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Duncan Bluff
Duncan Bluff () is a steep rock bluff along the north side of Hatherton Glacier. It rises to between Corell Cirque and Conant Valley in the Darwin Mountains. In association with the names of communication workers grouped in this area, it was named after Patrick Duncan Smith of the Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 1995–2001, an information technology specialist for the 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 presence in the A ... with responsibility for projects that access communication satellites as well as for Antarctic communication with the outside world. References Cliffs of Oates Land {{OatesLand-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatherton Glacier
Hatherton Glacier is a large glacier flowing from the Antarctic polar plateau generally eastward along the south side of the Darwin Mountains and entering Darwin Glacier at Junction Spur. It was mapped by the Darwin Glacier Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956–58), and was named for Trevor Hatherton, Scientific Officer in Charge of Antarctic Activities at the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Wellington, New Zealand. See also * List of glaciers in the Antarctic * Glaciology Glaciology (; ) is the scientific study of glaciers, or more generally ice and natural phenomena that involve ice. Glaciology is an interdisciplinary Earth science that integrates geophysics, geology, physical geography, geomorphology, climato ... Further reading * Gunter Faure, Teresa M. Mensing, 'The Transantarctic Mountains: Rocks, Ice, Meteorites and Water'', PP 298, 392, 663 * Charles Swithinbank, 'Antarctica, Issue 1386, Part 2'', P 26 * METTE K. GILLESPIE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corell Cirque
Corell Cirque () is a large cirque, which is a concave amphitheater shaped valley containing a glacier. It is between Harvey Cirque and Duncan Bluff in the southern part of the Darwin Mountains. Located at the eastern end of the extensive Prebble Icefalls, the cirque channels some of the ice from the Midnight Plateau icecap into the Hatherton Glacier. It was named after Robert Corell, who headed the Geosciences Directorate at the National Science Foundation The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the United States government that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National I ..., 1987–99, which for many years included the Foundation's Polar Research, and who chaired national and international groups evaluating global change. References * Cirques of Antarctica Landforms of Oates Land {{OatesLand-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conant Valley
Conant Valley is a valley between Duncan Bluff and Communication Heights in the southern part of the Darwin Mountains; the valley mouth opens to Hatherton Glacier. It was named after Neil Conant, communications operator in support of the United States Antarctic Program in 15 austral summers, 1984–2001; three summers were at Siple Station Siple Station was a research station in Antarctica (), established in 1973 by Stanford's STAR Lab, to perform experiments that actively probed the magnetosphere using very low frequency (VLF) waves. Its location was selected to be near the Earth' ... in the 1980s, the remainder at South Pole Station. References * Valleys of Oates Land {{OatesLand-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darwin Mountains
The Darwin Mountains is a group of mountains between the Darwin and Hatherton glaciers in Antarctica. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04) and named for Major Leonard Darwin, at that time Honorary Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society. Features * Access Slope * Colosseum Ridge * Communication Heights * Conant Valley * Corell Cirque * Darwin Glacier * Darwin Névé * Duncan Bluff * Exodus Glacier * Exodus Valley * Friedmann Peak * Grant Valley * Green Glacier * Hale Valley * Harvey Cirque * Haskell Ridge * Hatherton Glacier * Island Arena * Junction Spur * Kennett Ridge * Lindstrom Ridge * Mason Nunatak * McKay Valley * Meteorite Hills * Midnight Plateau * Misthound Cirque * Mount Ash * Mount Ellis * Muchmore Valley * Overturn Glacier * Polarmail Ledge * Prebble Icefalls * Richardson Hill * Scheuermann Spur * Score Ridge * Skilton Ledge * Smith Heights Smith Heights () is the highest part of the jumble of peaks betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Duncan Smith
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National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the United States government that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health. With an annual budget of about $8.3 billion (fiscal year 2020), the NSF funds approximately 25% of all federally supported basic research conducted by the United States' colleges and universities. In some fields, such as mathematics, computer science, economics, and the social sciences, the NSF is the major source of federal backing. The NSF's director and deputy director are appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate, whereas the 24 president-appointed members of the National Science Board (NSB) do not require Senate confirmation. The director and deputy director are responsible for administration, planning, budgeting and day-to-day operations of the foundation, while t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 presence in the Antarctica continent. Founded in 1959, the USAP manages all U.S. scientific research and related logistics in Antarctica as well as aboard ships in the Southern Ocean. United States Antarctic Program The United States established the U.S. Antarctic Research Program (USARP) in 1959—the name was later changed to the U.S. Antarctic Program—immediately following the success of the International Geophysical Year (IGY). Today, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has a Presidential Mandate to manage the United States Antarctic Program, through which it operates three year-round research stations and two research vessels, coordinates all U.S. science on the southernmost continent, and works with other federal agencies, the U.S. military, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
