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Nicolai Peak
Nicolai Peak ( bg, връх Николай, vrah Nikolay, ) is the ice-covered peak rising to 1342 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 |
Havre Mountains
The Havre Mountains () are a large group of mountains forming the northwestern extremity of Alexander Island, Antarctica, extending in an east–west direction between Cape Vostok and the Russian Gap. They were first seen in 1821 by a Russian expedition under Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and re-sighted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99. They were roughly charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who named them for Le Havre, the French port from which the ''Pourquoi-Pas (1908), Pourquol Pas?'' sailed in 1908. The mountains were 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. See also * Lassus Mountains * Rouen Mountains Further reading * United States. Defense Mapping Agency. Hydrographic Center, Sailing Directions for Antarctica: Includes Islands South of Latitude 60°', P 206 * Defense Mapping Agency 1992 ... [...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] |
Lennon Glacier
Lennon Glacier () is a glacier flowing southwest into the outer part of Lazarev Bay, in northern Alexander Island, Antarctica. It was surveyed by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1975–76, and was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1980 after BAS glaciologist Peter Wilfred Lennon, who worked on Alexander Island, 1974–76. See also * List of glaciers in the Antarctic * Hampton Glacier * Palestrina Glacier * Sullivan Glacier Sullivan Glacier () is a glacier flowing west into Gilbert Glacier, immediately south of Elgar Uplands in the north part of Alexander Island, Antarctica. The glacier was first sighted from a distance by the British Graham Land Expedition during ... References Glaciers of Alexander Island {{AlexanderIsland-glacier-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pipkov Glacier
Pipkov Glacier ( bg, Пипков ледник, Pipkov lednik, ) is the 11 km long in east-northeast to west-southwest direction and 3.2 km wide glacier on the west side of Havre Mountains in northern Alexander Island, Antarctica. The glacier is situated south and southwest of Lennon Glacier, and north of Oselna Glacier. It flows westwards between Kutev Peak and Nicolai Peak on the north, and Simon Peak on the south, and enters Lazarev Bay southeast of Buneva Point and north of Kamhi Point. The feature is named after the Bulgarian composers Panayot Pipkov (1871-1942) and Lyubomir Pipkov (1904-1974). Location Pipkov Glacier is centered at . British mapping in 1971 and 1991. Maps * British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 – W 69 70. Tolworth, UK, 1971 * British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. Sheet SR19-20/5. APC UK, 1991 Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elena Nicolai
Stoyanka Savova Nikolova ( bg, Стоянка Савова Николова), best known by her stage name Elena Nicolai ( bg, Елена Николай) (24 January 1905 – 24 October 1993), was a Bulgarian operatic mezzo-soprano. Early life and training Nicolai was born in the village of Tzerovo, Pazardzhik, Bulgaria. She spent her childhood in another Bulgarian town, Panagurishte. At the age of 19, she moved to Milan to study opera, first with Vincenzo Pintorno and later with Ettore Pozzoli. Operatic career She made her operatic debut as Maddalena in Verdi's ''Rigoletto'' in 1932. She spent 20 seasons as a leading mezzo-soprano at Milan's Teatro alla Scala. After her retirement from opera, she became an actress and had a short film career, starring in seven movies in the period between 1963-68. She recorded complete operas for RAI and EMI: Eboli in ''Don Carlos'' with Antonietta Stella, Boris Christoff, and Tito Gobbi stands out among the others, which include t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buneva Point
Buneva Point ( bg, нос Бунева, ‘Nos Buneva’ \'nos 'bu-ne-va\) is the sharp rocky point on the northwest coast of Alexander Island in Antarctica projecting 1 km west-southwestwards into Lazarev Bay just south of the terminus of Lennon Glacier. It is formed by the north extremity of the homonymous rocky coastal ridge extending 3.7 km in southeast direction. The feature is named after Mara Buneva (1902-1928), heroine of the Bulgarian liberation movement in Macedonia. Location Buneva Point is located at , which is 11 km south of Cape Vostok, 8.8 km northwest of Kamhi Point and 1.75 km northeast of Stoltz Island. British mapping in 1991. Maps * British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. Sheet SR19-20/5. APC UK, 1991 Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated References Bulgarian Antarctic Gazettee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Vostok
Cape Vostok () is a rocky headland which forms the west extremity of the Havre Mountains and the northwest extremity of Alexander Island in Antarctica. It was discovered by the First Russian Antarctic Expedition in 1821, led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev. It was mapped in detail from aerial photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition in 1947–48, and later by Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1960. Nearby Balgari Nunatak was visited in 1988 by the First Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition and chosen as the site of a future Bulgarian base in Antarctica, which however was eventually set up on Livingston Island instead. The formation was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee for the sloop ''Vostok'', commanded by Bellingshausen. The name means "east", although the cape is located on the western point of the island. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satovcha Peak
Satovcha Peak ( bg, връх Сатовча, vrah Satovcha, ) is the mostly ice-covered peak rising to 1587 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 in , northern in . It surmounts Bongrain Ice Piedmont to the northeast and < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Peak (Antarctica)
Simon Peak () is a mountain rising to about 1,000 m on the west side of the Havre Mountains, situated in the northwest portion of Alexander Island, Antarctica. The peak lies northeast of Umber Island, an island situated in Lazarev Bay off the west coast of Alexander Island. It is situated 9.9 km east-southeast of Buneva Point, 6.4 km northeast of Kamhi Point, 14.65 km west of Mount Pontida and 6.15 km north-northeast of Gazey Nunatak, and surmounts Pipkov Glacier to the north and Oselna Glacier to the southwest. Possibly sighted by FAE, 1908–10, in January 1909; surveyed by British Antarctic Survey in 1975–76. Named after Alec Edward Simon, British Antarctic Survey aircraft mechanic, who worked on nearby Adelaide Island during the summers of years 1972 to 1976. See also * Holst Peak * Ravel Peak * Richter Peaks Richter Peaks () is a group of peaks rising to about 1,385 m located near the southern extremity of the Walton Mountains, situated in the cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
