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Bering Nunatak

'''Bering Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|74|55|S|71|18|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]] lying east-southeast of [[Mount Carrara]] in the [[Sky-Hi Nunataks]] of [[Ellsworth Land]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Edgar A. Bering]], physicist, University of Houston, TX, who carried out upper atmosphere research at [[Siple Station]] in 1980-81.

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Berkley Island

'''Berkley Island''' ({{coor dm|66|13|S|110|39|E|}}) is an [[island]], 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) long, which marks the northeast end of the [[Swain Islands]]. First mapped from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47, and included in a survey of Swain Islands in 1957 by [[Wilkes Station]] personnel under [[C.R. Eklund]]. Named by Eklund for [[Richard J. Berkley]], geomagnetician with the US-IGY wintering party of 1957 at Wilkes Station.

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

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Berkner Bank

'''Berkner Bank''' ({{coor dm|75|0|S|48|0|W|}}) is a bank in the [[Weddell Sea]] named for [[Lloyd V. Berkner]], an engineer who sailed with [[Admiral Byrd]] on the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] to Antarctica, 1928-1930. Name approved 4/73 (ACUF 144).

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Berkner Island

'''Berkner Island''' ({{coor dm|79|30|S|47|30|W|}}) is a high and completely ice-covered [[island]] about 200 nautical miles (370 km) long and 85 nautical miles (160 km) wide. This large feature rises to 975 m and separates [[Ronne Ice Shelf]] from [[Filchner Ice Shelf]]. Discovered by members of the US-IGY party at [[Ellsworth Station]], under the leadership of Captain [[Finn Ronne]], [[U.S. Navy Reserve]], during the 1957-58 season. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for American physicist [[Lloyd V. Berkner]], engineer with the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]], 1928-30.

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

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Berlin Crater

'''Berlin Crater''' ({{coor dm|76|3|S|135|52|W|}}) is a high and circular ice-filled crater near the summit of [[Mount Berlin]] in the [[Flood Range]], [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in association with Mount Berlin.

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Berlin Crevasse Field

'''Berlin Crevasse Field''' ({{coor dm|76|3|S|136|30|W|}}) is a [[crevasse]] field, 10 nautical miles (18 km) in extent, located immediately west of [[Mount Berlin]] in [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in association with Mount Berlin.

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Mount Berlin

'''Mount Berlin''' ({{coor dm|76|3|S|135|52|W|}}) is a prominent, conical [[mountain]], 3,500 m, standing 10 nautical miles (18 km) west of [[Mount Moulton]] at the west end of the [[Flood Range]] in [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Discovered by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] on flights to the northeast and east of [[Little America]] in [[November-December]] 1934. Named "[[Mount Hal Flood]]" by Byrd, but the name Flood is now applied to the entire mountain range of which this is a part. Named by the US-SCAN for [[Leonard M. Berlin]], leader of the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) party which sledged to this mountain in December 1940.

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Berlioz Point

'''Berlioz Point''' ({{coor dm|72|12|S|74|6|W|}}) is a snow-covered point on the south side of [[Beethoven Peninsula]], [[Alexander Island]], marking the northwest entrance point to the embayment occupied by [[Bach Ice Shelf]]. The south part of Alexander Island was first roughly mapped by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) in 1940, but this point was not clearly identified. It was mapped 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 [[Hector Berlioz]] (1803-69), French composer.

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Bermel Escarpment

'''Bermel Escarpment''' ({{coor dm|85|17|S|89|30|W|}}) is a snow and rock escarpment, 15 nautical miles (28 km) long, extending from the base of [[Ford Massif]] to [[King Peak]], in the [[Thiel Mountains]]. The escarpment drops 300 to 400 m from the polar plateau to the ice surface north of these mountains. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Peter F. Bermel]], cartographer, [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) ([[Bermel Peninsula]], q.v.); co-leader (with [[Arthur B. Ford]]) of the USGS Thiel Mountains party which surveyed the mountains in 1960-61; leader of USGS [[Topo East]] and [[Topo West]], 1962-63, in which geodetic control was extended from the area of [[Cape Hallett]] to the [[Wilson Hills]] (Topo West), and from the foot of [[Beardmore Glacier]] through the [[Horlick Mountains]] (Topo East).

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Bermel Peninsula

'''Bermel Peninsula''' ({{coor dm|68|27|S|65|22|W|}}) is a rugged, mountainous [[peninsula]], about 15 nautical miles (28 km) long and 7 nautical miles (13 km) wide, between [[Solberg Inlet]] and [[Mobiloil Inlet]] on the [[Bowman Coast]], [[Graham Land]]. The feature rises to 1,670 m in [[Bowditch Crests]] and includes [[Yule Peak]], [[Mount Wilson]], [[Campbell Crest]], [[Vesconte Point]], [[Wilson Pass]], [[Rock Pile Peaks]], [[Miyoda Cliff]], and [[Rock Pile Point]]. The peninsula lies along the route explored and photographed from the air by [[Sir Hubert Wilkins]], 1928, and [[Lincoln Ellsworth]], 1935, and was first mapped from the Ellsworth photographs by [[W.L.G. Joerg]] in 1937. The [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) explored this area from the ground, 1939-41, roughly positioning the peninsula. The USAS also photographed the feature from the air in 1940, referring to it as "[[The Rock Pile]]" or "Rock Pile Point" from the appearance as a jumbled mass of peaks. The USBGN approved the name Rock Pile Point for the peninsula in 1947, but the decision was subsequently vacated. Although Rock Pile Peaks was approved for eastern summits and Rock Pile Point for the east extremity, the peninsula remained unnamed for about four decades. However, reference to a geographic feature of this magnitude is needed, and in 1993 the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) recommended the peninsula be named after [[Peter F. Bermel]] ([[Bermel Escarpment]], q.v.), cartographer, [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS), 1946-94; [[Assistant Director]] for Programs, USGS; Member, [[U.S. Advisory Committee]] on [[Antarctic Names]], 1979-94 (Chairman, 1993-94).

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Bernacchi Bay

'''Bernacchi Bay''' ({{coor dm|77|28|S|163|27|E|}}) is a [[bay]] about 3 nautical miles (6 km) wide between [[Marble Point]] and [[Cape Bernacchi]], on the coast of [[Victoria Land]]. Named after Cape Bernacchi by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]] under Scott, 1910-13.

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Bernacchi Head

'''Bernacchi Head''' ({{coor dm|76|8|S|168|20|E|}}) is a precipitous cliff forming the south extremity of [[Franklin Island]] in the [[Ross Sea]]. Named "[[Cape Bernacchi]]" by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]] (1898-1900) for [[Louis C. Bernacchi]], a member of the expedition. The generic has been changed to "Head" by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) to avoid duplication with Cape Bernacchi on the coast of [[Victoria Land]].

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Cape Bernacchi

'''Cape Bernacchi''' ({{coor dm|77|29|S|163|51|E|}}) is a rocky cape between [[Bernacchi Bay]] and [[New Harbor]] on the coast of [[Victoria Land]]. Discovered by the ''Discovery'' expedition, 1901-04, under Scott, and named by him for [[Louis C. Bernacchi]], physicist with the expedition.

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Bernal Islands

'''Bernal Islands''' ({{coor dm|66|22|S|66|28|W|}}) is a group of four mainly snow-covered islands and a number of rocks lying in [[Crystal Sound]], about 10 nautical miles (18 km) east of the south end of [[Lavoisier Island]], [[Biscoe Islands]]. Mapped from surveys by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) (1958-59) and air photos obtained by [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) (1947-48). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[John D. Bernal]], British physicist, joint author with [[Sir Ralph Fowler]] of a classic paper on the structure of ice which suggested the location of the hydrogen atoms, in 1933.

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

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Bernard Island

'''Bernard Island''' ({{coor dm|66|40|S|140|2|E|}}) is a rocky [[island]] 0.25 nautical miles (0.5 km) long lying 0.05 nautical miles (0.1 km) east of [[Buffon Islands]] in the [[Geologie Archipelago]]. Charted in 1951 by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] and named by them for [[Claude Bernard]] (1813-78), noted French physiologist.

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

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Bernard Rocks

'''Bernard Rocks''' ({{coor dm|64|8|S|62|1|W|}}) is a small group of rocks between [[Davis Island]] and [[Spallanzani Point]], off the northeast side of [[Brabant Island]] in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. First mapped by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot, 1903-05. Photographed by [[Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd]]. in 1956-57, and mapped from these photos in 1959. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Claude Bernard]] (1813-78), French physiologist who made important contributions to the understanding of digestion, function of the liver and the methods of experimental medicine.

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Bernhardi Heights

'''Bernhardi Heights''' ({{coor dm|80|20|S|25|0|W|}}) is a line of heights (1,220 m), snow-covered to east but with a west-facing rock escarpment, rising east of [[Schimper Glacier]] in the [[Herbert Mountains]], [[Shackleton Range]]. Photographed from the air by the [[U.S. Navy]], 1967, and surveyed by [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS), 1968-71. In association with the names of glacial geologists grouped in this area, named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1971 after [[Reinhard Bernhardi]], German geologist, who in 1832 first recognized the moraines and erratics of north Germany as evidence of a former south extension of the Arctic ice sheet.

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Mount Bernstein

'''Mount Bernstein''' ({{coor dm|71|37|S|163|7|E|}}) is a prominent [[mountain]], 2,420 m, which forms a part of the northern wall of [[Linder Glacier]] in the [[Lanterman Range]], [[Bowers Mountains]]. Mapped by the [[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 the late Captain [[Fred J. Bernstein]], Asst. Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, [[U.S. Navy Support Force]], Antarctica, 1967 and 1968.

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Berntsen Point

'''Berntsen Point''' ({{coor dm|60|43|S|45|36|W|}}) is a point which forms the south side of the entrance to [[Borge Bay]] on the east side of [[Signy Island]], in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Charted in 1927 by DI personnel on the year.

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Berntsen Ridge

'''Berntsen Ridge''' ({{coor dm|54|9|S|36|43|W|}}) is a ridge on the north coast of [[South Georgia]], running west from [[Tonsberg Point]] and rising to about 580 m at the west end. The ridge partly occupies the [[peninsula]] between [[Stromness Harbor]] and [[Husvik Harbor]]. Named in 1991 by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after Captain [[Soren Berntsen]] (1880-1940), Norwegian whaler who established Husvik whaling station for [[Tonsberg Hvalfangeri]] and became its first manager in 1910; later Master of SS Orwell, a whaling factory ship.

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Berquist Ridge

'''Berquist Ridge''' ({{coor dm|83|31|S|56|30|W|}}) is a curving ridge, 8 nautical miles (15 km) long, trending west from its juncture with [[Madey Ridge]] 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 [[Robert M. Berquist]], photographer at [[Ellsworth Station]], winter 1958.

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Berr Point

'''Berr Point''' ({{coor dm|69|46|S|39|4|E|}}) is a bare rock point along the southeast shore of [[Lutzow-Holm Bay]], lying 4 nautical miles (7 km) north of [[Rundvags Hills]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37, and named Berrodden (the bare point).

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Mount Berrigan

'''Mount Berrigan''' ({{coor dm|66|40|S|52|43|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of [[Budd Peak]] in [[Enderby Land]]. Plotted from air photos taken from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) aircraft in 1957. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[M.G. Berrigan]], assistant diesel mechanic at [[Wilkes Station]] in 1961.

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Berrnabbane Crags

'''Berrnabbane Crags''' ({{coor dm|69|44|S|37|58|E|}}) is a rocky crags along the southeast shore of Djupvika, a [[bay]] on the southwest side of [[Lutzow-Holm Bay]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37, and named Berrnabbane (the bare crags).

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Berry Bastion

'''Berry Bastion''' ({{coor dm|80|13|S|157|11|E|}}) is a large, mostly ice-covered [[mountain]] with abrupt north facing rock cliffs. It rises to 3,144 m between [[Mount Olympus]] and [[Mount McClintock]] and the main ridge of [[Britannia Range]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[M. John Berry]], [[Assistant Secretary]] for Policy, Management and Budget, [[U.S. Department]] of the Interior, 1997-2000.

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Berry Glacier

'''Berry Glacier''' ({{coor dm|75|0|S|134|0|W|}}) is a [[glacier]], about 25 nautical miles (46 km) long and 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide, draining north between [[Perry Range]] and [[Demas Range]] into the [[Getz Ice Shelf]] on the coast of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. This vicinity was first photographed and rudely charted from aircraft of the [[U.S. Antarctic Service]] in December 1940. The glacier was mapped in detail by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Commander [[William H. Berry]], U.S. Navy, [[Air Operations Officer]] for [[Task Force]] 43 during [[Deep Freeze]] operations 1969-72; [[Operations Officer]], 1973.

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Berry Head

'''Berry Head''' ({{coor dm|60|42|S|45|37|W|}}) is a point which forms the division between [[Tern Cove]] and [[Stygian Cove]] on the northeast side of [[Signy Island]] in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. The name appears on the chart by DI personnel on the [[Discovery II]] resulting from their survey in 1933.

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Berry Hill (Antarctica)

'''Berry Hill''' ({{coor dm|63|48|S|57|49|W|}}) is a hill rising to 370 m between [[Lachman Crags]] and [[Cape Lachman]] on [[James Ross Island]]. The hill is notable for an exposure of volcanic rocks and probable glacial beds of Pliocene age. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC), 1987, after [[Alfred Thomas Berry]], [[Chief Steward]] in [[Discovery II]], 1929-39; in charge of stores on [[Operation Tabarin]] at [[Port Lockroy]], 1943-44, and [[Hope Bay]], 1944-45.

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Berry Massif

'''Berry Massif''' ({{coor dm|70|27|S|62|30|W|}}) is a compact, roughly circular and mostly snow-covered massif located at the south side of the terminus of [[Clifford Glacier]], where the latter enters [[Smith Inlet]], on the east coast of [[Palmer Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) in 1974. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Dale L. Berry]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) biologist who was [[Station Scientific Leader]] at [[Palmer Station]] in 1971.

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Berry Peaks

'''Berry Peaks''' ({{coor dm|85|26|S|138|32|W|}}) is a small group of peaks 10 nautical miles (18 km) south of the terminus of [[Reedy Glacier]], between the southeast edge of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]] and [[Watson Escarpment]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-63. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[William Berry]], radioman, [[Byrd Station]] winter party of 1961.

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Berry Spur

'''Berry Spur''' ({{coor dm|78|21|S|162|7|E|}}) is a named after [[Russell D. Berry]], [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) cartographer, a member of the satellite surveying team at [[South Pole Station]], winter party 1983.

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Mount Berry (Antarctica)

'''Mount Berry''' ({{coor dm|64|26|S|60|43|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] 3 nautical miles (6 km) southeast of [[Baldwin Peak]], near the head of [[Cayley Glacier]] 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 [[Albert Berry]], American aviator who in 1912 made the first parachute descent from an airplane, using a pack-type parachute.

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Bertalan Peak

'''Bertalan Peak''' ({{coor dm|72|4|S|167|8|E|}}) is a [[peak]] (2,320 m) standing at the northwest side of the head of [[Montecchi Glacier]] in the [[Victory Mountains]], [[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 [[Robert E. Bertalan]], U.S. Navy, chief machinery repairman at [[McMurdo Station]], 1967.

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Cape Berteaux

'''Cape Berteaux''' ({{coor dm|68|51|S|67|27|W|}}) is a cape surmounted by a high rock [[peak]] between [[Mikkelsen Bay]] and [[Wordie Ice Shelf]] on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. The [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot, 1908-10, originally applied the name Berteaux to an [[island]] in essentially this position. The [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37, identified the feature sighted by Charcot as the cape described above. Named by Charcot for a [[Monsieur Berteaux]] who helped obtain funds for his expedition.

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Bertha Island

'''Bertha Island''' ({{coor dm|67|23|S|59|39|E|}}) is an [[island]] 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) long, lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Islay at the east side of [[William Scoresby Bay]]. Discovered and named in February 1936 by DI personnel on the [[William Scoresby]].

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

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Berthelot Islands

'''Berthelot Islands''' ({{coor dm|65|20|S|64|9|W|}}) is a group of rocky islands, the largest 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) long, lying 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) southwest of [[Deliverance Point]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Discovered by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1903-05, under Charcot, and named by him for [[Marcelin Berthelot]], prominent French chemist.

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

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Bertodano Bay

'''Bertodano Bay''' ({{coor dm|64|15|S|56|44|W|}}) is a [[bay]] between [[Bodman Point]] and [[Cape Wiman]] on the north side of [[Seymour Island]]. The name appears on Argentine navy charts from 1957 and recalls [[J. Lopez]] de Bertodano, chief engineer in the Argentine corvette Uruguay during the rescue of the shipwrecked [[Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] in 1903.

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Bertoglio Glacier

'''Bertoglio Glacier''' ({{coor dm|79|18|S|160|20|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] 7 nautical miles (13 km) long, flowing from the [[Conway Range]] eastward between [[Cape Lankester]] and [[Hoffman Point]] to the [[Ross Ice Shelf]]. Mapped by the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1959-63. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Commander [[Lloyd W. Bertoglio]], [[U.S. Navy]], commander of the [[McMurdo Station]] winter party, 1960.

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Bertrab Glacier

'''Bertrab Glacier''' ({{coor dm|54|37|S|35|57|W|}}) is a small [[glacier]] at the head of [[Gold Harbor]], at the east end of [[South Georgia]]. Charted by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1911-12, under Filchner, and named by him for General von Bertrab, [[Chief Quartermaster]] in the [[German General Staff]] and Chief of the [[Land Survey]], who was chairman of the expedition.

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Bertrab Nunatak

'''Bertrab Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|77|55|S|34|32|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]] located along the south side of [[Lerchenfeld Glacier]] and about 5 nautical miles (9 km) west-southwest of the [[Littlewood Nunataks]]. Discovered by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1911-12, under [[Wilhelm Filchner]], who named this feature for General von Bertrab.

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Bertram Glacier

'''Bertram Glacier''' ({{coor dm|70|50|S|67|28|W|}}) is a [[glacier]], 15 nautical miles (28 km) long and 18 nautical miles (33 km) wide at its mouth, flowing west from the [[Dyer Plateau]] of [[Palmer Land]] into [[George VI Sound]] between Wade and [[Gurney Points]]. Discovered and first surveyed in 1936 by Stephenson, Fleming and Bertram of the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1954 for [[George C.L. Bertram]], biologist of the BGLE, 1934-37, and member of the discovery party, who in 1949 became Director of the [[Scott Polar Research Institute]], Cambridge.

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Bertrand Ice Piedmont

'''Bertrand Ice Piedmont''' ({{coor dm|68|30|S|67|0|W|}}) is an ice piedmont about 11 nautical miles (20 km) long and from 3 to 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide, lying between [[Rymill Bay]] and [[Mikkelsen Bay]] on the [[Fallieres Coast]] of [[Graham Land]]. It is bounded on the southeast side by [[Pavie Ridge]] and on the northeast side by [[Black Thumb]]. Surveyed in 1936 by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, and resurveyed in 1948-49 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[Kenneth J. Bertrand]] (1910-78), Professor of Geography, the [[Catholic University]] of America, Washington, DC. A geomorphologist and Antarctic historian, Bertrand was a member of the [[U.S. Advisory Committee]] on [[Antarctic Names]], 1947-73; chairman, 1962-73. His Americans in Antarctica, 1775-1948, published in 1971, is the most extensive and authoritative account of American involvement in the Antarctic.

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Berwick Glacier

'''Berwick Glacier''' ({{coor dm|84|36|S|165|45|E|}}) is a tributary [[glacier]], 14 nautical miles (26 km) long, flowing southeast between [[Marshall Mountains]] and [[Adams Mountains]] to enter [[Beardmore Glacier]] at [[Willey Point]]. Named by [[British Antarctic Expedition]] (1907-09) after HMS Berwick, a vessel on which Lieutenant [[Jameson B. Adams]] of British Antarctic Expedition had served. The map of the British Antarctic Expedition (1910-13) and some subsequent maps transpose the positions of Berwick Glacier and [[Swinford Glacier]]. The latter lies 12 nautical miles (22 km) southwestward. The original application (British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-09) of Berwick Glacier is the one recommended.

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Mount Besch

'''Mount Besch''' ({{coor dm|78|11|S|84|43|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] (1,210 m) forming the south end of [[Barnes Ridge]] and overlooking the terminus of [[Ellen Glacier]], on the east side of [[Sentinel Range]], [[Ellsworth Mountains]]. First 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 Captain [[Marvin E. Besch]], [[United States Air Force]] (USAF), who participated in establishing the IGY [[South Pole Station]] in the 1956-57 season.

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Besnard Point

'''Besnard Point''' ({{coor dm|64|50|S|63|29|W|}}) is a point which lies at the southeast side of [[Port Lockroy]], [[Wiencke Island]], and marks the east side of the entrance to [[Alice Creek]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Discovered by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1903-05, under Charcot, and named by him for [[A. Besnard]], seaman on the expedition ship Francais.

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Bessinger Nunatak

'''Bessinger Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|85|5|S|64|41|W|}}) is a mound-shaped [[nunatak]], 1,640 m, standing at the southwest end of [[Mackin Table]], 3 nautical miles (6 km) east of [[Mount Tolchin]], in southern [[Patuxent 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 Lieutenant [[C.D. Bessinger]], Jr. (MC) U.S. Navy, officer in charge of [[South Pole Station]], winter 1963.

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Best Peak

'''Best Peak''' ({{coor dm|54|7|S|36|49|W|}}) is a [[peak]], 600 m, standing southwest of [[Illusion Point]], [[Fortuna Bay]], on the north coast of [[South Georgia]]. The name appears to be first used on a 1931 [[British Admiralty]] chart.

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Cape Best

'''Cape Best''' ({{coor dm|54|5|S|36|49|W|}}) is a cape which marks the west side of the entrance to [[Fortuna Bay]] on the north coast of [[South Georgia]]. The name dates back to at least 1912 and is well established.

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Mount Best

'''Mount Best''' ({{coor dm|66|49|S|51|23|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) southwest of [[Mount Morrison]], in the [[Tula Mountains]] in [[Enderby Land]]. Plotted from air photos taken from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) aircraft in 1956. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[F. Best]], a member of the crew of the Discovery during the [[British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition]] (BANZARE), 1929-31.

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Beta Island

'''Beta Island''' ({{coor dm|64|19|S|63|0|W|}}) is a small [[island]] which lies immediately north of [[Kappa Island]] and close southwest of [[Alpha Island]] in the [[Melchior Islands]], [[Palmer Archipelago]]. The name, derived from the second letter of the Greek alphabet, was probably given by DI personnel who roughly surveyed the island in 1927. The island was surveyed by Argentine expeditions in 1942, 1943 and 1948.

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

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Beta Peak

'''Beta Peak''' ({{coor dm|75|51|S|160|6|E|}}) is a rock [[peak]], 1,620 m, surmounting a small ice-free mesa 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of [[Pudding Butte]], in the [[Prince Albert Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. So named by the [[Southern Party]] of [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1962-63, because they always referred to this feature throughout the season as Station B.

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Betbeder Islands

'''Betbeder Islands''' ({{coor dm|65|15|S|65|3|W|}}) is a group of small islands and rocks in the southwest part of the [[Wilhelm Archipelago]], 22 nautical miles (41 km) west of [[Cape Tuxen]]. Discovered by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1903-05, and named by Charcot for [[R. Admiral Onofre Betbeder]], [[Argentine Navy]].

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

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Cape Betbeder

'''Cape Betbeder''' ({{coor dm|63|37|S|56|41|W|}}) is a cape which marks the southwest end of [[Andersson Island]], lying in [[Antarctic Sound]] off the northeast tip of [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. Charted by the [[Swedish Antarctic Expedition]], 1901-04, under nordenskjold, and named by him for [[R. Admiral Onofre Betbeder]], [[Argentine Minister]] of Marine, upon whose orders the Argentine ship Uruguay was dispatched to rescue Nordenskjold's expedition.

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Betekhtin Range

'''Betekhtin Range''' ({{coor dm|71|54|S|11|32|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] range about 14 nautical miles (26 km) long, forming the south arm of the [[Humboldt Mountains]] in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered and plotted from air photos by [[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 Academician A.G. Betekhtin]].

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Bettle Peak

'''Bettle Peak''' ({{coor dm|77|47|S|163|30|E|}}) is a [[peak]], 1,490 m, standing west of [[Bowers Piedmont Glacier]] and 6 nautical miles (11 km) north of [[Granite Knolls]] in [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[James F. Bettle]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) meteorologist and scientific leader at [[McMurdo]] station in 1962.

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Mount Betty

'''Mount Betty''' ({{coor dm|85|11|S|163|45|W|}}) is a small ridge overlooking [[Ross Ice Shelf]], located on the north side of [[Bigend Saddle]] in the northeast extremity of the [[Herbert Range]], [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. Discovered in November 1911 by Captain [[Roald Amundsen]], and named by him for [[Betty Andersson]], nurse and housekeeper in the Amundsen family for many years.

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Betzel Cove

'''Betzel Cove''' ({{coor dm|64|43|S|64|12|W|}}) is a [[cove]] in [[Wylie Bay]], located east-northeast of [[Dream Island]]. Named for Alfred P. (Buzz) Betzel, who was [[Ocean Projects Manager]] for [[National Science Foundation]] (NSF)'s Office of [[Polar Programs]] 1974-86; was liaison in scheduling [[U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker Antarctic]] deployment.

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Bevin Glacier

'''Bevin Glacier''' ({{coor dm|66|17|S|63|47|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, which flows east from the plateau escarpment on the east side of [[Graham Land]] into the northwest end of [[Cabinet Inlet]] between Attlee and [[Anderson Glaciers]]. [[During December]] 1947, it was charted by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) and photographed from the air by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE). Named by the FIDS for Rt. Hon. [[Ernest Bevin]], M.P., [[British Minister]] of Labor and [[National Service]] and member of the [[War Cabinet]].

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Mount Bevin

'''Mount Bevin''' ({{coor dm|71|54|S|169|27|E|}}) is a prominent sharply pointed [[mountain]] which rises to 3490 m at the west side of the head of [[Murray Glacier]] in the [[Admiralty Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. The mountain stands 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west-northwest of [[Mount Sabine]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) (2004) after Anthony (Tony) [[J. Bevin]], [[Surveyor-General]], [[New Zealand]], and Chairman, [[New Zealand Geographic Board]], 1996-2004, with responsibility for New Zealand surveying and place naming in Antarctica.

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Mount Bewsher

'''Mount Bewsher''' ({{coor dm|70|54|S|65|28|E|}}) is a prominent flat-topped [[mountain]] about 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of [[Mount McMahon]] in the [[Aramis Range]], [[Prince Charles Mountains]]. First visited by the ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) southern party (1956-57) led by [[W.G. Bewsher]], officer in charge at [[Mawson Station]] in 1956, for whom it is named.

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Beyl Head

'''Beyl Head''' ({{coor dm|74|5|S|116|31|W|}}) is an ice-covered [[headland]] midway on the east side of [[Wright Island]], along [[Getz Ice Shelf]], [[Bakutis Coast]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1977 after Commander [[David D. Beyl]], [[U.S. Navy]], [[Operations Officer]], [[Operation Deepfreeze]] 1976, with responsibility for planning the [[Dome Charlie]] aircraft recovery program which resulted in the successful recovery of two LC-130 aircraft damaged during Operation Deepfreeze 1975.

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Bibby Point

'''Bibby Point''' ({{coor dm|63|48|S|57|57|W|}}) is a steep rocky point with snow slopes falling away inland, at the northeast corner of [[Brandy Bay]], [[James Ross Island]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[John S. Bibby]], [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) geologist at [[Hope Bay]], 1958-59.

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Bibra Valley

'''Bibra Valley''' ({{coor dm|79|57|S|155|30|E|}}) is an ice-free [[valley]] bounded eastward by [[Danum Platform]], lying 6 nautical miles (11 km) northeast of [[Haven Mountain]] in [[Britannia Range]]. Named in association with Britannia by a University of Waikato (N.Z.) geological party, 1978-79, led by [[M.J. Selby]]. Bibra is a historical placename formerly used in [[Roman Britain]].

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Cape Bickerton

'''Cape Bickerton''' ({{coor dm|66|20|S|136|56|E|}}) is an ice-covered point 5 nautical miles (9 km) east-northeast of [[Gravenoire Rock]] which marks the north extremity of the coastal area close east of [[Victor Bay]]. Charted by the [[Australasian Antarctic Expedition]] under Mawson, 1911-14, and named by him for [[F. H. Bickerton]], engineer of the expedition and leader of the [[Western Party]] which sighted the cape from its farthest west camp.

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Cape Bidlingmaier

'''Cape Bidlingmaier''' ({{coor dm|53|1|S|73|32|E|}}) is a rocky cape at the east side of the entrance to [[Mechanics Bay]], on the north side of [[Heard Island]]. The feature appears to have been known to American sealers as "Morgan's Point," as shown by Captain [[H.C. Chester]]'s 1860 sketch map of the [[island]]. The name "[[Negros Head]]" was also in use by American sealers during the 1860-70 period. The name Bidlingmaier was applied by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]], under Drygalski, who made a running survey and landing along the north side of the island in 1902. [[Friedrich Bidlingmaier]] served as magnetician and meteorologist with the expedition.

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Bieber Bench

'''Bieber Bench''' ({{coor dm|81|57|S|160|23|E|}}) is a relatively horizontal upland area of 20 square mi at the south side of [[Surveyors Range]], [[Churchill Mountains]]. The ice-covered feature rises to 1800 m between [[Mansergh Snowfield]] and the head of [[Algie Glacier]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[John W. Bieber]], [[Bartol Research Institute]], University of Delaware; [[United States Antarctic Program]] (USAP) principal investigator for solar and heliospheric studies with Antarctic cosmic ray observations at the [[McMurdo]] and [[South Pole Stations]], 1988-2002.

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Bielecki Island

'''Bielecki Island''' ({{coor dm|64|46|S|64|29|W|}}) is an [[island]] 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) north of [[Trundy Island]] in the west part of [[Joubin Islands]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Johannes N. Bielecki]], Asst. Engineer in [[R.V. Hero]] on her first Antarctic voyage to [[Palmer Station]] in 1968.

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

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Cape Bienvenue

'''Cape Bienvenue''' ({{coor dm|66|43|S|140|31|E|}}) is a small rocky cape which is partially ice-covered, 44 m, forming the east side of the entrance to [[Piner Bay]]. Photographed from the air by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. Charted and named by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Barre, 1951-52, who established an astronomical control station on the cape. Bienvenue is a French word meaning welcome, and describes the pleasure of the French party at finding a cape not shown on previous charts where a landing could be made.

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Bier Point

'''Bier Point''' ({{coor dm|74|10|S|164|9|E|}}) is a projecting point on the east side of [[Campbell Glacier]], 7 nautical miles (13 km) northeast of [[Mount Queensland]], in [[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) for [[Jeffrey W. Bier]], biologist, [[McMurdo Station]] winter party, 1966.

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Mount Bierle

'''Mount Bierle''' ({{coor dm|71|30|S|167|19|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] (2,360 m) rising 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) north of [[Mount Granholm]] in the [[Admiralty Mountains]] of [[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) for [[Donald A. Bierle]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) biologist at [[McMurdo Station]], 1966-67 and 1967-68.

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Bifrost Ledge

'''Bifrost Ledge''' ({{coor dm|77|35|S|162|11|E|}}) is a

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Big Ben (Antarctica)

'''Big Ben''' ({{coor dm|53|6|S|73|31|E|}}) is a massive ice-covered [[mountain]], 2,745 m, which is the central and dominating feature on [[Heard Island]], and toward which the relief of the [[island]] rises from all sides. The name was apparently applied by American sealers at Heard Island following their initiation of sealing there in 1855. The name was found to be already in common use when the British expedition under Nares visited the island in the Challenger in 1874 and made a survey of its salient features.

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Big Brother Bluff

'''Big Brother Bluff''' ({{coor dm|71|28|S|159|48|E|}}) is a high, angular granite bluff (2,840 m) along the west wall of [[Daniels Range]], 6 nautical miles (11 km) north of [[Mount Burnham]], in the [[Usarp Mountains]]. So named by the northern party of [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1963-64, because it is visible from 50 nautical miles (90 km) north and from many points across [[Rennick Glacier]]. Hence the reminiscence from [[George Orwell]]'s famous saying.

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Big Razorback Island

'''Big Razorback Island''' ({{coor dm|77|41|S|166|30|E|}}) is the southeasternmost of the [[Dellbridge Islands]], lying in [[Erebus Bay]] off the west side of [[Ross Island]]. Discovered and named by the ''Discovery'' expedition, 1901-04, under Scott. The name is descriptive.

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

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Bigelow Rock

'''Bigelow Rock''' ({{coor dm|66|10|S|95|25|E|}}) is a low, ice-covered rock about 150 ft long, with numerous rock exposures close above sea level, lying immediately west of [[Shackleton Ice Shelf]], about 25 nautical miles (46 km) northeast of [[Junction Corner]]. Delineated from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. An astronomical control station was established on the rock by [[U.S. Navy Operation Windmill]], 1947-48. Named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Tech. Sgt. [[George H. Bigelow]], [[United States Marine Corps]] (USMC), tractor driver-mechanic with U.S. Navy Operation Highjump and [[U.S. Navy OpWml]].

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Bigend Saddle

'''Bigend Saddle''' ({{coor dm|85|12|S|163|50|W|}}) is a snow-covered saddle at the southwest side of [[Mount Betty]] in northern [[Herbert Range]], [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. The saddle was traversed in December 1929 by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] geological party under [[Laurence Gould]]. It was named by the [[Southern Party]] of the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1963-64, because one of the party's motor toboggans was abandoned here with a smashed big end bearing.

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Biggs Island

'''Biggs Island''' ({{coor dm|67|48|S|68|53|W|}}) is a small [[island]] forming the easternmost of the [[Henkes Islands]], off the south end of [[Adelaide Island]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1963 for [[Thomas Biggs]], a [[Falkland Islander]], coxswain of the launch of RRS [[John Biscoe]] which was used by the [[Royal Navy Hydrographic Survey Unit]] to chart this island in 1963.

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

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Bigler Nunataks

'''Bigler Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|70|45|S|159|55|E|}}) is a cluster of notable [[nunatak]]s lying southeastward of [[Pomerantz Tableland]] between [[Keim Peak]] and [[Lovejoy Glacier]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs, 1960-62. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[John C. Bigler]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) biologist at [[McMurdo Station]], 1966-67.

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Bigo Bay

'''Bigo Bay''' ({{coor dm|65|43|S|64|30|W|}}) is a [[bay]] 8 nautical miles (15 km) long and 6 nautical miles (11 km) wide, indenting the west coast of [[Graham Land]] between [[Cape Garcia]] and the [[peninsula]] surmounted by [[Magnier Peaks]]. The [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1908-10, first sighted this bay but charted it as the southern part of [[Leroux Bay]]. The [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE), 1934-37, determined that the peninsula surmounted by Magnier Peaks separates this bay from Leroux Bay. Named by Rymill after [[Mount Bigo]], a [[mountain]] at the head of the bay.

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Mount Bigo

'''Mount Bigo''' ({{coor dm|65|46|S|64|17|W|}}) is a [[mountain]], 1,980 m, standing immediately southwest of [[Mount Perchot]] at the head of [[Bigo Bay]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Discovered by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1908-10, and named by Charcot, probably for [[Robert Bigo]] of Calais, a member of the [[Lique Maritime Francaise]].

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Bigourdan Fjord

'''Bigourdan Fjord''' ({{coor dm|67|33|S|67|23|W|}}) is a [[sound]], 12 nautical miles (22 km) long in an east-west direction and averaging 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) wide, lying between [[Pourquoi Pas Island]] and the southwest part of [[Arrowsmith Peninsula]], along the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Discovered by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1908-10, under Charcot, and named by him for [[Guillaume Bigourdan]], noted French astronomer. It was roughly surveyed by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE), 1934-37, under Rymill, and resurveyed by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), 1948-50.

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Biker Glacier

'''Biker Glacier''' ({{coor dm|77|12|S|160|7|E|}}) is a [[glacier]], 4 km long and less than 1 km wide, flowing north from the polar plateau between [[Mount Littlepage]] and [[Mount Dearborn]] into [[Mackay Glacier]], [[Victoria Land]]. Approved by [[New Zealand Geographic Board]] (NZGB) in 1995, the name alludes to the use of a bicycle as a practical means of transportation by a [[New Zealand]] glacial mapping party led by [[Trevor Chinn]], summer season 1992-93, and is part of a theme of cycling names in the area.

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Bildad Peak

'''Bildad Peak''' ({{coor dm|65|49|S|62|36|W|}}) is a conspicuous snow-capped [[peak]] 5 nautical miles (9 km) west of [[Spouter Peak]] on the south side of [[Flask Glacier]], in [[Graham Land]]. Surveyed by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1955. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after the fictional [[Captain Bildad]], part-owner of the whaling ship Pequod in [[Herman Melville]]'s [[Moby Dick]].

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Bilgeri Glacier

'''Bilgeri Glacier''' ({{coor dm|66|1|S|64|47|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing into [[Barilari Bay]] south of [[Huitfeldt Point]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Charted by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1959 for [[Georg Bilgeri]] (1873-1934), Austrian pioneer exponent of skiing, inventor of the first spring ski binding, and author of one of the earliest skiing manuals.

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Bill Inlet

'''Bill Inlet''' ({{coor dm|54|2|S|37|58|W|}}) is a small inlet lying immediately east of [[Undine Harbor]], near the west end of [[South Georgia]]. The name appears to be first used on a 1929 [[British Admiralty]] chart.

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Bill Rock

'''Bill Rock''' ({{coor dm|54|9|S|36|39|W|}}) is a rock which lies 0.3 nautical miles (0.6 km) east of the south end of [[Grass Island]] in [[Stromness Bay]], [[South Georgia]]. Charted and named in 1928 by DI personnel.

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The Billboard

'''The Billboard''' ({{coor dm|77|4|S|145|40|W|}}) is a massive granite monolith with vertical faces rising more than 300 m above the continental ice, standing just west of [[Mount Rea]] between Arthur and [[Boyd Glaciers]], in the [[Ford Ranges]] of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Discovered in November 1934 by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] sledge party under [[Paul Siple]], and so named because of its form and appearance.

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Billey Bluff

'''Billey Bluff''' ({{coor dm|75|32|S|140|2|W|}}) is a rocky coastal bluff 4 nautical miles (7 km) southwest of [[Mount Langway]] in the west part of [[Ickes 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 [[John P. Billey]], ionospheric physicist, [[Scientific Leader]] at [[Byrd Station]], 1971.

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Billie Peak

'''Billie Peak''' ({{coor dm|64|45|S|63|23|W|}}) is a [[peak]], 725 m, which rises 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) east-northeast of [[Bay Point]] on the southeast coast of [[Anvers Island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Discovered by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1897-99, under Gerlache. The name appears on a chart based on a 1927 DI survey, but may reflect an earlier naming.

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Billie Rocks

'''Billie Rocks''' ({{coor dm|60|43|S|45|37|W|}}) is a group of rocks 0.1 nautical miles (0.2 km) northeast of [[Drying Point]], lying in [[Borge Bay]] along the east side of [[Signy Island]], in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. The name [[Billie Rock]], for the easternmost rock of the group, appeared on a chart based upon a 1927 sketch survey of Borge Bay by DI personnel on the Discovery. The name has since been extended to include the entire group.

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Mount Billing

'''Mount Billing''' ({{coor dm|75|43|S|160|54|E|}}) is a wedge-shaped [[mountain]], 1,420 m, standing between [[Mount Mallis]] and [[Mount Bowen]] in the [[Prince Albert Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the [[New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (NZ-APC) for [[Graham Billing]], public relations officer at [[Scott Base]], 1962-63 and 1963-64 seasons.

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Billingane Peaks

'''Billingane Peaks''' ({{coor dm|68|21|S|59|18|E|}}) is a cluster of four peaks, about 5 nautical miles (9 km) east-southeast of [[See Nunatak]] at the east end of the [[Hansen Mountains]]. Mapped and named by Norwegian cartographers working from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37.

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Bills Gulch

'''Bills Gulch''' ({{coor dm|68|5|S|65|50|W|}}) is the northern of two glaciers flowing east from the plateau upland into the head of [[Trail Inlet]], on the east coast of [[Graham Land]]. This [[glacier]] was used by the sledge party under [[Paul H. Knowles]] which traversed [[Antarctic Peninsula]] from the [[East Base]] of the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) on its way to [[Hilton Inlet]] in 1940. Named by the USAS for a lead dog that died at this point. The name has been approved because of its wide use on maps and in reports.

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Bills Island

'''Bills Island''' ({{coor dm|64|49|S|63|30|W|}}) is an [[island]] which lies close northeast of [[Goudier Island]] in the harbor of [[Port Lockroy]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Discovered and charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1903-05, under Charcot. The name appears on a chart based on a 1927 DI survey, but may reflect an earlier naming.

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

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Bills Point

'''Bills Point''' ({{coor dm|64|19|S|62|59|W|}}) is a point marking the south extremity of [[Delta Island]] in the [[Melchior Islands]], [[Palmer Archipelago]]. The name was probably given by DI personnel who roughly charted Delta Island in 1927. The feature was surveyed by Argentine expeditions in 1942, 1943 and 1948.

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Billycock Hill

'''Billycock Hill''' ({{coor dm|68|10|S|66|33|W|}}) is a rounded, ice-covered hill which rises to 1,630 m and projects 180 m above the surrounding ice sheet, situated close north of the head of [[Neny Glacier]] on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. First surveyed by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), 1939-41. Resurveyed in 1946 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) and named by them for its resemblance to a billycock hat.

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Binary Peaks

'''Binary Peaks''' ({{coor dm|54|29|S|36|5|W|}}) is a steep pinnacle covered with snow with two snow free and therefore conspicuous summits, situated 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) northwest of [[Mount Krokisius]] and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north-northwest of [[Moltke Harbor]], [[South Georgia]]. This feature was named "Doppelspitz" (double peaks) by a German expedition under Schrader, 1882-83, and was identified by the [[British Combined Services Expedition]] of 1964-65. An English form of the name, Binary Peaks, was recommended by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1971.

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Binder Beach

'''Binder Beach''' ({{coor dm|54|1|S|37|43|W|}}) is a moraine beach at the head of [[Right Whale Bay]] on the north coast of [[South Georgia]]. The name appears on a chart based upon a survey by DI personnel in 1930.

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Binder Rocks

'''Binder Rocks''' ({{coor dm|74|14|S|115|3|W|}}) is an isolated rock outcrop located 4 nautical miles (7 km) south of [[Siglin Rocks]] on the west side of [[Martin Peninsula]], [[Bakutis Coast]], [[Marie Byrd Land]]. First photographed from the air by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] in January 1947. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant [[R.A. Binder]], [[U.S. Navy]], maintenance coordinator at the [[Williams Field]] air strip, [[McMurdo Sound]], during [[Deep Freeze]] 1967.

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Binders Nunataks

'''Binders Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|72|36|S|62|58|E|}}) is a two small, light-colored [[nunatak]]s standing 37 nautical miles (70 km) north of [[Mount Scherger]] in the southern [[Prince Charles Mountains]]. Mapped from air photos and surveys by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]), 1957-60. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) after a fictional character in the novel Ascent of Rumdoodle by [[W.E. Bowman]].

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Bindschadler Glacier

'''Bindschadler Glacier''' ({{coor dm|77|58|S|162|9|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] in the northwest part of [[Royal Society Range]], [[Victoria Land]], flowing north between [[Table Mountain]] and [[Platform Spur]] to join [[Emmanuel Glacier]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1992 after glaciologist [[Robert A. Bindschadler]] of the NASA [[Goddard Space Flight Center]]; from 1983 a principal investigator for [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) studies of the [[West Antarctic]] ice sheet including dynamics of ice streams in the [[Siple Coast]] area, their interaction with the [[Ross Ice Shelf]], and the role of polar ice sheets in global climate change.

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Bindschadler Ice Stream

'''Bindschadler Ice Stream''' ({{coor dm|81|0|S|142|0|W|}}) is an [[ice stream]] between [[Siple Dome]] and [[MacAyeal Ice Stream]]. It is one of several major ice streams draining from [[Marie Byrd Land]] into the [[Ross Ice Shelf]]. The ice streams were investigated and mapped by [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) personnel in a number of field seasons from 1983-84 and named [[Ice Stream]] A, B, C, etc., according to their position from south to north. The name was changed by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 2002 to honor [[Robert A. Bindschadler]], NASA [[Goddard Space Flight Center]], Greenbelt, MD, a [[United States Antarctic Program]] (USAP) investigator of the [[West Antarctic Ice Sheet]] including the dynamics of the Marie Byrd Land ice streams and their interaction with the Ross Ice Shelf, c.1983-98.

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Bingen Cirque

'''Bingen Cirque''' ({{coor dm|72|41|S|3|18|W|}}) is a conspicuous cirque in the steep, eastern rock cliffs of [[Jokulskarvet Ridge]] in the [[Borg Massif]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and named Bingen (the bin).

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Bingham Glacier

'''Bingham Glacier''' ({{coor dm|69|23|S|63|10|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] 15 nautical miles (28 km) long flowing eastward to the east coast of [[Antarctic Peninsula]], with [[Cape Reichelderfer]] as its southern portal. The coast where Bingham Glacier reaches [[Larsen Ice Shelf]] was photographed by [[Sir Hubert Wilkins]] in 1928 and by [[Lincoln Ellsworth]] in 1935, and was mapped by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, who with [[E.W. Bingham]] sledged across the [[peninsula]] to a point close south of this glacier in 1936. It was also mapped in 1940 by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS). Named by the US-SCAN in 1947 for Surgeon Lieutenant Commander E.W. Bingham, [[Royal Navy]], of the BGLE.

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Bingham Peak

'''Bingham Peak''' ({{coor dm|79|26|S|84|47|W|}}) is a sharp [[peak]] (1,540 m,) located 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) southeast of [[Springer Peak]] in the [[Heritage Range]], [[Ellsworth Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1961-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Joseph P. Bingham]], auroral scientist at [[Eights Station]] in 1965.

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Bingley Glacier

'''Bingley Glacier''' ({{coor dm|84|29|S|167|10|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] 8 nautical miles (15 km) long in [[Queen Alexandra Range]], draining south from the slopes of [[Mount Kirkpatrick]], [[Mount Dickerson]] and [[Barnes Peak]] and entering [[Beardmore Glacier]] just north of [[Adams Mountains]]. Named by [[E.H. Shackleton]] ([[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1907-09) after Bingley, England, the ancestral home of the Shackleton family.

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Binn Peak

'''Binn Peak''' ({{coor dm|62|43|S|60|26|W|}}) is a [[peak]] (400 m) surmounting [[Miers Bluff]] at the southwest end of [[Hurd Peninsula]], [[Livingston Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1990 after Captain [[T. Binn]], Master of the sealer Minerva, from London, who visited the South Shetland Islands in 1820-21.

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Binnie Peaks

'''Binnie Peaks''' ({{coor dm|54|3|S|37|52|W|}}) is a twin peaks rising to 1,400 m to the north of [[Romerof Head]] in western [[South Georgia]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[Edward B. Binnie]], second British resident Magistrate, South Georgia, 1915-26, succeeding [[James Innes Wilson]].

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Birchall Peaks

'''Birchall Peaks''' ({{coor dm|76|29|S|146|20|W|}}) is a group of peaks 3 nautical miles (6 km) west of [[Mount Iphigene]], on the south side of [[Block Bay]] in [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Discovered in 1929 by the ByrdAE. Named by Byrd for [[Frederick T. Birchall]], member of the staff of the [[New York Times]] which published the expedition's press dispatches.

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Bird Bluff

'''Bird Bluff''' ({{coor dm|76|30|S|144|36|W|}}) is a rock bluff on the north side of the [[Fosdick Mountains]], 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) east of [[Mount Colombo]], in the [[Ford Ranges]] of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) (1939-41) and 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 [[Charles F. Bird]], [[Meteorological Officer]] on the Staff of the [[U.S. Naval Support Force]], Antarctica, 1968.

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Bird Island, South Georgia

'''Bird Island''' ({{coor dm|54|0|S|38|3|W|}}) is an [[island]] 3 nautical miles (6 km) long and 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) wide, separated from the west end of [[South Georgia]] by [[Bird Sound]]. Discovered in 1775 by a British expedition under Cook, who so named it because he saw numerous birds on the island.

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

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Bird Saddle

'''Bird Saddle''' ({{coor dm|77|23|S|166|53|E|}}) is the feature is one of three prominent snow saddles on [[Ross Island]], this one at c.800 m between [[Mount Bird]] and [[Mount Erebus]]. Named in association with Mount Bird, which rises to 1800 m to the north of this saddle.

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Bird Sound

'''Bird Sound''' ({{coor dm|54|0|S|38|1|W|}}) is a hazardous but navigable [[sound]], 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) long and 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) wide, separating [[Bird Island]] from the west end of [[South Georgia]]. The names [[La Roche Strait]] and Bird Sound were used interchangeably for this feature on charts for many years. Bird Sound, which takes its name from nearby Bird Island, is approved on the basis of local usage.

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Cape Bird

'''Cape Bird''' ({{coor dm|77|10|S|166|41|E|}}) is a cape which marks the north extremity of [[Ross Island]]. Discovered in 1841 by a British expedition under Ross, and named by him for Lieutenant [[Edward J. Bird]] of the ship Erebus.

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Mount Bird

'''Mount Bird''' ({{coor dm|77|17|S|166|43|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 1,765 m, standing about 7 nautical miles (13 km) south of [[Cape Bird]], the north extremity of [[Ross Island]]. Mapped by the ''Discovery'' expedition, 1901-04, under Scott. Apparently named by them after Cape Bird.

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Birdie Rocks

'''Birdie Rocks''' ({{coor dm|54|3|S|37|58|W|}}) is a group of rocks lying south of [[Undine Harbor]] between [[Begg Point]] and [[Saluta Rocks]], off the west end of [[South Georgia]]. The name appears to be first used on a 1929 [[British Admiralty]] chart.

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Birdsend Bluff

'''Birdsend Bluff''' ({{coor dm|64|45|S|62|33|W|}}) is a rocky bluff at the south side of the mouth of [[Wheatstone Glacier]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. First roughly surveyed by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] under Gerlache, 1897-99. The name originated when two members of the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) were camped immediately below this bluff in May 1956 and a fall of rock from the bluff flattened a bird outside their tent.

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Birdwell Point

'''Birdwell Point''' ({{coor dm|74|18|S|128|10|W|}}) is the northwest point of [[Dean Island]], lying within the [[Getz Ice Shelf]] off the coast of [[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 [[Keith W. Birdwell]], ET1, U.S. Navy, [[Electronics Technician]] at [[Byrd Station]], 1969.

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Biretta Peak

'''Biretta Peak''' ({{coor dm|73|4|S|163|12|E|}}) is a small [[peak]] (2,530 m) on the east side of [[Pain Mesa]] in the [[Mesa Range]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the northern party of [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1962-63, from its resemblance to the square cap worn by [[Roman Catholic]] and some Anglican clerics.

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Birkenhauer Island

'''Birkenhauer Island''' ({{coor dm|66|29|S|110|37|E|}}) is a mainly ice-free [[island]] lying south of [[Boffa Island]], in the [[Windmill Islands]]. First mapped from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] and [[Operation Windmill]] in 1947 and 1948. Named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for the [[Reverend Henry F. Birkenhauer]], S.J., seismologist and member of the [[Wilkes Station]] party of 1958.

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

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Mount Birks

'''Mount Birks''' ({{coor dm|65|18|S|62|10|W|}}) is a conspicuous, pyramid-shaped [[mountain]], 1,035 m, at the north side of the mouth of [[Crane Glacier]], on the east coast of [[Graham Land]]. In 1928 [[Sir Hubert Wilkins]] gave the name [[Mount Napier Birks]], after [[Napier Birks]] of Adelaide, Australia, to two conspicuous, black peaks which he observed and photographed from the air as lying close north of his [[Crane Channel]]. This coast was charted by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1947, but it has not been possible to identify Wilkins' Mount Napier Birks. Since Crane Channel was definitely identified as Crane Glacier, the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) recommended in 1950 that the name, shortened to Mount Birks, be given to this conspicuous mountain lying close north of the mouth of the [[glacier]].

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Birley Glacier

'''Birley Glacier''' ({{coor dm|65|58|S|64|21|W|}}) is a [[glacier]], at least 10 nautical miles (18 km) long, flowing west into the east extremity of [[Barilari Bay]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. First seen and roughly surveyed in 1909 by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot. Resurveyed in 1935-36 by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, and later named for [[Kenneth P. Birley]], who contributed toward the cost of the BGLE, 1934-37.

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Birthday Bluffs

'''Birthday Bluffs''' ({{coor dm|78|33|S|164|22|E|}}) is a rock bluffs that rise to 1,296 m between [[Anniversary Bluffs]] and [[Windscoop Bluff]] on the south side of [[Mason Spur]], [[Scott Coast]], [[Victoria Land]]. The feature comprises a series of cliffs (caused by thick lava flows) that step up the escarpment. The name was suggested by geologist [[Anne C. Wright]], Department of Geoscience, [[New Mexico Institute]] of Mining and Technology, Socorro, who examined the bluffs on [[November 21]], [[1983]], the birthday of her father, [[Peter Wright]].

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Birthday Point

'''Birthday Point''' ({{coor dm|71|26|S|169|24|E|}}) is a bold rock point between [[Pressure Bay]] and [[Berg Bay]] on the north coast of [[Victoria Land]]. Charted and named by the [[Northern Party]], led by Campbell, of the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13.

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Biscoe Bay

'''Biscoe Bay''' ({{coor dm|64|48|S|63|50|W|}}) is a [[bay]] which indents the southwest coast of [[Anvers Island]] immediately north of [[Biscoe Point]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. First charted by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1897-99, under Gerlache, and named by him for [[John Biscoe]], who may have landed there in February 1832.

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Biscoe Islands

'''Biscoe Islands''' ({{coor dm|66|0|S|66|30|W|}}) is a chain of islands, of which the principal ones are Renaud, Rabot, Lavoisier and Watkins, lying parallel to the west coast of [[Graham Land]] and extending 80 nautical miles (150 km) in a NE-SW direction. Named for [[John Biscoe]], leader of a British expedition which explored the islands on February 17 and 18, 1832.

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

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Biscoe Point

'''Biscoe Point''' ({{coor dm|64|49|S|63|49|W|}}) is a rocky point forming the southeast side of [[Biscoe Bay]], immediately north of [[Access Point]] on the south side of [[Anvers Island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. The [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot roughly surveyed the southwest coast of Anvers Island in 1904. They gave the name "Presqu'ile de Biscoe" to a small [[peninsula]] on the southeast side of Biscoe Bay, honoring [[John Biscoe]] who may have landed in the vicinity in 1832. When the coast was resurveyed by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1955, two rocky points were found in approximately that location; the name Biscoe Point has been applied to the more prominent of the two.

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Mount Biscoe

'''Mount Biscoe''' ({{coor dm|66|13|S|51|22|E|}}) is a distinctive sharp black [[peak]], 700 m, surmounting [[Cape Ann]], 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of [[Mount Hurley]]. Photographed from the air on [[December 22]], [[1929]] by a Norwegian expedition under [[Riiser-Larsen]] in a flight from the Norvegia, and on [[January 14]], [[1930]] photographed from the Discovery by the [[British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition]] (BANZARE) under Mawson. The peak is thought to be the feature discovered on [[March 16]], [[1831]] and named Cape Ann by [[John Biscoe]]. The name Cape Ann has been retained for the adjoining cape; Mawson named the peak for its apparent discoverer, John Biscoe, Master, [[Royal Navy]], Ret., noted [[British Antarctic]] explorer. Its position was fixed by an ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) survey party in 1957.

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Biscuit Step

'''Biscuit Step''' ({{coor dm|72|22|S|168|30|E|}}) is a step-like rise in the level of [[Tucker Glacier]] above its junction with [[Trafalgar Glacier]], in [[Victoria Land]]. It is very crevassed in its north half, but there is a good route of easy gradient through it toward its southern end. Biscuits were an important part of the expedition's rations (Australasian colloquialism "tucker"), and a small cache of them was left near the step for the return down the [[glacier]] by the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1957-58, which named the feature.

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Bishop Peak

'''Bishop Peak''' ({{coor dm|78|10|S|162|9|E|}}) is a sharp [[peak]] rising to 3,460 m near the center of [[Rampart Ridge]], [[Royal Society Range]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and Navy air photos. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1963 after the [[Bernice P. Bishop Museum]], Honolulu, which has sent many researchers to Antarctica.

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Mount Bishop (Antarctica)

'''Mount Bishop''' ({{coor dm|83|43|S|168|42|E|}}) is a prominent [[mountain]], 3,020 m, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of [[Ahmadjian Peak]] in [[Queen Alexandra Range]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after Lieutenant [[Barry Chapman Bishop]] (1932-94), [[United States Air Force]] (USAF), an observer with the [[Argentine Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-57); member of the Staff of the [[U.S. Antarctic Projects Officer]], 1958 and 1959; member of the American party which on [[May 22]], [[1962]], succeeded in climbing [[Mount Everest]].

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Bismarck Strait

'''Bismarck Strait''' ({{coor dm|64|51|S|64|0|W|}}) is a strait between the south end of Anvers and [[Wiencke Islands]] and the [[Wilhelm Archipelago]]. Explored in 1874 by a German expedition under Dallmann, and named by him for the German statesman, [[Prince Otto]] von Bismarck.

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Mount Bistre

'''Mount Bistre''' ({{coor dm|65|3|S|62|3|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] on the north side of [[Evans Glacier]] on the east side of [[Graham Land]]. Surveyed by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1947, and again in 1955. The name, by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC), is descriptive of the dark brown color of the steep east and south rock faces of the feature.

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Mount Bitgood

'''Mount Bitgood''' ({{coor dm|76|29|S|144|55|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] (1,150 m) between [[Mount Lockhart]] and [[Mount Colombo]] on the north side of the [[Fosdick Mountains]], in the [[Ford Ranges]] of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) (1939-41) and 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 [[Charles D. Bitgood]], geologist with the [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) party to the Fosdick Mountains, 1967-68.

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Bizeux Rock

'''Bizeux Rock''' ({{coor dm|66|49|S|141|24|E|}}) is a rocky [[island]] 0.1 nautical miles (0.2 km) long lying 0.1 nautical miles (0.2 km) east of [[Manchot Island]] and close northeast of [[Cape Margerie]]. Charted in 1950 by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] and named by them for the island located in the center of the Rance estuary, France.

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Mount Bjaaland

'''Mount Bjaaland''' ({{coor dm|86|33|S|164|14|W|}}) is a rock [[peak]] (2,675 m), the southeasternmost summit of the massif at the head of [[Amundsen Glacier]], in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. In November 1911, a number of [[mountain]] peaks in this general vicinity were observed and rudely positioned by the [[South Pole Party]] under [[Roald Amundsen]]. Amundsen named one of them for [[Olaf Bjaaland]], a member of the party. The peak described was mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photography, 1960-64. For the sake of historical continuity and to commemorate the Norwegian exploration in this area, the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) has selected this feature to be designated Mount Bjaaland. Other peaks in the massif have been named for members of Amundsen's South Pole Party.

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Bjelland Point

'''Bjelland Point''' ({{coor dm|54|6|S|36|44|W|}}) is a point on the north coast of [[South Georgia]], immediately south of [[Second Milestone]] and 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) east-northeast of [[Robertson Point]]. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951-57, and named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Sigurd L. Bjelland]], Manager of the [[South Georgia Whaling Co]]. station at [[Leith Harbor]] for several years beginning in 1951.

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Mount Bjerke

'''Mount Bjerke''' ({{coor dm|71|58|S|9|43|E|}}) is a large [[mountain]], 2,840 m, forming the southern end of the [[Conrad Mountains]] in the [[Orvin Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered and photographed by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39. Mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-60, and named for [[Henry Bjerke]], mechanic with Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1957-59.

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Bjerko Peninsula

'''Bjerko Peninsula''' ({{coor dm|67|50|S|69|30|E|}}) is a broad ice-covered [[peninsula]] forming the west shore of [[MacKenzie Bay]]. Norwegian whalers explored this area in January and February 1931, naming the cape at the end of this peninsula for gunner [[Reidar Bjerko]] of the whale catcher [[Bouvet II]], from whose deck the coast was sketched January 19. Since [[Sir Douglas Mawson]] probably saw this cape from a great distance as early as [[December 26]], [[1929]], the Australian name of [[Cape Darnley]] has been retained for the cape, while the Norwegian name has been applied to the peninsula.

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Bjorn Spur

'''Bjorn Spur''' ({{coor dm|71|55|S|4|39|E|}}) is a rock spur which extends northeastward from [[Skigarden Ridge]] in the [[Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped from surveys and air photos by the [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-60) and named for [[Bjorn Grytoyr]], scientific assistant with Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-58).

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Bjornert Cliffs

'''Bjornert Cliffs''' ({{coor dm|74|58|S|135|9|W|}}) is a series of ice-covered cliffs which face seaward along the northern side of [[McDonald Heights]], [[Marie Byrd Land]]. The cliffs stand between [[Hanessian Foreland]] and [[Hagey Ridge]] and descend abruptly from about 800 m, the average summit elevation, to 400 m at the base. The feature was photographed from aircraft of the [[U.S. Antarctic Service]], 1939-41, and was 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) (1974) for [[Rolf P. Bjornert]] of the Office of [[Polar Programs]], [[National Science Foundation]], who served in the capacity of [[Station Projects Manager]] for Antarctica.

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Bjornstadt Bay

'''Bjornstadt Bay''' ({{coor dm|54|35|S|35|55|W|}}) is a small [[bay]] lying 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) northeast of [[Gold Harbor]], along the east coast of [[South Georgia]]. The name dates back to at least 1929.

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Black Cap (Antarctica)

'''Black Cap''' ({{coor dm|79|0|S|161|51|E|}}) is a prominent black rock [[peak]] which surmounts the northwest end of [[Teall Island]], just south of the mouth of [[Skelton Glacier]]. Sighted and given this descriptive name in February 1957 by the [[New Zealand]] party of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-58).

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Black Coast

'''Black Coast''' ({{coor dm|71|45|S|62|0|W|}}) is that portion of the east coast of [[Antarctic Peninsula]] between [[Cape Boggs]] and [[Cape Mackintosh]]. This coast was discovered and photographed from the air by members of the [[East Base]] of the [[U.S. Antarctic Service]], 1939-41, on a flight of [[December 30]], [[1940]]. The most southerly point reached was [[Wright Inlet]] in 74S, but features as far south as [[Bowman Peninsula]] are identifiable in the aerial photographs taken on the flight. Named after Commander(later Admiral) [[Richard B. Black]], [[U.S. Navy Reserve]] (1902-92), leader of the December 30 flight and commanding officer of the East Base.

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Black Crag

'''Black Crag''' ({{coor dm|71|52|S|98|0|W|}}) is a small steep cliff rock exposure at the northeast end of [[Noville Peninsula]], [[Thurston Island]]. The feature is just south of small [[Mulroy Island]]. Delineated from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy Squadron VX]]-6 in January 1960. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[George H. Black]], supply officer of the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] in 1928-30.

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Black Face

'''Black Face''' ({{coor dm|77|51|S|160|53|E|}}) is the south wall of an east-west ridge in [[Arena Valley]], 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of [[East Beacon]], in the [[Quartermain Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. The feature is a prominent landmark and is formed by a dolerite dike which rises over 300 m above the floor of the [[valley]]. Named by [[New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (NZ-APC) from the color of the rock following geological work in the area by [[C.T. McElroy]], [[G. Rose]], and [[K.J. Whitby]] in 1980-81.

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Black Glacier

'''Black Glacier''' ({{coor dm|71|40|S|164|42|E|}}) is a broad tributary to the [[Lillie Glacier]] flowing northeast, marking the southeast extent of the [[Bowers Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-62. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Robert F. Black]], geologist, University of Wisconsin, project leader for Antarctic patterned ground studies, who carried out research in the [[McMurdo Sound]] region during several summer seasons in the 1960's.

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Black Head (South Georgia)

'''Black Head''' ({{coor dm|54|4|S|37|7|W|}}) is a dark, rugged promontory, 60 m high, separating Cook and [[Possession Bays]] on the north coast of [[South Georgia]]. Named by DI personnel who charted this area in 1929-30.

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Black Head (Antarctica)

'''Black Head''' ({{coor dm|66|6|S|65|37|W|}}) is a dark [[headland]] marking the south side of the entrance to [[Holtedahl Bay]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. First mapped and given this descriptive name by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37.

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Black Icefalls

'''Black Icefalls''' ({{coor dm|81|46|S|157|14|E|}}) is a line of icefalls at the south margin of [[Chapman Snowfield]], [[Churchill Mountains]]. The icefalls extend southwest from [[Mount Massam]] to [[Vance Bluff]]. Named in honor of [[A. W. Black]], a member of the 1959 [[Cape Hallett]] winter-over team, working as a technician on the geomagnetic project.

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Black Island (Wilhelm Archipelago)

'''Black Island''' ({{coor dm|65|15|S|64|17|W|}}) is an [[island]] 0.2 nautical miles (0.4 km) long, lying close southwest of [[Skua Island]] in the [[Argentine Islands]], [[Wilhelm Archipelago]]. Charted and named descriptively in 1935 by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill.

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

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Black Island (Ross Archipelago)

'''Black Island''' ({{coor dm|78|12|S|166|25|E|}}) is an [[island]] in the [[Ross Archipelago]], 12 nautical miles (22 km) long, projecting through the [[Ross Ice Shelf]] to a height of 1,040 meters. Discovered by the ''Discovery'' expedition (1901-04) and named by them for its appearance. The island is largely ice free and principally composed of black volcanic rock.

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

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Black Island Channel

'''Black Island Channel''' ({{coor dm|65|15|S|64|17|W|}}) is a channel 0.1 nautical miles (0.2 km) wide between [[Black Island]] and [[Skua Island]] in the [[Argentine Islands]], [[Wilhelm Archipelago]]. Charted and named in 1935 by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill.

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

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Black Knob

'''Black Knob''' ({{coor dm|77|50|S|166|40|E|}}) is a descriptive name for a rock outcrop 0.2 nautical miles (0.4 km) west of [[Twin Crater]]/[[Middle Crater]] on [[Hut Point Peninsula]], [[Ross Island]]. The name has been used in reports and maps since at least 1971.

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Black Nunataks

'''Black Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|72|59|S|74|28|E|}}) is a group of about nine [[nunatak]]s located 10 nautical miles (18 km) west-southwest of [[Mount Harding]] in the [[Grove Mountains]]. Mapped by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) from air photos, 1956-60. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) after [[I. Black]], geophysicist at [[Mawson Station]], 1963.

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Black Pass

'''Black Pass''' ({{coor dm|67|40|S|67|34|W|}}) is a pass trending NE-SW, 3 nautical miles (6 km) west of [[Mount Arronax]], [[Pourquoi Pas Island]], in northeast [[Marguerite Bay]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[Stanley E. Black]] (1933-58), [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) meteorological assistant, [[Signy Island]], 1957-58, and [[Horseshoe Island]], 1958, who, with [[D. Statham]] and [[G. Stride]], was lost between [[Dion Islands]] and Horseshoe Island in May 1958, in a break up of the sea ice.

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Black Point (South Georgia)

'''Black Point''' ({{coor dm|54|0|S|37|42|W|}}) is a point on the west side of [[Right Whale Bay]], 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km) south-southwest of [[Nameless Point]] on the north coast of [[South Georgia]]. Charted and named by DI personnel in 1930.

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Black Point (Antarctica)

'''Black Point''' ({{coor dm|62|29|S|60|43|W|}}) is a point which lies 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) southeast of [[Cape Shirreff]] on the north coast of [[Livingston Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. The point was known to sealers as early as 1822. It was charted and named in 1935 by DI personnel on the [[Discovery II]].

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Mount Black Prince

'''Mount Black Prince''' ({{coor dm|71|47|S|168|15|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] (3,405 m) composed of dark colored rock, which tends to create an imposing appearance. Located 4 nautical miles (7 km) west of [[Mount Ajax]] in the [[Admiralty Mountains]] of [[Victoria Land]]. Named by [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1957-58, for its appearance and also for the [[New Zealand Cruiser]] HMNZS [[Black Prince]].

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Black Pudding Peak

'''Black Pudding Peak''' ({{coor dm|76|50|S|161|45|E|}}) is an isolated black [[mountain]] located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northwest of [[Mount Brogger]] in the [[Prince Albert Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named for its squat black appearance by the 1957 [[New Zealand Northern Survey Party]] of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-58.

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Black Rock, South Georgia

'''Black Rock''' ({{coor dm|53|39|S|41|48|W|}}) is a low rock 10 nautical miles (18 km) southeast of [[Shag Rocks]] and some 105 nautical miles (190 km) west-northwest of [[South Georgia]]. Black Rock may have been considered as part of the "[[Aurora Islands]]" reported in this vicinity by the ship Aurora in 1762. It was charted in 1927 by DI personnel on the [[William Scoresby]].

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Black Rock (Heard Island)

'''Black Rock''' ({{coor dm|53|1|S|73|34|E|}}) is a small, dark rock lying immediately northwest of [[Morgan Island]] and 0.2 nautical miles (0.4 km) north of [[Heard Island]]. The feature appears to be roughly shown on an 1860 sketch map prepared by Captain [[H.C. Chester]], American sealer operating in this area during this period. The name, which is descriptive, appears to have been applied on charts about 1932, probably as a result of the 1929 [[British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition]] (BANZARE) work under Mawson.

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Black Rocks, South Georgia

'''Black Rocks''' ({{coor dm|54|8|S|36|38|W|}}) is a small group of rocks 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) southeast of [[Framnaes Point]] in the north part of [[Stromness Bay]], [[South Georgia]]. The name [[Blenheim Rocks]] has appeared for these rocks, but since about 1930 the name Black Rocks has been used more consistently.

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Black Stump (Antarctica)

'''Black Stump''' ({{coor dm|72|22|S|163|48|E|}}) is a prominent but low [[mountain]] 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) southeast of [[Monte Cassino]] in the [[Freyberg Mountains]]. The feature is a black peaked mass of andesite rock, possibly the stump of an old [[volcano]]. Descriptively named by [[New Zealand Antarctic Research Program]] (NZARP) geologist [[P.J. Oliver]], who studied the mountain in the 1981-82 season.

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Black Thumb

'''Black Thumb''' ({{coor dm|68|25|S|66|53|W|}}) is a [[mountain]], 1,190 m, with notched and precipitous sides, standing between [[Romulus Glacier]] and [[Bertrand Ice Piedmont]] on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Charted and named by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37.

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Mount Black

'''Mount Black''' ({{coor dm|85|14|S|178|22|W|}}) is a prominent [[mountain]] (3,005 m) with a gentle snow-covered slope on its southwest side and a steep rock face on its northwest side, forming a part of the polar escarpment just west of [[Bennett Platform]] and the upper reaches of [[Shackleton Glacier]]. Discovered and photographed by [[R. Admiral Byrd]] on his return flight from the [[South Pole]] in November 1929, and named by him for [[Van Lear Black]], American financier and contributor to [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] of 1928-30 and 1933-35.

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Blackburn Nunatak

'''Blackburn Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|83|49|S|66|13|W|}}) is a prominent [[nunatak]], 965 m, marking the north extremity of [[Rambo Nunataks]] in the [[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 Lieutenant [[Archie B. Blackburn]], (MC) U.S. Navy, officer in charge at [[Plateau Station]], winter 1967.

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Mount Blackburn

'''Mount Blackburn''' ({{coor dm|86|17|S|147|16|W|}}) is a massive, flat-topped [[mountain]], 3,275 m, standing just east of [[Scott Glacier]] where it surmounts the southwest end of [[California Plateau]] and the [[Watson Escarpment]], in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. Discovered by and named for [[Quin A. Blackburn]], geologist, leader of the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] geological party which sledged the length of Scott Glacier in December 1934.

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Blackface Point

'''Blackface Point''' ({{coor dm|67|57|S|65|24|W|}}) is a rocky and precipitous point 3 nautical miles (6 km) northwest of [[Cape Freeman]] on the east coast of [[Graham Land]]. The point was photographed by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), 1939-41. Mapped by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), 1947-48. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in description of the extremely black rock exposed at the end of the point.

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Blackrock Head

'''Blackrock Head''' ({{coor dm|67|15|S|58|59|E|}}) is a conspicuous coastal rock outcrop on the eastern part of [[Law Promontory]], 3 nautical miles (6 km) northwest of [[Tryne Point]]. Discovered in February 1936 by DI personnel on the [[William Scoresby]] and so named by them for its black, rocky appearance.

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Blackrock Ridge

'''Blackrock Ridge''' ({{coor dm|64|17|S|56|43|W|}}) is a ridge of exposed dark rock trending WSW-ENE, located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north of [[Penguin Point]] in central [[Seymour Island]]. The descriptive name "[[Filo Negro]]" (black ridge) was applied to this feature in Argentine geological reports on the [[island]] in 1978. The approved name, jointly recommended by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) and [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1991, avoids duplication with [[Black Ridge]], [[Deep Freeze Range]].

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Blacksand Beach

'''Blacksand Beach''' ({{coor dm|77|33|S|166|8|E|}}) is a beach formed of black volcanic sand at [[Cape Royds]], [[Ross Island]], about 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) northward of [[Flagstaff Point]]. The descriptive name was given by members of the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1907-09, who found the beach within safe walking distance of their base hut near Flagstaff Point.

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Blackstone Plain

'''Blackstone Plain''' ({{coor dm|57|45|S|26|28|E|}}) is a small plain just south of [[Harper Point]] at the north end of [[Saunders Island]], [[South Sandwich Islands]]. This lowland feature is made up of dark basaltic lavas and, in 1964, personnel from HMS Protector found it to be the only area of the [[island]] free from ice and snow. The descriptive name was given by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1971.

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Blackwall Glacier

'''Blackwall Glacier''' ({{coor dm|86|10|S|159|40|W|}}) is a tributary [[glacier]], 8 nautical miles (15 km) long, which drains a portion of the west slope of [[Nilsen Plateau]]. It flows northwest along the northeast side of [[Hansen Spur]] to join [[Amundsen Glacier]]. The name was used by both the 1963-64 and 1970-71 [[Ohio State University]] field parties at Nilsen Plateau; all the rock walls surrounding this glacier are black in appearance.

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Blackwall Ice Stream

'''Blackwall Ice Stream''' ({{coor dm|82|52|S|35|21|W|}}) is a slightly S-shaped [[ice stream]] about 240 nautical miles (440 km) long and 12 nautical miles (22 km) wide. It descends from c.1900 m to 730 m where it joins [[Recovery Glacier]] between [[Argentina Range]] and [[Whichaway Nunataks]]. Named after [[Hugh Blackwall Evans]] (1874-1975), English-born Canadian naturalist with the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1898-1900, led by [[Carsten E. Borchgrevink]].

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Blackwall Mountains

'''Blackwall Mountains''' ({{coor dm|68|22|S|66|48|W|}}) is a mountains rising to 1,370 m, extending in a WNW-ESE direction for 5 nautical miles (9 km) and lying close south of [[Neny Fjord]] on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. They are bounded to the east by [[Remus Glacier]], to the south by [[Romulus Glacier]], and are separated from [[Red Rock Ridge]] to the west by Safety Colonel First roughly surveyed in 1936 by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill. Resurveyed in 1948-49 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), and so named by them because the black cliffs of the mountains facing [[Rymill Bay]] remain snow free throughout the year.

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Blackwelder Glacier

'''Blackwelder Glacier''' ({{coor dm|77|56|S|164|12|E|}}) is a pocket [[glacier]], 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) wide and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long, between [[Salmon Hill]] and [[Hobbs Glacier]] in [[Victoria Land]]. The glacier was studied during [[U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze]], 1957-58, by [[Troy L. Pewe]] and was named by him for Dr. [[Eliot Blackwelder]], former head of the [[Geology Department]] at [[Stanford University]].

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Mount Blackwelder

'''Mount Blackwelder''' ({{coor dm|77|59|S|161|4|E|}}) is a sharp, mainly ice-free [[peak]] in north [[Wilkniss Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]], rising to 2,340 m west of [[Vernier Valley]] and 6 nautical miles (11 km) north of [[Pivot Peak]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs, 1947-59. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1984 after Lieutenant Commander [[Billy G. Blackwelder]], U.S. Navy, [[Senior Helicopter Pilot]], [[Antarctic Development Squadron Six]] (VXE-6), [[U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze]], 1971-72 and 1975-77.

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Blade Ridge

'''Blade Ridge''' ({{coor dm|63|25|S|57|5|W|}}) is a sharp rock ridge marked by three peaks, the highest 575 m, forming the northwest wall of [[Depot Glacier]] near the head of [[Hope Bay]], in the northeast part of [[Trinity Peninsula]]. Discovered by the [[Swedish Antarctic Expedition]], 1901-04, under Nordenskjold. The descriptive name was given by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) following their survey of the area in 1945.

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Blades Glacier

'''Blades Glacier''' ({{coor dm|77|38|S|153|0|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing east from the snow-covered saddle just north of [[La Gorce Peak]], [[Alexandra Mountains]]. It merges with [[Dalton Glacier]] on the north side of [[Edward VII Peninsula]]. 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 [[William Robert Blades]] who served as navigator during [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] (1946-47) and [[Operation Deep Freeze]] (1955-59).

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Mount Blades

'''Mount Blades''' ({{coor dm|77|10|S|145|15|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] 3 nautical miles (6 km) west-northwest of [[Bailey Ridge]], on the north side of [[Boyd Glacier]] in the [[Ford Ranges]], [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Discovered and mapped by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) (1939-41). Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Commander [[J.L. Blades]], [[U.S. Navy]], in charge of Antarctic support activities at [[McMurdo Station]] during the winter of 1965.

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Blaiklock Glacier

'''Blaiklock Glacier''' ({{coor dm|80|30|S|29|51|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] 16 nautical miles (30 km) long, flowing north from [[Turnpike Bluff]], then northwest to [[Mounts Provender]] and Lowe in the west part of the [[Shackleton Range]]. First mapped in 1957 by the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] and named for [[Kenneth V. Blaiklock]], leader of the advance party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1955-56 and surveyor with the transpolar party in 1956-58.

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Blaiklock Island

'''Blaiklock Island''' ({{coor dm|67|33|S|67|4|W|}}) is a high and rugged, irregular-shaped [[island]] 9 nautical miles (17 km) long, lying between [[Bigourdan Fjord]] and [[Bourgeois Fjord]]. It is separated from [[Pourquoi Pas Island]] by [[The Narrows]] and from the west coast of [[Graham Land]] by [[Jones Channel]]. The feature was partially surveyed in 1936 by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, at which time it was charted as a promontory. It was determined to be an island in 1949 by [[Kenneth V. Blaiklock]], [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) surveyor for whom it is named.

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

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Blair Glacier

'''Blair Glacier''' ({{coor dm|66|45|S|124|32|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] draining northward to the western corner of [[Maury Bay]]. Delineated from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] (1946-47), and named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[James L. Blair]], Midshipman on the sloop Peacock during the [[United States Exploring Expedition]] (1838-42) under Lieutenant [[Charles Wilkes]].

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Blair Islands

'''Blair Islands''' ({{coor dm|66|50|S|143|10|E|}}) is a group of small islands lying 4 nautical miles (7 km) west of [[Cape Gray]], at the east side of the entrance to [[Commonwealth Bay]]. Discovered by the [[Australasian Antarctic Expedition]] (1911-14) under [[Douglas Mawson]], who named the group for [[J.H. Blair]], [[Chief Officer]] on the Aurora.

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

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Blair Peak

'''Blair Peak''' ({{coor dm|67|48|S|62|53|E|}}) is a sharp [[peak]], 960 m, situated 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of [[Rumdoodle Peak]] in the [[Masson Range]] of the [[Framnes Mountains]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37. Remapped by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]), 1957-60, and named for [[James Blair]], senior diesel mechanic at [[Mawson Station]], 1958.

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Mount Blair

'''Mount Blair''' ({{coor dm|72|32|S|160|49|E|}}) is a small but conspicuous [[mountain]] (2,120 m) standing 6 nautical miles (11 km) northwest of [[Mount Weihaupt]] in the [[Outback Nunataks]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-64. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Terence T. Blair]], biologist at [[McMurdo Station]], 1966-67.

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Blaisen Valley

'''Blaisen Valley''' ({{coor dm|72|32|S|3|42|W|}}) is a small cirquelike [[valley]] on the west side of [[Borg Mountain]] just north of [[Borggarden Valley]], in the [[Borg Massif]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and named Blaisen (the blue ice).

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Blake Island (Antarctica)

'''Blake Island''' ({{coor dm|63|38|S|59|1|W|}}) is a narrow ice-free [[island]] 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) long, lying in [[Bone Bay]] along the northwest coast of [[Trinity Peninsula]]. Charted in 1948 by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[Pattrick J. Blake]], midshipman on the brig Williams used in exploring the [[South Shetland Islands]] and [[Bransfield Strait]] in 1820.

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

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Blake Massif

'''Blake Massif''' ({{coor dm|80|38|S|158|0|E|}}) is a compact block of ridgelines without a prominent culminating summit, rising to approximately 1800 m on the south side of [[Byrd Glacier]]. The unit lies between [[Lowry Massif]] to the northeast and [[Mandarich Massif]] to the southwest. Named in honor of [[Sir Peter Blake]], who died in December 2001 during an environmental awareness expedition up the [[Amazon River]]. He was an exceptional sailor. In his most recent endeavors, Sir Peter Blake sought to raise worldwide awareness of environmental issues, to help protect life in, on and around the waters of the world. He sailed to the [[Antarctic Peninsula]] aboard the Seamaster in January 2001.

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Blake Nunataks

'''Blake Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|74|10|S|66|40|E|}}) is a group of three low, flat-topped [[nunatak]]s running in a line NE-SW between [[Wilson Bluff]] and [[Mount Maguire]], near the head of [[Lambert Glacier]]. Sighted by [[Flying Officer J. Seaton]], RAAF, during a photographic flight in November 1956. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[J.R. Blake]], auroral physicist at [[Mawson Station]] in 1958.

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Blake Peak (Antarctica)

'''Blake Peak''' ({{coor dm|76|1|S|143|44|W|}}) is an isolated [[peak]] on the southwest side of [[Siemiatkowski Glacier]] in [[Marie Byrd Land]]. 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 [[Dale G. Blake]], ionospheric scientist at [[Byrd Station]], 1964.

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Blake Rock

'''Blake Rock''' ({{coor dm|85|11|S|64|50|W|}}) is an isolated rock lying 5 nautical miles (9 km) south of the south end of [[Mackin Table]] in the [[Patuxent 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 [[Joseph A. Blake]], Jr., construction electrician at [[South Pole Station]], winter 1960.

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Cape Blake

'''Cape Blake''' ({{coor dm|68|26|S|148|55|E|}}) is a rocky cape on the [[Organ Pipe Cliffs]], 4 nautical miles (7 km) west of [[Cape Wild]]. Discovered by the [[Australasian Antarctic Expedition]] (1911-14) under [[Douglas Mawson]], who named it for [[L.R. Blake]], geologist and cartographer with the [[Macquarie Island]] party of the expedition.

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Blakeney Point

'''Blakeney Point''' ({{coor dm|66|14|S|110|35|E|}}) is the north point of [[Clark Peninsula]], on [[Budd Coast]]. First roughly mapped from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] and [[Operation Windmill]] in 1947 and 1948. Named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[A.A. Blakeney]], Photographer's Mate on U.S. Navy Operation Highjump flights in this area and other coastal areas between 14 and 164, East longitude. The point was remapped from air photos taken by a Soviet expedition in 1956 and by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) in 1956 and 1962.

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Blaklettane Hills

'''Blaklettane Hills''' ({{coor dm|72|26|S|21|30|E|}}) is a small group of hills standing 18 nautical miles (33 km) southwest of [[Bamse Mountain]] at the southwest end of the [[Sor Rondane Mountains]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47, and named Blaklettane (the blue hills).

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Blanabbane Nunataks

'''Blanabbane Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|68|2|S|63|1|E|}}) is a small group of [[nunatak]]s about 15 nautical miles (28 km) east of [[Mount Twintop]] in Mac. [[Robertson Land]]. Mapped and named by Norwegian cartographers working from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37.

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Blanchard Glacier

'''Blanchard Glacier''' ({{coor dm|64|44|S|62|5|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing into [[Wilhelmina Bay]] between Garnerin and [[Sadler Points]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. First charted by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] under Gerlache, 1897-99. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 for [[Jean P. Blanchard]] (1753-1809), French aeronaut, the first professional balloon pilot, who, with [[John J. Jeffries]], made the first balloon crossing of the [[English Channel]] in 1785.

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