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Staten Island Heights

Staten Island Heights is a predominantly flat, ice-covered upland between Greenville Valley and Alatna Valley in the Convoy Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. ^[1]

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14 relations: Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, Alatna Valley, Benson Glacier, Cirque, Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, Convoy Range, Fry Glacier, Greenville Valley, Karen Schwall, Mackay Glacier, Marble Point, McMurdo Sound, United States Geological Survey, Victoria Land.
Islands 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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Alatna Valley

Alatna Valley is an ice-free valley lying north of Mount Gran and trending east-northeast for about along the southeast side of the Convoy Range, Antarctica.

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Benson Glacier

Benson Glacier is a glacier about long, draining the east part of Flight Deck Névé and continuing east between Fry Glacier and Mackay Glacier into the north part of Granite Harbour where it forms a floating tongue. Staten Island Heights and Benson Glacier are Scott Coast.

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Cirque

A (from the Latin word) is an amphitheatre-like valley formed by glacial erosion.

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Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition

The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE) of 1955–1958 was a Commonwealth-sponsored expedition that successfully completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica, via the South Pole.

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Convoy Range

Convoy Range is a broad range in Antarctica. Staten Island Heights and Convoy Range are Scott Coast.

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Fry Glacier

Fry Glacier is a glacier draining the slopes at the northeast corner of the Convoy Range and flowing along the south end of the Kirkwood Range into Tripp Bay, Victoria Land, Antarctica. Staten Island Heights and Fry Glacier are Scott Coast.

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Greenville Valley

Greenville Valley is the large mainly ice-free valley lying south of Elkhorn Ridge in the Convoy Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. Staten Island Heights and Greenville Valley are Scott Coast.

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Karen Schwall

Karen Schwall, also known as Karen Schwall-Meyer, was the first female U.S. Army officer in Antarctica, and the first woman to manage McMurdo Station.

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Mackay Glacier

Mackay Glacier is a large glacier in Victoria Land, descending eastward from the Antarctic Plateau, between the Convoy Range and Clare Range, into the southern part of Granite Harbour. Staten Island Heights and Mackay Glacier are Scott Coast.

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Marble Point

Marble Point is a rocky promontory on the coast of Victoria 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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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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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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References

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

Also known as Battleship Promontory, Forecastle Summit, Larson Crag, Mount Basurto, Mount Gunn, Mount Razorback, Noring Terrace, Pascoe Glacier, Schwall Peak.

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