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21 relations: Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, British Antarctic Survey, British Graham Land expedition, Columbia Mountains, Columbia University, Deception Island, East Base, Finn Ronne, Ice piedmont, John Rymill, Lehrke Inlet, McMurdo Sound, Palmer Land, Richard E. Byrd, Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, Smith Inlet (Palmer Land), Stefansson Strait, United States Antarctic Program, United States Geological Survey, Weddell Sea, Wilkins Coast.
- Ice piedmonts of Palmer 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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British Antarctic Survey
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute.
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British Graham Land expedition
The British Graham Land expedition (BGLE) was a geophysical and exploration expedition to Graham Land in Antarctica between 1934 and 1937.
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Columbia Mountains
The Columbia Mountains are a group of mountain ranges along the Upper Columbia River in British Columbia, Montana, Idaho and Washington.
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Columbia University
Columbia University, officially Columbia University in the City of New York, is a private Ivy League research university in New York City.
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Deception Island
Deception Island is in the South Shetland Islands close to the Antarctic Peninsula with a large and usually "safe" natural harbor, which is occasionally affected by the underlying active volcano.
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East Base
East Base on Stonington Island is the oldest American research station in Antarctica, having been commissioned by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939.
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Finn Ronne
Finn Ronne (December 20, 1899 – January 12, 1980) was a Norwegian-born U.S. citizen and Antarctic explorer.
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Ice piedmont
An ice piedmont consists of "Ice covering a coastal strip of low-lying land backed by mountains.".
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John Rymill
John Riddoch Rymill (13 March 1905 – 7 September 1968) was an Australian polar explorer, who had the rare second clasp added to his Polar Medal.
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Lehrke Inlet
Lehrke Inlet is an ice-filled inlet, wide, which recedes southwest for between Cape Boggs and Cape Sharbonneau, along the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica.
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McMurdo Sound
The McMurdo Sound is a sound in Antarctica, known as the southernmost passable body of water in the world, located approximately from the South Pole.
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Palmer Land
Palmer Land is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica that lies south of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz.
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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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Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
The Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) was an expedition from 1947–1948 which researched the area surrounding the head of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica.
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Smith Inlet (Palmer Land)
Smith Inlet is an ice-filled inlet receding in a westerly direction between Cape Boggs and Cape Collier, along the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica.
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Stefansson Strait
Stefansson Strait is an ice-filled strait long and wide, between the east coast of Palmer Land and Hearst Island, Antarctica.
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United States Antarctic Program
The United States Antarctic Program (or USAP; formerly known as the United States Antarctic Research Program or USARP and the United States Antarctic Service or USAS) is an organization of the United States government which has a presence in the Antarctica continent.
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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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Weddell Sea
The Weddell Sea is part of the Southern Ocean and contains the Weddell Gyre.
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Wilkins Coast
Wilkins Coast is that portion of the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula between Cape Agassiz and Cape Boggs.
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See also
Ice piedmonts of Palmer Land
- Bongrain Ice Piedmont
- Geelan Ice Piedmont
- Handel Ice Piedmont
- Hughes Ice Piedmont
- Mozart Ice Piedmont
- Roberts Ice Piedmont
- Wagner Ice Piedmont
- Warren Ice Piedmont
References
Also known as Cape Collier, Cordini Glacier, Ewing Island (Antarctica), Graham Spur, James Nunatak, Lewis Point, Mount Bailey (Antarctica).