The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a

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government committee, part of the

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, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the

British Antarctic Territory The British Antarctic Territory (BAT) is a sector of Antarctica claimed by the United Kingdom as one of its 14 British Overseas Territories, of which it is by far the largest by area. It comprises the region south of 60°S latitude and between ...

(BAT) and the

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(SGSSI). Such names are formally approved by the Commissioners of the BAT and SGSSI respectively, and published in the BAT Gazetteer and the SGSSI Gazetteer maintained by the Committee. The BAT names are also published in the international

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maintained by

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. The Committee may also consider proposals for new place names for geographical features in areas of Antarctica outside BAT and SGSSI, which are referred to other Antarctic place-naming authorities, or decided by the Committee itself if situated in the unclaimed sector of Antarctica.

Names attributed by the committee

Anvil Crag Anvil Crag () is a rock crag rising to west-southwest of Sphinx Hill, King George Island. The vertical crag is at the head of a medial moraine. It was descriptively named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1977; with its three rock face ...

, named for descriptive features *

Anckorn Nunataks The Anckorn Nunataks () are a group of nunataks and snow-covered hills, long, between Mount Bailey and Mount Samsel in the eastern part of Palmer Land, Antarctica. They were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after J.F. Anckorn, a B ...

, named after J. F. Anckorn *

Bachstrom Point Bachstrom Point () is a headland on the northeast side of Beascochea Bay, southeast of Cape Perez on the southwest coast of Kyiv Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica. It was first charted by the British Graham Land Expedition, 1934–37, under J ...

, named after

Johann Bachstrom Jan Fryderyk or Johann Friedrich Bachstrom (24 December 1688, near Rawitsch, now Rawicz, Poland - June 1742, Nieswiez, now Nyasvizh, Belarus) was a writer, scientist and Lutheran theologian who spent the last decade of his life in Leiden. His surn ...

, author *

Baldred Rock Baldred Rock () is a rock in Fitchie Bay at Laurie Island in the South Orkney Islands. It lies close off the south side of Ferrier Peninsula, east-southeast of Graptolite Island. This rock was mapped by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition ...

, originally named Bass Rock and renamed in 1954 after Saint Baldred * Bamber Glacier, named after Jonathan Bamber *

Barrett Buttress Barrett Buttress () is a nunatak rising to at the south margin of Goodenough Glacier, southwest of the Blanchard Nunataks in western Palmer Land. The feature has a sheer northwest face high; the southeast side is level with the snow plateau. It ...

, named after Richard G. Barrett, surveyor *

Basilisk Crag Basilisk Crag is a linear serrated cliff in the South Shetland Islands. It trends north-east, rising to about above sea level on the southeast shore of Griffin Cove, Livingston Island. The cliff is one of several features given the name of “fa ...

, named for descriptive features * Bergel Rock, named after

Alexandra Bergel Alexandra () is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "prot ...

Bernard Rocks Bernard Rocks () is a small group of rocks between Davis Island and Spallanzani Point, off the northeast side of Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago. They were first mapped by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste C ...

, named after Claude Bernard, French physiologist *

Berntsen Ridge Berntsen Ridge () is a ridge on the north coast of South Georgia, running west from Tonsberg Point and rising to about at the west end. The ridge partly occupies the peninsula between Stromness Harbor and Husvik Harbor. It was named in 1991 by t ...

, named after Captain

Søren Berntsen Søren Berntsen (1880–1940) was an important figure in the history of whaling in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Arriving in the islands with the floating factory ship ''Bucentaur'', Berntsen established the shore station at Husvik ...

Binary Peaks Binary Peaks is a steep pinnacle covered with snow with two snow free and therefore conspicuous summits, situated northwest of Mount Krokisius and north-northwest of Moltke Harbor, South Georgia. This feature was named "Doppelspitz" (double pe ...

, originally named Doppelspitz; the new name was recommended in 1971 *

Blechnum Peaks Blechnum Peaks () are three peaks, the highest high, on the north–south ridge between Gulbrandsen Lake and Olsen Valley on the north coast of South Georgia. They were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee, following British Antarct ...

, named after the rare fern ''

Blechnum penna-marina ''Austroblechnum penna-marina'', synonym ''Blechnum penna-marina'', known as Antarctic hard-fern, alpine water fern and pinque (Chilean Spanish), is a species of fern in the family Blechnaceae, with a natural range from the Araucanía Region to t ...

'', native to the region. *

Blyth Spur Blyth Spur () is a high spur trending east-southeast from Dobson Dome in James Ross Island. Following geological work by the British Antarctic Survey, 1985–86, it was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after John Blyth, cook on Ope ...

, named John Blyth, cook * Bone Glacier, named after Douglas Bone *

Bonner Beach Bonner Beach () is a small, flat beach on the south shore of Larsen Harbor in the southeast part of South Georgia. It is the only place in South Georgia where Weddell seals breed. The area was mapped by DI personnel in 1927 and by the South Georg ...

, named after

Nigel Bonner William Nigel Bonner (15 February 1928 – 27 August 1994) was a British zoologist, Antarctic marine mammal specialist, author and ecologist. The topics of his books and scientific publications included marine animals, reindeer and the ecology of ...

zoologist and Antarctic mammal specialist. Breeding ground for Weddell seals. *

Bordal Rock Bordal Rock () is an isolated rock west-southwest of Trollhul, off the south coast of South Georgia. Positioned by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, it was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Harald Bordal, a gunn ...

, named after Harald Bordal, gunner *

Boreas Peak Boreas Peak () is a nunatak, high, at the north side of the terminus of Eureka Glacier, on the Rymill Coast of Palmer Land. The best ramp for the approach to Eureka Glacier from George VI Sound is normally found close to this nunatak. It was na ...

, named after Boreas *

Bothy Bay Bothy Bay () is a small bay on the northwest side of Fildes Peninsula, King George Island. The entrance is southeast of Square End Island and the bay is backed by a wide beach, with low cliffs on the northeast and southwest sides. The name, appli ...

, named for descriptive features *

Boutan Rocks Boutan Rocks () are a small group of rocks lying southwest of Bruce Island, off the west coast of Graham Land. The rocks appear on an Argentine government chart of 1954. They were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee The UK Antarctic Pl ...

, named after

Louis Marie-Auguste Boutan Louis Marie-Auguste Boutan (6 March 1859 – 6 April 1934) was a French biologist and photographer. He was a pioneer in the field of underwater photography. Biography The son of , he was born in Versailles and studied biology and natural h ...

(1859–1934), French naturalist *

Boyer Rocks Boyer () is a French surname. In rarer cases, it can be a corruption or deliberate alteration of other names. Origins and statistics Boyer is found traditionally along the Mediterranean (Provence, Languedoc), the Rhône valley, Auvergne, Limou ...

, named after

Joseph Boyer Joseph E. Boyer (1848 – October 24, 1930) was a Canadian-American inventor and computer industrialist.Staff report (October 25, 1930). J.A. Boyer Dead; A Noted Inventor; Chairman of Board of Burroughs Adding Machine Company Succumbs to Pneu ...

, French naval officer *

Breccia Crags The Breccia Crags () are rock crags, high, standing west of Petter Bay in the southeast end of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. They were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee following the 1956–58 survey by the Falklan ...

, named after geographic features * Bremner Glacier, named after Steven Bremner * Buddington Peak, named after James W. Buddington *

Burns Bluff Burns Bluff () is a bluff on the west coast of Palmer Land, immediately to the south of Naess Glacier. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Frederick M. Burns, British Antarctic Survey geophysicist at Stonington Island S ...

, named after

Frederick M. Burns Frederick may refer to: People * Frederick (given name), the name Nobility Anhalt-Harzgerode *Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670) Austria * Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria from 1195 to 1198 * Frederick ...

, geophysicist *

Burton Cove Burton Cove () is a small cove just east of Pearson Point, the southwest tip of Bird Island, South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Robert W. Burton, British Antarctic Survey The British Antarctic Survey (B ...

, named after

Robert W. Burton The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

British Antarctic Survey The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has a dual purpose, to conduct polar science, enabling better understanding of global issues, and to provide an active presence in the Antarctic on ...

assistant *

Buzfuz Rock Buzfuz Rock () is a rock west of Snubbin Island in the Pitt Islands, northern Biscoe Islands. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1971 after Sergeant Buzfuz, a character in Charles Dickens' ''The Pickwick Papers ''The ...

, named after Sergeant Buzfuz, a character in Charles Dickens' '' The Pickwick Papers'' *

Cabrial Rock Cabrial Rock () is a rock lying at the north side of the entrance to Ocean Harbor, South Georgia. It was positioned by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57. The rock was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Frank Cabrial ...

, named after

Frank Cabrial Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Curre ...

, steward * Camana Rock, named after the ''Camana'' sailing vessel *

Canis Heights Canis Heights is a mainly snow-covered ridge located between the two upper tributaries of Millett Glacier on the western edge of the Dyer Plateau of Palmer Land. The feature was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after the constellatio ...

, named after the constellations of

Canis Major Canis Major is a constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere, southern celestial hemisphere. In the second century, it was included in Ptolemy's 48 constellations, and is counted among the 88 modern constellations. Its name is Latin fo ...

and

Canis Minor Canis Minor is a small constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere. In the second century, it was included as an asterism, or pattern, of two stars in Ptolemy's 48 constellations, and it is counted among the 88 modern constellation ...

Canso Rocks Bone Bay () is a rectangular bay along the northwest coast of Trinity Peninsula. It is nearly 10 nautical miles (18 km) wide at the entrance between Notter Point and Cape Roquemaurel. The bay and most of its constituent features were charted by th ...

, named after the

Canso The Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) is a representative body of companies that provide air traffic control. It represents the interests of Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs). CANSO members are responsible for supporting ov ...

aircraft *

Capella Rocks The Capella Rocks () form a low, rocky ridge composed of several nunataks, located near the head of Bertram Glacier, northeast of the Auriga Nunataks, in Palmer Land. They were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after the star Capella ...

, named after the star Capella * Cape Fothergill, named after Alastair Fothergill *

Cape Zumberge Cape Zumberge is a steep rock cape on the west side of the Ronne Ice Shelf, marking the southwest end of the Orville Coast of Palmer Land on the continent of Antarctica. The name "Zumberge Nunatak" was given by the US-IGY party from Ellsworth Sta ...

, named after its association with

James Zumberge James Herbert Zumberge (December 27, 1923 – April 15, 1992) was a professor of geology and president of Grand Valley State University from 1962 to 1969, of Southern Methodist University from 1975 to 1980, and of the University of Southern C ...

Capstan Rocks The Capstan Rocks () are a small group of rocks, sometimes awash at high water and in strong winds, lying south of Bob Island in the south entrance to Gerlache Strait, off the west coast of Graham Land. They were shown on an Argentine government ch ...

, named after its resemblance to a capstan *

Catcher Icefall Catcher Icefall () is an icefall between Elephant Cove and Bomford Peak on the south side of South Georgia. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part ...

, named for its association with the whaling industry *

Cetacea Rocks Hoseason Island is an island long and wide, lying west of Trinity Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. This name, which has appeared on charts for over 100 years, commemorates James Hoseason, first mate on the ''Sprightly'', an Ender ...

, named after the zoological order

Cetacea Cetacea (; , ) is an infraorder of aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Key characteristics are their fully aquatic lifestyle, streamlined body shape, often large size and exclusively carnivorous diet. They propel them ...

Catodon Rocks Catodon Rocks () are a small group of rocks just northeast of Ohlin Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. They were photographed by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition in 1955–57 and mapped from these photos. They were name ...

, named after the

sperm whale The sperm whale or cachalot (''Physeter macrocephalus'') is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator. It is the only living member of the genus ''Physeter'' and one of three extant species in the sperm whale famil ...

, ''Physeter catodon'' * Cauldron Pool, named after geographical features *

Chance Rock Chance Rock is an isolated rock, which is awash, lying in the center of Gerlache Strait near its junction with Orléans Strait, in the Palmer Archipelago. It was shown on an Argentine government chart of 1957, and so named by the UK Antarctic Place- ...

, named after geographical features *

Chapman Hump Chapman Hump () is a large rounded nunatak in the center of Chapman Glacier (Palmer Land), Chapman Glacier in Palmer Land, located inland from George VI Sound. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in association with Chapman Glaci ...

, named in conjunction with Chapman Glacier * Chisel Peak, named for descriptive features *

Copestake Peak Copestake Peak () is a peak rising to on the south side of Neumayer Glacier, South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Paul Goodall-Copestake, who was British Antarctic Survey biological assistant at Grytviken, 1980 ...

, named after

Paul Goodall-Copestake Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chris ...

, biological assistant *

Corelli Horn Corelli Horn () is a prominent rocky pinnacle with a distinctive pointed summit, high, standing west of the north end of the LeMay Range in central Alexander Island, Antarctica. It was first mapped in 1960 by D. Searle of the Falkland Islands Dep ...

, named after Arcangelo Corelli, Italian composer *

Cornice Channel Galindez Island ( uk, Ґаліндез) is an island long, lying immediately east of Winter Island in the Argentine Islands, Wilhelm Archipelago. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who ...

, named for geographical features * Cornwall Peaks, originally named Cornwall Peak (singular); name changed in 1954 * Corr Dome, named for Hugh Corr * Cruchley Ice Piedmont, renamed in 1987 *

Cuthbertson Snowfield Cuthbertson Snowfield () is a snowfield rising to and covering the high ground of eastern Laurie Island (eastward of Watson Peninsula), in the South Orkney Islands. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1987 after William Cuthb ...

, named after

William Cuthbertson William Cuthbertson (21 July 1902 in Dunfermline – 24 November 1963) was a British flyweight boxer who competed in the 1920s. He won the bronze medal in Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics losing against Danish boxer Anders Petersen in the se ...

, artist *

Davies Heights The Davies Heights () are an elevated area, roughly elliptical in form and long, rising to in north-central Fildes Peninsula, King George Island. The feature has steep sides and an undulating top which rise above the surrounding plain. It was na ...

, named after

Robert E.S. Davies The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

, geologist * Davies Top, named after Anthony G. Davies, medical officer *

Dikstra Buttresses The Dikstra Buttresses () are a group of summits rising to about on the western side of the Douglas Range, northern Alexander Island, Antarctica. Surveyed by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1975–76, they were named by the UK Antarctic Place- ...

, named after

Barry James Dikstra Barry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Barry (name), including lists of people with the given name, nickname or surname, as well as fictional characters with the given name * Dancing Barry, stage name of Barry Richards (born c. 1950 ...

, geophysicist *

Diver Point Diver Point () is a point midway along the north shore of Bird Island, South Georgia. The name, by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee, derives from the South Georgia diving petrel The South Georgia diving petrel or Georgian diving-petrel (' ...

, named for geographic features *

Dixey Rock The Danger Islands is a group of small islands lying east-south-east of Joinville Island near the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. They were discovered on 28 December 1842 by a British expedition under James Clark Ross, who so named them becaus ...

, named after

David J. Dixey David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

* Dixon Peak, named after Lieutenant

John B. Dixon John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...

Donnachie Cliff Donnachie Cliff () is a cliff on Ulu Peninsula, James Ross Island, rising to about northeast of Back Mesa. Following geological work by the British Antarctic Survey, 1985–86, it was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Thomas D ...

, named after

Thomas Donnachie Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Ap ...

, radio operator * Downham Peak, named after

Noel Y. Downham Noel or Noël may refer to: Christmas * , French for Christmas * Noel is another name for a Christmas carol Places *Noel, Missouri, United States, a city *Noel, Nova Scotia, Canada, a community *1563 Noël, an asteroid *Mount Noel, British ...

, meteorological assistant *

Dreadnought Point Dreadnought Point () is a prominent rocky point on the west side of Croft Bay, James Ross Island. It was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in August 1953. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee name is descriptive; the appearance ...

, named for descriptive features * Dudeney Nunataks, named for John Dudeney * Duparc Rocks, named after Louis Duparc, French naval officer * Elliott Rock, named after

Henry W. Elliott Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) *Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...

, American naturalist *

Ewer Pass Ewer Pass () is a pass rising to about , trending north-northwest–south-southeast between Browns Bay and Aitken Cove on Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee in 1987 after John R. Ewe ...

, named after

John R. Ewer John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

, meteorological observer *

Fang Buttress Fang Buttress () is a rock buttress immediately west of Molar Peak near the south end of the Osterrieth Range of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. The buttress has a small but prominent tooth-like rock in front of it and is a landmark for p ...

, named for descriptive features *

Fantome Rock Fantome Rock () is a dangerous rock in the middle of Bird Sound, South Georgia, lying south of Gony Point, Bird Island. It was charted by Discovery Investigations personnel on the ''Discovery'' in the period 1926–30 and named by the UK Antarct ...

Farman Highland The Hutton Mountains are a group of mountains in southeastern Palmer Land, Antarctica, bounded on the southwest by Johnston Glacier, on the northwest by Squires Glacier, on the north by Swann Glacier, and on the east by Keller Inlet. The mountains ...

, named after

Joseph C. Farman Joseph Charles Farman CBE (7 August 193011 May 2013) was a British geophysicist who worked for the British Antarctic Survey. Together with Brian Gardiner and Jon Shanklin, he published the discovery of the ozone hole over Antarctica, having use ...

, atmospheric physicist *

The Fid The Fid () is a sharp peak rising to at the eastern side of the mouth of Cole Glacier in southern Graham Land, Antarctica. The peak was photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service on September 28, 1940 and was surveyed by the ...

, named for descriptive features *

Fielding Col Fielding Col () is an east–west trending pass between the Baudin Peaks and Hag Pike in southern Graham Land, Antarctica. It provides the best known route leading inland to Morgan Upland between Neny Fjord and the Wordie Ice Shelf. It was name ...

, named after Harold M. Fielding, surveyor *

Finback Massif Finback Massif () is a massif in Antarctica, rising to more than between Stubb Glacier and Flask Glacier. It stands west-northwest of Tashtego Point on the east side of Graham Land. The name is one of several applied by the UK Antarctic Place-Na ...

, named after the finback whale *

Fishhook Ridge The Sobral Peninsula () is a high and mainly ice-covered peninsula in northern Graham Land, Antarctica. The feature is long and wide and projects southward into the northern part of the Larsen Ice Shelf west of Larsen Inlet. Location The Sob ...

, named for descriptive features *

Flatcap Point A flat cap is a rounded cap with a small stiff brim in front, originating in Britain and Ireland. The hat is known in Ireland as a paddy cap; in Scotland as a bunnet; in Wales as a Dai cap; and in the United States as an English cap, Irish cap ...

, named for descriptive features *

Fleet Point Fleet Point () is a rocky point northwest of Tent Nunatak on the east coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. The point has a rocky spine ranging from in height. The point appears in the aerial photographs of several American expeditions: United States ...

, named after

Michael Fleet Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...

Flett Buttress Flett Buttress () is a rock crag rising to northwest of Mount Haddington on James Ross Island. It provides the highest exposure of volcanic rock on the island. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1987 after William R. Flett, ...

, named after William R. Flett, geologist *

Förster Cliffs James Ross Island is a large island off the southeast side and near the northeastern extremity of the Antarctic Peninsula, from which it is separated by Prince Gustav Channel. Rising to , it is irregularly shaped and extends in a north–south ...

, named after

Reinhard Förster Reinhard is a German, Austrian, Danish, and to a lesser extent Norwegian surname (from Germanic ''ragin'', counsel, and ''hart'', strong), and a spelling variant of Reinhardt. Persons with the given name *Reinhard of Blankenburg (after 1107 – 11 ...

West German West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...

geologist * Foxtail Peak, named for geographic features * Francis Peak, named for Jane Francis *

Freberg Rocks The Freberg Rocks () are a small group of rocks lying off Rocky Bay, west-northwest of Ducloz Head, South Georgia. They were surveyed by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, and were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee fo ...

, named after

Hjalmar Freberg Hjalmar () and Ingeborg () were a legendary Swedish duo. The male protagonist Hjalmar and his duel for Ingeborg figures in the ''Hervarar saga'' and in ''Orvar-Odd's saga'', as well as in ''Gesta Danorum'', ''Lay of Hyndla'' and a number of Kvæð ...

, gunner * Fricker Ice Piedmont, named after Helen Amanda Fricker * Fringe Rocks, named for geographical location *

Frost Rocks The Frost Rocks () are a cluster of rocks situated southwest of the southern Argentine Islands and southwest of the Whiting Rocks, off the coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. They were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee The UK Antarctic ...

, named after Richard Frost, survey assistant *

Fulmar Bay Fulmar Bay () is a bay wide between Moreton Point and Return Point at the west end of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. It was first sighted and roughly charted by Captain George Powell and Captain Nathaniel Palmer on their joint ...

, named after the ''

Fulmarus glacialoides The southern fulmar (''Fulmarus glacialoides'') is a seabird of the Southern Hemisphere. Along with the northern fulmar, ''F. glacialis'', it belongs to the fulmar genus ''Fulmarus'' in the family Procellariidae, the true petrels. It is also kno ...

'' that nest in the area * Fulmar Crags *

Gaudin Point Gaudin Point () is the eastern entrance point of Lauzanne Cove, Flandres Bay, on the Danco Coast of Antarctica. It was first charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot. In association with the names of pionee ...

, named after

Marc Antoine Gaudin Marc Antoine Auguste Gaudin (5 April 1804 – 2 August 1880) was a French chemist. He was a pioneer in photography and contributed to the Avogadro's gas law by proposing that some elements form diatomic or polyatomic gas. See also *Corundum *Ga ...

, French photographer *

Gazella Peak Gazella Peak () is a peak rising over between Roche Peak and the Cordall Stacks on the north side of Bird Island, South Georgia, Bird Island, South Georgia Island, South Georgia. It was charted by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, ...

, named after the

Arctocephalus gazella The Antarctic fur seal (''Arctocephalus gazella''), is one of eight seals in the genus ''Arctocephalus'', and one of nine fur seals in the subfamily Arctocephalinae. Despite what its name suggests, the Antarctic fur seal is mostly distributed in ...

* Geelan Ice Piedmont, named after

Patrick John Michael Geelan Patrick may refer to: *Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name *Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People *Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint *Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick or ...

Gemel Peaks The Gemel Peaks () are two peaks northeast of Horatio Stump on Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. They were charted and named "Twin Peak" or "Twin Peaks" by Discovery Investigations personnel on the ''Discovery ...

, originally named Twin Peaks and renamed in 1960 *

Gerber Peak Gerber Peak is a peak south-southwest of Rahir Point, standing close south of Thomson Cove, Flandres Bay, on the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, 1897–99. It was named by ...

, named after

Friedrich Gerber Friedrich may refer to: Names *Friedrich (surname), people with the surname ''Friedrich'' *Friedrich (given name), people with the given name ''Friedrich'' Other *Friedrich (board game), a board game about Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' ...

, Swiss veterinary surgeon *

Gervaize Rocks Huon Bay () is the bay about ´ wide between Cape Ducorps and Cape Legoupil, along the north coast of Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica. Location Huon Bay is in Graham Land on the north coast of the Trinity Peninsula, which forms the tip of the Ant ...

, named after

Charles Gervaize Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...

, French naval officer * Giles Bay, named after Katherine Giles *

Glass Point Glass Point () is a point southwest of False Round Point on the north coast of King George Island, South Shetland Islands. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960 for R.H. Glass, Master of the ''Francis Allyn'' from New Lon ...

, named after R.H. Glass * Gordon Nunataks, named after

Arnold L. Gordon Arnold may refer to: People * Arnold (given name), a masculine given name * Arnold (surname), a German and English surname Places Australia * Arnold, Victoria, a small town in the Australian state of Victoria Canada * Arnold, Nova Scotia Uni ...

, American oceanographer *

Grinder Rock Grinder Rock () is the southernmost of a group of rocks extending from the southeast end of Intercurrence Island, in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It was shown on Argentine and Chilean government charts of 1957. The name, given by the UK Ant ...

, named for descriptive features *

Hauron Peak Paradise Harbour, also known as Paradise Bay, is a wide embayment behind Lemaire and Bryde Islands in Antarctica, indenting the west coast of Graham Land between Duthiers and Leniz Points. The name was first applied by whalers operating in t ...

, named for French cinematographer Louis Arthur Ducos du Hauron *

Haller Rocks The Haller Rocks () are a small group of rocks in the eastern part of Bouquet Bay, lying northwest of the southwest end of Liège Island, in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. They were photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd in 1956–57, and ...

, named after

Albrecht von Haller Albrecht von Haller (also known as Albertus de Haller; 16 October 170812 December 1777) was a Swiss anatomist, physiologist, naturalist, encyclopedist, bibliographer and poet. A pupil of Herman Boerhaave, he is often referred to as "the fa ...

, Swiss physiologist *

Hamer Hill Hamer Hill () is a hill high on the eastern edge of the central mountain mass of Sobral Peninsula, Nordenskjöld Coast, Graham Land, Antarctica. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Richard D. Hamer, a British Antarctic Surv ...

, named after Richard D. Hamer, geologist * Hampton Bluffs, named after

Ian F.G. Hampton Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, derived from the Hebrew given name (Yohanan, ') and corresponding to the English name John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename ''Iain''. It is a popular name in Sc ...

, physiologist * Hardy Rocks, named after

James D. Hardy James D. Hardy Jr. (born 1934) is the former associate dean of the Louisiana State University Honors College and a professor of history at LSU since 1965. He earned his B.A. from Cornell University and his Ph.D. in history from the University ...

, American physiologist *

Haverly Peak Flandres Bay is a large bay lying between Cape Renard and Cape Willems, along the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was explored in 1898 by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, who named it, probably after the historical area of ...

, named after William R. Haverly *

Headland Peak Headland Peak () is a peak rising to on the north side of Geikie Glacier, at the head of Cumberland West Bay, South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Robert K. Headland, a British Antarctic Survey biological a ...

, named after Robert K. Headland, biological assistant *

Hektor Icefall Hektor Icefall () is an icefall extending in an arc about long at the head of Sherratt Bay, on the south coast of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960 for the Hektor Whal ...

, named for the

Hektor Whaling Company In Greek mythology, Hector (; grc, Ἕκτωρ, Hektōr, label=none, ) is a character in Homer's Iliad. He was a Trojan prince and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. Hector led the Trojans and their allies in the defense o ...

Henriksen Buttress Henriksen Buttress () is a prominent rock buttress, high, standing southeast of Mount Sugartop in the central part of the Allardyce Range of South Georgia. It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, and was named by the ...

, named after

Henrik N. Henriksen Henrik is a male given name of Germanic origin, primarily used in Scandinavia, Estonia, Hungary and Slovenia. In Poland, the name is spelt Henryk but pronounced similarly. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Heiki (Estonian), Heikk ...

* Heywood Glacier, named after

Karen Heywood Karen Joy Heywood is a British Antarctic oceanographer and Professor of Physical Oceanography at the University of East Anglia (UEA). She is best known for her work developing autonomous measurements of the Southern Ocean. Early life and educa ...

Highton Glacier Highton Glacier () is a glacier on the east coast of Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands, south of Sugarloaf Island, flowing northeast to the sea. Called "Stamina Glacier" from the stamina needed to cross it by the Joint Services Expe ...

, named after

John E. Highton John Ernest Highton (1935 2008) was a Royal Navy Commander, Antarctic explorer, and rugby union player. He was Deputy Leader of the 1976-77 Joint Services Expedition to the Elephant Island Group and was in charge of the group on Clarence Island ( ...

* Hindley Glacier, named after Christopher Hindley * Hindmarsh Dome, named after Richard Hindmarsh *

Hobbs Point Nansen Island or Isla Nansen Sur is the largest of the islands lying in Wilhelmina Bay off the west coast of Graham Land, lying east of Emma Island. Nansen Island was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897–1899) under Adrien d ...

, named after

Graham J. Hobbs Graham and Graeme may refer to: People * Graham (given name), an English-language given name * Graham (surname), an English-language surname * Graeme (surname), an English-language surname * Graham (musician) (born 1979), Burmese singer * Clan G ...

, geologist * Homing Head, named for descriptive features *

Hornpipe Heights The Hornpipe Heights () are a group of partly exposed ridges rising to about lying between Sullivan Glacier, Mikado Glacier, and Clarsach Glacier in the northern part of Alexander Island, Antarctica. Whistle Pass is adjacent to the northeastern ...

, named in conjunction with

Whistle Pass Whistle Pass () is a snow pass at about 1,050 m at the head of Sullivan Glacier in north Alexander Island, Antarctica. The pass trends in a NE-SW direction and provides access to and from the upper part of Hampton Glacier. So named by British ...

Hoskins Peak Hoskins Peak () is a peak west of Contact Peak in southern Pourquoi Pas Island, Graham Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) from surveys, 1956–59, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee ...

, named after Arthur K. Hoskins, geologist *

Hospital Point Hospital Point () is a point formed by an ice cliff with a small amount of rock exposed at its base, lying at the north side of Yankee Harbour immediately east of Glacier Bluff, Greenwich Island, in the South Shetland Islands. It was charted and na ...

, originally called Rocky Point and renamed in 1961 * Hübl Peak, named after

Artur Freiherr von Hübl Artur is a cognate to the common male given name Arthur, meaning "bear-like," which is believed to possibly be descended from the Roman surname Artorius or the Celtic bear-goddess Artio or more probably from the Celtic word ''artos'' ("bear"). Ot ...

, Austrian surveyor *

Huddle Rocks The Huddle Rocks () are a group of rocks lying northwest of the Symington Islands, in the Biscoe Islands of Antarctica. They were mapped by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd in 1956–57, and so ...

, named for descriptive features *

Humpback Rocks Humpback Rocks () is a small group of rocks lying north of Cape Saunders, off the north coast of South Georgia. The South Georgia Survey reported in 1951–52 that the descriptive name "Knolrokset" (humpback rocks) has been used for this feature ...

, originally named Knolrokset and renamed in 1954 * Humphries Heights, named after Colonel G.J. Humphries *

Hurst Bay Hurst Bay () is a small bay on the east side of The Naze, James Ross Island, Antarctica. Following hydrographic work in the area from HMS ''Endurance'', 1981–82, it was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee The UK Antarctic Place-Nam ...

, named after Commander

William E. Hurst William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conques ...

, Royal Navy *

Husdal Husdal () is a short valley running west-southwest from the head of Husvik Harbour, South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in the Norwegian form "Husdal" (house valley) in association with the disused Husvik Husvik ...

, named for the

Husvik Husvik is a former whaling station on the north-central coast of South Georgia Island. It was one of three such stations in Stromness Bay, the other two being Stromness and Leith Harbour. Husvik initially began as a floating, offshore factory sit ...

whaling station *

Hyatt Cove Hyatt Cove () is a cove at the west side of Sonia Point in Flandres Bay, on the northeast coast of Kyiv Peninsula on Danco Coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was discovered and roughly mapped by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99. It was ...

, named after Raymond H. Hyatt *

Hydrurga Rocks Two Hummock Island is an ice-covered island, long in a north-south direction, conspicuous for its two rocky summits Buache Peak and Modev Peak high, lying southeast of Liège Island and east of Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago. ...

, named after ''Hydrurga leptonyx'', the leopard seal * Jardine Peak, named after

D. Jardine D. or d. may refer to, usually as an abbreviation: * Don (honorific), a form of address in Spain, Portugal, Italy, and their former overseas empires, usually given to nobles or other individuals of high social rank. * Date of death, as an abbreviat ...

, geologist *

Jeffries Bluff Kemp Peninsula () is an irregular ice-covered peninsula long in a north–south direction and wide. The peninsula rises gently to and projects east between the heads of Mason Inlet and Mossman Inlet, on the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctic ...

, named after

Margaret Elsa Jeffries Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning "pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Persian. Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular througho ...

Jeffries Peak Jeffries Peak () is a peak standing southward of Wilhelmina Bay, between Leonardo Glacier and Blanchard Glacier on the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from photos taken by Hunting Ae ...

, named after

John Jeffries John Jeffries (5 February 1744 – 16 September 1819) was an American physician, scientist, and military surgeon with the British Army in Nova Scotia and New York during the American Revolution. He is best known for accompanying French invent ...

, American physician *

Kerr Point Kerr may refer to: People *Kerr (surname) *Kerr (given name) Places ;United States *Kerr Township, Champaign County, Illinois *Kerr, Montana, A US census-designated place *Kerr, Ohio, an unincorporated community *Kerr County, Texas Other uses ...

, named after

Adam J. Kerr Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as " ...

Killermet Cove Bryde Island () is an island long and wide, lying immediately south-west of Lemaire Island, off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (BelgAE) under Adrien de Gerlache, 1897–99, and n ...

* King Glacier, named after John King * King Dome, named after Edward King *

Kinzl Crests The Kinzl Crests () are three peaks, high, on Pernik Peninsula, Loubet Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica, standing east of Salmon Cove and Lallemand Fjord. They were mapped from air photos taken by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Sur ...

, named after

Hans Kinzl Hans Kinzl (1899–1979) was an Austrian geographer and mountain researcher. Life Hans Kinzl was born in Upper Austria in 1899. After his studies of geography at the University of Innsbruck he became assistant of his mentor Johann Sölch—di ...

, Austrian glaciologist * Kjellstrøm Rock, named after Johan Kjellstrøm, gunner *

Knuckle Reef Knuckle Reef () is a reef lying off Beacon Head, Horseshoe Island, Antarctica. The reef was so named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of th ...

, named for geographical features *

Kramer Rocks Kramer is a Dutch and Low German word for a small merchant, hawker, or retailer and is a common occupational surname. The word may refer to: People * Kramer (surname) * Kramer (musician), a musician and record producer * Cosmo Kramer, a fictional ...

, named after J.G.H. Kramer, an Austrian army physician *

Kuno Point Kuno Point () is the southwestern extremity of Watkins Island in the Biscoe Islands, Antarctica. It was mapped from air photos taken by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (1956–57), and was named by the UK Antarctic Pl ...

, named after Yasau Kuno, a Japanese physiologist * Ladkin Glacier, named for Russell Scott Ladkin *

Landing Cove Landing Cove () is a cove north of Conroy Point on the northwest side of Moe Island in the South Orkney Islands, Antarctica. It was so named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United ...

, named for descriptive features * Larssen Peak, named after

Harald Larssen Harald or Haraldr is the Old Norse form of the given name Harold. It may refer to: Medieval Kings of Denmark * Harald Bluetooth (935–985/986) Kings of Norway * Harald Fairhair (c. 850–c. 933) * Harald Greycloak (died 970) * Harald Hardrada ...

, manager *

Lawrence Channel Lawrence Channel () is a marine channel in Laubeuf Fjord, running north–south between Wyatt Island and Arrowsmith Peninsula, Loubet Coast, Antarctica. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1984 after Captain Stuart J. Lawrence ...

, named after Captain

Stuart J. Lawrence Stuart may refer to: Names *Stuart (name), a given name and surname (and list of people with the name) Automobile *Stuart (automobile) Places Australia Generally *Stuart Highway, connecting South Australia and the Northern Territory Norther ...

* Laxon Bay, named after Seymour Laxon *

Lomas Ridge James Ross Island is a large island off the southeast side and near the northeastern extremity of the Antarctic Peninsula, from which it is separated by Prince Gustav Channel. Rising to , it is irregularly shaped and extends in a north–south ...

, named after

Simon Andrew Lomas Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...

, geologist *

Lorn Rocks The Lorn Rocks () are a group of rocks lying west of the north end of Lahille Island, in the Biscoe Islands of Antarctica. They were mapped by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd in 1956–57, and ...

, named for descriptive features *

Lyell Lake Lyell Lake () is a lake on the east side of Lyell Glacier, South Georgia. The moraine-dammed lake has a series of terraces above the current shoreline, marking former lake levels. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1991 in as ...

, named in conjunction with

Lyell Glacier, South Georgia Lyell Glacier () is a glacier flowing in a northerly direction to Harpon Bay at the southeast head of Cumberland West Bay, South Georgia. It was mapped by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Otto Nordenskjöld, who named it for ...

Mackworth Rock Mackworth Rock () is an insular rock in Pendleton Strait, Antarctica, about north of Cape Leblond, Lavoisier Island. It was mapped from air photos taken by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (1956–57), and was named ...

, named after

Norman H. Mackworth Norman H. "Mack" Mackworth (1917–2005) was a British psychologist and cognitive scientist known for his pioneering work in the study of boredom, attention, and vigilance; the Mackworth Clock test has been used since the 1940s in the study of vi ...

, British experimental psychologist *

Marker Rock Marker Rock () is a rock lying north-northwest of Turnabout Island in the Saffery Islands, off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was charted by the British Graham Land Expedition under John Rymill, 1934–37, and was so named by the ...

, named for geographical features *

McCollum Peak McCollum Peak () is a peak, high, standing south of Beascochea Bay southeast of Mount Waugh, on the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was first charted by the Fourth French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, 1908–10, and ...

, named after

Elmer V. McCollum Elmer Verner McCollum (March 3, 1879 – November 15, 1967) was an American biochemist known for his work on the influence of diet on health.Kruse, 1961. McCollum is also remembered for starting the first rat colony in the United States to be u ...

, American biochemist *

Menelaus Ridge Menelaus Ridge () is a snow-covered ridge having four small summits at about , between Mount Agamemnon and Mount Helen in the Achaean Range of central Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It was surveyed in 1955 by the Falkland Is ...

, named for

Menelaus In Greek mythology, Menelaus (; grc-gre, Μενέλαος , 'wrath of the people', ) was a king of Mycenaean (pre- Dorian) Sparta. According to the ''Iliad'', Menelaus was a central figure in the Trojan War, leading the Spartan contingent of th ...

, husband of

Helen Helen may refer to: People * Helen of Troy, in Greek mythology, the most beautiful woman in the world * Helen (actress) (born 1938), Indian actress * Helen (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) Places * Helen, ...

The Menhir The Menhir () is an isolated pinnacle rock, high, overlooking the west side of Gibbon Bay in eastern Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands off Antarctica. It was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1956–58 and named ...

, named for geographic features *

Miller Heights The Miller Heights () are a series of elevations extending eastward from Sharp Peak on Velingrad Peninsula, Graham Coast on the west side of Graham Land, Antarctica. The feature was roughly charted by the British Graham Land Expedition under John ...

, named after Ronald Miller *

Molley Corner Molley Corner is a point on the north side of Rohss Bay, James Ross Island, Antarctica, east of Cape Obelisk. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1983 after William Molley, Third Mate in of the British expedition, 1839–43 ...

, named after

William Molley William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conques ...

Molnar Rocks The Molnar Rocks () are insular rocks lying west of the middle of Lavoisier Island, in the Biscoe Islands of Antarctica. The rocks were mapped from air photos taken by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition in 1956–57, an ...

, named after

George W. Molnar George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President ...

, American physiologist * Morris Glacier, named after Elizabeth M. Morris * Morton Cliff, named after

field assistant Ashley Morton *

Mount Antell Mount Antell () is a mountain rising above , overlooking the north coast of South Georgia Island, South Georgia midway between Bjelland Point and Hercules Point. It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, and named by the ...

, named after

Georg Antell Georg may refer to: * ''Georg'' (film), 1997 *Georg (musical), Estonian musical * Georg (given name) * Georg (surname) * , a Kriegsmarine coastal tanker See also * George (disambiguation) George may refer to: People * George (given name) * G ...

Mount Back Mount Back () is a Summit (topography), peak, high, located south of Doris Bay, South Georgia Island, South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Squadron Leader Anthony H. Back, Royal Air Force, assistant surveyor ...

, named after Anthony H. Back * Mount Berry, named after "Captain" Albert Berry, American parachutist *

Mount Cortés Hadley Upland () is a triangular shaped remnant plateau with an undulating surface, , in southern Graham Land, Antarctica. It is bounded by Windy Valley and Martin Glacier, Gibbs Glacier and Lammers Glacier. Location Hadley Upland is to the ea ...

, named after

Martín Cortés de Albacar Martín Cortés de Albacar (1510–1582) was a Spanish cosmographer.p131 Antonio Barrera-Osorio ''Experiencing nature: the Spanish American empire and the early scientific revolution;'' University of Texas Press, 2006 In 1551 he published the st ...

, Spanish author * Mount Cox, named after Nicholas Cox *

Mount Dow Mount Dow () is a mountain, high, standing at the south side of Novosilski Glacier, west of the north end of Mount Carse in the south part of South Georgia. It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, and was named by th ...

, named after

George F. Dow George Francis Dow (January 7, 1868 – June 5, 1936) was an American antiquarian for the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, active in Massachusetts. George Francis Dow was born on January 7, 1868, in Wakefield, New Hamp ...

, American whaling historian *

Mount Eastman Mount Eastman () is a mountain overlooking the head of Flandres Bay, south of Pelletan Point on the west coast of Graham Land. It was charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–99 under Gerlache. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place- ...

, named after George Eastman, American entrepreneur *

Mount Fagerli Mount Fagerli () is a mountain rising to in the Allardyce Range of South Georgia, standing southwest of Marikoppa on the north side of Kjerulf Glacier. It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, and was named by the UK ...

, named after

Soren Fagerli Soren may refer to: *Søren, a given name of Scandinavian origin, also spelled ''Sören'' *Suren (disambiguation), a Persian name also rendered as Soren * 3864 Søren, main belt asteroid *Sōren, also known as ''Chongryon'' and ''Zai-Nihon Chōsenj ...

* Mount Fiennes, named after Lady Virginia (Ginny) Twistleton-Fiennes *

Mount Goldring Mount Goldring () is a peak on Pernik Peninsula, Loubet Coast, situated on the north side of Murphy Glacier, to the east of Lallemand Fjord in Graham Land, Antarctica. It was mapped from air photos obtained by the Falkland Islands and Dependencie ...

, named after Denis C. Goldring, geologist *

Mount Gunter Mount Gunter () is a conspicuous mountain, high, with precipitous black rock cliffs on its west side, rising at the south side of Hariot Glacier, east of Briggs Peak, on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula. It was first roughly surveyed by ...

, named after Edmund Gunter, English mathematician *

Mount Markab Mount Markab is a striking mountain in Antarctica, with a pointed peak which provides a notable landmark. It is located on the north side of the Pegasus Mountains, about northeast of Gurney Point, on the west coast of Palmer Land. The mountain was ...

, named after the Markab star *

Mudge Passage Mudge Passage () is a marine passage running east–west from the vicinity of Prospect Point (Antarctica), Prospect Point, Graham Coast, between Beer Island and Dodman Island to the north and Saffery Islands and Trump Islands to the south, to the v ...

, named after Thomas Mudge, horologist * Mulvaney Promontory, named after Robert Mulvaney *

Nodule Nunatak Nodule Nunatak is a small but prominent isolated nunatak, 440 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) south of Mount Tholus in the southern part of Joinville Island. Surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1953–54. The des ...

, named for descriptive features *

Northtrap Rocks D'Urville Island is an island of Antarctica. It is the northernmost island of the Joinville Island group, long, lying immediately north of Joinville Island, from which it is separated by Larsen Channel. The single island was charted in 1902 by ...

, named for location *

Olsen Rock ''You may be looking for Undine South Harbour near Ducloz Head, South Georgia'' Undine Harbour is a small bay at the head of the embayment between Cape Paryadin and Cape Chaplin on the south coast of South Georgia Island, South Georgia. This featu ...

, named after

Soren Olsen Soren may refer to: *Søren, a given name of Scandinavian origin, also spelled ''Sören'' *Suren (disambiguation), a Persian name also rendered as Soren * 3864 Søren, main belt asteroid *Sōren, also known as ''Chongryon'' and ''Zai-Nihon Chōsenj ...

, gunner * Pinnock Nunataks, named after Michael Pinnock *

Platt Cliffs Platt Cliffs () is a set of cliffs rising to about 100 m between Goulden Cove and Monsimet Cove in Ezcurra Inlet, Admiralty Bay, King George Island. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Eric Platt (1926–48) ...

, named after

Eric Platt The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* ain ...

Pollux Nunatak Pollux Nunatak () is one of the Seal Nunataks, lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northwest of Robertson Island in Larsen Ice Shelf. The probable existence of the feature was first reported by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1947 an ...

, named for its association with

Castor Nunatak Castor Nunatak () is a nunatak southwest of Oceana Nunatak in the Seal Nunataks group, off the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. It was first seen and mapped as an island in December 1893 by a Norwegian Sealing expedition under C.A. Larsen, ...

* Pudsey Bay, named after Carol Pudsey * Rodger Nunataks, named after Alan Rodger * Ronne Ice Shelf, named for its association with Edith Ronne *

Scud Rock Scud Rock () is an isolated rock lying 4 nautical miles (7 km) south of Moody Point, the east extremity of Joinville Island. Roughly surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1953. So named by the United Kingdom Antarctic ...

, named for geographic features * Shanklin Glacier, named after

Jonathan Shanklin Jonathan Shanklin is a meteorologist who has worked at the British Antarctic Survey since 1977. Together with Joe Farman and Brian G. Gardiner (meteorologist), Brian G. Gardiner he discovered ozone depletion, the "Ozone Hole" in the 1980s. Shan ...

Southtrap Rock Southtrap Rock () is an isolated rock lying west of Cape Juncal, D'Urville Island, in the Joinville Island group. In association with Northern Rocks, so named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1963 because the rock ...

, named for geographic features *

Stark Rock Stark Rock () is a conspicuous rock lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Cruls Islands, in the Wilhelm Archipelago. Mapped by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) from photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956–57. The n ...

, named for descriptive features *

Taylor Buttresses Taylor Buttresses () is an oval shaped, whale-back shaped hill with its smooth contours broken at the northern end by three rock buttresses which are conspicuous from the north, located near the heads of Riley Glacier and Chapman Glacier in western ...

, named after Brian J. Taylor * Turner Inlet, named after John Turner * Tolly Nunatak, named after Guðfinna 'Tollý' Aðalgeirsdóttir *

Vertigo Cliffs Vega Island is a small island to the northwest of James Ross Island, on the Antarctic Peninsula. It is separated from James Ross Island by Herbert Sound. The island was named by Otto Nordenskjold, leader of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (190 ...

, named for descriptive features *

Vogel Peak Vogel Peak () is a peak, 1,350 m, rising 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) southeast of Ross Pass in the Salvesen Range of South Georgia. The name Matterhorn was given by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations, 1882–83. ...

, named after Dr. P. Vogel

References

External links

UK-APC website

SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
{{usgs-gazetteer United Kingdom and the Antarctic Names of places in Antarctica Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Antarctic agencies Geographical naming agencies