'''Vendeholten Mountain''' ({{coor dm|72|12|S|1|20|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 2,230 m, standing north of [[Tverrbrekka Pass]] in the [[Sverdrup Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Photographed from the air by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Vendeholten.

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[edit] Venetz Peak

'''Venetz Peak''' ({{coor dm|80|23|S|25|30|W|}}) is a [[peak]] rising to about 1,500 m and surmounting the southeast rim of [[Bonney Bowl]] in the [[Herbert Mountains]], [[Shackleton Range]]. Photographed from the air by the [[U.S. Navy]], 1967, and surveyed by [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS), 1968-71. In association with the names of glacial geologists grouped in this area, named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1971 after [[Ignaz Venetz-Sitten]] (known as Venetz, 1788-1859), Swiss engineer and glacial geologist who, in 1821, first expressed in detail the idea that Alpine glaciers were formerly much more extensive.

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[edit] Vengen Spur

'''Vengen Spur''' ({{coor dm|72|4|S|23|40|E|}}) is a rocky spur projecting north from the east part of [[Mount Wideroe]] in the [[Sor Rondane Mountains]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47, and named Vengen (the wing).

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[edit] Mount Vennum

'''Mount Vennum''' ({{coor dm|71|33|S|61|53|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] surmounting the northeast part of [[Rowley Massif]] on the east coast of [[Palmer Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) in 1974. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Walter R. Vennum]], geologist, a member of the USGS geological and mapping party to the [[Lassiter Coast]], 1972-73.

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[edit] Venta Plateau

'''Venta Plateau''' ({{coor dm|80|3|S|155|40|E|}}) is a small plateau rising to 1,800-2,000 m between the heads of [[Isca Valley]] and [[Lemanis Valley]], located 4 nautical miles (7 km) east of [[Haven Mountain]] in the [[Britannia Range]]. Named in association with Britannia by a University of Waikato (N.Z.) geological party, 1978-79, led by [[M.J. Selby]]. Venta is a historical name used in [[Roman Britain]] for present-day Winchester.

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[edit] Ventifact Knobs

'''Ventifact Knobs''' ({{coor dm|77|42|S|162|35|E|}}) is a minor knobs, 3 to 6 m high, composed of [[lake]] clay covered by glacial drift. The glacial drift has cobbles that are well polished by the wind and cut into ventifacts. The knobs are covered by ventifacts, suggesting the name, and are located just east of [[Lake Bonney]] in [[Taylor Valley]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named by U.S. geologist [[Troy L. Pewe]] who was first to study and describe the knobs in December 1957.

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[edit] Venture Dome

'''Venture Dome''' ({{coor dm|68|36|S|62|13|E|}}) is a large, heavily crevassed [[ice cap|ice dome]] about 30 nautical miles (60 km) south of [[Mount Twintop]] in Mac. [[Robertson Land]]. The feature had been seen by several parties traveling south from [[Mawson Station]] since 1957, but it had been avoided. In 1967, ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) surveyor [[J. Manning]] selected a route through the crevasses and established a beaconed tellurometer station on it. So named by ANARE to indicate the risk taken in crossing the dome.

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[edit] Venus Bay

'''Venus Bay''' ({{coor dm|61|55|S|57|54|W|}}) is a [[bay]] 6 nautical miles (11 km) wide, lying between [[False Round Point]] and [[Brimstone Peak]] along the north side of [[King George Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. The name [[Esther Bay]] was used for this feature by Scottish geologist [[David Ferguson]] in 1913-14. Since the ship Esther is already commemorated on two neighboring features, the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) recommended a new name in 1960; Venus Bay is named for the schooner Venus from [[New York]], which visited the South Shetland Islands in 1820-21, and was wrecked on a reef in the entrance to nearby [[Esther Harbor]] on [[March 7]], [[1821]]. Her crew was rescued a few days later by the Esther and Emerald.

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[edit] Venus Glacier

'''Venus Glacier''' ({{coor dm|71|38|S|68|15|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] on the east coast of [[Alexander Island]], 10 nautical miles (18 km) long and 6 nautical miles (11 km) wide at its mouth flowing east into [[George VI Sound]] between [[Keystone Cliffs]] and [[Triton Point]]. The coast in this vicinity was first seen from the air by [[Lincoln Ellsworth]] on November 23. 1935 and roughly mapped from photos obtained on that flight by [[W.L.G. Joerg]]. The glacier was first surveyed in 1949 by. the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) and named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for the planet Venus.

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[edit] Venzke Glacier

'''Venzke Glacier''' ({{coor dm|75|0|S|134|24|W|}}) is a broad [[glacier]] flowing northward between [[Bowyer Butte]] and [[Perry Range]] into [[Getz Ice Shelf]] on the coast of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. The glacier was discovered and photographed from aircraft of the [[U.S. Antarctic Service]] in December 1940. It was mapped in detail by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] photographs, 1959-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Captain [[Norman C. Venzke]], USCG, [[Commanding Officer]] of USCGC Northwind in Antarctica, 1972 and 1973, and a participant in several other [[Deep Freeze]] operations as ship's company officer aboard icebreakers.

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[edit] Verblyud Island

'''Verblyud Island''' ({{coor dm|70|0|S|15|55|E|}}) is an ice-covered [[island]] whose summit rises 200 m above the surrounding [[ice shelf]], situated at the east margin of [[Lazarev Ice Shelf]] along the coast of [[Queen Maud Land]]. First mapped by the [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]] in 1961 and named [[Kupol Verblyud]] (camel dome).

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

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[edit] Verdant Islands

'''Verdant Islands''' ({{coor dm|54|0|S|38|9|W|}}) is a two small tussuck-covered islands between [[Trinity Island]] and [[Hall Island]] in the [[Willis Islands]] at [[South Georgia]]. The descriptive name "[[Verdant Island]]" was given following the DI survey in 1930. The name was amended in 1985 to include the two islands described.

== See also ==
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[edit] Verdi Inlet

'''Verdi Inlet''' ({{coor dm|71|36|S|74|30|W|}}) is an ice-filled inlet between [[Pesce Peninsula]] and [[Harris Peninsula]], on the north side of [[Beethoven Peninsula]], [[Alexander Island]]. Observed from the air and first roughly mapped by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48. Remapped from the RARE air photos by Searle of the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1960. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[Giuseppe Verdi]] (1813-1901), Italian opera composer.

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[edit] Vere Ice Rise

'''Vere Ice Rise''' ({{coor dm|70|27|S|72|44|W|}}) is a small ice rise in [[Wilkins Ice Shelf]], off west [[Alexander Island]]. It was roughly mapped from the air by [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) on a radio echo sounding flight, [[February 1]], [[1967]], and later accurately positioned from [[U.S. Landsat]] imagery of February 1979. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1980 after Flight Lieutenant [[Robert P. Vere]], RAF, the second pilot of the [[Twin Otter]] aircraft used on the BAS flight.

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[edit] Lake Vereteno

'''Lake Vereteno''' ({{coor dm|68|31|S|78|25|E|}}) is a narrow [[lake]], 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) long, located in the northeast part of [[Breidnes Peninsula]], [[Vestfold Hills]], approximately 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) south of [[Luncke Ridge]]. The lake was first photographed by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] (1946-47), and subsequently by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) (1954-58), and the [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]] (1956). Named [[Ozero Veretenu]] (spindle lake) by the latter.

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[edit] Vereyken Glacier

'''Vereyken Glacier''' ({{coor dm|78|25|S|163|57|E|}}) is a named after [[Jill Vereyken]], ASA, Supervisor, [[Berg Field Center]], [[McMurdo Station]].

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[edit] Verge Rocks

'''Verge Rocks''' ({{coor dm|65|34|S|64|34|W|}}) is a two rocks lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of [[Chavez Island]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Mapped by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) from photos taken by [[Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd]]. in 1956-57. So named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) because the rocks lie on the edge of [[Grandidier Channel]].

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[edit] Vergilov Rocks

'''Vergilov Rocks''' ({{coor dm|62|38|S|60|22|W|}}) is a located 510 m northeast by north of [[Hesperides Point]] and 310 m west by south of the shore rock rising to 6 m on [[Bulgarian Beach]], located 800 m northeast of Hesperides Point and locally known as [[Greenpeace Rock]]. Two adjacent smaller rocks submerging at high water. Named for [[Zlatil Vergilov]], a member of the party which built the first facilities at St. [[Kliment Okhridski]] base in April 1988.

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[edit] Mount Verhaegen

'''Mount Verhaegen''' ({{coor dm|72|34|S|31|8|E|}}) is an ice-free [[mountain]], 2,300 m, standing immediately west of [[Mount Perov]] in the [[Belgica Mountains]]. Discovered by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1957-58, under G. de Gerlache and named by him for [[Baron Pierre Verhaegen]], collaborator of the expedition.

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[edit] Mount Verhage

'''Mount Verhage''' ({{coor dm|71|23|S|163|42|E|}}) is a prominent [[mountain]], 2,450 m, standing directly at the head of [[Smithson Glacier]] in the [[Bowers Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-62. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant [[Ronald G. Verhage]], U.S. Navy, supply officer at [[McMurdo Station]], winter party, 1967.

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[edit] Mount Verlautz

'''Mount Verlautz''' ({{coor dm|86|46|S|153|0|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] 2 490 m standing just north of the mouth of [[Poulter Glacier]] in the southeast end of the [[Rawson Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Major Sidney J. Verlautz]], [[U.S. Army Transportation Corps]], who served as logistics research officer on the staff of the Commander, [[U.S. Naval Support Force]], Antarctica.

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[edit] Verleger Point

'''Verleger Point''' ({{coor dm|74|42|S|136|15|W|}}) is a point marking the west side of the entrance to [[Siniff Bay]] on 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 Lieutenant (j.g.) [[W.F. Verleger]], [[U.S. Navy Reserve]], Master of the [[Jacob Ruppert]] on the first trip to Bay of Whales (1933) during [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]], 1933-35.

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[edit] Mount Verne

'''Mount Verne''' ({{coor dm|67|45|S|67|34|W|}}) is a [[mountain]], 1,645 m, standing 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of [[Bongrain Point]] and dominating the south part of [[Pourquoi Pas Island]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. First sighted and roughly surveyed in 1909 by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot. Resurveyed in 1948 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), and named by them for [[Jules Verne]], author of [[Twenty Thousand Leagues Under]] the Sea. Other features on Pourquoi Pas Island are named after characters in this book.

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[edit] Verner Island

'''Verner Island''' ({{coor dm|67|35|S|62|53|E|}}) is an one of the [[Jocelyn Islands]], lying just west of [[Petersen Island]] in [[Holme Bay]], Mac. [[Robertson Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37. Remapped by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) in 1956 and named [[Verner Pedersen]], chief officer of the [[Thala Dan]] in 1961.

== See also ==
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[edit] Vernier Valley

'''Vernier Valley''' ({{coor dm|77|58|S|161|9|E|}}) is an ice-free [[valley]] on the east side of [[Mount Blackwelder]] in the northeast part of [[Wilkniss Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. The name is one of a group in the area associated with surveying applied in 1993 by [[New Zealand Geographic Board]] (NZGB); vernier being a graduated scale used on measuring instruments to allow the reading of finer subdivisions.

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[edit] Mount Vernon Harcourt

'''Mount Vernon Harcourt''' ({{coor dm|72|32|S|169|55|E|}}) is a remarkable conical [[mountain]] (1,570 m) in the south-central part of [[Hallett Peninsula]], [[Victoria Land]]. Discovered in January 1841 by [[Sir James Clark Ross]] and named by him for the Rev. [[W. Vernon Harcourt]], one of the founders of the [[British Association]].

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[edit] Verte Island

'''Verte Island''' ({{coor dm|66|44|S|141|11|E|}}) is a small rocky [[island]] 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of [[Double Islands]] and 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) east of the tip of [[Zelee Glacier Tongue]]. Photographed from the air by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. Charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1949-51, and so named by them because of its greenish appearance, "verte" being French for green.

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

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[edit] Vertigo Bluff

'''Vertigo Bluff''' ({{coor dm|83|35|S|167|0|E|}}) is a prominent rock bluff (1,950 m) located 4 nautical miles (7 km) south of [[Asquith Bluff]] on the west side of [[Lennox-King Glacier]]. Rock samples were collected at the bluff by [[John Gunner]] and [[Henry Brecher]] of the [[Ohio State University Geological Expedition]], 1969-70. The name suggested by Gunner reflects the precipitous nature of the bluff face.

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[edit] Vertigo Cliffs

'''Vertigo Cliffs''' ({{coor dm|63|48|S|57|26|W|}}) is a spectacular, near vertical cliffs on the north coast of [[Vega Island]]. The cliffs rise to about 200 m and extend west for 7 nautical miles (13 km) from [[Cape Well]]-met, broken by a cirque near the west end. Named allusively by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1987.

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[edit] Mount Vesalius

'''Mount Vesalius''' ({{coor dm|64|4|S|61|59|W|}}) is a [[mountain]], 765 m, standing northwest of [[Macleod Point]], [[Liege Island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Shown on an Argentine government chart of 1950. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 for Vesalius (1514-1564), Flemish anatomist who wrote a pioneer work on the structure of the human body which revolutionized the whole concept of the subject.

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[edit] Vesconte Point

'''Vesconte Point''' ({{coor dm|68|31|S|65|12|W|}}) is a steep rock point on the south side of [[Bermel Peninsula]], [[Bowman Coast]], marking the extremity of a spur running southeast from the easternmost of the [[Bowditch Crests]]. The point was first roughly mapped by [[W.L.G. Joerg]] from air photos taken by [[Lincoln Ellsworth]] on [[November 23]], [[1935]]; surveyed by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), December 1958. In association with the names of pioneers of navigation grouped in this area, it was named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[Petrus Vesconte]] of Genoa, the earliest known chartmaker whose charts survive (the first dated 1311).

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[edit] Veselaya Mountain

'''Veselaya Mountain''' ({{coor dm|71|38|S|12|32|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] with a sharp summit, 2,385 m, forming the north end of the [[Svarttindane Peaks]] in [[Sudliche Petermann Range]], [[Wohlthat Mountains]]. Discovered and plotted from air photos by [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39. Mapped from air photos and surveys by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-60; remapped by [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]], 1960-61, and named [[Gora Veselaya]] (cheerful mountain).

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[edit] Veslekletten Peak

'''Veslekletten Peak''' ({{coor dm|72|5|S|3|26|W|}}) is a small [[mountain]] about 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of [[Storkletten Peak]] on the [[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 Veslekletten (the little mountain).

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[edit] Vesleknausen Rock

'''Vesleknausen Rock''' ({{coor dm|69|56|S|38|53|E|}}) is a rock, 1 10 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) southwest of [[Rundvags Head]] on the southeast shore of [[Lutzow-Holm Bay]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37, and named Vesleknausen (the tiny crag).

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[edit] Veslenupen Peak

'''Veslenupen Peak''' ({{coor dm|72|7|S|2|13|E|}}) is a [[peak]] near the north end of [[Nupskammen Ridge]] in the [[Gjelsvik Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Photographed from the air by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Veslenupen (the little peak).

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[edit] Vesleskarvet Cliff

'''Vesleskarvet Cliff''' ({{coor dm|71|40|S|2|51|W|}}) is a rock cliffs mi north of [[Lorentzen Peak]], on the west side 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 air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Vesleskarvet (the little barren [[mountain]]).

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[edit] Veslestabben Nunatak

'''Veslestabben Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|69|42|S|37|35|E|}}) is an isolated [[nunatak]] standing in the central part of [[Botnneset Peninsula]] on the south side of [[Lutzow-Holm Bay]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37, and named Veslestabben (the little stump).

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[edit] Vesletind Peak

'''Vesletind Peak''' ({{coor dm|72|10|S|3|2|W|}}) is a small [[peak]] 3 nautical miles (6 km) east-southeast of [[Aurho Peak]] on the [[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 Vesletind (little peak).

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[edit] Vesta Nunataks

'''Vesta Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|71|18|S|68|42|W|}}) is a group of [[nunatak]]s rising to about 1,200 m between [[Grikurov Ridge]] in [[LeMay Range]] and [[Aeolus Ridge]] in [[Planet Heights]], eastern [[Alexander Island]]. In association with the names of planets and their satellites in this area, named after Vesta, an asteroid that lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1987.

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[edit] Vestal Ridge

'''Vestal Ridge''' ({{coor dm|77|53|S|160|38|E|}}) is a steep rock ridge in southeast [[Beacon Valley]], rising to 2,240 m and forming the divide between [[Mullins Valley]] and [[Farnell Valley]], in the [[Quartermain Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1993 after [[J. Robie Vestal]] (1942-92), microbiologist at the University of Cincinnati, 1983-92; chairman of the advisory committee to the Division of [[Polar Programs]], [[National Science Foundation]], 1990-91. His research in Antarctica focused on adaptations of microbial ecosystems to the extreme environments.

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[edit] Vestbanen Moraine

'''Vestbanen Moraine''' ({{coor dm|71|35|S|11|59|E|}}) is a medial moraine in [[Humboldt Graben]], originating near [[Zwiesel Mountain]] and trending north in string-like fashion for 13 nautical miles (24 km) along the west flank of the [[Petermann Ranges]], [[Wohlthat Mountains]]. First plotted from air photos by [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39. Remapped by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-60, and named Vestbanen (the west path). The feature is similar to [[Austbanen Moraine]] which parallels it 7 nautical miles (13 km) eastward.

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[edit] Vestfold Hills

'''Vestfold Hills''' ({{coor dm|68|33|S|78|15|E|}}) is an area of rounded rock coastal hills, 200 square mi in extent, located at the north side of [[Sorsdal Glacier]] on [[Ingrid Christensen Coast]]. The hills are subdivided by three west-trending peninsulas bounded by narrow fjords. Most of the hills range between 30 and 90 meters, the highest summit being nearly 160 meters. Discovered and a landing made in the northern portion, [[February 20]], [[1935]], by Captain [[Klarius Mikkelsen]] in the Norwegian whaling ship Thorshavn sent out by [[Lars Christensen]]. Named after Vestfold, a county in Norway where Sandefjord, headquarters of the whaling industry is located. This hill area and its off-lying islands were mapped from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]] (1936-37). Further brief landings were made by [[Lincoln Ellsworth]] in 1939, and the area was photographed from the air by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] (1946-47). Landings were made and exploration carried out in 1954 and 1955 by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) led by [[Phillip Law]]. Davis Station was established by ANARE in January 1957.

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[edit] Vestfold Island

'''Vestfold Island''' ({{coor dm|54|22|S|36|55|W|}}) is a small [[island]] offshore, forming the northwest entrance point to Larvik, a [[bay]] on the south coast of [[South Georgia]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC), 1982, after the whaling firm A/S Vestfold, which operated the whaling ship Vestfold and a shore whaling station at the head of [[Stromness Harbor]], from about 1920.

== See also ==
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[edit] Vesthaugen Nunatak

'''Vesthaugen Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|71|42|S|23|40|E|}}) is a [[nunatak]] rising to 1,400 m, standing 15 nautical miles (28 km) northwest of [[Brattnipane Peaks]] in the [[Sor Rondane Mountains]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1946 from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]],1936-37, and in 1957 from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. Named Vesthaugen (the west hill) by the Norwegians.

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[edit] Vesthjelmen Peak

'''Vesthjelmen Peak''' ({{coor dm|71|42|S|26|18|E|}}) is a [[peak]], 1,810 m, standing 8 nautical miles (15 km) west of [[Austhamaren Peak]] in the [[Sor Rondane Mountains]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1946 from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37, and in 1957 from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. [[Named Vesthjelmen]] (the west helmet) by the Norwegians.

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[edit] Vesthovde Headland

'''Vesthovde Headland''' ({{coor dm|69|45|S|37|23|E|}}) is an icy [[headland]], marked by several rock exposures, which forms the western elevated portion of [[Botnneset Peninsula]] on the south side of [[Lutzow-Holm Bay]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37, and named Vesthovde (west knoll).

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[edit] Cape Vestkapp

'''Cape Vestkapp''' ({{coor dm|72|40|S|19|0|W|}}) is a prominent westward projection of the ice front of the [[Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf]] located midway along the ice front and about 60 nautical miles (110 km) west of the [[Kraul Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. First photographed from the air by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) in 1951-52 and mapped from these photos. Named Vestkapp (west cape) by Norway.

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[edit] Vestknatten Nunatak

'''Vestknatten Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|69|48|S|75|3|E|}}) is an elongated [[nunatak]] in the center of [[Polarforschung Glacier]], about 13 nautical miles (24 km) east-southeast of [[Mount Caroline Mikkelsen]]. First mapped from air photographs by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37, and named Vestknatten (the west crag). Visited by [[I.R. McLeod]], geologist with the ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) [[Prince Charles Mountains]] survey party in January 1969.

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[edit] Vestreskorve Glacier

'''Vestreskorve Glacier''' ({{coor dm|71|57|S|5|5|E|}}) is a broad [[glacier]] in the [[Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains]], to the south of [[Breplogen Mountain]], which drains from a position opposite the head of [[Austreskorve Glacier]] northwestward along the west side of [[Svarthamaren Mountain]]. Plotted and named from surveys and air photos by the [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-60).

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[edit] Vestskotet Bluff

'''Vestskotet Bluff''' ({{coor dm|73|13|S|2|9|W|}}) is a bluff just south of Armalsryggen, at the west end of [[Neumayer Cliffs]] in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Photographed from the air by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographer 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 Vestskotet (the west bulkhead).

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[edit] Veststraumen Glacier

'''Veststraumen Glacier''' ({{coor dm|74|15|S|15|0|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] about 45 nautical miles (80 km) long draining west along the south end of [[Kraul Mountains]] into [[Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf]]. The glacier was seen in the course of a [[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. In 1969, [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) gave the name "[[Endurance Glacier]]" to this feature (in remembrance of the ill-fated voyage of the Endurance in this part of [[Weddell Sea]] in 1915), but that naming was rescinded because [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) gave the identical name to a small glacier on [[Elephant Island]]. The descriptive name "Veststraumen" (the west stream) appears on a 1972 [[Norsk Polarinstitutt]] map.

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[edit] Vestvika Bay

'''Vestvika Bay''' ({{coor dm|69|10|S|33|0|E|}}) is a large [[bay]] on the west side of [[Riiser-Larsen Peninsula]], along the coast of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37, and named Vestvika (west bay).

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[edit] Vestvollen Bluff

'''Vestvollen Bluff''' ({{coor dm|72|6|S|3|38|E|}}) is a rock and ice bluff forming the west side of [[Festninga Mountain]] 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 Vestvollen (the west wall).

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[edit] Vestvorren Ridge

'''Vestvorren Ridge''' ({{coor dm|73|6|S|1|53|W|}}) is the western of two rock ridges which trend northward from the [[Neumayer Cliffs]] in [[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 Vestvorren (the west jetty).

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[edit] Veten Mountain

'''Veten Mountain''' ({{coor dm|72|37|S|3|50|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northwest of [[Hogskavlen 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 Veten (the beacon).

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[edit] Veterok Rock

'''Veterok Rock''' ({{coor dm|71|54|S|14|43|E|}}) is a prominent rock just north of [[Spraglegga Ridge]] in the [[Payer Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped from air photos and surveys by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-60; remapped by [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]], 1960-61, and named in commemoration of the achievement of Soviet scientists in the study of space.

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[edit] Veto Gap

'''Veto Gap''' ({{coor dm|73|24|S|162|54|E|}}) is a gap between Tobin and [[Gair Mesas]] in the [[Mesa Range]] of [[Victoria Land]] which provides access from upper [[Rennick Glacier]] to the [[Aeronaut Glacier]]. Named "Veto" by the northern party of [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1962-63, because it decided that [[Pinnacle Gap]] to the north offered the better route from Rennick to [[Aviator Glacier]].

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[edit] Vetrov Hill

'''Vetrov Hill''' ({{coor dm|66|34|S|92|58|E|}}) is a hill rising to 20 m, standing at the east side of the entrance to [[McDonald Bay]] on the coast of Antarctica. Mapped from aerial photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. Remapped by the Soviet expedition of 1956 which named it Vetrov (windy).

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[edit] Mount Veynberg

'''Mount Veynberg''' ({{coor dm|67|27|S|67|34|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] rising to about 900 m in the south part of [[Haslam Heights]], on [[Arrowsmith Peninsula]] in [[Graham Land]]. Mapped by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) from surveys and air photos, 1948-59. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[Boris P. Veynberg]] (1871-1942), Russian physicist who, in 1936, made pioneer studies of the mechanical properties and flow of ice in laboratory conditions.

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[edit] Vicars Island

'''Vicars Island''' ({{coor dm|65|51|S|54|24|E|}}) is a small ice-covered [[island]] about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off the coast of [[Enderby Land]]. Discovered on [[January 12]], [[1930]] by the [[British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition]] (BANZARE) under Mawson. He named it after an Australian textile company which presented the expedition with cloth for uniforms.

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

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[edit] Vickers Nunatak

'''Vickers Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|85|20|S|176|40|W|}}) is a massive [[nunatak]] in the upper [[Shackleton Glacier]], about 11 nautical miles (20 km) southeast of [[Mount Black]]. Named by the [[Southern Party]] of the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1961-62) for [[E. Vickers]], radio operator at [[Scott Base]], who was in contact with the Southern Party almost every day during the three months they were in the field.

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[edit] Victor Bay

'''Victor Bay''' ({{coor dm|66|20|S|136|30|E|}}) is a [[bay]] about 16 nautical miles (30 km) wide and 7 nautical miles (13 km) long, indenting the coast between [[Pourquoi Pas Point]] and [[Mathieu Rock]]. The bay is marked by an extensive chain of icebergs breaking away from the high tongue of [[Commandant Charcot Glacier]]. Delineated from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47, and named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Paul-Emile Victor]], Director of the [[Expeditions Polaires Francaises]], who organized French expeditions to Greenland in 1948-51 and Antarctica in 1948-53 and 1955-56.

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[edit] Victor Cliff

'''Victor Cliff''' ({{coor dm|85|20|S|119|12|W|}}) is an abrupt rock cliff 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) long, which forms the southwest shoulder of [[Long Hills]] in the [[Horlick Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs, 1958-60. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Lawrence J. Victor]], aurora scientist at [[Byrd Station]] in 1961.

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[edit] Mount Victor

'''Mount Victor''' ({{coor dm|72|36|S|31|16|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 2,590 m, between [[Mount Van Mieghem]] and [[Mount Boe]] in the [[Belgica Mountains]]. Discovered by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1957-58, under G. de Gerlache, who named it for French polar explorer, [[Paul-Emile Victor]], a counselor of the expedition.

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[edit] Victoria Land

'''Victoria Land''' ({{coor dm|74|15|S|163|0|E|}}) is that part of Antarctica which fronts on the western side of the [[Ross Sea]], extending southward from about 7030S to 7800S, and westward from the Ross Sea to the edge of the polar plateau. Discovered in January 1841 by Captain [[James Clark Ross]], [[Royal Navy]], and named for [[Queen Victoria]].

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[edit] Victoria Lower Glacier

'''Victoria Lower Glacier''' ({{coor dm|77|18|S|162|40|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] occupying the lower eastern end of [[Victoria Valley]] where it appears to merge with [[Wilson Piedmont Glacier]]. Named by the [[Victoria University]] of [[Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (1958-59) for their [[Alma Mater]], which sponsored the expedition.

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[edit] Victoria Peak

'''Victoria Peak''' ({{coor dm|64|29|S|62|34|W|}}) is a cone-shaped [[peak]], 485 m, situated 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of [[Mount Bulcke]] in southern [[Brabant Island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. First seen and photographed by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1897-99, under Gerlache. The name Victoria seems to have first appeared on charts in about 1921 and has since become established through common usage.

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[edit] Victoria Upper Glacier

'''Victoria Upper Glacier''' ({{coor dm|77|16|S|161|25|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] occupying the upper northwest end of [[Victoria Valley]]. Named by the [[Victoria University]] of [[Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (1958-59) for their [[Alma Mater]] which sponsored the expedition.

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[edit] Victoria Upper Lake

'''Victoria Upper Lake''' ({{coor dm|77|19|S|161|35|E|}}) is a meltwater [[lake]] at the terminus of [[Victoria Upper Glacier]] in [[Victoria Land]]. Named for its position at the terminus of the [[glacier]] by American geologist [[Parker E. Calkin]], in 1964.

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[edit] Victoria Valley

'''Victoria Valley''' ({{coor dm|77|23|S|162|0|E|}}) is an extensive ice-free [[valley]], formerly occupied by a large [[glacier]], extending from [[Victoria Upper Glacier]] to [[Victoria Lower Glacier]]. Named by the [[Victoria University]] of [[Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (1958-59) after their [[Alma Mater]] which sponsored the expedition.

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[edit] Victory Glacier

'''Victory Glacier''' ({{coor dm|63|49|S|58|25|W|}}) is a gently sloping [[glacier]], 8 nautical miles (15 km) long, flowing east-southeast from the north end of [[Detroit Plateau]] on [[Trinity Peninsula]] to [[Prince Gustav Channel]] immediately north of [[Pitt Point]]. Surveyed by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), and so named because the glacier was sighted in the week following the surrender of Japan in [[World War II]], in August 1945.

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[edit] Victory Mountains

'''Victory Mountains''' ({{coor dm|72|40|S|168|0|E|}}) is a major group of mountains in [[Victoria Land]], about 100 nautical miles (180 km) long and 50 nautical miles (90 km) wide, which is bounded primarily by [[Mariner Glacier]], [[Tucker Glacier]] and the [[Ross Sea]]. The division between these mountains and the [[Concord Mountains]] (to the NW) is less precise but apparently lies in the vicinity of [[Thomson Peak]]. A Ross Sea aspect of the mountains was first obtained by early British expeditions of Ross, Borchgrevink, Scott and Shackleton. The mapping of the interior mountains was largely done from air photos taken by the [[U.S. Navy]] and surveys undertaken by [[New Zealand]] and American parties in the 1950s and 1960s. So named by the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) 1957-58, because of the proximity of this group to the [[Admiralty Mountains]], and with the intention that many of the topographic features would be named for celebrated victories, especially naval victories.

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[edit] Victory Nunatak

'''Victory Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|68|45|S|64|22|W|}}) is a conspicuous [[island]]-like [[nunatak]] with three rocky summits, the southernmost and highest, 360 meters. It rises above the ice of southeastern [[Mobiloil Inlet]] 8 nautical miles (15 km) southeast of [[Kay Nunatak]] on the east coast of [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. The nunatak was first mapped by [[W.L.G. Joerg]] from air photos taken by [[Lincoln Ellsworth]] on [[November 23]], [[1935]]. It was subsequently photographed from the air by [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), September 1940; [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), August 1947; and [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) (Trimetrogon air photography), December 1947. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1961; when viewed from the air three dots and a dash, Morse code for the letter "V", are apparent on the surface of the feature.

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[edit] Lake Vida

'''Lake Vida''' ({{coor dm|77|23|S|161|57|E|}}) is a [[lake]] lying north of [[Mount Cerberus]] in the [[Victoria Valley]] of [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the [[Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE) (1958-59) after Vida (Vaida), a sledge dog of the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13.

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[edit] Vidal Rock

'''Vidal Rock''' ({{coor dm|62|30|S|59|43|W|}}) is a rock 0.8 nautical miles (1.5 km) west of [[Ferrer Point]] in southern [[Discovery Bay]], [[Greenwich Island]], [[South Shetland Islands]]. Named by the first [[Chilean Antarctic Expedition]] (1947) for mariner [[Osvaldo Vidal]], in charge of echo sounding on the frigate Iquique.

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[edit] Vidaurre Rock

'''Vidaurre Rock''' ({{coor dm|63|18|S|57|56|W|}}) is a rock which breaks the surface at low water lying 0.05 nautical miles (0.1 km) east of [[Acuna Rocks]] in the [[Duroch Islands]], [[Trinity Peninsula]]. Named by the fourth [[Chilean Antarctic Expedition]], 1949-50.

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[edit] Viddalen Valley

'''Viddalen Valley''' ({{coor dm|72|20|S|2|45|W|}}) is a broad ice-filled [[valley]] which drains eastward between the south end of [[Ahlmann Ridge]] and the [[Borg Massif]] in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Viddalen (the wide valley).

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[edit] Viddalskollen Hill

'''Viddalskollen Hill''' ({{coor dm|72|25|S|2|19|W|}}) is a hill 6 nautical miles (11 km) southwest of [[Nashornet Mountain]], on the south side of [[Vaddalen Valley]] in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Viddalskollen (the wide [[valley]]'s knoll).

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[edit] Vietor Rock

'''Vietor Rock''' ({{coor dm|62|41|S|61|6|W|}}) is a rock which appears to be tied to the south coast of [[Livingston Island]] by a spit, in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1958 for [[Alexander O. Vietor]], Curator of Maps, [[Yale University Library]], who discovered the original logbooks of the American brig Hersilia, 1819-20, and Huron, 1820-21.

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[edit] Mount Viets

'''Mount Viets''' ({{coor dm|78|14|S|86|14|W|}}) is a sharp pyramidal [[mountain]] over 3,600 m, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of [[Mount Giovinetto]] in the main ridge of the [[Sentinel Range]], [[Ellsworth Mountains]]. Discovered by the [[Marie Byrd Land Traverse]] party, 1957-58, under [[C.R. Bentley]], and named for [[Ronald L. Viets]], geophysicist at [[Little America V Station]] in 1957.

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[edit] Vieugue Island

'''Vieugue Island''' ({{coor dm|65|40|S|65|13|W|}}) is an [[island]] 3 nautical miles (6 km) long at the west side of [[Grandidier Channel]], lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northwest of [[Duchaylard Island]] and 12 nautical miles (22 km) west-northwest of [[Cape Garcia]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Discovered by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1903-05, and named by Charcot after [[Monsieur Vieugue]], then [[French Charge]] d'Affaires at [[Buenos Aires]].

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

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[edit] View Point

'''View Point''' ({{coor dm|63|33|S|57|22|W|}}) is an eastern tip of a promontory, 150 m, forming the west side of the entrance to [[Duse Bay]] on the south coast of [[Trinity Peninsula]]. Discovered by a party under [[J. Gunnar Andersson]] of the [[Swedish Antarctic Expedition]], 1901-04. So named by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) following their survey of the area in 1945 because from this promontory, good panoramic photographs were obtained.

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[edit] Vigen Cliffs

'''Vigen Cliffs''' ({{coor dm|83|23|S|50|7|W|}}) is a cliffs rising to about 1,750 m to the east of [[Gabbro Crest]], [[Saratoga Table]], in the [[Forrestal Range]], [[Pensacola Mountains]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1979 for [[Oscar C. Vigen]], Budget and [[Planning Officer]], Division of [[Polar Programs]], [[National Science Foundation]], 1968-85.

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[edit] Vigil Spur

'''Vigil Spur''' ({{coor dm|71|6|S|165|30|E|}}) is a spur which borders [[Ebbe Glacier]] and forms the southwest extremity of [[Mount Bolt]] in the [[Anare Mountains]]. So named by the northern party of [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1963-64, because it spent a prolonged period of time here due to blizzard conditions which prevented travel.

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[edit] Cape Vik

'''Cape Vik''' ({{coor dm|60|40|S|45|40|W|}}) is a cape marking the west side of the entrance to [[Marshall Bay]] on the south coast of [[Coronation Island]], in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. The cape appears to be first shown and named on a chart made by the Norwegian whaler Captain [[Petter Sorlle]] in 1912-13.

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[edit] Viking Heights

'''Viking Heights''' ({{coor dm|72|4|S|23|24|E|}}) is a prominent flat-topped [[mountain]], 2,960 m, between [[Tanngarden Peaks]] and [[Mount Wideroe]] in the [[Sor Rondane Mountains]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47, and named Vikinghogda (the Viking height).

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[edit] Viking Hills

'''Viking Hills''' ({{coor dm|76|42|S|161|48|E|}}) is a range of low hills characterized by outcroppings of reddish granite in chocolate brown dolerite, situated between [[Flagship Mountain]] and [[Mount Davidson]] in [[Convoy Range]], [[Victoria Land]]. The hills were visited and named by the [[Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE), 1976-77, led by [[Christopher J. Burgess]]. Named in association with [[Mars Hills]] and from their coloration, reminiscent of the color images of Mars obtained by the U.S. NASA planetary probes [[Viking I]] and [[Viking II]] that landed on Mars in July and September of 1976.

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[edit] Viking Valley

'''Viking Valley''' ({{coor dm|71|53|S|68|21|W|}}) is a [[valley]] on the east side [[Mars Glacier]] containing a braided stream which feeds into [[Secret Lake]], [[Alexander Island]]. This area was the prime research site of the 1992-93 Mars Glacier field party led by [[D. D. Wynn-Williams]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1993 in association with Mars Glacier. The name "Viking" stems from the [[Viking Lander]] project of NASA which first searched for life on Mars in 1976.

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[edit] Villard Point

'''Villard Point''' ({{coor dm|62|37|S|61|4|W|}}) is a point on [[Robbery Beaches]], [[Barclay Bay]], [[Livingston Island]]. The name "[[Punta Villard]]" appears in a 1971 report following geological work carried out by the [[Chilean Antarctic Expedition]]. Probably named after a member of the expedition.

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[edit] Vince Nunatak

'''Vince Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|77|30|S|163|22|E|}}) is a

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[edit] Vincennes Bay

'''Vincennes Bay''' ({{coor dm|66|30|S|109|30|E|}}) is a large V-shaped [[bay]], 65 nautical miles (120 km) wide at its entrance between [[Cape Nutt]] and [[Cape Folger]] and marked by several large, steep glaciers near its head, lying along Knox and [[Budd Coasts]]. Photographed from the air by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. The bay was entered in January 1948 by [[U.S. Navy Operation Windmill]] icebreakers [[Burton Island]] and stations in the [[Windmill Islands]] in the northeast portion of the bay. Named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for the sloop of war Vincennes, flagship of the [[United States Exploring Expedition]] under Wilkes, from which a series of coastal landfalls along [[Wilkes Land]] were discovered and plotted during [[January-February]] 1840. Wilkes' chart suggests a possible coastal recession corresponding closely with the longitudinal limits for Vincennes Bay, although pack ice conditions prevented close reconnaissance by the USEE of the coast in this immediate area.

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[edit] Vincennes Subglacial Basin

'''Vincennes Subglacial Basin''' ({{coor dm|73|30|S|122|0|E|}}) is a subglacial basin to the north of [[Dome Charlie]] in [[Wilkes Land]], running ENE-WSW and joining [[Aurora Subglacial Basin]] with [[Adventure Subglacial Trench]]. The feature was delineated by the [[Scott Polar Research Institute]] (SPRI)-[[National Science Foundation]] (NSF)-[[Technical University of Denmark]] (TUD) airborne radio echo sounding program, 1967-79, and named after Vincennes, the command ship of the [[United States Exploring Expedition]], 1838-42 (Lieutenant [[Charles Wilkes]], USN).

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[edit] Vincent Creek

'''Vincent Creek''' ({{coor dm|77|43|S|162|26|E|}}) is a meltwater stream, 1,000 m long, flowing north from the north end of [[Hughes Glacier]] to the south edge of [[Lake Bonney]] in [[Taylor Valley]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1996 after [[Warwick F. Vincent]], [[Universite Laval]], Canada; [[New Zealand]] limnologist who has conducted experimental ecological research in the [[McMurdo Dry Valleys]] from 1978.

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[edit] Vincent Islands

'''Vincent Islands''' ({{coor dm|54|9|S|37|16|W|}}) is a small group of islands at the head of [[King Haakon Bay]] on the south side of [[South Georgia]]. Roughly charted by the British expedition under Shackleton, 1914-16, and surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951-57. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[J. Vincent]], boatswain of the Endurance, 1914-16, who accompanied Shackleton in the [[James Caird]] from [[Elephant Island]] to King Haakon Bay.

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

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[edit] Vinci Bank

'''Vinci Bank''' ({{coor dm|77|30|S|34|30|W|}}) is a named for Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), world-renowned scientist and artist. Name proposed by Dr. [[Heinrich Hinze]], [[Alfred Wegener Institute]] for Polar and [[Marine Research]], Bremerhaven, Germany. Name approved 6/97 (ACUF 271).

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[edit] Vindegga Ridge

'''Vindegga Ridge''' ({{coor dm|72|57|S|3|46|W|}}) is a ridge of low peaks extending north from [[Huldreslottet Mountain]], in the south part of [[Borg Massif]] in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and named Vindegga (the wind ridge).

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[edit] Vindegga Spur

'''Vindegga Spur''' ({{coor dm|71|51|S|11|19|E|}}) is a prominent ridge just south of [[Vindegghallet Glacier]] in the [[Humboldt Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered and photographed by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39. Mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-60, and named Vindegga (the wind ridge).

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[edit] Vindegghallet Glacier

'''Vindegghallet Glacier''' ({{coor dm|71|49|S|11|15|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing west for 4 nautical miles (7 km) along the south side of [[Mount Flanuten]] in the [[Humboldt Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered and photographed by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39. Mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-60, and named Vindegghallet (the wind ridge slope) in association with nearby [[Vindegga Spur]].

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[edit] Vindication Island

'''Vindication Island''' ({{coor dm|57|4|S|26|46|W|}}) is an [[island]] 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) in extent, lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of [[Candlemas Island]] in the [[South Sandwich Islands]]. Vindication Island was discovered in 1775 by Captain [[James Cook]], who reported it to be one of the two [[Candlemas Islands]]. Reports indicating that the Candlemas Islands contained three islands or a single island for many years overshadowed Cook's earlier description. A survey in 1930 by DI personnel on the [[Discovery II]] confirmed Cook's report, thus suggesting the name for this island.

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

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[edit] Vinje Glacier

'''Vinje Glacier''' ({{coor dm|71|55|S|8|0|E|}}) is a broad [[glacier]] about 20 nautical miles (37 km) long flowing northwest between the [[Filchner Mountains]] and [[Fenriskjeften Mountain]] in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-60) and named for [[T. Vinje]], meteorologist with Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-58).

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[edit] Vinogradov Fracture Zone

'''Vinogradov Fracture Zone''' ({{coor dm|60|56|S|29|12|W|}}) is an undersea fracture zone named for [[Alexandr Vinogradov]], Russian scientist/geochemist and first Director of [[Vernadsky Institute]] of Geochemistry(VIG). Name proposed by Dr. [[Galina Agapova]], [[Geological Institute]] of the [[Russian Academy]] of Sciences. Name approved 9/97 (ACUF 272).

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[edit] Vinson Massif

'''Vinson Massif''' ({{coor dm|78|35|S|85|25|W|}}) is a large [[mountain]] massif in the southern portion of the main ridge of the [[Sentinel Range]], [[Ellsworth Mountains]]. The massif is about 13 nautical miles (24 km) long and 8 nautical miles (15 km) wide and has a height of 4,897 m, the highest elevation in Antarctica. First seen on reconnaissance flights of [[U.S. Naval]] aircraft from [[Byrd Station]] in January 1958. Named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Rep. [[Carl G. Vinson]] of Georgia, Chairman of the [[House Naval Affairs Committee]] and later of the [[House Armed Services Committee]], whose active interest and vision played a large part in [[U.S. Government]] support of Antarctic exploration in the period 1935-61.

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[edit] Vinten-Johansen Ridge

'''Vinten-Johansen Ridge''' ({{coor dm|71|49|S|8|58|E|}}) is a high, bare rock ridge in the north-central part of the [[Kurze Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-60) and named for [[A. Vinten-Johansen]], medical officer with Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1957-58).

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[edit] Violante Inlet

'''Violante Inlet''' ({{coor dm|72|35|S|61|5|W|}}) is an ice-filled inlet 16 nautical miles (30 km) long, in an east-west direction, and 12 to 15 nautical miles (28 km) wide, lying between [[Cape Fanning]] and [[Cape Herdman]] along the east coast of [[Palmer Land]]. Discovered and photographed from the air in December 1940 by members of the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) and named for Maj. (later Col.) [[Andre L. Violante]], USA, who designed the prefabricated buildings used by the expedition. Particularly because of a false floor, they proved to be the must satisfactory quarters used by [[American Antarctic]] expeditions.

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[edit] Virchow Hill

'''Virchow Hill''' ({{coor dm|64|7|S|62|17|W|}}) is a hill between Lister and [[Pare Glaciers]] in the north part of [[Brabant Island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Shown on an Argentine government chart in 1953, but not named. Photographed by [[Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd]]. in 1956-57, and mapped from these photos in 1959. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Rudolph Virchow]] (1821-1902), German pioneer of pathological research.

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[edit] Mount Virdin

'''Mount Virdin''' ({{coor dm|73|29|S|61|54|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] 4 nautical miles (7 km) southwest of [[Mount Hemmingsen]] in the [[Werner Mountains]], [[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 [[Floyd Virdin]], construction mechanic at [[South Pole Station]] in 1967.

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[edit] Virgin Hill

'''Virgin Hill''' ({{coor dm|63|56|S|58|9|W|}}) is a hill rising to 665 m west of [[Carro Pass]], [[James Ross Island]]. The name derives from "[[Cerro Virgen]] de las Nieves" (Virgin of the Snows hill) applied by [[Argentine Antarctic Expeditions]], 1978. A more concise English form of the name has been approved.

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[edit] Virginia Valley

'''Virginia Valley''' ({{coor dm|77|29|S|160|56|E|}}) is an upland [[valley]] east of Wall valley in [[Olympus Range]], located between the north part of [[Mount Electra]] on the west, and [[Mount Circe]] and [[Mount Dido]] on the [[E. The]] valley opens north to [[McKelvey Valley]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) (2004) after [[Ross A. Virginia]], [[Environmental Studies Program]], [[Dartmouth College]], Hanover, NH; [[United States Antarctic Program]] (USAP) soils biologist in the [[McMurdo Dry Valleys]], 13 field seasons, 1989-2002.

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[edit] Mount Virginia

'''Mount Virginia''' ({{coor dm|79|15|S|84|2|W|}}) is a bare rock [[mountain]] at the north extremity of a ridge in the [[Pioneer Heights]], [[Heritage Range]]. The mountain marks the point of convergence of the Splettstoesser and [[Schmidt Glaciers]]. 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 [[Virginia S. Taylor]], geographer, a staff assistant to US-ACAN, 1961-65.

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[edit] Visca Anchorage

'''Visca Anchorage''' ({{coor dm|62|5|S|58|24|W|}}) is the northwestern [[cove]] of [[Martel Inlet]], [[Admiralty Bay]], at [[King George Island]] in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1908-10, under Charcot, and named by him for Dr. Visca, an acquaintance in Montevideo.

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[edit] Vishniac Peak

'''Vishniac Peak''' ({{coor dm|77|14|S|160|31|E|}}) is a [[peak]] (2,280 m) which rises just north of the head of [[Webb Glacier]] and 3 nautical miles (6 km) southwest of [[Skew Peak]] in southern [[Victoria Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photography, 1947-62. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Wolf V. Vishniac]] (1922-73), professor of biology at the University of Rochester, [[New York]], who made Antarctic studies (1971-72 and 1973) on the water absorption of soil particles and its microbiological significance, and the ability of microorganisms to withstand a hostile milieu. Dr. Vishniac fell to his death in the [[Asgard Range]], upper [[Wright Valley]], 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of this peak, on [[December 11]], [[1973]].

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[edit] Mount Vision

'''Mount Vision''' ({{coor dm|78|13|S|166|15|E|}}) is a [[peak]] in the volcanic complex 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northwest of [[Mount Aurora]] on [[Black Island]]. So named by the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1958-59) because of the magnificent view obtained of the peaks in this vicinity and of the [[Ross Archipelago]] and [[Minna Bluff]] area.

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[edit] Visokoi Island

'''Visokoi Island''' ({{coor dm|56|42|S|27|12|W|}}) is an [[island]] 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) long and 3 nautical miles (6 km) wide, capped by [[Mount Hudson]], a volcanic [[peak]] 915 m, in the [[South Sandwich Islands]]. Discovered in 1819 by a Russian expedition under Bellingshausen, who named the island Visokoi (high) because of its conspicuous height.

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

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[edit] Visser Hill

'''Visser Hill''' ({{coor dm|66|45|S|67|44|W|}}) is a hill 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) south of [[Mount Velain]] in northern [[Adelaide Island]]. 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 [[Philipp C. Visser]] (1882-1955), Dutch diplomat and mountaineer who made classic investigations of glaciers in the Karakoram (1921-35).

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