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Mount Balkanska
Mount Balkanska ( bg, връх Балканска, vrah Balkanska, ) is the mostly ice-covered mountain rising to 1344 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 in , northern in . It has steep and partly ice-free southwest slopes, and surmounts |
Lassus Mountains
The Lassus Mountains () are a large group of mountains, long and wide, rising to and extending south from Palestrina Glacier in the northwest part of Alexander Island, Antarctica. They overlook Lazarev Bay and a few minor islands within the bay such as Dint Island and Umber Island; Haydn Inlet lies to the south while the Havre Mountains lie immediately north. The mountains were probably first seen on January 9, 1821, by a Russian expedition under Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen. They were photographed from the air in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition but mapped as part of the Havre Mountains. They were first mapped in detail, from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947–48), by D. Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1960, and were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Orlandus Lassus, a Belgian composer of the 16th century. See also * Colbert Mountains * Rouen Mountains The Rouen Mountains () are a pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Island
Alexander Island, which is also known as Alexander I Island, Alexander I Land, Alexander Land, Alexander I Archipelago, and Zemlja Alexandra I, is the largest island of Antarctica. It lies in the Bellingshausen Sea west of Palmer Land, Antarctic Peninsula from which it is separated by Marguerite Bay and George VI Sound. The George VI Ice Shelf entirely fills George VI Sound and connects Alexander Island to Palmer Land. The island partly surrounds Wilkins Sound, which lies to its west.Stewart, J. (2011) ''Antarctic An Encyclopedia'' McFarland & Company Inc, New York. 1776 pp. . Alexander Island is about long in a north–south direction, wide in the north, and wide in the south. Alexander Island is the second-largest uninhabited island in the world, after Devon Island. History Alexander Island was discovered on January 28, 1821, by a Russian expedition under Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, who named it Alexander I Land for the reigning Tsar Alexander I of Russia. Wha ... [...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] |
Nichols Snowfield
Nichols Snowfield () is a snowfield, 22 nautical miles (41 km) long and 8 nautical miles (15 km) wide, bounded by the Rouen Mountains and Elgar Uplands to the east and Lassus Mountains to the west, in the north part of Alexander Island, Antarctica. The snowfield was first sighted from the air and roughly mapped by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) in 1937. Mapped in detail from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947–48, by Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960. Named by the RARE for Dr. Robert L. Nichols, head of the Department of Geology, Tufts University Tufts University is a private research university on the border of Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists who sought to provide a nonsectarian institution of higher learning. ..., and senior scientist of the Ronne expedition. Snow fields of Antarctica Bodies of ice of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narechen Glacier
Narechen Glacier ( bg, ледник Наречен, lednik Narechen, ) is the 9 km long and 11 km wide glacier draining the western slopes of the Lassus Mountains on the northwest coast of Alexander Island in Antarctica. Flowing westwards to enter Lazarev Bay in the Wilkins Sound, Bellingshausen Sea. The glacier is situated south of the southwestern ridge of Mount Wilbye and north of Faulkner Nunatak. The glacier is named after the settlement and spa resort of Narechen in southern Bulgaria. Location Narechen Glacier is located at . British mapping in 1963. See also * Lennon Glacier * Palestrina Glacier * Wubbold Glacier Maps * British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map No. 3127. DOS 610 - W 69 70. Tolworth, UK, 1971. Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016. References Narechen Glacier.SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. Bulgarian Antarctic Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimi Balkanska
Mimi Mihaylova Balkanska (1902 - 1984) was a Bulgarian opera singer. Her home in Sofia is national heritage and a Museum. Biography Balkanska was born on 22 July 1902 in the Bulgarian town Ruse. She is the granddaughter of Nikola Balkanski, a cousin of Georgi Sava Rakovski. After her father passes away in 1907, her entire family moves to the capital - Sofia. From 1914 to 1917 she takes piano lessons with Heinrich Wiesner and singing with Penka Toromanova,a famous opera singer. Mimi later specializes in singing in Berlin and Vienna. She marries twice. Her first husband is the trainer Ivan Tsatschev. On the 23th of May, 1975 she is awarded with the honorary award of Socialist labor and named a Hero of Socialist Labor. She receives other awards like "Red Flag of Labor during 1959 and the "Kiril and Metodii" culture award. Balkanska also receives other numerous Soviet and National awards like "best artist" in 1949, "national artist" in 1950 and "Dimitrovska nagrada" in 1950. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moriseni Peak
Moriseni Peak ( bg, връх Морисени, vrah Moriseni, ) is the mostly ice-covered peak rising to 1740 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 in , northern in . It has steep and partly ice-free south slopes, and surmounts |
Nebush Nunatak
Nebush Nunatak ( bg, нунатак Небуш, ‘Nunatak Nebush’ \'nu-na-tak 'ne-bush\) is the mostly ice-free rocky ridge extending 1.54 km in north-south direction and 1.1 km wide, rising to 913 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 on the west side of in northern , . It surmounts |
Elgar Uplands
The Elgar Uplands () are uplands rising to , between Tufts Pass to the north and Sullivan Glacier to the south, in the northern part of Alexander Island, Antarctica. They were first photographed from the air and roughly mapped by the British Graham Land Expedition in 1937. They were remapped from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, 1947–48, by D. Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1960, and from U.S. Landsat imagery of February, 1975. They were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Sir Edward Elgar, the English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ... composer (1857-1934). References Plateaus of Antarctica Landforms of Alexander Island {{AlexanderIsland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Morley
Mount Morley () is a mountain rising to about in the southern part of the Lassus Mountains, in northwestern Alexander Island, Antarctica. It was first mapped from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition in 1947–48 by D. Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1960, and was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after the English composer Thomas Morley Thomas Morley (1557 – early October 1602) was an English composer, theorist, singer and organist of the Renaissance. He was one of the foremost members of the English Madrigal School. Referring to the strong Italian influence on the Englis .... References Mountains of Alexander Island {{AlexanderIsland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
