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19 relations: Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, Antarctica, Asgard Range, Bifröst, California Institute of Technology, Fenrir, Kennedy Glacier (Antarctica), Mars, McMurdo Dry Valleys, New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee, New Zealand Geographic Board, Norman Horowitz, Roa Ridge, Taylor Glacier, Taylor Valley, Týr, United States Antarctic Program, Victoria Land, Wright Valley.
- Ridges 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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Asgard Range
The Asgard Range is a mountain range in Victoria Land, Antarctica. Horowitz Ridge and Asgard Range are McMurdo Dry Valleys.
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Bifröst
In Norse mythology, Bifröst, also called Bilröst, is a burning rainbow bridge that reaches between Midgard (Earth) and Asgard, the realm of the gods.
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California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology (branded as Caltech) is a private research university in Pasadena, California.
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Fenrir
Fenrir (Old Norse 'fen-dweller')Orchard (1997:42).
Kennedy Glacier (Antarctica)
Kennedy Glacier is a steep glacier, long, flowing east from Kottmeier Mesa into the upper Matterhorn Glacier, Victoria Land, Antarctica.
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Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun.
McMurdo Dry Valleys
The McMurdo Dry Valleys are a row of largely snow-free valleys in Antarctica, located within Victoria Land west of McMurdo Sound.
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New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee
New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) is an adjudicating committee established to authorize the naming of features in the Ross Dependency on the Antarctic continent.
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New Zealand Geographic Board
The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (NZGB) has authority over geographical and hydrographic names within New Zealand and its territorial waters.
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Norman Horowitz
Norman Harold Horowitz (March 19, 1915 – June 1, 2005) was a geneticist at Caltech who achieved national fame as the scientist who devised experiments to determine whether life might exist on Mars.
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Roa Ridge
Roa Ridge is a bow-shaped ridge, long in the Asgard Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. Horowitz Ridge and Roa Ridge are ridges of Victoria Land.
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Taylor Glacier
The Taylor Glacier is a glacier in Antarctica about long, flowing from the plateau of Victoria Land into the western end of Taylor Valley, north of the Kukri Hills. Horowitz Ridge and Taylor Glacier are McMurdo Dry Valleys.
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Taylor Valley
Taylor Valley is an ice-free valley about long, once occupied by the receding Taylor Glacier. Horowitz Ridge and Taylor Valley are McMurdo Dry Valleys.
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Týr
italic (Old Norse: Týr) is a god in Germanic mythology, a valorous and powerful member of the Æsir and patron of warriors and mythological heroes.
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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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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Wright Valley
The Wright Valley is a large east–west trending valley, formerly occupied by a glacier but now ice free except for Wright Upper Glacier at its head and Wright Lower Glacier at its mouth, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. Horowitz Ridge and Wright Valley are McMurdo Dry Valleys.
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See also
Ridges of Victoria Land
- Backdrop Ridge
- Central Aisle Ridge
- Centropleura Spur
- Cleft Ledge
- East Aisle Ridge
- Eastwind Ridge
- England Ridge
- Eureka Spurs
- Flint Ridge
- Folk Ridge
- Frame Ridge
- Hallett Ridge
- Hobbs Ridge
- Horowitz Ridge
- Moore Ridge
- Nash Ridge
- Radian Ridge
- Rampart Ridge
- Reilly Ridge
- Roa Ridge
- Slagle Ridge
- West Aisle Ridge
References
Also known as Bifrost Ledge, Bromley Peak, David Valley, Fenrir Valley, Godwit Glacier, King Valley (Antarctica), Kottmeier Mesa, Mount Darby, Mount Grendal, Mount Holm-Hansen, Norris Glacier.