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16 relations: Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, Ames Range, Antarctica, Felsic, Henry D. Flood, Hull Bay, Hull Glacier, Marie Byrd Land, Marie Byrd Land Volcanic Province, Mount Berlin, Richard E. Byrd, Shepard Island, Shield volcano, United States Antarctic Program, United States Geological Survey, Usas Escarpment.
- Miocene shield volcanoes
- Pliocene shield volcanoes
- Volcanoes of Marie Byrd 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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Ames Range
The Ames Range is a range of snow-covered, flat-topped, steep-sided mountains, extending in a north–south direction for and forming a right angle with the eastern end of the Flood Range in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Flood Range and Ames Range are Miocene shield volcanoes and volcanoes of Marie Byrd Land.
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Antarctica
Antarctica is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent.
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Felsic
In geology, felsic is a modifier describing igneous rocks that are relatively rich in elements that form feldspar and quartz.
Henry D. Flood
Henry De La Warr Flood (September 2, 1865 – December 8, 1921) was a representative from the Commonwealth of Virginia to the United States House of Representatives, brother of U.S. Representative Joel West Flood and uncle of U.S. Senator Harry Flood Byrd.
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Hull Bay
Hull Bay is an ice-filled bay, about wide, fed by Hull Glacier, which descends into it between Lynch Point and Cape Burks, on the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.
Hull Glacier
The Hull Glacier is a glacier, about long, flowing northwest between Mount Giles and Mount Gray into Hull Bay, in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.
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Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land (MBL) is an unclaimed region of Antarctica.
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Marie Byrd Land Volcanic Province
The Marie Byrd Land Volcanic Province is a volcanic field in northern Marie Byrd Land of West Antarctica, consisting of over 18 large shield volcanoes, 30 small volcanic centres and possibly many more centres buried under the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Flood Range and Marie Byrd Land Volcanic Province are volcanoes of Marie Byrd Land.
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Mount Berlin
Mount Berlin is a glacier-covered volcano in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, from the Amundsen Sea. Flood Range and Mount Berlin are Pleistocene shield volcanoes, Pliocene shield volcanoes and volcanoes of Marie Byrd Land.
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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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Shepard Island
Shepard Island is an island about long, lying west of Grant Island off the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.
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Shield volcano
A shield volcano is a type of volcano named for its low profile, resembling a shield lying on the ground.
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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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Usas Escarpment
Usas Escarpment is an expansive but discontinuous north-facing escarpment in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.
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See also
Miocene shield volcanoes
- Adare Peninsula
- Ames Range
- Auckland Islands
- Ball's Pyramid
- Banks Peninsula
- Banks Peninsula Volcano
- Campbell Island, New Zealand
- Coulman Island
- Crary Mountains
- Daniell Peninsula
- Dunedin Volcano
- Dunedin volcanic group
- Flood Range
- Hallett Peninsula
- Ilgachuz Range
- Level Mountain
- Little Iskut Formation
- Lord Howe Island
- Madeira Island
- Mount Andrus
- Mount Bursey
- Mount Elgon
- Mount Haddington
- Mount Hampton
- Mount Kauffman
- Mount Murphy
- Mount Rees (Marie Byrd Land)
- Nandewar Range
- Nido Formation
- Penghu Islands
- Rainbow Range (Chilcotin Plateau)
- Raspberry Formation
- Tarso Toon
- Tweed Volcano
- Vogelsberg
- Warrumbungles
Pliocene shield volcanoes
- Crary Mountains
- Flood Range
- Franklin Island (Antarctica)
- Hallasan
- Heart Peaks
- Ilgachuz Range
- Itcha Range
- Kaena Ridge
- Kauai
- Koʻolau Range
- Madeira Island
- Maitland Volcano
- Mount Berlin
- Mount Bird
- Mount Haddington
- Mount Kulal
- Mount Marsabit
- Mount Moulton
- Mount Rees (Marie Byrd Land)
- Mount Sidley
- Namarunu
- Piton des Neiges
- Waiʻanae Range
Volcanoes of Marie Byrd Land
- Ames Range
- Crary Mountains
- Executive Committee Range
- Flood Range
- Marie Byrd Land Volcanic Province
- McCuddin Mountains
- Mount Andrus
- Mount Berlin
- Mount Bursey
- Mount Hampton
- Mount Kauffman
- Mount Moulton
- Mount Murphy
- Mount Obiglio
- Mount Petras
- Mount Rees (Marie Byrd Land)
- Mount Sidley
- Mount Siple
- Mount Takahe
- Mount Waesche
- Toney Mountain
References
Also known as Berlin Crater, Berlin Crevasse Field, Brandenberger Bluff, Britt Peak, Bursey Icefalls, Dickson Icefalls, Edwards Spur, Fields Peak, Gawne Nunatak, Heaps Rock, Hutt Peak, Koerner Bluff, Kohler Dome, Kraut Rocks, Mefford Knoll, Merrem Peak, Moulton Icefalls, Starbuck Crater, Syrstad Rock, Walts Cliff, Wedemeyer Rocks, Wells Saddle.