Prebble Icefalls

	Prebble Icefalls Prebble Icefalls () are a set of icefalls on the southwestern side of Midnight Plateau in the 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 R .... They occupy two large cirques southwestward of Mount Ellis and fall about 900 meters. Discovered by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) (1962–63) and named for W.M. Prebble, geologist with the expedition. Icefalls of Oates Land {{OatesLand-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Midnight Plateau Midnight Plateau () is a prominent ice-covered plateau, over high, forming the central feature of the Darwin Mountains in Antarctica. It is the only area of snow accumulation in the Darwin Mountains. The plateau was discovered by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition The Antarctic Research Centre (ARC) is part of the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington. Its mission is to research " Antarctic climate history and processes, and their influence on the global clim ... of 1962–63 and so named because the feature was visited by expedition members at midnight on December 27, 1962. Further reading * Gunter Faure, Teresa M. Mensing, 'The Transantarctic Mountains: Rocks, Ice, Meteorites and Water'', P 298 References Plateaus of Oates Land East Antarctica {{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]
	Mount Ellis Midnight Plateau () is a prominent ice-covered plateau, over high, forming the central feature of the Darwin Mountains in Antarctica. It is the only area of snow accumulation in the Darwin Mountains. The plateau was discovered by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition of 1962–63 and so named because the feature was visited by expedition members at midnight on December 27, 1962. Further reading * Gunter Faure, Teresa M. Mensing, 'The Transantarctic Mountains: Rocks, Ice, Meteorites and Water'', P 298 References Plateaus of Oates Land East Antarctica {{OatesLand-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Victoria University Of Wellington Antarctic Expedition The Antarctic Research Centre (ARC) is part of the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington. Its mission is to research "Antarctic climate history and processes, and their influence on the global climate system. The current director of the Antarctic Research Centre is Associate Professor Robert McKay. Directors * 1972 - 2007: Professor Peter Barrett * 2008 - 2016: Professor Tim Naish * 2017 - 2019: Professor Andrew Mackintosh * 2020 - Present: Professor Robert McKay History In December 1957, geology students Barrie McKelvey and Peter Webb along with biologist Ron Balham conducted an expedition to the then unexplored McMurdo Dry Valleys via the Royal New Zealand Navy Antarctic support ship HMNZS ''Endeavour''. This expedition formed the basic for the annual Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expeditions, which continue to the present day. Since this first expedition, over 400 staff and students have travelled to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]