Amundsen Glacier

The Amundsen Glacier is a major Antarctic glacier, about 7 to 11 km (4 to 6 nmi) wide and 150 km (80 nmi) long. ^[1]

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1. 20 relations: Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, Antarctic Plateau, Antarctica, Hays Mountains, Isaiah Bowman, Kristian Prestrud, Medina Peaks, Nødtvedt Nunataks, Nilsen Plateau, Quarles Range, Queen Maud Mountains, Rawson Mountains (Antarctica), Richard E. Byrd, Roald Amundsen, Ross Dependency, Ross Ice Shelf, Scott Glacier (Transantarctic Mountains), South Pole, United States Geological Survey, William A. Moffett.

2. Glaciers of Amundsen Coast
3. Queen Maud Mountains

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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Antarctic Plateau

The Antarctic Plateau, Polar Plateau or King Haakon VII Plateau is a large area of East Antarctica that extends over a diameter of about, and includes the region of the geographic South Pole and the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station.

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Antarctica

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

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Hays Mountains

The Hays Mountains are a large group of mountains and peaks of the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica, surmounting the divide between the lower portions of Amundsen Glacier and Scott Glacier and extending from the vicinity of Mount Thorne on the northwest to Mount Dietz on the southeast. Amundsen Glacier and Hays Mountains are Queen Maud Mountains.

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Isaiah Bowman

Isaiah Bowman, AB, Ph.

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Kristian Prestrud

Kristian Prestrud (22 October 1881 – 11 November 1927) was a Norwegian naval officer and polar explorer who participated in Amundsen's South Pole expedition between 1910 and 1912.

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Medina Peaks

The Medina Peaks are rugged, mainly ice-free, peaks surmounting a ridge long, extending north along the east side of Goodale Glacier to the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica.

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Nødtvedt Nunataks

Nødtvedt Nunataks is an isolated nunataks standing in mid-stream of the Amundsen Glacier, rising 7 nautical miles (13 km) east-northeast of Mount Bjaaland, Antarctica.

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Nilsen Plateau

Nilsen Plateau is a rugged, ice-covered plateau in Antarctica.

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Quarles Range

Quarles Range is a high and rugged range of the Queen Maud Mountains, extending from the polar plateau between Cooper Glacier and Bowman Glacier and terminating near the edge of Ross Ice Shelf. Amundsen Glacier and Quarles Range are Queen Maud Mountains.

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Queen Maud Mountains

The Queen Maud Mountains are a major group of mountains, ranges and subordinate features of the Transantarctic Mountains, lying between the Beardmore and Reedy Glaciers and including the area from the head of the Ross Ice Shelf to the Antarctic Plateau in Antarctica.

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Rawson Mountains (Antarctica)

The Rawson Mountains lie within the Queen Maud Mountains to the southeast of the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.

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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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Roald Amundsen

Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (16 July 1872 –) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions.

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Ross Dependency

The Ross Dependency is a region of Antarctica defined by a sector originating at the South Pole, passing along longitudes 160° east to 150° west, and terminating at latitude 60° south.

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Ross Ice Shelf

The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica (an area of roughly and about across: about the size of France).

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Scott Glacier (Transantarctic Mountains)

The Scott Glacier is a major glacier, long, that drains the East Antarctic Ice Sheet through the Queen Maud Mountains to the Ross Ice Shelf. Amundsen Glacier and Scott Glacier (Transantarctic Mountains) are glaciers of Amundsen Coast and Queen Maud Mountains.

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South Pole

The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is the southernmost point on Earth and lies antipodally on the opposite side of Earth from the North Pole, at a distance of 20,004 km (12,430 miles) in all directions.

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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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William A. Moffett

William Adger Moffett (October 31, 1869 – April 4, 1933) was an American admiral and Medal of Honor recipient known as the architect of naval aviation in the United States Navy.

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See also

Glaciers of Amundsen Coast

• Amundsen Glacier
• Axel Heiberg Glacier
• Haas Glacier
• Liv Glacier
• Scott Glacier (Transantarctic Mountains)
• Strom Glacier

Queen Maud Mountains

• Amundsen Glacier
• Axel Heiberg Glacier
• Bush Mountains
• Commonwealth Range
• Dominion Range
• Gothic Mountains
• Haas Glacier
• Hays Mountains
• Herbert Range
• Hughes Range (Antarctica)
• Keltie Glacier
• La Gorce Mountains
• Liv Glacier
• Mount Finley
• Prince Olav Mountains
• Quarles Range
• Queen Maud Mountains
• Reedy Glacier
• Scott Glacier (Transantarctic Mountains)
• Shackleton Glacier
• Supporters Range
• Tapley Mountains

References

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

Also known as Blackwall Glacier, Bowman Glacier, Cappellari Glacier, Christy Glacier, Devils Glacier, Epler Glacier, Goodale Glacier, Isaiah Bowman Glacier, Moffett Glacier, Mount Bjaaland, Mount Hassel, Mount Prestrud, Mount Wisting, Norway Glacier, Steagall Glacier, Tate Glacier.

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