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32 relations: Adélie penguin, Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, Aerography (meteorology), Andrew Stevenson, Antarctic Specially Protected Area, Antarctic Treaty System, Antarctica, Australia, Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions, Bailey Peninsula, Bird colony, BirdLife International, Budd Coast, Carl R. Eklund, Casey Station, Clark Peninsula, Flagship, Important Bird Area, International Geophysical Year, Ionosphere, Løken Moraines, Moraine, Newcomb Bay, Operation Highjump, Seabird, Snow petrel, South polar skua, United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Wilkes Land, Wilkes Station, Wilson's storm petrel, 2nd Soviet Antarctic Expedition.
- Peninsulas of Wilkes Land
Adélie penguin
The Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) is a species of penguin common along the entire coast of the Antarctic continent, which is the only place where it is found.
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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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Aerography (meteorology)
Aerography is the production of weather charts.
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Andrew Stevenson
Andrew Stevenson (January 21, 1784 – January 25, 1857) was an American politician, lawyer and diplomat.
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Antarctic Specially Protected Area
An Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) is an area on the continent of Antarctica, or on nearby islands, which is protected by scientists and several different international bodies. Clark Peninsula and Antarctic Specially Protected Area are Antarctic Specially Protected Areas.
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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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Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.
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Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program (AAP) administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD).
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Bailey Peninsula
Bailey Peninsula is a rocky peninsula, about long and wide, on the Budd Coast of Wilkes Land in Antarctica. Clark Peninsula and Bailey Peninsula are Antarctic Specially Protected Areas and peninsulas of Wilkes Land.
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Bird colony
A bird colony is a large congregation of individuals of one or more species of bird that nest or roost in proximity at a particular location.
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BirdLife International
BirdLife International is a global partnership of non-governmental organizations that strives to conserve birds and their habitats.
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Budd Coast
Budd Coast, part of Wilkes Land, is that portion of the coast of Antarctica lying between the Hatch Islands, at 109°16'E, and Cape Waldron, at 115°33'E.
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Carl R. Eklund
Carl Robert Eklund (January 27, 1909 – November 3, 1962) was a leading American specialist in ornithology and geographic research in both the north and south polar regions.
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Casey Station
Casey Station, commonly called Casey, is one of three permanent stations and research outposts in Antarctica managed by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD).
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Clark Peninsula
Clark Peninsula is a rocky peninsula, about long and wide, lying north-east of Australia's Casey Station at the north side of Newcomb Bay on the Budd Coast of Wilkes Land in Antarctica. Clark Peninsula and Clark Peninsula are Antarctic Specially Protected Areas, important Bird Areas of Antarctica, penguin colonies, peninsulas of Wilkes Land and seabird colonies.
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Flagship
A flagship is a vessel used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships, characteristically a flag officer entitled by custom to fly a distinguishing flag.
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Important Bird Area
An Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) is an area identified using an internationally agreed set of criteria as being globally important for the conservation of bird populations.
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International Geophysical Year
The International Geophysical Year (IGY; Année géophysique internationale), also referred to as the third International Polar Year, was an international scientific project that lasted from 1 July 1957 to 31 December 1958.
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Ionosphere
The ionosphere is the ionized part of the upper atmosphere of Earth, from about to above sea level, a region that includes the thermosphere and parts of the mesosphere and exosphere.
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Løken Moraines
The Løken Moraines are a line of north–south trending moraines, about long, lying from inland from the Windmill Islands off Antarctica, just east of the bases of Clark, Bailey and Mitchell Peninsulas.
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Moraine
A moraine is any accumulation of unconsolidated debris (regolith and rock), sometimes referred to as glacial till, that occurs in both currently and formerly glaciated regions, and that has been previously carried along by a glacier or ice sheet.
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Newcomb Bay
Newcomb Bay is a sheltered bay about 1 mile (1.6 km) in extent, between Clark Peninsula and Bailey Peninsula in the Windmill Islands area.
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Operation Highjump
Operation HIGHJUMP, officially titled The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 1946–1947, (also called Task Force 68), was a United States Navy (USN) operation to establish the Antarctic research base Little America IV.
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Seabird
Seabirds (also known as marine birds) are birds that are adapted to life within the marine environment.
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Snow petrel
The snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea) is the only member of the genus Pagodroma. It is one of only three birds that have been seen at the Geographic South Pole, along with the Antarctic petrel and the south polar skua, which has the most southerly breeding sites of any bird, inland in Antarctica.
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South polar skua
The south polar skua (Stercorarius maccormicki) is a large seabird in the skua family, Stercorariidae.
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United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce
The Committee on Energy and Commerce is one of the oldest standing committees of the United States House of Representatives.
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Wilkes Land
Wilkes Land is a large district of land in eastern Antarctica, formally claimed by Australia as part of the Australian Antarctic Territory, though the validity of this claim has been placed for the period of the operation of the Antarctic Treaty, to which Australia is a signatory.
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Wilkes Station
Wilkes Station was an Antarctic research station established 29 January 1957 by the United States as one of seven U.S. stations established for the International Geophysical Year (IGY) program in Antarctica.
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Wilson's storm petrel
Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus), also known as Wilson's petrel, is a small seabird of the austral storm petrel family Oceanitidae.
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2nd Soviet Antarctic Expedition
The Second Soviet Antarctic Expedition was led by Aleksei Treshnikov on the continent; the marine expedition on the "Ob" was led by I. V. Maksimov.
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See also
Peninsulas of Wilkes Land
- Bailey Peninsula
- Booth Peninsula
- Browning Peninsula
- Clark Peninsula
- Countess Peninsula
- Mitchell Peninsula
- Robinson Ridge
References
Also known as Blakeney Point (Clark Peninsula), Clark Peninsula Antarctic Specially Protected Area, Dahl Reef, Gibney Reef, Noonan Cove, Powell Cove, Stevenson Cove, Stonehocker Point.