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Pilot Peak

'''Pilot Peak''' ({{coor dm|65|51|S|65|16|W|}}) is the highest [[summit (topography)|peak]] on [[Larrouy Island]], 745 m, off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot, 1908-10. So named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1959 because the peak, conspicuous from a great distance, is useful as a navigation mark for the passage of [[Grandidier Channel]].

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Pilten Nunatak

'''Pilten Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|71|53|S|24|48|E|}}) is a [[nunatak]] in the north part of [[Gjel Glacier]] in the [[Sor Rondane Mountains]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47, and named Pilten (the nipper).

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Pimpirev Ice Wall

'''Pimpirev Ice Wall''' ({{coor dm|62|37|S|60|24|W|}}) is the rectilinear ice slope running parallel to and some 100 m inland from the northwest coast of [[Emona Harbour]] in [[Livingston Island]]. Approx. 50 m high, extending from the north corner of Emona Harbour 3,700 m in west-southwest direction. Named for [[Christo Pimpirev]], leader of the [[Bulgarian Antarctic]] campaigns during the 1993/94, 1994/95, 1995/96, and 1996/97 seasons, who also conducted geological field work on [[Alexander Island]] during the summer of 1987/88.

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The Pimple

'''The Pimple''' ({{coor dm|77|59|S|162|40|E|}}) is a small cone-shaped [[summit (topography)|peak]], 3,215 m, midway between [[Mount Lister]] and [[Camels Hump]] in the [[Royal Society Range]], in [[Victoria Land]]. Discovered and named by the ''Discovery'' expedition under Scott, 1901-04.

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Pinafore Moraine

'''Pinafore Moraine''' ({{coor dm|76|53|S|159|26|E|}}) is a sheet of moraine which extends northeastward from [[Carapace Nunatak]], in [[Victoria Land]]. Reconnoitered by the [[New Zealand Antarctic Research Program]] (NZARP) [[Allan Hills Expedition]] (1964). The name is descriptive.

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Mount Pinafore

'''Mount Pinafore''' ({{coor dm|69|46|S|70|52|W|}}) is a prominent [[summit (topography)|peak]] rising to about 1,100 m between [[Bartok Glacier]] and [[Sullivan Glacier]] in north [[Alexander Island]]. Named by UK- APC, 1977, in association with nearby [[Gilbert Glacier]] and Sullivan Glacier after the operetta HMS Pinafore.

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Pincer Point

'''Pincer Point''' ({{coor dm|85|34|S|150|30|W|}}) is a narrow rock point lying 4 nautical miles (7 km) east-southeast of [[Durham Point]], near the northwest end of the [[Tapley Mountains]]. First seen and roughly mapped by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]], 1928-30. So named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) because its appearance is similar to a part of a pincers.

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Pinckard Table

'''Pinckard Table''' ({{coor dm|74|0|S|164|3|E|}}) is an ice-covered tableland, 8 nautical miles (15 km) long and 3 nautical miles (6 km) wide, rising between the Styx and [[Burns Glaciers]] in [[Victoria Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1955-63. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[William Pinckard]], biologist at [[McMurdo Station]], 1965-66 season.

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Pinder Gully

'''Pinder Gully''' ({{coor dm|60|43|S|45|35|W|}}) is a small gully in eastern [[Signy Island]] which runs north from [[Observation Bluff]] down to the sea. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[Ronald Pinder]], radio operator and meteorologist at Signy Island, 1959-61.

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Pine Island Bay

'''Pine Island Bay''' ({{coor dm|74|50|S|102|40|W|}}) is a [[bay]] about 40 nautical miles (70 km) long and 30 nautical miles (60 km) wide, into which flows the ice of [[Pine Island Glacier]], at the southeast extremity of [[Amundsen Sea]]. Delineated from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] in December 1946. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for the USS [[Pine Island]], seaplane tender and flagship of the eastern task group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump which explored this area.

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

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Pine Island Glacier

'''Pine Island Glacier''' ({{coor dm|75|10|S|100|0|W|}}) is a broad [[glacier]] flowing west-northwest along the south side of the [[Hudson Mountains]] into [[Pine Island Bay]], [[Amundsen Sea]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in association with Pine Island Bay.

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

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Pinegin Peak

'''Pinegin Peak''' ({{coor dm|71|44|S|12|33|E|}}) is a central [[summit (topography)|peak]], 2,595 m, on [[Isdalsegga Ridge]] in [[Sudliche 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 polar explorer [[N.V. Pinegin]] (1883-1940).

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Pinel Point

'''Pinel Point''' ({{coor dm|64|21|S|62|12|W|}}) is a point lying 5 nautical miles (9 km) northeast of D'[[Ursel Point]] on the east side of [[Brabant Island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. First roughly charted by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1897-99, under Gerlache. Photographed by [[Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd]]. in 1956-57, and mapped from these photos in 1959. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Philippe Pinel]] (1745-1826), French physician who held advanced views on investigation of disease and first succeeded in abolishing severe physical restraints on mental cases, in 1796.

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Piner Bay

'''Piner Bay''' ({{coor dm|66|43|S|140|17|E|}}) is an open [[bay]] 8 nautical miles (15 km) long and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) wide between [[Cape Bienvenue]] and the east side of [[Astrolabe Glacier Tongue]]. Discovered on [[January 30]], [[1840]], by the [[United States Exploring Expedition]] under Wilkes, who named it for [[Thomas Piner]], signal quartermaster on the USEE flagship Vincennes. This feature correlates closely with portions of the sketch of "[[Piners Bay]]" as shown on Wilkes' chart of 1840.

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Pinero Island

'''Pinero Island''' ({{coor dm|67|34|S|67|49|W|}}) is an [[island]] 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long and 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) wide, lying about 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) northwest of [[Pourquoi Pas Island]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Discovered by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot, 1908-10, and named by him for Dr. [[Antonio F. Pinero]], member of the Chamber of Deputies of the [[Argentine Republic]], on whose motion the government voted unlimited credit to meet the needs of the expedition.

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

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Pinero Peak

'''Pinero Peak''' ({{coor dm|67|34|S|67|49|W|}}) is the highest point (380 m) of [[Pinero Island]] in [[Laubeuf Fjord]], west [[Graham Land]]. Named after the [[island]] by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1980.

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Pinet Butte

'''Pinet Butte''' ({{coor dm|73|10|S|161|41|E|}}) is a small butte comprising the westernmost portion of the [[Caudal Hills]], in [[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 [[Paul R. Pinet]], geologist at [[McMurdo Station]], 1966-67.

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Pingvinane Nunataks

'''Pingvinane Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|72|0|S|23|17|E|}}) is a group of [[nunatak]]s standing close north of [[Tanngarden Peaks]] in the [[Sor Rondane Mountains]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47, and named Pingvinane (the penguins).

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Pinn Island

'''Pinn Island''' ({{coor dm|67|34|S|47|55|E|}}) is an [[island]] lying close off the northeast end of [[McKinnon Island]], off the coast of [[Enderby Land]]. Plotted from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) air photos in 1956 and visited by an ANARE party in October 1957. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[John Pinn]], geophysicist at [[Mawson Station]] in 1957.

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

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Pinnacle Gap

'''Pinnacle Gap''' ({{coor dm|73|15|S|163|0|E|}}) is a gap between Pain and [[Tobin Mesas]] in the [[Mesa Range]] of [[Victoria Land]]. The feature was traversed and so named by the northern party of [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1962-63, because it is readily identified by the high rock pinnacle ([[Mount Ballou]]) on the north ridge overlooking the gap.

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Pinnacle Rock

'''Pinnacle Rock''' ({{coor dm|61|6|S|54|47|W|}}) is a rock, 120 m high, lying 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) east of [[Point Wild]] and close off the north coast of [[Elephant Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. The name was probably suggested by members of the British expedition under Shackleton, 1914-16, who sighted and described this feature as a pillar of rock during their refuge at Elephant Island following the loss of the Endurance.

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Pinther Ridge

'''Pinther Ridge''' ({{coor dm|70|22|S|64|20|W|}}) is an arc-shaped [[mountain]] ridge, 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, that is somewhat isolated and mostly snow covered. It rises above the ice surface at the east margin of the [[Dyer Plateau]] of [[Palmer Land]], about 22 nautical miles (41 km) south of the [[Eternity Range]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) in 1974. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Miklos Pinther]], [[Chief Cartographer]] of the [[American Geographical Society]] in the 1970s, under whose supervision a number of excellent maps of Antarctica have been prepared.

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Pio Point

'''Pio Point''' ({{coor dm|54|1|S|38|5|W|}}) is a point forming the north side of the entrance to [[Johnson Cove]] at the west end of [[Bird Island]], [[South Georgia]]. Roughly charted by DI personnel on the Discovery in the period 1926-30 and surveyed by HMS Owen in 1960-61. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1963. "Pio" is an old sailors' name for the light-mantled sooty albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata), a bird which breeds on Bird Island.

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Pioneer Crossing

'''Pioneer Crossing''' ({{coor dm|68|29|S|78|22|E|}}) is a low pass across [[Langnes Peninsula]], [[Vestfold Hills]], leading from the southeast arm of [[Tryne Fjord]] to [[Langnes Fjord]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]] (1936-37). The feature was visited by an ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) sledging party led by [[B.H. Stinear]] (1957), and was named to record this first known traverse of the pass.

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Pioneer Heights

'''Pioneer Heights''' ({{coor dm|79|30|S|83|30|W|}}) is a group name in the [[Heritage Range]], [[Ellsworth Mountains]], encompassing the large area of hills, ridges and peaks located eastward of Schneider and [[Schanz Glaciers]] and between Splettstoesser and [[Union Glaciers]]. Among these features are the [[Inferno Ridge]], the Nimbus, Gross, Buchanan and [[Collier Hills]]. [[The Pioneer Heights]] were mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1961-66. The name was applied by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in association with the name Heritage Range.

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Pioneers Escarpment

'''Pioneers Escarpment''' ({{coor dm|80|28|S|21|7|W|}}) is a mostly snow-covered north-facing escarpment, interrupted by occasional bluffs and spurs, between [[Slessor Glacier]] on the north and [[Shotton Snowfield]] on the south, in the [[Shackleton Range]]. The escarpment was photographed from the air by the [[U.S. Navy]], 1967, and was surveyed by [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS), 1968-71. So named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) because features on the escarpment are named after the pioneers whose inventions have assisted living and traveling conditions in the polar regions.

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Pionerskiy Dome

'''Pionerskiy Dome''' ({{coor dm|73|59|S|73|8|E|}}) is an ice-covered summit about 60 nautical miles (110 km) south-southwest of the [[Grove Mountains]]. Discovered by the [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]] in 1958 and named "[[Kupol Pionerskiy]]" (Pionerskiy Dome).

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Piore Ridge

'''Piore Ridge''' ({{coor dm|72|40|S|168|55|E|}}) is a prominent ridge, 11 nautical miles (20 km) long, located between [[Elder Glacier]] and [[Bowers Glacier]] in the [[Victory Mountains]] of [[Victoria Land]]. Mapped by the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1957-58, and the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS), 1960-62. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Emanuel Ruben Piore]], American physicist, member of the [[National Science Board]], [[National Science Foundation]], 1961-72.

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Pip Cliffs

'''Pip Cliffs''' ({{coor dm|65|43|S|63|1|W|}}) is a prominent rock cliffs west of [[Mount Fedallah]], rising to about 1,250 m on the north side of [[Flask Glacier]] on [[Oscar II Coast]], [[Graham Land]]. In association with names from Melville's [[Moby Dick]] grouped in this area, named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1987 after Pip, the cabin boy of the Pequod.

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Pipe Peak

'''Pipe Peak''' ({{coor dm|79|9|S|86|15|W|}}) is a sharp [[summit (topography)|peak]] on a ridge, 1,720 m, rising 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north of [[Matney Peak]] in the [[Founders Peaks]], [[Heritage Range]]. So named by members of the University of [[Minnesota Geological Party]], 1963-64, because a pipe was left here after a visit to the area.

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Pipecleaner Glacier

'''Pipecleaner Glacier''' ({{coor dm|78|14|S|162|51|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] formed by the coalescence of numerous small alpine glaciers on the east side of [[Mount Huggins]]. Together with [[Glimpse Glacier]] it joins the [[Radian Glacier]] where that stream meets the north arm of [[Dismal Ridge]]. Its surface is marked by innumerable bands of moraine reminiscent of pipecleaners. Named by [[New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE), 1960-61.

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Pipkin Rock

'''Pipkin Rock''' ({{coor dm|68|5|S|68|50|W|}}) is a small ice-free [[island]], lying northeast of [[Dismal Island]] in the [[Faure Islands]], [[Marguerite Bay]]. The Faure Islands were discovered and first charted in 1909 by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot. The group was surveyed in 1949 by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) and so named from the insignificant size of the feature.

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Pippin Peaks

'''Pippin Peaks''' ({{coor dm|65|39|S|62|28|W|}}) is an east-west line of several peaks ranging in height from 880 m to 1,160 m and formed of white or pink granite. The feature is located at the west end of [[Stubb Glacier]] where it forms a part of the [[glacier]]'s north wall. The name is one of several in this area applied by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) from [[Herman Melville]]'s [[Moby Dick]], Pippin being the shipkeeper in the Pequod who was cast adrift by Stubb.

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Pirie Peninsula

'''Pirie Peninsula''' ({{coor dm|60|42|S|44|39|W|}}) is a narrow [[peninsula]] extending 3 nautical miles (6 km) northward from the center of [[Laurie Island]], in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. The peninsula was surveyed in 1903 by the [[Scottish National Antarctic Expedition]] under Bruce, who named it for Dr. [[J.H. Pirie]], surgeon and geologist of the expedition.

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Pirner Peak

'''Pirner Peak''' ({{coor dm|54|31|S|36|4|W|}}) is a [[summit (topography)|peak]] 0.7 nautical miles (1.3 km) northwest of [[Pirner Point]], [[Royal Bay]], [[South Georgia]]. Surveyed by the German group of the [[International Polar Year Investigations]], 1882-83, and named by them for [[Captain Pirner]] of the expedition ship Moltke.

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Pirner Point

'''Pirner Point''' ({{coor dm|54|31|S|36|4|W|}}) is a point marking the north side of the entrance to [[Little Moltke Harbor]] in [[Royal Bay]], [[South Georgia]]. First surveyed by the German group of the [[International Polar Year Investigations]], 1882-83, under Schrader, and named by them for [[Captain Pirner]], commander of the expedition ship Moltke.

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Pirrit Hills

'''Pirrit Hills''' ({{coor dm|81|17|S|85|21|W|}}) is an isolated group of peaks and [[nunatak]]s about 7 nautical miles (13 km) in extent, lying southward of the [[Ellsworth Mountains]], between the [[Heritage Range]] and [[Nash Hills]]. The feature was positioned by the [[U.S. Ellsworth-Byrd Traverse Party]] in December 1958. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[John Pirrit]], glaciologist with the traverse party who had wintered at [[Ellsworth Station]]. Pirrit was scientific leader at [[Byrd Station]] in 1959.

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Mount Pisgah

'''Mount Pisgah''' ({{coor dm|62|57|S|62|29|W|}}) is a [[summit (topography)|peak]], 1,860 m, standing nearly 3 nautical miles (6 km) southwest of [[Mount Christi]] and 4 nautical miles (7 km) northeast of [[Mount Foster]] in the north-central part of [[Smith Island]], [[South Shetland Islands]]. Because the peaks of Smith Island gave it a forked appearance when seen from a distance, American sealers in the 1820s called it [[Mount Pisgah Island]] after the double-topped Mount Pisgah in the town of Durham, CT. The name has since been restricted to the peak described.

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Pitkevitch Glacier

'''Pitkevitch Glacier''' ({{coor dm|71|23|S|168|52|E|}}) is a [[glacier]], 20 nautical miles (37 km) long, flowing north from the [[Admiralty Mountains]] along the west side of [[DuBridge Range]]. The glacier reaches the sea just east of [[Atkinson Cliffs]], where it forms [[Anderson Icefalls]]. A portion of the terminus merges northwestward with [[Fendley Glacier]]. 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 [[Staff Sergeant]], [[Leonard M. Pitkevitch]], [[United States Air Force]] (USAF), who perished in the crash of a C-124 Globemaster aircraft in this vicinity in 1958.

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Pitman Fracture Zone

'''Pitman Fracture Zone''' ({{coor dm|64|30|S|170|0|W|}}) is an undersea fracture zone named for Dr. [[Walter C. Pitman II]], a geophysicist and pioneer in studies of continental drift and seafloor spreading. Name proposed by Drs. Cande, Haxby and Raymond, [[Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory]] [now [[Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory]]]. Name approved 3/93 (ACUF 256).

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Mount Pitman

'''Mount Pitman''' ({{coor dm|70|9|S|67|42|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] with two mainly ice-covered, dome-shaped summits, the higher and northern rising to 1,830 m, standing 9 nautical miles (17 km) inland from [[George VI Sound]], between Riley and [[Chapman Glaciers]] on the west coast of [[Palmer Land]]. First surveyed in 1936 by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1954 for [[E.L. Pitman]], an airplane carpenter of Byfleet, Surrey, who made the sledges used by the BGLE, 1934-37, introducing important new elements into the design of the Nansen-type sledge.

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Piton Island

'''Piton Island''' ({{coor dm|66|47|S|141|36|E|}}) is a small rocky [[island]] lying 0.1 nautical miles (0.2 km) southwest of [[Guano Island]] in the [[Curzon Islands]]. Charted in 1951 by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] and so named by them for its very pointed shape.

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

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Pitt Islands

'''Pitt Islands''' ({{coor dm|65|26|S|65|30|W|}}) is a group of small islands lying immediately off the north extremity of [[Renaud Island]], at the north end of the [[Biscoe Islands]]. The name "Pitt's Island," for [[William Pitt]], British statesman, was applied by [[John Biscoe]] in 1832 to an [[island]] which he erroneously charted as lying about 25 nautical miles (46 km) west-northwest of these islands. The present application of Pitt Islands is based on the interpretation of the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, who charted the island group in 1935-36.

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

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Pitt Point

'''Pitt Point''' ({{coor dm|63|51|S|58|22|W|}}) is a promontory, 90 m high, at the south side of the mouth of [[Victory Glacier]] on the south coast of [[Trinity Peninsula]]. Charted by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1945, and named for [[K.A.J. Pitt]], master of the 1944-45.

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Mount Pittard

'''Mount Pittard''' ({{coor dm|71|31|S|166|54|E|}}) is a pointed [[mountain]] (2,410 m) standing 12 nautical miles (22 km) east of the north part of [[Homerun Range]] in the [[Admiralty Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photography, 1960-63. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Donald A. Pittard]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) biologist at [[McMurdo Station]], 1966-67 and 1967-68.

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Pitzman Glacier

'''Pitzman Glacier''' ({{coor dm|70|41|S|160|10|E|}}) is a [[glacier]], 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, draining the southeast slopes of [[Pomerantz Tableland]] in the [[Usarp Mountains]]. It flows between [[Mount Lowman]] and [[Williams Bluff]] to an ice piedmont just eastward. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-62. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Frederick J. Pitzman]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) biologist at [[McMurdo Station]], 1967-68.

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Pivot Peak

'''Pivot Peak''' ({{coor dm|78|2|S|161|1|E|}}) is a prominent conical [[summit (topography)|peak]], 2,470 m, distinguished by a large northeast cirque and as the highest point in [[Wilkniss Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. The [[New Zealand Northern Survey Party]] of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-58) established a survey station on its summit on [[January 21]], [[1958]]. So named by them because its prominent appearance and location make it the focal point of the topography in that area.

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Mount Pivot

'''Mount Pivot''' ({{coor dm|80|41|S|30|10|W|}}) is a conspicuous [[mountain]], 1,095 m, with steep rock slopes on its west side, standing between [[Mount Haslop]] and [[Turnpike Bluff]] in the west part of the [[Shackleton Range]]. First mapped in 1957 by the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] and so named because this prominent landmark was the turning point for aircraft and sledging parties of the expedition rounding the southwest end of the Shackleton Range.

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Plaice Island

'''Plaice Island''' ({{coor dm|66|1|S|65|27|W|}}) is an [[island]] lying west of [[Mackerel Island]] in the [[Fish Islands]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Charted by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37. So named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1959 because it is one of the Fish Islands.

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

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Planck Point

'''Planck Point''' ({{coor dm|79|18|S|85|11|W|}}) is a snow-covered, spur-like point along the north side of [[Splettstoesser Glacier]], located 10 nautical miles (18 km) southeast of [[Landmark Peak]] in the [[Heritage Range]]. Named by the University of [[Minnesota Geological Party]] to the area, 1963-64, for [[Russell E. Planck]], helicopter crew chief with the 62nd [[Transportation Detachment]], who assisted the party.

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Plane Table

'''Plane Table''' ({{coor dm|77|36|S|161|27|E|}}) is a distinctive ice free mesa in the north part of the [[Asgard Range]], [[Victoria Land]]. This flattish feature surmounts the area between [[Nibelungen Valley]] and the [[Sykes Glacier]] and commands an extensive view of [[Wright Valley]]. A descriptive name given by [[New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (NZ-APC).

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Plane Table Glacier

'''Plane Table Glacier''' ({{coor dm|77|34|S|161|29|E|}}) is a short, tapering [[glacier]] on the north side of [[Plane Table]] that extends part way down the south wall of [[Wright Valley]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named in 1997 by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in association with Plane Table.

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Planet Heights

'''Planet Heights''' ({{coor dm|71|13|S|68|47|W|}}) is a series of summits along a ridge, extending 24 nautical miles (44 km) in a north-south direction between the south part of [[LeMay Range]] and [[George VI Sound]] in the east part of [[Alexander Island]]. First mapped from air photos taken by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, by Searle of the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1960. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) from association with the nearby glaciers named for planets.

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Plankington Bluff

'''Plankington Bluff''' ({{coor dm|84|58|S|64|37|W|}}) is a large rock bluff along the southwest edge of [[Mackin Table]], 5 nautical miles (9 km) southeast of [[Shurley Ridge]], in the [[Patuxent Range]], [[Pensacola Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1956-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[John C. Plankington]], Jr., meteorologist at [[South Pole Station]], winter 1967.

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Plata Glacier

'''Plata Glacier''' ({{coor dm|72|4|S|166|11|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] in the [[Victory Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]], flowing north between [[Mirabito Range]] and [[Monteath Hills]] into [[Jutland Glacier]]. One of several features in the Victory Mountains named after naval encounters, this glacier named after the naval battle of the Rio de la Plata, December 1939. Named by the NZ- APC on the suggestion of [[R.H. Findlay]], NZ-ARP geologist to this area, 1981-82.

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Plata Passage

'''Plata Passage''' ({{coor dm|64|40|S|62|1|W|}}) is a passage in [[Wilhelmina Bay]] separating [[Brooklyn Island]] from the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. First charted by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] under Gerlache, 1897-99, and named after the estuary between Argentina and Uruguay in recognition of the services rendered the expedition by the people of Argentina.

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Platform Spur

'''Platform Spur''' ({{coor dm|77|59|S|162|10|E|}}) is a wedge-shaped sandstone platform which rises to 2,350 m and tapers to the northeast, between [[Bindschadler Glacier]] and [[Jezek Glacier]] in the northwest part of [[Royal Society Range]], [[Victoria Land]]. It was descriptively named by [[Alan Sherwood]], NZGS party leader in the area, 1987-88.

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Plato Island

'''Plato Island''' ({{coor dm|63|26|S|54|40|W|}}) is a small [[island]] lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of [[Darwin Island]] in the [[Danger Islands]], q.v. The descriptive name "[[Islote Plato]]" (plate island) was given by Ministerio de Defensa, Argentina, 1977. The term island is appropriate and replaces "islote" (islet) in the name approved by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1993.

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

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Platt Cliffs

'''Platt Cliffs''' ({{coor dm|62|11|S|58|35|W|}}) is a cliffs rising to about 100 m between [[Goulden Cove]] and [[Monsimet Cove]] in [[Ezcurra Inlet]], [[Admiralty Bay (South Shetland Islands)|Admiralty Bay]], [[King George Island (Antarctica)|King George Island]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[Eric Platt]] (1926-48), [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) base leader and geologist, Admiralty Bay, 1948. Platt died from exhaustion and exposure near [[Ternyck Needle]], [[November 8]], [[1948]], and is buried near the British station on [[Keller Peninsula]].

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Platt Point

'''Platt Point''' ({{coor dm|68|36|S|64|14|W|}}) is the east entrance point to [[Bowman Inlet]] on the east coast of [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. The feature marks the extremity of an ice-covered, though clearly outlined, spur that juts north from the west part of [[Hollick-Kenyon Peninsula]]. The margins of the feature were photographed from the air by [[Lincoln Ellsworth]], 1935, but it was more clearly defined by aerial photographs taken by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), 1940. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1977 for [[William D. Platt]], [[U.S. Navy]], hospital corpsman, [[Palmer Station]], winter party 1968.

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Platypus Ridge

'''Platypus Ridge''' ({{coor dm|70|42|S|163|43|E|}}) is a large ice-covered ridge bordering the west side of the mouth of [[Lillie Glacier]]. It extends northeast from [[Bowers Mountains]] to the head of Ob' Bay. Its position was fixed by [[S.L. Kirkby]], surveyor with ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) ([[Thala Dan]]) in February 1962. Named by ANARE after this monotreme mammal, native only to Australia.

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Playfair Mountains

'''Playfair Mountains''' ({{coor dm|73|55|S|63|25|W|}}) is a group of mountains between the Swann and [[Squires Glaciers]] in southeast [[Palmer Land]]. The mountains were first seen and photographed from the air by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), 1939-41. They were mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1961-67. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[John Playfair]] (1748-1819), Scottish mathematician and geologist.

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Plaza Point

'''Plaza Point''' ({{coor dm|62|6|S|58|26|W|}}) is a point forming the south tip of [[Keller Peninsula]], which separates Mackellar and [[Martel Inlets]] in the north part of [[Admiralty Bay (South Shetland Islands)|Admiralty Bay]], on [[King George Island (Antarctica)|King George Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Charted and named by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot, 1908-10. The name suggests the central position of the feature at the head of Admiralty Bay.

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Pleasant Plateau

'''Pleasant Plateau''' ({{coor dm|79|46|S|158|30|E|}}) is a small, somewhat isolated ice-free plateau located close west of [[Blank Peaks]] and [[Foggydog Glacier]] in the [[Brown Hills]]. Explored by the [[Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE), 1962-63, who so named it because of the agreeable weather encountered there on each occasion the area was visited.

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The Pleiades

'''The Pleiades''' ({{coor dm|72|42|S|165|32|E|}}) is a several extinct volcanic peaks in a cluster, overlooking the west side of the head of [[Mariner Glacier]]. Named after the cluster of small stars in Taurus by the [[Northern Party]] of [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1962-63.

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Mount Pleiones

'''Mount Pleiones''' ({{coor dm|72|45|S|165|29|E|}}) is the southernmost and highest [[summit (topography)|peak]] of [[The Pleiades]], at the head of [[Mariner Glacier]]. Named by the [[New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (NZ-APC) after Pleiones of Greek mythology.

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Pleneau Island

'''Pleneau Island''' ({{coor dm|65|6|S|64|4|W|}}) is an [[island]], 0.8 nautical miles (1.5 km) long, lying just northeast of [[Hovgaard Island]] in the [[Wilhelm Archipelago]]. Charted as a [[peninsula]] of Hovgaard Island by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1903-05, under Charcot, who named its northeast point for [[Paul Pleneau]], photographer of the expedition. The feature was first shown to be an island on an Argentine government chart of 1957.

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

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Cape Plenty

'''Cape Plenty''' ({{coor dm|61|30|S|55|28|W|}}) is the southeast cape of [[Gibbs Island]] (actually marks south point of the [[island]]), in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Visited by JSEEIG in January 1977 and so named because a reef east of the cape causes upwelling of water which attracts numerous birds to feed in the area. Approved by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1980.

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Pliska Ridge

'''Pliska Ridge''' ({{coor dm|62|39|S|60|14|W|}}) is a ridge rising to 681 m, east-northeast of [[Willan Nunatak]], [[Livingston Island]]. Pliska is the name of a village in northeast Bulgaria which in the seventh century became the first Bulgarian capital. Named [[Mount Pliska]] in 1995 by BulAPC.

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Plog Island

'''Plog Island''' ({{coor dm|68|32|S|78|0|E|}}) is an [[island]] 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) long in [[Prydz Bay]], lying 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) north of [[Lake Island]] and 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) west of [[Breidnes Peninsula]], [[Vestfold Hills]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]] (1936-37) and named "Plogoy" (plow island), as being descriptive of the island's shape.

== See also ==
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Plogskaftet Nunataks

'''Plogskaftet Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|71|48|S|5|12|E|}}) is a row of [[nunatak]]s about 5 nautical miles (9 km) long lying close northwest of [[Cumulus Mountain]] in the [[Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped from surveys and air photos by the [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-60) and named Plogskaftet (the plow handle).

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Plumb Bob Point

'''Plumb Bob Point''' ({{coor dm|77|52|S|161|44|E|}}) is a tapering rock point, 4 nautical miles (7 km) northeast of Knobhead, marking the northeast extremity of [[Quartermain Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]], and the point of apposition of the east-flowing [[Taylor Glacier]] and [[Ferrar Glacier]]. The name is one of a group in the area associated with surveying applied in 1993 by the [[New Zealand Geographic Board]] (NZGB).

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Plummer Glacier

'''Plummer Glacier''' ({{coor dm|79|58|S|81|30|W|}}) is a short [[glacier]] descending east through the [[Enterprise Hills]] to the north of [[Lippert Peak]] and the [[Douglas Peaks]], in the [[Heritage Range]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1961-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Charles C. Plummer]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) glaciologist at [[Palmer Station]] in 1965.

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Plummet Glacier

'''Plummet Glacier''' ({{coor dm|77|47|S|161|54|E|}}) is the westernmost [[glacier]] on the north side of [[Kukri Hills]], flowing north to [[Taylor Glacier]], in [[Victoria Land]]. The name is one of a group in the area associated with surveying applied in 1993 by [[New Zealand Geographic Board]] (NZGB). The name refers to a plummet, or plumb bob.

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Plumstead Valley

'''Plumstead Valley''' ({{coor dm|76|37|S|159|49|E|}}) is a [[valley]] at the northern end of [[Shipton Ridge]], east of [[Kirkcaldy Spur]] in the [[Allan Hills]], [[Victoria Land]]. Reconnoitered by the [[New Zealand Antarctic Research Program]] (NZARP) [[Allan Hills Expedition]], 1964. They named it after Dr. [[E.P. Plumstead]] for her work on Glossopteris fossils, especially those from Antarctica.

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Plunket Point

'''Plunket Point''' ({{coor dm|85|5|S|167|6|E|}}) is a conspicuous rock point marking the northern end of the [[Dominion Range]] and the confluence of the Beardmore and [[Mill Glaciers]]. Discovered by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]] (1907-09) and named for [[Lord Plunket]], at that time Governor of [[New Zealand]].

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Pluto Glacier

'''Pluto Glacier''' ({{coor dm|71|7|S|68|22|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] on the east coast of [[Alexander Island]], 10 nautical miles (18 km) long and 4 nautical miles (7 km) wide, which flows east into [[George VI Sound]] to the north of [[Succession Cliffs]]. First photographed from the air on [[November 23]], [[1935]], by [[Lincoln Ellsworth]] and mapped from these photos by [[W.L.G. Joerg]]. Roughly surveyed in 1936 by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE). Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for the planet Pluto following [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) surveys in 1948 and 1949.

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Mount Plymouth

'''Mount Plymouth''' ({{coor dm|62|28|S|59|49|W|}}) is a [[mountain]], 520 m, standing 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) northwest of [[Discovery Bay]] in the north part of [[Greenwich Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Charted in 1935 by DI personnel on the [[Discovery II]], and named after the city of Plymouth in Devon, England.

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Poa Cove

'''Poa Cove''' ({{coor dm|54|15|S|36|30|W|}}) is a small [[cove]] 0.8 nautical miles (1.5 km) southwest of [[Mai Point]] in the southeast corner of Maiviken, [[Cumberland Bay]], [[South Georgia]]. Roughly surveyed by the [[Swedish Antarctic Expedition]], 1901-04, under Nordenskjold. Resurveyed in 1929 by DI personnel, and in 1951 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS). Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after the genus Poa, which includes the tussock grass which grows in profusion near this cove.

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Pod Rocks

'''Pod Rocks''' ({{coor dm|68|9|S|67|30|W|}}) is a small compact group of rocks, lying 5 nautical miles (9 km) west of [[Millerand Island]] in [[Marguerite Bay]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. First roughly surveyed in 1936 by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill. The rocks were visited and resurveyed in 1949 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), who established a sealing camp there. The name, proposed by FIDS, derives from the old sealers' term "pod," meaning a group of seals hauled ashore.

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The Podium (Antarctica)

'''The Podium''' ({{coor dm|78|56|S|161|9|E|}}) is a high, flat ice-covered bluff, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) in extent, which projects at the south end of the [[Worcester Range]] and surmounts the ice-filled embayment between [[Cape Teall]] and [[Cape Timberlake]]. So named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1964 because of its position relative to nearby features and its resemblance to a podium.

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Podprudnoye Lake

'''Podprudnoye Lake''' ({{coor dm|70|45|S|11|37|E|}}) is a small [[lake]] lying just southeast of [[Prilednikovoye Lake]] in [[Schirmacher Hills]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by the [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]] in 1961 and named [[Ozero Podprudnoye]] (by-the-pond lake).

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Poetry Glacier

'''Poetry Glacier''' ({{coor dm|61|56|S|57|48|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing north and northwest into the east side of [[Venus Bay]], north [[King George Island (Antarctica)|King George Island]]. So named by the [[Polish Antarctic Expedition]], 1984. [in association with "[[Milosz Point]]."]. Lodowiec Poezji is the translation of the English name.

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Poindexter Peak

'''Poindexter Peak''' ({{coor dm|75|13|S|134|25|W|}}) is a snow-covered [[summit (topography)|peak]] (1,215 m) rising 4 nautical miles (7 km) southeast of [[Bennett Bluff]], along the west side of upper [[Berry Glacier]] 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 [[Monte F. Poindexter]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) meteorologist at [[Byrd Station]], 1962.

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National Science Foundation Washington, D.C. 20550 Environmental Science Services Administration Silver Spring, Maryland April 27, 1967

Dear Mr. Poindexter, It gives me a great deal of pleasure to inform you that the U.S. Board on Geographic names has named in your honor the geographical feature Poindexter Peak located as 75 11 S Latitude 134 30 W longitude in Byrd Land, Antarctica. Sincerely yours, T.O. Jones Division Director Environmental Sciences

Cape Poinsett

'''Cape Poinsett''' ({{coor dm|65|46|S|113|13|E|}}) is an ice-covered cape, the northern extremity of [[Budd Coast]], from which the coast recedes abruptly to the southeast and southwest. The position of Cape Poinsett correlates closely with the high seaward extremity of "Budd's [[High Land]]" as charted in 1840 by the [[United States Exploring Expedition]] under Lieutenant [[Charles Wilkes]]. The cape was plotted from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Joel R. Poinsett]], Secretary of War under [[President Martin Van Buren]], who was instrumental in the compilation and publication of the large number of scientific reports based on the work of the USEE, 1838-42.

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Pointer Nunatak

'''Pointer Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|80|37|S|29|0|W|}}) is a conspicuous [[nunatak]], 1,245 m, immediately east of [[Wedge Ridge]] in the west part of the [[Shackleton Range]]. First mapped in 1957 by the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] and so named because it is an important landmark on the route from [[Blaiklock Glacier]] to [[Stratton Glacier]] which provides access from the west to the east part of the Shackleton Range.

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The Pointers

'''The Pointers''' ({{coor dm|62|36|S|61|19|W|}}) is a two rocks lying northwest of [[Rugged Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. The name was applied by sealers in the area in the 1820s.

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Poisson Hill

'''Poisson Hill''' ({{coor dm|62|29|S|59|39|W|}}) is a rounded, ice-covered hill (80 m) located 0.3 nautical miles (0.6 km) northeast of [[Iquique Cove]], [[Greenwich Island]], [[South Shetland Islands]]. The recommended name derives from "[[Promontorio Poisson]]" and "[[Cerro Poisson]]," forms appearing on Chilean hydrographic charts of the 1950s. Maurice Poisson signed the official act of inauguration of nearby [[Arturo Prat Station]] on Greenwich Island in 1947.

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Pojeta Peak

'''Pojeta Peak''' ({{coor dm|79|28|S|84|41|W|}}) is a [[summit (topography)|peak]] rising to about 1,500 m in the central part of [[Webers Peaks]], 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of [[Bingham Peak]], in the [[Heritage Range]], [[Ellsworth Mountains]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[John Pojeta]], Jr., [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) (Reston, VA) paleontologist from 1963; field party member and paleontologist with the [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) [[Ellsworth Mountains Expedition]], 1979-80.

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Polar Bear Point

'''Polar Bear Point''' ({{coor dm|77|49|S|166|51|E|}}) is an ice-covered point 1.2 nautical miles (2.2 km) southeast of [[Castle Rock]] on the east side of [[Hut Point Peninsula]], [[Ross Island]]. A breached crater stands 0.7 nautical miles (1.3 km) north-northwest, but no rock is exposed on the point which is well defined and elevated at the juncture with [[McMurdo Ice Shelf]]. The name is allusive; when viewed from the west, the appearance of the point is suggestive of the head, neck, and fore part of an Arctic polar bear. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN), 2000.

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Polar Club Glacier

'''Polar Club Glacier''' ({{coor dm|62|14|S|58|32|W|}}) is a broad [[glacier]] east-northeast of [[Stranger Point]], [[King George Island (Antarctica)|King George Island]], flowing south into [[Bransfield Strait]]. Named by the [[Polish Antarctic Expedition]], 1980, after the [[Polish Polar Club]].

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Polar Record Glacier

'''Polar Record Glacier''' ({{coor dm|69|45|S|75|30|E|}}) is a large [[glacier]] flowing between [[Meknattane Nunataks]] and [[Dodd Island]] to the central part of [[Publications Ice Shelf]]. Delineated in 1952 by [[John H. Roscoe]] from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. Named by Roscoe after [[Research Institute]], Cambridge, England.

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Cape Polar Sea

'''Cape Polar Sea''' ({{coor dm|73|32|S|169|27|E|}}) is a rock cape that forms the west extremity of [[Coulman Island]] in northwest [[Ross Sea]]. Named in 1998 by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after USCGC [[Polar Sea]], an icebreaker in support of [[United States Antarctic Program]] (USAP) activities in the Ross, Amundsen and [[Bellingshausen Seas]], and other Antarctic coastal areas during 11 seasons, 1980-1997. The cape lies in proximity to [[Cape Polar Star]] and [[Glacier Strait]], two features named earlier for American icebreakers.

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Cape Polar Star

'''Cape Polar Star''' ({{coor dm|73|38|S|169|40|E|}}) is a bold cape which forms the southwest extremity of [[Coulman Island]] in northwestern [[Ross Sea]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1987 after USCGC activities in Antarctica, including the Ross Sea, since [[Operation Deep Freeze]], 1978. A survey of this feature was conducted from [[Polar Star]] in 1986.

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Polar Subglacial Basin

'''Polar Subglacial Basin''' ({{coor dm|85|0|S|110|0|E|}}) is a subglacial basin situated generally between [[Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains]] and the [[Dominion Range]] in [[East Antarctica]]. The feature was roughly delineated by American, [[United Kingdom]] and Soviet seismic field parties, 1958-61. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) (1961) for the proximity of the feature to the [[South Pole]] area.

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Polar Times Glacier

'''Polar Times Glacier''' ({{coor dm|69|46|S|74|35|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] on [[Ingrid Christensen Coast]], flowing northward between [[Svarthausen Nunatak]] and [[Boyd Nunatak]] into the western part of [[Publications Ice Shelf]]. Delineated by [[John H. Roscoe]] from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. Named by Roscoe after [[The Polar Times]], a polar journal published by the American polar Society, [[New York]].

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Polararboken Glacier

'''Polararboken Glacier''' ({{coor dm|69|36|S|76|0|E|}}) is a [[glacier]], 3 nautical miles (6 km) northeast of [[Stein Islands]], draining westward into the north part of [[Publications Ice Shelf]]. Delineated in 1952 by [[John H. Roscoe]] from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] (1946-47). Named by Roscoe after Polararboken, a polar journal published by the [[Norsk Polarklubb]], Oslo, Norway.

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Polarforschung Glacier

'''Polarforschung Glacier''' ({{coor dm|69|50|S|75|7|E|}}) is a heavily crevassed [[glacier]] flowing northward along the west side of [[Meknattane Nunataks]] to [[Publications Ice Shelf]]. [[Vestknatten Nunatak]] lies within the mouth of the glacier. Delineated in 1952 by [[John H. Roscoe]] from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] (1946-47), and named by him after fur Polarforschung, Kiel, [[West Germany]].

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Polaris Glacier

'''Polaris Glacier''' ({{coor dm|64|14|S|59|31|W|}}) is a distinctive [[glacier]], 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, flowing southward from [[Detroit Plateau]], [[Graham Land]], between Pyke and [[Eliason Glaciers]]. Mapped from surveys by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) (1960-61). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after the "Polaris" motor sledge made by [[Polaris Industries]], Roseau, Minnesota, and used in Antarctica since 1960.

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Polaris Peak

'''Polaris Peak''' ({{coor dm|84|39|S|172|40|W|}}) is a rounded [[summit (topography)|peak]] (970 m) rising 4 nautical miles (7 km) southwest of [[Mount Roth]] in the [[Gabbro Hills]], [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. So named by the [[Southern Party]] of [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1963-64) because they drove a Polaris motor toboggan to the summit.

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Polarmail Ledge

'''Polarmail Ledge''' ({{coor dm|79|56|S|156|13|E|}}) is a relatively flat wedge-shaped platform that rises above [[Communication Heights]] in the south part of [[Midnight Plateau]], [[Darwin Mountains]]. At 2000 m, the feature is similar in elevation and aspect to [[Skilton Ledge]], 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) to the east. Named in association with [[Richard Chapman Johnson]] of Nazareth, PA, radio operator involved for 16 years (1985-2001) in coordinating MARSgrams and Polarmail which have enabled personnel in Antarctica to communicate with home.

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Polarstar Peak

'''Polarstar Peak''' ({{coor dm|77|32|S|86|9|W|}}) is a [[summit (topography)|peak]] rising above 2,400 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of [[Mount Ulmer]] in the north part of the [[Sentinel Range]]. Discovered by [[Lincoln Ellsworth]] on his trans-Antarctic flight of [[November 23]], [[1935]]. Named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for the airplane [[Polar Star]] in which Ellsworth made the historic flight.

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Polarstar Ridge

'''Polarstar Ridge''' ({{coor dm|71|49|S|70|29|W|}}) is a jagged ridge, 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, trending southwest from [[The Obelisk]] in the [[Staccato Peaks]], south [[Alexander Island]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after the [[Polar Star]], the low-wing monoplane from which [[Lincoln Ellsworth]], with pilot [[Herbert Hollick-Kenyon]], discovered and photographed this ridge and the Staccato Peaks, [[November 23]], [[1935]].

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Polarstern Canyon

'''Polarstern Canyon''' ({{coor dm|71|30|S|21|0|W|}}) is an undersea canyon named for the German research vessel Polarstern, which took part in 22 expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic (1982-1995). Name proposed by Dr. [[Heinrich Hinze]], [[Alfred Wegener Institute]] for Polar and [[Marine Research]], Bremerhaven, Germany. Name approved 6/97 (ACUF 271).

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Polarstern Knoll

'''Polarstern Knoll''' ({{coor dm|71|25|S|24|47|W|}}) is an undersea knoll named for the German research vessel Polarstern, which took part in 22 expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic (1982-1995). Name proposed by Dr. [[Heinrich Hinze]], [[Alfred Wegener Institute]] for Polar and [[Marine Research]], Bremerhaven, Germany. Name approved 6/97 (ACUF 271).

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Poldervaart Edge

'''Poldervaart Edge''' ({{coor dm|80|44|S|25|57|W|}}) is an east-facing escarpment rising to about 1,300 m and trending NE-SW for 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) in the [[Du Toit Nunataks]], [[Read Mountains]], [[Shackleton Range]]. Photographed from the air by the [[U.S. Navy]], 1967, and surveyed by [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS), 1968-71. In association with the names of geologists grouped in this area, named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1971 after [[Professor Arie Poldervaart]] (1919-64), Dutch petrologist known for his research on basaltic rocks.

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Polish Bluff

'''Polish Bluff''' ({{coor dm|62|40|S|60|24|W|}}) is a bluff with cliffs rising to 100 m, located southwest of the entrance to [[Johnsons Dock]] on [[Hurd Peninsula]], [[Livingston Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. The feature was shown on a 1988 Spanish chart as "[[Punta Polaca]]" (Polish point). The name has been approved in the amended form recommended by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1990.

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Pollard Glacier

'''Pollard Glacier''' ({{coor dm|65|49|S|64|13|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing into the south side of [[Comrie Glacier]] to the east of [[Bradford Glacier]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Mapped by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) from photos taken by [[Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd]]. in 1956-57. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Alan F.C. Pollard]] (1877-1948), English documentalist, founder and first president of the [[British Society]] for [[International Bibliography]], and pioneer in the introduction of the [[Universal Decimal Classification]] into British libraries.

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Mount Pollard

'''Mount Pollard''' ({{coor dm|70|28|S|64|37|E|}}) is a partly snow-covered [[mountain]] just south of [[Corry Massif]] and 3 nautical miles (6 km) west of [[Crohn Massif]] in the [[Porthos Range]], [[Prince Charles Mountains]]. Mapped from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) surveys and air photos, 1956-65. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[J.R. Pollard]], ionosphere physicist at [[Wilkes Station]], 1964.

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Pollholmen

'''Pollholmen''' ({{coor dm|69|1|S|39|36|E|}}) is an [[island]], 0.3 nautical miles (0.6 km) long, situated 0.1 nautical miles (0.2 km) off the southeast side of [[East Ongul Island]], in the east side of the entrance of [[Lutzow-Holm Bay]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37, and named Pollholmen (the [[bay]] island), presumably because of its location opposite the narrow inlet or bay separating Ongul and [[East Ongul Islands]].

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Cape Pollock

'''Cape Pollock''' ({{coor dm|68|3|S|146|50|E|}}) is the northern point of [[Dixson Island]], located at the west side of the mouth of [[Ninnis Glacier]]. Discovered by the [[Australasian Antarctic Expedition]] (1911-14) under [[Douglas Mawson]], who named it for Professor [[J.A. Pollock]] of the [[Expedition Advisory Committee]].

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Mount Pollock

'''Mount Pollock''' ({{coor dm|73|45|S|162|47|E|}}) is a symmetrical [[mountain]] (2,640 m) that rises above the mid-portion of [[Recoil Glacier]] just south of [[Archambault Ridge]], in the [[Deep Freeze Range]], [[Victoria Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and US. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Herbert W. Pollock]], [[U.S. Navy]], construction electrician at [[McMurdo Station]], 1962 and 1967.

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Pollux Nunatak

'''Pollux Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|65|5|S|59|53|W|}}) is an one of the [[Seal Nunataks]], lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northwest of [[Robertson Island]] in [[Larsen Ice Shelf]]. The probable existence of the feature was first reported by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1947 and its existence was confirmed during a FIDS survey in 1953. The [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) name derives from its association with [[Castor Nunatak]] 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) to the SSW; Castor and Pollux were sons of Zeus.

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Pollux Rock

'''Pollux Rock''' ({{coor dm|57|7|S|26|47|W|}}) is the southern of a pair of large off-lying rocks south of [[Vindication Island]], [[South Sandwich Islands]]. This rock, with its neighbor [[Castor Rock]], was named "Castor and Pollux" during the survey of these islands from RRS [[Discovery II]] in 1930. In 1971 [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) recommended that they be assigned unambiguous names making each individually identifiable, and this has been done by naming the southern one Pollux Rock and the northern one Castor Rock.

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Polonez Cove

'''Polonez Cove''' ({{coor dm|62|9|S|58|8|W|}}) is a [[cove]] on the north side of [[Low Head]], [[King George Island (Antarctica)|King George Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Named by the [[Polish Antarctic Expedition]] in 1980 from the Polish form of the French word "polonaise," a stately Polish dance in 3/4 time.

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Polygon Spur

'''Polygon Spur''' ({{coor dm|86|0|S|126|0|W|}}) is a broad, ice-free spur lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of [[Tillite Spur]] at the south end of the [[Wisconsin Plateau]], [[Horlick Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-64. The name was proposed by [[John H. Mercer]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) geologist to these mountains, 1964-65, because the surface of the spur is covered by a network of unsorted polygons.

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Polynesia Point

'''Polynesia Point''' ({{coor dm|60|43|S|45|36|W|}}) is an ice-free point forming the north side of the entrance to [[Paal Harbor]] on the east side of [[Signy Island]], in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Surveyed in 1933 by DI personnel, and resurveyed in 1947 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS). Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1954 for the floating factory Polynesia, of the [[Rethval Whaling Co]]. of Oslo, which worked in the South Orkney Islands in 1913-14.

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Pomerantz Tableland

'''Pomerantz Tableland''' ({{coor dm|70|38|S|159|50|E|}}) is a high (2,290 m) ice-covered tableland about 10 nautical miles (18 km) long, standing 15 nautical miles (28 km) northwest of [[Daniels Range]] in the [[Usarp Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-62. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Martin A. Pomerantz]], Director of the [[Barthol Research Foundation]] and Chairman of the [[U.S. Committee]] for the [[International Year]] of the [[Quiet Sun]], who carried on cosmic ray studies in the [[McMurdo Sound]] area, 1959-60 and 1960-61.

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Pomona Plateau

'''Pomona Plateau''' ({{coor dm|60|35|S|45|55|W|}}) is an ice-covered plateau, over 300 m elevation, extending between [[Sandefjord Peaks]] and [[Deacon Hill]] in the western part of [[Coronation Island]], in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) following a survey by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1948-50. This naming revives in an altered form a name given by [[James Weddell]] in 1822. Being unaware of the prior discovery of Coronation Island by Captain [[Nathaniel Palmer]] and Captain [[George Powell]], and its naming at that time, Weddell renamed the [[island]] "Pomona" or "Mainland" after the island in the northern [[Orkney Islands]]. That name was published by Weddell in 1825 but did not survive.

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Ponce Island

'''Ponce Island''' ({{coor dm|63|18|S|57|53|W|}}) is an [[island]] 0.1 nautical miles (0.2 km) east of [[Ortiz Island]] and 0.3 nautical miles (0.6 km) southeast of [[Largo Island]] in the [[Duroch Islands]]. The island lies 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northeast of the Chilean scientific station, [[General Bernardo]] O'Higgins. Named by [[Martin Halpern]], leader of the University of Wisconsin field party during geological mapping of this area, 1961-62. Named for [[Lautaro Ponce]], Chief of [[Antarctic Operations]], University of Chile, in appreciation for Chilean logistical support provided to the Wisconsin field party.

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

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Pond Peak

'''Pond Peak''' ({{coor dm|77|19|S|162|24|E|}}) is a conspicuous ice-free [[summit (topography)|peak]], 1,430 m, at the south side of the mouth of [[Baldwin Valley]] in [[Saint Johns Range]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1964 after [[James D. Pond]], [[U.S. Navy]], who was in charge of electronic repair and maintenance at [[Hallett Station]], 1962.

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Pond Ridge

'''Pond Ridge''' ({{coor dm|73|25|S|93|33|W|}}) is a flattish rock ridge which extends north from [[Mount Loweth]], in the [[Jones Mountains]]. Mapped by the University of [[Minnesota-Jones Mountains Party]], 1960-61, and so named by them because a small pond was discovered on the ridge.

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Mount Pond

'''Mount Pond''' ({{coor dm|62|57|S|60|33|W|}}) is a [[summit (topography)|peak]], 550 m, standing 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) east-southeast of [[Pendulum Cove]], on [[Deception Island]] in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. The name appears on a 1829 chart based upon survey work by the British expedition under Foster, 1828-31. Probably named for [[John Pond]], noted English astronomer and director of the [[Royal Observatory]] at Greenwich at that time.

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Ponder Peak

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Pontes Ridge

'''Pontes Ridge''' ({{coor dm|80|8|S|156|24|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] spur that descends eastward to [[McCraw Glacier]], 4 nautical miles (7 km) south of [[Derrick Peak]] in [[Britannia Range]]. Named in association with Britannia by a University of Waikato (N.Z.) geological party, 1978-79, led by [[M.J. Selby]]. Pontes is a historical placename formerly used in [[Roman Britain]].

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Ponting Cliff

'''Ponting Cliff''' ({{coor dm|71|12|S|168|21|E|}}) is an angular cliff that is similar in appearance to [[Meares Cliff]] just eastward, located 3 nautical miles (6 km) east of the terminal confluences of the Dennistoun, Nash and [[Wallis Glaciers]] on the northern coast of [[Victoria Land]]. First charted by the [[Northern Party]], led by Campbell, of the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13, which named it for [[Herbert G. Ponting]], photographer of the expedition.

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Ponton Island

'''Ponton Island''' ({{coor dm|65|6|S|63|5|W|}}) is a small [[island]] lying 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) southeast of [[Moureaux Islands]] near the head of [[Flandres Bay]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. The name "[[Islote Solitario]]" appears for the feature on an Argentine government chart of 1954, but has been rejected to avoid confusion with [[Solitario Island]] at 6752S, 6826W. The island was renamed by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960, for [[Mungo Ponton]] (1802-80), a Scottish inventor who discovered in 1839 that potasium bichromate spread on paper is light sensitive, an important landmark in the development of photography.

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

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Ponui Nunatak

'''Ponui Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|77|35|S|169|1|E|}}) is a [[nunatak]] located 0.6 nautical miles (1.1 km) southeast of [[Slattery Peak]] and 5.6 nautical miles (10 km) southwest of [[The Knoll]] in southeast [[Ross Island]]. The feature rises to 320 m near the juncture of the [[island]] and [[Ross Ice Shelf]]. The name Ponui (meaning south wind) is one of several Maori wind names applied by [[New Zealand Geographic Board]] (NZGB) in this vicinity.

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Pony Lake

'''Pony Lake''' ({{coor dm|77|33|S|166|9|E|}}) is a small [[lake]] immediately north of [[Flagstaff Point]] at [[Cape Royds]], [[Ross Island]]. Named by [[British Antarctic Expedition]] (1907-09), who built their winter hut adjacent to this lake, because they had their ponies tethered nearby.

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Mount Pool

'''Mount Pool''' ({{coor dm|86|13|S|127|0|W|}}) is a [[summit (topography)|peak]], 2,090 m, standing at the northwest side of [[Metavolcanic Mountain]], at the east flank of [[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 [[Douglas A. Pool]], construction electrician at [[Byrd Station]] in 1962.

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Poorman Peak

'''Poorman Peak''' ({{coor dm|69|57|S|159|15|E|}}) is a rock [[summit (topography)|peak]] (1,610 m) near the head of [[Suvorov Glacier]], 9 nautical miles (17 km) west-southwest of [[Mount Ellery]], in the [[Wilson Hills]]. 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 [[Dean A. Poorman]], ADJ1, U.S. Navy, [[Aviation Machinist]]'s Mate with [[Squadron VX]]-6 at [[McMurdo Station]], 1967.

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Pope Glacier

'''Pope Glacier''' ({{coor dm|75|19|S|111|22|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] about 20 nautical miles (37 km) long, flowing north along the west side of [[Mount Murphy]] to [[Crosson Ice Shelf]] on [[Walgreen Coast]], in [[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) after Maj. [[Donald R. Pope]], (CE) USA, civil engineer on the staff of the Commander, [[Naval Support Force]], Antarctica, 1965-67.

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Pope Mountain

'''Pope Mountain''' ({{coor dm|69|44|S|158|50|E|}}) is a largely ice-free [[mountain]] (1,345 m) rising directly at the head of [[Tomilin Glacier]], 3 nautical miles (6 km) southeast of [[Governor Mountain]], in the [[Wilson Hills]]. 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 Lieutenant [[Thomas J. Pope]], [[U.S. Navy Reserve]], Navigator in LC-130F Hercules aircraft during [[Operation Deep Freeze]], 1968.

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Lake Porkchop

'''Lake Porkchop''' ({{coor dm|78|16|S|163|8|E|}}) is a [[lake]] near the middle of [[Roaring Valley]], having the shape similar to that of a pork chop. Given this descriptive name by the [[New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE), 1960-61.

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Porphyry Bluff

'''Porphyry Bluff''' ({{coor dm|64|27|S|59|11|W|}}) is a prominent rocky bluff extending from the coast to 2 miles inland, between [[Larsen Inlet]] and [[Longing Gap]], [[Graham Land]]. Mapped from surveys by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) (1960-61). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after the buff-colored quartz-plagioclase-porphyry rock which is characteristic of this exposure.

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Porpoise Basin

'''Porpoise Basin''' ({{coor dm|66|10|S|128|30|E|}}) is an undersea basin named in association with [[Porpoise Bay]]. Name approved 12/71 (ACUF 132).

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Porpoise Bay

'''Porpoise Bay''' ({{coor dm|66|30|S|128|30|E|}}) is an ice-filled embayment about 90 nautical miles (170 km) wide indenting the coast between [[Cape Goodenough]] and [[Cape Morse]]. The [[United States Exploring Expedition]] (1838-42) under Wilkes applied the name Porpoise Bay, after the USEE brig identification of Porpoise Bay is based on the correlation of Wilkes' chart (1840) with [[G.D. Blodgett]]'s reconnaissance map (1955) compiled from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] (1946-47). The name has been applied to the large embayment lying close southwest in 6630S, 12830E, in keeping with Wilkes' original naming.

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Porpoise Canyon

'''Porpoise Canyon''' ({{coor dm|64|20|S|131|0|E|}}) is an undersea canyon located off [[Wilkes Land]]; named after associated feature [[Porpoise Bay]], Antarctica. Name approved 7/99 (ACUF 179).

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Porpoise Subglacial Highlands

'''Porpoise Subglacial Highlands''' ({{coor dm|69|30|S|134|0|E|}}) is a group of subglacial highlands to the west of [[Astrolabe Subglacial Basin]], in the east part of [[Wilkes Land]]. The feature was delineated by the [[Scott Polar Research Institute]] (SPRI)-[[National Science Foundation]] (NSF)-[[Technical University of Denmark]] (TUD) airborne radio echo sounding program, 1967-79, and named after the Porpoise (Lieutenant [[C. Ringgold]], USN), one of the ships of the [[United States Exploring Expedition]], 1838-42 (Lieutenant [[Charles Wilkes]], USN).

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Porro Bluff

'''Porro Bluff''' ({{coor dm|64|45|S|62|33|W|}}) is a bluff lying south of [[Birdsend Bluff]] and overlooking [[Errera Channel]] on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Shown on an Argentine government chart of 1950. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 for [[Ignazio Porro]] (1795-1875), Italian engineer who in 1851 invented a prism combination, important in the development of stereo-plotting instruments.

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Portal Mountain

'''Portal Mountain''' ({{coor dm|78|6|S|159|10|E|}}) is a large [[mountain]], 2,555 m, with a broad icecapped summit, standing south of the [[Lashly Mountains]], on the south side of the main stream of the [[Skelton Glacier]] where it leaves the polar plateau. Discovered by the [[New Zealand]] party of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-58) who named it because of its association with [[The Portal]].

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Portal Point

'''Portal Point''' ({{coor dm|64|30|S|61|46|W|}}) is a narrow point in the northeast part of [[Reclus Peninsula]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. In 1956, an [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) hut was established on the point, from which a route to the plateau was established. So named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 because the point is the "gateway" of the route.

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Portal Rock

'''Portal Rock''' ({{coor dm|83|50|S|165|36|E|}}) is a turret-like rock knob (1,990 m) in [[Queen Alexandra Range]], standing 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) northwest of [[Fairchild Peak]], just south of the mouth of [[Tillite Glacier]]. So named by the [[Ohio State University]] geology party (1966-67) because the only safe route to Tillite Glacier lies between this rock and Fairchild Peak.

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The Portal

'''The Portal''' ({{coor dm|78|2|S|159|45|E|}}) is the gap between the [[Lashly Mountains]] and [[Portal Mountain]], through which the main stream of the [[Skelton Glacier]] enters the Skelton neve from the polar plateau. The descriptive name was given in January 1958 by a [[New Zealand]] party of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-58.

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Portalen Pass

'''Portalen Pass''' ({{coor dm|72|43|S|3|53|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] pass between [[Domen Butte]] and Pilarryggen, in the [[Borg Massif]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and named Portalen (the gateway).

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Porten Pass

'''Porten Pass''' ({{coor dm|72|12|S|2|23|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] pass between [[Von Essen Mountain]] and [[Nupskammen Ridge]] in the [[Gjelsvik Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Photographed from the air by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Porten (the gateway).

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Porteous Point

'''Porteous Point''' ({{coor dm|60|44|S|45|41|W|}}) is a point at the southwest end of [[Signy Island]] forming the south entrance point of [[Cummings Cove]] and northeast entrance point of [[Fyr Channel]], in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Charted in 1933 by DI personnel on the engineer of the ship.

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Porter Hills

'''Porter Hills''' ({{coor dm|78|10|S|163|40|E|}}) is a named after [[Raymond C. Porter]], [[Electronics Technician]], USCG, a crewman of USCGC Glacier, who was killed in an offloading accident at [[McMurdo Station]] on [[February 8]], [[1979]].

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Porters Pinnacles

'''Porters Pinnacles''' ({{coor dm|71|33|S|99|9|W|}}) is a group of low ice-covered rocks forming a menace to navigation along the north coast of [[Thurston Island]], located about 4 nautical miles (7 km) north of the east extremity of [[Glacier Bight]]. Discovered by the [[U.S. Navy Bellingshausen Sea Expedition]] in February 1960, and named for Commander [[Philip W. Porter]], Jr., [[U.S. Navy]], commander of the icebreaker USS Glacier which made this discovery.

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Mount Porteus

'''Mount Porteus''' ({{coor dm|66|49|S|51|3|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] just east of [[Peacock Ridge]], 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 [[W.F. Porteus]], a member of the crew of the Discovery during the [[British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition]] (BANZARE), 1929-31.

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Portnipa Peak

'''Portnipa Peak''' ({{coor dm|72|14|S|2|24|E|}}) is a [[summit (topography)|peak]], 2,665 m, surmounting [[Von Essen Mountain]] and [[Porten Pass]] in the [[Gjelsvik Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Photographed from the air by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Portnipa (the gateway peak).

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Poryadin Island

'''Poryadin Island''' ({{coor dm|66|32|S|92|59|E|}}) is an [[island]] lying 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) south of [[Haswell Island]] in the [[Haswell Islands]]. Discovered and mapped by the [[Australasian Antarctic Expedition]] under Mawson, 1911-1914. Remapped by the Soviet expedition of 1956, and named for Ya. Poryadin, navigator of the ship Vostok with the Bellingshausen expedition 1819-21.

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

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Posadowsky Bay

'''Posadowsky Bay''' ({{coor dm|66|47|S|89|27|E|}}) is an open embayment in the vicinity of Gaussberg, just east of the [[West Ice Shelf]]. Discovered in February 1902 by [[German Antarctic Expedition]] under Drygalski, who named it for [[Count Arthur]] von [[Posadowsky-Wehner]], [[Imperial Home Secretary]], who secured a government grant to cover the cost of the Drygalski expedition.

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Poseidon Pass

'''Poseidon Pass''' ({{coor dm|68|47|S|63|40|W|}}) is a pass about 375 m high on the east side of [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. It leads from [[Mobiloil Inlet]] to [[Larsen Ice Shelf]] between [[Cape Keeler]] and [[Cape Mayo]]. Photographed from the air by [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), December 1947, and roughly surveyed from the ground by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), November 1947. It was used by the east coast geological party from [[Stonington Island]], November 1960, and was found to provide an ideal sledge route. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after Poseidon, god of the sea and of earthquakes in Greek mythology.

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Poseidon Pond

'''Poseidon Pond''' ({{coor dm|77|27|S|162|11|E|}}) is a

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Posey Range

'''Posey Range''' ({{coor dm|71|12|S|164|0|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] range in eastern [[Bowers Mountains]], bounded by the Smithson, Graveson, Lillie and [[Champness Glaciers]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-62. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Julian W. Posey]], meteorologist, who was scientific leader at [[South Pole Station]], winter party 1959.

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Possession Bay

'''Possession Bay''' ({{coor dm|54|6|S|37|7|W|}}) is a [[bay]] 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) wide which recedes southwest for 5 nautical miles (9 km), entered southeast of [[Black Head]] on the north coast of [[South Georgia]]. Discovered and named by a British expedition under Cook in 1775. Cook made the first known landing on South Georgia in this vicinity.

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Possession Island

'''Possession Island''' ({{coor dm|71|52|S|171|12|E|}}) is a rocky [[island]] nearly 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long, which is the northernmost and largest of the [[Possession Islands]]. Discovered by a British expedition under Ross, 1839-43, and so named by him in commemoration of the planting of the British flag there on [[January 12]], [[1841]].

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

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Possession Islands

'''Possession Islands''' ({{coor dm|71|56|S|171|10|E|}}) is a group of small islands and rocks extending over an area of about 7 nautical miles (13 km), lying in the western part of [[Ross Sea]], 5 nautical miles (9 km) southeast of [[Cape McCormick]], [[Victoria Land]]. The group was named by Captain [[James Ross]], [[Royal Navy]], in commemoration of the planting of the British flag here on [[January 12]], [[1841]].

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

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Possession Rocks

'''Possession Rocks''' ({{coor dm|66|45|S|98|51|E|}}) is a two small rock outcrops just east of [[Northcliffe Glacier]], above which they rise to 160 meters. Discovered by the [[Eastern Sledge Party]] under [[Frank Wild]] of the [[Australasian Antarctic Expedition]], 1911-14, and so named following a ceremony in December 1912 of claiming this area for the [[British Crown]].

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Cape Possession

'''Cape Possession''' ({{coor dm|63|43|S|61|51|W|}}) is a cape which forms the west extremity of [[Chanticleer Island]], just west of [[Hoseason Island]] in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. The name was applied by Captain [[Henry Foster]] of the Chanticleer, whose party made a landing in this vicinity on [[January 7]], [[1829]].

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Post Office Hill

'''Post Office Hill''' ({{coor dm|77|28|S|169|14|E|}}) is a prominent hill, 430 m, standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) northwest of [[The Knoll]] and overlooking the Adelie penguin rookery of [[Cape Crozier]], [[Ross Island]]. Mapped and so named by the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1958-59, because the ship Discovery, in January 1902, left messages attached to a pole in a cairn of rocks in the rookery for the relief ship Morning.

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Post Ridge

'''Post Ridge''' ({{coor dm|76|56|S|143|38|W|}}) is a rock ridge, 3 nautical miles (6 km) long and trending WNW-ESE, situated immediately northeast of [[Mount Swan]] in the [[Ford Ranges]], [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Discovered and first mapped by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), 1939-41. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Madison J. Post]], ionospheric physicist at [[Byrd Station]] in 1970.

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Post Rock (South Georgia)

'''Post Rock''' ({{coor dm|54|1|S|37|59|W|}}) is a small promontory 40 m high, forming the west side of the entrance to Elsehul, near the west end of [[South Georgia]]. The name appears to be first used on a 1931 [[British Admiralty]] chart.

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Poste Point

'''Poste Point''' ({{coor dm|65|5|S|64|1|W|}}) is a point on the west side of [[Booth Island]] which marks the south limit of [[Salpetrere Bay]], in the [[Wilhelm Archipelago]]. First charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1903-05, and named by Charcot for [[L. Poste]], stoker on the ship Francais.

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Postel Nunatak

'''Postel Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|84|53|S|67|46|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]], 1,450 m, standing 8 nautical miles (15 km) southwest of [[Snake Ridge]] along the ice escarpment that trends southwest from the ridge, in the [[Patuxent Range]], [[Pensacola Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1956-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Philip A. Postel]], meteorologist at [[South Pole Station]], winter 1967.

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Mount Poster

'''Mount Poster''' ({{coor dm|74|41|S|65|39|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] lying west of the [[Latady Mountains]] and 9 nautical miles (17 km) northwest of [[Mount Tenney]], in [[Palmer Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1961-67. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Carl K. Poster]], geophysicist with the [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) [[South Pole-Queen Maud Land Traverse III]], summer 1967-68.

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Postern Gap

'''Postern Gap''' ({{coor dm|63|15|S|55|59|W|}}) is a pass in the central ridge of [[Joinville Island]], just east of [[Mount Tholus]]. Surveyed by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1954. So named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) because this is the only way through the ridge which gives access to the central part of the south coast of Joinville Island.

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Postillion Rock

'''Postillion Rock''' ({{coor dm|68|14|S|66|53|W|}}) is a small ice-free rock in the north part of [[Neny Fjord]], lying close south of [[Roman Four Promontory]] along the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. First surveyed in 1936 by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill. Resurveyed in 1949 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) and so named by them because of its outlying position.

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Potaka Inlet

'''Potaka Inlet''' ({{coor dm|72|2|S|99|23|W|}}) is a narrow ice-filled inlet about 8 nautical miles (15 km) long, indenting the north side of [[Thurston Island]] immediately east of [[Starr Peninsula]]. First delineated from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] in December 1946. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Dr. [[Louis H. Potaka]], medical officer with the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]], 1933-35.

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Pothole Gulch

'''Pothole Gulch''' ({{coor dm|57|7|S|26|46|W|}}) is a gulch whose bed is broken by numerous potholes, draining the southeast portion of [[Vindication Island]], [[South Sandwich Islands]]. The descriptive name was applied by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1971.

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Potmess Rocks

'''Potmess Rocks''' ({{coor dm|62|19|S|59|45|W|}}) is a group of large rocks, including the very distinctive feature named [[Asses Ears]] near the north end, located 1.2 nautical miles (2.2 km) west of [[Heywood Island]], [[South Shetland Islands]]. The name arose from the midday stew served on Nimrod of the [[Royal Navy Hydrographic Survey Unit]], January to March 1967, at the time the rocks were charted.

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Potter Cove

'''Potter Cove''' ({{coor dm|62|14|S|58|42|W|}}) is a [[cove]] indenting the southwest side of [[King George Island (Antarctica)|King George Island]] to the east of [[Barton Peninsula]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Potter Cove was known to sealers as early as 1821, and the name is now well established in international usage.

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Potter Glacier

'''Potter Glacier''' ({{coor dm|78|23|S|162|12|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] about 12 nautical miles (22 km) long, between [[Mounts Huggins]] and Kempe in the [[Royal Society Range]], flowing generally southwest into the [[Skelton Glacier]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and Navy air photos. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1963 for Lieutenant Commander [[Edgar A. Potter]], [[U.S. Navy]], helicopter pilot at [[McMurdo Station]] in 1960.

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Potter Nunataks

'''Potter Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|72|2|S|161|10|E|}}) is a group of small, rather isolated [[nunatak]]s about 6 nautical miles (11 km) southwest of the [[Helliwell Hills]] and 20 nautical miles (37 km) northeast of [[Welcome Mountain]] of the [[Outback Nunataks]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-64. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Neal Potter]], economist, [[McMurdo Station]], 1965-66, who made a study of the economic potentials of Antarctica.

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Potter Peak

'''Potter Peak''' ({{coor dm|75|7|S|68|45|W|}}) is a [[summit (topography)|peak]] standing 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of [[Mount Jenkins]] in the [[Sweeney Mountains]], [[Ellsworth Land]]. First observed from aircraft by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1961-67. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Christopher J. Potter]], glaciologist at [[Byrd Station]], summer 1965-66.

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Potter Peninsula

'''Potter Peninsula''' ({{coor dm|62|15|S|58|40|W|}}) is a low ice-free [[peninsula]] between [[Potter Cove]] and [[Stranger Point]] in southwest [[King George Island (Antarctica)|King George Island]], [[South Shetland Islands]]. Named "[[Peninsula Potter]]" in association with the [[cove]] by Chilean geologists [[Roberto Araya]] and [[Francisco Herve]], 1966, following field work at Potter Cove. The English form of the name has been approved.

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Mount Potter

'''Mount Potter''' ({{coor dm|78|8|S|162|17|E|}}) is a named after [[Noel Potter]], Jr., Chairman, Dept. of Geology, [[Dickinson College]], Carlisle, PA; a glacial geologist who workied in this area during seven seasons.

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Pottinger Point

'''Pottinger Point''' ({{coor dm|61|56|S|58|24|W|}}) is a point 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of [[Round Point]] on the north coast of [[King George Island (Antarctica)|King George Island]], [[South Shetland Islands]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 for [[Captain Pottinger]], Master of the Tartar from London, who visited the South Shetland Islands in 1821-22.

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Potts Glacier

'''Potts Glacier''' ({{coor dm|72|58|S|166|50|E|}}) is a steep [[glacier]] draining from the west slopes of [[Malta Plateau]] and flowing south to enter [[Mariner Glacier]], in the [[Victory Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-64. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Donald C. Potts]], biologist at [[McMurdo Station]], 1966-67.

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Potts Peak

'''Potts Peak''' ({{coor dm|61|58|S|58|18|W|}}) is a [[summit (topography)|peak]] standing at the west side of [[Eldred Glacier]] on the north coast of [[King George Island (Antarctica)|King George Island]], [[South Shetland Islands]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 for [[Captain Potts]], Master of the sealing vessel [[L.P. Simmons]] from [[New London]], CT, who visited the South Shetland Islands in 1873-74.

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Poulter Glacier

'''Poulter Glacier''' ({{coor dm|86|50|S|153|30|W|}}) is a tributary [[glacier]] draining east along the south flank of the [[Rawson Mountains]] of the [[Queen Maud Mountains]] to enter [[Scott Glacier]]. Discovered by the geological party of the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]], 1933-35, and named by Byrd for [[Thomas C. Poulter]], second in command of the expedition.

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Poulton Peak

'''Poulton Peak''' ({{coor dm|68|2|S|63|2|E|}}) is the highest point on the elongated rock ridge in the northeast part of [[Blanabbane Nunataks]], in Mac. [[Robertson Land]]. The summit has the appearance of a rock cairn. The [[summit (topography)|peak]] was used as an unoccupied trigonometrical station by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) surveyor [[M.J. Corry]] in 1965. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[M.A. Poulton]], weather observer at [[Mawson Station]] in 1965.

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Pourquoi Pas Glacier

'''Pourquoi Pas Glacier''' ({{coor dm|66|15|S|135|55|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] 4 nautical miles (7 km) wide and 15 nautical miles (28 km) long, flowing north-northwest from the continental ice and terminating in a prominent tongue 9 nautical miles (17 km) west-northwest of [[Pourquoi Pas Point]]. Delineated by French cartographers from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. Named in 1952 by the [[French Antarctic Sub]]-committee after the [[Pourquoi-Pas]]?, polar ship of the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot, 1908-10, later used by Charcot in expeditions to Greenland.

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Pourquoi Pas Glacier Tongue

'''Pourquoi Pas Glacier Tongue''' ({{coor dm|66|10|S|136|0|E|}}) is a prominent [[glacier]] tongue 4 nautical miles (7 km) wide and 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, extending seaward from [[Pourquoi Pas Glacier]]. Delineated from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47, and named for the French polar ship [[Pourquoi-Pas]]?.

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Pourquoi Pas Island

'''Pourquoi Pas Island''' ({{coor dm|67|41|S|67|28|W|}}) is a mountainous [[island]], 17 nautical miles (31 km) long and from 5 to 11 nautical miles (20 km) wide, lying between Bigourdan and [[Bourgeois Fjords]] off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Discovered by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot, 1908-10. The island was charted more accurately by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37, who named it for Charcot's expedition ship, the [[Pourquoi-Pas]]?.

== See also ==
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Pourquoi Pas Point

'''Pourquoi Pas Point''' ({{coor dm|66|12|S|136|11|E|}}) is an ice-covered point which forms the west side of the entrance to [[Victor Bay]]. Charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1950-52, and named in 1954 for the French polar ship [[Pourquoi-Pas]]?.

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Poutini Peak

'''Poutini Peak''' ({{coor dm|78|9|S|163|10|E|}}) is a Maori word for the sacred [[New Zealand]] greenstone.

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Powder Island

'''Powder Island''' ({{coor dm|69|32|S|68|47|W|}}) is a small [[island]] lying 8 nautical miles (15 km) south-southeast of [[Cape Jeremy]] and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off the west coast of [[Palmer Land]], in [[George VI Sound]]. First surveyed in 1948 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), and so named by them because of the friable nature of the rock found on the island.

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

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Powell Basin

'''Powell Basin''' ({{coor dm|62|15|S|49|30|W|}}) is an undersea basin named for [[George Powell]], captain of a British sealing ship, who discovered [[Powell Island]]. Name approved 10/77 (ACUF 177).

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Powell Channel

'''Powell Channel''' ({{coor dm|68|8|S|67|7|W|}}) is a narrow channel between [[Millerand Island]] and [[Debenham Islands]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for Lieutenant [[John M. Powell]], [[Royal Navy]], who surveyed the channel in 1972.

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Powell Cove

'''Powell Cove''' ({{coor dm|66|15|S|110|32|E|}}) is a [[cove]] in the western side of [[Clark Peninsula]], between Whitney and [[Stonehocker Points]]. First mapped from air photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] (1946-47) and included in a 1957 ground survey by [[C.R. Eklund]]. Named by the latter for [[James T. Powell]], [[U.S. Navy]], chief aerographer at [[Wilkes Station]], 1957.

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Powell Hill

'''Powell Hill''' ({{coor dm|81|56|S|161|11|E|}}) is a rounded, ice-covered prominence 6 nautical miles (11 km) west-southwest of [[Mount Christmas]], overlooking the head of [[Algie Glacier]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander [[James A. Powell]], [[U.S. Navy]], communications officer at [[McMurdo Station]] during [[U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze]] 1963 and 1964.

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Powell Island

'''Powell Island''' ({{coor dm|60|41|S|45|3|W|}}) is a narrow [[island]] 7 nautical miles (13 km) long and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) wide, lying between Coronation and [[Laurie Islands]] in the central part of the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Discovered on the occasion of the joint cruise by Captain [[George Powell]] and Captain [[Nathaniel Palmer]] in December 1821. It was correctly charted, though unnamed, on Powell's map published in 1822. Named for [[Captain Powell]] on an Admiralty chart of 1839.

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

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Powell Rock

'''Powell Rock''' ({{coor dm|60|42|S|45|36|W|}}) is a small submerged rock on the east side of [[Signy Island]] in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. It lies off the mouth of [[Starfish Cove]], about 0.3 nautical miles (0.6 km) northeast of [[Balin Point]]. First charted by [[Petter Sorlle]] in 1912-13 and named "Powellboen," after his whale catcher Powell. The [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) fixed the position of breakers here during rough weather in 1947.

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Mount Powell (Antarctica)

'''Mount Powell''' ({{coor dm|85|21|S|87|56|W|}}) is a prominent [[mountain]] (2,195 m) sharing a small massif with [[King Peak]] which stands 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) west-northwest, in the east part of the [[Thiel Mountains]]. The name was proposed by [[Peter Bermel]] and [[Arthur Ford]], co-leaders of the Thiel Mountains party which surveyed these mountains in 1960-61. Named for [[John Wesley Powell]], second director of the [[U.S. Geological Survey]], 1881-94. Other peaks in the vicinity are named for directors of the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS).

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Poynter Col

'''Poynter Col''' ({{coor dm|63|49|S|59|7|W|}}) is a snow-filled col, over 700 m high, joining [[Poynter Hill]] and [[Ivory Pinnacles]] in northern [[Graham Land]]. The col is 9 nautical miles (17 km) east-southeast of [[Cape Kjellman]]. Charted by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1948. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) from association with Poynter Hill.

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