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Nathan Hills
Southern Cross Mountains is the name applied to the group of Antarctic mountain ranges lying between the Mariner and Priestley Glaciers in Victoria Land. Seaward parts of this area were first viewed by Ross in 1841 and subsequently by expeditions led by Borchgrevink, Scott, Shackleton and Byrd. The precise mapping of its overall features was accomplished from U.S. Navy air photographs and surveys by New Zealand and American parties in the 1950s and 1960s. Named by the northern party of NZGSAE, 1965–66. Features Geographical features of Southern Cross Mountains include: Arrowhead Range Other features * Archambault Ridge * Aviator Glacier * Chisholm Hills * Cosmonette Glacier * Daughtery Peaks * Hades Terrace * Linn Mesa * Mount Jiracek * Schulte Hills * Shoemaker Glacier * Styx Glacier * Tinker Glacier * Vulcan Hills * Wood Ridge Wood Ridge () is a flat-topped, ice-covered ridge, 7 nautical miles (13 km) long, extending in a north–south direction between Campbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosmonette Glacier
Cosmonette Glacier () is a tributary glacier in the Southern Cross Mountains, flowing east along the north side of the Daley Hills to Aviator Glacier, in Victoria Land. It was named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1962–63, in association with Cosmonaut and Aeronaut Glaciers and to commemorate the first woman cosmonaut An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek (), meaning 'star', and (), meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member aboard a spacecraft. Although generally r .... References * Glaciers of Victoria Land Borchgrevink Coast {{BorchgrevinkCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wood Ridge
Wood Ridge () is a flat-topped, ice-covered ridge, 7 nautical miles (13 km) long, extending in a north–south direction between Campbell and Styx Glaciers in the Southern Cross Mountains, Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1955–63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Vernon P. Wood, U.S. Navy yeoman, a member of the McMurdo Station McMurdo Station is a United States Antarctic research station on the south tip of Ross Island, which is in the New Zealand-claimed Ross Dependency on the shore of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. It is operated by the United States through the Unit ... winter parties of 1963 and 1967. Ridges of Victoria Land Borchgrevink Coast {{BorchgrevinkCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vulcan Hills
Vulcan Hills () is a group of small volcanic hills about 4 nautical miles (7 km) southwest of Shulte Hills in the Southern Cross Mountains of Victoria Land. Named by the southern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Features named by the expeditions 1957 ... (NZGSAE), 1966–67, in recognition of the volcanic composition of the rocks which form these hills. Hills of Victoria Land Borchgrevink Coast {{BorchgrevinkCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tinker Glacier
The Tinker Glacier is a 40 kilometre (25 mile) long glacier in Antarctica, draining the central part of the Southern Cross Mountains and flowing SE into Wood Bay, on the coast of Victoria Land. Named by the Northern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1962–63, for Lieutenant Col. Ron Tinker, leader at Scott Base during that season. The Tinker Glacier Tongue is the seaward extension of the Tinker Glacier, projecting into the NW corner of Wood Bay on the coast of Victoria Land. The name was suggested by 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. History The committee was established ... (US-ACAN). References Glaciers of Victoria Land Borchgrevink Coast {{BorchgrevinkCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Styx Glacier
Styx Glacier () is a tributary glacier in the Southern Cross Mountains, flowing southeast to enter Campbell Glacier between Wood Ridge and Pinckard Table, in Victoria Land. Observed by the Northern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1965–66, which named it after the mythical river Styx In Greek mythology, Styx (; grc, Στύξ ) is a river that forms the boundary between Earth (Gaia) and the Underworld. The rivers Acheron, Cocytus, Lethe, Phlegethon, and Styx all converge at the centre of the underworld on a great marsh, whic .... Glaciers of Victoria Land Borchgrevink Coast {{BorchgrevinkCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoemaker Glacier
Shoemaker Glacier () is a tributary glacier in the Southern Cross Mountains of Antarctica, flowing east along the south side of Daley Hills to Aviator Glacier, in Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Lieutenant (later Captain) Brian H. Shoemaker, U.S. Navy, helicopter pilot with Squadron VX-6 at McMurdo Station McMurdo Station is a United States Antarctic research station on the south tip of Ross Island, which is in the New Zealand-claimed Ross Dependency on the shore of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. It is operated by the United States through the Unit ..., 1967. Glaciers of Victoria Land Borchgrevink Coast {{BorchgrevinkCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schulte Hills
Schulte Hills () is a small group of low hills lying 5 nautical miles (9 km) south-southwest of Stewart Heights in the Southern Cross Mountains, Victoria Land. Named by the southern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Features named by the expeditions 1957 ... (NZGSAE), 1966–67, for Frank Schulte, geologist with this party. Hills of Victoria Land Borchgrevink Coast {{BorchgrevinkCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Jiracek
Mount Jiracek is a mountain, high, rising at the west side of the head of Tinker Glacier, in the Southern Cross Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for George R. Jiracek, a geophysicist at McMurdo Station McMurdo Station is a United States Antarctic research station on the south tip of Ross Island, which is in the New Zealand-claimed Ross Dependency on the shore of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. It is operated by the United States through the Unit ... in 1964–65. References Mountains of Victoria Land Borchgrevink Coast {{BorchgrevinkCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linn Mesa
Linn Mesa () is a small mesa located south of the Chisholm Hills in the Southern Cross Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and 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 o ... air photos, 1960–64, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Paul E. Linn, U.S. Navy, a utilitiesman at McMurdo Station in 1963 and 1967. References Mesas of Antarctica Landforms of Victoria Land Borchgrevink Coast {{BorchgrevinkCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hades Terrace
Hades Terrace is a steep, mainly ice-covered bluff along the east side of Campbell Glacier, situated just west of the Vulcan Hills in the Southern Cross Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Features named by the expeditions 1957 ..., 1965–66, presumably from Greek mythology. References Cliffs of Victoria Land Borchgrevink Coast {{BorchgrevinkCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daughtery Peaks
The Daughtery Peaks () are a small cluster of bare rock peaks high that surmount the south wall of Cosmonaut Glacier in the Southern Cross Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Franklin J. Daughtery, an aviation structural mechanic with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 Air Development Squadron Six (VX-6 or AIRDEVRON SIX, commonly referred to by its nickname, "puckered penguins") was a United States Navy Air Development Squadron based at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Established at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, ..., and a participant in six Deep Freeze operations. References * Mountains of Victoria Land Borchgrevink Coast {{BorchgrevinkCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
