Cugnot Ice Piedmont (63°38′S 58°10′W / 63.633°S 58.167°W) is an ice piedmont in Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica. It is about 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) long and between 3 and 6 nautical miles (5.6 and 11.1 km; 3.5 and 6.9 mi) wide, extending from Russell East Glacier to Eyrie Bay and bounded on the landward side by Louis Philippe Plateau.[1]
| Cugnot Ice Piedmont | |
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| Location | Trinity Peninsula, Graham Land, Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 63°38′S 58°10′W / 63.633°S 58.167°W |
| Terminus | Prince Gustav Channel |
Location edit
Cugnot Ice Piedmont is in Graham Land in the center of the south coast of the Trinity Peninsula, which forms the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. It is on the coast of the [[Prince Gustav Channel] to the south of the Louis Philippe Plateau and Broad Valley. Eyre Bay is to the northeast and Russell East Glacier is to the southwest. Features, from west to east, include Benz Pass, Panhard Nunatak, Levassor Nunatak, Chapel Hill, Shelter Cove, Church Point, Striped Hill, Camp Hill, McCalman Peak, Crystal Hill, Bald Head and Jade Point.[2][3]
Exploration and name edit
Cugnot Ice Piedmont was mapped from surveys by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS; 1960–61), and was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot (1725-1804), a French military engineer who designed and built the first full-sized vehicle propelled by its own engine (steam), in 1769.[1]
Western features edit
Features of the west part of the ice piedmont include, from west to east,
Chochoveni Nunatak edit
63°40′21″S 58°18′16″W / 63.67250°S 58.30444°W. A rocky hill rising to 650 metres (2,130 ft) high in the southwest part of Cugnot Ice Piedmont. Situated 3.87 kilometres (2.40 mi) south by east of Smin Peak, 4.29 kilometres (2.67 mi) northwest of Kolobar Nunatak, 3.34 kilometres (2.08 mi) northeast of Coburg Peak and 5.75 kilometres (3.57 mi) east of Drenta Bluff. German-British mapping in 1996. Named after the settlements of Golyamo Chochoveni and Malko Chochoveni in Southeastern Bulgaria.[4]
Panhard Nunatak edit
63°42′S 58°17′W / 63.700°S 58.283°W. The nearest nunatak to the coast on the north side of Russell East Glacier. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for René Panhard (1841-1908), French engineer who in 1891 was jointly responsible with Émile Levassor for a motor car design which originated the principles on which most subsequent developments were based.[5]
Kolobar Nunatak edit
63°41′31″S 58°13′46″W / 63.69194°S 58.22944°W. A rocky hill rising to 587 metres (1,926 ft) high in the southwest part of Cugnot Ice Piedmont. Situated 3.59 kilometres (2.23 mi) northeast of Panhard Nunatak, 4.29 kilometres (2.67 mi) southeast of Chochoveni Nunatak and 5.66 kilometres (3.52 mi) southwest of Levassor Nunatak. German-British mapping in 1996. Named after the settlement of Kolobar in Northeastern Bulgaria.[6]
Levassor Nunatak edit
63°40′S 58°07′W / 63.667°S 58.117°W. A conspicuous horseshoe-shaped nunatak 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) inland in the middle of Cugnot Ice Piedmont. Mapped from surveys by FIDS (1960-61). Named by UK-APC for Émile Levassor (1844–97), French engineer, who in 1891 was jointly responsible with René Panhard for a motor car design which originated the principles on which most subsequent developments were based.[7]
Bratsigovo Hills edit
63°39′10″S 58°00′00″W / 63.65278°S 58.00000°W. A chain of rocky hills rising to over 300 metres (980 ft) high and extending from the coast of Prince Gustav Channel 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northwards. Situated on the southeast side of Cugnot Ice Piedmont, 3.77 kilometres (2.34 mi) west of Chernopeev Peak and 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) east-northeast of Levassor Nunatak. German-British mapping in 1996. Named after the town of Bratsigovo in Southern Bulgaria.[8]
Central features edit
Features around Church Point include, from west to east,
Chapel Hill edit
63°41′S 57°58′W / 63.683°S 57.967°W. A hill, 140 metres (460 ft) high, forming the summit of a headland 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) west-southwest of Church Point. Charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1946, who so named it because of its proximity to Church Point.[9]
Shelter Cove edit
63°41′S 57°57′W / 63.683°S 57.950°W. A small coastal indentation on the north shore of Prince Gustav Channel, between Chapel Hill and Church Point. The name, given by UK-APC, is descriptive of the only part of this coast which is sufficiently sheltered from the prevailing southwest winds to afford a reliable camp site.[10]
Chernopeev Peak edit
63°39′29″S 57°55′29″W / 63.65806°S 57.92472°W. A rocky peak rising to 543 metres (1,781 ft) high on the southeast side of Cugnot Ice Piedmont, 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) north of Church Point, 102 kilometres (63 mi) east-northeast of Levassor Nunatak, 2.89 kilometres (1.80 mi) south-southwest of Kribul Hill and 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) southwest of McCalman Peak. German-British mapping in 1996. Named after Hristo Chernopeev (1868-1915), a leader of the Bulgarian liberation movement in Macedonia.[11]
Church Point edit
63°41′S 57°55′W / 63.683°S 57.917°W. A point 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) west of Camp Hill. The feature was sighted by Swedish Antarctic Expedition (SwedAE) in 1903. It was surveyed by FIDS in 1945 and so named because the point rises to a rock peak 355 metres (1,165 ft) high, the sides of which resemble a church steeple.[12]
Striped Hill edit
63°40′S 57°53′W / 63.667°S 57.883°W. A small ice-free hill, 90 metres (300 ft) high, standing near the south shore of Trinity Peninsula, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) east-northeast of Church Point. Charted and named by the FIDS, 1946. The descriptive name is derived from the stratifications on a small cliff on the seaward side of the hill.[13]
Botany Bay edit
63°41′S 57°53′W / 63.683°S 57.883°W. A small bay between Church Point and Camp Hill on the south coast of Trinity Peninsula. Surveyed by FIDS, December 1946, and named by UK-APC from the fossil plants collected there.[14]
Camp Hill edit
63°41′S 57°52′W / 63.683°S 57.867°W. Small ice-free hill, 120 metres (390 ft) high, which lies 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) east of Church Point. Charted in 1946 by the FIDS, who so named it because a geological camp was established at the foot of the hill.[15]
Eastern features edit
Kribul Hill edit
63°37′59″S 57°54′32″W / 63.63306°S 57.90889°W. A rocky hill rising to 520 metres (1,710 ft) high on Trinity Peninsula. Situated on the southeast side of Cugnot Ice Piedmont, 2.71 kilometres (1.68 mi) west-southwest of Gornik Knoll, 5.27 kilometres (3.27 mi) north of Church Point and 7.88 kilometres (4.90 mi) south by west of Marten Crag. German-British mapping in 1996. Named after the settlement of Kribul in Southwestern Bulgaria.[16]
Gornik Knoll edit
63°37′36″S 57°51′22″W / 63.62667°S 57.85611°W. A rocky hill rising to 466 metres (1,529 ft) high on Trinity Peninsula. Situated on the southeast side of Cugnot Ice Piedmont, 3.97 kilometres (2.47 mi) west-southwest of McCalman Peak, 2.71 kilometres (1.68 mi) east-northeast of Kribul Hill and 7.25 kilometres (4.50 mi) south-southeast of Marten Crag. German-British mapping in 1996. Named after the settlement of Gornik in Northern Bulgaria.[17]
McCalman Peak edit
63°37′S 57°47′W / 63.617°S 57.783°W. The 550 metres (1,800 ft) high summit of an east–west trending ridge 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) north of Crystal Hill. Named by UK-APC for Donald McCalman, FIDS surveyor at Hope Bay, 1958-59.[18]
Crystal Hill edit
63°39′S 57°44′W / 63.650°S 57.733°W. Ice-free hill, 150 metres (490 ft) high, forming the summit of a headland between Bald Head and Camp Hill on the south side of Trinity Peninsula. So named by the FIDS because crystals were collected at the foot of the hill in 1945 and 1946.[1]
Bald Head edit
63°38′S 57°36′W / 63.633°S 57.600°W. A bare, ice-free headland 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) southwest of View Point. Probably first seen in 1902-03 by J. Gunnar Andersson's party of the SwedAE under Otto Nordenskjold. The FIDS charted it and applied the descriptive name in 1945.[19]
Jade Point edit
63°36′S 57°35′W / 63.600°S 57.583°W. A gently sloping rocky point forming the south limit of Eyrie Bay. Named by the UK-APC. The lower slopes of the point are permanently sheathed in greenish-tinged ice, which suggested the descriptive name.[20]
References edit
- ^ a b c Alberts 1995, p. 165.
- ^ Trinity Peninsula AG and BAS.
- ^ Graham Land and South Shetland BAS.
- ^ Chochoveni Nunatak SCAR.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 555.
- ^ Kolobar Nunatak SCAR.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 430.
- ^ Bratsigovo Hills SCAR.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 128.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 669.
- ^ Chernopeev Peak SCAR.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 136.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 719.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 83.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 115.
- ^ Kribul Hill SCAR.
- ^ Gornik Knoll SCAR.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 473.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 42.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 367.
Sources edit
- Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names, retrieved 2023-12-03
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Board on Geographic Names. - "Bratsigovo Hills", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- "Chernopeev Peak", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- "Chochoveni Nunatak", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- "Gornik Knoll", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- Graham Land and South Shetland Islands, BAS: British Antarctic Survey, 2005, retrieved 2024-05-03
- "Kolobar Nunatak", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- "Kribul Hill", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- Trinity Peninsula (PDF) (Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697), Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996, archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.