The Wright Ice Piedmont () is an

ice piedmont An ice piedmont consists of "Ice covering a coastal strip of low-lying land backed by mountains." Further reading * Vijay P. Singh, Pratap Singh, Umesh K. Haritashya, editors, 'Encyclopedia of Snow, Ice and Glaciers'', P 49 References *''The ...

extending westward from

Lanchester Bay Lanchester Bay () is a bay wide lying east of Havilland Point, along the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. Its head is fed by Temple Glacier and Kasabova Glacier. The bay was photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd in 1955–57 and mappe ...

along the west coast of

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 ...

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 contine ...

Location

The Wright Ice Piedmont lies on the

Davis Coast Davis Coast () is that portion of the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula between Cape Kjellman and Cape Sterneck. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Captain John Davis, the American sealer who claimed to have mad ...

on the west side of the

Antarctic Peninsula The Antarctic Peninsula, known as O'Higgins Land in Chile and Tierra de San Martín in Argentina, and originally as Graham Land in the United Kingdom and the Palmer Peninsula in the United States, is the northernmost part of mainland Antarctic ...

. It faces

Trinity Island Trinity Island or Île de la Trinité or Isla Trinidad is an island long and wide in the northern part of the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It lies east of Hoseason Island, south of Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands, and nor ...

to the northwest across

Orléans Strait Orléans Strait is a strait running NE-SW and separating Trinity Island and Tower Island from Davis Coast, Antarctic Peninsula. Possibly first seen by Nathaniel B. Palmer, captain of the Hero, on November 18, 1820. Named and outlined in part by t ...

. It extends from

Curtiss Bay Curtiss Bay () is a bay about wide, indenting the west coast of Graham Land just north of the Chavdar Peninsula, and entered between Cape Sterneck and Cape Andreas on the Davis Coast. Its head is fed by Samodiva Glacier, Pirin Glacier and Tumb ...

to the southwest to

to the northeast. Mount Ader and the

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 ...

are to the southeast.
Copernix satellite view

Mapping and name

The Wright Ice Piedmont was photographed by

Hunting Aerosurveys Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd was a British aerial photography company founded by Percy Hunting in 1944. Its operations became more diversified under the name Hunting Surveys. History The firm incorporated Aerofilms Ltd and the Aircraft Operating Co ...

in 1955-57 and mapped from these photos by the

Falkland Islands Dependencies 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 ...

(FIDS). It was 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 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) and ...

(UK-APC) in 1960 for Wilbur Wright (1867–1912) and his brother Orville Wright (1871–1948), American aeronautical engineers who made the first controlled flights in a powered heavier-than-air machine on December 17, 1903.

Features

Havilland Point

. Point east of Cape Page. Photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1955-57 and mapped from these photos by the FIDS. Named by the UK-APC in 1960 for Sir

Geoffrey de Havilland Captain Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, (27 July 1882 – 21 May 1965) was an English aviation pioneer and aerospace engineer. The aircraft company he founded produced the Mosquito, which has been considered the most versatile warplane ever built,D ...

, English pioneer aircraft designer.

Vinitsa Cove

A wide cove indenting for Davis Coast east of Cape Page and west of Havilland Point. Named after the settlement of Vinitsa in Southern Bulgaria.

Cape Page

. Cape lying southwest of

Cape Kater Cape Kater () is a cape fringed by rocks, forming the northwestern extremity of Whittle Peninsula on the west coast of Graham Land. This coast was sketched by a British expedition 1828–31, under Henry Foster, who named a cape in this region aft ...

on the west coast of Graham Land. Roughly shown by the

Swedish Antarctic Expedition The Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901–1903 was a scientific expedition led by Otto Nordenskjöld and Carl Anton Larsen. It was the first Swedish endeavour to Antarctica in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Background Otto Nordensk ...

(SwedAE) under

Otto Nordenskjöld Nils Otto Gustaf Nordenskjöld (6 December 1869 – 2 June 1928) was a Finnish and Swedish geologist, geographer, and polar explorer. Early life Nordenskjöld was born in Hässleby in Småland in eastern Sweden, in a Finland Swedish family that ...

, 1901-04. Photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1955-57 and mapped from these photos by the FIDS. Named by the UK:APC in 1960 for Sir

Frederick Handley Page Sir Frederick Handley Page, CBE, FRAeS (15 November 1885 – 21 April 1962) was an English industrialist who was a pioneer in the aircraft industry and became known as the father of the heavy bomber. His company Handley Page Limited was ...

, pioneer aircraft designer and president of the

Royal Aeronautical Society The Royal Aeronautical Society, also known as the RAeS, is a British multi-disciplinary professional institution dedicated to the global aerospace community. Founded in 1866, it is the oldest aeronautical society in the world. Members, Fellows ...

, 1945-47.

Short Island

. Island lying southwest of Cape Page. Shown on an Argentine government chart of 1952. Named by the UK-APC in 1960 for

Short Brothers Short Brothers plc, usually referred to as Shorts or Short, is an aerospace company based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Shorts was founded in 1908 in London, and was the first company in the world to make production aeroplanes. It was particu ...

, the British firm started by Eustace and Horace Short, who in 1909 received an order from the Wright brothers to build six aircraft, and thus earned the title of "the first manufacturers of aircraft in the world."

Sursuvul Point

A rocky point on Davis Coast projecting high northwards into Orléans Strait. Situated east of Cape Andreas, southeast of Skottsberg Point on Trinity Island, southwest of Cape Page and north-northwest of Langley Peak. Named after

George Sursuvul George Sursuvul ( bg, Георги Сурсувул) or Sursubul was first minister and regent of the First Bulgarian Empire during the reigns of Simeon I (r. 893–927) and Peter I (r. 927–969). According to the chroniclers, George Sursuvul was ...

, fist minister and regent of Bulgaria during the reigns of Czar

Simeon the Great Tsar Simeon (also Symeon) I the Great ( cu, цѣсар҄ь Сѷмеѡ́нъ А҃ Вели́къ, cěsarĭ Sỳmeonŭ prĭvŭ Velikŭ bg, цар Симеон I Велики, Simeon I Veliki el, Συμεών Αʹ ὁ Μέγας, Sumeṓn prôto ...

and Czar

Peter I Peter I may refer to: Religious hierarchs * Saint Peter (c. 1 AD – c. 64–88 AD), a.k.a. Simon Peter, Simeon, or Simon, apostle of Jesus * Pope Peter I of Alexandria (died 311), revered as a saint * Peter I of Armenia (died 1058), Catholico ...

(9th-10th century).

Mount Cornu

. Mountain standing at the head of

Gregory Glacier Gregory Glacier () is a glacier flowing into Cierva Cove north of Breguet Glacier, on the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was shown on an Argentine government chart of 1957. The glacier was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee i ...

and north of

Breguet Glacier Breguet Glacier () is a glacier flowing into Cierva Cove south of Gregory Glacier, on the west coast of Graham Land. It was shown on an Argentine government chart of 1957, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960 for Louis Bre ...

. Shown on an Argentine government chart of 1957. Named by the UK-APC in 1960 for

Paul Cornu Paul Cornu (; June 15, 1881 – 6 June 1944) was a French engineer. Life Paul Cornu, of Romanian origins, was born in Glos la Ferrière, France and was one of thirteen children. At a young age, he helped his father in his transports company. H ...

, French engineer who, in a machine of his own construction, was the first man to leave the ground successfully, although not vertically, in a helicopter.

Mount Ader

. Mountain along the north side of Breguet Glacier and just southeast of Mount Cornu. Shown on an Argentine government chart in 1957. Named by the UK-APC in 1960 for

Clément Ader Clément Ader (2 April 1841 – 3 May 1925) was a French inventor and engineer who was born near Toulouse in Muret, Haute-Garonne, and died in Toulouse. He is remembered primarily for his pioneering work in aviation. In 1870 he was also one of t ...

(1841-1925), French pioneer aeronaut, probably the first man to leave the ground in a heavier-than-air machine solely as the result of an engine contained in it, on October 1890.

Lale Buttress

An ice-covered buttress rising to Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica.
Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 high on the northwest side of the Detroit Plateau. Situated between tributaries to Wright Ice Piedmont, east of Mount Ader. Steep and partly ice-free southwest, northwest and northeast slopes. Named after the settlement of Lale in Southern Bulgaria.

Stringfellow Glacier

. A glacier just west of Henson Glacier, flowing north from the Detroit Plateau into Wright Ice Piedmont. Mapped from air photos by Hunting Aerosurveys (1953-57). Named by UK-APC for

John Stringfellow John Stringfellow (1799 – 13 December 1883) was a British early aeronautical inventor, known for his work on the aerial steam carriage with William Samuel Henson. Life Stringfellow was born in Attercliffe, England to Martha ée Gil ...

(1799-1883), English designer of the first powered model airplane to make a flight, in 1848.

Henson Glacier

. A glacier flowing northward from the Detroit Plateau, and merging with Wright Ice Piedmont about southwest of Hargrave Hill. Mapped from air photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys (1955-57). Named by UK-APC for

William Samuel Henson William Samuel Henson (3 May 1812 – 22 March 1888) was a British-born pre- Wright brothers aviation pioneer, engineer and inventor. He is best known for his work on the aerial steam carriage alongside John Stringfellow. Biography Henson ...

(1805-88), English designer of a powered model airplane (1842-43) which led to widespread aeronautical research and development.

Zabernovo Bastion

A rounded ice-covered buttress extending in southeast–northwest direction and in southwest–northeast direction, rising to .Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica.
Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 Situated on the northwest side of Detroit Plateau. Topola Ridge and few smaller ridges branch from the feature on the north. Steep southwest, northwest and east slopes. Surmounts Henson Glacier and its tributary to the southwest and west, and some tributaries to

Temple Glacier Temple Glacier () is a glacier flowing into the south side of Lanchester Bay on the west coast of Graham Land. Photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1955-57 and mapped from these photos by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS). Named ...

to the north and east. Named after the settlement of

Zabernovo Zabernovo ( bg, Заберново) is a village in Malko Tarnovo Municipality, in Burgas Province, in southeastern Bulgaria.Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica.
Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 high at its south extremity. Situated on the northwest side of Detroit Plateau, and centred south-southeast of Havilland Point. The feature abuts Zabernovo Bastion on the south, extends northwards to Matov Peak and ends in Hargrave Hill. Surmounts some tributaries to Wright Ice Piedmont to the southwest and

to the north and east. Named after the settlement of

Topola Topola ( sr-cyrl, Топола, ) is a town and municipality located in the Šumadija District of central Serbia. It was the place where Karađorđe, a Serbian revolutionary, was chosen as the leader of the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottom ...

in Northeastern Bulgaria.

Matov Peak

The ice-covered peak rising to Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica.
Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 high in the northwest foothills of Detroit Plateau on Davis Coast in Graham Land. Situated south of Hargrave Hill, south-southeast of Havilland Point, southwest of

Volov Peak Volov Peak ( bg, връх Волов, vrah Volov, ) is the rocky peak rising to 1202 m Hristo Matov Hristo Apostolov Matov (Bulgarian: Христо Апостолов Матов, also spelled Christo Matoff) (10 March 1872 – 10 February 1922) was a prominent Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary, philologist, folklorist and publicist and one of t ...

(1872-1922), a leader of the Bulgarian liberation movement in Macedonia.

Hargrave Hill

. A hill at the south side of Wright Ice Piedmont, northeast of the mouth of Henson Glacier. Mapped from air photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys (1955-57). Named by UK-APC for

Lawrence Hargrave Lawrence Hargrave, MRAeS, (29 January 18506 July 1915) was a British-born Australian engineer, explorer, astronomer, inventor and aeronautical pioneer. Biography Lawrence Hargrave was born in Greenwich, England, the second son of John Fletch ...

(1850-1915), Australian inventor of the box-kite and other fixed wing flying machines, pioneer of rotary aero engines (1884-1909).

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