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Babe Island edit

'''Babe Island''' ({{coor dm|54|16|S|36|18|W|}}) is an [[island]] which lies in the entrance to [[Cobblers Cove]], along the north coast of [[South Georgia]]. Charted and named by DI personnel in 1929.

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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Babel Rock edit

'''Babel Rock''' ({{coor dm|63|53|S|61|24|W|}}) is the northernmost of a small group of rocks lying north of [[Intercurrence Island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Two of the rocks lying off the north end of Intercurrence Island were first charted and named [[Penguin Islands]] by [[James Hoseason]], [[First Mate]] of the sealer Sprightly, in 1824. Since the name has not been used in recent years, it has been rejected to avoid confusion with the many other "Penguin" names. Babel Rock, the largest and most conspicuous of the rocks, is the site of a penguin rookery and the name arises from the ceaseless noise.

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Babis Spur edit

'''Babis Spur''' ({{coor dm|82|13|S|163|3|E|}}) is a rocky spur in the south part of [[Nash Range]], about 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of [[Cape Wilson]]. Mapped by the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[William A. Babis]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) oceanographer on the USCGC Eastwind, 1962-63, and on the USS [[Burton Island]], 1963-64.

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Babordsranten Ridge edit

'''Babordsranten Ridge''' ({{coor dm|72|17|S|3|26|W|}}) is a small ridge 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of [[Stamnen Peak]], at the southwest end 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 Babordsranten (the port side ridge).

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Babushkin Island edit

'''Babushkin Island''' ({{coor dm|69|6|S|157|36|E|}}) is a small [[island]] lying 5.5 nautical miles (10 km) north of [[Archer Point]] and 5 nautical miles (9 km) east of [[Matusevich Glacier Tongue]]. Mapped by the [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]] (1958) and named for [[Mikhail S. Babushkin]] (1893-1938), Soviet polar aviator lost in the Arctic.

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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Bach Ice Shelf edit

'''Bach Ice Shelf''' ({{coor dm|72|0|S|72|0|W|}}) is an [[ice shelf]] which is irregular in shape and 45 nautical miles (80 km) in extent, occupying an embayment in the south part of [[Alexander Island]] entered between Berlioz and [[Rossini Points]]. A minor embayment in this position first appears on the charts of the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), which explored the south part of Alexander Island by air and from the ground in 1940. The ice shelf was delineated from air photos obtained by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, by Searle of the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1960. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[Johann Sebastian Bach]] (1685-1750), German composer.

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Bacharach Nunatak edit

'''Bacharach Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|66|41|S|65|11|W|}}) is a conspicuous [[nunatak]] overlooking the north arm of [[Drummond Glacier]], in [[Graham Land]]. Photographed by [[Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd]]. in 1955-57, and mapped from these photos by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS). Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1958 for [[Alfred L. Bacharach]], English biochemist, whose work on nutrition solved many problems of sledging rations.

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Bachstrom Point edit

'''Bachstrom Point''' ({{coor dm|65|29|S|63|51|W|}}) is a point on the northeast side of [[Beascochea Bay]], 8 nautical miles (15 km) southeast of [[Cape Perez]] on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. First charted by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE), 1934-37, under Rymill. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1959 for [[J.F. Bachstrom]], author in 1734 of a classic pamphlet recognizing scurvy as a nutritional deficiency disease and prescribing the necessary measures for its prevention and cure.

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Back Bay (Antarctica) edit

'''Back Bay''' ({{coor dm|68|11|S|67|0|W|}}) is a [[bay]] 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) wide along the west coast of [[Graham Land]], entered between [[Stonington Island]] and [[Fitzroy Island]]. The head of the bay is formed by [[Northeast Glacier]]. The bay was first surveyed by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), 1939-41, and so named by them because of its location at the rear (northeast) side of Stonington Island.

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Back Cirque edit

'''Back Cirque''' ({{coor dm|67|39|S|68|28|W|}}) is an east-facing cirque to the north of [[Sloman Glacier]] in southeast [[Adelaide Island]]. The cirque indents the south side of the ridge that extends from the southeast part of [[Mount Liotard]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1982 after [[Eric K.P. Back]] of the [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS), who in addition to service at [[Adelaide Station]] and Grytviken from 1964-65, also served as BAS [[Base Commander]], Signy, 1974-75, Halley, 1975-76, Faraday, 1977-78, and Rothera, 1978-79.

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Back Drop Ridge edit

'''Back Drop Ridge''' ({{coor dm|78|1|S|163|20|E|}}) is a named from the position of the ridge in relation to [[The Stage]].

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Back Mesa edit

'''Back Mesa''' ({{coor dm|64|2|S|58|12|W|}}) is an ice-covered, flat-topped [[mountain]] with rock exposures, 740 m, located east of [[Hidden Lake]] on [[Ulu Peninsula]], [[James Ross Island]]. Following [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) geological work, 1985-86, named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after Dr. [[Eric H. Back]], Lieutenant RNVR, medical officer on [[Operation Tabarin]] at [[Port Lockroy]], 1943-44, and [[Hope Bay]], 1944-45.

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Mount Back edit

'''Mount Back''' ({{coor dm|54|29|S|36|7|W|}}) is a [[peak]] (650 m) located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) south of [[Doris Bay]], [[South Georgia]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Squadron Leader Anthony H. Back]], RAF, assistant surveyor with the [[British Combined Services Expedition]], 1964-65, who assisted in the survey of this peak.

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Backdoor Bay edit

'''Backdoor Bay''' ({{coor dm|77|34|S|166|12|E|}}) is a small [[bay]] lying at the east side of [[Cape Royds]], along the west side of [[Ross Island]]. [[The British Antarctic Expedition]], 1907-09, under Shackleton, unloaded supplies at Backdoor Bay for use at their winter headquarters on Cape Royds. So named by them because it lies at the back (east) side of Cape Royds, opposite the small [[cove]] on the west side of the cape, known to them as "[[Front Door Bay]]."

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Backer Islands edit

'''Backer Islands''' ({{coor dm|74|25|S|102|40|W|}}) is a chain of small islands at the south side of [[Cranton Bay]]. The islands trend northwest for 12 nautical miles (22 km) from the [[ice shelf]] which forms the south limit of the [[bay]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Walter K. Backer]], U.S. Navy, chief construction mechanic at [[Byrd Station]], 1967.

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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Backstairs Passage Glacier edit

'''Backstairs Passage Glacier''' ({{coor dm|75|2|S|162|36|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long, draining east along the north side of [[Mount Crummer]] to the [[Ross Sea]]. The [[Magnetic Pole Party]], led by [[T.W.E. David]], of the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1907-09, ascended this glacier from the Ross Sea, then continued the ascent via [[Larsen Glacier]] to the plateau of [[Victoria Land]]. So named by David's party because of the circuitous route to get to Larsen Glacier.

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Bader Glacier edit

'''Bader Glacier''' ({{coor dm|67|37|S|66|45|W|}}) is a small [[glacier]] flowing to [[Bourgeois Fjord]] just south of [[Thomson Head]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1958 for Swiss glaciologist [[Henri Bader]] of [[Rutgers University]] ([[U.S.]]A.), author of an important thesis on the development of the snowflake and its metamorphoses.

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Baffle Rock edit

'''Baffle Rock''' ({{coor dm|68|12|S|67|5|W|}}) is a small rock, just visible at the surface at high tide, lying in the center of the deep water channel approach to [[Stonington Island]], 0.6 nautical miles (1.1 km) northwest of the west tip of [[Neny Island]] in [[Marguerite Bay]]. The rock was surveyed in 1947 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), and so named by them because it is difficult to see and hinders approaching ships.

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Cape Bage edit

'''Cape Bage''' ({{coor dm|67|43|S|146|34|E|}}) is a prominent point on the coast between [[Murphy Bay]] and [[Ainsworth Bay]]. Discovered in 1912 by the [[Australasian Antarctic Expedition]] (1911-14) under [[Douglas Mawson]], who named it for Lieutenant [[R. Bage]], the expedition's astronomer, assistant magnetician and recorder of tides.

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Baggott Ridge edit

'''Baggott Ridge''' ({{coor dm|70|19|S|64|19|E|}}) is a low ridge, mostly snow-covered, standing 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) west of [[Baldwin Nunatak]] and 7 nautical miles (13 km) south-southwest of [[Mount Starlight]] in the [[Prince Charles Mountains]], Mac. [[Robertson Land]]. Mapped from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) surveys and air photos, 1955-65. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[P.J. Baggott]], radio officer at [[Mawson Station]], 1965.

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Bagnold Point edit

'''Bagnold Point''' ({{coor dm|67|2|S|67|29|W|}}) is a point between [[Gunnel Channel]] and [[Shumskiy Cove]] on [[Arrowsmith Peninsula]], [[Graham Land]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 for [[Ralph A. Bagnold]], English author of [[The Physics]] of [[Blown Sand]] and [[Desert Dunes]], 1941.

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Bagshawe Glacier edit

'''Bagshawe Glacier''' ({{coor dm|64|56|S|62|35|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] which drains the northeast slopes of [[Mount Theodore]] and discharges into [[Lester Cove]], [[Andvord Bay]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. The mouth of the glacier was first seen and sketched by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] in February 1898. The glacier was first roughly surveyed by [[K.V. Blaiklock]] of [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) from the [[M.C. Lester]], wintered at [[Waterboat Point]] near Andvord Bay in 1921.

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Mount Bagshawe edit

'''Mount Bagshawe''' ({{coor dm|71|25|S|67|14|W|}}) is a southernmost and highest of the [[Batterbee Mountains]], 2,200 m, standing 8 nautical miles (15 km) inland from [[George VI Sound]] on the west coast of [[Palmer Land]]. The [[mountain]] was first seen and photographed from the air on [[November 23]], [[1935]] by [[Lincoln Ellsworth]], and was mapped from these photographs by [[W.L.G. Joerg]]. It was surveyed in 1936 by [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1954 after [[Sir Arthur W.G. Bagshawe]] (1871-1950), British authority on tropical medicine, who raised a special fund to defray the expenses of biological equipment for BGLE, 1934-37.

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Bahamonde Point edit

'''Bahamonde Point''' ({{coor dm|63|19|S|57|55|W|}}) is a point which marks the west extremity of [[Schmidt Peninsula]] on [[Trinity Peninsula]]. The point was charted by the [[Chilean Antarctic Expedition]] (1947-48) and named for First Lieutenant [[Arturo Bahamonde Calderon]], engineer of the expedition.

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Bailey Ice Stream edit

'''Bailey Ice Stream''' ({{coor dm|79|0|S|30|0|W|}}) is an [[ice stream]] on the northern margin of the [[Theron Mountains]], flowing west-southwest to the [[Filchner Ice Shelf]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[Jeremy Thomas Bailey]] (1941-65), [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) glaciologist, who with two companions died in a [[crevasse]] accident during a radio echo sounding traverse inland from Halley station on [[October 12]], [[1965]]. On an earlier traverse in April, 1965, Bailey sounded the upper portion of this feature.

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Bailey Nunatak edit

'''Bailey Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|75|40|S|140|2|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]] (1,010 m) located along the north flank of [[White Glacier]], midway between [[Partridge Nunatak]] and [[Wilkins Nunatak]], near the coast of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped from [[U.S. Navy]] air photos and [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) surveys, 1959-65. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Andrew M. Bailey]], meteorologist at [[Byrd Station]], 1963.

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Bailey Peninsula edit

'''Bailey Peninsula''' ({{coor dm|66|17|S|110|32|E|}}) is a rocky [[peninsula]], 1.8 nautical miles (3.3 km) long and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) wide, lying between [[Newcomb Bay]] and O'[[Brien Bay]] at the east side of the [[Windmill Islands]]. First mapped from [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] aerial photographs taken in February 1947 and thought to be an [[island]] connected by a steep snow ramp to the continental ice overlying [[Budd Coast]]. The term peninsula was considered more appropriate by the [[Wilkes Station]] party of 1957. Named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Commander [[Claude E. Bailey]], [[U.S. Navy]], captain of the USS Henderson, destroyer escort of the western task group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, [[Task Force]] 68, 1946-47.

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Bailey Ridge edit

'''Bailey Ridge''' ({{coor dm|77|12|S|145|2|W|}}) is a serrate ridge 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, standing between [[Mount Blades]] and [[Fleming Peaks]] in the [[Ford Ranges]] of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Discovered on aerial flights of the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] in 1934, and named by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) (1939-41) for [[Clay W. Bailey]], a member of both expeditions.

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Bailey Rocks edit

'''Bailey Rocks''' ({{coor dm|66|17|S|110|32|E|}}) is a small chain of rocks in the [[Windmill Islands]] which extends northeast from the north side of [[Bailey Peninsula]] into [[Newcomb Bay]]. First mapped from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47, and observed in 1957 by [[Wilkes Station]] personnel under [[C.R. Eklund]]. Named by Eklund for [[Aerographers Mate]] 1st [[Class Carl T. Bailey]], [[U.S. Navy]], a Navy support force member of the 1957 wintering party at Wilkes Station during the IGY.

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Mount Bailey (Antarctica) edit

'''Mount Bailey''' ({{coor dm|70|0|S|63|13|W|}}) is a [[mountain]], 1,445 m, which stands south of [[Anthony Glacier]] and 6 nautical miles (11 km) west-southwest of [[Lewis Point]], on the east coast of [[Palmer Land]]. Charted in 1936-37 by a [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) sledge party under Rymill. It was recharted in 1947 by a joint sledge party consisting of members of the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) under Ronne, and the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS). Named by Ronne for Commander [[Clay W. Bailey]], [[U.S. Navy]], member of the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]], 1933-35, and the [[West Base]] party of the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), 1939-41, who assisted in outlining the RARE radio requirements.

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Baillie Peak edit

'''Baillie Peak''' ({{coor dm|83|22|S|161|0|E|}}) is a [[peak]] over 2,800 m, located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south-southeast of [[Mount Angier]] in the [[Moore Mountains]], [[Queen Elizabeth Range]]. The peak was observed by the [[Ohio State University Geological Party]], 1967-68, which named it for [[Ralph J. Baillie]], field assistant with the party.

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Baillieu Peak edit

'''Baillieu Peak''' ({{coor dm|67|51|S|60|46|E|}}) is a [[peak]], 1,380 m, that rises above the ice sheet 25 nautical miles (46 km) south of [[Cape Bruce]] and 10 nautical miles (18 km) west-southwest of [[Pearce Peak]]. Discovered in February 1931 by the [[British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition]] (BANZARE) under Mawson, and named for [[Clive Latham Baillieu]] (later [[Baron Baillieu]]), a patron of the expedition.

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Bain Crags edit

'''Bain Crags''' ({{coor dm|70|30|S|71|45|E|}}) is a number of rock exposures, many of which are banded, in the face of or projecting from the ice cliffs along the south part of the west side of [[Gillock Island]] in the [[Amery Ice Shelf]]. The feature was visited in January 1969 by [[J.H.C. Bain]], geologist with the ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) [[Prince Charles Mountains]] survey party, after whom it is named.

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Bain Nunatak edit

'''Bain Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|71|6|S|71|35|E|}}) is an one of the [[Manning Nunataks]], on the east side of the [[Amery Ice Shelf]]. The [[nunatak]]s were photographed by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] (1946-47) and ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) (1957). They were visited by the [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]] in 1965 and by the ANARE [[Prince Charles Mountains]] survey party in 1969. Named for [[C.J. Bain]], weather observer at [[Mawson Station]] in 1969 and a member of the 1969 ANARE survey party.

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Mount Bain edit

'''Mount Bain''' ({{coor dm|66|33|S|65|26|W|}}) is a [[mountain]], 2,090 m, standing between Hopkins and [[Erskine Glaciers]] on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1958 for [[James S. Bain]] of London, who specialized in the development of polar and high altitude rations, with special emphasis on plastic vacuum packaging, between 1948 and 1956.

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Baines Nunatak edit

'''Baines Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|80|19|S|23|58|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]] rising to 1,020 m to the east of [[Bernhardi Heights]] and 10 nautical miles (18 km) northwest of [[Jackson Tooth]], [[Pioneers Escarpment]], in the [[Shackleton Range]]. Photographed from the air by the [[U.S. Navy]], 1967. Surveyed by [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS), 1968-71. Named in 1977 by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[Thomas Baines]] (1822-75), English explorer and joint author, with [[W.B. Lord]], of Shifts and Expedients of [[Camp Life]], Travel and Exploration (London, 1871).

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Bainmedart Cove edit

'''Bainmedart Cove''' ({{coor dm|70|51|S|68|3|E|}}) is a [[cove]] about 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) long in eastern [[Radok Lake]], in the [[Prince Charles Mountains]]. The cove leads to narrow [[Pagodroma Gorge]] which joins Radok and [[Beaver Lakes]]. The name is a composite one made from the names of [[C. Bain]], [[A. Medvecky]], and [[J. Dart]] who spent a month at the cove studying the geology of the lakes area during the ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) Prince Charles Mountains survey in Jan.-Feb., 1969.

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Baken Nunatak edit

'''Baken Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|71|18|S|2|57|W|}}) is a small isolated [[nunatak]] surmounting the north part of [[Bakeneset Headland]] in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Baken (the beacon).

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Bakenesdokka Valley edit

'''Bakenesdokka Valley''' ({{coor dm|71|26|S|3|3|W|}}) is an ice-filled [[valley]] at the east side of [[Roberts Knoll]], draining north to [[Jelbart Ice Shelf]] in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and named Bakenesdokka (the beacon cape depression).

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Bakeneset Headland edit

'''Bakeneset Headland''' ({{coor dm|71|23|S|2|48|W|}}) is an ice-covered [[headland]], marked by [[Baken Nunatak]] near the seaward end, forming the northwest extremity 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 air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Bakeneset (the beacon cape).

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Baker Glacier edit

'''Baker Glacier''' ({{coor dm|72|46|S|169|15|E|}}) is a small tributary [[glacier]] that enters [[Whitehall Glacier]] just north of [[Martin Hill]], in the [[Victory Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-62. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[John R. Baker]], biologist at [[Hallett Station]] in 1967-68 and 1968-69.

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Baker Knob edit

'''Baker Knob''' ({{coor dm|72|30|S|96|1|W|}}) is a small rounded coastal elevation which has an abrupt east face, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of [[Harrison Nunatak]] at the east end of [[Thurston Island]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[T.W. Baker]], Photographer's Mate in the [[Eastern Group]] of [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], which obtained aerial photographs of Thurston Island and adjacent coastal areas, 1946-47.

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Baker Nunatak edit

'''Baker Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|85|23|S|124|40|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]] standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northwest of [[Mount Brecher]] in northern [[Wisconsin Range]], [[Horlick Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-60. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Travis L. Baker]], meteorologist, [[Byrd Station]] winter party, 1961.

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Baker Point edit

'''Baker Point''' ({{coor dm|77|34|S|163|33|E|}}) is a point at the south side of the entrance to [[Explorers Cove]], [[New Harbor]], [[McMurdo Sound]], on [[Scott Coast]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) (1997) after [[Bill James Baker]], [[Associate Professor]] of Chemistry, [[Florida Institute]] of Technology, Melbourne, FL, who conducted underwater research in several areas of McMurdo Sound during the 1992-93, 1993-94 and 1996-97 field seasons, including work at [[Cape Evans]], [[Razorback Islands]], [[Hutton Cliffs]], [[Arrival Heights]], and New Harbor, the location of this point.

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Baker Ridge edit

'''Baker Ridge''' ({{coor dm|83|20|S|55|40|W|}}) is a ridge extending west for 5 nautical miles (9 km) from the north part of [[Washington Escarpment]] in the [[Neptune Range]], [[Pensacola Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1956-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Clifford E. Baker]], aviation electronics technician at [[Ellsworth Station]], winter 1958.

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Baker Rocks edit

'''Baker Rocks''' ({{coor dm|74|14|S|164|45|E|}}) is a spur-like rock exposure lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of [[Wood Bay]] and 7 nautical miles (13 km) north of [[Mount Melbourne]], on the coast of [[Victoria Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1955-63. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Billy-Ace Baker]], radioman, [[McMurdo Station]] winter party in 1963, 1967, 1971, and 1975; summer seasons, 1976-1980.

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Mount Baker (Antarctica) edit

'''Mount Baker''' ({{coor dm|84|44|S|172|21|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] (1,480 m) in the southeast part of [[Gabbro Hills]] near the edge of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]], standing at the west side of [[Gough Glacier]], 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of [[Amphibole Peak]]. Discovered by the [[U.S. Ross Ice Shelf Traverse Party]] (1957-58) under [[A.P. Crary]], and named for [[Gladys E. Baker]], who assisted in analyzing, classifying and reporting upon lichens for the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] (1933-35).

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Bakewell Island edit

'''Bakewell Island''' ({{coor dm|74|50|S|18|55|W|}}) is a small ice-covered [[island]] near [[Princess Martha Coast]] and east of [[Lyddan Island]] in the south part of [[Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf]]. The island was discovered [[November 5]], [[1967]], in the course of a [[U.S. Navy Squadron]] VXE-6 flight over the coast in LC-130 aircraft, and was plotted by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from air photos taken at that time. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[William Lincoln Bakewell]], the lone American on [[Ernest Shackleton]]'s ill-fated 1914-16 expedition in the Endurance to this area. Bakewell reportedly represented himself as Canadian to gain acceptance for the voyage to Antarctica.

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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Bakhallet Slope edit

'''Bakhallet Slope''' ({{coor dm|72|8|S|2|56|E|}}) is an ice slope between [[Terningskarvet Mountain]] and [[Brugda Ridge]] in the [[Gjelsvik Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Photographed from the air by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Bakhallet (the back slope).

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Mount Bakker edit

'''Mount Bakker''' ({{coor dm|70|19|S|64|36|E|}}) is an isolated [[mountain]] marked by a northern snow-covered face, located 6.5 nautical miles (12 km) south-southeast of [[Mount Starlight]] in the [[Prince Charles Mountains]]. Mapped from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) surveys and air photos, 1955-65. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[F.C.R. Bakker]], radio supervisor at [[Davis Station]], 1964.

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Bakkesvodene Crags edit

'''Bakkesvodene Crags''' ({{coor dm|71|56|S|6|32|E|}}) is a high rock crags overlooking the east side of [[Lunde Glacier]] in the [[Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Plotted from surveys and air photos by the [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-60) and named Bakkesvodene (the hill slopes).

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Bakutis Coast edit

'''Bakutis Coast''' ({{coor dm|74|45|S|120|0|W|}}) is that part of the coast of Antarctica extending from a point opposite eastern [[Dean Island]], at 7442S, 12705W, to [[Cape Herlacher]]. The coast in this area is bounded by several large ice-covered islands and the very extensive [[Getz Ice Shelf]]. This coast was sighted by members of the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), 1939-41, and was charted in part from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47, both expeditions led by [[Admiral R.E. Byrd]]. The [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) completely mapped the coast from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[R. Admiral Fred E. Bakutis]], Commander of the [[U.S. Naval Support Force]], Antarctica, from 1965 to 1967.

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Balaena Islands edit

'''Balaena Islands''' ({{coor dm|66|1|S|111|6|E|}}) is a small group of rocky islands lying close to the coast of Antarctica, 10 nautical miles (18 km) northeast of [[Cape Folger]]. First mapped from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after the British floating factory, Balaena from which sketches of Knox and [[Budd Coasts]] were obtained as the result of reconnaissance flights and shipboard observations in 1947.

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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Balaena Valley edit

'''Balaena Valley''' ({{coor dm|63|20|S|56|23|W|}}) is a gently sloping [[valley]], filled with ice, lying east of [[Suspiros Bay]] in the west part of [[Joinville Island]]. Surveyed by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1953-54. The Balaena ([[Alexander Fairweather]], master) was one of the Dundee whaling ships that visited the Joinville Island group in 1892-93. The name was applied in 1956 by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) and derives from association with [[Cape Kinnes]] 4 nautical miles (7 km) to the SW; [[Robert Kinnes]] was the Dundee shipowner and merchant who equipped these ships for their Antarctic voyage.

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Balch Glacier edit

'''Balch Glacier''' ({{coor dm|66|50|S|64|48|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] 9 nautical miles (17 km) long, on the east coast of [[Graham Land]], flowing southeast into [[Mill Inlet]], to the south of [[Gould Glacier]]. First surveyed by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1946-47, and named [[East Balch Glacier]]. With [[West Balch Glacier]] it was reported to fill a transverse depression across Graham Land, but further survey in 1957 showed that there is no close topographical alignment between the two. The name Balch, for [[Edwin S. Balch]], [[American Antarctic]] historian, has been limited to this glacier and an entirely new name ([[Drummond Glacier]] q.v.) approved for the west glacier.

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Mount Balch edit

'''Mount Balch''' ({{coor dm|65|16|S|63|59|W|}}) is an east-west trending [[mountain]] with numerous sharp peaks, the highest 1,105 m, between [[Mount Peary]] and [[Mount Mill]] on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Discovered by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1908-10, under Charcot and named by him for [[Edwin Swift Balch]], American author and authority on Antarctic exploration.

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Balchen Glacier edit

'''Balchen Glacier''' ({{coor dm|76|23|S|145|10|W|}}) is a crevassed [[glacier]] flowing west to [[Block Bay]] between the Phillips and [[Fosdick Mountains]] in [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Discovered on [[December 5]], [[1929]], by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] and named by Byrd for [[Bernt Balchen]], chief pilot of the expedition.

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Balchen Mountain edit

'''Balchen Mountain''' ({{coor dm|72|0|S|27|12|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 2,820 m, standing at the east side of Byrdbreen in the [[Sor Rondane Mountains]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47, and named for [[Bernt Balchen]], famous Norwegian polar aviator and chief pilot of the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]], 1928-30.

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Mount Balchen edit

'''Mount Balchen''' ({{coor dm|85|22|S|166|12|W|}}) is a prominent [[peak]], 3,085 m, standing 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of the summit of [[Mount Fridtjof Nansen]], in the [[Herbert Range]], [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. Named by the [[Southern Party]] of the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1961-62) for [[Bernt Balchen]], pilot with [[Roald Amundsen]] on Arctic flights, and with [[R. Admiral Richard E. Byrd]] on his [[South Pole]] flight of 1929.

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Balchunas Pass edit

'''Balchunas Pass''' ({{coor dm|75|46|S|128|45|W|}}) is a broad pass between [[Mount Flint]] and [[Mount Petras]] in the [[McCuddin Mountains]], [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-65. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Commander [[Robert C. Balchunas]], U.S. Navy, [[Executive Officer]] for [[Antarctic Support Activities]] during [[Operation Deep Freeze]] 1971, 1972, and 1973.

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Bald Head edit

'''Bald Head''' ({{coor dm|63|38|S|57|36|W|}}) is a bare, ice-free [[headland]] 8 nautical miles (15 km) southwest of [[View Point]] on the south side of [[Trinity Peninsula]]. Probably first seen in 1902-03 by [[J. Gunnar Andersson]]'s party of the [[Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] under Nordenskjold. The [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) charted it and applied the descriptive name in 1945.

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Balder Point edit

'''Balder Point''' ({{coor dm|66|27|S|63|45|W|}}) is a point marking the eastern tip of a narrow, rocky "cockscomb" ridge, which extends from [[Frigga Peak]] for 6 nautical miles (11 km) in an east-southeast direction to the west side of [[Cabinet Inlet]], on the east coast of [[Graham Land]]. Charted in 1947 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), who named it after the Norse god Balder, the mythological son of Frigga and Odin.

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Mount Baldr edit

'''Mount Baldr''' ({{coor dm|77|35|S|160|34|E|}}) is a prominent [[peak]] standing west of [[Mount Thor]] and south of [[Wright Upper Glacier]] in the [[Asgard Range]] of [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the [[Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE) (1958-59) after one of the Norse gods.

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Baldred Rock edit

'''Baldred Rock''' ({{coor dm|60|44|S|44|26|W|}}) is a rock in [[Fitchie Bay]] at [[Laurie Island]] in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. It lies close off the south side of [[Ferrier Peninsula]], 0.75 nautical miles (1.4 km) east-southeast of [[Graptolite Island]]. This rock was mapped by the [[Scottish National Antarctic Expedition]] under Bruce, 1902-04, and was later named [[Bass Rock]] owing to its likeness to the Bass Rock in Scotland. The name Bass Rock has also appeared on charts as an alternative name for an [[island]] in the [[Joinville Island]] group. To avoid confusion of these names, in 1954 the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) recommended an entirely new name for the rock at Fitchie Bay. Baldred Rock is named after [[Saint Baldred]] (died 606), the first hermit known to have lived on the [[Scottish Bass Rock]].

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Baldwin Bluff edit

'''Baldwin Bluff''' ({{coor dm|72|6|S|169|27|E|}}) is a rock bluff along the southwest side of [[Ironside Glacier]], about 5 nautical miles (9 km) southwest of the summit of [[Mount Whewell]], in the [[Admiralty Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-64. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Howard A. Baldwin]], biologist at [[McMurdo Station]], 1966-67.

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Baldwin Glacier edit

'''Baldwin Glacier''' ({{coor dm|85|6|S|177|10|W|}}) is a broad [[glacier]], flowing generally eastward from a large icefalls at the escarpment west of [[Mount Rosenwald]] and entering [[Shackleton Glacier]] south of [[Mount Heekin]]. Discovered and photographed by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] (1946-47) on the flights of [[February 16]], [[1947]], and named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Sgt. [[George E. Baldwin]], [[United States Marine Corps]] (USMC), photographer on Flight 8A.

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Baldwin Nunatak edit

'''Baldwin Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|70|19|S|64|24|E|}}) is a [[nunatak]] 6.5 nautical miles (12 km) south-southwest of [[Mount Starlight]] in the [[Prince Charles Mountains]]. Mapped from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) surveys and air photos, 1955-65. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[J.W. Baldwin]], weather observer (radio) at [[Mawson Station]], 1965.

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Baldwin Peak edit

'''Baldwin Peak''' ({{coor dm|64|23|S|60|45|W|}}) is a [[peak]] between [[Lilienthal Glacier]] and [[Mount Berry]] in northern [[Graham Land]]. Photographed by the [[Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition]] (FIDASE) in 1956-57 and mapped from these photos by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS). Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 for [[Thomas S. Baldwin]] (1860-1923), American inventor of the vent opening which gives control and stability to parachutes.

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Baldwin Rocks edit

'''Baldwin Rocks''' ({{coor dm|66|24|S|98|45|E|}}) is a group of rock outcrops about 5 nautical miles (9 km) northwest of [[Watson Bluff]] on the north side of [[David Island]]. Charted by the [[Australasian Antarctic Expedition]], 1911-14, under Mawson, and named by him for [[Joseph M. Baldwin]] of the [[Melbourne Observatory]].

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Baldwin Valley edit

'''Baldwin Valley''' ({{coor dm|77|18|S|162|20|E|}}) is an ice-filled [[valley]] in the [[Saint Johns Range]], lying northwest of [[Pond Peak]] in [[Victoria Land]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Russel R. Baldwin]], [[U.S. Navy]], who was in charge of the [[Airfield Maintenance Branch]] at [[McMurdo Station]] in 1962.

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Mount Baldwin edit

'''Mount Baldwin''' ({{coor dm|72|15|S|163|18|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] 5 nautical miles (9 km) southeast of [[Smiths Bench]], in the [[Freyberg Mountains]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[T.T. Baldwin]], transport specialist, a member of the [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) [[Victoria Land Traverse Party]] which surveyed this area in 1959-60.

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Mount Baleen edit

'''Mount Baleen''' ({{coor dm|65|36|S|62|12|W|}}) is a prominent [[peak]] of 910 m and of pyramidal shape when viewed from [[Larsen Ice Shelf]], standing between Rachel and [[Starbuck Glaciers]] on the east coast of [[Graham Land]]. The naming by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) is one in a group in this vicinity that reflects a whaling theme. Baleen whales are distinguished by the presence of a sieve of horny baleen (whalebone) plates suspended from the upper jaw, and by the absence of teeth.

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Mount Balfour edit

'''Mount Balfour''' ({{coor dm|69|19|S|67|13|W|}}) is a bastion-like rocky [[mountain]], 1,010 m, which lies at the mouth of [[Fleming Glacier]], close to the junction with [[Wordie Ice Shelf]] on the west side of [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. First roughly surveyed in 1936 by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill. Resurveyed by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1948 and named for [[Henry Balfour]], President of the [[Royal Geographical Society]], 1936-38.

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Balham Lake edit

'''Balham Lake''' ({{coor dm|77|26|S|160|57|E|}}) is a small [[lake]] near the center of [[Balham Valley]] in [[Victoria Land]]. Named in 1964 by American geologist [[Parker E. Calkin]] for its location in Balham Valley.

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Balham Valley edit

'''Balham Valley''' ({{coor dm|77|25|S|161|1|E|}}) is an ice-free [[valley]] between the [[Insel Range]] and [[Apocalypse Peaks]], in [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the [[Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE) (1958-59) for [[R.W. Balham]], biologist with the [[New Zealand]] party of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] who did the first freshwater biology in this area in 1957-58.

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Balin Point edit

'''Balin Point''' ({{coor dm|60|42|S|45|36|W|}}) is a point which marks the north side of the entrance to [[Borge Bay]] on the east side of [[Signy Island]], in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Charted by DI in 1933 and so named in association with [[Balin Rocks]].

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Balin Rocks edit

'''Balin Rocks''' ({{coor dm|60|42|S|45|36|W|}}) is a small group of rocks close south of [[Balin Point]] on the east side of [[Signy Island]], in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Charted and named by the Norwegian whaling captains [[Petter Sorlle]] and [[Hans Borge]] in 1912-13.

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Balish Glacier edit

'''Balish Glacier''' ({{coor dm|79|25|S|84|30|W|}}) is a [[glacier]], 18 nautical miles (33 km) long, flowing north from [[Soholt Peaks]] to enter [[Splettstoesser Glacier]] just northeast of [[Springer Peak]], in the [[Heritage Range]], [[Ellsworth Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1961-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Commander [[Daniel Balish]], [[Executive Officer]] of [[U.S. Navy Squadron VX]]-6 during [[Deep Freeze]] 1965, and [[Commanding Officer]] in 1967.

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Balkan Snowfield edit

'''Balkan Snowfield''' ({{coor dm|62|38|S|60|18|W|}}) is an ice-covered plateau of elevation from 150 to 280 m in eastern [[Livingston Island]], 3,000 m long in SW-NE direction and 2,000 m wide. Bounded to the southwest by [[Velchev Rock]] and upper [[Contell Glacier]], to the southeast and east by the foots of [[Castillo Nunatak]] and [[Burdick Ridge]] and to the north by the lower course of [[Perunika Glacier]]. Sloping gently northwestward, its foot bounded by the hills along [[Bulgarian Beach]].

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Ball Glacier edit

'''Ball Glacier''' ({{coor dm|78|3|S|162|50|E|}}) is a named after [[Gary Ball]], a member of [[R.H. Findlay]]'s 1980-81 [[New Zealand Antarctic Research Program]] (NZARP) field party to this area. A [[New Zealand]] mountaineer of international repute, Ball climbed [[Mount Lister]] with an Italian party, 1976-77, and camped on this [[glacier]].

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Ball Glacier edit

'''Ball Glacier''' ({{coor dm|64|20|S|57|22|W|}}) is a small [[glacier]] separating [[Redshaw Point]] from [[Hamilton Point]], flowing northeast to [[Markham Bay]] on the southeast side of [[James Ross Island]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1995 after [[H. William Ball]] (b. 1926), Keeper of Paleontology, [[British Museum]] ([[Natural History]]), 1966-86, and author of [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) [[Scientific Report No]]. 24 on fossils from the James Ross Island area.

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Ball Peak edit

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Ball Peninsula edit

'''Ball Peninsula''' ({{coor dm|72|8|S|98|3|W|}}) is a broad ice-covered [[peninsula]] on the north side of [[Thurston Island]]. It extends into [[Murphy Inlet]] between [[Noville Peninsula]] and [[Edwards Peninsula]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after Lieutenant (jg) [[James L. Ball]], PBM Mariner pilot in the [[Eastern Group]] of [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], which obtained aerial photographs of this peninsula and adjacent coastal areas, 1946-47. Ball commanded the [[January 11]], [[1947]] search plane which, after 12 days of uncertainty, found the burned wreck and survivors of the Mariner crash on Noville Peninsula.

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Ball Stream edit

'''Ball Stream''' ({{coor dm|77|26|S|163|43|E|}}) is a meltwater stream 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of [[Marble Point]] on the coast of [[Victoria Land]]. It issues from the front of [[Wilson Piedmont Glacier]] and flows northeast to [[Surko Stream]] just west of where the latter enters [[Arnold Cove]]. The stream was studied by [[Robert L. Nichols]], geologist for Metcalf and Eddy, Engineers, Boston, MA, which made engineering studies here under contract to the [[U.S. Navy]] in the 1957-58 season. Named by Nichols for [[Donald G. Ball]], soil physicist with Metcalf and Eddy.

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Ballance Peak edit

'''Ballance Peak''' ({{coor dm|76|46|S|159|29|E|}}) is the highest [[peak]] at the southern end of the [[Allan Hills]] in [[Victoria Land]]. Reconnoitered by the [[New Zealand Antarctic Research Program]] (NZARP) [[Allan Hills Expedition]] (1964) and named for [[P.F. Ballance]], a geologist with the expedition.

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Ballard Spur edit

'''Ballard Spur''' ({{coor dm|82|8|S|163|40|E|}}) is a spur 5 nautical miles (9 km) north of [[Cape Wilson]] on the east side of [[Nash Range]]. Mapped by the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos 1960-62. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Thomas B. Ballard]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) aurora scientist at [[Hallett Station]], 1961.

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Mount Ballard edit

'''Mount Ballard''' ({{coor dm|75|12|S|70|5|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] in the west part of the [[Sweeney Mountains]] in [[Ellsworth Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1961-67. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[G.E. Ballard]], equipment operator with the [[South Pole Station]] winter party in 1963.

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Balleny Basin edit

'''Balleny Basin''' ({{coor dm|67|0|S|170|0|E|}}) is a minor undersea basin, almost an appendage to the [[Southeast Pacific Basin]]. Named in association with the [[Balleny Islands]] and approved 2/72 (ACUF 134).

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Balleny Fracture Zone edit

'''Balleny Fracture Zone''' ({{coor dm|62|0|S|156|0|E|}}) is an undersea fracture zone that extends south towards the [[Balleny Islands]]. Name approved 12/71 (ACUF 132).

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Balleny Islands edit

'''Balleny Islands''' ({{coor dm|66|55|S|163|20|E|}}) is a group consisting primarily of three large and two smaller islands, heavily glaciated and volcanic in origin, lying 150 miles north-northeast of [[Cape Kinsey]], [[Oates Coast]]. The group trends NW-SE for nearly 100 miles. The islands were discovered by [[John Balleny]], commander of the [[Eliza Scott]], in February 1839. They were named in his honor by [[Captain Beaufort]], hydrographer to the Admiralty.

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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Balleny Seamounts edit

'''Balleny Seamounts''' ({{coor dm|61|0|S|161|30|E|}}) is a seamounts named in association with the [[Balleny Islands]]. Name approved 6/88 (ACUF 228).

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Balleny Trough edit

'''Balleny Trough''' ({{coor dm|66|0|S|158|0|E|}}) is an undersea trough named in association with the [[Balleny Islands]]. Name approved 2/72 (ACUF 134).

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Mount Ballou edit

'''Mount Ballou''' ({{coor dm|73|14|S|163|3|E|}}) is a pinnacle-type [[mountain]] (2,900 m) which forms the south end of [[Pain Mesa]] and the north side of the entrance to [[Pinnacle Gap]] in the [[Mesa Range]], [[Victoria Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-64. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Commander [[Justin G. Ballou]], U.S. Navy, officer in charge of the Detachment A winter party at [[McMurdo Station]], 1966.

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Bally Glacier edit

'''Bally Glacier''' ({{coor dm|81|22|S|159|12|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] 6 nautical miles (11 km) long which occupies the central part of [[Carlstrom Foothills]], [[Churchill Mountains]]. It flows north along the east side of [[Mount Blick]] into [[Jorda Glacier]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[John Bally]] of the University of [[Colorado Center]] for Astrophysics and [[Space Astronomy]], Boulder, CO; [[United States Antarctic Program]] (USAP) principal investigator and field team member of the [[Advanced Telescope Project]], [[South Pole Center]] for [[Astrophysical Research]] in Antarctica, 1992-95.

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Balsam Beach edit

'''Balsam Beach''' ({{coor dm|54|19|S|36|26|W|}}) is a narrow boulder beach with jagged islands close offshore, lying 0.75 nautical miles (1.4 km) east of [[Dartmouth Point]] in [[Cumberland East Bay]], [[South Georgia]]. The beach appears on earlier charts, but the name was given by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1951 following a sketch survey. The name is one of a group in the vicinity of Dartmouth Point derived from the chemical stains used in the preparation for histological examination of biological material collected there by FIDS.

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Balsley Peak edit

'''Balsley Peak''' ({{coor dm|77|38|S|153|36|W|}}) is a distinctive [[peak]] (c.1100m) located 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km) southeast of [[LaGorce Peak]] in [[Alexandra Mountains]], [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) (2004) after [[James R. Balsley]], [[U.S. Geological Survey]], who conducted airborne magnetometer near this peak during [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47; later Chief, Branch of Geophysics, [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS).

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Bamse Mountain edit

'''Bamse Mountain''' ({{coor dm|72|15|S|22|18|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 2,500 m, standing 11 nautical miles (20 km) west of [[Mount Nils Larsen]] in the [[Sor Rondane Mountains]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47, and named Bamsefjell (bear mountain).

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Mount Banck edit

'''Mount Banck''' ({{coor dm|64|54|S|63|3|W|}}) is a conspicuous [[mountain]] of red rock, 675 m, dominating the small [[peninsula]] just west of [[Mascias Cove]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. In 1898 the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] under Gerlache applied the name "[[Ile Banck]]" to a feature which was charted as an [[island]] separated from the mainland by a narrow channel. Air photos show it is actually a small peninsula, on which the most prominent feature is this mountain. The name [[Mount William]], given by Biscoe in 1832 to a mountain which he described as being on the mainland but now identified on [[Anvers Island]], has been used for the feature here described.

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Bancroft Bay edit

'''Bancroft Bay''' ({{coor dm|64|34|S|61|52|W|}}) is a [[bay]] lying between Charlotte and [[Wilhelmina Bays]], along the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. The bay was first roughly indicated by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] under Gerlache, 1897-99. It was remapped by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) from air photos taken by the [[Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition]] (FIDASE), 1955-57. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 for [[Anthony D. Bancroft]], senior surveyor of the latter expedition.

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Mount Band edit

'''Mount Band''' ({{coor dm|78|3|S|163|58|E|}}) is a named from the profusion of colored lichens appearing in bands on brown rocks.

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Banded Bluff edit

'''Banded Bluff''' ({{coor dm|85|20|S|169|30|W|}}) is a prominent bluff about 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, rising 3 nautical miles (6 km) southeast of [[McKinley Nunatak]], where it forms a part of the east wall of [[Liv Glacier]]. So named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) because of the alternate bands of snow and rock which mark the steep face of the bluff.

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Banded Peak edit

'''Banded Peak''' ({{coor dm|85|3|S|166|5|W|}}) is a small [[peak]] which rises over 1,400 m in the [[Duncan Mountains]]. This feature which stands 3 nautical miles (6 km) northeast of [[Mount Fairweather]] has a distinctive snow band across the south face. Named by the [[Southern Party]] of [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1963-64.

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Bandstone Block edit

'''Bandstone Block''' ({{coor dm|71|40|S|68|12|W|}}) is an almost rectangular block of sandstone which rises to about 300 m 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of [[Triton Point]] at the mouth of [[Venus Glacier]] on the east coast of [[Alexander Island]]. The coast in this vicinity was first seen from the air by [[Lincoln Ellsworth]] on [[November 23]], [[1935]], and roughly mapped from photos obtained on that flight by [[W.L.G. Joerg]]. This feature was first surveyed in 1949 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), who so named it because of its conspicuous sedimentary bands.

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Bandy Island edit

'''Bandy Island''' ({{coor dm|75|4|S|137|49|W|}}) is a small ice-covered [[island]] lying in [[Hull Bay]], 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) west of [[Lynch Point]], coastal [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs, 1962-67. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Orville L. Bandy]] (1917-73), professor of geology at the University of California, [[Los Angeles]], and a participant since 1961 in several [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) projects. In 1964 and 1966, respectively, he was chief scientist on cruises 7 and 17 of RV [[Anton Bruun]], and took part in several cruises of USNS Eltanin.

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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Banna Peak edit

'''Banna Peak''' ({{coor dm|79|55|S|155|3|E|}}) is a [[peak]] (2,420 m) that surmounts the south end of [[Banna Ridge]] in the northwest part of [[Britannia Range]]. Named in association with Britannia by a University of Waikato (N.Z.) geological party led by [[M.J. Selby]], 1978-79. Banna is a historical placename formerly used in [[Roman Britain]].

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Banna Ridge edit

'''Banna Ridge''' ({{coor dm|79|54|S|155|6|E|}}) is a rock ridge that rises over 2,000 m and extends from [[Banna Peak]] northeast toward the head of [[Hatherton Glacier]]. The ridge forms the southeast wall of [[Abus Valley]] in the northwest part of [[Britannia Range]]. Named in association with Banna Peak by a University of Waikato (N.Z.) geological party, 1978-79.

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Banzare Coast edit

'''Banzare Coast''' ({{coor dm|67|0|S|126|0|E|}}) is that portion of the coast of Antarctica lying between [[Cape Southard]], in 12205E, and [[Cape Morse]], in 13010E. Seen from the air by the [[British-Australian-New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition]], 1930-31, under [[Douglas Mawson]]. The name by Mawson is an acronym of the expedition title.

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Bar Island (Antarctica) edit

'''Bar Island''' ({{coor dm|68|17|S|67|12|W|}}) is a long, low, rocky islet lying 0.25 nautical miles (0.5 km) off the west end of [[Red Rock Ridge]], [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. First roughly surveyed in 1936 by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under [[John Rymill]]. Resurveyed in 1948-49 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), who so named the islet because of its shape.

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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Bar Rocks edit

'''Bar Rocks''' ({{coor dm|54|10|S|36|42|W|}}) is a group of low rocks which lie near the head of [[Husvik Harbor]] in [[Stromness Bay]], [[South Georgia]]. Charted by DI personnel in 1928 and so named by them, presumably because their presence obstructs or impedes vessels approaching the head of the harbor.

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Baranowski Glacier edit

'''Baranowski Glacier''' ({{coor dm|62|12|S|58|27|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing east into [[Admiralty Bay]], [[King George Island]], northwest of [[Demay Point]]. Named by the [[Polish Antarctic Expedition]] after [[Stanislaw Baranowski]] (1935-78), Polish glaciologist who died on King George Island as a result of an accident at the [[Polish Arctowski Station]] while a member of the 1977-78 expedition.

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Barbara Island (Antarctica) edit

'''Barbara Island''' ({{coor dm|68|8|S|67|6|W|}}) is a largest and northernmost of the [[Debenham Islands]], lying off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Discovered by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE), 1934-37, under Rymill, and named by him for a daughter of [[Frank Debenham]], member of the BGLE [[Advisory Committee]].

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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Barber Cove edit

'''Barber Cove''' ({{coor dm|54|0|S|37|39|W|}}) is a small, rock-strewn [[cove]] bounded by [[Bluff Point]] and [[Craigie Point]], in the east part of [[Right Whale Bay]], [[South Georgia]]. The name [[Scott Bay]], of unknown origin, appears for the feature on a chart based upon a 1930 survey by DI personnel. [[Named Barber Cove]] by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1963, for [[Leading Seaman John M. Barber]] of HMS Owen, which surveyed the area in 1961.

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Barber Glacier edit

'''Barber Glacier''' ({{coor dm|70|26|S|162|45|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] rising just east of [[Mount Bruce]] in the [[Bowers Mountains]] and flowing north to the coast between [[Stuhlinger Ice Piedmont]] and [[Rosenau Head]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-65. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Captain [[Don W. Barber]], CE, USA, construction and equipment officer, [[U.S. Naval Support Force]], Antarctica, 1967 and 1968.

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Barbiere Island edit

'''Barbiere Island''' ({{coor dm|65|11|S|64|10|W|}}) is a small [[island]], the southeasternmost of the islands lying off the south end of [[Petermann Island]], in the [[Wilhelm Archipelago]]. Charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1908-10, and named after [[M. Barbiere]], one of the port engineers at Recife (Pernambuco), who assisted the expedition in 1910.

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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The Barchans edit

'''The Barchans''' ({{coor dm|65|14|S|64|20|W|}}) is a group of small snow-capped islands marking the west end of the [[Argentine Islands]], in the [[Wilhelm Archipelago]]. Charted by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE), 1934-37, under Rymill, and so named by him because the snow caps resemble barchans (also barkhans), migrating, crescent-shaped sand dunes found in several very dry regions of the world.

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Barclay Bay edit

'''Barclay Bay''' ({{coor dm|62|33|S|60|58|W|}}) is a [[bay]] lying between [[Cape Shirreff]] and [[Essex Point]] on the north side of [[Livingston Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. The name appears on an 1825 chart of the British sealing expedition under Weddell, and is now established in international usage.

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Barcroft Islands edit

'''Barcroft Islands''' ({{coor dm|66|27|S|67|10|W|}}) is a group of small islands and rocks about 5 miles in extent, lying close south of [[Watkins Island]], [[Biscoe Islands]]. Mapped from air photos by [[Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition]] (FIDASE) (1956-57). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Sir Joseph Barcroft]] (1872-1947), Irish physiologist, a pioneer investigator of the physiological effects of high altitudes and cold.

== See also ==
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Barcus Glacier edit

'''Barcus Glacier''' ({{coor dm|74|15|S|62|0|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] in the [[Hutton Mountains]] that drains east-southeast, to the north of [[Mount Nash]] and [[Mount Light]], into [[Keller Inlet]] in [[Palmer Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1961-67. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[James R. Barcus]], ionospheric physics researcher at [[Byrd Station]] in the summers 1966-67 and 1967-68.

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Bardell Rock edit

'''Bardell Rock''' ({{coor dm|65|20|S|65|23|W|}}) is a rock nearly 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of [[Dickens Rocks]] in the [[Pitt Islands]], northern [[Biscoe Islands]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1971 after Mrs. Bardell, a character in [[Charles Dickens]]' [[Pickwick Papers]].

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Mount Barden edit

'''Mount Barden''' ({{coor dm|77|51|S|86|13|W|}}) is a [[mountain]], 2,910 m, standing 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) northwest of [[Mount Sharp]] in the north portion of the [[Sentinel Range]]. Named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Virgil W. Barden]], ionospheric physicist, member of the 1957 wintering party at [[Byrd Station]].

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Bardsdell Nunatak edit

'''Bardsdell Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|70|16|S|63|54|W|}}) is a mainly ice-free [[nunatak]] just north of [[Dalziel Ridge]] in the [[Columbia Mountains]] of [[Palmer Land]]. Mapped by the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) in 1974. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Mark Bardsdell]], [[Columbia University]] geologist who studied the structure of the [[Scotia Ridge]] area, 1970-71.

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Bare Rock edit

'''Bare Rock''' ({{coor dm|60|43|S|45|36|W|}}) is a rock which lies 0.1 nautical miles (0.2 km) northeast of [[Berntsen Point]] in the entrance to [[Borge Bay]], off the east side of [[Signy Island]] in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Charted and named descriptively by DI personnel on the Discovery in 1927.

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Bareback Ridge edit

'''Bareback Ridge''' ({{coor dm|54|29|S|37|5|W|}}) is an irregular ridge extending north from [[Olstad Peak]] in central [[Annenkov Island]], [[South Georgia]]. The [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) name stems from the absence of surficial material and vegetation from its top and sides.

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Bareface Bluff edit

'''Bareface Bluff''' ({{coor dm|78|50|S|161|40|E|}}) is a large, sheer snow-free bluff, 940 m, rising above [[Skelton Glacier]], between [[Ant Hill Glacier]] and [[Mason Glacier]]. Surveyed and given this descriptive name in 1957 by the [[New Zealand]] party of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-58.

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Barela Rock edit

'''Barela Rock''' ({{coor dm|77|1|S|148|52|W|}}) is a rock outcrop in the south part of [[Przybyszewski Island]] in the [[Marshall Archipelago]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-65. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Ruben E. Barela]], aviation structural mechanic, U.S. Navy, of the [[McMurdo Station]] party, 1967.

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Barff Peninsula edit

'''Barff Peninsula''' ({{coor dm|54|19|S|36|18|W|}}) is a [[peninsula]] forming the east margin of [[Cumberland East Bay]], [[South Georgia]], extending northwest from [[Sorling Valley]] 8 nautical miles (15 km) to [[Barff Point]]. Probably first seen by the British expedition under Cook in 1775. The peninsula takes its name from its northern extremity, Barff Point.

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Barff Point edit

'''Barff Point''' ({{coor dm|54|14|S|36|24|W|}}) is a point which forms the east side of the entrance to [[Cumberland Bay]], on the north coast of [[South Georgia]]. Named for Lieutenant [[A.D. Barff]], [[Royal Navy]], of the Sappho, who, assisted by Captain [[C.A. Larsen]], made a sketch map of Cumberland Bay in 1906.

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Bargh Glacier edit

'''Bargh Glacier''' ({{coor dm|73|5|S|168|46|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] 6 nautical miles (11 km) long in the southwest part of [[Daniell Peninsula]], [[Victoria Land]]. It lies 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of [[Langevad Glacier]], whose stream it parallels, and flows southwest to enter [[Borchgrevink Glacier]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-64. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Kenneth A. Bargh]], seismologist at [[Hallett Station]], 1958.

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Barilari Bay edit

'''Barilari Bay''' ({{coor dm|65|55|S|64|43|W|}}) is a [[bay]] 12 nautical miles (22 km) long and 6 nautical miles (11 km) wide, between [[Cape Garcia]] and [[Loqui Point]] on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Discovered by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1903-05, and named by Charcot for [[R. Admiral Atilio S. Barilari]], [[Argentine Navy]]. Recharted by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE), 1934-37, under Rymill.

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Barkell Platform edit

'''Barkell Platform''' ({{coor dm|72|40|S|68|16|E|}}) is a narrow, level rock platform on the north end of [[Mawson Escarpment]]. This promontory, 1,285 m high, was the site of a geodetic survey station during the ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) [[Prince Charles Mountains]] survey in 1971. Named for [[V.G. Barkell]], helicopter pilot with the survey.

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Barker Bank edit

'''Barker Bank''' ({{coor dm|64|1|S|57|1|W|}}) is a marine bank in Erebus and [[Terror Gulf]] with a least depth of 20 meters. The bank extends northeast from [[Ula Point]], [[James Ross Island]], but its limits are not precisely defined. Charted from HMS Endurance, 1981-82, and named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after Captain [[Nicholas J. Barker]], [[Royal Navy]], who was in command of the ship, 1980-82.

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Barker Nunatak edit

'''Barker Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|74|53|S|72|42|W|}}) is an one of the [[Grossman Nunataks]] in [[Ellsworth Land]], located 2.2 nautical miles (4.1 km) northeast of [[Fletcher Nunataks]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Kenneth Barker]], [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) cartographer who, with [[James B. Fletcher]] (Fletcher Nunataks, q.v.), formed the USGS satellite surveying team at [[South Pole Station]], winter party 1977.

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Barker Peak edit

'''Barker Peak''' ({{coor dm|77|30|S|168|18|E|}}) is a [[peak]] 3.6 nautical miles (7 km) west-northwest of [[Mount Terror]] on [[Ross Island]]. The feature rises to c.2200 m and is the western of two peaks near the south end of [[Giggenbach Ridge]]. Name by [[New Zealand Geographic Board]] (NZGB) (2000) after [[Major James R. M. Barker]], officer in command at [[Scott Base]], 1970-71; a NZAP manager, 1970-86.

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Barker Range edit

'''Barker Range''' ({{coor dm|72|32|S|166|10|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] range trending NW-SE and including [[Jato Nunatak]], [[Mount Watt]], [[Mount McCarthy]], and [[Mount Burton]], located at the southwest side of [[Millen Range]] in the [[Victory Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the [[New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (NZ-APC) for [[James Barker]], leader at [[Scott Base]], 1972.

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Barkley Mountains edit

'''Barkley Mountains''' ({{coor dm|72|22|S|1|0|E|}}) is a small group of mountains including [[Kvitkjolen Ridge]] and [[Isingen Mountain]], rising between [[Kvitsvodene Valley]] and [[Rogstad Glacier]] in the [[Sverdrup Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] under Ritscher, 1938-39, and named for [[Erich Barkley]], biologist on the expedition. Surveyed by the [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE), 1949-52.

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Barkov Glacier edit

'''Barkov Glacier''' ({{coor dm|71|46|S|10|27|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] draining northeast between [[Mount Dallmann]] and the central part of [[Shcherbakov Range]], in the [[Orvin Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. First photographed and roughly plotted by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39. Mapped from air photos and surveys by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-60; remapped by [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]], 1960-61, and named after Soviet geographer [[A.S. Barkov]].

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Mount Barkow edit

'''Mount Barkow''' ({{coor dm|73|22|S|62|48|W|}}) is a [[mountain]], 1,390 m, which stands 20 nautical miles (37 km) west of [[Court Nunatak]] and [[New Bedford Inlet]] and marks the east end of the ridge separating Haines and [[Meinardus Glaciers]], on the east side of [[Palmer Land]]. Discovered and photographed from the air in December 1940 by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS). Photographed from the air by [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) under Ronne, who in conjunction with the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) mapped it from the ground in 1947. Named by the FIDS for [[Erich Barkow]], German meteorologist and member of the [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1911-12, under Filchner.

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Barlas Bank edit

'''Barlas Bank''' ({{coor dm|54|0|S|37|20|W|}}) is a small submarine bank 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) southeast of [[Cape Buller]], at the west side of the entrance to the Bay of Isles, [[South Georgia]]. Charted by DI in 1929-30 and named after [[William Barlas]] ([[Cape Barlas]], q.v.).

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Barlas Channel edit

'''Barlas Channel''' ({{coor dm|67|13|S|67|45|W|}}) is a channel, 8 nautical miles (15 km) long and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) wide, in the north part of [[Laubeuf Fjord]], extending southwest from [[The Gullet]] and separating [[Day Island]] from [[Adelaide Island]]. First roughly surveyed in 1936 by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill. Resurveyed in 1948 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), who named it for [[William Barlas]].

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Cape Barlas edit

'''Cape Barlas''' ({{coor dm|60|43|S|45|0|W|}}) is a cape marking the north end of [[Fredriksen Island]] in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Discovered and roughly charted in the course of the joint cruise by Captain [[Nathaniel Palmer]] and Captain [[George Powell]] in 1821. Further charted by DI in 1933 and named after [[William Barlas]] (1888-1941), British representative at [[Deception Island]] and [[South Shetland Islands]] for the season 1914-15, and at [[South Georgia]] on various occasions, 1928-41.

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Barlow Island edit

'''Barlow Island''' ({{coor dm|62|52|S|62|21|W|}}) is a small [[island]] lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west-northwest of the north tip of [[Smith Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. The name Barlow, presumably for [[Peter Barlow]], British physicist and mathematician, was applied to a cape on the east side of Smith Island by a British expedition under Foster, 1828-31. In 1951-52, the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) determined that no significant cape exists on the east side of the island, but for the sake of historical continuity applied the name to the island described above.

== See also ==
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Barlow Rocks edit

'''Barlow Rocks''' ({{coor dm|78|29|S|163|24|E|}}) is a group of rocks standing below the northwest slopes of [[Mount Morning]] on the south margin of upper [[Koettlitz Glacier]] in [[Victoria Land]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1994 after [[Roger A. Barlow]], [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) cartographer, a member of the satellite surveying team at [[South Pole Station]], winter party 1992.

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Barn Rock edit

'''Barn Rock''' ({{coor dm|68|41|S|67|32|W|}}) is a prominent rock, more than 90 m high, near the north end of the [[Terra Firma Islands]] in [[Marguerite Bay]]. First visited and surveyed in 1936 by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill. Resurveyed in 1948 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) who so named the rock because of its appearance when seen from the west.

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Barnacle Valley edit

'''Barnacle Valley''' ({{coor dm|76|47|S|161|12|E|}}) is an ice-free [[valley]] 3 nautical miles (6 km) west-southwest of [[Dotson Ridge]] in the [[Convoy Range]] of [[Victoria Land]]. The name is one of a group of nautical names in the Convoy Range, this one applied by the 1989-90 [[New Zealand Antarctic Research Program]] (NZARP) field party with reference to the low and blocky floor of this valley, which has unusually large ice wedge polygon hummocks.

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Barnard Point edit

'''Barnard Point''' ({{coor dm|62|46|S|60|21|W|}}) is a point which marks the southeast side of the entrance to [[False Bay]] on the south side of [[Livingston Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. This point was known to sealers as early as 1822. The name was applied about a century later, probably after [[Mount Barnard]] (now [[Mount Friesland]]) which surmounts it to the northeast. [[Charles H. Barnard]], captain of the ship Charity of [[New York]], was a sealer in the South Shetland Islands in 1820-21.

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Barne Glacier edit

'''Barne Glacier''' ({{coor dm|77|36|S|166|26|E|}}) is a steep [[glacier]] which descends from the west slopes of [[Mount Erebus]] and terminates on the west side of [[Ross Island]] between [[Cape Barne]] and [[Cape Evans]] where it forms a steep ice cliff. Discovered by the ''Discovery'' expedition, 1901-04, under Scott. Named by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1907-09, under Shackleton after nearby Cape Barne.

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Barne Inlet edit

'''Barne Inlet''' ({{coor dm|80|15|S|160|15|E|}}) is a reentrant about 17 nautical miles (31 km) wide occupied by the lower part of [[Byrd Glacier]], lying between [[Cape Kerr]] and [[Cape Selborne]] on the west side of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]]. Discovered by the ''Discovery'' expedition (1901-04) and named for Lieutenant [[Michael Barne]], [[Royal Navy]], a member of the expedition, who with [[Sub-Lt]]. [[George F.A. Mulock]], Royal Navy, mapped the coastline this far south in 1903.

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Cape Barne edit

'''Cape Barne''' ({{coor dm|77|35|S|166|14|E|}}) is a steep, rocky bluff rising to 120 m between [[Cape Royds]] and [[Cape Evans]] on the west side of [[Ross Island]]. Discovered by the ''Discovery'' expedition, 1901-04, under Scott, and named by him for Lieutenant [[Michael Barne]], [[Royal Navy]], a member of the expedition.

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Barnes Bluff edit

'''Barnes Bluff''' ({{coor dm|74|46|S|110|19|W|}}) is a projecting portion of [[Jones Bluffs]], 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north-northeast of [[Eckman Bluff]] on the east side of [[Bear Peninsula]], [[Walgreen Coast]], [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs taken 1966. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1977 after Lieutenant Commander [[John O. Barnes]], U.S. Navy, [[Air Operations Officer]], [[Operation Deepfreeze]], 1975-76 and 1976-77; officer in charge of the NSFA winter detachment at [[McMurdo Station]], 1977.

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Barnes Glacier edit

'''Barnes Glacier''' ({{coor dm|67|32|S|66|25|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing west into [[Blind Bay]] on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1958 for [[Howard T. Barnes]], Canadian physicist and pioneer of ice engineering.

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Barnes Icefalls edit

'''Barnes Icefalls''' ({{coor dm|83|49|S|55|53|W|}}) is the icefalls along [[Washington Escarpment]] between [[Mount Dover]] and [[Bennett Spires]] in the [[Neptune Range]], [[Pensacola Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1956-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[James C. Barnes]], meteorologist and station scientific leader at [[Ellsworth Station]], winter 1962.

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Barnes Peak edit

'''Barnes Peak''' ({{coor dm|84|23|S|167|34|E|}}) is a [[peak]], 3,360 m, standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) southeast of [[Mount Dickerson]] in the [[Queen Alexandra Range]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Elwood E. Barnes]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) cosmic rays scientist at [[Hallett Station]], 1963.

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Barnes Ridge edit

'''Barnes Ridge''' ({{coor dm|78|8|S|84|50|W|}}) is a ridge 7 nautical miles (13 km) long, extending between Young and [[Ellen Glaciers]] at the east side of the [[Sentinel Range]], [[Ellsworth Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1957-59. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Stephen S. Barnes]], scientific leader at [[Byrd Station]] in 1958.

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Mount Barnes edit

'''Mount Barnes''' ({{coor dm|77|38|S|163|35|E|}}) is a [[peak]], 985 m, surmounting the west-central side of [[New Harbor]] and marking the east end of the [[Kukri Hills]], in [[Victoria Land]]. Discovered by the ''Discovery'' expedition, 1901-04, under Scott, and named [[New Harbour Heights]]. It was renamed Mount Barnes after a Canadian ice physicist by Scott's second expedition, the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13.

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Barnett Glacier edit

'''Barnett Glacier''' ({{coor dm|70|59|S|167|30|E|}}) is a large [[glacier]] in the [[Anare Mountains]] that flows east along the south side of [[Tapsell Foreland]] into [[Smith Inlet]], northern [[Victoria Land]]. 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) after [[Donald C. Barnett]], USGS topographic engineer, a member of USGS [[Topo East]] and West, 1962-63, in which the expedition extended geodetic control from the area of [[Cape Hallett]] to the [[Wison Hills]] ([[Topo West]]) and from the foot of [[Beardmore Glacier]] through the [[Horlick Mountains]] (Topo East).

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Barnum Peak edit

'''Barnum Peak''' ({{coor dm|85|23|S|171|40|W|}}) is a [[peak]] (2,940 m) surmounting the east end of a prominent snow-covered rock divide near the head of [[Liv Glacier]], just south of the mouth of [[LaVergne Glacier]]. Discovered by [[R. Admiral Byrd]] on the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] flight to the [[South Pole]] in November 1929, and named by him for [[J.D. Barnum]], publisher of the [[Syracuse Post-Standard]] and contributor to the expedition.

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Baronick Glacier edit

'''Baronick Glacier''' ({{coor dm|78|36|S|161|50|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] 6 nautical miles (11 km) southwest of [[Mount Cocks]], in the [[Royal Society Range]], draining into the [[Skelton Glacier]] to the west. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1963 for [[Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Michael P. Baronick]], of [[U.S. Navy Squadron VX]]-6, who wintered at [[Williams Air Operating Facility]] at [[McMurdo Sound]] in 1956 and was in Antarctica several summer seasons. Baronick, with a party of three, was in command of the [[Beardmore Air Operating Facility]] established on [[October 28]], [[1956]], at 8456S, 16600W.

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Mount Barr Smith edit

'''Mount Barr Smith''' ({{coor dm|67|10|S|99|12|E|}}) is a striking rock [[peak]], 1,310 m, the northernmost in a line of peaks along the west side of [[Denman Glacier]]. Discovered in December 1912 by members of the [[Western Base]] party of the [[Australasian Antarctic Expedition]] under Mawson, and named by him for [[Robert Barr Smith]] of Adelaide, patron of the expedition.

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Barracouta Ridge edit

'''Barracouta Ridge''' ({{coor dm|85|20|S|166|35|W|}}) is a long jagged ridge which terminates on the north in [[Webster Knob]]. The ridge is an extension from the base of [[Mount Fridtjof Nansen]] into the head of [[Strom Glacier]], [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. Discovered and visited in 1929 by the geological party under [[Laurence Gould]] of the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]], 1928-30. It was climbed by geologists of the [[Southern Party]] of the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1963-64. The descriptive name applied by the Southern Party derives from the appearance of the toothlike pinnacle along the crest of the ridge.

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Barracouta Rock edit

'''Barracouta Rock''' ({{coor dm|54|1|S|38|3|W|}}) is a submerged rock lying 0.4 nautical miles (0.7 km) south of the entrance to [[Jordan Cove]], [[Bird Island]], off the west end of [[South Georgia]]. First charted by personnel on HMS Owen in 1961. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for one of Owen's survey motor boats.

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Barratt Island edit

'''Barratt Island''' ({{coor dm|68|33|S|77|52|E|}}) is a small [[island]] lying off the [[Vestfold Hills]], about 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of [[Bluff Island]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[N.R. Barratt]], weather observer at [[Davis Station]] in 1960.

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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Barre Glacier edit

'''Barre Glacier''' ({{coor dm|66|35|S|138|40|E|}}) is a channel [[glacier]] about 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide and 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, flowing north from the continental ice to the coast close east of [[Cape Pepin]]. Delineated from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47, and named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Michel Barre]], leader of the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] wintering party of 1951-52, whose party extended reconnaissance of the coastal features as far westward as this glacier.

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Mount Barre edit

'''Mount Barre''' ({{coor dm|67|30|S|68|33|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] with an ice-covered, pyramidal [[peak]], 2,195 m, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of [[Mount Gaudry]] in the south part of [[Adelaide Island]]. Discovered and surveyed in 1909 by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot. Resurveyed in 1948 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) and named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Michel Barre]], leader of the French Antarctic Expedition to the [[Adelie Coast]], 1951-52.

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Barren Bluff edit

'''Barren Bluff''' ({{coor dm|73|4|S|161|18|E|}}) is a prominent rock bluff in the south part of [[Sequence Hills]] along the west side of upper [[Rennick Glacier]], [[Victoria Land]]. So named by the northern party of [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1962-63, because of the extremely bare (of loose rock) and exposed nature of the surface. The party had difficulty collecting sufficient stones for construction of a survey beacon.

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Mount Barren edit

'''Mount Barren''' ({{coor dm|54|10|S|36|45|W|}}) is a [[mountain]], 645 m, standing west of [[Husvik Harbor]] on the north coast of [[South Georgia]]. Named descriptively, probably by DI in 1926-30.

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Barrett Buttress edit

'''Barrett Buttress''' ({{coor dm|72|13|S|65|36|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]] rising to 1,600 m at the south margin of [[Goodenough Glacier]], 9 nautical miles (17 km) southwest of [[Blanchard Nunataks]] in west [[Palmer Land]]. The feature has a sheer northwest face 150 m high; the southeast side is level with the snow plateau. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs taken 1966-69. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1977 after [[Richard G. Barrett]], [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) surveyor at [[Stonington Island]] and [[Adelaide Island]] stations, 1974-76.

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Barrett Glacier edit

'''Barrett Glacier''' ({{coor dm|84|37|S|174|10|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] draining from the north slopes of the [[Prince Olav Mountains]], about 15 nautical miles (28 km) long, flowing between [[Longhorn Spurs]] and [[Gabbro Hills]] to the [[Ross Ice Shelf]]. Named by the [[Southern Party]] of [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1963-64) for [[Peter J. Barrett]], geologist with that party.

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Barrett Island edit

'''Barrett Island''' ({{coor dm|72|12|S|95|33|W|}}) is an ice-covered [[island]] about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long, lying just within the north part of the mouth of [[Morgan Inlet]], [[Thurston Island]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant (j.g.) [[Barry B. Barrett]], pilot of [[Squadron VX]]-6 on photographic flights during [[U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze]] 1964.

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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Barrett Nunataks edit

'''Barrett Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|79|20|S|81|24|W|}}) is a group of [[nunatak]]s located on the east side of the [[Dott Ice Rise]] overlooking [[Constellation Inlet]], in the [[Heritage Range]], [[Ellsworth Mountains]]. Named by the University of [[Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party]], 1962-63, for [[Peter J. Barrett]], geologist with the party.

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Barrier Bay edit

'''Barrier Bay''' ({{coor dm|67|45|S|81|15|E|}}) is an open [[bay]] in the coastal angle formed by the coast and the west end of the [[West Ice Shelf]]. Charted by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37, and named by them Barrierevika (Barrier Bay). "Barrier" is an obsolete term for "[[ice shelf]]."

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Barrier Island (Antarctica) edit

'''Barrier Island''' ({{coor dm|68|26|S|78|23|E|}}) is an [[island]], 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) long, at the north end of the [[Vestfold Hills]], lying just north of the entrance to [[Tryne Fjord]] in [[Tryne Sound]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37. Visited in 1957 by an ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) party and so named because the island appeared to form a barrier to the passage of icebergs up Tryne Fjord.

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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Barrios Rocks edit

'''Barrios Rocks''' ({{coor dm|63|19|S|57|57|W|}}) is a small group of rocks lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of [[Toro Point]], [[Trinity Peninsula]]. The name "[[Islote Barrios]]" was given by the [[Chilean Antarctic Expedition]] (1947-48) after General [[Guillermo Barrios Tirado]], minister of national defense who accompanied the [[Presidential Antarctic Expedition]] (1948) to this area in the [[Presidente Pinto]]. Air photographs of this feature appear to show three small rocks closely juxtaposed.

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Barros Rocks edit

'''Barros Rocks''' ({{coor dm|65|17|S|64|12|W|}}) is a group of rocks between [[Berthelot Islands]] and [[Argentine Islands]], lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of [[Cape Tuxen]] off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Discovered by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1908-10, under Charcot, and named after Captain [[Barros Cobra]], Brazilian naval officer at Rio de Janiero, who assisted the expedition.

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Cape Barrow edit

'''Cape Barrow''' ({{coor dm|63|42|S|61|43|W|}}) is a steep cliff forming the north end of [[Hoseason Island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. The cape appears in rough outline on an 1828 chart published by Laurie and was presumably observed in 1824 by [[James Hoseason]], mate of the British sealing expedition under Hughes. It was named by a British expedition under Foster, 1828-31, probably for [[Sir John Barrow]], Sec. of the Admiralty, 1804-06 and 1807-45, and founder of the [[Royal Geographical Society]]. The cape was more accurately charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1903-05, under Charcot.

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Cape Barrow edit

'''Cape Barrow''' ({{coor dm|71|22|S|169|17|E|}}) is the high, northern point of [[Flat Island]] in [[Victoria Land]], marking the west side of the entrance to [[Robertson Bay]]. Captain [[James Ross]], in January 1840, applied this name to a cape of the mainland, honoring [[Sir John Barrow]], founder of the [[Royal Geographic Society]], 1830, and Secretary of the Admiralty, 1807-45. The feature was mapped as a point on Flat Island by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13, led by Scott.

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Barry Hill (Antarctica) edit

'''Barry Hill''' ({{coor dm|85|10|S|174|44|W|}}) is an ice-free hill just west of the mouth of [[LaPrade Valley]] and about 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north-northeast of [[Mount Kenyon]], in the [[Cumulus Hills]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant [[Richard P. Barry]], CEC, [[U.S. Navy]], communications officer at [[McMurdo Station]], winter 1957, who participated in [[U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze I]], II and III, 1955-58.

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Barry Island (Debenham Islands) edit

'''Barry Island''' ({{coor dm|68|8|S|67|7|W|}}) is an [[island]] lying in the center of the [[Debenham Islands]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Charted by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, who used this island for a base in 1936 and 1937. Named by Rymill for the eldest son of [[Frank Debenham]], member of the BGLE [[Advisory Committee]].

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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Mount Barsoum edit

'''Mount Barsoum''' ({{coor dm|82|4|S|88|7|W|}}) is a pointed and partly snow-free [[peak]] on the west end of [[Martin Hills]]. It was positioned by the [[U.S. Ellsworth-Byrd Traverse Party]] on December l0, 1958, and named for Lieutenant [[Adib H. Barsoum]], [[U.S. Navy]], [[Medical Officer]] at [[Ellsworth Station]] in 1958.

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Barsukov Seamount edit

'''Barsukov Seamount''' ({{coor dm|61|3|S|29|12|W|}}) is a seamount named in honor of Russian scientist, [[B.L. Barsukov]], former Director of the [[Vernadsky Institute]] of Geochemistry (VIG). Name proposed by Dr. [[G.B. Udintsev]], VIG. Name approved 6/95 (ACUF 263).

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Barter Bluff edit

'''Barter Bluff''' ({{coor dm|75|10|S|114|0|W|}}) is a prominent rock bluff 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) west of [[Leister Peak]] in the [[Kohler Range]], [[Marie Byrd Land]]. The bluff forms part of the steep wall along the east side of [[Kohler Glacier]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Leland L. Barter]], Ship's Engineer on the [[Eleanor Bolling]] during the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]], 1928-30, and on both the Bear of Oakland and the [[Jacob Ruppert]] during the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1933-35.

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Bartholin Peak edit

'''Bartholin Peak''' ({{coor dm|67|17|S|66|42|W|}}) is a conspicuous [[peak]] near the north end of the [[Boyle Mountains]] in [[Graham Land]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1958 for [[Erasmus Bartholin]], of Kobenhavn, whose [[De Figura Nivis Dissertatio]], 1661, includes the earliest known scientific description of snow crystals.

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Bartlett Bench edit

'''Bartlett Bench''' ({{coor dm|86|24|S|152|18|W|}}) is a bare, flat benchlike elevation which overlooks the [[Bartlett Glacier]] from the east, located 6 nautical miles (11 km) south-southwest of [[Mount Ruth]] in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-64. Named by [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) [[Scott Glacier Party]], 1969-70, in association with the Bartlett Glacier.

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Bartlett Glacier edit

'''Bartlett Glacier''' ({{coor dm|86|15|S|152|0|W|}}) is a tributary [[glacier]], about 30 nautical miles (60 km) long and 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide at its terminus, flowing northeast from [[Nilsen Plateau]] and joining [[Scott Glacier]] close north of [[Mount Gardiner]]. Discovered in December 1934 by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] geological party under [[Quin Blackburn]], and named by Byrd for Captain [[Robert A. Bartlett]] of Brigus, Newfoundland, noted Arctic navigator and explorer who recommended that the expedition acquire the Bear, an ice-ship which was purchased and rechristened by Byrd as the Bear of Oakland.

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Bartlett Inlet edit

'''Bartlett Inlet''' ({{coor dm|77|13|S|156|40|W|}}) is a largely ice-filled inlet, about 16 nautical miles (30 km) wide, indenting the north coast of [[Edward VII Peninsula]] just east of [[Cape Colbeck]]. Mapped from surveys by the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos (1959-65). Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant [[Eugene F. Bartlett]], MC, U.S. Navy, officer in charge at [[Byrd Station]], 1960.

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Mount Bartlett edit

'''Mount Bartlett''' ({{coor dm|66|57|S|51|7|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] 3 nautical miles (6 km) southeast of [[Mount Storer]], in the [[Tula Mountains]] in [[Enderby Land]]. Plotted from air photos taken from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) aircraft in 1956 and 1957. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[A.J. Bartlett]], a member of the crew of the Discovery during the [[British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition]] (BANZARE), 1929-31.

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Mount Bartlett edit

'''Mount Bartlett''' ({{coor dm|84|56|S|163|56|E|}}) is an ice-free [[mountain]], 2,560 m, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of [[Mount Buckley]] at the head of the [[Beardmore Glacier]]. Discovered by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]] (1907-09) and named for [[H.H. Bartlett]] of London, a supporter of the expedition.

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Bartley Glacier edit

'''Bartley Glacier''' ({{coor dm|77|32|S|162|13|E|}}) is a hanging [[glacier]] on the south wall of [[Wright Valley]], [[Victoria Land]], just west of [[Meserve Glacier]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for construction driver [[Ollie B. Bartley]], [[U.S. Navy]], who was killed on [[January 14]], [[1957]], when the vehicle (weasel) he was driving dropped through the sea ice at [[Hut Point]], [[McMurdo Sound]].

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Bartok Glacier edit

'''Bartok Glacier''' ({{coor dm|69|38|S|71|0|W|}}) is a [[glacier]], 7 nautical miles (13 km) long and 3 nautical miles (6 km) wide, flowing southwest from the south end of the [[Elgar Uplands]] in the north part of [[Alexander Island]]. First photographed from the air and roughly mapped by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) in 1937. More accurately mapped from air photos taken by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, by Searle of the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1960. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[Bela Bartok]] (1881-1945), Hungarian composer.

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Barton Mountains edit

'''Barton Mountains''' ({{coor dm|85|2|S|173|0|E|}}) is a group of mountains including [[Mount Usher]], [[Graphite Peak]], [[Tricorn Mountain]], and [[Mount Clarke]], located south of [[Commonwealth Range]] and [[Hughes Range]] and bounded by [[Keltie Glacier]], [[Brandau Glacier]], [[Leigh Hunt Glacier]], and [[Snakeskin Glacier]], in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs, 1958-63. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after Lieutenant Commander [[Walter H. Barton]], U.S. Navy, officer in charge of the Squadron VXE-6 detachment at [[Beardmore South Camp]] in the 1985-86 field season. Lieutenant Commander Barton developed, coordinated, and executed the logistical plan for this large and remote camp, which was in operation for 78 days and required over 800 flight hours in support of research in the [[Beardmore Glacier]] area.

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Barton Peninsula edit

'''Barton Peninsula''' ({{coor dm|62|14|S|58|46|W|}}) is a small [[peninsula]] separating Marian and [[Potter Coves]] at the southwest end of [[King George Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1963 for [[Colin M. Barton]], [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) geologist who worked in this part of King George Island, 1959-61.

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Bartrum Glacier edit

'''Bartrum Glacier''' ({{coor dm|79|44|S|158|44|E|}}) is a small steeply crevassed [[glacier]] in the [[Brown Hills]], flowing west between [[Bowling Green Plateau]] and [[Blank Peaks]]. Mapped by the [[Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE) (1962-63). Named after [[J.A. Bartrum]] (1885-1949), Professor of Geology at the University of Auckland, [[New Zealand]].

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Bartrum Plateau edit

'''Bartrum Plateau''' ({{coor dm|83|6|S|160|6|E|}}) is an ice-covered plateau, 11 nautical miles (20 km) long and 6 nautical miles (11 km) wide, standing west of [[Mount Bonaparte]] in the [[Queen Elizabeth Range]]. Named by the [[Northern Party]] of the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1961-62) for geologist, Professor [[John Bartrum]] of [[Auckland University College]].

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Barwick Valley edit

'''Barwick Valley''' ({{coor dm|77|21|S|161|10|E|}}) is an ice-free [[valley]] north of [[Apocalypse Peaks]], extending from [[Webb Glacier]] to [[Victoria Valley]] in [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the [[Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE) (1958-59) for [[R.E. Barwick]], summer biologist with the [[New Zealand]] party of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-58) who worked in this area in 1957-58 and as a member of the VUWAE, 1958-59.

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Basbolken Spur edit

'''Basbolken Spur''' ({{coor dm|71|54|S|5|17|E|}}) is a rocky spur near the head of [[Tvibasen Valley]] which divides the upper [[valley]] into two equal parts, in the [[Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped from surveys and air photos by the [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-60) and named Basbolken.

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Basecamp Valley edit

'''Basecamp Valley''' ({{coor dm|73|30|S|94|22|W|}}) is a small ice-filled [[valley]] at the west side of [[Avalanche Ridge]], in the [[Jones Mountains]]. 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.

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Baseline Nunataks edit

'''Baseline Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|70|46|S|67|1|E|}}) is a small group of [[nunatak]]s rising above the plateau ice 5 nautical miles (9 km) south of [[Mount McKenzie]], along the south side of the [[Aramis Range]], [[Prince Charles Mountains]]. Visited in January 1957 by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) southern party of 1956-57 led by [[W.G. Bewsher]]. This was the eastern end of a photo baseline, with [[Mount Hollingshead]] as the western end, hence the name.

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Baseline Rock edit

'''Baseline Rock''' ({{coor dm|67|36|S|62|44|E|}}) is an isolated rock lying between [[Nost Island]] and the [[Flat Islands]] in [[Holme Bay]], Mac. [[Robertson Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37. So named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) because the rock was used as one end of the baseline of a triangulation carried out by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) in 1959.

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Basilica Peak edit

'''Basilica Peak''' ({{coor dm|70|2|S|159|20|E|}}) is a granite [[peak]] (1,810 m) located 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) southeast of [[Mount Gorton]] in the south part of [[Wilson Hills]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) (1962-63) and [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1963-64). Named by NZGSAE because of its shape.

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Basilisk Crag edit

'''Basilisk Crag''' ({{coor dm|62|28|S|60|8|W|}}) is a nE trending linear serrated cliff rising to about 70 m above sea level. Named after the Basilisk, king of the serpents. A gigantic monster with the body of a cock, iron claws and beak, a triple snake's tail and a fatal stare. Also the name of a present day lizard which the feature could crudely resembel.

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