Steven Wormald, born 1946,Australian Antarctic Data Centre, 2015, ''Wormald Ice Piedmont''
(9 June 2015). was prominent as an

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during the 1970s. Wormald, who was described in 1973 as a resident of

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,''Canadian Geographical Journal'', 1973, vol. 86/87, p. 26. was the

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(BAS)

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observer at Adelaide Station, on

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in 1969–70 and the BAS general assistant at

Stonington Island Stonington Island is a rocky island lying northeast of Neny Island in the eastern part of Marguerite Bay off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It is long from north-west to south-east and wide, yielding an area of . It was formerly ...

in 1970–71.

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n.d.; cited b
''Geographical Names'', 1995-2012, "Wormald Ice Piedmont: Antarctica"
(9 June 2015). Wormald was later involved in survey work in the

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, before returning to BAS, as base commander at Stonington Island in 1973. He served as field operations manager for BAS at

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, in 1974-1977. In 1976, Wormald was awarded the

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, which is awarded by the BAS for "outstanding devotion to the British Antarctic Survey's interests, beyond the call of normal duty, by men or women who are or were members of the Survey, or closely connected with its work." In 1978, Wormald received the

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, which is awarded by the British government "for outstanding services as members of the British Antarctic Survey".''Second Supplement To The London Gazette of Monday, 13th November 1978'', p. 1. The Wormald Ice Piedmont, a peak on Adelaide Island, was subsequently named after him.

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