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Eisberg Head

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Eisberg Head is a headland consisting of steep cliffs marked by rocky exposures, located just west of the mouth of Vane Glacier on the coast of Marie Byrd Land in Antarctica. [1]

9 relations: Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, Antarctica, Headland, Marie Byrd Land, Mount Murphy, Operation Highjump, United States Geological Survey, United States Navy, Vane Glacier.

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 names for features in Antarctica.

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Antarctica

Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent.

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Headland

A headland (or simply head) is a coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water.

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Marie Byrd Land

Marie Byrd Land is the portion of West Antarctica lying east of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and south of the Pacific Ocean, extending eastward approximately to a line between the head of the Ross Ice Shelf and Eights Coast.

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Mount Murphy

Mount Murphy is a massive, snow-covered and highly eroded shield volcano with steep, rocky slopes.

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Operation Highjump

Operation Highjump, officially titled The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 1946–1947, was a United States Navy operation organized by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Jr., USN (Ret), Officer in Charge, Task Force 68, and led by Rear Admiral Richard H. Cruzen, USN, Commanding Officer, Task Force 68.

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United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey (USGS, formerly simply Geological Survey) is a scientific agency of the United States government.

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United States Navy

The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.

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Vane Glacier

Vane Glacier is a broad glacier that drains the northeast slopes of Mount Murphy in Marie Byrd Land.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisberg_Head

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