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[edit] Yaglou Point
'''Yaglou Point''' ({{coor dm|66|23|S|67|12|W|}}) is the northern point of [[Belding Island]], [[Biscoe Islands]]. Mapped from air photos taken by [[Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition]] (FIDASE) (1956-57). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Constantin P. Yaglou]], American physiologist who has specialized in the reactions of the human body to cold environments.
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[edit] Mount Yakovlev
'''Mount Yakovlev''' ({{coor dm|71|59|S|16|38|E|}}) is a somewhat isolated [[mountain]] about 11 nautical miles (20 km) north of [[Sarkofagen Mountain]] in the [[Russkiye Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by [[Norsk Polarinstitutt]] from air photos taken by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]] in 1958-59. Also observed in 1959 by the [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]] and named for noted Soviet paleontologist [[N.N. Yakovlev]].
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[edit] Yale Tarn
'''Yale Tarn''' ({{coor dm|77|34|S|163|9|E|}}) is a tarn 0.8 nautical miles (1.5 km) northeast of [[Mount Falconer]] in [[Tarn Valley]], [[Victoria Land]]. This feature is the most easter of four tarns in the [[valley]] named after American universities by the [[Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE), 1965-66.
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[edit] Yalour Islands
'''Yalour Islands''' ({{coor dm|65|14|S|64|10|W|}}) is a group of islands and rocks 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) in extent in the south part of the [[Wilhelm Archipelago]]. The group lies 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northwest of [[Cape Tuxen]], [[Graham Land]]. Discovered and named by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1903-05, under [[J.B. Charcot]]. Named for Lieutenant [[Jorge Yalour]], [[Argentine Navy]], an officer of the Argentine corvette Uruguay which came to the rescue of the shipwrecked [[Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] in November 1903.
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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[edit] Yalour Sound
'''Yalour Sound''' ({{coor dm|63|34|S|56|39|W|}}) is a passage 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) wide and 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, usually ice bound, linking [[Fridtjof Sound]] and [[Antarctic Sound]] between [[Jonassen Island]] and [[Andersson Island]], off [[Trinity Peninsula]]. Named by Argentina for Lieutenant [[Jorge Yalour]], who accompanied the Uruguay relief expedition of 1903.
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[edit] Yamagata Ridge
'''Yamagata Ridge''' ({{coor dm|79|5|S|157|2|E|}}) is a narrow linear [[nunatak]], 3 nautical miles (6 km) long and rising to 1690 m, located 5 nautical miles (9 km) west of [[Seay Peak]] in the N-central part of [[Finger Ridges]], [[Cook Mountains]]. Named after [[Noboru Yamagata]], Institute of [[Public Health]], Japan, geochemist with [[Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition]] (JARE) in four field seasons in the [[McMurdo Dry Valleys]], 1963-64 to 1968-69.
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[edit] Yamato Glacier
'''Yamato Glacier''' ({{coor dm|71|25|S|35|35|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] about 6 nautical miles (11 km) wide, flowing west between [[Mount Fukushima]] and [[Mount Eyskens]] in the [[Queen Fabiola Mountains]]. Discovered by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] under [[Guido Derom]], [[October 7]], [[1960]], and named after an old name of the [[peninsula]] of Honshu. Yamato is the symbol of the political unity and the national consciousness of the Japanese people. In [[November-December]] 1960, a Japanese field party reached this area and carried out geodetic and other scientific work.
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[edit] Yancey Glacier
'''Yancey Glacier''' ({{coor dm|80|14|S|158|30|E|}}) is a precipitous [[glacier]] in [[Britannia Range]], flowing east from the vicinity of [[Mount McClintock]] and then southeastward to enter [[Byrd Glacier]] just west of [[Sennet Glacier]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in association with nearby Byrd Glacier for the USS Yancey, cargo ship ([[Central Group]] of [[Task Force]] 68) of [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47, led by [[Admiral Byrd]].
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[edit] Yankee Harbor
'''Yankee Harbor''' ({{coor dm|62|32|S|59|47|W|}}) is a small harbor entered between [[Glacier Bluff]] and [[Spit Point]], indenting the southwest side of [[Greenwich Island]] in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Yankee Harbor was known to both American sealers and the British as early as 1820, and this name is now established in international usage. Port Foster, the crater harbor of [[Deception Island]], has at times also been referred to as Yankee Harbor.
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[edit] Yanovskiy Rocks
'''Yanovskiy Rocks''' ({{coor dm|71|56|S|11|40|E|}}) is a two isolated rock outcrops lying 5 nautical miles (9 km) south of [[Mount Khmyznikov]] near the southeast end of the [[Humboldt Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. First mapped from air photos and surveys by [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]], 1960-61, and named after Soviet hydrographer [[S.S. Yanovskiy]].
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[edit] Mount Yarbrough
'''Mount Yarbrough''' ({{coor dm|84|24|S|66|0|W|}}) is a ridge-like [[mountain]], 865 m, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of [[Nance Ridge]] in the [[Thomas Hills]] in northern [[Patuxent Range]], [[Pensacola Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1956-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Leonard S. Yarbrough]], industrial engineer at [[Plateau Station]], 1965-66.
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[edit] Yates Glacier
'''Yates Glacier''' ({{coor dm|70|49|S|62|12|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] 3 nautical miles (6 km) south of [[Matheson Glacier]], discharging into the west side of [[Lehrke Inlet]] on the east coast of [[Palmer Land]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[J. Yates]], [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) surveyor who worked in the general vicinity of this feature.
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[edit] Yates Spur
'''Yates Spur''' ({{coor dm|68|41|S|64|57|W|}}) is a prominent rock spur on the south side of [[Mobiloil Inlet]], [[Bowman Coast]], at the west side of the terminus of [[Earnshaw Glacier]]. The spur was photographed from the air by [[Lincoln Ellsworth]], 1935, [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), 1940, and [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947, and was surveyed by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), 1958. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1977 after [[D. Kent Yates]], [[Applied Research Laboratories]], University of Texas, a member of the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) satellite surveying team at [[Palmer Station]], winter party 1973.
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[edit] Yeates Bluff
'''Yeates Bluff''' ({{coor dm|83|23|S|169|10|E|}}) is a steep, mainly ice-covered bluff surmounted by a 1,190 m [[peak]] at its north end, standing between [[Lennox-King]] and [[Beaver Glaciers]], 4 nautical miles (7 km) northeast of [[Mount Nickerson]] in [[Queen Alexandra Range]]. Named by [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1959-60) for [[Peter A. Yeates]], for two seasons radio operator at [[Scott Base]].
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[edit] Yeats Glacier
'''Yeats Glacier''' ({{coor dm|85|1|S|175|0|W|}}) is a tributary [[glacier]] about 8 nautical miles (15 km) long, flowing west from the north side of [[Mount Finley]] to enter [[Shackleton Glacier]] just north of [[Lockhart Ridge]], in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. Named by [[F. Alton Wade]], leader of the [[Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Expeditions]] (1962-63 and 1964-65), for [[Vestal L. Yeats]], a member of the [[Texas Technological College]] faculty and of both expeditions.
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[edit] Yee Nunataks
'''Yee Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|74|22|S|72|30|W|}}) is a group of scattered [[nunatak]]s, about 24 nautical miles (44 km) long and 12 nautical miles (22 km) wide, centered 35 nautical miles (60 km) northeast of [[Lyon Nunataks]] in [[Ellsworth Land]]. The nunataks rise 1,300-1,700 m in elevation and in the four quadrants include [[Staack Nunatak]], [[Olander Nunatak]], [[Metzgar Nunatak]] and [[Triassic Nunatak]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs, 1961-68, and [[U.S. Landsat]] imagery, 1973-74. Named in 1994 by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Virginia Yee-Wray]], cartographer and air brush specialist in the [[Shaded Relief]] and [[Special Maps Unit]], Branch of [[Special Maps]], USGS, who for many years prepared USGS shaded relief maps of Antarctica.
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[edit] Cape Yelcho
'''Cape Yelcho''' ({{coor dm|61|3|S|55|22|W|}}) is the northwest extremity of [[Elephant Island]], [[South Shetland Islands]]. Named by the [[U.K. Joint Services Expedition]], 1970-71, after the Chilean steam tug Yelcho which rescued members of Shackleton's party from nearby [[Point Wild]], August 1916.
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[edit] Yeliseyev Rocks
'''Yeliseyev Rocks''' ({{coor dm|72|5|S|14|30|E|}}) is a group of rocks forming the south part of [[Linnormen Hills]] in the [[Payer Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered and plotted from air photos by [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39. Mapped from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1958-59; remapped by [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]], 1960-61, and named after Soviet geologist [[N.A. Yeliseyev]].
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[edit] Yellowstone Crags
'''Yellowstone Crags''' ({{coor dm|57|45|S|26|27|W|}}) is a crags which are locally eroded into striking pinnacles, situated 0. 5 nautical miles (9 km) west of [[Sombre Point]], [[Saunders Island]], in the [[South Sandwich Islands]]. The name applied by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1971 refers to the yellow color of the tuff rocks and their craggy topography.
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[edit] Yermak Point
'''Yermak Point''' ({{coor dm|70|6|S|160|41|E|}}) is a coastal point in the west part of [[Rennick Bay]], 25 nautical miles (46 km) west-northwest of [[Znamenskiy Island]]. Named by the [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]] (1958) after the Soviet icebreaker Yermak.
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[edit] Mount Yesenin
'''Mount Yesenin''' ({{coor dm|72|3|S|14|26|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 2,520 m, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northwest of [[Yeliseyev Rocks]] 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 after Russian poet [[S.A. Yesenin]] (1895-1925).
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[edit] Cape Yevgenov
'''Cape Yevgenov''' ({{coor dm|69|0|S|156|36|E|}}) is an ice-covered cape midway along the northeast side of [[Krylov Peninsula]], forming the west entrance to [[Lauritzen Bay]]. Photographed by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] (1946-47), [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]] (1957-58), and ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) (1959). Named by Soviet Antarctic Expedition after Russian hydrographer [[Nikolay I. Yevgenov]] (1888-1964).
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[edit] Yingling Nunatak
'''Yingling Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|66|30|S|110|37|E|}}) is a rocky [[nunatak]] just southward of the [[Windmill Islands]], lying 0.8 nautical miles (1.5 km) southeast of [[Goldenberg Ridge]] in the east part of [[Browning Peninsula]]. First mapped from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] and [[Operation Windmill]] in 1947 and 1948. Named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[David L. Yingling]], meteorologist and member of the [[Wilkes Station]] party of 1960.
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[edit] Yochelson Ridge
'''Yochelson Ridge''' ({{coor dm|79|36|S|84|25|W|}}) is a rugged, partly snow-covered ridge, nearly 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, extending north-northwest from [[Eley Peak]], [[Soholt Peaks]], in the [[Heritage Range]], [[Ellsworth Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs, 1961-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Ellis L. Yochelson]], USGS geologist at the [[National Museum]] of [[Natural History]], Washington, DC; paleontologist with the [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) [[Ellsworth Mountains Expedition]], 1979-80.
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[edit] Yoder Glacier
'''Yoder Glacier''' ({{coor dm|75|7|S|114|24|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] with abrupt [[valley]] walls, 3 nautical miles (6 km) long, which is a western tributary to [[Kohler Glacier]]. Located just southwest of [[Morrison Bluff]] in the central part of [[Kohler Range]], [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-71. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Robert D. Yoder]], [[U.S. Dept]]. of State, Chairman of the [[Interagency Committee]] on Antarctica, 1970-73.
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[edit] Yoke Island
'''Yoke Island''' ({{coor dm|63|58|S|61|56|W|}}) is an [[island]] lying west of the north end of [[Liege Island]] in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot, 1903-05. The name given by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 is descriptive of the shape of the island in both plan and elevation.
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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[edit] Yoshida Bluff
'''Yoshida Bluff''' ({{coor dm|79|20|S|158|12|E|}}) is a flat-topped bluff which rises to 2000 m at the north side of the head of [[Carlyon Glacier]] in [[Cook Mountains]]. The bluff is midway between [[Mill Mountain]] and [[Kanak Peak]] and is ice covered except for rock cliffs at the south and west sides. Named after [[Yoshio Yoshida]] of the [[National Institute]] of [[Polar Research]], Japan, geochemist with [[Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition]] (JARE) in four field seasons in the [[McMurdo Dry Valleys]], 1963-64 to 1973-74.
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[edit] Yotsume Rocks
'''Yotsume Rocks''' ({{coor dm|69|44|S|38|7|E|}}) is a four distinct rock exposures on the ice-covered north side of [[Djupvikneset Peninsula]], along the southwest shore of [[Lutzow-Holm Bay]]. First mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37. Surveyed by [[Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition]] (JARE), 1957-62, and named Yotsume-iwa (the rock with four eyes).
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[edit] Young Glacier
'''Young Glacier''' ({{coor dm|78|4|S|84|49|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] which flows east for 8 nautical miles (15 km) and terminates at the north end of [[Barnes Ridge]] on the east side of [[Sentinel Range]], [[Ellsworth Mountains]]. First mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1957-59. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for First Lieutenant [[Dale L. Young]], [[United States Air Force]] (USAF), who participated in establishing the [[South Pole Station]] in the 1956-57 season.
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[edit] Young Head
'''Young Head''' ({{coor dm|81|29|S|161|24|E|}}) is a prominent rock [[headland]], 350 m, marking the north side of the entrance to [[Beaumont Bay]] on the west side of the [[Ross Ice Shelf Named]] by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for CWO [[Victor Young]], [[U.S. Navy]], member of the [[Mobile Construction Battalion]] party at [[Little America V]], winter 1956.
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[edit] Young Hill
'''Young Hill''' ({{coor dm|77|38|S|163|26|E|}}) is a
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[edit] Young Island
'''Young Island''' ({{coor dm|66|25|S|162|24|E|}}) is an [[island]], 19 nautical miles (35 km) long and 4 nautical miles (7 km) wide, which is the northernmost of the [[Balleny Islands]]. It is ice covered and rises gently to 1,340 meters. Discovered in February 1839 by [[John Balleny]], captain of the schooner [[Eliza Scott]]. He named it for [[G.F. Young]], one of the merchants who united with [[Charles Enderby]] in sending out the expedition.
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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[edit] Young Nunataks
'''Young Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|66|44|S|54|8|E|}}) is a group of [[nunatak]]s in the [[Napier Mountains]] standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of [[Mount Elkins]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37. Remapped from aerial photos taken by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) in 1956 and named for [[W.F. Young]], electrical fitter at [[Mawson Station]] in 1961.
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[edit] Young Peak
'''Young Peak''' ({{coor dm|69|45|S|74|31|E|}}) is a low [[peak]] near the Antarctic coast, standing just south of [[Holder Peak]] and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of [[Mount Caroline Mikkelsen]]. First plotted from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37, and with Holder Peak called "Tvillingfjell" (twin [[mountain]]) by Norwegian cartographers. This peak was named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[W. Young]], officer in charge at [[Davis Station]], 1963, who led an ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) party that surveyed this area.
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[edit] Young Peaks
'''Young Peaks''' ({{coor dm|81|14|S|158|42|E|}}) is a group of peaks along a ridge running west-east, starting 5 km east of [[Mount Coley]], [[Churchill Mountains]]. The feature is 5 km long with summits rising above 1200 m. Flanked by [[Lee Glacier]] at north and [[Jorda Glacier]] at south. Named in honor of [[Pamela Young]] who was the first female event member in [[New Zealand Antarctic Research Program]] (NZARP).
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[edit] Young Point
'''Young Point''' ({{coor dm|63|36|S|58|55|W|}}) is a rocky point 3 nautical miles (6 km) south of [[Cape Roquemaurel]] at the east side of [[Bone Bay]], on the west coast of [[Trinity Peninsula]]. Charted by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1948 and named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for Dr. [[Adam Young]], surgeon on the brig Williams which made explorations in the [[South Shetland Islands]] and [[Bransfield Strait]] in 1820.
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[edit] Mount Young
'''Mount Young''' ({{coor dm|84|27|S|179|48|E|}}) is a small [[peak]], 770 m, at the north end of a spur on the east side of [[Ramsey Glacier]], just south of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]]. Discovered and photographed by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] on the flights of [[February 16]], [[1947]], and named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Henry Richard Young]] of [[New Zealand]], who was a mechanic on the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]], 1928-30 and 1933-35.
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[edit] Mount Youngman
'''Mount Youngman''' ({{coor dm|77|15|S|154|21|W|}}) is a snow-covered coastal [[mountain]] (620 m) 4 nautical miles (7 km) southeast of [[Scott Nunataks]] in the [[Alexandra Mountains]]. It stands at the head of [[Cumbie Glacier]] and overlooks [[Swinburne Ice Shelf]] and [[Sulzberger Bay]] which are just northward. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1964-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Captain [[Samuel A. Youngman]], U.S. Navy, medical officer on the staff of the Commander, [[U.S. Naval Support Force]], Antarctica, during [[Operation Deep Freeze]] 1969 and 1970.
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[edit] Yseult Island
'''Yseult Island''' ({{coor dm|66|44|S|140|56|E|}}) is a small rocky [[island]] 0.7 nautical miles (1.3 km) east of [[Tristan Island]] and 0.4 nautical miles (0.7 km) north of the east point on [[Cape Jules]]. Photographed from the air by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. Charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Barre, 1951-52, and so named because of its twin relationship with Tristan Island. Yseult is the French spelling of Isolde, legendary heroine incorporated into Arthurian legend and later popularized by Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde.
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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[edit] Ystekleppane Rocks
'''Ystekleppane Rocks''' ({{coor dm|69|59|S|38|47|E|}}) is a group of bare rocks protruding through the ice on the east shore of Havsbotn, lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Strandnebba at the extreme southeast side of [[Lutzow-Holm Bay]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37, and named Ystekleppane (the outermost lumps).
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[edit] Ytrehovdeholmen Island
'''Ytrehovdeholmen Island''' ({{coor dm|69|13|S|39|28|E|}}) is the largest of four islands in a cluster. It lies 4 nautical miles (7 km) west of [[Langhovde Hills]] in the east part of [[Lutzow-Holm Bay]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37, and named Ytrehovdeholmen (the outer knoll [[island]]) because of its position among the islands adjacent to Langhovde Hills.
== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]
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[edit] Ytstenut Peak
'''Ytstenut Peak''' ({{coor dm|72|30|S|2|50|W|}}) is the northeasternmost [[peak]] in 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 Ytstenut (outermost peak).
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[edit] Yule Bay
'''Yule Bay''' ({{coor dm|70|44|S|166|40|E|}}) is a [[bay]] indenting the coast of northern [[Victoria Land]] between [[Cape Hooker]] and [[Cape Dayman]]. An inner (western) portion of the bay is circumscribed by [[Bates Point]] and [[Ackroyd Point]]. Discovered by Captain [[James Clark Ross]], 1841, who named it for [[Henry B. Yule]], [[Second Master]] on the Erebus.
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[edit] Yule Peak
'''Yule Peak''' ({{coor dm|68|31|S|65|37|W|}}) is a small but conspicuous triangular rock [[peak]] (750 m) at west end of [[Bermel Peninsula]], [[Bowman Coast]]. The peak was photographed from the air by [[Lincoln Ellsworth]] on November 21 and 23, 1935, and was mapped from these photos by [[W.L.G. Joerg]]. Surveyed by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in December 1958 and so named because [[Christmas Day]] 1958 was celebrated by the FIDS sledging party close to this peak.
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[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica]]
