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Mount Blood
The Duncan Mountains () are a group of rugged coastal foothills, about long, extending from the mouth of Liv Glacier to the mouth of Strom Glacier at the head of the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. They were discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in November 1929 and named for James Duncan (shipping agent), James Duncan, the Manager of Tapley Ltd, shipping agents for the Byrd expeditions at Dunedin, New Zealand. Features Wishbone Ridge Wishbone Ridge () is a Y-shaped ridge trending northeast from the main ridge of the Duncan Mountains. It is located between the Campbell and the Priestley glaciers and has granite outcrops. The feature is 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Morris Peak and is unique among the series of ridges in the Duncan Mountains in that it bifurcates, giving an aerial view similar in shape to a "wishbone." The descriptive name was suggested by Edmund Stump of the United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) Ohio State University field party w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Duncan (shipping Agent)
James, Jim, or Jimmy Duncan may refer to: Politicians *James Duncan (Pennsylvania politician) (1756–1844), American politician from Pennsylvania * James Duncan (MP for Barrow-in-Furness) (1858–1911), British lawyer and Liberal politician * James H. Duncan (1793–1869), American politician from Massachusetts *James Hastings Duncan (1855–1928), British Liberal Member of Parliament for Otley, 1900–1918 *Jim Duncan (Alaska politician) (born 1942), former Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives, congressional candidate *Jimmy Duncan (politician) (born 1947), American politician from Tennessee *Sir James Duncan, 1st Baronet (1899–1974), British politician Sportspeople * James Duncan (discus thrower) (1887–1955), American athlete * James Duncan (left back) (fl. 1878–1882), Scottish footballer (Alexandra Athletic, Rangers and Scotland) * James Duncan (outside left) (fl. 1890–1893), Scottish footballer (Sheffield United) * James Duncan (basketball) (born 1977), bask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |