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Convoy Range
Convoy Range () is a broad mountain range in Antarctica. Much of the range has a nearly flat plateau-like summit, extending south from the Fry Saddle and ending at Mackay Glacier. The range has steep cliffs on its east side, but it slopes gently into the Cambridge Glacier on the western side. The New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956–58) worked in this area in 1957. The party named the range for the main convoy into McMurdo Sound in the 1956–57 season, with the names of the various vessels being used for features in the range. Features Taff Y Bryn () is a ridgelike summit capped by dolerite (about 1,600 m), situated 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Flagship Mountain in the Convoy Range. It is named after the River Taff in Wales, the toponym in Welsh literally means "Hill of the Taff." It was named by the 1976–77 Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) led by Christopher J. Burgess. Othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent, being about 40% larger than Europe, and has an area of . Most of Antarctica is covered by the Antarctic ice sheet, with an average thickness of . Antarctica is, on average, the coldest, driest, and windiest of the continents, and it has the highest average elevation. It is mainly a polar desert, with annual precipitation of over along the coast and far less inland. About 70% of the world's freshwater reserves are frozen in Antarctica, which, if melted, would raise global sea levels by almost . Antarctica holds the record for the lowest measured temperature on Earth, . The coastal regions can reach temperatures over in summer. Native species of animals include mites, nematodes, penguins, seals and tardigrades. Where vegetation o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cargo Pond
Cargo Pond () is a pond in a moraine enclosed basin at the foot of the cliffs to the south end of Alatna Valley, in the Convoy Range of Victoria Land. This frozen pond was the site of a 1960–61 United States Antarctic Research Program field party (Parker Calkin, Roger Hart, and Ellory Schempp) which had to be evacuated in a hurry. Equipment and provisions stockpiled on the pond ice were eventually redistributed by the wind and lodged among the surrounding morainic boulders. A 1989–90 New Zealand Antarctic Research Program party (Trevor Chinn Sir Trevor Edwin Chinn (born 24 July 1935) is a British businessman, philanthropist, and political activist. Business career Chinn was educated at Clifton College and King's College, Cambridge and started his career at Lex Garages (later Lex ...) camped nearby made frequent visits to the site to clean up the area, but also to acquire various 30-year-old exotic foods to supplement their standard camp fare. References * Lakes of Vic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenville Valley
Greenville Valley () is the large mainly ice-free valley lying south of Elkhorn Ridge in the Convoy Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. A lobe of the Northwind Glacier flows a short distance west into the mouth of the valley. Near the head of the valley the south wall is breached by the entrance to Merrell Valley. It was explored in 1957 by the New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1956–58, and was named by them after the USNS ''Greenville Victory'', a freighter in the main American convoy into McMurdo Sound McMurdo Sound is a sound in Antarctica. It is the southernmost navigable body of water in the world, and is about from the South Pole. Captain James Clark Ross discovered the sound in February 1841, and named it after Lt. Archibald McMurdo o ... in the 1956–57 season. References Valleys of Victoria Land Scott Coast {{ScottCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenville Hole
Greenville Hole () is a circular depression, deep, in the center of Greenville Valley, Convoy Range, 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. It ..., Antarctica. The feature is in diameter, ice free and marks the lowest elevation in the Convoy Range. It was named in association with Greenville Valley. References Structural basins of Antarctica Landforms of Victoria Land Scott Coast {{ScottCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glover Hills
The Glover Hills () are prominent hills separating Atka Glacier and Baxter Glacier in the Convoy Range, Victoria Land, Antarctica. They were named by the 1976–77 Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition, led by Christopher J. Burgess, after Denis Glover, a New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ... writer, publisher and poet. References Hills of Victoria Land Scott Coast {{ScottCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gentle Glacier
Gentle Glacier () is a small glacier lobe, to the east and immediately below Forecastle Summit, which drains south into deglaciated Barnacle Valley in the Convoy Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. Though a part of the Northwind Glacier – Fry Glacier system, this diminished glacier flows back into Barnacle Valley. The name was proposed by New Zealand geologist Christopher J. Burgess and describes the glacier, but also the excellent helicopter support provided to his 1976–77 field party by U.S. Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage of ... helicopters, "Gentle" being their code name. References Glaciers of Victoria Land Scott Coast {{ScottCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. It was first charted by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09, and named for A.M. Fry, a contributor to the expedition. References Glaciers of Victoria Land Scott Coast {{ScottCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forecastle Summit
Forecastle Summit () is, at , the highest mountain summit in the northern part of the Staten Island Heights, with a rounded top that gives a commanding view of Fry Glacier and Benson Glacier, in the Convoy Range, 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. It ..., Antarctica. One of the nautical names in the Convoy Range, it was so named by a New Zealand Antarctic Research Program field party in the 1989–90 season. References Mountains of Victoria Land Scott Coast Summits {{ScottCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flight Deck Névé
Flight Deck Névé () is an elevated and unusually flat glacier névé, about , between Flagship Mountain and Mount Razorback in the Convoy Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The feature is the primary source of ice to the east-flowing Benson Glacier at Scuppers Icefalls. It is one of a group of nautical names in the Convoy Range applied by the New Zealand Geographic Board The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (NZGB) was established by the New Zealand Geographic Board Act 1946, which has since been replaced by the New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008. Althoug ... in 1994. References Snow fields of Victoria Land Scott Coast Névés of Antarctica {{ScottCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elkhorn Ridge
Elkhorn Ridge () is a rugged ridge, long, between Towle Glacier and Northwind Glacier in the Convoy Range of Victoria Land. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and Navy air photos, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1964 for the USNS ''Elkhorn'', a tanker in the American convoy into McMurdo Sound McMurdo Sound is a sound in Antarctica. It is the southernmost navigable body of water in the world, and is about from the South Pole. Captain James Clark Ross discovered the sound in February 1841, and named it after Lt. Archibald McMurdo o ..., 1961–62. References Ridges of Victoria Land Scott Coast {{ScottCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastwind Ridge
Eastwind Ridge () is a broad, partially ice-covered ridge about long between Chattahoochee Glacier and Towle Glacier in the Convoy Range of Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and Navy air photos, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1964 for the USCGC ''Eastwind'', an icebreaker in several American convoys into McMurdo Sound McMurdo Sound is a sound in Antarctica. It is the southernmost navigable body of water in the world, and is about from the South Pole. Captain James Clark Ross discovered the sound in February 1841, and named it after Lt. Archibald McMurdo o ... since the 1958–59 season. References Ridges of Victoria Land Scott Coast {{ScottCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drifter Cirque
Drifter Cirque () is a cirque between Mount Schmidtman and Mount Naab at the northeast end of Eastwind Ridge in the Convoy Range of Victoria Land. Iceflow from Eastwind Ridge is insufficient to carry surficial moraine away into Fry Glacier and moraines lie in a tangled eddy. So named by the New Zealand Geographic Board The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (NZGB) was established by the New Zealand Geographic Board Act 1946, which has since been replaced by the New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008. Althoug ... which also considered the name Eddy Cirque. References Landforms of Victoria Land {{VictoriaLand-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
