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Karaali Rocks [SEP] continent | Karaali Rocks
The Karaali Rocks () are a small group of rocks along the east side of the mainly snow-covered Coulter Heights, east of Matikonis Peak in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–65, and were named by the Advisory Comm... | Gizem Karaali
Gizem Karaali is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Pomona College in Claremont, CA.
Background and education.
Mathematician Gizem Karaali is originally from Istanbul, Turkey.
Her father was an electrical engineer and her mother was a professor of nutrition science.
She graduated from UAA (the Üskü... | 14,700 | zeroshot-train |
Kingyo Rock [SEP] continent | Kingyo Rock
Kingyo Rock () is a large linear rock which lies at the south side of Omega Glacier where the glacier meets the sea, on the coast of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was mapped from surveys and air photos by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition, 1957–62, and named Kingyo-iwa (goldfish rock). | Kingyo
Kingyo (Japanese: goldfish) may refer to:
- Kingyo Rock, rock which lies at the south side of Omega Glacier where the glacier meets the sea, on the coast of Queen Maud Land
- Kingyo, 2009 short film by Edmund Yeo loosely adapted from "Canaries" by Yasunari Kawabata
- Kingyo (band), Japanese band consisting of fo... | 14,701 | zeroshot-train |
Kista Rock [SEP] continent | Kista Rock
Kista Rock is a small island, the southernmost of a chain of small islands, lying off the coast of Antarctica north of Mount Caroline Mikkelsen. It was first plotted from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37. An Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) party landed b... | Kista Peak
Kista Peak is a mountain summit located in the North Saskatchewan River valley of Alberta, Canada. Kista Peak is part of the Ram Range, a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Mumford, to the south. Mount Michener lies to the west, and both Kista and Michener can be seen from th... | 14,702 | zeroshot-train |
Kleptuza Glacier [SEP] continent | Kleptuza Glacier
Kleptuza Glacier (, ‘Lednik Kleptuza’ \'led-nik klep-'tu-za\) is a 6 km long and 6 km wide glacier draining the east slopes of Mount Hector in the Trojan Range and the north slopes of Osterrieth Range on Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. Situated southeast of Thamyris Glacier and wes... | Point, Trinity Peninsula
- Kladara Beach, Greenwich Island
- Kladnitsa Peak, Graham Coast
- Kladorub Glacier, Nordenskjöld Coast
- Mount Klayn, Bastien Range
- Klenova Peak, Sentinel Range
- Klepalo Hill, Graham Coast
- Kleptuza Glacier, Anvers Island
- Klimash Passage, Greenwich Island
- Mount Kliment Ohridski, Alexan... | 14,703 | zeroshot-train |
Knobhead Moraine [SEP] continent | Knobhead Moraine
Knobhead Moraine () is a conspicuous moraine of large boulders to the north of Knobhead, Quartermain Mountains, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It continues northward between the Cavendish Rocks and the western end of the Kukri Hills as a medial moraine in lower Taylor Glacier. The moraine was first obse... | Cascade subcontinent that docked with Washington about 50 million years ago as the entire continent of North America moved west across the ocean. The Alps were heavily eroded by glaciers in the last ice age. The Vashon lobe of the ice sculpted Rattlesnake Ledge, steeply carved the east and west sides of Squak Mountain,... | 14,704 | zeroshot-train |
Koll Rock [SEP] continent | Koll Rock
Koll Rock, also known as Blake Island is a large rock located southeast of Oom Island in the west side of Oom Bay, Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named "Kollskjer" (knoll rock). | KOLL
KOLL (106.3 FM, "La Zeta") is a radio station licensed in Lonoke, Arkansas, broadcasting to the Little Rock, Arkansas, area. KOLL airs Regional Mexican music format. The station's studios are located in West Little Rock, and the transmitter tower is located near Pettus.
History.
Prior to their current format, the ... | 14,705 | zeroshot-train |
Koloc Point [SEP] continent | Koloc Point
Koloc Point () is an ice-covered point marking the northern extremity of Bear Peninsula, Walgreen Coast, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. The point was first mapped by the United States Geological Survey from air photos obtained by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in January 1947. It was named by the Advisory Commi... | Bonnie Koloc
Bonnie Koloc (born February 6, 1946) is an American folk music singer-songwriter, actress, and artist who was considered one of the three main Illinois-based folk singers in the 1970s, along with Steve Goodman and John Prine forming the "trinity of the Chicago folk scene.". Her material continues to be rec... | 14,706 | zeroshot-train |
Koltermann Peak [SEP] continent | Koltermann Peak
Koltermann Peak () is a peak rising to in the eastern part of the McAllister Hills, located west of the Olympus Range in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (2004) after Major David Koltermann of the 109th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard, co-pil... | 17-June-1985, peak 2-June-86)
- 46 weeks - "+" - Ed Sheeran (debut 3-Oct-11, peak 13-Aug-12)
- 45 weeks - "Crowded House" – Crowded House (debut 28-July-86, peak 8-June-87)
- 45 weeks - "The Dutchess" – Fergie (debut 25-Sep-06, peak 30-July-07)
- 43 weeks - "Escape" – Enrique Iglesias (debut 12-Nov-01, peak 26-Aug-02)
... | 14,707 | zeroshot-train |
Kopito Ridge [SEP] continent | Kopito Ridge
Kopito Ridge (, ‘Rid Kopito’ \'rid ko-'pi-to\) is the mostly ice-free ridge in the southeast foothills of Detroit Plateau on southern Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica, which is bounded by Boydell Glacier to the west and Zavera Snowfield to the east. It extends 6 km in northwest-southeast direct... | Trinity Peninsula
- Kopito Ridge, Trinity Peninsula
- Kopriva Peak, Nordenskjöld Coast
- Kopsis Glacier, Sentinel Range
- Koriten Glacier, Graham Coast
- Kormesiy Peak, Greenwich Island
- Kormyansko Saddle, Danco Coast
- Korsis Island, Snow Island
- Korten Ridge, Davis Coast
- Koshava Island, Zed Islands
- Kostenets Sa... | 14,708 | zeroshot-train |
Krasheninnikov Peak [SEP] continent | Krasheninnikov Peak
Krasheninnikov Peak () is a peak, high, on the south side of the Svarthausane Crags in the Südliche Petermann Range of the Wohlthat Mountains, Antarctica. It was discovered and plotted from air photos by the Third German Antarctic Expedition, 1938–39, and was mapped from air photos and surveys by th... | Krasheninnikov
Krasheninnikov may refer to:
- Stepan Krasheninnikov, Russian explorer
- Krasheninnikov (volcano), two stratovolcanoes in Kamtchatka named for Stepan Krasheninnikov
- Krasheninnikov Peak | 14,709 | zeroshot-train |
Kroner Lake [SEP] continent | Kroner Lake
Kroner Lake is a circular lake in diameter, lying immediately west of Whalers Bay, on Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. Its old name, "Tokroningen", meaning the two kroner piece, was given by whalers during the period 1905–31. The original name was altered to Kroner Lake in 1950,... | and animals.
- Pendulum Cove (Site G) is another known-age site being colonised by mosses and lichens.
- Mount Pond (Site H) contains exceptional moss, liverwort and lichen communities.
- Perchue Cone (Site J) is an ash and cinder cone with rare mosses.
- Ronald Hill to Kroner Lake (Site K) is another known-age site be... | 14,710 | zeroshot-train |
Kroshka Island [SEP] continent | Kroshka Island
Kroshka Island is the smaller of two ice-covered islands lying close together in the Fimbul Ice Shelf, along the coast of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. The feature was first mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1961 and named "Kupol Kroshka", which means, which means "crumb dome" in Russian.
See a... | Island
- Kovach Island
- Krivus Island
- Krok Island ()
- Kroshka Island ()
- Kurumi Island ()
List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S L.
- La Conchée
- Lacuna Island
- Lafarge Rocks
- Laggard Island ()
- Lagoon Island
- Lagotellerie Island
- Lagrange Island
- Lahille Island
- Lake Island
- Laktionov Island
- Lamarck ... | 14,711 | zeroshot-train |
Kuno Cirque [SEP] continent | Kuno Cirque
Kuno Cirque () is a glacier-filled cirque between Glen Glacier and Murchison Cirque on the south side of the Read Mountains, Shackleton Range, Antarctica. The feature was photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy, 1967, and surveyed by the British Antarctic Survey, 1968–71. In association with the names of... | - Beche Blade
- Bowen Cirque
- Eskola Cirque
- Flett Crags
- Glen Glacier
- Goldschmidt Cirque
- Holmes Summit
- Kuno Cirque
- Lapworth Cirque
- Mantell Screes
- Mount Wegener
- Murchison Cirque
- Nicol Crags
- Niggli Nunataks
- Strachey Stump
- Swinnerton Ledge
- The Ark
- Trueman Terraces
- Watts Needle
section end=f... | 14,712 | zeroshot-train |
Kyrkjeskipet Peak [SEP] continent | Kyrkjeskipet Peak
Kyrkjeskipet Peak is a peak in Antarctica just north of Kapellet Canyon that dominates the northeastern part of Jøkulkyrkja Mountain in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped from surveys and air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named Kyrkjeskipet (th... | Mount Bolle
Mount Bolle () is a peak (2,685 m) which rises above Larsen Cliffs, 3 nautical miles (6 km) south of Kyrkjeskipet Peak, in the eastern Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land. The name "Bolle-Berg" after Herbert Bolle, aviation supervisor of the expedition, was applied in this area by the German Antarct... | 14,713 | zeroshot-train |
Lamb Peak [SEP] continent | Lamb Peak
Lamb Peak () is a conspicuous bare rock peak located south-southeast of Maagoe Peak in the Gifford Peaks of the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1961–66, and was named by the Advisory Committee on A... | from the nearest store and in what is now Rocky Mountain National Park. Lamb established Longs Peak House and rental cabins in a small valley at the base of Longs Peak near the trail that led to the summit of the peak. He chopped down trees and brush to make a road into the property. Lamb moved in with his family in 18... | 14,714 | zeroshot-train |
Lane Plateau [SEP] continent | Lane Plateau
Lane Plateau () is a flat, ice-covered plateau that rises to between Mount Waterman, Mount Cartwright, and Mount Bronk in the central Hughes Range of the Queen Maud Mountains, Antarctica. It trends north–south for and is wide.
The plateau was discovered and photographed by R. Admiral Byrd on the Baselaying... | and 19 September 2018.
Group stage.
Group stage Group A.
Round 2 [Sep 26]
Katsina United 0-1 Enyimba
J. Atete 1-3 Plateau United
Round 3 [Sep 27]
J. Atete 2-4 Katsina United
Plateau United 1-1 Enyimba
Round 1 [Sep 28] (moved from Sep 24)
Plateau United 0-1 Katsina United
J. Atete 0-5 Enyimba
Final Table:
Group stage G... | 14,715 | zeroshot-train |
Lars Christensen Peak [SEP] continent | Lars Christensen Peak
Lars Christensen Peak, also known as Lars Christensentoppen, is the highest point at on Peter I Island, off the coast of Antarctica.
The peak is a shield volcano. It is not known whether it is extinct or not, for the upper part is apparently unmodified by glaciation.
The peak owes its name to Lars... | is the steepest and features two rock columns with flat tops in the sea.
The island is a shield volcano, although it is not known if it is still active, and it has been categorized as either Holocene or historic, based on date samples ranging from years ago. The summit, Lars Christensen Peak, is a wide circular crater.... | 14,716 | zeroshot-train |
Las Palmas Glacier [SEP] continent | Las Palmas Glacier
Las Palmas Glacier () is a glacier flowing west-northwest from Hurd Dome and terminating at Las Palmas Cove, South Bay, Livingston Island, Antarctica. The name was given by the Spanish Antarctic Expedition, about 1991, after the ship "Las Palmas" of the Spanish Antarctic campaigns since 1988.
See als... | Las Palmas Naval Base
Las Palmas Naval Base, also known as Arsenal of Las Palmas, is a military base and arsenal of the Spanish Navy located in the city of Las Palmas, Spain. It is the largest military base of the Spanish Navy on the African continent.
History.
In 1922 the Association of Fruit Exporters of Las Palmas b... | 14,717 | zeroshot-train |
Lecointe Island [SEP] continent | Lecointe Island
Lecointe Island is an elongated island, long between Cape Kaiser and Hvarchil Point, wide and high, separated from the east coast of Brabant Island by Pampa Passage, in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica.
The island was first roughly surveyed by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, which gave the ... | Class
Silver Medal of the city of Antwerp
Gold Medal of the city of Brussels
Tributes.
Lecointe Island, Mount Lecointe, Lecointe Guyot, Georges Point and the asteroid 3755 Lecointe were named in his honor. The Belgian Navy named two s after him: the M901 "Georges Lecointe" (1950-1959, ex ) and the F901 "Georges Lecoint... | 14,718 | zeroshot-train |
Leda Ridge [SEP] continent | Leda Ridge
Leda Ridge () is a ridge running in a northeast–southwest direction lying on the west side of the Ganymede Heights, east of Jupiter Glacier, on the east side of Alexander Island, Antarctica. The ridge was photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition in 1947 and was mapped from the pho... | Aeolus Ridge
- Deimos Ridge
- Leda Ridge | 14,719 | zeroshot-train |
Leverett Glacier [SEP] continent | Leverett Glacier
Leverett Glacier in Antarctica is about long and wide, draining northward from the Watson Escarpment, between California Plateau and Stanford Plateau, and then trending west-northwest between the Tapley Mountains and Harold Byrd Mountains to terminate at the head of the Ross Ice Shelf close east of Sco... | United States.
Leverett Glacier is on the route through the Transantarctic Mountains for the McMurdo – South Pole Highway, an overland supply route between McMurdo Station and Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station.
See also.
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Russell-Leverett Glacier (Greenland) | 14,720 | zeroshot-train |
Loubat Point [SEP] continent | Loubat Point
Loubat Point () is a point forming the north side of the entrance to Deloncle Bay in Kiev Peninsula, on the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. While probably first seen by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, it was resighted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, and named by Jean-Baptiste... | Joseph Florimond Loubat
Joseph Florimond Loubat (January 21, 1831 – March 1, 1927) was a French and American bibliophile, antiquarian, sportsman, and philanthropist. He was ennobled as Duc de Loubat by Pope Leo XIII in 1893.
Biography.
Loubat was born in New York City to Alphonse Loubat and Susan Gaillard Loubat. His f... | 14,721 | zeroshot-train |
Lurabee Glacier [SEP] continent | Lurabee Glacier
Lurabee Glacier () is a glacier long, flowing northeast between the Scripps Heights and Finley Heights to the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica. This glacier was discovered by Sir Hubert Wilkins on December 20, 1928 on his pioneer Antarctic flight. He named it "Lurabee Channel" for Lurabee Shreck of... | Wakefield Highland
Wakefield Highland () is a snow-covered highland in the central region of the Antarctic Peninsula, bounded to the north by Hermes Glacier and the heads of Weyerhaeuser Glacier and Aphrodite Glacier, to the west by the heads of Airy Glacier, Rotz Glacier and Seller Glacier, to the south by Fleming Gla... | 14,722 | zeroshot-train |
López Nunatak [SEP] continent | López Nunatak
López Nunatak is a steep-sided granitic nunatak, high, forming the northern extremity of the Breznik Heights, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and overlooking Fuerza Aérea Glacier to the south-southwest, and Ash Point and the Chilean Captain Arturo Prat Base to the northwest.
The... | - Klawatti Peak
- Lacroix Nunatak
- Lands End Nunataks
- Lawson Nunatak
- Lawson Nunataks
- Lodalskåpa
- López Nunatak
- MacDonald Nunataks
- "Marujupu Peak"
- Meade Nunatak
- Meyers Nunatak
- Mulgrew Nunatak
- Newman Nunataks
- Nødtvedt Nunataks
- Nunatakassak
- Nunatarsuaq
- Nunatarsuaq (Tasiusaq Bay)
- Olander Nunat... | 14,723 | zeroshot-train |
MacDonald Spur [SEP] continent | MacDonald Spur
MacDonald Spur () is a long, low ridge extending eastward from Ballance Peak in the Allan Hills of Oates Land in Antarctica. It was reconnoitered by the New Zealand Antarctic Research Program Allan Hills Expedition (1964), and named for Ivan MacDonald, a field assistant with the expedition. | - 22 Jun – Morton Downey
- 29 Jun – Cyril Alington
- 6 Jul – Betty Nuthall
- 13 Jul – Ogden L. Mills
- 20 Jul – Nikola Tesla
- 27 Jul – Paul Von Hindenburg
- 3 Aug – Willa Cather
- 10 Aug – Paul W. Litchfield
- 17 Aug – Samuel Seabury
- 24 Aug – Albert H. Wiggin
- 31 Aug – Winthrop W. Aldrich
- 7 Sep – Ramsay MacDonald... | 14,724 | zeroshot-train |
Mahaffey Glacier [SEP] continent | Mahaffey Glacier
Mahaffey Glacier () is a glacier flowing into the head of Morgan Inlet at the east end of Thurston Island, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after J.S. Mahaffey, a Photographer's Mate in the Eastern Group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, which obtained aerial photogr... | 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... | 14,725 | zeroshot-train |
Malva Bluff [SEP] continent | Malva Bluff
Malva Bluff () is a steep, south-facing rock bluff at the base of Condor Peninsula, overlooking the northwestern extremity of Hilton Inlet on the east side of Palmer Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1974, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Na... | Boyer Spur
Boyer Spur () is a mountainous spur from the base of Condor Peninsula on the east side of Palmer Land. The spur stands between Kellogg Glacier and Gruening Glacier, about west-northwest of Malva Bluff and the northwest head of Hilton Inlet. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1974,... | 14,726 | zeroshot-train |
Mapple Glacier [SEP] continent | Mapple Glacier
Mapple Glacier () is a narrow glacier long, flowing eastward between Arkovna Ridge and Stevrek Ridge in the Aristotle Mountains of Antarctica to enter Sexaginta Prista Bay on the east side of Graham Land. It lies north of Melville Glacier and is separated from it by a line of small peaks. The glacier was... | Elovdol Glacier
Elovdol Glacier (, ‘Lednik Elovdol’ \'led-nik 'e-lov-dol\) is the 8 km long and 3 km wide glacier in Arkovna Ridge, Aristotle Mountains on Oscar II Coast in Graham Land. It flows 6 km eastwards, then turns southeast to join Mapple Glacier. The feature is named after the settlements of Elovdol in Western... | 14,727 | zeroshot-train |
Martens Peak [SEP] continent | Martens Peak
Martens Peak () is a rock peak in the northeastern part of the Ford Nunataks, in the Wisconsin Range of the Horlick Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Edwa... | the range of nest predators is more extensive in North America than in Eurasia, in the latter continent most recorded nest depredations are by eagle owls, with martens and corvids usually only preying on goshawk nestlings when low food supplies cause the goshawks to have lower nest attendance (and presumably effect the... | 14,728 | zeroshot-train |
Mathura [SEP] continent | artillery Units and classified units of Strategic Forces Command. The I Corps is primarily responsible for western borders of India. In 2007 during Exercise Ashwamedha, all the armoured, artillery and infantry divisions performed a simulation of an overall NBC (nuclear-chemical-biological) environment. The aim was to s... | BC)
- Sandstone fragment of a Pillar of Ashoka with Brahmi inscription from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India, (238 BC)
- The Kulu Vase found near a monastery in Himachal Pradesh, one of the earliest examples of figurative art from the sub-continent, northern India, (1st century BC)
- Copper plate from Taxila, with importan... | 14,729 | zeroshot-train |
McDaniel Nunatak [SEP] continent | McDaniel Nunatak
McDaniel Nunatak () is a ridgelike projection at the north side of the head of Davis Glacier, about north of Mount George Murray, in the Prince Albert Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–62, and was nam... | William T Judkins (Jul 1964 – Dec 1965)
- Col John T Ford (Dec 1965 – Aug 1968)
- Col Ralph E McDaniel (Aug 1968 – Sep 1969)
- Col Francis W Fender (Sep 1969 – Mar 1971)
- Col Robert W Pool (Mar 1971 – Apr 1973)
- Col John D Nolan (Apr 1973 – Dec 1973)
- Col Lowell F Bohn (Dec 1973 – Jun 1976)
- Col Paul W Edwards (Jun... | 14,730 | zeroshot-train |
McLean Buttress [SEP] continent | McLean Buttress
McLean Buttress () is a buttress-like mountain or promontory at the north side of Webb Lake and Barwick Valley in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It rises abruptly from the valley and marks the southern limit of the cliffs known as The Fortress. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for C... | George Argus, Elton Thayer (died on descent), Morton Wood, and Les Viereck. Deteriorating conditions behind the team pushed them to make the first traverse of Denali. The Great Traleika Cirque, where they camped just below the summit, was renamed Thayer Basin, in honor of the fallen climber.
- 1954 (May 27) First ascen... | 14,731 | zeroshot-train |
McSweeney Point [SEP] continent | McSweeney Point
McSweeney Point () is a sharp rock point east of the terminus of Davidson Glacier, overlooking the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from tellurometer surveys (1961–62) and Navy air photos (1960), and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names f... | uilleann pipes, Lunny on bouzouki, synthesiser & bodhrán, Donald on sax, Noel Eccles on percussion, Matt Kelleghan on drums, O'Neill on bass and Greg Boland on guitar.
The group ceased touring in 1984, appearing only at occasional festivals such as the Preseli Folk Festival–now the Fishguard Folk Festival–in 1986. In 1... | 14,732 | zeroshot-train |
Meghalaya [SEP] continent | and fauna.
About 70% of the state is forested, of which is dense primary subtropical forest. The Meghalayan forests are considered to be among the richest botanical habitats of Asia. These forests receive abundant rainfall and support a vast variety of floral and faunal biodiversity. A small portion of the forest area ... | many caves, which attract tourists not only from India but abroad too. A few of the caves in this region have been listed amongst the longest and deepest in the world.
Caving regions Meghalaya Khasi hills.
- Krem Dam, length:
- Krem Mawmluh (4th longest in the Indian sub continent)
- Krem Mawsynram
- Krem Phyllut, leng... | 14,733 | zeroshot-train |
Mercik Peak [SEP] continent | Mercik Peak
Mercik Peak is a conspicuous peak, high, located northeast of Mount Wells, on the ridge descending from the latter, in the Prince Olav Mountains of Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for James E. Mercik, a United States Antarctic Research Program aurora scientist at South ... | Gough Glacier
- Hardiman Peak
- Harwell Glacier
- Holzrichter Glacier
- Jones Peak
- Krout Glacier
- Longhorn Spurs
- McGregor Glacier
- Mercik Peak
- Mount Campbell
- Mount Dodge
- Mount Finley
- Mount Fisher
- Mount Hall
- Mount Kenney
- Mount Krebs
- Mount Llano
- Mount McCue
- Mount Munson
- Mount Oliver
- Mount Ra... | 14,734 | zeroshot-train |
Mezdra Point [SEP] continent | Mezdra Point
Mezdra Point (, ‘Nos Mezdra’ \'nos 'mez-dra\) is the ice-free point on the northwest coast of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated 1.41 km southwest of Cape Timblón, and 1.91 km northeast of Irnik Point.
The point is named after the town of Mezdra in northwestern Bulgaria.
Locatio... | , Livingston Island
- Memolli Nunatak, Sentinel Range
- Mesta Peak, Livingston Island
- Metlichina Ridge, Oscar II Coast
- Mezdra Point, Snow Island
- Mezek Peak, Smith Island
- Midzhur Peak, Sentinel Range
- Mihaylovski Crag, Oscar II Coast
- Mihnevski Peak, Oscar II Coast
- Mikre Beach, Snow Island
- Miladinovi Islet... | 14,735 | zeroshot-train |
Mimas Peak [SEP] continent | Mimas Peak
Mimas Peak () is a sharp conspicuous peak, rising to about west of the head of Saturn Glacier and west of the Dione Nunataks in the southeast part of Alexander Island, Antarctica. It was first seen and photographed from the air by Lincoln Ellsworth on November 23, 1935, and mapped from these photos by W.L.G.... | its association with nearby Saturn Glacier, Mimas being one of the satellites of the planet Saturn. The peak and surrounding area were first mapped in detail from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition 1947–48, by D. Searle of the FIDS in 1960.
In December 2012, Hamish Pritchard of the British Anta... | 14,736 | zeroshot-train |
Mims Spur [SEP] continent | Mims Spur
Mims Spur () is a prominent rock spur protruding from the southern extremity of Wisconsin Plateau, Antarctica, situated just southeast of Polygon Spur on the north side of McCarthy Glacier. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and was named by th... | products.
- Igloo Products Corporation, an American manufacturer of ice chests
- Igloo Records, a Belgian record label
- Igloo (New Zealand), a pay TV service
Places.
- Igloo Hill, Antarctic peninsula
- Igloo Spur, a spur near the Antarctic continent
Other.
- "Igloo" (1932 film), an American documentary film
- "Igloo" ... | 14,737 | zeroshot-train |
Mizoram [SEP] continent | is forested.
About 95% of the current population is of diverse tribal origins who settled in the state, mostly from Southeast Asia, over waves of migration starting about the 16th century but mainly in the 18th century. This is the highest concentration of tribal people among all states of India, and they are currently... | William Purefoy
William Purefoy (c. 1580 – 8 Sep 1659) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1628 and 1659. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War and was one of the regicides of King Charles I of England.
Born into a long-established Warwickshire ... | 14,738 | zeroshot-train |
Moore Pyramid [SEP] continent | Moore Pyramid
Moore Pyramid () is a snow-covered mountain, resembling a pyramid, standing northwest of Mount Wishart on the north side of Scylla Glacier in the Prince Charles Mountains of Antarctica. It was plotted from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions air photos, and was named for A.L. Moore, a radio... | USA, Pyramid Books (#G622), Pub date Jun 1961, Paperback (159 pp)
- 1962, Germany, Pabel Verlag (Utopia Grossband #180), Paperback (96 pp), as "Die Feuerflut" ("The Flood of Fire")
- 1964, USA, Pyramid Books (#R-1068), Pub date Sep & Oct 1964, Paperback (159 pp)
- 1967, USA, Pyramid Books (#R-1068), Pub date Apr & Oct ... | 14,739 | zeroshot-train |
Morgan Inlet [SEP] continent | Morgan Inlet
Morgan Inlet is an ice-filled inlet about long, with two branches, indenting the east end of Thurston Island, Antarctica, between Lofgren Peninsula and Tierney Peninsula. The south side of the larger north arm of the inlet is an area of icy rock exposures called the King Cliffs. The east extremity of the w... | Hondius Inlet
Hondius Inlet (, ‘Zaliv Hondius’ \'za-liv 'hon-diy\) is the 5.7 km wide ice-filled inlet indenting for 6.7 km the tip of Joerg Peninsula, Bowman Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula southeast of Three Slice Nunatak. Its head is fed by Getman Ice Piedmont.
The feature is named after the Flemish cartographer Jo... | 14,740 | zeroshot-train |
Mount Français [SEP] continent | Mount Français
Mount Français is a mountain which forms the summit of Anvers Island, Antarctica standing southeast of the center of the island and 6 miles north of Borgen Bay. Mount Français has an elevation of and is part of the Trojan mountain range.
History.
Mount Français was first seen by the members of the Belgia... | of Ottawa, in the company of such distinguished guests as Member of Parliament Royal Galipeau and the President of the University, Allan Rock, it was officially announced that Dr Martineau had been awarded $2.5 million in research funding for the international and interdisciplinary project "Le français à la mesure d'un... | 14,741 | zeroshot-train |
Mount Grier [SEP] continent | Mount Grier
Mount Grier () is a prominent mountain, high, standing at the east side of the Scott Glacier where it forms the westernmost summit of the La Gorce Mountains, in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica. It was discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, ... | ), comedian (Fort Bragg)
- Ava Gardner (1922–1990), actress (Smithfield)
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- Hayes Grier (born 2000), internet personality
- Nash Grier (born 1997), internet personality
- Pam Grier (born 1949), actress (Winston-Salem)
- Rhoda Griffis (born 1945), actress ... | 14,742 | zeroshot-train |
Mount Helms [SEP] continent | Mount Helms
Mount Helms () is a rounded, partly snow-covered peak rising between Mount Semprebon and Mount Oldenburg in the central Martin Hills of Antarctica. The peak was positioned by a United States Antarctic Research Program party led by J. Campbell Craddock in January 1963, and was named by the Advisory Committee... | Mike Helms
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Professional career.
After going u... | 14,743 | zeroshot-train |
Mount Kinet [SEP] continent | Mount Kinet
Mount Kinet () is a large, rounded mountain, high, on the south side of upper Meander Glacier, southeast of Hobbie Ridge, in the Mountaineer Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and was named by the Advisory ... | Jean-Pierre Kinet
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Mount Knauff [SEP] continent | Mount Knauff
Mount Knauff () is a mountain that rises to over between Egeberg Glacier and the terminus of Dugdale Glacier on the Pennell Coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The east side of Mount Knauff and a spur which extends northward to Robertson Bay are marked by abrupt scarp slopes that are typical of this coast.... | (the name Melford was an adopted stage name). George Knauff Melford had four sisters: Mary Knauff (Mrs. Godfrey Willis Wainwright); Henrietta Knauff; Alice Irene Knauff (Mrs. Edmond Francois Bernoudy)--all of Los Angeles—and Mrs. Frederick Kells/Keils of Ottawa, Canada. Melford graduated from McGill University in Montr... | 14,745 | zeroshot-train |
Mount Macalester [SEP] continent | Mount Macalester
Mount Macalester () is a prominent peak rising to in the central part of the Soholt Peaks, Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs from 1961–66. The peak was named by the Advisory Committee on An... | of William Somerville of Kennox and Lilian Porterfield, on 28 March 1792. Charles and Janet had four children: Charles Somerville MacAlester (b. 15 Sep 1797, d. 1891), James McAlester of Chapeltown, Williamina McAlester and Jane McAlester.
Death.
He died on 7 October 1847 and was succeeded as Chief of Clan MacAlister b... | 14,746 | zeroshot-train |
Mount Malville [SEP] continent | Mount Malville
Mount Malville is a mountain, high, standing southwest of Ackerman Nunatak in the northern part of the Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956–66, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Anta... | - Dyrdal Peak
- Erlanger Spur
- Fierle Peak
- Ford Ice Piedmont
- Franko Escarpment
- Gabbro Crest
- Grob Ridge
- Haskill Nunatak
- Henderson Bluff
- Herring Nunataks
- Hodge Escarpment
- Huie Cliffs
- Kent Gap
- Kovacs Glacier
- Lance Rocks
- Larson Nunataks
- Magnetite Bluff
- Mathis Spur
- May Valley
- McCauley Rock... | 14,747 | zeroshot-train |
Mount Southwick [SEP] continent | Mount Southwick
Mount Southwick () is a mountain (3,280 m) in Owen Ridge near the south end of the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica, located 9 nautical miles (17 km) south-southeast of Mount Craddock. The peak surmounts Bolgrad Glacier to the northwest, Kornicker Glacier to the east and Sirma Gla... | David Southwick
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Mount Weaver [SEP] continent | Mount Weaver
Mount Weaver is a mountain standing 3 km west of Mount Wilbur at the head of the Scott Glacier, in the Queen Maud region of the Transantarctic Mountains of Antarctica. Discovered and ascended in December 1934 by members of the Byrd AE geological party under Quin Blackburn. Named by them for Charles E. Weav... | - 21 Jul – Fighting Pornography
- 28 Jul – Sigourney Weaver
- 4 Aug – South Africa
- 11 Aug – Alvin Explores 'Titanic'
- 18 Aug – Andrew Wyeth's 'Helga'
- 25 Aug – Tax Reform
- 1 Sep – Ralph Lauren
- 8 Sep – Derek Bok
- 15 Sep – Crusade Against Drugs
- 22 Sep – Laurence Tisch
- 29 Sep – John Gotti
- 6 Oct – Stephen Kin... | 14,749 | zeroshot-train |
Mountaineer Range [SEP] continent | Mountaineer Range
Mountaineer Range is the range of mountains lying between the Mariner and Aviator Glaciers in Victoria Land, Antarctica. The seaward parts of the range were first viewed by Ross in 1841, and subsequently by several British and later American expeditions. The precise mapping of its overall features was... | Pemba Doma Sherpa
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Moureaux Point [SEP] continent | Moureaux Point
Moureaux Point () is a point which forms the north extremity of Kran Peninsula and Liege Island in Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. The feature was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1903–05, who named it for T. Moureaux, director of the Parc Saint-Maur Observatory, near Paris. | Moureaux Islands
Moureaux Islands are two islands and off-lying rocks lying west-northwest of Pelletan Point in Flandres Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land. First charted and named by members of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, who made a landing on one of the islands in February 1898.
See also.
- L... | 14,751 | zeroshot-train |
Mozambique [SEP] continent | Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( or "", , , , ), is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini (Swaziland) and South Africa to the southwest. The sovereign ... | Arya Samaj in Mozambique
Arya Samaj was formed in Mozambique following the visit by Arya Samaji preacher, Bhawani Dayal, when Hindus in the capital, Lourenço Marques, formed the "Bharat Sabha" in 1933, on the basis of Vedic teachings. A Veda "Mandir" (temple) was built in 1937 and many Arya Samaji preachers visited the... | 14,752 | zeroshot-train |
Negro Hill [SEP] continent | Negro Hill
Negro Hill is a conspicuous rocky hill, double-peaked with a small tarn in between, rising to 143 m at South Beaches on Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The area was visited by 19th-century sealers.
The feature was descriptively named (‘Morro Negro’ meaning "Black... | Sep., 1974), pp. 309–322
- Alrutheus A. Taylor, "Negro in Tennessee 1865-1880" (Reprint Co, June 1, 1974)
- Alrutheus A. Taylor, "Negro in South Carolina During the Reconstruction" (Ams Press: June 1924)
- Alrutheus A. Taylor, "The Negro In The Reconstruction Of Virginia" (Washington, DC: The Association for the Study ... | 14,753 | zeroshot-train |
Oates Coast [SEP] continent | Oates Coast
Oates Coast () is that portion of the coast of Antarctica between Cape Hudson and Cape Williams. It forms the coast of Oates Land, part of the Australian claim to the Antarctic. The eastern portion of this coast was discovered in February 1911 by Lieutenant Harry Pennell, Royal Navy, commander of the expedi... | Oates Bank
Oates Bank () is a submarine bank off the coast of Oates Land. The name, in association with Oates Coast, was proposed by Dr. Steven C. Cande, Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Name approved 9/97 (ACUF 272).
See also.
- Somov Sea | 14,754 | zeroshot-train |
Obitel Peninsula [SEP] continent | Obitel Peninsula
Obitel Peninsula (, ‘Poluostrov Obitel’ \po-lu-'os-trov o-'bi-tel\) is the mostly ice-covered peninsula wide 6.9 km and indenting for 6.6 km northwestwards between Hamburg Bay and Perrier Bay on the northwest coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It ends up in Bonnier Point to t... | .
External links.
- Obitel Peninsula. Copernix satellite image | 14,755 | zeroshot-train |
Orville Coast [SEP] continent | Orville Coast
Orville Coast is that portion of the coast of Antarctica lying west of Ronne Ice Shelf between Cape Adams and Cape Zumberge. It was discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, under Ronne, who named this coast for Captain Howard T. Orville, USN, Head of the Naval Aerological Ser... | upon entering Congress.
Family.
On October 31, 1813, Orville Hungerford married Elizabeth Porter Stanley, known as Betsy, from Wethersfield, Connecticut". She was the daughter of George and Hannah (Porter) Stanley. The couple had the following children: Mary Stanley (May 6, 1815-Mar. 13, 1893), Marcus (Aug. 30, 1817-Se... | 14,756 | zeroshot-train |
Pa Tio Tio Gap [SEP] continent | Pa Tio Tio Gap
Pa Tio Tio Gap () is a glacier-filled gap at 1,000 m. It trends east-west between Robertson Massif and Endeavour Massif in Kirkwood Range, Victoria Land, Antarctica. "Pa Tio Tio" is a Maori word meaning "frozen over". | Endeavour Massif
Endeavour Massif () is a huge, flat-topped massif on the Scott Coast of Victoria Land. The massif extends south from Pa Tio Tio Gap to Fry Glacier and forms the southern block of the Kirkwood Range (Robertson Massif forms the northern block). Shoulder Mountain, Mount Belgrave and Mount Creak rise from ... | 14,757 | zeroshot-train |
Paumelle Point [SEP] continent | Paumelle Point
Paumelle Point () is a point marking the south side of the entrance to Libois Bay and the northwest end of the peninsula that forms the west extremity of Booth Island, in the Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica. First charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, and named by Charcot for R. Paumelle, ... | Fabrice Luchini as Arnaud Paumelle
- Karin Viard as Babette Paumelle
- Michel Aumont as Lucien Paumelle
- Valérie Benguigui as Karine Paumelle
- Veronica Novak as Tatiana
- Raphaël Personnaz as Carter
- Olivier Rabourdin as Rémy
- Flore Babled as Julie
- Max Renaudin Pratt as Simon
- Emma Siniavski as Sorina
- Benjamin... | 14,758 | zeroshot-train |
Pirogov Glacier [SEP] continent | Pirogov Glacier
Pirogov Glacier (, ‘Pirogov Lednik’ \pi-ro-'gov 'led-nik\) is a 5 km long and 1.5 km wide glacier situated south of Djerassi Glacier, west of the head of Mackenzie Glacier and northwest of Balanstra Glacier on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It drains the south-southwest slopes of ... | Glacier, Alexander Island
- Pirdop Gate, Livingston Island
- Pirgos Peak, Oscar II Coast
- Pirin Glacier, Davis Coast
- Pirne Peak, Oscar II Coast
- Pirogov Glacier, Brabant Island
- Pisanitsa Island, Greenwich Island
- Pishtachev Peak, Danco Coast
- Piyanets Ridge, Alexander Island
- Pizos Bay, Nordenskjöld Coast
- Pl... | 14,759 | zeroshot-train |
Plana Peak [SEP] continent | Plana Peak
Plana Peak (Vrah Plana \'vr&h 'pla-na\) is a mostly ice-covered peak on the Levski Ridge, Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Surmounting Huron Glacier to the north and its tributaries to the east and west. First ascent by D. Boyanov, N. Petkov and A. Shopov on 8 Ja... | mountaineers Doychin Boyanov, Nikolay Petkov and Aleksander Shopov from Camp Academia locality (541 m) via Lozen Saddle (437 m) and Plana Peak (740 m).
Location.
Sofia Peak is located at , which is 3 km northeast of Silistra Knoll, 1.25 km east-southeast of St. Ivan Rilski Col, 1.84 km south-southeast Plana Peak, 1.6 k... | 14,760 | zeroshot-train |
Port Foster [SEP] continent | Port Foster
Port Foster is one of the safest harbours in Antarctica, located in Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands.
History.
The harbour was known to sealers as early as 1820, and in its early history was called "Port Williams", after Captain William Smith's brig, "Williams"; or "Yankee Harbor", because of ... | - Godfrey Foster, born Mch. 4, 1818, died Sep. 3, 1879. This and the preceding stone near each other and nearly alike.
- Flora Fairbanks, daur of C. & G. Foster, died Feb. 10, 1879, aged 25 years. Marble upright head and footstone.
- My husband P. O. Craddock born Sep. 22, 1824 - died Jan. 8, 1884. White marble head an... | 14,761 | zeroshot-train |
Prilep Knoll [SEP] continent | Prilep Knoll
Prilep Knoll (, ‘Prilepska Mogila’ \'pri-lep-ska mo-'gi-la\) is the ice-covered hill rising to over 700 m at the south entrance to Misty Pass, on the west side of Laclavère Plateau on Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is surmounting Broad Valley to the southeast.
The knoll is named after the... | - Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links.
- Prilep Knoll. Copernix satellite image | 14,762 | zeroshot-train |
Queen Elizabeth Land [SEP] continent | Queen Elizabeth Land
Queen Elizabeth Land is portion of mainland Antarctica named by the government of the United Kingdom and claimed as part of the British Antarctic Territory, which is the largest of the 14 British Overseas Territories. Situated south of Weddell Sea and between longitudes 20°W and 80°W, stretching fr... | and Margaret Tyllyoll. In the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, Thomas Knevitt and the Musgraves parceled out the land to their tenants as freehold estates.
Governance.
The village is the most populous area of the electoral ward of Lumley. This ward also includes Bourmoor parish with a total population taken at the 2011 cens... | 14,763 | zeroshot-train |
Radichkov Peak [SEP] continent | Radichkov Peak
Radichkov Peak (Radichkov Vrah \ra-'dich-kov 'vr&h\) rises to 500 m in Levski Ridge, Tangra Mountains, eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The peak overlooks Srebarna Glacier to the southwest and Magura Glacier to the northeast and has steep and ice-free eastern slopes. A... | Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009.
References.
- Radichkov Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links.
- Radichkov Peak. Copernix satellite image | 14,764 | zeroshot-train |
Ramorino Glacier [SEP] continent | Ramorino Glacier
Ramorino Glacier () is the long glacier situated northwest of upper Crosswell Glacier and southeast of Cervellati Glacier on the east slope of Sentinel Range in the Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It flows northeastwards between Epperly Ridge and Shinn Ridge, and enters Crosswell Glacier northwest of ... | Peak
- Patton Glacier
- Podgore Saddle
- Ponor Saddle
- Príncipe de Asturias Peak
- Progled Saddle
- Rada Peak
- Ramorino Glacier
- Ranuli Ice Piedmont
- Ravulya Nunatak
- Roché Glacier
- Rumyana Glacier
- Saltzman Glacier
- Sanchez Peak
- Schatz Ridge
- Schoening Peak
- Severinghaus Glacier
- Shinn Ridge
- Shockey Pea... | 14,765 | zeroshot-train |
Rennick Glacier [SEP] continent | Rennick Glacier
Rennick Glacier is broad glacier, nearly long, which is one of the largest in Antarctica. It rises on the polar plateau westward of Mesa Range and is wide, narrowing to near the coast. It takes its name from Rennick Bay where the glacier reaches the sea. The seaward part of the glacier was photographed ... | Rennick Névé
Rennick Névé () is the neve at the head of Rennick Glacier in Victoria Land. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) in about 1966 in association with Rennick Glacier. | 14,766 | zeroshot-train |
Rila Point [SEP] continent | Rila Point
Rila Point (Nos Rila \'nos 'ri-la\) is a low, ice-free point on the south coast of Moon Bay, projecting 330 m west-northwestwards from Burgas Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, and forming the east side of the entrance to Bruix Cove. The point is named after Rila Mounta... | and the Rila - Rhodope Massif including the well defined horsts of Belasitsa (linear horst), Rila mountain (vaulted domed shaped horst) and Pirin mountain - a horst forming a massive anticline situated between the complex graben valleys of Struma and that of Mesta. The word also applies to larger areas, such as the Rus... | 14,767 | zeroshot-train |
Sentinel Nunatak [SEP] continent | Sentinel Nunatak
Sentinel Nunatak () is a high, black, pyramid-shaped nunatak at the mouth of Drygalski Glacier, on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. Charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1947 and so named because of its commanding position at the mouth of Drygalski Glacier. | - 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... | 14,768 | zeroshot-train |
Sotos Point [SEP] continent | Sotos Point
Sotos Point is a glaciated point projecting 180 m into the southeast part of Discovery Bay, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and forming the east side of the entrance to "Montecinos Cove" ().
Sotos Point was named by the 1949-50 Chilean Antarctic Expedition after several members of... | Peter Sotos
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Sratsimir Hill [SEP] continent | Sratsimir Hill
Sratsimir Hill (, ‘Halm Sratsimir’ \'h&lm sra-tsi-'mir\) is the hill rising to 732 m at the north extremity of Korten Ridge on Davis Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is situated on Svilengrad Peninsula and surmounts Lanchester Bay to the west and Jordanoff Bay to the northeast.
The hill is named afte... | in English)
External links.
- Sratsimir Hill. Copernix satellite image | 14,770 | zeroshot-train |
Sredorek Peak [SEP] continent | Sredorek Peak
Sredorek Peak (, ‘Vrah Sredorek’ \'vr&h sre-do-'rek\) is the peak rising to 1224 m in Korten Ridge east of Kasabova Glacier and west of Sabine Glacier on Davis Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica.
The peak is named after the settlements of Sredorek in eastern and western Bulgaria.
Location.
Sredorek Peak is ... | British mapping in 1996.
Map.
- Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
References.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Sredorek Peak. SCAR Composite An... | 14,771 | zeroshot-train |
Striation Valley [SEP] continent | Striation Valley
Striation Valley is a valley trending south-east towards George VI Sound, lying immediately north of Jupiter Glacier, near the east coast of Alexander Island, Antarctica. The valley was first surveyed by a field party from the Department of Geography at the University of Aberdeen, with British Antarcti... | to oases fed by water issuing from barren hillsides. Freshwater habitats support aquatic bryophytes.
See also.
Features within ASPA 147 include:
- Ablation Lake
- Ablation Point
- Ablation Valley
- Erratic Valley
- Flatiron Valley
- Ganymede Heights
- Himalia Ridge
- Moutonnee Lake
- Moutonnee Valley
- Striation Valley | 14,772 | zeroshot-train |
Sullivan Peaks [SEP] continent | Sullivan Peaks
Sullivan Peaks is a pair of sharp peaks in Antarctica, over 1,400 m, on a spur descending from Pierce Peak on the north side of Mackin Table, in the Patuxent Range, Pensacola Mountains. They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956-66. They... | intervention before impairment becomes permanent. Testing with median nerve SEPs is used to identify the sensory and motor cortex during craniotomies and in monitoring surgery at the midcervical or upper cervical levels. Posterior tibial nerve SEP monitoring is widely used for monitoring the spinal cord during scoliosi... | 14,773 | zeroshot-train |
Thwaites Glacier [SEP] continent | Wisconsin–Madison. Reuben Gold Thwaites was his father.
Thwaites Glacier is closely watched for its potential to raise sea levels. Along with Pine Island Glacier, it has been described as part of the "weak underbelly" of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, due to its apparent vulnerability to significant retreat. This hypot... | Research Predictions.
A 2014 University of Washington study, using satellite measurements and computer models, predicted that the Thwaites Glacier will gradually melt, leading to an irreversible collapse over the next 200 to 1000 years.
Features and observation.
Features and observation Thwaites Glacier Tongue.
The Thw... | 14,774 | zeroshot-train |
Tintyava Peak [SEP] continent | Tintyava Peak
Tintyava Peak (, ‘Vrah Tintyava’ \'vr&h tin'tya-va\) is the ice-covered peak rising to 950 m in the north foothills of Louis-Philippe Plateau on Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is surmounting the upper course of Sestrimo Glacier to the east-southeast.
The peak is named after the settlemen... | Island
- Tervel Peak, Livingston Island
- Teshel Cove, Low Island
- Teteven Glacier, Greenwich Island
- Thamyris Glacier, Anvers Island
- Thompson Hill, Alexander Island
- Ticha Peak, Livingston Island
- Tikale Peak, Oscar II Coast
- Tile Ridge, Greenwich Island
- Timok Cove, Rugged Island
- Tintyava Peak, Trinity Peni... | 14,775 | zeroshot-train |
Titan Nunatak [SEP] continent | Titan Nunatak
Titan Nunatak () is a broad, rather flat-topped nunatak, rising to about 460 m, standing between Coal Nunatak and Tethys Nunataks in the southeast corner of Alexander Island, Antarctica. The nunatak was first sighted and photographed from the air by Lincoln Ellsworth on November 23, 1935, and mapped from ... | this was a Peak on Alexander Island or an island in George VI Sound. Its true nature was determined by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey who surveyed this nunatak in 1949. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee for its association with nearby Saturn Glacier, Titan being one of the satellites... | 14,776 | zeroshot-train |
Toros Peak [SEP] continent | Toros Peak
Toros Peak (, ‘Vrah Toros’ \'vr&h to-'ros\) is the rocky twin summit peak rising to 3000 m in Zinsmeister Ridge on the northeast side of Vinson Massif in Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica, and surmounting Dater Glacier to the east and its tributary Hinkley Glacier to the northwest.
The peak i... | .
References.
- Toros Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links.
- Toros Peak. Copernix satellite image | 14,777 | zeroshot-train |
Trench Glacier [SEP] continent | Trench Glacier
Trench Glacier () is a deeply entrenched glacier extending along the east coast of Alexander Island, Antarctica, 6 nautical miles (11 km) long and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) wide, which flows east into the George VI Ice Shelf that occupies George VI Sound immediately south of Mount Athelstan. The mouth of... | trench was filled by an enormous glacier. As the glacier moved southward it carved out the trench. The Polson Moraine, near present-day Polson, Montana, marks the southernmost extent of the glacier during the last ice age and thus is the site of the glacier's terminal moraine.
The large size of the Polson Moraine indic... | 14,778 | zeroshot-train |
Vere Ice Rise [SEP] continent | Vere Ice Rise
Vere Ice Rise () is a small ice rise lying merged within the Wilkins Ice Shelf, lying off the west coast of Alexander Island, Antarctica. It was roughly mapped from the air by British Antarctic Survey on a radio echo sounding flight on 1 February 1967, and later accurately positioned from U.S. Landsat ima... | Ice Rises
- Vere Ice Rise
- Wordie Ice Shelf
- Coker Ice Rise
- Linchpin Ice Rise
- Miller Ice Rise
- Napier Ice Rise
- Reynolds Ice Rise
- Wade Ice Rise
- Müller Ice Shelf
- Humphreys Ice Rise
- Larsen-C Ice Shelf
- Bawden Ice Rise
- Gipps Ice Rise
- Tharp Ice Rise
- Porn Ice Rise
- Berkner Island
- Korff Ice Rise
- H... | 14,779 | zeroshot-train |
Wubbold Glacier [SEP] continent | Wubbold Glacier
Wubbold Glacier is a steeply inclined glacier, 8 nautical miles (15 km) long, flowing south from the Havre Mountains, situated in the northern portion of Alexander Island, Antarctica. The glacier drains the north, west and southwest slopes of Mount Pontida, and flows into Lazarev Bay north of Mount Holt... | Balakirev Glacier
Balakirev Glacier () is an Antarctic glacier flowing northeast into Schubert Inlet from the south part of the Walton Mountains, Alexander Island. It was named by the USSR Academy of Sciences, in 1987, after Mily Balakirev, the Russian composer.
See also.
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciolog... | 14,780 | zeroshot-train |
Zagore Beach [SEP] continent | Zagore Beach
Zagore Beach (Zagorski Bryag \za-'gor-ski 'bryag\) faces False Bay on Livingston Island, Antarctica and extends for 4 km on the Rozhen Peninsula between Charity Glacier and the Ruen Icefall. The beach is surmounted by Canetti Peak (400 m) and MacKay Peak (approx 700 m). Surface area .
The beach is named af... | Sea Art Festival 2011."
- 1st Sea Art Festival | 15~24. Sep. 1987 | Haeundae Beach | 32 Artists(Team)
- 2nd Sea Art Festival | 15~25. Sep. 1988 | Haeundae Beach | 28 Artists(Team)
- 3rd Sea Art Festival | 25. Sep.~3. Oct. 1989 | Gwangalli Beach | 26 Artists(Team)
- 4th Sea Art Festival | 5. Sep. ~ 24. Oct. 1990 | Gwan... | 14,781 | zeroshot-train |
Zheravna Glacier [SEP] continent | Zheravna Glacier
Zheravna Glacier (Lednik Zheravna \'led-nik 'zhe-rav-na\) is a glacier on Greenwich Island, Antarctica situated east of Wulfila Glacier and west of Targovishte Glacier. It is bounded by Razgrad Peak to the west, Ilinden Peak and Momchil Peak to the north, and Viskyar Ridge to the east, extending 2 km i... | 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009.
References.
- Zheravna Glacier. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links.
- Zheravna Glacier. Copernix satellite image | 14,782 | zeroshot-train |
Zucchelli Station [SEP] continent | Zucchelli Station
Zucchelli Station is an Italian permanent research station, located at Terra Nova Bay in Antarctica. It has been named after Mario Zucchelli, late director of the Italian Antarctic Program.
Description.
The Zucchelli Station is a permanent Antarctic Station on the Terra Nova Bay located at an altitude... | Mid Point Airstrip
Mid Point is a skiway located in the East Antarctic Ice Sheet at midway between Zucchelli Station and the inland Concordia Station. Mid Point Airstrip, being at from Zucchelli, is a refuelling place for the aircraft on their way to Concordia. The place is equipped with shelters, meteorological equipm... | 14,783 | zeroshot-train |
Anderson Nunataks [SEP] continent | Anderson Nunataks
Anderson Nunataks, also known as Shimizu Nunatak, is a group of nunataks forming the northeast end of the Sweeney Mountains, Antarctica. They were discovered and photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, 1947–48, and mapped by the United States Geological Survey from survey... | case of petrels and other flying seabirds, the ability to nest on nunataks may have allowed them the ability to stay on the continent during the glacial period and fly down to the edge of the ice for food. However, this was most likely not the case with colony forming species such as the Adélie penguin and the Antarcti... | 14,784 | zeroshot-train |
Argentina Range [SEP] continent | Argentina Range
The Argentina Range is a mountain range of rock peaks and bluffs, long, lying east of the northern part of Forrestal Range in the northeastern portion of the Pensacola Mountains of Antarctica. Discovered and photographed on January 13, 1956 in the course of a US Navy transcontinental nonstop plane fligh... | be there.[10]
Temperate rain forest regions by continent South America.
Temperate rain forest regions by continent South America Valdivian and Magellanic temperate rainforests.
The temperate rain forests of South America are located on the Pacific coast of southern Chile, on the west-facing slopes of the southern Chile... | 14,785 | zeroshot-train |
Atanasoff Nunatak [SEP] continent | Atanasoff Nunatak
Atanasoff Nunatak (Atanasov Nunatak \a-ta-'na-sov 'nu-na-tak\) is a nunatak, a sharp peak rising to 523 m in the east extremity of Bowles Ridge, Livingston Island, Antarctica. The peak surmounts Huron Glacier to the south and east, and Struma Glacier to the north. The peak is “named in honour of the B... | Typically nunataks are the only places where plant life can survive on ice sheets or ice caps. Lifeforms on nunataks are frequently isolated by the surrounding ice or glacier, providing unique habitats.
List.
- Aitken Nunatak
- Åkerlundh Nunatak
- Altsek Nunatak
- Anoritooq
- Appalachia Nunataks
- Arkhangel'skiy Nunata... | 14,786 | zeroshot-train |
Belemnite Valley [SEP] continent | Belemnite Valley
Belemnite Valley () is a valley in Antarctica, northwest of Fossil Bluff Base and bounded to the north by Eros Glacier. It is mostly snow and ice free with a central meltwater stream. It has been referred to as "Hollow Valley" in scientific reports in the early 1960s, and is sometimes referred to today... | 18 Aug - Coventry secure their top four place with a hard fought win at Torfaen Tigers ending the hosts play off hopes
- 24 Aug - Torfaen Tigers set new club and league record when beating Gloucestershire Warriors 110-6
- 2 Sep - Valley Cougars confirm top two finish after win against Oxford Cavaliers
- 7 Sep - Notting... | 14,787 | zeroshot-train |
Beron Point [SEP] continent | Beron Point
Beron Point (Nos Beron \'nos be-'ron\) is a point on the southwest coast of Robert Island, Antarctica situated 4.5 km southeast of Negra Point, 1.7 km west of Bajo Nunatak, 1.8 km west-northwest of Zahari Point, and 3.7 km northwest of Edwards Point, as well as 5 km northeast of Ash Point on Greenwich Islan... | Ash Point was charted and named descriptively by the Discovery Investigations in 1935. Bascopé Point and Rojas Cove were named by the 1947 Chilean Antarctic Expedition respectively for First Lieutenant Juan Bascopé, meteorologist of the expedition, and for Captain Gabriel Rojas, Commander of the expedition transport sh... | 14,788 | zeroshot-train |
Borg Massif [SEP] continent | Borg Massif
Borg Massif is a mountain massif, about long and with summits above , situated along the northwest side of the Penck Trough in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica. The tallest peak, at , is Hogsaetet Mountain. The parallel, ice-filled Raudberg Valley and Frostlendet Valley trend northeastward through the massi... | Valley.
Raudberg Valley () is the main ice-filled valley, about 20 nautical miles (37 km) long, extending northeastward through the Borg Massif of Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949–52) and named for its proximit... | 14,789 | zeroshot-train |
Burel Hill [SEP] continent | Burel Hill
Burel Hill (, ‘Halm Burel’ \'h&lm 'bu-rel\) is an ice-free hill rising in the northwest part of Desolation Island off Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It surmounts Kozma Cove to the east, and Hero Bay to the south and southwest.
The hill is named after the Burel region in Western ... | )
- Special Jury Prize
- "A Streetcar Named Desire" (Elia Kazan)
- Volpi Cup
- Best Actor - Jean Gabin ("The Night Is My Kingdom")
- Best Actress - Vivien Leigh ("A Streetcar Named Desire")
- Golden Osella
- Best Original Screenplay - T. E. B. Clarke ("The Lavender Hill Mob")
- Best Cinematography - Léonce-Henri Burel ... | 14,790 | zeroshot-train |
Camp Byers [SEP] continent | Camp Byers
Camp Byers () is a Spanish seasonal base camp on Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The locality is also designated for use as an International Field Camp (). When necessary for scientific research purposes, temporary camping is allowed elsewhere on the protected pe... | Occasional or more permanent field camps support research in remote areas of the island. Camp Byers (Spain) operates regularly on the banks of Petreles Stream, South Beaches near Nikopol Point on Byers Peninsula; that site is also designated for use as an International Field Camp. The seasonal Camp Livingston (Argentin... | 14,791 | zeroshot-train |
Cape Knowles [SEP] continent | Cape Knowles
Cape Knowles () is a cape rising to , marking the northern side of the entrance to Hilton Inlet, on the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by members of East Base of the U.S. Antarctic Service in 1940, and named for geologist Paul H. Knowles, leader of the East Base sledging party tha... | Lilian Knowles
Lilian Charlotte Anne Knowles (née Tomn; 1870–1926) was a British historian and Professor of Economic History at the London School of Economics (LSE) in the 1920s.
Biography.
Born in Truro, Cornwall, Knowles attended Truro High School. After a tour of the continent with her family she went to Girton Coll... | 14,792 | zeroshot-train |
Churchill Mountains [SEP] continent | Churchill Mountains
The Churchill Mountains are a mountain range group of the Transantarctic Mountains System, located in the Ross Dependency region of Antarctica. They border on the western side of the Ross Ice Shelf, between Byrd Glacier and Nimrod Glacier.
Several of the range's highest summits, including Mounts Eg... | Eric Blakeley
Eric Blakeley, MBE,
(born 1965), is a mountaineer, adventurer, television journalist, and resident of Jersey. He has climbed the Seven Summits, the highest mountains on each continent, including Mount Everest. He swam the English Channel in 2003. He is a reporter for Channel Television.
In 1997, he was aw... | 14,793 | zeroshot-train |
Cunene River [SEP] continent | Cunene River
The Cunene (Portuguese spelling) or Kunene (Namibian spelling) is a river in Southern Africa. It flows from the Angola highlands south to the border with Namibia. It then flows west along the border until it reaches the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the few perennial rivers in the region. It is about long, ... | Cunene labeo
The Cunene labeo or Kunene labeo ("Labeo ansorgii") is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It is native to Angola and Namibia.
This fish occupies rocky habitat in flowing river waters. It is recorded from the Bengo, Cuanza, and Cunene Rivers.
Little is known about the biology... | 14,794 | zeroshot-train |
Cả River [SEP] continent | Cả River
The Cả River (Laotian: Nam Khan, Vietnamese: Sông Cả or better known as sông Lam or Lam River wikt:蓝) is a river in mainland Southeast Asia. It originates in the Loi Mountains of Laos, crossing Laos's Xiangkhouang Province, Vietnam's Nghệ An and Hà Tĩnh provinces and empties into the Gulf of Tonkin, on the Nor... | Làng Cả
Làng Cả (Việt Trì) is an archaeological site in the Red River Delta in northern Vietnam. Excavations there yielded a number of coffins containing relics of the Bronze Age Dong Son culture.
The site is located just upstream from the merging of the Red River and the Black River near Việt Trì.
A single radiocarbon... | 14,795 | zeroshot-train |
First View Point [SEP] continent | First View Point
First View Point () is a small point between Cape Roberts and Avalanche Bay in Granite Harbour, Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the Granite Harbour Geological Party, led by Thomas Griffith Taylor, of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13. | (26 July 2008), "The Guardian"
- "Condescension and ignorance are no help to Kenya – The West's patronising response to the recent events in Kenya betrays our lack of respect to a sophisticated continent" (6 June 2008). "The Observer"
"Africa: Altered States, Ordinary Miracles".
Published in 2008 by Portobello Books, D... | 14,796 | zeroshot-train |
Flotsam Moraines [SEP] continent | Flotsam Moraines
The Flotsam Moraines () are the moraines trailing northeastward from Mount Morrison, trapped in the ice eddies between Midship Glacier and ice from local mountainside glaciers, in the Prince Albert Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. They were so named by a 1989–90 New Zealand Antarctic Research Pr... | ": They are a very mixed assortment of the most degenerate races in olden-day Europe. They are the human flotsam of all ages: Irish, crossbreed Germans and French and Italians of even more doubtful stock. The intermixture of all these decadent ethnic varieties will inevitably give birth to further ethnic chaos. This ch... | 14,797 | zeroshot-train |
Fogle Peak [SEP] continent | Fogle Peak
Fogle Peak () is a distinctive pointed peak, high, standing at the head of Kamb Glacier in the Royal Society Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named in 1992 by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Benson Fogle, Program Manager for Upper Atmospheric Research, Division of Polar Programs, Na... | Bishop Peak
- Boom Basin
- Borg Bastion
- Brandau Crater
- Bubble Spur
- Carleton Glacier
- Cathedral Rocks
- Chancellor Ridge
- Chaplains Tableland
- Columnar Valley
- Comberiate Glacier
- Copland Pass
- Covert Glacier
- Craw Ridge
- Dale Glacier
- Dot Cliff
- Dromedary Glacier
- Emmanuel Glacier
- Engebretson Peak
- ... | 14,798 | zeroshot-train |
Frost Rocks [SEP] continent | 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 for Richard Frost, a survey assistant of the Hydrographic Survey Unit from HM... | 1974-May 1979: Edward Novak (1917-2002)
3. May 1979-Sep 1982: John Sopsic (1940-2013)
4. Sep 1982-Dec 1982: Kenneth Dirkzwager (1919-2014)
5. Jan 1983-Jan 1991: Paul Tschida
6. Jan 1991-Oct 1991: Ralph Church
7. Oct 1991-Dec 1992: Thomas Frost
8. Dec 1992-Apr 1996: Michael Jordan
9. Apr 1996-Dec 1998: Don Davis
10. Jan... | 14,799 | zeroshot-train |
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