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Gabbro Crest edit

'''Gabbro Crest''' ({{coor dm|83|28|S|50|22|W|}}) is the crest (about 1,750 m) of the [[mountain]] spur between [[Sheriff Cliffs]] and [[Vigen Cliffs]] on the southeast edge of [[Saratoga Table]], [[Forrestal Range]], q.v. So named in 1979 by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN), at the suggestion of [[Arthur B. Ford]], [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) geologist, from the dominant rock type of the Forrestal Range.

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Gabbro Hills edit

'''Gabbro Hills''' ({{coor dm|84|42|S|173|0|W|}}) is a group of rugged ridges and coastal hills which borders the [[Ross Ice Shelf]] between the Barrett and [[Gough Glaciers]] and extends south to [[Ropebrake Pass]]. So named by the [[Southern Party]] of [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1963-64) because of the prevalence of gabbro, a dark, plutonic rock in the area.

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'Mount Gaberlein is a mountain, 1,210 m, standing 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) north-northwest of Mount Bellingshausen in the Prince Albert Mountains of Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1957-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for William E. Gaberlein, Chief Construction Electrician, U.S. Navy, who wintered over at McMurdo Station in 1962 and 1964.

Gablenz Range edit

'''Gablenz Range''' ({{coor dm|72|0|S|4|30|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] range, 13 nautical miles (24 km) long, including [[Skigarden Ridge]], [[Mount Grytoyr]] and associated features. The range lies between the north part of [[Preuschoff Range]] and [[Luz Range]] in the [[Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] under [[Alfred Ritscher]], 1938-39, and named after the director of the [[German Lufthansa Corporation]].

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Gabriel Peak edit

'''Gabriel Peak''' ({{coor dm|65|36|S|62|39|W|}}) is a [[peak]] (1,220 m) at the confluence of Starbuck and [[Jeroboam Glaciers]] on the east side of [[Graham Land]]. The name is one of several in the vicinity applied by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) from [[Herman Melville]]'s [[Moby Dick Gabriel]] being the crewman of the ship

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Gadarene Lake edit

'''Gadarene Lake''' ({{coor dm|71|24|S|67|35|W|}}) is a meltwater [[lake]] 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) long in the [[ice shelf]] of [[George VI Sound]], lying below [[Swine Hill]] with its east shore bounding the exposed rocks of the west coast of [[Palmer Land]]. In summer a considerable volume of water enters the lake from the ravine immediately north of Swine Hill. First seen and surveyed in 1948 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS). The name arose at that time and results from the mad rush by the sledge dogs which attempted to throw themselves and their sledge down the steep ice slopes into the water, like the Gadarene swine.

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Gadarene Ridge edit

'''Gadarene Ridge''' ({{coor dm|76|42|S|159|33|E|}}) is a ridge extending southward from [[Ship Cone]] in the [[Allan Hills]] of [[Victoria Land]]. Reconnoitered by the [[New Zealand Antarctic Research Program]] (NZARP) [[Allan Hills Expedition]] (1964) who gave the name because of the swine-backed appearance of the feature in profile.

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Gadsden Peaks edit

'''Gadsden Peaks''' ({{coor dm|71|38|S|167|24|E|}}) is a line of northeast-trending peaks on a ridge, 5 nautical miles (9 km) long. They rise over 2,500 m and stand 5 nautical miles (9 km) west-southwest of [[Lange Peak]] of [[Lyttelton Range]], in the [[Admiralty Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs, 1960-63. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Michael Gadsden]], radioscience researcher at [[McMurdo Station]], 1965-66 and 1967-68.

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Gage Ridge edit

'''Gage Ridge''' ({{coor dm|66|54|S|51|16|E|}}) is a partially snow-covered ridge, 7 nautical miles (13 km) long, standing 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) west of [[Mount Selwood]] 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 [[H.V. Gage]], a member of the crew of the Discovery during the [[British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition]] (BANZARE), 1929-31.

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Cape Gage edit

'''Cape Gage''' ({{coor dm|64|10|S|57|5|W|}}) is a rocky promontory forming the east extremity of [[James Ross Island]] and the west side of the north entrance to [[Admiralty Sound]]. Discovered by a British expedition 1839-43, under Ross, who named it for [[V. Admiral William Hall Gage]], a [[Lord Commissioner]] of the Admiralty.

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Gagge Point edit

'''Gagge Point''' ({{coor dm|66|20|S|66|54|W|}}) is the southern extremity of [[Lavoisier Island]], [[Biscoe Islands]]. Mapped from air photos obtained by [[Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition]] (FIDASE) (1956-57). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Adolph P. Gagge]], American physiologist who has specialized in the reactions of the human body to cold environments.

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Gain Glacier edit

'''Gain Glacier''' ({{coor dm|71|1|S|61|25|W|}}) is a large [[glacier]] on the east coast of [[Palmer Land]], flowing northeast from [[Cat Ridge]] and entering the [[Weddell Sea]] between [[Imshaug Peninsula]] and [[Morency Island]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) in 1974. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Louis Gain]], naturalist on the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1908-10, author of several of the expedition reports on zoology and botany.

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Gair Glacier edit

'''Gair Glacier''' ({{coor dm|73|3|S|166|32|E|}}) is a tributary [[glacier]], 10 nautical miles (18 km) long, rising close southeast of [[Mount Supernal]] in the [[Mountaineer Range]] and flowing east-northeast to enter [[Mariner Glacier]] just north of [[Bunker Bluff]] in [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) 1962-63, for [[H.S. Gair]], geologist and leader that season of the NZGSAE northern field party.

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Gair Mesa edit

'''Gair Mesa''' ({{coor dm|73|28|S|162|52|E|}}) is the southernmost mesa of the [[Mesa Range]], in [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the northern party of [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1962-63, for [[H.S. Gair]], geologist and leader of this party.

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Galan Ridge edit

'''Galan Ridge''' ({{coor dm|73|10|S|62|0|W|}}) is a prominent ridge which forms the northeast rampart of the [[Dana Mountains]] in [[Palmer Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1961-67. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Michael P. Galan]], a member of the [[McMurdo Station]] winter party in 1967 and of the [[South Pole-Queen Maud Land Traverse III]] in 1967-68.

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Galatos Peak edit

'''Galatos Peak''' ({{coor dm|71|58|S|163|43|E|}}) is a [[peak]], 2,045 m, that marks the northwest extremity of [[Salamander Range]] in the [[Freyberg Mountains]]. Named by the northern party of [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1963-64, after Galatos, a village in Crete associated with [[Lord Freyberg]] and the [[Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force]] during [[World War II]].

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Gale Escarpment edit

'''Gale Escarpment''' ({{coor dm|72|55|S|75|23|E|}}) is a northwest-facing escarpment of rock and ice, standing eastward of [[Mount Harding]] and [[Wilson Ridge]] in the [[Grove Mountains]]. Mapped from air photos, 1956-60, by ANAPL. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for d'[[A.T. Gale]], officer in charge of the [[Antarctic Mapping Branch]], [[Australian Division]] of [[National Mapping]], who has contributed substantially to Antarctic mapping.

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Gale Ridge edit

'''Gale Ridge''' ({{coor dm|83|41|S|56|27|W|}}) is a ridge, 12 nautical miles (22 km) long, extending northwestward from [[Mount Dover]] 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 [[Phillip L. Gale]], meteorologist at [[Ellsworth Station]], winter 1962.

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Mount Gale edit

'''Mount Gale''' ({{coor dm|70|46|S|166|12|E|}}) is a promontory at the north end of [[Frecker Ridge]] in the [[Anare Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. It stands at the south side of the confluence of [[Ludvig Glacier]] and [[Kirkby Glacier]]. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for Commander d'[[A.T. Gale]], formerly of the RAN, hydrographic surveyor with the ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) ([[Thala Dan]]) cruise that explored this coast, 1962.

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Galen Peak edit

'''Galen Peak''' ({{coor dm|64|22|S|62|26|W|}}) is a [[peak]] 3 nautical miles (6 km) west of [[Buls Bay]], standing at the south side of [[Hippocrates Glacier]] in the south part of [[Brabant Island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. First mapped by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] under Gerlache, 1897-99. Photographed by [[Hunting Aersurveys Ltd]]. in 1956-57, and mapped from these photos in 1959. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for Galen (138-201), the most eminent Roman doctor of his time, author of numerous works on medicine, surgery and anatomy.

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Galileo Cliffs edit

'''Galileo Cliffs''' ({{coor dm|70|46|S|68|45|W|}}) is a line of east-west cliffs, 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, standing between [[Grotto Glacier]] and [[Jupiter Glacier]], 7 nautical miles (13 km) west of [[Ablation Point]], in eastern [[Alexander Island]]. Mapped from trimetrogon air photography taken by [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, and from survey by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), 1948-50. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) from association with Jupiter Glacier after [[Galileo Galilei]] (1564-1642). Italian astronomer who discovered the four named satellites of Jupiter.

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Galindez Island edit

'''Galindez Island''' ({{coor dm|65|15|S|64|15|W|}}) is an [[island]] 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) long, lying immediately east of [[Winter Island]] in the [[Argentine Islands]], [[Wilhelm Archipelago]]. Discovered by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1903-05, under Charcot, who named it for Commander [[Ismael F. Galindez]], [[Argentine Navy]], who was dispatched in the feared lost early in 1905. Recharted by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37.

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

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Galkin Nunatak edit

'''Galkin Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|73|27|S|65|55|W|}}) is an isolated [[nunatak]] about 35 nautical miles (60 km) northwest of [[Mount Coman]], surmounting the interior ice plateau near the base of [[Palmer Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1961-67. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[William L. Galkin]], meteorologist at [[Byrd Station]], summer 1965-66.

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Mount Galla edit

'''Mount Galla''' ({{coor dm|75|56|S|125|52|W|}}) is a snow-capped [[mountain]] (2,520 m) which rises above the [[Usas Escarpment]], 31 nautical miles (60 km) east of [[Mount Petras]], in [[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 Lieutenant [[Edward J. Galla]], U.S. Navy, who was medical doctor and leader of support personnel at [[Byrd Station]], 1959.

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Gallagher Ridge edit

'''Gallagher Ridge''' ({{coor dm|77|28|S|162|49|E|}}) is a ridge that trends northeast from [[Mount Newall]], [[Asgard Range]], and descends to lower [[Wright Valley]] to the east of [[Decker Glacier]], in [[Victoria Land]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) (1997) after [[Charles Gallagher]], [[Command Master Chief]], [[U.S. Naval Support Force]], Antarctica, who served four austral summers at [[McMurdo Station]], 1991-92 through 1994-95. Upon Navy retirement, Gallagher joined [[Antarctic Support Associates]] (ASA) as [[Housing Coordinator]] at McMurdo Station, 1995-96 and 1996-97. He became ill during the winter-over period and died at McMurdo Station, [[May 1]], [[1997]].

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Gallaher Peak edit

'''Gallaher Peak''' ({{coor dm|85|27|S|138|18|W|}}) is an one of the [[Berry Peaks]], 1,005 m, standing between the southeast edge of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]] and [[Watson Escarpment]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[James T. Gallaher]], electrician with the [[Byrd Station]] winter party, 1958.

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Gallen Nunatak edit

'''Gallen Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|75|48|S|128|36|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]] on the south side of [[Balchunas Pass]], 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) northwest of [[Putzke Peak]], in the [[McCuddin Mountains]] of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-69. Named by US-SCAN for Lieutenant (j.g.) [[Kevin P. Gallen]], CEC, U.S. Navy, Officer-in-Charge of [[South Pole Station]], 1971.

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Gallipoli Heights edit

'''Gallipoli Heights''' ({{coor dm|72|26|S|163|48|E|}}) is a group of peaks and ridges centered 7.5 nautical miles (14 km) south-southeast of [[Monte Cassino]], in the [[Freyberg Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named for association with [[Lord Freyberg]] and Freyberg Mountains by the [[Northern Party]] of [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1963-64.

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Gallows Point edit

'''Gallows Point''' ({{coor dm|64|20|S|62|59|W|}}) is the northernmost of two low, parallel points which mark the extremity of [[Gamma Island]] in the [[Melchior Islands]], [[Palmer Archipelago]]. The name was probably given by DI personnel who roughly surveyed the point in 1927. The point was resurveyed by Argentine expeditions in 1942, 1943 and 1948.

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Gallup Glacier edit

'''Gallup Glacier''' ({{coor dm|85|9|S|177|50|W|}}) is a broad [[glacier]], about 12 nautical miles (22 km) long, flowing east between [[Mount Rosenwald]] and [[Mount Black]] to enter [[Shackleton Glacier]] just north of [[Matador Mountain]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after Commander [[F.S. Gallup]], Jr., USN. [[Commanding Officer]] of [[Squadron VX]]-6 during [[Operation Deepfreeze]] 1965.

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Galtefjellet edit

'''Galtefjellet''' ({{coor dm|68|16|S|58|35|E|}}) is the southeastern of two rock outliers on the south side of [[Purka Mountain]] in the [[Hansen Mountains]]. Mapped and named Galtefjellet (boar [[mountain]]) by Norwegian cartographers working from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37.

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Galten Islands edit

'''Galten Islands''' ({{coor dm|66|23|S|56|25|E|}}) is a small group of islands in the east part of [[Magnet Bay]], 10 nautical miles (18 km) west of [[Cape Davis]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]]. 1936-37, and called Galten (the boar). First visited in 1957 by an ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) party led by [[B.H. Stinear]].

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

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Galyshev Nunatak edit

'''Galyshev Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|71|36|S|12|28|E|}}) is a [[nunatak]] at the southwest foot of [[Store Svarthorn Peak]] in [[Mittlere Petermann Range]], [[Wohlthat Mountains]]. 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 pilot [[V.L. Galyshev]].

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Gam Point edit

'''Gam Point''' ({{coor dm|61|55|S|58|0|W|}}) is a rocky point 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of [[False Round Point]] on the north coast of [[King George Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. The point is one of the features named Pyritic or [[Esther Islands]] by Scottish geologist [[David Ferguson]] in 1913-14. Although Ferguson represented the point as a rocky [[island]] separated from the ice cliff of King George Island by a channel 400 ft wide, air photos show that there is no channel. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960. The word "gam" is an old sealers' and whalers' term for the occasions when groups of men from several vessels met in one of them for a gossip. Nearby [[Esther Harbor]] was an anchorage frequently used by sealers.

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Gamage Point edit

'''Gamage Point''' ({{coor dm|64|46|S|64|4|W|}}) is a rock point that marks the north side of the entrance to [[Hero Inlet]] on the southwest side of [[Anvers Island]]. The [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) [[Palmer Station]] is located on this point. The name, applied by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN), is in association with Hero Inlet inasmuch as it was the [[Harvey F. Gamage]] shipyard in [[South Bristol]], Maine, that built the [[Research Vessel Hero]].

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Gamaleya Rock edit

'''Gamaleya Rock''' ({{coor dm|71|44|S|10|43|E|}}) is a rock 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of [[Smirnov Peak]], marking the extremity of a line of rocks that extend east from [[Shcherbakov Range]], in the [[Orvin Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Roughly plotted from air photos by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39. Mapped from air photos and surveys by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-60; remapped by [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]], 1960-61, and named after Soviet navigation scientist [[P. Ya]]. Gamaleya.

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Gambacorta Peak edit

'''Gambacorta Peak''' ({{coor dm|84|2|S|56|3|W|}}) is a [[peak]], 1,840 m, standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) east of [[Mount Kaschak]] in southern [[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 Captain [[Francis M. Gambacorta]], captain of the USS Wyandot that transported the party which established [[Ellsworth Station]] at the outset of the [[International Geophysical Year]]. Unloading at the station site on the [[Filchner Ice Shelf]] began [[January 29]], [[1957]].

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Gamble Cone edit

'''Gamble Cone''' ({{coor dm|77|28|S|169|14|E|}}) is a cone 0.6 nautical miles (1.1 km) south-southeast of [[Post Office Hill]] in the [[Kyle Hills]], [[Ross Island]]. The feature rises to c.400 m. A the suggestion of [[P.R. Kyle]], named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) (2000) after [[John A. Gamble]], geologist, [[Victoria University]] of Wellington, [[New Zealand]], who participated in three [[United States Antarctic Program]] (USAP) field projects under Kyle's leadership, 1981-82, 1982-83, and 1984-85; later with NZAP on the [[West Antarctic Volcano Exploration]], 1989-90, a collaborative US-UK-NZ effort in [[Marie Byrd Land]]; extensive work on Xenoliths that occur in volcanic rocks, including work at [[Cape Crozier]] and [[Cape Bird]] on [[Ross Isand]].

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Gamble Glacier edit

'''Gamble Glacier''' ({{coor dm|81|6|S|156|45|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing north west from [[Chapman Snowfield]], and located between [[Green Nunatak]] at south west and [[Keating Massif]] at north east, [[Churchill Mountains]]. Named in honor of John A Gamble, geological scientist, [[Victoria University]]. He spent five field seasons (during 1984 - 93) in Antarctica working on mantle and crustal xenolith studies to understand the nature of the [[West Antarctic]] lithosphere. He has worked in [[Marie Byrd Land]], including the [[West Antarctica Volcano Expedition]] (WAVE - 1989-92), and on the volcanoes in [[McMurdo Sound]].

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Gambone Peak edit

'''Gambone Peak''' ({{coor dm|71|45|S|164|14|E|}}) is a [[peak]], 1,620 m, located 7 nautical miles (13 km) southwest of [[Coronet Peak]], at the junction of the [[Leap Year]] and [[Black Glaciers]], in the [[Bowers Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-64. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant (j.g) [[J.C. Gambone]], [[Operations Administrative Asst]]. on the staff of the Commander, [[U.S. Naval Support Force]]. Antarctica, 1967 and 1968.

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Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains edit

'''Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains''' ({{coor dm|80|30|S|76|0|E|}}) is a major group of subglacial mountains which underlie and extend beyond the area of [[Dome Argus]] in the central part of [[East Antarctica]]. Their existence was determined by a Soviet seismic party in 1958. Named after [[Grigoriy A. Gamburtsev]] (1903-55) Soviet geophysicist.

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Gamma Hill edit

'''Gamma Hill''' ({{coor dm|63|34|S|56|47|W|}}) is a distinctive ice-covered hill on [[Tabarin Peninsula]] rising more than 300 m on the shore of [[Fridtjof Sound]]. The name arises from the intensive geophysical work carried out in this part of Tabarin Peninsula by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1959-60.

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Gamma Island edit

'''Gamma Island''' ({{coor dm|64|20|S|63|0|W|}}) is an [[island]], 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) long, which marks the southwest extremity of the [[Melchior Islands]] in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. This island was first roughly charted and named "[[Ile Gouts]]" by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot, 1903-05, but that name has not survived in usage. The name Gamma, derived from the third 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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Gand Island edit

'''Gand Island''' ({{coor dm|64|24|S|62|51|W|}}) is an ice-covered [[island]], 3 nautical miles (6 km) long and 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) wide, lying at the north end of [[Schollaert Channel]], between Anvers and [[Brabant Islands]] in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Discovered by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1897-99, and named by Gerlache after Gand, the French form of Ghent, a city in Belgium where subscription drives were held to help finance the expedition.

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

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Gandalf Ridge edit

'''Gandalf Ridge''' ({{coor dm|78|21|S|164|7|E|}}) is a volcanic ridge at the northwest end of [[Hurricane Ridge]], to the north of [[Mount Morning]] on [[Scott Coast]]. Gandalf is a whimsical name put forward by geologist [[Philip R. Kyle]], Institute of [[Polar Studies]], [[The Ohio State University]], who examined the ridge in December 1977. The discovery of very hard volcanic rock at this ridge led to the naming: Gandalf, after a crusty character (a wizard) in [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s Lord of the Rings.

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Gandara Island edit

'''Gandara Island''' ({{coor dm|63|19|S|57|56|W|}}) is an [[island]] immediately southwest of [[Kopaitic Island]] in the [[Duroch Islands]]. The name appears on a Chilean government chart of 1959. Presumably named for [[Comodoro Jorge Gandara]], leader of the 1954-55 [[Chilean Antarctic]] expedition.

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

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Gangbrekka Pass edit

'''Gangbrekka Pass''' ({{coor dm|72|15|S|0|20|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] pass between [[Jutulrora Mountain]] and [[Brekkerista Ridge]] in the [[Sverdrup Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Gangbrekka (the passage slope).

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Gannon Nunataks edit

'''Gannon Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|70|43|S|69|28|W|}}) is a notable twin-peaked [[nunatak]] (about 750 m) and several smaller rock outcrops, located between the north end of [[LeMay Range]] and [[Lully Foothills]] in [[Alexander Island]]. The feature was photographed from the air by [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, and mapped from these photographs by [[D. Searle]] of [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), 1960. Named in 1977 by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Anthony E. Gannon]], [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) meteorological observer, [[Halley Station]], 1970-72, general assistant, Grytviken, 1972, and builder, [[Stonington Island]], 1973-75, who participated in a plane-table survey of north Alexander Island, 1973.

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Gannutz Glacier edit

'''Gannutz Glacier''' ({{coor dm|70|24|S|162|11|E|}}) is a smooth [[glacier]] which flows north from the [[Bowers Mountains]] and enters the east part of [[Rennick Bay]] between [[Weeder Rock]] and [[Stuhlinger Ice Piedmont]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-65. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Theodore P. Gannutz]], biologist at [[Hallett Station]] in the 1966-67 season; station scientific leader at [[Palmer Station]] in 1968.

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Ganymede Heights edit

'''Ganymede Heights''' ({{coor dm|70|52|S|68|26|W|}}) is a heights consisting of rounded ridges with extensive rock outcrops rising to 600 m or more, located between [[Jupiter Glacier]] and [[Ablation Valley]] on the east side of [[Alexander Island]]. Mapped by Directorate of [[Overseas Surveys]] from satellite imagery supplied by [[U.S. National Aeronautics]] and [[Space Administration]] in cooperation with [[U.S. Geological Survey]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) from association with Jupiter Glacier after Ganymede, one of the satellites of Jupiter.

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Gap Nunatak edit

'''Gap Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|67|54|S|62|29|E|}}) is a small [[nunatak]], 1,030 m, standing in the center of [[Hordern Gap]] in the [[David Range]], [[Framnes Mountains]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37, and named Metoppen (the middle [[peak]]). Renamed by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) for its location in Hordern Gap.

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The Gap edit

'''The Gap''' ({{coor dm|77|51|S|166|43|E|}}) is a pass between [[Crater Hill]] and [[Observation Hill]] at the south end of [[Hut Point Peninsula]], on [[Ross Island]]. Charted and named by the ''Discovery'' expedition, 1901-04, under Scott. ''Discovery'' expedition sledge parties traversed the south end of the [[peninsula]] via this low level passage.

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Mount Garan edit

'''Mount Garan''' ({{coor dm|67|32|S|98|56|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] marked by a cluster of small peaks, rising 9 nautical miles (17 km) southwest of [[Mount Strathcona]] near the head of [[Denman Glacier]]. Mapped from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[E.M. Garan]], aerial photographer on [[Operation Highjump]] flights over this and other coastal areas between 14� and 164� East.

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Garcia Point edit

'''Garcia Point''' ({{coor dm|85|14|S|170|16|W|}}) is a conspicuous point which forms the south side of the terminus of [[DeGanahl Glacier]], where the latter enters [[Liv Glacier]], in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Leopoldo Garcia]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) meteorologist at [[South Pole Station]], winter 1965.

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Cape Garcia edit

'''Cape Garcia''' ({{coor dm|65|44|S|64|40|W|}}) is a cape at the north side of the entrance to [[Barilari Bay]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. The cape was discovered and named "[[Cap Loqui]]" by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1903-05, under Charcot. At the same time Charcot named the south entrance point to the [[bay]] "[[Cap Garcia]]," after [[Rear Admiral Garcia]], [[Argentine Navy]]. The maps of Charcot's French Antarctic Expedition, 1908-10, showed "Cap Garcia" as the north cape of Barilari Bay and the name has since become established for this feature. Charcot did not use the name "Cap Loqui" on the maps of his second expedition but, for the sake of historical continuity, the name [[Loqui Point]] has been accepted for the south entrance point.

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Garcie Peaks edit

'''Garcie Peaks''' ({{coor dm|69|32|S|66|48|W|}}) is a group of three small peaks, the highest 960 m, located 5 nautical miles (9 km) southeast of [[Mount Leo]] on the south side of [[Fleming Glacier]], in west-central [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. Surveyed from the ground by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in December 1958. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[Pierre Garcie]], French sailor whose Le grand routier et pilotage (1483) was the first manual of sailing directions to include coastal recognition sketches.

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Garczynski Nunatak edit

'''Garczynski Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|85|24|S|124|48|W|}}) is a cone-shaped [[nunatak]], the highest in a cluster of nunataks close west of [[Mount Brecher]], lying at the north flank of [[Quonset Glacier]] in the [[Wisconsin Range]], [[Horlick Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-60. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Carl J. Garczynski]], meteorologist, [[Byrd Station]] winter party, 1961.

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Garde Islands edit

'''Garde Islands''' ({{coor dm|65|51|S|66|22|W|}}) is a small group of islands lying 5 nautical miles (9 km) west-northwest of [[Lively Point]], off the southwest side of [[Renaud Island]] in the [[Biscoe Islands]]. First accurately shown on an Argentine government chart of 1957. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1959 for [[Vilhelm Garde]] (1859-1926), Danish oceanographer who in 1899 initiated the international scheme of sea ice reporting in the Arctic.

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

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Garden Spur edit

'''Garden Spur''' ({{coor dm|84|33|S|174|45|W|}}) is a spur on the west side of [[Longhorn Spurs]], 3 nautical miles (6 km) south of [[Cape Surprise]]. So named by the [[Southern Party]] of [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1963-64) because of the rich flora of mosses, algae and lichens found there.

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Gardiner Glacier edit

'''Gardiner Glacier''' ({{coor dm|86|1|S|131|48|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] at the south side of [[Quartz Hills]], flowing east from [[Watson Escarpment]] into [[Reedy Glacier]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-64. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Richard D. Gardiner]], construction electrician at [[Byrd Station]] in 1962.

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Gardiner Ridge edit

'''Gardiner Ridge''' ({{coor dm|75|39|S|132|26|W|}}) is a ridge extending from [[Mount Kauffman]] to [[Mount Kosciusko]] in the [[Ames Range]], [[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 [[James E. Gardiner]], CD1, U.S. Navy, [[Construction Driver]] and member of the [[Army-Navy Trail Party]] which blazed trail from [[Little America V]] to establish [[Byrd Station]] in 1956.

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Mount Gardiner edit

'''Mount Gardiner''' ({{coor dm|86|19|S|150|57|W|}}) is a ridge-like granitic [[mountain]], 2,480 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) east of [[Mount Ruth]] and just south of the junction of Bartlett and [[Scott Glaciers]], in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. Discovered in December 1934 by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] geological party under [[Quin Blackburn]], and named by Byrd for [[Joseph T. Gardiner]] of Wellington, [[New Zealand]], agent for the Byrd Antarctic Expedition of 1928-30 and 1933-35.

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Gardner Inlet edit

'''Gardner Inlet''' ({{coor dm|74|58|S|62|52|W|}}) is a large, ice-filled inlet at the southwest side of [[Bowman Peninsula]], on the east coast of [[Palmer Land]]. Discovered by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, under Ronne, who named it for [[Irvine C. Gardner]], physicist at the [[National Bureau]] of Standards, and member of the [[American Antarctic Assn]]., Inc., the organization set up to make plans and preparations for the expedition. His work in the field of optics as applied to aerial photography has been an important contribution to this technique in polar exploration.

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Gardner Island edit

'''Gardner Island''' ({{coor dm|68|35|S|77|52|E|}}) is an [[island]] 0.75 nautical miles (1.4 km) long, lying off [[Breidnes Peninsula]], [[Vestfold Hills]], about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of [[Heidemann Bay]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]] (1936-37) and named Breidneskollen (the broad point knoll). It was renamed by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[Lionel G. Gardner]], diesel mechanic at the nearby [[Davis Station]] in 1958.

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

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Gardner Nunatak edit

'''Gardner Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|74|26|S|72|46|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]] rising to about 1,670 m, 5.5 nautical miles (10 km) west-southwest of [[Tollefson Nunatak]] in the [[Yee Nunataks]], [[Ellsworth Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs, 1961-1968, and from Landsat imagery taken 1973-74. Named in 1987 by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Robert N. Gardner]], USGS cartographer, who participated in surveys at [[Cape Crozier]] ([[Ross Island]]), [[South Pole Station]], and [[Palmer Station]], 1973-74.

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Gardner Ridge edit

'''Gardner Ridge''' ({{coor dm|86|57|S|148|24|W|}}) is an ice-free ridge 4 nautical miles (7 km) southeast of [[Davis Hills]], lying at the south side of [[Klein Glacier]] in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. 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 [[Eric T. Gardner]] of [[U.S. Navy Squadron VX]]-6, photographer on [[Operation Deep Freeze]] 1966 and 1967.

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Mount Gardner edit

'''Mount Gardner''' ({{coor dm|78|23|S|86|2|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] (4,685 m) standing 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) west of [[Mount Tyree]] in the W-central part of the [[Sentinel Range]], [[Ellsworth Mountains]]. Discovered by the [[Marie Byrd Land Traverse]] party, 1957-58, under [[C.R. Bentley]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant [[Harvey L. Gardner]], [[U.S. Navy]], pilot in Antarctica in 1957-58 and 1958-59 seasons, who was killed in the crash of a UB-1 Otter airplane at [[Marble Point]] on [[January 4]], [[1959]].

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Garekneet Ridge edit

'''Garekneet Ridge''' ({{coor dm|72|4|S|14|48|E|}}) is a rock ridge 3 nautical miles (6 km) south of [[Garenevkalven Nunatak]] in the [[Payer Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Photographed from the air by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-60) and named Garekneet.

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Garenevkalven Nunatak edit

'''Garenevkalven Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|72|0|S|14|47|E|}}) is a [[nunatak]] (2,250 m) located 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of [[Garekneet Ridge]] in the eastern part of the [[Payer Mountains]], in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped and named by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-60.

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Garfield Glacier edit

'''Garfield Glacier''' ({{coor dm|74|57|S|136|35|W|}}) is a [[glacier]], 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, flowing between [[Peden Cliffs]] and [[Cox Point]] to the east side of [[Hull Bay]] on 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 [[Donald E. Garfield]], who participated in deep core drilling activities at [[Byrd Station]], 1967-68.

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Gargoyle Bastion edit

'''Gargoyle Bastion''' ({{coor dm|62|28|S|60|8|W|}}) is an upstanding arcuate rocky [[headland]] with sub-vertical cliff faces to seaward, and flanked to north and south by rock cliffs. Rises above adjacent cliffs, to about 60 m above sea level. Named after the mythical Gargoyle, a dragon-monster.

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Gargoyle Ridge edit

'''Gargoyle Ridge''' ({{coor dm|82|24|S|159|30|E|}}) is a high rock ridge forming the south end of [[Cobham Range]] in the [[Churchill Mountains]]. So named by the Holyoake, Cobham, and [[Queen Elizabeth Ranges]] party of the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1964-65) because of the curiously wind-carved rock buttresses on top of the ridge.

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Garnerin Point edit

'''Garnerin Point''' ({{coor dm|64|41|S|62|10|W|}}) is a point on the west coast of [[Graham Land]] projecting into [[Wilhelmina Bay]] southeast of Pelseneer [[island]]. Charted by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] under Gerlache, 1897-99. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 for [[Andre J. Garnerin]] (1770-1825), French aeronaut, the first man to make a successful descent from a free balloon by parachute, in 1797.

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Garnet Hill edit

'''Garnet Hill''' ({{coor dm|60|44|S|45|38|W|}}) is a rocky hill, 230 m, rising above the east side of [[McLeod Glacier]] in the south part of [[Signy Island]], in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. It forms the south end of a line of rock and ice cliffs which separate McLeod Glacier from [[Orwell Glacier]]. So named by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), following their survey of 1947, because of the abundance of garnets found there.

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Garnet Point edit

'''Garnet Point''' ({{coor dm|66|56|S|143|46|E|}}) is a rocky coastal point consisting of garnet gneiss, located at the west side of the entrance to [[Watt Bay]]. Discovered by the [[Australasian Antarctic Expedition]] (1911-14) under [[Douglas Mawson]], and named by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition geological party led by [[Frank L. Stillwell]].

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Garnet Rocks edit

'''Garnet Rocks''' ({{coor dm|68|21|S|67|4|W|}}) is a group of three rocks lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of the [[Refuge Islands]] in the north part of [[Rymill Bay]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. First surveyed in 1948-49 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) and so named by them because of the occurrence of garnet in the rocks.

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Garrard Glacier edit

'''Garrard Glacier''' ({{coor dm|84|7|S|169|35|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] in [[Queen Alexandra Range]], draining eastward from the neve between [[Mount Lockwood]] and [[Mount Kirkpatrick]] and entering [[Beardmore Glacier]] south of [[Bell Bluff]]. It appears that [[British Antarctic Expedition]] (1910-13) applied the name "Garrard Glacier" to the feature which had been named [[Bingley Glacier]] by Shackleton in 1908. The area was surveyed by [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1961-62), who retained Bingley Glacier on the basis of priority and reapplied the name Garrard Glacier to this previously unnamed feature. Named for [[Apsley Cherry-Garrard]], zoologist with British Antarctic Expedition (1910-13).

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Cape Garry edit

'''Cape Garry''' ({{coor dm|63|21|S|62|16|W|}}) is a cape forming the southwest extremity of [[Low Island]] in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Charted and named by a British expedition under Foster, 1828-31. More accurately mapped by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1959 from air photos taken by the [[Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition]] (FIDASE), 1955-57.

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Garwood Glacier edit

'''Garwood Glacier''' ({{coor dm|78|1|S|163|57|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] occupying the northwest part of [[Garwood Valley]], in [[Victoria Land]]. First Mapped by the ''Discovery'' expedition (1901-04), but not named until 1911. Named by Taylor of the [[British Antarctic Expedition]] (1910-13) for [[Edmund J. Garwood]], professor of geology and mineralogy at the University of London.

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Garwood Point edit

'''Garwood Point''' ({{coor dm|74|14|S|110|36|W|}}) is a point marking the north extremity of [[Gurnon Peninsula]], a northeast arm of [[Bear Peninsula]], on the [[Walgreen Coast]] of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] in 1947. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[James W. Garwood]], [[U.S. Navy]] metalsmith; crew chief at [[Williams Field]], [[McMurdo Sound]], and Christchurch, N.Z.; maintenance shop supervisor in eight [[Operation Deepfreeze]] deployments.

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Garwood Valley edit

'''Garwood Valley''' ({{coor dm|78|2|S|164|10|E|}}) is a [[valley]] opening on the coast of [[Victoria Land]] just south of [[Cape Chocolate]]. It is largely ice free, but is occupied near its head by the [[Garwood Glacier]]. Named by Taylor of the [[British Antarctic Expedition]] (1910-13) in association with Garwood Glacier.

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Lake Garwood edit

'''Lake Garwood''' ({{coor dm|78|2|S|164|17|E|}}) is a named in association with [[Garwood Valley]].

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Gary Peaks edit

'''Gary Peaks''' ({{coor dm|70|54|S|162|35|E|}}) is a two peaks which form a portion of the north wall of [[Sheehan Glacier]], situated 4 nautical miles (7 km) west-southwest of [[Mount Hager]] in [[Explorers Range]], [[Bowers Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-65. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Gary F. Martin]], U.S. Navy, machinery repairman at the [[South Pole Station]] in 1965.

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Garzon Point edit

'''Garzon Point''' ({{coor dm|64|55|S|62|53|W|}}) is a point between [[Oscar Cove]] and [[Skontorp Cove]] in southern [[Paradise Harbor]], [[Danco Coast]], [[Graham Land]]. Following Argentine exploration in the area, named in 1956 by the Comision de [[Coordinacion Geografica]] (Argentina) after [[General Eugenio Garzon]], a hero of the [[Argentine War]] of Independence.

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Mount Gass edit

'''Mount Gass''' ({{coor dm|80|27|S|29|30|W|}}) is a conspicuous rock [[mountain]] on the east side of [[Blaiklock Glacier]], 6 nautical miles (11 km) southeast of [[Mount Provender]], in the [[Shackleton Range]]. First mapped in 1957 by the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] and tamed for [[Sir Neville A. Gass]], Chairman of the [[British Petroleum Company]], a supporter of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1955-58.

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Gaston Islands edit

'''Gaston Islands''' ({{coor dm|64|28|S|61|50|W|}}) is a two islands and off-lying rocks 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northwest of the tip of [[Reclus Peninsula]], off the west coast of [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. First charted in 1898 by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] under Lieutenant Adrien de Gerlache, who named one of the islands for his brother Gaston. The name was extended to apply to the entire group by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960.

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

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Mount Gaston de Gerlache edit

'''Mount Gaston de Gerlache''' ({{coor dm|71|44|S|35|49|E|}}) is the southernmost massif (2,400 m) in the [[Queen Fabiola Mountains]]. Discovered on [[October 7]], [[1960]] by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1960, under [[Guido Derom]]. Named by Derom for Gaston de Gerlache de Gomery, son of Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery (leader of the Belgica expedition, 1897-99). Gaston de Gerlache de Gomery led the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1957-58, which landed on [[Princess Ragnhild Coast]] and built the [[Roi Baudouin Station]] to carry out the scientific program of the IGY.

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Mount Gaston edit

'''Mount Gaston''' ({{coor dm|70|25|S|65|47|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) southeast of [[Mount Tarr]] in the [[Porthos Range]], [[Prince Charles Mountains]]. Plotted from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) air photos of 1965. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[J. Gaston]], aircraft engineer with the ANARE Prince Charles Mountains survey party in 1969.

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Cape Gates edit

'''Cape Gates''' ({{coor dm|73|35|S|122|38|W|}}) is an ice-covered cape which marks the northwest extremity of [[Carney Island]] along the coast of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. First mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] in January 1947. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Thomas S. Gates]], [[Under Secretary]] of the Navy before and during the Navy's [[Deep Freeze]] expeditions.

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Gateway Hills edit

'''Gateway Hills''' ({{coor dm|71|40|S|163|28|E|}}) is a prominent pair of hills (2,000 m) immediately west of [[Husky Pass]] at the head of [[Sledgers Glacier]], [[Bowers Mountains]]. So named by the [[New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (NZ-APC) in 1983 on a proposal by geologist [[M.G. Laird]] because the hills bound the southern entrance to Sledgers Glacier.

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Gateway Nunatak edit

'''Gateway Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|77|1|S|160|15|E|}}) is a prominent [[nunatak]] near the head of [[Mackay Glacier]], standing 9 nautical miles (17 km) west of [[Mount Gran]], in [[Victoria Land]]. Surveyed in 1957 by the [[New Zealand Northern Survey Party]] of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-58), and so named by them because it marks the most obvious gateway through the upper icefalls for parties traveling west up the Mackay Glacier.

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Gateway Pass edit

'''Gateway Pass''' ({{coor dm|71|40|S|68|47|W|}}) is a pass about 5 nautical miles (9 km) long between [[Astarte Horn]] and [[Offset Ridge]] in eastern [[Alexander Island]]. Mapped by Directorate of [[Overseas Surveys]] from satellite imagery supplied by [[U.S. National Aeronautics]] and [[Space Administration]] in cooperation with [[U.S. Geological Survey]]. So named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) because the feature serves as a "gateway" giving access to the interior of Alexander Island from the head of [[Venus Glacier]].

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Gateway Ridge edit

'''Gateway Ridge''' ({{coor dm|64|43|S|63|33|W|}}) is a serrated rock ridge, over 715 m, situated southeast of [[Mount Rennie]] on [[Anvers Island]], [[Palmer Archipelago]]. It separates [[Hooper Glacier]] from [[William Glacier]] where the two enter [[Borgen Bay]]. Surveyed by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1944 and 1945. The name originated because the snow col at the northern end of the ridge provides the only sledging route between Hooper Glacier and William Glacier.

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The Gateway edit

'''The Gateway''' ({{coor dm|83|31|S|170|58|E|}}) is a low snow-filled pass between [[Cape Allen]] and [[Mount Hope]] at the northeast extremity of [[Queen Alexandra Range]], affording passage from [[Ross Ice Shelf]] to the mouth of [[Beardmore Glacier]] westward of Mount Hope. Discovered by the [[Southern Polar Party]] of the [[British Antarctic Expedition]] (1907-09) and so named because the pass was used to enter Beardmore Glacier.

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Gatlin Glacier edit

'''Gatlin Glacier''' ({{coor dm|85|10|S|173|30|W|}}) is a tributary [[glacier]] 7 nautical miles (13 km) long, flowing northwest between the [[Cumulus Hills]] and [[Red Raider Rampart]] to enter the south side of [[McGregor Glacier]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Harold O. Gatlin]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) meteorologist at the [[South Pole Station]], winter 1964.

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Gatlin Peak edit

'''Gatlin Peak''' ({{coor dm|70|47|S|63|18|W|}}) is a prominent but somewhat detached snow-covered [[peak]], rising 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) northeast of [[Steel Peak]] at the northeast end of the [[Welch Mountains]], [[Palmer Land]]. Mapped by the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) in 1974. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant [[Donald H. Gatlin]], [[U.S. Navy Reserve]], navigator on LC-130 aerial photographic flights during [[Operation Deep Freeze]] 1968 and 1969.

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Gatson Ridge edit

'''Gatson Ridge''' ({{coor dm|79|43|S|158|51|E|}}) is a jagged ridge, 3 nautical miles (6 km) long, that runs east from the south part of [[Bowling Green Plateau]] in [[Brown Hills]], [[Cook Mountains]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Karl W. Gatson]] of [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS), topographic engineer on joint 1975-76 USGS-BAS project to establish control points for Landsat mosaics of [[Palmer Land]]; also to establish geodetically tied independent survey nets in the [[Ellsworth Mountains]] and [[Antarctic Peninsula]] into a worldwide reference system using Doppler satellite control.

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Gaudin Point edit

'''Gaudin Point''' ({{coor dm|65|5|S|63|22|W|}}) is the eastern entrance point of [[Lauzanne Cove]], [[Flandres Bay]], [[Danco Coast]]. First charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1903-05, under Charcot. In association with the names of pioneers of photography in this area, the point was named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) (1977) after [[Marc Antoine Gaudin]] (1804-80), French photographer who took the first instantaneous photographs of moving objects in 1841.

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Mount Gaudry edit

'''Mount Gaudry''' ({{coor dm|67|32|S|68|37|W|}}) is a [[mountain]], 2,315 m, rising close southwest of [[Mount Barre]] and 5 nautical miles (9 km) north-northwest of [[Mount Liotard]] in the south part of [[Adelaide Island]]. Discovered by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1903-05, under Charcot who named it after [[Albert Gaudry]], prominent French paleontologist.

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Gaul Cove edit

'''Gaul Cove''' ({{coor dm|67|49|S|67|11|W|}}) is a [[cove]] indenting the northeast side of [[Horseshoe Island]], off [[Graham Land]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Kenneth M. Gaul]], first leader of the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) Horseshoe Island station in 1955.

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Gaunt Rocks edit

'''Gaunt Rocks''' ({{coor dm|65|17|S|64|20|W|}}) is a small group of rocks lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of [[Barros Rocks]], in the [[Wilhelm Archipelago]]. Roughly charted by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37, and more accurately positioned by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) from photos taken by [[Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd]]. in 1956-57. The name, given by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1959, is descriptive of these desolate, grim-looking rocks.

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Gauntlet Ridge edit

'''Gauntlet Ridge''' ({{coor dm|73|25|S|167|35|E|}}) is a flat-topped, mainly ice-covered ridge, or [[peninsula]], which separates the mouths of Nascent and [[Ridgeway Glaciers]] where they discharge into [[Lady Newnes Bay]], [[Victoria Land]]. The name suggests the appearance of the feature in plan and was applied by [[New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (NZ-APC) in 1966.

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Gauss Glacier edit

'''Gauss Glacier''' ({{coor dm|77|58|S|163|45|E|}}) is a steep [[glacier]] on the north side of [[Datum Peak]], descending west from the southwest extremity of [[Hobbs Ridge]] into [[Blue Glacier]], in [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the [[New Zealand Geographic Board]] (NZGB) in 1993 after German mathematician and astronomer [[Karl Friedrich Gauss]].

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Mount Gauss edit

'''Mount Gauss''' ({{coor dm|76|19|S|162|2|E|}}) is the northernmost [[peak]] of the [[Kirkwood Range]] in [[Victoria Land]]. Discovered by the ''Discovery'' expedition (1901-04) which named this feature after Professor [[Karl Friedrich Gauss]] (1775-1855), German mathematician and astronomer.

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Gaussberg edit

'''Gaussberg''' ({{coor dm|66|48|S|89|11|E|}}) is an extinct [[volcano|volcanic cone]], 370 m, fronting on [[Davis Sea]] immediately west of [[Posadowsky Glacier]]. Discovered in February 1902 by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] under Drygalski, who named it after the expedition ship Gauss.

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Gaussiran Glacier edit

'''Gaussiran Glacier''' ({{coor dm|80|0|S|159|10|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] in the east part of [[Britannia Range]]. It drains north from the saddle with [[Merrick Glacier]] to a juncture with [[Darwin Glacier]] between [[Cranfield Icefalls]] and [[Nebraska Peaks]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after Lieutenant [[C.D. Gaussiran]], [[U.S. Navy]], a pilot with the VXE-6 detachment at [[Darwin Glacier Field Camp]], 1978-79.

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Gauthier Point edit

'''Gauthier Point''' ({{coor dm|64|50|S|63|36|W|}}) is a point which forms the north extremity of [[Doumer Island]] in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Discovered by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1903-05, under Charcot, who named it for [[Monsieur Gauthier]], builder of the expedition ships Francais and [[Pourquoi-Pas]]?.

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Mount Gavaghan edit

'''Mount Gavaghan''' ({{coor dm|70|26|S|65|27|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] in the [[Porthos Range]], [[Prince Charles Mountains]], between [[Mount Kirkby]] and [[Mount Creighton]]. Plotted from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) air photos. Named for [[E.J. Gavaghan]], radio operator at [[Mawson Station]] in 1963.

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Gavin Ice Piedmont edit

'''Gavin Ice Piedmont''' ({{coor dm|63|44|S|59|0|W|}}) is an ice piedmont in [[Trinity Peninsula]], about 15 nautical miles (28 km) long and between 3 and 6 nautical miles (11 km) wide, extending from [[Charcot Bay]] to [[Russell West Glacier]]. Mapped from surveys by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) (1960-61). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Christopher B. Gavin-Robinson]], pilot of [[Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition]] (FIDASE) (1956-57).

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Gaviotin Rock edit

'''Gaviotin Rock''' ({{coor dm|63|8|S|56|1|W|}}) is a rock lying in [[Larsen Channel]], about 0.25 nautical miles (0.5 km) north of the coastal ice cliffs of [[Joinville Island]] and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of [[Saxum Nunatak]]. The name Gaviotin (gull) appears on an Argentine government chart of 1957.

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Gavlen Ridge edit

'''Gavlen Ridge''' ({{coor dm|72|39|S|0|27|E|}}) is a ridge forming the south extremity of [[Roots Heights]], in the south part of the [[Sverdrup Mountains]] in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Photographed from the air by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Gavlen (the gable).

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Gavlpiggen Peak edit

'''Gavlpiggen Peak''' ({{coor dm|73|58|S|5|47|W|}}) is a low, isolated [[peak]] 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of [[Klakknabben Peak]], just north of the [[Kirwan Escarpment]] in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and additional air photos (1958-59), and named Gavlpiggen (the gable peak).

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Gawn Ice Piedmont edit

'''Gawn Ice Piedmont''' ({{coor dm|79|58|S|160|12|E|}}) is an ice piedmont and snow slope occupying the coastal platform between Darwin and [[Byrd Glaciers]]. Named by the [[Darwin Glacier Party]] of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-58) for [[J.E. Gawn]], radio operator at [[Scott Base]] who worked closely with the field parties.

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Mount Gawn edit

'''Mount Gawn''' ({{coor dm|71|55|S|165|11|E|}}) is a prominent [[peak]] (2,190 m) in the central part of [[King Range]] in northwest [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the northern party of the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1963-64, for [[J.E. Gawn]], radio operator at [[Scott Base]], 1963-64, who maintained radio schedules with the party.

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Gawne Nunatak edit

'''Gawne Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|76|3|S|135|24|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]] on the east side of [[Wells Saddle]] between [[Mount Berlin]] and [[Mount Moulton]] in the [[Flood Range]], [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Steven P. Gawne]], a member of the [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) team that studied ice sheet dynamics in the area northeast of [[Byrd Station]] in the 1971-72 season.

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Gaylord Nunatak edit

'''Gaylord Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|74|56|S|72|8|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]] rising to about 1,500 m, 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north-northeast of [[Schmutzler Nunatak]] in the southeast end of the [[Grossman Nunataks]], [[Ellsworth Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs, 1961-68, and Landsat imagery, 1973-74. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1987 after [[Chauncey L. Gaylord]], USGS cartographer, 1942-76, Chief of the [[Compilation Unit]] in the Branch of [[Special Maps]], working for many years in the preparation of Antarctic maps.

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Gaylord Ridge edit

'''Gaylord Ridge''' ({{coor dm|80|2|S|159|16|E|}}) is a solitary north-south ridge, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long, located 3 nautical miles (6 km) northwest of [[Eilers Peak]] in the west part of [[Nebraska Peaks]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[D.R. Gaylord]], University of Nebraska, a member of the [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) glaciological team during the [[Ross Ice Shelf Project]], 1973-74 field season.

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Gazella Peak edit

'''Gazella Peak''' ({{coor dm|54|0|S|38|3|W|}}) is a [[peak]] rising over 120 m between [[Roche Peak]] and [[Cordall Stacks]] on the north side of [[Bird Island]], [[South Georgia]]. Charted by the SGS in the period 1951-57. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1963 after the subspecific form of the fur seal (Arctocaphalus tropicalis gazella), which breeds in considerable numbers on Bird Island.

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Cape Gazert edit

'''Cape Gazert''' ({{coor dm|53|5|S|73|21|E|}}) is a cape at the west end of the rocky promontory which forms the south side of [[South West Bay]], on the west side of [[Heard Island]]. This feature was known to American sealers as "[[Green Point]]," as shown by Captain [[H.C. Chester]]'s 1860 sketch map and other sealer maps of the period. The present name was applied by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] when they landed at the feature in February 1902, after Dr. [[Hans Gazert]], medical officer with the expedition, and it has become established in international usage.

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Gburek Peaks edit

'''Gburek Peaks''' ({{coor dm|72|11|S|0|15|W|}}) is a group of rocky elevations including [[Mount Straumsvola]] and [[Mount Jutulrora]], forming the western end of the [[Sverdrup Mountains]] in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] under Ritscher, 1938-39, and named for [[Leo Gburek]], geophysicist on the expedition. The name Gburek is here restricted to the westernmost peaks of those so named on maps of the German Antarctic Expedition, these being clearly recognizable on detailed maps by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE), 1949-52, and subsequent Norwegian expeditions.

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Gdynia Point edit

'''Gdynia Point''' ({{coor dm|62|10|S|58|33|W|}}) is the eastern point of [[Dufayel Island]], lying in [[Ezcurra Inlet]], [[Admiralty Bay]], [[King George Island]]. Named in 1979 by the [[Polish Antarctic Expedition]] after Gdynia, Poland, a port city on the [[Baltic Sea]].

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Gealy Spur edit

'''Gealy Spur''' ({{coor dm|84|38|S|165|13|E|}}) is a high rock spur on the west side of [[Beardmore Glacier]]. The spur descends northeast from [[Mount Marshall]] and terminates in [[Willey Point]]. This area was first sighted by Shackleton's [[Southern Journey Party]] in December 1908. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[William J. Gealy]] stratigrapher with the [[Ohio State University Geological Expedition]] of 1969-70, who worked the spur and found tetrapod fossils here.

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Geddes Crag edit

'''Geddes Crag''' ({{coor dm|81|32|S|155|47|E|}}) is a crag immediately south of [[All-Blacks Nunataks]], 10 km north west of [[Rutland Nunatak]]. Named in honor of [[Dave Geddes]], involved in operational work for DSIR [[Antarctic Division]] and NZAP from 1986 - 1995.

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Cape Geddes edit

'''Cape Geddes''' ({{coor dm|60|42|S|44|35|W|}}) is a cape which forms the north end of [[Ferguslie Peninsula]] on the north coast of [[Laurie Island]], in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Charted in 1903 by the [[Scottish National Antarctic Expedition]] under Bruce, who named it for Professor P. (later [[Sir Patrick]]) Geddes, noted Scottish biologist and sociologist.

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Gedges Rocks edit

'''Gedges Rocks''' ({{coor dm|65|20|S|64|32|W|}}) is a group of rocks located 3 nautical miles (6 km) north-northwest of [[Grim Rock]] and 10 nautical miles (18 km) west-southwest of [[Cape Tuxen]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Discovered by [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE), 1934-37, and named "[[Gedges Reef]]" after [[The Gedges]], a dangerous reef off the mouth of the [[Helford River]] in Cornwall, England. In 1971, [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) reported that the term rocks is more appropriate for this feature.

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Geelan Ice Piedmont edit

'''Geelan Ice Piedmont''' ({{coor dm|69|29|S|72|41|W|}}) is an ice piedmont forming north end of [[Rothschild Island]], following survey by [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS), 1975-77. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Patrick John Michael Geelan]], Secretary, PCGN, 1955-79, member of UK-APC from 1955, and Chairman of UK-APC from 1992.

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Mount Geier edit

'''Mount Geier''' ({{coor dm|71|34|S|62|25|W|}}) is the dominant, largely snow-covered [[peak]] in the north part of [[Schirmacher Massif]], near 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 [[Frederick J. Geier]], topographic engineer with the USGS geological and mapping party to [[Lassiter Coast]], 1969-70.

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Geikie Glacier edit

'''Geikie Glacier''' ({{coor dm|54|17|S|36|41|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] which flows northeast to [[Mercer Bay]], at the southwest end of [[Cumberland West Bay]], [[South Georgia]]. First charted by the [[Swedish Antarctic Expedition]], 1901-04, under Nordenskjold, who named it after [[Sir Archibald Geikie]] (1835-1924), noted Scottish geologist and [[Director-General]] of the [[Geological Survey Great Britain]], 1882-1901.

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Geikie Inlet edit

'''Geikie Inlet''' ({{coor dm|75|30|S|163|0|E|}}) is an inlet along the coast of [[Victoria Land]], formed between the cliffs of the [[Drygalski Ice Tongue]] on the north and [[Lamplugh Island]] and the seaward extension of [[Clarke Glacier]] on the south. Discovered by the ''Discovery'' expedition, 1901-04, under Scott, who named it after [[Sir Archibald Geikie]] ([[Geikie Glacier]] q.v.), who gave much assistance in preparing the expedition.

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Geikie Nunatak edit

'''Geikie Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|80|24|S|25|52|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]] 3 nautical miles (6 km) west of [[Mount Absalom]] in the southwest end of the [[Herbert Mountains]], [[Shackleton Range]]. Photographed from the air by the [[U.S. Navy]], 1967, and surveyed by the [[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 [[James Geikie]] (1839-1915), Professor of Geology, [[Edinburgh University]] from 1882, who was one of the first to recognize that multiple glaciations occurred during the Pleistocene period.

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Geikie Ridge edit

'''Geikie Ridge''' ({{coor dm|71|44|S|169|36|E|}}) is a massive [[mountain]] ridge, 20 nautical miles (37 km) long and 6 nautical miles (11 km) wide, forming the divide between [[Dugdale Glacier]] and [[Murray Glacier]] in the [[Admiralty Mountains]] of [[Victoria Land]]. First charted by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1898-1900, under [[C.E. Borchgrevink]], who named the high land between these glaciers [[Geikie Land]], after [[Sir Archibald Geikie]] ([[Geikie Glacier]] and [[Geikie Inlet]], q.v.). The generic "Land" has been changed to "Ridge," since it was not appropriate for so small a feature, but Borchgrevink's intent in naming the whole mass has been respected.

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Mount Geissel edit

'''Mount Geissel''' ({{coor dm|80|25|S|81|47|W|}}) is a [[mountain]], 1,430 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) south of [[Mount Simmons]] in the [[Independence Hills]], [[Heritage Range]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Robert H. Geissel]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) geomagnetist/seismologist at [[Plateau Station]] in 1966.

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Gemel Peaks edit

'''Gemel Peaks''' ({{coor dm|62|12|S|58|59|W|}}) is a two peaks 1.3 nautical miles (2.4 km) northeast of [[Horatio Stump]] on [[Fildes Peninsula]], [[King George Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Charted and named [[Twin Peak]] or [[Twin Peaks]] by DI personnel on the [[Discovery II]] in 1935. To avoid duplication, this name was rejected by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 and a new name substituted. "Gemel" means twin.

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Gemini Nunatak edit

'''Gemini Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|66|8|S|62|30|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]] consisting of two almost ice-free peaks, 465 and 490 m, which are connected by a narrow, rock ridge, standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) south of [[Borchgrevink Nunatak]] on [[Philippi Rise]], on the east coast of [[Graham Land]]. Charted by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) and photographed from the air by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) in 1947. Named by the FIDS after the constellation Gemini, which contains the twin stars Castor and Pollux.

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Gemini Nunataks edit

'''Gemini Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|84|42|S|176|38|W|}}) is a two [[nunatak]]s of similar size and appearance in a prominent position near the west wall of [[Shackleton Glacier]], just southeast of [[Mount Cole]]. Named by [[F. Alton Wade]], leader of the [[Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Party]] (1962-63), after the constellation Gemini, which contains the twin stars Castor and Pollux.

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Mount Genecand edit

'''Mount Genecand''' ({{coor dm|66|6|S|64|39|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] at the head of [[Barilari Bay]] between Lawrie and [[Weir Glaciers]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Photographed by [[Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd]]. in 1955-57, and mapped from these photos by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS). Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1959 for [[Felix Genecand]] (1874-1957), Swiss mountaineer who invented the Tricouni nail for climbing boots shortly before [[World War I]].

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Genghis Hills edit

'''Genghis Hills''' ({{coor dm|80|44|S|28|2|W|}}) is a hills rising to 1,305 m to the south of [[Fuchs Dome]] and 4 nautical miles (7 km) west of [[Stephenson Bastion]], in the [[Shackleton Range]]. Photographed from the air by the U. south Navy, 1967, and surveyed by [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS), 1968-71. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1971 after Graham K. ("Genghis") Wright, BAS general assistant at [[Halley Station]], 1968-71, who took part in the survey, 1969-70.

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Gentile Point edit

'''Gentile Point''' ({{coor dm|81|7|S|160|48|E|}}) is a rounded, ice-covered point 7 nautical miles (13 km) north of [[Cape Parr]], extending seaward from [[Darley Hills]] on the west side of [[Ross Ice Shelf]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Peter A. Gentile]], Master of USNS Alatna in [[U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze]] 1961, and of USNS Chattahoochee which made four fuel-carrying trips between [[New Zealand]] and [[McMurdo Sound]] in U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze 1963.

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Gentle Glacier edit

'''Gentle Glacier''' ({{coor dm|76|46|S|161|15|E|}}) is a small [[glacier]] lobe, to the east and immediately below [[Forecastle Summit]], which drains south into deglaciated [[Barnacle Valley]] in [[Convoy Range]], [[Victoria Land]]. Though a part of the [[Northwind Glacier-Fry Glacier]] system, this diminished glacier flows back into Barnacle Valley. The name was proposed by [[New Zealand]] geologist [[Christopher J. Burgess]] and describes the glacier, but also the excellent helicopter support provided to his 1976-77 field party by [[U.S. Navy]] helicopters, "Gentle" being their code name.

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Geode Nunataks edit

'''Geode Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|69|50|S|70|5|W|}}) is a group of small [[nunatak]]s on the west side of [[Sibelius Glacier]], north of [[Finlandia Foothills]], in northeast [[Alexander Island]]. So named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1977; the nunataks are composed of lava flows with abundant geodes (cavities within the rock containing quartz and calcite crystals).

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Cape Geodesie edit

'''Cape Geodesie''' ({{coor dm|66|40|S|139|51|E|}}) is a low, ice-covered point marked by prominent rock outcrops at its northeast end, lying 3 nautical miles (6 km) northwest of the mouth of [[Astrolabe Glacier]]. Photographed from the air by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. Charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1951-52, and so named by them because of the extensive geotletic program undertaken in this region, particularly in the [[Geologie Archipelago]] close offshore.

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Geodetic Glacier edit

'''Geodetic Glacier''' ({{coor dm|77|45|S|163|48|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing east from [[Bettle Peak]] along the north side of [[Thomas Heights]] into [[Bowers Piedmont Glacier]], on [[Scott Coast]], [[Victoria Land]]. The name is one of a group in the area associated with surveying applied in 1993 by [[New Zealand Geographic Board]] (NZGB). Named from geodesy, the branch of applied mathematics concerned with measuring, or determining the shape of the earth, and the precise location of points on its surface.

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Geoffrey Bay edit

'''Geoffrey Bay''' ({{coor dm|66|17|S|110|32|E|}}) is a [[cove]] just east of [[Budnick Hill]] on the north side of [[Bailey Peninsula]], [[Windmill Islands]]. First mapped from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[Geoffrey D.P. Smith]], [[Senior Technical Officer]] (buildings) with the [[Antarctic Division]], Melbourne, a member of the team that planned and supervised the construction of nearby [[Casey Station]].

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Geoffrey Hills edit

'''Geoffrey Hills''' ({{coor dm|67|37|S|48|36|E|}}) is a group of hills at the west end of the [[Raggatt Mountains]], [[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 [[Geoffrey D.P. Smith]], carpenter at [[Mawson Station]] in 1961.

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Geographers Cove edit

'''Geographers Cove''' ({{coor dm|62|13|S|59|2|W|}}) is a [[cove]] between [[Flat Top Peninsula]] and [[Exotic Point]] on the southwest side of [[Fildes Peninsula]], [[King George Island]]. The approved name is a translation of the Russian "[[Bukhta Geografov]]" (geographers [[bay]]), applied in 1968 following [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]] surveys from nearby [[Bellingshausen Station]].

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Geoid Glacier edit

'''Geoid Glacier''' ({{coor dm|77|48|S|163|47|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing south from [[Thomas Heights]], to the west of [[Ellipsoid Hill]], into [[Blue Glacier]], [[Victoria Land]]. The name is one of a group in the area associated with surveying applied in 1993 by [[New Zealand Geographic Board]] (NZGB). Named from geoid, the particular equipotential surface which coincides with mean sea level.

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Geologie Archipelago edit

'''Geologie Archipelago''' ({{coor dm|66|39|S|139|55|E|}}) is a small archipelago of rocky islands and rocks close north of [[Cape Geodesie]] and [[Astrolabe Glacier Tongue]], extending from [[Helene Island]] on the west to [[Dumoulin Islands]] on the east. [[The French]] expedition under Captain [[Jules Dumont]] d'Urville landed on [[Debarquement Rock]] in the Dumoulin Islands in January 1840. Because rock samples were obtained, they gave the name "[[Pointe Geologie]]" to a coastal feature charted as lying south of Debarquement Rock. The archipelago was delineated, in part, from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. Following surveys by [[French Antarctic Expedition]] parties during the 1950-52 period, the French gave the name "Archipel de Pointe Geologie" to the entire archipelago, as d'Urville's coastal feature is believed to correlate with portions of the cluster of islands close north of Astrolabe Glacier Tongue.

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Geologists Island edit

'''Geologists Island''' ({{coor dm|62|13|S|58|57|W|}}) is an [[island]], 0.25 nautical miles (0.5 km) long, lying south of [[Ardley Island]] in the entrance of [[Hydrographers Cove]], [[Fildes Peninsula]], [[King George Island]]. The approved name is a translation of the Russian "[[Ostrov Geologov]]" (geologists island), applied in 1968 following [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]] surveys from [[Bellingshausen Station]].

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

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Geologists Range edit

'''Geologists Range''' ({{coor dm|82|30|S|155|30|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] range about 35 nautical miles (60 km) long, standing between the heads of Lucy and [[Nimrod Glaciers]]. Seen by the northern party of the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1961-62) and named to commemorate the work of geologists in Antarctic exploration.

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Cape Geology edit

'''Cape Geology''' ({{coor dm|77|0|S|162|32|E|}}) is a low, gravel-covered point marking the west limit of [[Botany Bay]], in the south part of [[Granite Harbor]], [[Victoria Land]]. Charted and named by the [[Western Geological Party]] of the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13, who established their base here.

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George Glacier edit

'''George Glacier''' ({{coor dm|70|41|S|164|15|E|}}) is a [[valley]] [[glacier]] in the west part of [[Anare Mountains]]. It rises east of [[Mount Burch]] and flows northwest past [[Mount Kelly]] to [[Lillie Glacier Tongue]] on the coast. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-65. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Robert Y. George]], zoologist at [[McMurdo Station]], 1967-68.

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Mount George Murray edit

'''Mount George Murray''' ({{coor dm|75|54|S|161|50|E|}}) is a flat-topped, mainly ice-covered [[mountain]] rising between the heads of Davis and [[Harbord Glaciers]] in the [[Prince Albert Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. Discovered by the ''Discovery'' expedition, 1901-04, which named it for [[George R.M. Murray]] of the [[British Museum]] staff director of the scientific aims of Scott's expedition.

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George Nunatak edit

'''George Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|85|35|S|145|26|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]], 1,050 m, located midway between the east part of [[Harold Byrd Mountains]] and [[Leverett Glacier]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Paul George]], a member of the [[U.S. Army]] helicopter unit which supported the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) [[Topo West]] and [[Topo East]] surveys of 1962-63.

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George Rock edit

'''George Rock''' ({{coor dm|54|14|S|36|31|W|}}) is a rock, 3 m high, lying at the west side of the entrance to Maiviken, [[Cumberland Bay]], on the north coast of [[South Georgia]]. The name appears to be first used on a 1930 [[British Admiralty]] chart.

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George V Coast edit

'''George V Coast''' ({{coor dm|68|30|S|148|0|E|}}) is that portion of the coast of Antarctica lying between [[Point Alden]], in 14202E, and [[Cape Hudson]], in 15345E. Explored by members of the [[Main Base]] party of the [[Australasian Antarctic Expedition]] (1911-14) under [[Douglas Mawson]] who named this feature for [[King George V]] of England.

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George VI Ice Shelf edit

'''George VI Ice Shelf''' ({{coor dm|71|45|S|68|0|W|}}) is an extensive [[ice shelf]] that occupies [[George VI Sound]] between [[Alexander Island]] and [[Palmer Land]]. The ice shelf extends from [[Ronne Entrance]], at the southwest end of the [[sound]], to [[Niznik Island]], about 30 nautical miles (60 km) south of the north entrance between [[Cape Brown]] and [[Cape Jeremy]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in association with George VI Sound.

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George VI Sound edit

'''George VI Sound''' ({{coor dm|71|0|S|68|0|W|}}) is a major fault depression, 300 nautical miles (600 km) long in the shape of the letter J, which skirts the L. and south shores of [[Alexander Island]], separating it from [[Antarctic Peninsula]] and the [[English Coast]]. The [[sound]] is ice covered and varies from about 15 nautical miles (28 km) to more than 40 nautical miles (70 km) wide. Discovered by [[Lincoln Ellsworth]] who flew over it in 1935. Explored by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) in 1936-37 and by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) in 1940. Named by Rymill, leader of BGLE, for [[George VI]], King of England.

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Cape George edit

'''Cape George''' ({{coor dm|54|17|S|36|15|W|}}) is a cape 5.5 nautical miles (10 km) east-southeast of [[Barff Point]], on the north coast of [[South Georgia]]. Discovered in 1775 by a British expedition under Cook, who named it for [[George III]], King of [[Great Britain]].

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Mount George edit

'''Mount George''' ({{coor dm|67|43|S|50|0|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 1,555 m, close west of [[Simpson Peak]] in the [[Scott Mountains]]. Plotted from air photos taken by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) in 1956 and 1957. The name was first applied by [[John Biscoe]] (1830-31), probably after one of the [[Enderby Brothers]], the owners of his vessel. As Biscoe's feature could not be identified among the many peaks in the area, the name was applied to this feature by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) in 1962.

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Georges Point edit

'''Georges Point''' ({{coor dm|64|40|S|62|40|W|}}) is the north tip of [[Ronge Island]], lying west of [[Arctowski Peninsula]] off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Discovered and named by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1897-99, under Gerlache.

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Georgian Cliff edit

'''Georgian Cliff''' ({{coor dm|71|15|S|68|15|W|}}) is a prominent cliff along [[George VI Sound]], located just north of the terminus of [[Eros Glacier]] on the east side of [[Alexander Island]]. The feature forms a bluff 550 m high at its northern end, but becomes a sharp ridge toward the south. The feature was mapped from trimetrogon air photography taken by [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, and from survey by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), 1948-50. So named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) because it lies on George VI Sound.

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Gerard Bluffs edit

'''Gerard Bluffs''' ({{coor dm|83|37|S|157|15|E|}}) is a prominent ice-free bluffs marking the southern extremity of the [[Miller Range]]. Mapped in December 1957, and named by the [[New Zealand]] southern party of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-58) for [[V. Gerard]], IGY scientist at [[Scott Base]] in 1957.

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Gerasimou Glacier edit

'''Gerasimou Glacier''' ({{coor dm|84|42|S|177|3|W|}}) is a steep-walled tributary [[glacier]], 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, entering the west side of [[Shackleton Glacier]] opposite [[Gemini Nunataks]], in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. Named by the [[Texas Tech-Shackleton Glacier Party]], 1964-65, for [[Helen Gerasimou]], polar personnel specialist with the Office of [[Antarctic Programs]], [[National Science Foundation]].

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Gerber Peak edit

'''Gerber Peak''' ({{coor dm|65|7|S|63|17|W|}}) is a [[peak]] 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south-southwest of [[Rahir Point]], standing close south of [[Thomson Cove]], [[Flandres Bay]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Charted by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] under Gerlache, 1897-99. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 for [[Friedrich Gerber]] (1797-1872), Swiss veterinary surgeon who first suggested the use of photography for book illustration, in 1839.

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Gerd Island edit

'''Gerd Island''' ({{coor dm|60|40|S|45|44|W|}}) is an [[island]] 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west-southwest of [[Stene Point]] at the east side of the entrance to [[Norway Bight]], off the south coast of [[Coronation Island]] in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Charted and named by Norwegian whaling captain [[Petter Sorlle]], who made a running survey of the South Orkney Islands in 1912-13.

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

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Mount Gerdel edit

'''Mount Gerdel''' ({{coor dm|85|59|S|149|19|W|}}) is a [[mountain]], 2,520 m, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of [[Mount Andrews]] at the south side of [[Albanus Glacier]]. 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 Lieutenant [[David H. Gerdel]], U.S. Navy, of the [[Byrd Station]] winter party, 1965.

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Gerlache Inlet edit

'''Gerlache Inlet''' ({{coor dm|74|41|S|164|6|E|}}) is an inlet 4 nautical miles (7 km) wide in the northwest corner of [[Terra Nova Bay]], indenting the [[Northern Foothills]] just south of [[Mount Browning]], along the coast of [[Victoria Land]]. The name appears to have been applied by the ''Discovery'' expedition, 1901-04, and honors [[Belgian Antarctic]] explorer Lieutenant Adrien de Gerlache.

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Gerlache Island edit

'''Gerlache Island''' ({{coor dm|64|35|S|64|16|W|}}) is a largest of the [[Rosenthal Islands]] lying off the west coast of [[Anvers Island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. First roughly charted and named "Pointe de Gerlache" by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1903-05, under Charcot, for Lieutenant Adrien de Gerlache. As a result of [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) surveys in 1956-58, this [[island]] is considered to be the feature named by Charcot; there is no prominent point in this vicinity which would be visible from seaward.

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

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Gerlache Strait edit

'''Gerlache Strait''' ({{coor dm|64|30|S|62|20|W|}}) is a strait separating the [[Palmer Archipelago]] from [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. The [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], under Lieutenant Adrien de Gerlache, explored the strait in January and February 1898, naming it for the expedition ship Belgica. The name was later changed to honor the commander himself.

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Cape Gerlache edit

'''Cape Gerlache''' ({{coor dm|66|30|S|99|2|E|}}) is a cape which forms the northeast tip of [[Davis Peninsula]], 4 nautical miles (7 km) southeast of [[David Island]]. Discovered in November 1912 by the [[Australasian Antarctic Expedition]], 1911-14, under Mawson, who named it for Lieutenant Adrien de Gerlache, leader of the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1897-99.

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Mount Gerlache edit

'''Mount Gerlache''' ({{coor dm|74|59|S|162|26|E|}}) is a prominent [[mountain]], 980 m, standing on the northeast side of [[Larsen Glacier]] between [[Widowmaker Pass]] and [[Backstairs Passage Glacier]], in [[Victoria Land]]. Discovered by the ''Discovery'' expedition, 1901-04, and named for Lieutenant Adrien de Gerlache.

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Gerontius Glacier edit

'''Gerontius Glacier''' ({{coor dm|69|31|S|70|34|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing north from [[Elgar Uplands]] into [[Tufts Pass]] in north [[Alexander Island]]. So named in association with the uplands, from [[The Dream]] of Gerontius (1900), an oratorio by Elgar. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1977.

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Gerrish Peaks edit

'''Gerrish Peaks''' ({{coor dm|74|40|S|111|42|W|}}) is a line of eroded rock peaks standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) southeast of [[Hunt Bluff]] on the west side of [[Bear Peninsula]], [[Walgreen Coast]], [[Marie Byrd Land]]. The feature was first photographed from the air by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] in January 1947. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Samuel D. Gerrish]], ionospheric physics researcher at [[Byrd Station]], 1966.

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Gerry Glacier edit

'''Gerry Glacier''' ({{coor dm|77|24|S|152|5|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] on [[Edward VII Peninsula]], flowing north between [[Reeves Peninsula]] and [[Howard Heights]] to the head of [[Sulzberger Bay]]. Features in this area were photographed from the air and mapped by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]], 1928-30 and 1933-35. This glacier was 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) (at the suggestion of [[R. Admiral R.E. Byrd]]) for [[U.S. Senator Peter G. Gerry]] of [[Rhode Island]], long time friend of the Byrd family and contributor to the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1933-35.

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Gertrude Rock edit

'''Gertrude Rock''' ({{coor dm|71|17|S|170|13|E|}}) is the northern of two rocks called [[The Sisters]], off the north extremity of [[Cape Adare]]. The Sisters were named by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1898-1900. Gertrude Rock was named by Campbell, leader of the [[Northern Party]] of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13, at the suggestion of Levick, after Gertrude and Rose, two sisters mentioned in a favorite comic song of the time.

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Gervaize Rocks edit

'''Gervaize Rocks''' ({{coor dm|63|21|S|58|6|W|}}) is a group of rocks about 3 nautical miles (6 km) north-northeast of [[Cape Ducorps]], [[Trinity Peninsula]]. Mapped from surveys by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) (1960-61). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Charles Gervaize]], French naval officer on the Astrolabe during her Antarctic voyage (1837-40).

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Mount Gester edit

'''Mount Gester''' ({{coor dm|75|1|S|134|48|W|}}) is a flat-topped, [[ice cap|ice-capped]] [[mountain]] (950 m) on the divide between [[Johnson Glacier]] and [[Venzke Glacier]] in [[Marie Byrd Land]]. It stands just south of [[Mount Kohnen]] and [[Bowyer Butte]]. 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 Lieutenant (j.g.) [[Ronald L. Gester]], NOAA Corps, seismologist/geomagnetist at [[Byrd Station]], 1971.

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Getman Ice Piedmont edit

'''Getman Ice Piedmont''' ({{coor dm|68|6|S|64|57|W|}}) is an ice piedmont between [[Reichle Mesa]] and [[Three Slice Nunatak]] at the east end of [[Joerg Peninsula]], [[Bowman Coast]]. The feature was explored from the ground and photographed from the air by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), 1939-41, [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, and was surveyed by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), 1946-48. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1977 for Commander [[Robert T. Getman]], USCG, [[Executive Officer]], USCGC Southwind, [[U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze]], 1969.

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Getz Ice Shelf edit

'''Getz Ice Shelf''' ({{coor dm|74|15|S|125|0|W|}}) is an [[ice shelf]], over 300 nautical miles (600 km) long and from 20 to 60 nautical miles (110 km) wide, bordering the Hobbs and [[Bakutis Coasts]] of [[Marie Byrd Land]] between [[McDonald Heights]] and [[Martin Peninsula]]. Several large islands are partially or wholly embedded in the ice shelf. The ice shelf westward of [[Siple Island]] was discovered by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) in December 1940. The portion eastward of Siple Island was first delineated from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. The entire feature was mapped by the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from [[U.S. Navy]] air phots. of 1962-65. Named by the USAS (1939-41) for [[George F. Getz]] of Chicago, who helped furnish the seaplane for the expedition.

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Mount Getz edit

'''Mount Getz''' ({{coor dm|76|33|S|145|13|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] (1,120 m) in the south part of the [[Fosdick Mountains]], 5 nautical miles (9 km) east-southeast of [[Mount Ferranto]], in the [[Ford Ranges]] of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) (1939-41) led by [[R. Admiral R.L. Byrd]]. Named for [[George F. Getz]], Jr., who, like his father, gave financial support toward the exploration efforts of [[Admiral Byrd]].

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Mount Gevers edit

'''Mount Gevers''' ({{coor dm|85|50|S|158|29|W|}}) is a rock [[peak]], 1,480 m, in the [[Hays Mountains]] of the [[Queen Maud Mountains]], standing at the north side of [[Cappellari Glacier]] at the point where it enters [[Amundsen Glacier]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-64. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[T.W. Gevers]] of the University of Witwatersrand (Johannesburg), geologist at [[McMurdo Station]] in 1964-65.

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Geysen Glacier edit

'''Geysen Glacier''' ({{coor dm|73|31|S|64|36|E|}}) is a large tributary to the [[Fisher Glacier]], flowing northeast between [[Mounts Bayliss]] and Ruker in the [[Prince Charles Mountains]]. Plotted from air photos taken by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) in 1956 and 1957. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[H. Geysen]], officer in charge of [[Mawson Station]], 1960.

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Ghent Ridge edit

'''Ghent Ridge''' ({{coor dm|77|34|S|163|7|E|}}) is a ridge that parallels the south flank of [[Commonwealth Glacier]], 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) north of [[Mount Falconer]], lower [[Taylor Valley]], [[Victoria Land]]. The [[Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE), 1965-66, called this feature "[[Smith Ridge]]," presumably after [[I. Smith]], a member of the VUWAE field party, but that toponym is already in use for other features. It is therefore recommended that it not be approved and that this ridge be named after [[Edward D. Ghent]], leader of the 1965-66 VUWAE, later with the Department of Geology, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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Giaever Glacier edit

'''Giaever Glacier''' ({{coor dm|72|37|S|31|8|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing northwest between [[Mount Kerckhove]] de Denterghem and [[Mount Lahaye]] in the [[Belgica Mountains]]. Discovered by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1957-58, under G. de Gerlache, who named it for Norwegian explorer [[John S.Giaever]] (1901-70), counselor for the expedition; leader of [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE), 1949-52.

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Giaever Ridge edit

'''Giaever Ridge''' ({{coor dm|72|0|S|5|0|W|}}) is a broad, snow-covered ridge, about 70 nautical miles (130 km) long in a north-south direction, on the west side of [[Schytt Glacier]] in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and named for [[John S. Giaever]], leader of the expedition.

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Giannini Peak edit

'''Giannini Peak''' ({{coor dm|71|0|S|62|50|W|}}) is a [[peak]] 13 nautical miles (24 km) east-southeast of [[Mount Nordhill]] in the east part of [[Palmer Land]]. The peak stands on the north side of [[Dana Glacier]] at the point where the [[glacier]] makes a left (NE.) turn toward [[Lehrke Inlet]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) in 1974. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Albert P. Giannini]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) biologist at [[Palmer Station]], 1973.

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Giants Cirque edit

'''Giants Cirque''' ({{coor dm|67|17|S|67|17|W|}}) is a large cirque on the west side of [[Tyndall Mountains]] which opens to the southwest to [[Vallot Glacier]], on [[Arrowsmith Peninsula]], [[Loubet Coast]]. The descriptive name was applied by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1983 following [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) geological work in the area.

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Giard Point edit

'''Giard Point''' ({{coor dm|64|26|S|63|49|W|}}) is a point forming the south side of the entrance to [[Perrier Bay]], on the northwest coast of [[Anvers Island]] in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. First charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1903-05, and named by Charcot for [[Alfred Giard]], noted French zoologist and member of the Institut de France.

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Gibbney Island edit

'''Gibbney Island''' ({{coor dm|67|33|S|62|20|E|}}) is a small [[island]] on the west side of [[Holme Bay]], off Mac. [[Robertson Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air phots taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37, and named Bryggeholmen (the wharf island). Renamed by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[L.F. Gibbney]], officer in charge at [[Heard Island]] station in 1952.

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

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Gibbon Bay edit

'''Gibbon Bay''' ({{coor dm|60|39|S|45|11|W|}}) is a [[bay]] 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) long and wide, entered between [[Rayner Point]] and [[The Turret]] along the east coast of [[Coronation Island]], in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. The bay was first observed in December 1821 by Captain [[George Powell]] and Captain [[Nathaniel Palmer]], but was more accurately delineated on a 1912 chart by Captain [[Petter Sorlle]]. It was recharted in 1933 by DI personnel on the [[Discovery II]] and named for the ship's surgeon, Dr. [[G.M. Gibbon]].

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Gibbon Nunatak edit

'''Gibbon Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|85|31|S|127|36|W|}}) is an isolated [[nunatak]] on the north side of [[Wisconsin Range]], standing 8 nautical miles (15 km) north of [[Lentz Buttress]] on the west side of [[Davisville Glacier]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-64. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Thomas L. Gibbon]], construction driver [[Byrd Station]] winter party, 1959.

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Gibbous Rocks edit

'''Gibbous Rocks''' ({{coor dm|61|3|S|54|59|W|}}) is a group of rocks located 4 nautical miles (7 km) northwest of [[Cape Belsham]], [[Elephant Island]], [[South Shetland Islands]]. So named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) following charting by the [[Joint Services Expedition]], 1970-71. The name is descriptive of their rounded shapes (gibbous meaning humped).

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Gibbs Glacier edit

'''Gibbs Glacier''' ({{coor dm|68|28|S|66|0|W|}}) is a [[glacier]], 15 nautical miles (28 km) long, flowing southeast into the north part of [[Mercator Ice Piedmont]] on the east side of [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. This feature together with [[Neny Glacier]], which flows northwest, occupy a transverse depression between Mercator Ice Piedmont and [[Neny Fjord]] on the west side of Antarctic Peninsula. Gibbs Glacier was photographed from the air and first mapped by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), 1939-41, and [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Peter M. Gibbs]] of [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), surveyor at [[Horseshoe Island]], 1957, and leader at [[Stonington Island]], 1958, who was responsible (with [[P. Forster]]) for the first ground survey of the glacier.

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Gibbs Island edit

'''Gibbs Island''' ({{coor dm|61|28|S|55|34|W|}}) is an [[island]] which lies 14 nautical miles (26 km) southwest of [[Elephant Island]] in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. [[James Weddell]], Master, [[Royal Navy]], whose chart of the islands appeared in 1825, seems first to have used the present name, which is now established in international usage.

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

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Mount Gibbs (Antarctica) edit

'''Mount Gibbs''' ({{coor dm|73|49|S|162|56|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] (3,140 m) rising on the south side of [[Recoil Glacier]] in the [[Deep Freeze Range]], [[Victoria Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-64. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant [[Maurice E. Gibbs]], U.S. Navy, meteorological officer at [[McMurdo Station]], 1967.

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Gibney Reef edit

'''Gibney Reef''' ({{coor dm|66|15|S|110|30|E|}}) is an exposed reef lying 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) west of [[Clark Peninsula]], in the [[Windmill Islands]]. First charted in February 1957 by a party from the USS Glacier. The name was suggested by Lieutenant [[Robert C. Newcomb]], [[U.S. Navy]], navigator of the Glacier, after [[Seaman Joseph Gibney U.S. Navy]], a member of the survey party.

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Gibraltar Peak edit

'''Gibraltar Peak''' ({{coor dm|72|5|S|164|59|E|}}) is a [[peak]] 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) southeast of [[Lavallee Peak]], in [[West Quartzite Range]]. Named by the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1967-68, because it is shaped like the famous rock of the same name.

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Gibson Bay edit

'''Gibson Bay''' ({{coor dm|63|19|S|55|53|W|}}) is a small [[bay]] on the south side of [[Joinville Island]], lying just west of [[Mount Alexander]] at the junction of [[Active Sound]] and the Firth of Tay. Discovered and named on [[January 8]], [[1893]] by [[Thomas Robertson]], master of the ship Active, one of the Dundee whalers.

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