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Trave Peak
Trave Peak ( bg, връх Траве, vrah Trave, ) is the partly ice-covered peak rising to 983.5 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 in the southeast foothills of on in , . It has precipitous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paramun Buttress
The Edgeworth Glacier () is a glacier long, flowing south-southwestwards from the edge of Detroit Plateau below Wolseley Buttress to the ice shelf west of Sobral Peninsula, Graham Land, Antarctica. Location Edgeworth Glacier is in Graham Land on the Nordenskjöld Coast of the eastern Antarctic Peninsula. It flows south from the Detroit Plateau, past the Sobral Peninsula to the east to enter the Weddell Sea. Copernix satellite view Mapping and name The Edgeworth Glacier was mapped from surveys by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960–61, and was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Richard Lovell Edgeworth, the British inventor of the "portable railway," the first track-laying vehicle, in 1770. Features Bombardier Glacier . A glacier flowing southeast from the edge of Detroit Plateau, and through a deep trough to join Edgeworth Glacier. Mapped from surveys by FIDS (1960-61). Named by UK-APC for Joseph-Armand Bombardier, Canadian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgeworth Glacier
The Edgeworth Glacier () is a glacier long, flowing south-southwestwards from the edge of Detroit Plateau below Wolseley Buttress to the ice shelf west of Sobral Peninsula, Graham Land, Antarctica. Location Edgeworth Glacier is in Graham Land on the Nordenskjöld Coast of the eastern Antarctic Peninsula. It flows south from the Detroit Plateau, past the Sobral Peninsula to the east to enter the Weddell Sea. Copernix satellite view Mapping and name The Edgeworth Glacier was mapped from surveys by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960–61, and was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Richard Lovell Edgeworth, the British inventor of the "portable railway," the first Continuous track, track-laying vehicle, in 1770. Features Bombardier Glacier . A glacier flowing southeast from the edge of Detroit Plateau, and through a deep trough to join Edgeworth Glacier. Mapped from surveys by FIDS (1960-61). Named by UK-APC for Joseph-Armand Bomb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chipev Nunatak
The Edgeworth Glacier () is a glacier long, flowing south-southwestwards from the edge of Detroit Plateau below Wolseley Buttress to the ice shelf west of Sobral Peninsula, Graham Land, Antarctica. Location Edgeworth Glacier is in Graham Land on the Nordenskjöld Coast of the eastern Antarctic Peninsula. It flows south from the Detroit Plateau, past the Sobral Peninsula to the east to enter the Weddell Sea. Copernix satellite view Mapping and name The Edgeworth Glacier was mapped from surveys by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960–61, and was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Richard Lovell Edgeworth, the British inventor of the "portable railway," the first track-laying vehicle, in 1770. Features Bombardier Glacier . A glacier flowing southeast from the edge of Detroit Plateau, and through a deep trough to join Edgeworth Glacier. Mapped from surveys by FIDS (1960-61). Named by UK-APC for Joseph-Armand Bombardier, Canadia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detroit Plateau
Detroit Plateau () is a major interior plateau of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula, with heights between . Its northeast limit is marked by the south wall of Russell West Glacier, from which it extends some in a general southwest direction to Herbert Plateau. The plateau was observed from the air by Sir Hubert Wilkins on a flight of December 20, 1928. Wilkins named it Detroit Aviation Society Plateau after the society which aided in the organizing of his expedition, but the shortened form of the original name is approved. The north and east sides of the plateau were charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1946–47. Dinsmoor Glacier flows east from the south edge of Detroit Plateau. Central plateaus of Graham Land North to south: * Laclavère Plateau * Louis Philippe Plateau * Detroit Plateau * Herbert Plateau * Foster Plateau * Forbidden Plateau * Bruce Plateau * Avery Plateau * Hemimont Plateau Hemimont Plateau ( bg, плато Хемимонт, plato He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordenskjöld Coast
The Nordenskjöld Coast (64° 30' S 60° 30' W) is located on the Antarctic Peninsula, more specifically Graham Land, which is the top region of the Peninsula. The Peninsula is a thin, long ice sheet with an Alpine-style mountain chain. The coast consists of 15m tall ice cliffs with ice shelves. The Nordenskjöld Coast was discovered by Otto Nordenskjöld, a Swedish explorer and geographer, and Carl Anton Larsen, a Norwegian explorer and whaler, during the Swedish Antarctic Expedition in 1901–1904. The name was suggested by Edwin Swift Balch in 1909, who was part of the Antarctic Exhibition alongside Dr. Nordenskjöld. The Nordenskjöld coast extends 50 miles west-southwest from Cape Longing to Drygalski Bay and Cape Fareweather, with Oscar II Coast located to the south. The Nordenskjöld Coast faces the Weddell Sea at the top of the Antarctic continent. The thinness of the Antarctic Peninsula and its northerly location makes it prone to change due to global warming. The length ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Land
Graham Land is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula that lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in which the name "Antarctic Peninsula" was approved for the major peninsula of Antarctica, and the names Graham Land and Palmer Land for the northern and southern portions, respectively. The line dividing them is roughly 69 degrees south. Graham Land is named after Sir James R. G. Graham, First Lord of the Admiralty at the time of John Biscoe's exploration of the west side of Graham Land in 1832. It is claimed by Argentina (as part of Argentine Antarctica), Britain (as part of the British Antarctic Territory) and Chile (as part of the Chilean Antarctic Territory). Graham Land is the closest part of Antarctica to South America. Thus it is the usual destination for small ships taking paying ... [...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] |
Darzalas Peak
Darzalas Peak ( bg, връх Дарзалас, vrah Darzalas, ) is the rocky, mostly ice-free peak rising to 934 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 in the south foothills of Detroit Plateau on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. The peak is situated between Bombardier Glacier, Bombardier and Dinsmoor Glaciers, and surmounting Mundraga Bay to the southeast. The peak is named after the Thrace, Thracian god Darzalas. Location Darzalas Peak is located at , which is 11.28 km southwest of Trave Peak, 6.16 km north of Mount Elliott (Antarctica), Mount Elliott, 7.17 km east-northeast of Kavlak Peak, and 29.87 km southeast of Mount Ader in the border area between Davis Coast and Danco Coast. British m ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antarctic Place-names Commission
The Antarctic Place-names Commission was established by the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute in 1994, and since 2001 has been a body affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria. The Commission approves Bulgarian place names in Antarctica, which are formally given by the President of the Republic according to the Bulgarian Constitution (Art. 98) and the established international practice. Bulgarian names in Antarctica Geographical names in Antarctica reflect the history and practice of Antarctic exploration. The nations involved in Antarctic research give new names to nameless geographical features for the purposes of orientation, logistics, and international scientific cooperation. As of 2021, there are some 20,091 named Antarctic geographical features, including 1,601 features with names given by Bulgaria.Bulgarian Antarctic Gazett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountains Of Graham Land
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least 300 metres (1,000 feet) above the surrounding land. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers. High elevations on mountains produce colder climates than at sea level at similar latitude. These colder climates strongly affect the ecosystems of mountains: different elevations have different plants and animals. Because of the less hospitable terrain and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgaria And The Antarctic
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east. Bulgaria covers a territory of , and is the sixteenth-largest country in Europe. Sofia is the nation's capital and largest city; other major cities are Plovdiv, Varna and Burgas. One of the earliest societies in the lands of modern-day Bulgaria was the Neolithic Karanovo culture, which dates back to 6,500 BC. In the 6th to 3rd century BC the region was a battleground for ancient Thracians, Persians, Celts and Macedonians; stability came when the Roman Empire conquered the region in AD 45. After the Roman state splintered, tribal invasions in the region resumed. Around the 6th century, these territories were settled by the early Slavs. The Bulgars, led by As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
