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Høgfonna Mountain [SEP] continent | Høgfonna Mountain
Høgfonna Mountain () is a high, flat, snow-topped mountain with sheer rock sides, standing southeast of Hogskavlen Mountain in the Borg Massif, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949–... | Jøkulskarvet Ridge
Jøkulskarvet Ridge () is a large mountainous ridge with an ice-capped summit, just northeast of Høgfonna Mountain in the Borg Massif of Queen Maud Land. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and from air photos by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949–52) and named ... | 14,300 | zeroshot-train |
Ichera Peak [SEP] continent | Ichera Peak
Ichera Peak (, ‘Vrah Ichera’ \'vr&h i-che-'ral\) is the peak rising to 2600 m in Maglenik Heights, north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is overlooking Ellen Glacier to the southwest and Young Glacier to the northeast.
The peak is named after the settlement of Ichera in Eastern... | External links.
- Ichera Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links.
- Ichera Peak. Copernix satellite image | 14,301 | zeroshot-train |
Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition [SEP] continent | Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition
The refers to a series of Japanese Antarctic expeditions for scientific research.
Expeditions to the Antarctic took place from 1968 to 1977, and ice cores were drilled on these expeditions, mostly at Mizuho.
A later instance was an ecological expedition studying the ecosystems nea... | early as Douglas Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition in 1911. Further Australian exploration of the Antarctic continent was conducted during the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE), which was conducted over the years 1929–1931. The Australian National Antarctic Research Exp... | 14,302 | zeroshot-train |
Karonga [SEP] continent | excavation site in September 2009 had discovered prehistoric tools and a tooth of a hominid. "This latest discovery of prehistoric tools and remains of hominids provides additional proof to the theory that the Great Rift Valley of Africa and perhaps the excavation site near Karonga can be considered the cradle of human... | has been much development in the region due to the discovery of uranium at the Kayelekera mine, which officially opened in 2009, and many of the previously gravelled roads have been laid with tarmac.
Tourism.
There are many hotels and guesthouses in Karonga, along the shore of Lake Malawi.
Government and administrative... | 14,303 | zeroshot-train |
Kellas Islands [SEP] continent | Kellas Islands
Kellas Islands are two small islands south of the Parallactic Islands in Holme Bay, Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. They were plotted from photos taken from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions aircraft in 1958 and 1959, and were named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for Will... | )
- Jurien Island ()
List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S K.
- Kabile Island
- Kalotina Island
- Kame Island ()
- Kamelen Island
- Kaname Island ()
- Karelin Islands
- Karm Island
- Kartografov Island ()
- Keel Island
- Keep Rock
- Kellas Islands
- Kellick Island
- Kereka Island
- Kevin Islands ()
- Keyhole Island
... | 14,304 | zeroshot-train |
Kennar Valley [SEP] continent | Kennar Valley
Kennar Valley () is a small valley, ice free except for a lobe of ice marginal to Taylor Glacier at the mouth, located west of Finger Mountain in the Quartermain Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The name appears to be first used on a 1961 New Zealand Lands and Survey Department map compiled from Ne... | , Weller and Thomas Kennar (Kennar Valley, q.v.) accompanied Hartley T. Ferrar in the first geological reconnaissance of Quartermain Mountains. | 14,305 | zeroshot-train |
Kesten Point [SEP] continent | Kesten Point
Kesten Point (, ‘Nos Kesten’ \'nos 'kes-ten\) is the partly ice-free point on the south side of the entrance to Yamforina Cove on Blagoevgrad Peninsula, Oscar II Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It was formed as a result of the break-up of Larsen Ice Shelf in the area in 2002.
The feature is named after t... | Kesten
Kesten is a municipality in Germany.
Kesten may refer to:
People.
- Dieter Kesten, a German militant
- Harry Kesten (1931–2019), American mathematician
- Hermann Kesten (1900–1996), German novelist, after whom the Hermann Kesten Medal is named
See also.
- Kesten Point | 14,306 | zeroshot-train |
Kjølrabbane Hills [SEP] continent | Kjølrabbane Hills
The Kjølrabbane Hills () are a small group of hills between Lyftingen Peak and the Styrbordsknattane Peaks, near the southwest end of Ahlmann Ridge in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. They were mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedit... | Wilson Saddle
Wilson Saddle () is a snow saddle between Kjølrabbane Hills and Aurho Peak in the southwest part of Ahlmann Ridge in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949–52) and named for Ove Wilson, medical officer ... | 14,307 | zeroshot-train |
Kresna Gully [SEP] continent | Kresna Gully
Kresna Gully (Kresnenska Padina \'kre-snen-ska pa-'di-na\) is a heavily crevassed depression in Perunika Glacier extending 2.25 km westwards from Rezen Knoll in eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The gully ends in the indentation forming the east corner of Emona Anchorage,... | . . Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017.
References.
- Kresna Gully. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English) | 14,308 | zeroshot-train |
Lacroix Glacier [SEP] continent | Lacroix Glacier
Lacroix Glacier () is a glacier between Suess Glacier and Matterhorn Glacier, which flows southeast into Taylor Valley in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, under Robert Falcon Scott, and named after Alfred Lacroix, as was Mount Lacroix. | end of Renland.
- Klosterbjerge, located in Nathorst Land.
- Knud Rasmussen Range "(Knud Rasmussen Bjerge)", located in West Greenland, south of Tycho Brahe Lake at the terminus of J.P. Koch Glacier.
- Lacroix Range "(Lacroix Bjerge)", located in SW Andrée Land on the eastern flank of Isfjord.
- Lemon Range "(Lemon Bje... | 14,309 | zeroshot-train |
Lake Miers [SEP] continent | Lake Miers
Lake Miers () is a small lake in Miers Valley, Antarctica, lying east of the snouts of Miers Glacier and Adams Glacier, and filled by meltwater from these glaciers. A stream from the lake flows down the valley in the warmest weather to reach the coast of Victoria Land. The lake was named after Miers Glacier ... | - Parera Pond (Taylor Valley) (freshwater)
- Lake Bonney (Taylor Valley)
- Lake Joyce (Pearse Valley)
- Lake Garwood (Garwood Valley)
- Lake Miers (Miers Valley)
Major geographic features Rivers.
- Kite Stream (Victoria Valley)
- Onyx River (Wright Valley)
- Doran Stream (Taylor Valley)
- Vincent Creek (Taylor Valley)
... | 14,310 | zeroshot-train |
Lashly Glacier [SEP] continent | Lashly Glacier
Lashly Glacier () is a short, broad glacier in Oates Land, Antarctica, lying between the Lashly Mountains on the west and Tabular Mountain and Mount Feather on the east, flowing south into The Portal, in Victoria Land. It was so named by the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expeditio... | "Discovery" on 26 October 1903.
Ascending a large glacier, which they named after the party's geologist Ferrar, they reached a height of before being held in camp for a week by blizzards. This prevented them from reaching the glacier summit until 13 November. They then marched on beyond Armitage's furthest point, disco... | 14,311 | zeroshot-train |
Lieske Glacier [SEP] continent | Lieske Glacier
Lieske Glacier () is a tributary glacier draining the north slopes of Mount Olympus in the Britannia Range, Antarctica, and flowing north between Johnstone Ridge and Dusky Ridge into Hatherton Glacier. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Bruce J. Lieske, a meteorologist who wint... | Eocene–Oligocene extinction event). The term Late Cenozoic Ice Age is used to include this early phase.
During this last glacial period there were alternating episodes of glacier advance and retreat. Within the last glacial period the Last Glacial Maximum was approximately 22,000 years ago. While the general pattern of... | 14,312 | zeroshot-train |
Lion Sound [SEP] continent | Lion Sound
Lion Sound () is a small passage between Lion Island and the southeast coast of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Gerlache. The name appears on a map based on a 1927 survey by Discovery Investigations personnel on the "... | then the actual continent waves goodbye.
Cast.
- Mel Blanc as Porky Pig, Stanley, Africans, Lion, Cat, Elephant, Africa, Galento Gorilla, Deer, Carnival African, Kangaroo
- Robert C. Bruce as the Narrator
- Kay Kyser as Cake-Icer
Crew.
- Director: Bob Clampett
- Producer: Leon Schlesinger
- Musical Direction: Carl Stal... | 14,313 | zeroshot-train |
Lista Point [SEP] continent | Lista Point
Lista Point is the point on the northwest coast of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica formed by an offshoot of Riggs Peak. Maglizh Rocks are situated off the point. The feature's name is given by Argentina.
Location.
Lista Point is located at which is 4.26 km south-southwest of Garmen Po... | at number 11 on the Danish Tracklisten, where it was also recognized with a platinum certification. The song charted at number three on the Norwegian VG-lista, and number five on both the Spanish Singles Chart and the Swedish Sverigetopplistan, number seven on the Irish Singles Chart, and number nine in the Czech Repub... | 14,314 | zeroshot-train |
Littlewood Nunataks [SEP] continent | Littlewood Nunataks
The Littlewood Nunataks () are a group of four lichen-covered nunataks, rising to about between Schweitzer Glacier and Lerchenfeld Glacier, on the Luitpold Coast of Antarctica. The nunataks are brick red in color. They were discovered and first roughly charted by the Second German Antarctic Expediti... | Schweitzer Glacier
Schweitzer Glacier (, ) is a glacier which drains west along the north side of Littlewood Nunataks into Vahsel Bay. The Lerchenfeld Glacier, trending west-northwestward, coalesces with the lower portion of this glacier. Discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1911–12, under Wilhelm Filchner. H... | 14,315 | zeroshot-train |
Lively Point [SEP] continent | Lively Point
Lively Point () is a point forming the southern extremity of Renaud Island in the Biscoe Islands of Antarctica. The Biscoe Islands were discovered in 1832 by a British expedition under John Biscoe, and were first roughly surveyed by the Second and Third French Antarctic Expeditions, 1903–05, and 1908–10, b... | that he had encountered a continent, Biscoe named the area "Graham Land", after First Lord of the Admiralty Sir James Graham. Biscoe landed on Anvers Island and claimed to have sighted the mainland of the Antarctic continent.
Biscoe again began charting the new coastline the expedition had found and by the end of April... | 14,316 | zeroshot-train |
Lizotte Creek [SEP] continent | Lizotte Creek
Lizotte Creek () is a meltwater stream, long, flowing southeastwards from the extreme southwestern tip of Matterhorn Glacier to the northeast end of Lake Bonney in Taylor Valley, Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1996 after Michael P. Lizotte, a biolog... | Jupiter's moon Europa.
Tributaries.
Lake Bonney is fed by a number of meltwater streams:
- Bartlette Creek
- Bohner Stream
- Doran Stream (feeding Priscu Stream)
- Lawson Creek
- Lizotte Creek
- Lyons Creek
- Mason Creek
- Priscu Stream (the longest, 3.8 km)
- Red River
- Santa Fe Stream
- Sharp Creek
- Vincent Creek
S... | 14,317 | zeroshot-train |
Mackellar Islands [SEP] continent | Mackellar Islands
The Mackellar Islands, also MacKellar Islets, are a group of about 30 small islands and rocks lying north of Cape Denison in the center of Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica. They were discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–14) under Douglas Mawson, who named them for C.D. Mackellar of Lo... | south of 60° S M.
- Mackellar Islands
- Greater Mackellar Island
- Lesser Mackellar Island ()
- Macklin Island
- Maglizh Rocks
- Magnetic Island
- Maher Island
- Makresh Rocks
- Malus Island ()
- Mame Island ()
- Manchot Island
- Mane Skerry
- Manning Island ()
- Manoury Island ()
- Marégraphe Island ()
- Marguerite Is... | 14,318 | zeroshot-train |
Man-o-War Glacier [SEP] continent | Man-o-War Glacier
Man-o-War Glacier () is a tributary glacier in the Admiralty Mountains of Antarctica. It drains the vicinity south of Mount Black Prince and Mount Royalist and flows southward to enter Tucker Glacier between the McGregor Range and Novasio Ridge. The glacier was named for a "man-o-war" in association w... | Peak
- Helman Glacier
- Ironside Glacier
- Jennings Peak
- Kelly Glacier
- Kirk Glacier
- Lange Peak
- Lann Glacier
- Leander Glacier
- Luther Peak
- Lyttelton Range
- Man-o-War Glacier
- Massey Glacier
- Meier Peak
- Mount Achilles
- Mount Bierle
- Mount Brazil
- Mount Chider
- Mount Emerson
- Mount Eos
- Mount Faget
... | 14,319 | zeroshot-train |
Mana Mountain [SEP] continent | Mana Mountain
Mana Mountain () is a prominent ice-free mountain bordering the south side of Frostlendet Valley about southwest of Møteplassen Peak, in the Borg Massif of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was mapped and named by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic... | AI-controlled pets in these challenges, found in eggs throughout the game. The challenge arena also contains a shop, which contains emblems, eggs, and bonuses like extra music or higher game difficulties, which can be bought with money dropped by enemies throughout the game.
Plot.
"Dawn of Mana" opens on the fictional ... | 14,320 | zeroshot-train |
Mariner Hill [SEP] continent | Mariner Hill
Mariner Hill () is a prominent snow-free conical hill, rising to about midway between Syrtis Hill and Two Step Cliffs, situated in the southeastern portion of Alexander Island, Antarctica. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1993 after Mariner 9, the NASA probe which was the first spa... | her for his achievements. They have always had a close partnership and Mrs. Banga (Indra) is a woman of considerable intellect.
Harindarpal Banga, has been Vice-Chairman Emeritus of Noble Group Limited since Sep 2010 & served as Vice-Chairman of the Board until Sep 2010.
Early life.
A Master Mariner by trade, Harindar... | 14,321 | zeroshot-train |
Maritsa Peak [SEP] continent | Maritsa Peak
Maritsa Peak (Vrah Maritsa \'vr&h ma-'ri-tsa\) rises to 560 m in eastern Bowles Ridge on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has precipitous rocky south slopes, and is situated on the west side of Pirdop Gate, surmounting Huron Glacier to the south and Struma Glacier to the nort... | Maritsa (disambiguation)
The Maritsa is a river that runs through the Balkans.
Maritsa may also refer to:
- Maritsa Municipality, a municipality in Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria
- FC Maritsa Plovdiv, Bulgarian football club from the city of Plovdiv founded in 1921
- Maritsa, Rhodes, a village on the Greek island of Rhodes... | 14,322 | zeroshot-train |
Marret Glacier [SEP] continent | Marret Glacier
Marret Glacier () is a channel glacier about wide and 4 nautical miles long, flowing northeast from the continental ice of Antarctica to the coast close east of Cape Robert. It was delineated from aerial photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Ant... | Commandant Charcot Glacier
Commandant Charcot Glacier () is a prominent glacier about wide and long, flowing north-northwest from the continental ice to its terminus at the head of Victor Bay. It was delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. The French Antarctic Expedition, 1950... | 14,323 | zeroshot-train |
McCallum Pass [SEP] continent | McCallum Pass
McCallum Pass () is a pass between the northeast ridge of Mount Mangin and the ridge on the south side of Stonehouse Bay, in the southern part of Adelaide Island, Antarctica. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1963 for Hugh C.G. McCallum (b.1937) of the British Antarctic Survey, who... | Feb 2013: "In Latitudes Where Storms are Born", Greenfield Community College Gallery, Mass.
- Sep–Jan 2012–13: "Intersections: McCallum & Tarry", Burchfield Penny Art Center, Buffalo
- Jul 2012: "Wade in the Water", Galerie Nordine Zidoun, Luxembourg
- Sep 2010: "Evenly Yoked: Bradley McCallum & Jacqueline Tarry", Spel... | 14,324 | zeroshot-train |
McCance Glacier [SEP] continent | McCance Glacier
McCance Glacier () is the 30-km long and 5 km wide glacier draining the Hutchison Hill area on the west slopes of Avery Plateau on Loubet Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It flows north-northwestwards along the west side of Osikovo Ridge, Kladnitsa Peak and Rubner Peak and enters Darbel Bay.
The glacie... | Solun Glacier
Solun Glacier (, ‘Lednik Solun’ \'led-nik 'so-lun\) is the 9.3 km long and 4 km wide glacier on Pernik Peninsula, Loubet Coast on the west side of Antarctic Peninsula, situated east of Škorpil Glacier and northwest of McCance Glacier. It drains the north slopes of Protector Heights, and flows northwards i... | 14,325 | zeroshot-train |
McLaughlin Cliffs [SEP] continent | McLaughlin Cliffs
The McLaughlin Cliffs () are abrupt rock cliffs that overlook George VI Sound between Armstrong Glacier and Conchie Glacier, in western Palmer Land, Antarctica. They were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Donald J. McLaughlin, Civil Engineer Corps, U.S. Navy Reserve, of... | at Blackhead, Cape Turnagain as well as the inland McLaughlin cliffs and hills in the Pohangina Valley had severe rockfall occur. There was also a reported rockfall from the Hatepe pumice cliffs in Lake Taupo, 215 km away, where estimated shaking from the event was only MM3.
Numerous landslides were reported in and aro... | 14,326 | zeroshot-train |
Meade Islands [SEP] continent | Meade Islands
The Meade Islands are a group of two large islands, Zverino Island and Cave Island, the minor Pisanitsa Island, and several rocks lying in the north entrance to McFarlane Strait, off Archar Peninsula, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The surface areas of the first two islands ar... | )
Assignments Wings/Groups.
- 70th ISR Wing (8 Sep 2010 – present)
Squadrons assigned.
- 5th Intelligence Squadron - Fort Gordon, GA
- 7th Intelligence Squadron - Fort George G. Meade, MD
- 35th Intelligence Squadron - Joint Base San Antonio-Lackand, TX
- 37th Intelligence Squadron - Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, HI
... | 14,327 | zeroshot-train |
Medhovden Bluff [SEP] continent | Medhovden Bluff
Medhovden Bluff () is a high ice-covered bluff with a steep, eastern rock face, forming the northeastern end of Risemedet Mountain in the Gjelsvik Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1... | Risen Peak
Risen Peak () is a peak 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Medhovden Bluff in the Gjelsvik Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named Risen (the giant). | 14,328 | zeroshot-train |
Melania Ridge [SEP] continent | Melania Ridge
Melania Ridge () is a basalt ridge running southeast for from Mount Melania, on Black Island in the Ross Archipelago, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (1999) in association with Mount Melania. | (Ed.), "Encyclopedia of the Korean War: A Political, Social, and Military History". New York: Checkmark Books. .
External links.
- Korean War Map of N. end of Bloody Ridge: Heartbreak Ridge, Mungdung-ni Valley and Hill 1179
External links News.
- Allies Capture 'Bloody Ridge' - Toledo Blade, Sep. 5, 1951
- Yankees Seiz... | 14,329 | zeroshot-train |
Melba Peninsula [SEP] continent | Melba Peninsula
Melba Peninsula is a broad, ice-covered peninsula between Reid Glacier and the Bay of Winds, fronting on Shackleton Ice Shelf, Antarctica. It was discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under Mawson, 1911–14, who named it for Dame Nellie Melba of Melbourne, a patron of the expedition. | Green-winged pytilia
The green-winged pytilia ("Pytilia melba") is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of .
It is widespread throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, though it is more rarely seen in central, far southern and coastal western parts of the continent. ... | 14,330 | zeroshot-train |
Melchior Islands [SEP] continent | Melchior Islands
The Melchior Islands are a group of many low, ice-covered islands lying near the center of Dallmann Bay in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. They were first seen but left unnamed by a German expedition under Eduard Dallmann, 1873–74. The islands were resighted and roughly charted by the Third French ... | )
- Johann Fabri † (5 Dec 1530 Appointed – 21 May 1541 Died)
- Friedrich Nausea † (21 May 1541 Succeeded – 6 Feb 1552 Died)
- Antonín Brus von Muglitz, O. Cruc. † (17 Jul 1560 Appointed – 5 Sep 1561 Appointed, Archbishop of Praha {Prague})
- Johann Kaspar Neuböck † (4 Feb 1575 Appointed – 28 Aug 1594 Died)
- Melchior K... | 14,331 | zeroshot-train |
Melville Peak [SEP] continent | Melville Peak
Melville Peak is a prominent peak surmounting Cape Melville, the eastern cape of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands off Antarctica. It represents an eroded stratovolcano of unknown age and contains a volcanic crater at its summit. A volcanic ash layer similar in composition to Melville Peak... | Leslie-Melville, 11th Earl of Leven,
- Hon. Norman (5 Feb 1839-13 Nov 1923),
- Lady Ann Sophia (5 Jul 1843-11 Dec 1898),
- Hon. Ernest (20 Jan 1845-1 Sep 1862)
- Lady Florence Lucy (15 August 1848-22 July 1930)
He was succeeded by Alexander Leslie-Melville, 10th Earl of Leven, 9th Earl of Melville (1817–1889).
He is bu... | 14,332 | zeroshot-train |
Miller Ridge [SEP] continent | Miller Ridge
Miller Ridge () is a rock ridge east of Mount Seedsman on the north side of the Athos Range in the Prince Charles Mountains of Antarctica. It was plotted from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions air photos, and was named for L.D. Miller, a radio operator at Mawson Station in 1964. | (Ed.), "Encyclopedia of the Korean War: A Political, Social, and Military History". New York: Checkmark Books. .
External links.
- Korean War Map of N. end of Bloody Ridge: Heartbreak Ridge, Mungdung-ni Valley and Hill 1179
External links News.
- Allies Capture 'Bloody Ridge' - Toledo Blade, Sep. 5, 1951
- Yankees Seiz... | 14,333 | zeroshot-train |
Minstrel Point [SEP] continent | Minstrel Point
Minstrel Point is a point about midway between Cape Lindsey and Cape Yelcho on the west coast of Elephant Island, in the South Shetland Islands off Antarctica. It was named by the UK Joint Services Expedition to Elephant Island of 1970–71, after the brig "Minstrel" (Captain MacGregor), a sealer from Lond... | Minstrelsy (Concert Hall SVSC 2339), 1969.
- Northumbrian Pipe Music (Beltona SEP 43 [ep]), 1969.
- Jack Armstrong, Celebrated Minstrel, Northumbria Vol.1 (Saydisc Traditional Series, Saydisc SCL 252), 1974.
- Northumbrian Pipe Tunes (Folktracks TFSA30.122), nd.
- The Northumbrian Smallpipes (Clock Tower MTN 3073), 196... | 14,334 | zeroshot-train |
Mirounga Flats [SEP] continent | Mirounga Flats
The Mirounga Flats () are a small partially enclosed tidal area in the inner, northwestern corner of Borge Bay, Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands off Antarctica. The area's eastern limit is formed by the Thule Islands; its northern and western limits by Signy Island. The tidal area dries at low w... | Tharman Shanmugaratnam announcement on 17 Feb 2012. The enhanced LBS was announced on 27 December 2012, under which, eligible elderly households will receive a $20,000 LBS bonus when they sell the tail-end lease of their 4-room or smaller flats to HDB and use their net proceeds to top up their CPF Retirement Account (R... | 14,335 | zeroshot-train |
Molley Corner [SEP] continent | 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, under Captain James C. Ross. | Hakeem Abdul-Shaheed
Hakeem Abdul-Shaheed, aka Midget Molley, born Robert Edward Molley on March 4, 1959, is an American convicted drug dealer and organized crime leader. Robert Molley acquired the nickname 'Midget' from his family, in reference to his short height. He stands at 5'2".
Early life.
Robert "Midget" Molley... | 14,336 | zeroshot-train |
Mount Black [SEP] continent | Mount Black
Mount Black () is a prominent mountain of Antarctica, high, with a gentle snow-covered slope on its southwest side and a steep rock face on its northwest side, forming a part of the polar escarpment just west of Bennett Platform and the upper reaches of Shackleton Glacier. It was discovered and photographed... | Chain has some of the oldest rock formation on the continent of Europe.
Poland has 70 mountains over in elevation, all in the Tatras. The Polish Tatras, which consist of the High Tatras and the Western Tatras, is the highest mountain group of Poland and of the entire Carpathian range. In the High Tatras lies Poland's h... | 14,337 | zeroshot-train |
Mount Christi [SEP] continent | Mount Christi
Mount Christi is a mountain rising to in the northern Imeon Range on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The peak overlooks Kongur Glacier to the west-northwest, Saparevo Glacier to the north and Ritya Glacier to the southeast.
The name "Cape Christi" was given for the north cape of Sm... | schools.
- Incarnate Word Academy, Corpus Christi
- St. John Paul II High School, Corpus Christi
See also.
- Catholic Church by country
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Ecclesiastical Province of Galveston-Houston
- Global organisation of the Catholic Church
- List of Roman Catholic archdioceses (by country and... | 14,338 | zeroshot-train |
Mount Etchells [SEP] continent | Mount Etchells
Mount Etchells () is one of the La Grange Nunataks in the Shackleton Range of Antarctica, rising to about to the west of Mount Beney. It was photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy in 1967 and surveyed by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) between 1968–71. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names ... | features/
- Butterfly Knoll
- Mathys Bank
- Morris Hills
- Mount Beney
- Mount Etchells
- The Dragons Back
- True Hills
- Wiggans Hills
section end=features/ | 14,339 | zeroshot-train |
Mount Frakes [SEP] continent | Mount Frakes
Mount Frakes is a prominent shield volcano marking the highest elevation in the Crary Mountains, in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica and is the third highest volcanic elevation on the continent.
The mountain was mapped by the USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. Named by US-ACAN for Lawrence A. ... | Frakes
Frakes may refer to:
- Frakes, Kentucky, unincorporated community in Bell County
- Mount Frakes, prominent mountain marking the highest elevation in the Crary Mountains in Marie Byrd Land
- Frakes Aviation, American aircraft manufacturer
People with the surname.
- Bill Frakes, American photographer
- Frank Frake... | 14,340 | zeroshot-train |
Mount Kyffin [SEP] continent | Mount Kyffin
Mount Kyffin in Antarctica () is a distinctive reddish-brown mountain, high, with a sloping spur extending to the north, at the extreme northern end of the Commonwealth Range, projecting into the east side of Beardmore Glacier and rising precipitously above it.
Discovered by the British Antarctic Expeditio... | Keltie Glacier
- Lands End Nunataks
- Ludeman Glacier
- Mount Cyril
- Mount Donaldson
- Mount Henry
- Mount Kathleen
- Mount Kyffin
- Mount Patrick
- Mount Robert Scott
- Osicki Glacier
- Pain Neve
- Separation Range
- Siege Dome
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Mount Lied [SEP] continent | Mount Lied
Mount Lied () is a prominent pyramidal peak about east-northeast of Mount Mervyn in the Porthos Range of the Prince Charles Mountains of Antarctica. It was sighted by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions southern party led by W.G. Bewsher in 1956 and named for Nils T. Lied, a weather observ... | kingdom that was north of the central kingdom of Dybana, and was one of the continents that tore apart from the original continent of Lasalion. It had a similar culture to that of 14th-century England.
Terrania Shatashatora.
Another former Lasalion continent, it was a kingdom to the west of Dybana. The styles & culture... | 14,342 | zeroshot-train |
Mount Maglione [SEP] continent | Mount Maglione
Mount Maglione () is a low mountain northeast of Mount Ekblaw in the Clark Mountains of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–65, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Charles R. Ma... | Maglione (disambiguation)
Maglione may refer to:
- Places
- Maglione, a commune (municipality) in Italian municipality in the Province of Turin
- Mount Maglione, a low mountain near Mount Ekblaw in the Clark Mountains, Marie Byrd Land
- People
- Gerolamo Maglione, Italian politician of the 19th century
- Julio César Ma... | 14,343 | zeroshot-train |
Mount McCallum [SEP] continent | Mount McCallum
Mount McCallum () is a peak rising to about immediately northwest of the Mount Marwick, in the Explorers Range of the Bowers Mountains in Antarctica. Following a proposal by M.G. Laird, leader of a New Zealand Antarctic Research Programme geological party to the area, 1981–82, the mountain was named afte... | Feb 2013: "In Latitudes Where Storms are Born", Greenfield Community College Gallery, Mass.
- Sep–Jan 2012–13: "Intersections: McCallum & Tarry", Burchfield Penny Art Center, Buffalo
- Jul 2012: "Wade in the Water", Galerie Nordine Zidoun, Luxembourg
- Sep 2010: "Evenly Yoked: Bradley McCallum & Jacqueline Tarry", Spel... | 14,344 | zeroshot-train |
Mount Melbourne [SEP] continent | Mount Melbourne
Mount Melbourne is a massive stratovolcano that makes up the projection of the coast between Wood Bay and Terra Nova Bay, in Victoria Land of Antarctica. It was discovered in 1841 by James Clark Ross, who named it for Lord Melbourne, British prime minister when the expedition was being planned.
Descript... | within the continent. Northern portions of the continent see the most rainfall, which is concentrated in the summer months. During winter and spring southern Australia sees its maximum rainfall. The interior desert sees its greatest rainfall during spring and summer. The wettest spot is Mount Bellenden Ker in the north... | 14,345 | zeroshot-train |
Mount Rivett [SEP] continent | Mount Rivett
Mount Rivett () is a bare rock mountain, the northeasternmost feature of the Gustav Bull Mountains in Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. On February 13, 1931, the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) (1929–31) under Douglas Mawson made a landing on nearby Scullin Monolith. T... | Hackett, Hall, Macarthur, McKellar, Mount Neighbour, Reid, Rivett, South Curtin, Tharwa, The Causeway, Weston Creek
- Primary schools: Flynn, Giralang, Hall, Melrose, Mount Neighbour, Rivett, Tharwa, Weston Creek
- Schools to close at the end of 2007:
- Preschools: Cook, Gilmore, Page, Village Creek
- Primary schools: ... | 14,346 | zeroshot-train |
Mount Scherger [SEP] continent | Mount Scherger
Mount Scherger () is a peak just west of Mount McCauley in the southern Prince Charles Mountains, Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. Mapped from air photos and surveys, 1956–57, by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions). Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for Air Mar... | - Mount Grimsley
- Mount Hayne
- Mount Hicks
- Mount Hollingshead
- Mount Johnston
- Mount Lanyon
- Mount Lugg
- Mount Mather
- Mount Mather
- Mount McCarthy
- Mount McCauley
- Mount McMahon
- Mount Meredith
- Mount Newton
- Mount Ormay
- Mount Reu
- Mount Rubin
- Mount Ruker
- Mount Scherger
- Mount Seddon
- Mount Sun... | 14,347 | zeroshot-train |
Mount Shute [SEP] continent | Mount Shute
Mount Shute () is a mountain (2,070 m) standing 14 miles (22 km) southeast of Austin Peak in Mirabito Range, Antarctica. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos 1960 63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Larry R. Shute, United States ... | Wildman Shute Barrington b. 17 Nov 1849, d. 23 Sep 1901
2. Henry Robert Shute Barrington b. 14 Jun 1852, d. 1919
3. Florina Elizabeth Jane Barrington b. 26 Nov 1853, d. 29 Jul 1912
4. Samuel William Percy Gordon Shute Barrington b. 24 Nov 1855, d. 19 Feb 1931
5. Katherine Caroline Barrington b. 19 May 1861, d. 8 Aug 19... | 14,348 | zeroshot-train |
Mrs. Chippy [SEP] continent | One month after the ship set sail for Antarctica it was discovered that, despite "her" name, Mrs Chippy was actually a male. By that time, however, the name had stuck. He was described as "full of character" by members of the expedition and impressed the crew with his ability to walk along the ship's inch-wide rails in... | Mrs Chippy
Mrs Chippy was a cat (actually male) who accompanied Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917.
Life.
Mrs Chippy, a tiger-striped tabby, was taken on board the expedition's ship "Endurance" as a ship's cat by carpenter and master shipwright Harry "Chippy" McNish ("Chippy" being... | 14,349 | zeroshot-train |
Nikopol Point [SEP] continent | Nikopol Point
Nikopol Point (Nos Nikopol \'nos ni-'ko-pol\) is a snow-free point on the south coast of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica projecting 650 m east-southeastwards into Bransfield Strait and linked by a spit to Vietor Rock to the south. The area was visited by early ... | —established at Nikopol May 1941. Wiped out vicinity Luga Sep 1941. Recreated at Novosibirsk Mar 1942. Fought on central part of front, and at Vitebsk and Königsberg. With 43rd Army of the 2nd Belorussian Front May 1945.
- 236th Rifle Division—established at Kazakh 2.41, fought in the Crimea, the Caucasus, at Tuapse an... | 14,350 | zeroshot-train |
Obidim Peak [SEP] continent | Obidim Peak
Obidim Peak (, ‘Vrah Obidim’ \'vr&h 'o-bi-dim\) is the rocky peak rising to 706 m in Erul Heights on Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is surmounting Cugnot Ice Piedmont to the northeast.
The peak is named after the settlement of Obidim in Southwestern Bulgaria.
Location.
Obidim Peak is locat... | External links.
- Obidim Peak. Copernix satellite image | 14,351 | zeroshot-train |
Ohoden Col [SEP] continent | Ohoden Col
Ohoden Col (, ‘Ohodenska Sedlovina’ \'o-ho-den-ska se-dlo-vi-'na\) is the ice-covered col of elevation over 900 m extending 950 m on Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica, which is linking Ivory Pinnacles to the north to Detroit Plateau to the south. It is surmounting Pettus Glacier to the east.
The c... | Ohoden Col. Copernix satellite image | 14,352 | zeroshot-train |
Oryahovo Heights [SEP] continent | Oryahovo Heights
Oryahovo Heights (Oryahovski Vazvisheniya \o-'rya-hov-ski v&-zvi-'she-ni-ya\) are the ice-covered heights of elevation 340 m extending 6 km in north-south direction in central and eastern Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. They are linked to Snow P... | The peninsula's interior is occupied by Oryahovo Heights.
The feature is named after Pope John Paul II (1920–2005) for his contribution to world peace and understanding among people.
Location.
The peninsula is located at (British mapping in 1822 and 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, Spanish mapping in 1991, and... | 14,353 | zeroshot-train |
Panagyurishte Nunatak [SEP] continent | Panagyurishte Nunatak
Panagyurishte Nunatak (Nunatak Panagyurishte \'nu-na-tak pa-na-'gyu-ri-shte\) is a rocky peak of elevation 150 m projecting from Yakoruda Glacier, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The peak is named after the town of Panagyurishte in central Bulgaria.
Location.
Panagyuris... | - Pamidovo Nunatak, Oscar II Coast
- Panagyurishte Nunatak, Greenwich Island
- Panega Glacier, Livingston Island
- Panicheri Gap, Sentinel Range
- Papazov Island, Astrolabe Island
- Papiya Nunatak, Nordenskjöld Coast
- Paprat Peak, Brabant Island
- Paramun Buttress, Nordenskjöld Coast
- Parangalitsa Peak, Sentinel Rang... | 14,354 | zeroshot-train |
Paulus Glacier [SEP] continent | Paulus Glacier
Paulus Glacier () is a glacier west of Mount Cupola, flowing southeast from Rouen Mountains into Hampton Glacier, north Alexander Island, Antarctica. Photographed from the air by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947–48, and mapped from the air photographs by D. Searle of Falkland Islands Depe... | May 1795 - May 1795
- Jacob George Hieronymus Hahn 19 May 1795 - 2 June 1795
- Willem Aernout de Beveren 6 July 1795 - Sep 1795
- Pieter Paulus Sep 1795 - ?
- Gerrit David Jordens ? - 25 November 1795
- Pieter Pijpers 25 November 1795 - Dec 1795
- Johannes Lambertus Huber Dec 1795 - 1796 | 14,355 | zeroshot-train |
Peacock Ridge [SEP] continent | Peacock Ridge
Peacock Ridge () is a ridge standing between Mount Soucek and Mount Porteus, in the north part of the Tula Mountains in Enderby Land, Antarctica. Plotted from air photos taken from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) aircraft in 1956. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia ... | (Ed.), "Encyclopedia of the Korean War: A Political, Social, and Military History". New York: Checkmark Books. .
External links.
- Korean War Map of N. end of Bloody Ridge: Heartbreak Ridge, Mungdung-ni Valley and Hill 1179
External links News.
- Allies Capture 'Bloody Ridge' - Toledo Blade, Sep. 5, 1951
- Yankees Seiz... | 14,356 | zeroshot-train |
Povien Peak [SEP] continent | Povien Peak
Povien Peak (, ‘Vrah Povien’ \'vr&h po-'vi-en\) is the ice-covered peak rising to 1550 m between the upper courses of Marla and Diplock Glaciers, in the northeast foothills of Detroit Plateau on southern Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica. Bezenšek Spur is projecting east-southeastwards from the p... | , Livingston Island
- Ponor Saddle, Sentinel Range
- Mount Pontida, Alexander Island
- Mount Popov, Foyn Coast
- Popovo Saddle, Smith Island
- Pordim Islands, Robert Island
- Porlier Bay, Livingston Island
- Povien Peak, Trinity Peninsula
- Predel Point, Anvers Island
- Preker Point, Trinity Island
- Prelez Gap, Trinit... | 14,357 | zeroshot-train |
Quam Heights [SEP] continent | Quam Heights
Quam Heights () is a mostly snow-covered heights, 15 miles (24 km) long and 4 miles (6 km) wide, rising over 1,000 m and forming the coastline between the Barnett and Dennistoun Glaciers in northern Victoria Land, Antarctica.
Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aeria... | qui est vers le Gond ou Pole Austral ainsi appellée à cause que de la Meridionale partie ou Australe procede la Misericorde dicte Chassed" (Chasdia which is toward the austral Hinge or Pole, so called because from the southern or austral part originates Mercy called Chessed). Another legend on the same map over the sou... | 14,358 | zeroshot-train |
Ravel Peak [SEP] continent | Ravel Peak
Ravel Peak () is an isolated peak, rising to about 1,300 m, surmounting Debussy Heights situated in the northern portion of Alexander Island, Antarctica. The peak is markedly pyramid shaped when viewed from the east side. First mapped from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1... | the Teatro Colón. Franz Schubert, Richard Strauss, Claude Debussy, Enrique Granados and Joaquín Rodrigo. Sep 11 1965, Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires, Argentina (EKR CD P2 Eklipse).
- Ludwig Hoelscher / Bernard Michelin: TBS Vintage Classics. Henry Eccles, Manuel de Falla and Camille Saint-Saëns, May 29, 1960, Osaka ABC Hal... | 14,359 | zeroshot-train |
Republic of the Congo [SEP] continent | Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo ( , ), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic, West Congo, ROC or simply the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa. It is bordered by five countries: Gabon to its west; Cameroon to its northwest and the Central African Republic to... | - Kongolo Territory
- Manono
- Moba Territory, capital: Moba, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Nyunzu
Governors.
Presidents (from 1965, governors) of the former province were:
- 20 Oct 1960 – Mar 1961 Prosper Mwamba-Ilunga (1st time)
- 11 Sep 1962 – 27 Sep 1963 Prosper Mwamba-Ilunga (2nd time)
- 27 Sep 1963 – 15 Mar ... | 14,360 | zeroshot-train |
Rousseau Peak [SEP] continent | Rousseau Peak
Rousseau Peak is a peak rising to 272 m in the north of Breznik Heights, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and surmounting Sotos Point to the west-northwest and Fuerza Aérea Glacier to the north, west and south. Precipitous, rocky west slopes.
The feature is named after Lieutenant... | see the gardens for themselves, and the style began to be adapted in French gardens. The new style also had the advantage of requiring fewer gardeners, and was easier to maintain, than the French garden.
One of the first English gardens on the continent was at Ermenonville, in France, built by marquis René Louis de Gir... | 14,361 | zeroshot-train |
Rozier Glacier [SEP] continent | Rozier Glacier
Rozier Glacier () is a glacier flowing between Pishtachev Peak and Balis Ridge into Wilhelmina Bay north of Sophie Cliff, on the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. Charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, 1897-99. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC)... | " (LexisNexis, 1997) The survey system will later be applied to the continent west of the Mississippi River.
- June 3 – The Continental Navy is disbanded.
- June 15 – After several attempts, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and his companion, Pierre Romain, set off in a balloon from Boulogne-sur-Mer, but the balloon sud... | 14,362 | zeroshot-train |
Saint George Peak [SEP] continent | Saint George Peak
Saint George Peak (Russian: "Gora Svyatogo Georgiya Pobedonostsa") is a peak rising to about 1,500 m in the western part of the Havre Mountains, situated 3 mi northeast of Cape Vostok within the northwest portion of Alexander Island, Antarctica. In 1821 the Russian expedition under Bellingshausen sigh... | Apr 1941 "George and Margaret"
- 17 May 1941 "The Male Animal"
- 28 Jun 1941 "Juno and the Paycock"
- 2 Aug 1941 "The House in the Square"
- 13 Sep 1941 "A Little Bit of Fluff" by Walter W. Ellis (prod. G. F. Hole and O. D. Bisset)
- 27 Sep 1941 "Saint Joan"
- 15 Nov 1941 "The Royal Family of Broadway"
- 13 Dec 1941 "T... | 14,363 | zeroshot-train |
Sangha River [SEP] continent | Sangha River
The Sangha River, a tributary of the Congo River, is located in Central Africa.
Geography.
The Sangha River is formed at the confluence of the Mambéré River and the Kadéï River at Nola in the western Central African Republic. () The Sangha flows along the border of Cameroon, with the Central African Republ... | 2008.
3. UKKV Ugadi at Cardiss, April 2011.
USA:
1. AKKA Conventions at Houston, Texas, – Sep 2000, Detroit Michigan – Sep 2002, Orlando Florida, Sep 2004, Baltimore, MD, Sep 2006
2. Basant Bahar, California.- 2002,2004. NA Kannadigas – 2000, 2002. Kannada Kuta LA & Sandiego – 2002
3. Sri Venkateshwara Temple, Pittsbur... | 14,364 | zeroshot-train |
Schreckhorn [SEP] continent | Schreckhorn
The Schreckhorn (4,078 m) is a mountain in the Bernese Alps. It is the highest peak located entirely in the canton of Berne. The Schreckhorn is the northernmost Alpine four-thousander and the northernmost summit rising above 4,000 metres in Europe.
Geography.
The Schreckhorn is located 10 km south-east of G... | ", ed. W. Unsworth, London: Allen Lane, 1981. An attempt on the south-west ridge in 1925.
External links.
- The Schreckhorn on SummitPost
- Sunset on the Schreckhorn
- Paragliding around the Schreckhorn
- Schreckhorn in beautiful evening light
- Schreckhorn reflected in the Bachalpsee | 14,365 | zeroshot-train |
Stambolov Crag [SEP] continent | Stambolov Crag
Stambolov Crag (Vrah Stambolov \'vr&h stam-bo-'lov\) rises to 820m in Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica with steep snow free western slopes. The crag surmounts Huntress Glacier to the northwest and its tributary to the north, and Ruen Icefall t... | The peak is located at which is 890 m east of Castillo Nunatak, 4.66 km east-southeast of Sinemorets Hill, 2.36 km south-southwest of Burdick Peak, 2.48 km west-southwest of Pliska Peak, 4.96 km west-northwest of Mount Friesland, 4.63 km north-northwest of Stambolov Crag and 3.21 km northeast of Napier Peak. British ma... | 14,366 | zeroshot-train |
Stokes Peaks [SEP] continent | Stokes Peaks
The Stokes Peaks () is a group of peaks rising to about 800 m between McCallum Pass and Sighing Peak on the north side of Wright Peninsula, Adelaide Island, Antarctica. They were photographed from the air by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE), 1956–57, and surveyed by t... | , commemorates his Cape Horn landing on 19 April 1830.
Mount Fitz Roy (Argentina–Chile, at the extreme south of the continent), was named after him by the Argentine scientist and explorer Francisco Moreno. It is high. The aboriginals had not named it, and used the word "chaltén" (meaning smoking mountain) for this and ... | 14,367 | zeroshot-train |
Sverdrup Mountains [SEP] continent | Sverdrup Mountains
The Sverdrup Mountains () are a group of mountains about long, standing just west of the Gjelsvik Mountains in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica. With its summit at , the massive Mount Krüger forms the highest point in the Sverdrup Mountains.
Discovery and naming.
First photographed from the air and r... | constitutes Fimbulheimen, from west to east:
- Gburek Peaks
- Sverdrup Mountains
- Gjelsvik Mountains
- Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains
- Orvin Mountains
- Filchner Mountains
- Drygalski Mountains
- Kurze Mountains
- Gagarin Mountains
- Conrad Mountains
- Mount Dallmann
- Wohlthat Mountains
- Humboldt Mountains
- Petermann Ra... | 14,368 | zeroshot-train |
The Football [SEP] continent | The Football
The Football () is a prominent bare rock scar of football shape on the north side of Football Mountain in Antarctica, on the ridge separating Edisto Inlet and Tucker Glacier. The scar is surrounded by an unbroken snow slope and is said to be always visible, though occasionally lightly covered by snow for s... | Russian speaking readers. It was the special publication to the 125 Anniversary of the Russian poet Marina Tsvetaeva, where the article "Marina Tsvetaeva in America" was written by the Dr. Uli Zislin, the Founder and Director of the "Washington Museum of Russian Poetry and Music", Sep/Oct 2017.
- 2017: ""Новый Континен... | 14,369 | zeroshot-train |
Utus Peak [SEP] continent | Utus Peak
Utus Peak (, ‘Vrah Utus’ \'vr&h 'u-tus\) is the rocky peak rising to 1217 m in Trakiya Heights on Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica.
The peak is named after the ancient Roman town of Utus in Northern Bulgaria.
Location.
Utus Peak is located at , which is 980 m south-southeast of Mount Daimler, 10.9... | - Utus Peak. Copernix satellite image | 14,370 | zeroshot-train |
Valdivia Point [SEP] continent | Valdivia Point
Valdivia Point () is a point forming both the northwest side of the entrance to Salvesen Cove and the north extremity of Pefaur (Ventimiglia) Peninsula on Danco Coast, Graham Land in Antarctica. Charted and named "Valdivia Insel", after the German ship Valdivia, by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under ... | Mariano Holguin, O.F.M. † (2 Jul 1904 – 30 May 1906) Appointed, Bishop of Arequipa
- Pedro Pascual Francesco Farfán † (5 Mar 1907 – 19 Apr 1918) Appointed, Bishop of Cuzco
- Domingo Juan Vargas, O.P. † (26 Aug 1920 – 1 Aug 1936)
- Mariano Jacinto Valdivia y Ortiz † (15 Dec 1940 – 17 Dec 1956) Appointed, Bishop of Huanc... | 14,371 | zeroshot-train |
Varadero Point [SEP] continent | Varadero Point
Varadero Point is a point projecting 620 m into Barclay Bay from Robbery Beaches on Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and forming the west side of the entrance to Baba Tonka Cove. Dominated by Varadero Hill (116 m).
The point is named descriptively ('Boathouse P... | point is named after Georgi Voyteh, Kavhan (hereditary viceroy function) under Czar Konstantin-Petar of Bulgaria (11th Century AD).
Location.
Voyteh Point is located at , which is 2.05 km east of Essex Point and 4.69 km northwest of Varadero Point (British mapping in 1968, Spanish in 1992 and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009... | 14,372 | zeroshot-train |
Vergilov Rocks [SEP] continent | Vergilov Rocks
Vergilov Rocks (Vergilov Kamak ver-'gi-lov 'ka-m&k) are a group of rocks off Bulgarian Beach on Hurd Peninsula in eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, consisting of one main rock and two adjacent smaller ones submerging at high water.
The rocks are named after Zlatil Vergi... | for most of the southeast coast, featuring Vergilov Rocks 100 m offshore. The Emona Anchorage beaches and drifting sea ice are favoured by a fairly small number of penguins and seals, usually comprising chinstrap, gentoo and Adelie penguins, and Weddell, crabeater, leopard and incidentally fur seals.
Mapping.
As a part... | 14,373 | zeroshot-train |
View Point [SEP] continent | View Point
View Point () is 150m long eastern tip of a promontory, on Antarctica, forming the west side of the entrance to Duse Bay on the south coast of Trinity Peninsula, on the northern portion of the Antarctic Peninsula. Situated 6.79 km east of Skomlya Hill and 6.45 km southeast of Boil Point. Discovered by a part... | the Lights of the Straits." Michigan History 70 (Sep/Oct 1986), pp. 17–29.
External links.
- Straits of Mackinac Lighthouses, New McGulpin's Point Lighthouse Museum
- Great Lakes Lightkeepers Association, McGulpin Point Scrapbook.
- Interactive map of Lights in Northern Lake Michigan, mapped by Google.
- Satellite view... | 14,374 | zeroshot-train |
Viskyar Ridge [SEP] continent | Viskyar Ridge
Viskyar Ridge ("’rid vis-’kyar") is a rocky ridge rising to 600 m and extending 2.5 km in north-south direction in Breznik Heights, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The ice-free surface area of the ridge is . Surmounting Zheravna Glacier to the west and Targovishte Glacier to th... | Viskyar Mountain
Viskyar Mountain () is a minor range of hills in western Bulgaria rising to 1077 m (Mechi Kamak Peak), and bounded by Lyulin Mountain to the southeast, Sofia Valley to the northeast, Zavalska Mountain to the northwest, and Graovo Valley to the southwest. It is separated from the Lyulin and Zavalska hil... | 14,375 | zeroshot-train |
Walgreen Coast [SEP] continent | Walgreen Coast
The Walgreen Coast () is a portion of the coast of Antarctica between Cape Herlacher and Cape Waite, or between Eights Coast on the east and Bakutis Coast in the west. It extends from 103°24'W to 114°12'Wto . It was discovered by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and members of the US Antarctic Service (USAS)... | Walgreen Coast and Eights Coast during the 1968-69 season. | 14,376 | zeroshot-train |
Whistle Pass [SEP] continent | 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 Antarctic Survey in 1977, because the pass falls away steeply to... | "Summer Wear" (1950 - collected in "The Continent Makers and Other Tales of the Viagens" (1953))
- "Git Along!" (1950 - collected in "The Continent Makers and Other Tales of the Viagens" (1953))
- Vishnu
- "The Galton Whistle" (1951 - collected in "The Continent Makers and Other Tales of the Viagens" (1953))
- "The Ani... | 14,377 | zeroshot-train |
Wiggins Glacier [SEP] continent | Wiggins Glacier
Wiggins Glacier () is a 10 nautical miles (18 km) long glacier on Kiev Peninsula in Antarctica, flowing from Bruce Plateau to the west coast of Graham Land just south of Blanchard Ridge. Charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Charcot, and named "Glacier du Milieu" ("Middle Glacier").... | in west London. Wiggins met his next wife Linda in England. The couple were living together from 1976; they married in January 1979, before moving to Ghent, Belgium, to pursue his racing career. Bradley was born there in 1980. The marriage broke down in 1982 and for 14 years Wiggins had no contact with his son, who ret... | 14,378 | zeroshot-train |
Yankee Harbour [SEP] continent | Yankee Harbour
Yankee Harbour is a small inner harbour entered from Shopski Cove between Glacier Bluff and Spit Point, indenting the south-west side of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is long in west-south-west to east-north-east direction, and wide, and is bounded by Provadiya Hook to th... | "Barbary Coast Bunny" (Jones/Jul 21/""/"") - 1956
430. "Rocket-bye Baby" (Jones/Aug 4/""/"") - 1956
431. "Raw! Raw! Rooster!" (McKimson/Aug 25/"") - 1956
432. "A Star Is Bored" (Freleng/Sep 15/""/"EDD") - 1956
433. "Deduce, You Say!" (Jones/Sep 29/""/"EDD"/"") - 1956
434. "Yankee Dood It | 14,379 | zeroshot-train |
Yordanov Nunatak [SEP] continent | Yordanov Nunatak
Yordanov Nunatak (, ‘Yordanov Nunatak’ \yor-da-'nov 'nu-na-tak\) is the rocky peak rising to 800 m on the coast of Borima Bay, between Jorum Glacier and Minzuhar Glacier on Oscar II Coast, Graham Land in Antarctica.
The feature is named after Yordan Yordanov, engineer at St. Kliment Ohridski base in 20... | - Yana Point, Livingston Island
- Yankov Gap, Livingston Island
- Yantra Cove, Livingston Island
- Yarebitsa Cove, Smith Island
- Yarlovo Nunatak, Trinity Peninsula
- Yasen Point, Livingston Island
- Yatrus Promontory, Trinity Peninsula
- Yavorov Peak, Livingston Island
- Yoglav Crag, Trinity Peninsula
- Yordanov Nunat... | 14,380 | zeroshot-train |
Alsace-Lorraine [SEP] continent | Party. formed in 1910 as a merger of all leftist liberal parties.
History From annexation to World War I During World War I.
In French foreign policy, the demand for the return of Alsace and Lorraine faded in importance after 1880 with the decline of the monarchists element. When the World War broke out in 1914, recove... | Alsace-Lorraine P 1
The Imperial German railways ("Reichseisenbahnen") allocated various steam locomotives in Alsace-Lorraine to the P 1 class of engines as follows:
- Classification system from 1906/1912
- Alsace-Lorraine B 1
- Alsace-Lorraine B 2
- Alsace-Lorraine B 3
- Alsace-Lorraine B 4
See also.
- Imperial Railwa... | 14,381 | zeroshot-train |
Anare Mountains [SEP] continent | Anare Mountains
The Anare Mountains () are a large group of mainly snow-covered peaks and ridges along the northern coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The group is bounded on the north and east by the Pacific Ocean, on the west by Lillie Glacier, and on the south by Robertson Glacier, Ebbe Glacier and Dennistoun Glaci... | led by fellow Antarctic explorer Syd Kirkby, conducted the first geological surveys of that area of the continent. The highest of this small group of mountains, Mount Elkins, was subsequently named after Dr. Elkins.
Other survey teams that year visited the Framnes Mountains, conducted geological and survey work in the ... | 14,382 | zeroshot-train |
Antarctic Plate [SEP] continent | Antarctic Plate
The Antarctic Plate is a tectonic plate containing the continent of Antarctica, the Kerguelen Plateau and extending outward under the surrounding oceans. After breakup from Gondwana (the southern part of the supercontinent Pangea), the Antarctic plate began moving the continent of Antarctica south to it... | South American Plate
The South American Plate is a major tectonic plate which includes the continent of South America as well as a sizable region of the Atlantic Ocean seabed extending eastward to the African Plate, with which it forms the southern part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
The easterly edge is a divergent bounda... | 14,383 | zeroshot-train |
Bader Glacier [SEP] continent | Bader Glacier
Bader Glacier () is a small glacier draining the west slopes of Rudozem Heights and flowing to Bourgeois Fjord just south of Thomson Head on German Peninsula, Fallières Coast on the west side of Graham Land, Antarctica.
History.
It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1958 for Swiss gla... | Eocene–Oligocene extinction event). The term Late Cenozoic Ice Age is used to include this early phase.
During this last glacial period there were alternating episodes of glacier advance and retreat. Within the last glacial period the Last Glacial Maximum was approximately 22,000 years ago. While the general pattern of... | 14,384 | zeroshot-train |
Bandstone Block [SEP] continent | Bandstone Block
Bandstone Block () is an almost rectangular block of sandstone in eastern Alexander Island, Antarctica. It rises to about north of Triton Point at the mouth of Venus Glacier. The coast in this vicinity was first seen from the air by Lincoln Ellsworth on November 23, 1935, and roughly mapped from photos ... | observed a transit of Venus, in 1639.
Horrocks Block seems to have some relation with nearby Bandstone Block, they appear to be both large rectangular outcrops of sandstone. | 14,385 | zeroshot-train |
Basecamp Valley [SEP] continent | Basecamp Valley
Basecamp Valley is a small ice-filled valley at the west side of Avalanche Ridge, in the Jones Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped and named by the University of Minnesota Jones Mountains Party, 1960–61, who established a base camp, "Camp Minnesota," just north of the mouth of this valley. | and Pahalgam to the Aru trekking camp. The alpine meadow of Lidderwat lies at the halfway point of the two-day trek to the lake and happens to be mostly the basecamp for most of the trekkers. One could visit the lake and come back to his basecamp at Lidderwat in the same day.
An alternate route leads through Ganderbal ... | 14,386 | zeroshot-train |
Bates Island [SEP] continent | Bates Island
Bates Island is a narrow island long lying east of Jurva Point, Renaud Island, in the Biscoe Islands of Antarctica. It was first accurately shown on an Argentine government chart of 1957, and was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1959 for Charles C. Bates, an American oceanographer who has... | the Norfolk Ridge, part of the submerged continent Zealandia.
The area surrounding Mount Bates is preserved as the Norfolk Island National Park. The park, covering around 10% of the land of the island, contains remnants of the forests which originally covered the island, including stands of subtropical rainforest.
The ... | 14,387 | zeroshot-train |
Beaman Glacier [SEP] continent | Beaman Glacier
Beaman Glacier () is a tributary to Ebbe Glacier lying close north of McLean Glacier in the southwest part of the Anare Mountains, a major mountain range situated within the geographical borders of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The glacier was so named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for First ... | Eocene–Oligocene extinction event). The term Late Cenozoic Ice Age is used to include this early phase.
During this last glacial period there were alternating episodes of glacier advance and retreat. Within the last glacial period the Last Glacial Maximum was approximately 22,000 years ago. While the general pattern of... | 14,388 | zeroshot-train |
Bell Bluff [SEP] continent | Bell Bluff
Bell Bluff () is a rock bluff on the west side of Beardmore Glacier, just north of the mouth of Garrard Glacier, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Charles A. Bell, Utilities Man, who wintered at Hallett Station in 1964. | gathered on the north shore of the Moonsea and brought the vengeance of Gruumsh down upon the ruined city, sinking it beneath the surface of the Moonsea.
The sunken city is reputed to be haunted. A bell, known as the "Bell in the Deep", sits in one of the tallest submerged towers, and at times, people on nearby ships c... | 14,389 | zeroshot-train |
Beroe Hill [SEP] continent | Beroe Hill
Beroe Hill (Halm Beroe \'h&lm be-'ro-e\) is a hill of 400 m in the southwest extremity of Gleaner Heights, Livingston Island, West Antarctica. It is surmounting Perunika Glacier to the south and Saedinenie Snowfield to the northwest. The hill was named after the ancient Thracian town of Beroe, ancestor of th... | based building company.
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- Bray Hill
- Bury Hill | 14,390 | zeroshot-train |
Bezmer Point [SEP] continent | Bezmer Point
Bezmer Point (Nos Bezmer \'nos bez-'mer\) is on the northwest coast of the Varna Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The point is situated 9.6 km east-northeast of Siddins Point and 3 km southwest of Kotis Point and 4.9 km west-southwest of Miziya Peak. The feature was... | east extremities of Varna Peninsula are formed by Phelps Promontory and Williams Point, and by Inott Point respectively. The coast is indented by Lister Cove and Dragon Cove to the northeast, and by Griffin Cove, Charybdis Cove and Eliseyna Cove to the northwest. Bezmer Point is also on the northwest coast of the penin... | 14,391 | zeroshot-train |
Binn Peak [SEP] continent | Binn Peak
Binn Peak is the conspicuous rocky peak rising to 400 m above Miers Bluff at the southwest extremity of Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
The feature is named after Captain T. Binn, Master of the British sealing vessel "Minerva" that visited the South Shetlands in 18... | Binn Mhór
Binn Mhór (; great peak) is a mountain in the Maumturks range in Connemara, Ireland. It is a quartize peak, and the third tallest mountain in the Maumturks range, positioned in the southern section.
Binn Mhór lies to the southeast of the deep mountain pass that cuts through the Maumturks range, called , a sit... | 14,392 | zeroshot-train |
Buell Peninsula [SEP] continent | Buell Peninsula
Buell Peninsula () is an ice-covered peninsula terminating in Cape Williams, located between the lower ends of Lillie Glacier, George Glacier and Zykov Glacier, at the northwest end of the Anare Mountains, a major mountain range situated in Victoria Land, Antarctica. The peninsula is long and at its gre... | Cape Williams
Cape Williams () is an ice-covered cape which is the termination of Buell Peninsula at the east side of the terminus of Lillie Glacier at the lower ends of George Glacier and Zykov Glacier. The peninsula is 15 nautical miles (28 km) long and is situated at the extremity of the Pennell Coast portion of Vic... | 14,393 | zeroshot-train |
Camp Ridge [SEP] continent | Camp Ridge
Camp Ridge () is a prominent ridge surmounted by Mount Hayton in the southeast part of the East Quartzite Range, Concord Mountains, Victoria Land, Antarctica. The geographical feature was so named by the Northern Party of the New Zealand Federated Mountain Clubs Antarctic Expedition, 1962–63, after Camp IV w... | . The namesake is derived from Windsor Ridge and the West and South Castle Rivers that flow through the park. The park an important link in the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem, providing a habitat and migratory corridor for a variety of wildlife such as grizzly bears, black bears, wolverines, cougars, bobcats, deer, e... | 14,394 | zeroshot-train |
Cape Gates [SEP] continent | Cape Gates
Cape Gates () is an ice-covered cape which marks the northwestern extremity of Carney Island along the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was first mapped by United States Geological Survey from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in January 1947, and was named by the Advisory Comm... | 20, 1981: Willie Montañez was traded by the Expos to the Pittsburgh Pirates for John Milner.
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Cape Gray [SEP] continent | Cape Gray
Cape Gray is a rocky cape which forms the east side of the entrance to Commonwealth Bay, part of the George V Coast of Antarctica. The cape is actually a small rocky island which is joined to the icecap of the mainland by an ice ramp. It was discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–14) under ... | Investment Management, an international investment management company.
The firm was incorporated and changed its name to Allan Gray Limited in 1992. In 1996, the firm opened an office in Windhoek, Namibia. In 1998, the firm started offering retail investment products. An office was established in Gaborone, Botswana in ... | 14,396 | zeroshot-train |
Cape Zumberge [SEP] continent | 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 Station, 1957–58, to a rock feature reported to lie 30 miles (4... | Zumberge Coast
Zumberge Coast is that portion of the southeast coast of Palmer Land between Cape Zumberge and the south entrance point to Hercules Inlet. Overlooking the west part of Ronne Ice Shelf, this coast was mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from U.S. Navy aerial photographs taken 1961-66 and Land... | 14,397 | zeroshot-train |
Coats Land [SEP] continent | Coats Land
Coats Land is a region in Antarctica which lies westward of Queen Maud Land and forms the eastern shore of the Weddell Sea, extending in a general northeast-southwest direction between 20º00´W and 36º00´W. The northeast part was discovered from the "Scotia" by William S. Bruce, leader of the Scottish Nationa... | the University of Edinburgh.
Post-expedition years Further Antarctic plans.
On 17 March 1910 Bruce presented proposals to the Royal Scottish Geographical Society (RSGS) for a new Scottish Antarctic expedition. His plan envisaged a party wintering in or near Coats Land, while the ship took another group to the Ross Sea,... | 14,398 | zeroshot-train |
Coppermine Peninsula [SEP] continent | Coppermine Peninsula
Coppermine Peninsula is the 1.7 km long, 500 m wide and rising to 105 m rugged rocky promontory forming the northwest extremity of Alfatar Peninsula and Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and lying between English Strait to the west and Carlota Cove to the east. It is linked to... | basalts hence given the location of the flood basalt sequence. With an area of and a volume of , the Coppermine River flood basalt sequence is larger than the Columbia River Basalt Group in the United States and comparable in size to the Deccan Traps in west-central India. This makes the Coppermine River flood basalts ... | 14,399 | zeroshot-train |
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