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Marshall Archipelago

Index Marshall Archipelago

The Marshall Archipelago is an extensive group of large ice-covered islands within the Sulzberger Ice Shelf, Antarctica. [1]

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  1. 15 relations: Antarctic Treaty System, Antarctica, Denfeld Mountains, General of the Army (United States), George C. Marshall, Guest Peninsula, Haines Mountains, Marie Byrd Land, Operation Deep Freeze, Radford Island, Richard E. Byrd, Sulzberger Bay, Sulzberger Ice Shelf, United States Antarctic Program, United States Geological Survey.

  2. Islands of Marie Byrd Land

Antarctic Treaty System

The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively known as the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS), regulate international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earth's only continent without a native human population.

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Antarctica

Antarctica is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent.

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Denfeld Mountains

The Denfeld Mountains are a group of scattered mountains between Crevasse Valley Glacier and Arthur Glacier in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.

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General of the Army (United States)

General of the Army (abbreviated as GA) is a five-star general officer rank in the United States Army.

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George C. Marshall

George Catlett Marshall Jr. (31 December 1880 – 16 October 1959) was an American army officer and statesman.

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Guest Peninsula

The Guest Peninsula is a snow-covered peninsula about long between the Sulzberger Ice Shelf and Block Bay, in the northwest part of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.

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Haines Mountains

The Haines Mountains are a range of ice-capped mountains trending northwest–southeast for about and forming the southwest wall of Hammond Glacier, in the Ford Ranges of 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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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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Radford Island

Radford Island is an ice-covered island surmounted by several peaks, lying west of Saunders Mountain in the east part of Sulzberger Ice Shelf, Antarctica. Marshall Archipelago and Radford Island are islands 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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Sulzberger Bay

Sulzberger Bay is a bay indenting the front of the Sulzberger Ice Shelf between Fisher Island and Vollmer Island, along the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.

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Sulzberger Ice Shelf

Sulzberger Ice Shelf is an ice shelf about long and wide bordering the coast of Marie Byrd Land between Edward VII Peninsula and Guest Peninsula in 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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See also

Islands of Marie Byrd Land

References

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

Also known as Barela Rock, Benton Island, Cronenwett Island, Farmer Island (Antarctica), Gould Island (Antarctica), Grinder Island, Hannah Island (Antarctica), Hutchinson Island (Antarctica), Kizer Island, Kramer Island, Madden Island, Moody Island, Morris Island (Antarctica), Nolan Island, Orr Island, Przybyszewski Island, Spencer Island (Antarctica), Steventon Island, Thode Island, Vollmer Island.