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19 relations: Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, Antarctica, Aviator Glacier, Campbell Glacier, Carsten Borchgrevink, Deep Freeze Range, Ernest Shackleton, James Clark Ross, Mariner Glacier, Mesa Range, Mountaineer Range, New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, Operation Deep Freeze, Priestley Glacier, Richard E. Byrd, Robert Falcon Scott, Tinker Glacier, United States Geological Survey, Victoria Land.
- Mountain ranges of Victoria Land
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica.
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Antarctica
Antarctica is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent.
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Aviator Glacier
The Aviator Glacier is a major valley glacier in Antarctica that is over long and wide, descending generally southward from the plateau of Victoria Land along the west side of Mountaineer Range, and entering Lady Newnes Bay between Cape Sibbald and Hayes Head where it forms a floating tongue.
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Campbell Glacier
Campbell Glacier is a glacier, about long, originating near the south end of Mesa Range and draining southeast between the Deep Freeze Range and Mount Melbourne to discharge into north Terra Nova Bay in Victoria Land, Antarctica.
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Carsten Borchgrevink
Carsten Egeberg Borchgrevink (1 December 186421 April 1934) was a Norwegian polar explorer and a pioneer of Antarctic travel.
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Deep Freeze Range
The Deep Freeze Range is a rugged mountain range, over long and about wide, rising between Priestley and Campbell Glaciers in Victoria Land, Antarctica, and extending from the edge of the polar plateau to Terra Nova Bay. Southern Cross Mountains and Deep Freeze Range are mountain ranges of Victoria Land.
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Ernest Shackleton
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922) was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic.
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James Clark Ross
Sir James Clark Ross (15 April 1800 – 3 April 1862) was a British Royal Navy officer and polar explorer known for his explorations of the Arctic, participating in two expeditions led by his uncle John Ross, and four led by William Edward Parry, and, in particular, for his own Antarctic expedition from 1839 to 1843.
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Mariner Glacier
The Mariner Glacier is a major glacier over long, descending southeast from the plateau of Victoria Land, Antarctica, between Mountaineer Range and Malta Plateau, and terminating at Lady Newnes Bay, Ross Sea, where it forms the floating Mariner Glacier Tongue. Southern Cross Mountains and Mariner Glacier are Borchgrevink Coast.
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Mesa Range
The Mesa Range is a range of flat-topped mesas comprising the Sheehan, Pain, Tobin and Gair Mesas, situated at the head of the Rennick Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica. Southern Cross Mountains and mesa Range are mountain ranges of Victoria Land.
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Mountaineer Range
The Mountaineer Range is the range of mountains lying between the Mariner Glacier and Aviator Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica. Southern Cross Mountains and Mountaineer Range are Borchgrevink Coast and mountain ranges of Victoria Land.
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New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica.
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Operation Deep Freeze
Operation Deep Freeze (OpDFrz or ODF) is codename for a series of United States missions to Antarctica, beginning with "Operation Deep Freeze I" in 1955–56, followed by "Operation Deep Freeze II", "Operation Deep Freeze III", and so on.
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Priestley Glacier
The Priestley Glacier is a major valley glacier, about long, originating at the edge of the Polar Plateau of Victoria Land, Antarctica.
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Richard E. Byrd
Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957), an American naval officer, was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics.
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Robert Falcon Scott
Captain Robert Falcon Scott (6 June 1868 – c. 29 March 1912) was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the ''Discovery'' expedition of 1901–04 and the ''Terra Nova'' expedition of 1910–13.
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Tinker Glacier
The Tinker Glacier is a long glacier in Antarctica, draining the central part of the Southern Cross Mountains and flowing southeast into Wood Bay, on the coast of Victoria Land. Southern Cross Mountains and Tinker Glacier are Borchgrevink Coast.
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United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the United States government whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology.
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Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region in eastern Antarctica which fronts the western side of the Ross Sea and the Ross Ice Shelf, extending southward from about 70°30'S to 78°00'S, and westward from the Ross Sea to the edge of the Antarctic Plateau.
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See also
Mountain ranges of Victoria Land
- Admiralty Mountains
- Alamein Range
- Anare Mountains
- Asgard Range
- Barker Range
- Bowers Mountains
- Cartographers Range
- Clare Range
- Concord Mountains
- Convoy Range
- Cruzen Range
- Deep Freeze Range
- East Quartzite Range
- Eisenhower Range
- Emlen Peaks
- Everett Range
- Explorers Range
- Freyberg Mountains
- Gonville and Caius Range
- Helicopter Mountains
- Helliwell Hills
- Homerun Range
- Inland Forts
- Insel Range
- King Range (Antarctica)
- Kirkwood Range
- Lanterman Range
- Lashly Mountains
- Mesa Range
- Millen Range
- Mirabito Range
- Morozumi Range
- Mountaineer Range
- Olympus Range
- Posey Range
- Prince Albert Mountains
- Quartermain Mountains
- Royal Society Range
- Saint Johns Range
- Salamander Range
- Saxby Range
- Southern Cross Mountains
- Transantarctic Mountains
- Usarp Mountains
- Victory Mountains
- West Quartzite Range
- Wilkniss Mountains
- Willett Range
References
Also known as Arrowhead Range, Chisholm Hills, Daley Hills, Daughtery Peaks, Eldridge Bluff, Hades Terrace, Linn Mesa, Mount Carson (Antarctica), Mount Jiracek, Nathan Hills, Runaway Hills, Schulte Hills, Stewart Heights, Vulcan Hills, Wood Ridge.