Wikipedia:WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles/Antarctica/P4


Before creating a new Wikipedia-article based on the information below, please read Wikipedia:WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles/Antarctica. Suggestions for improvement of these automatically generated texts can be done at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles/Antarctica

Poynter Hill edit

'''Poynter Hill''' ({{coor dm|63|46|S|59|6|W|}}) is a conspicuous hill, 825 m, standing 8 nautical miles (15 km) east-southeast of [[Cape Kjellman]] on the west side of [[Trinity Peninsula]]. Charted in 1948 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS). Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) (1950) after Mr. Poynter, Master's Mate, who accompanied [[Edward Bransfield]] on the brig Williams in January 1820 when explorations were made in the [[South Shetland Islands]] and [[Bransfield Strait]].

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Prague Spur edit

'''Prague Spur''' ({{coor dm|70|1|S|70|20|W|}}) is a rock spur rising to about 500 m between [[Puccini Spur]] and [[Finlandia Foothills]], at the east end of [[Mozart Ice Piedmont]], [[Alexander Island]]. Photographed from the air by [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, and mapped from these photographs by [[D. Searle]] of [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), 1960. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1977 in association with the ice piedmont and Mozart's [[Symphony No]]. 38, [[The Prague]].

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Prahl Crags edit

'''Prahl Crags''' ({{coor dm|76|4|S|134|43|W|}}) is a rock crags at an elevation of 2,750 m on the south slopes of the [[Mount Moulton]] massif, in [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Sidney R. Prahl]], a member of the [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) team that studied ice sheet dynamics in the area northeast of [[Byrd Station]], 1971-72.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Pram Point (South Georgia) edit

'''Pram Point''' ({{coor dm|54|8|S|36|39|W|}}) is a point on the northeast side of [[Leith Harbor]], [[South Georgia]]. Charted by DI personnel in 1929 and named after the flat-bottomed boat used for inshore work.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Pram Point edit

'''Pram Point''' ({{coor dm|77|51|S|166|45|E|}}) is a low rounded point on the southeast side of [[Hut Point Peninsula]], about 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) northeast of [[Cape Armitage]], on [[Ross Island]]. Discovered by the ''Discovery'' expedition, under Scott, 1901-04, who so named it because it is necessary during the summer months to use a pram in the open water adjacent to the point when traveling between the south end of Hut Point Peninsula and the [[Ross Ice Shelf]].

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Pranke Island edit

'''Pranke Island''' ({{coor dm|73|14|S|124|55|W|}}) is a small ice-covered [[island]] lying close to [[Siple Island]] in the west extremity of [[Russell Bay]], off the coast of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-65. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[James B. Pranke]], aurora researcher at [[Byrd Station]] in 1965.

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

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Islands of Antarctica]]

Mount Pratt edit

'''Mount Pratt''' ({{coor dm|85|24|S|176|41|E|}}) is the northernmost [[nunatak]] in the [[Grosvenor Mountains]], standing just east of the head of [[Mill Stream Glacier]], 17 nautical miles (31 km) north of [[Block Peak]]. Discovered by [[R. Admiral Byrd]] on the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] flight to the [[South Pole]] in November 1929, and named by him for [[Thomas B. Pratt]], American financier and contributor to the expedition.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica|Pratt, Mount]]

Pratts Peak edit

'''Pratts Peak''' ({{coor dm|80|24|S|29|21|W|}}) is a rock [[peak]] 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of [[Mount Provender]] in the west part of [[Shackleton Range]]. First mapped in 1957 by the CTAE; photographed in 1967 by [[U.S. Navy]] (trimetrogon aerial photography). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[David L. Pratt]], engineer, and [[John G.D. Pratt]], geophysicist, with the transpolar party of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] in 1956-58.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica]]

Prebble Glacier edit

'''Prebble Glacier''' ({{coor dm|84|16|S|164|30|E|}}) is a [[glacier]], 9 nautical miles (17 km) long, flowing westward from [[Mount Kirkpatrick]] in [[Queen Alexandra Range]] to enter [[Walcott Neve]] north of [[Fremouw Peak]]. Named by the [[Northern Party]] of the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1961-62) for [[Michael Prebble]], of the base support party, who assisted the party with preparations and training.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Glaciers of Antarctica]]

Prebble Icefalls edit

'''Prebble Icefalls''' ({{coor dm|79|54|S|155|55|E|}}) is an icefalls on the southwestern side of [[Midnight Plateau]] in the [[Darwin Mountains]]. They occupy two large cirques southwestward of [[Mount Ellis]] and fall about 900 meters. Discovered by the [[Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE) (1962-63) and named for [[W.M. Prebble]], geologist with the expedition.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Precious Peaks edit

'''Precious Peaks''' ({{coor dm|62|4|S|58|20|W|}}) is a line of about three dark peaks at the northeast side of [[Martel Inlet]], [[Admiralty Bay]], on [[King George Island]] in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot, 1908-10. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 for [[Alan Precious]] of [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), meteorological observer at [[Hope Bay]] in 1954 and 1955, and leader at the Admiralty Bay station in 1957.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica]]

Mount Predoehl edit

'''Mount Predoehl''' ({{coor dm|82|56|S|163|11|E|}}) is a partly snow-covered [[mountain]], 1,710 m, just north of lower [[Pavlak Glacier]] in the [[Queen Elizabeth Range]]. Mapped by the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Martin C. Predoehl]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) meteorologist at [[McMurdo Station]], 1961-62 and 1962-63.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica|Predoehl, Mount]]

Prehn Peninsula edit

'''Prehn Peninsula''' ({{coor dm|75|6|S|63|30|W|}}) is a mainly ice-covered [[peninsula]], 20 nautical miles (37 km) long and 10 nautical miles (18 km) wide, between Hansen and [[Gardner Inlets]], on the east coast and at the base of [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. 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 Lieutenant Commander [[Frederick A. Prehn]], Jr., U.S. Navy, pilot on photographic flights in the [[Pensacola Mountains]] and [[Alexander Island]] areas on [[Operation Deep Freeze]] 1967 and 1968.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Preikestolen Ridge edit

'''Preikestolen Ridge''' ({{coor dm|72|6|S|2|51|W|}}) is a ridge in the western part of [[Liljequist Heights]], in the [[Ahlmann Ridge]] in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Preikestolen (the pulpit).

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Prentice Plateau edit

'''Prentice Plateau''' ({{coor dm|77|29|S|160|37|E|}}) is a nearly rectangular plateau of about 9 square mi at the north side of [[Victoria Upper Glacier]] and west of [[Apollo Peak]], [[Olympus Range]], [[Victoria Land]]. The upper surface (c.1850 m) is ice covered except for scoured outcrops. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) (2004) after [[Michael L. Prentice]], Department of [[Earth Sciences]], University of [[New Hampshire]], Durham, NH; in [[United States Antarctic Program]] (USAP) for 15 years from about 1983 including work in [[McMurdo Dry Valleys]].

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

President Beaches edit

'''President Beaches''' ({{coor dm|62|39|S|61|9|W|}}) is a series of beaches which extend for 6 nautical miles (11 km) along the broad western end of [[Byers Peninsula]], [[Livingston Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. The name "[[West Beaches]]" was proposed by [[K.R. Everett]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) researcher who made a reconnaissance soil survey in the area during February 1969. The proposed name is locationally appropriate but would be repetitious. The [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) has chosen instead to restore a historical name to the vicinity. In the early part of the 1820-21 season, the Stonington sealers used the name "President's Harbor" (now [[New Plymouth]]) for the anchorage immediately off these beaches.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

President Head edit

'''President Head''' ({{coor dm|62|44|S|61|12|W|}}) is a [[headland]] forming the east extremity of [[Snow Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. The name [[President Island]] was applied by the Stonington sealers in 1820-21 to Snow Island, but that name did not become established. President Head was applied by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1961 in order to preserve the name on this [[island]].

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Preslik Spur edit

'''Preslik Spur''' ({{coor dm|82|32|S|51|20|W|}}) is an ice-free spur lying south of [[Clemons Spur]] and [[Forlidas Ridge]] in the [[Dufek Massif]], [[Pensacola Mountains]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN), at the suggestion of [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) party leader [[Arthur B. Ford]], after [[Private First Class Joseph W. Preslik]], a member of the [[U.S. Army Aviation Detachment]] with the USGS Pensacola Mountains survey, 1965-66.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Prespa Glacier edit

'''Prespa Glacier''' ({{coor dm|62|43|S|60|13|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] between [[Tarnovo Ice Piedmont]] and [[Needle Peak]], south [[Livingston Island]], flowing southeast into [[Bransfield Strait]]. Named by the [[Bulgarian Antarctic Place]]-names Commission, 2002, after [[Prespa Peak]] in the [[Rhodopes Mountains]], Bulgaria.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Glaciers of Antarctica]]

Mount Press edit

'''Mount Press''' ({{coor dm|78|5|S|85|58|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] (3,830 m) just east of the main ridge of the [[Sentinel Range]] and 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) east-northeast of [[Mount Bentley]], in the [[Ellsworth Mountains]]. Mapped by the [[Marie Byrd Land Traverse Party]] (1957-58) led by [[C.R. Bentley]], and named for [[Frank Press]], vice chairman of the technical panel on glaciology of the [[U.S. National Committee]] for the IGY; later (1977- ) [[White House Science Advisor]].

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica|Press, Mount]]

Pressure Bay edit

'''Pressure Bay''' ({{coor dm|71|25|S|169|20|E|}}) is an arm of [[Robertson Bay]], 3 nautical miles (6 km) wide, lying between [[Cape Wood]] and [[Birthday Point]] along the north coast of [[Victoria Land]]. Charted and named in 1911 by the [[Northern Party]], led by Campbell, of the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13. The Northern Party experienced great difficulty in sledging across the pressure ice fringing the shore of Robertson Bay. This pressure was caused by the adjacent [[Shipley Glacier]] descending to the sea ice.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Preston Island edit

'''Preston Island''' ({{coor dm|67|48|S|68|59|W|}}) is the largest of the [[Henkes Islands]], lying off the south end of [[Adelaide Island]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1963 for [[Frank Preston]], [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) officer in charge and surveyor at Adelaide station, 1961-62, and member of the first party to winter there.

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

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Islands of Antarctica]]

Preston Point edit

'''Preston Point''' ({{coor dm|70|17|S|71|48|E|}}) is an ice covered point with marginal rock exposures, marking the north end of [[Gillock Island]] in the [[Amery Ice Shelf]]. Delineated in 1952 by [[John H. Roscoe]] from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. Named by Roscoe for [[J.C. Preston]], Jr., air crewman on [[Operation Highjump]] photographic flights in this and other coastal areas between 14 and 164 east longitude.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Prestrud Bank edit

'''Prestrud Bank''' ({{coor dm|77|30|S|159|30|W|}}) is a bank named in association with [[Prestrud Inlet]]. Name approved 6/88 (ACUF 228).

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Prestrud Inlet edit

'''Prestrud Inlet''' ({{coor dm|78|18|S|156|0|W|}}) is a re-entrant in the south side of [[Edward VII Peninsula]], at the northeast corner of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]]. Named by the [[U.S. Antarctic Service]] expedition (1939-41) in honor of Lieutenant [[K. Prestrud]], leader of Amundsen's [[Eastern Sledge Party]] in 1911 who was first to traverse this region.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Mount Prestrud edit

'''Mount Prestrud''' ({{coor dm|86|34|S|165|7|W|}}) is a [[peak]] over 2,400 m which rises from the southwestern part of the massif at the head of [[Amundsen Glacier]], in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. In November 1911, a number of [[mountain]] peaks in this general vicinity were observed and rudely positioned by the [[South Pole Party]] under [[Roald Amundsen]]. Amundsen named one of them for Lieutenant [[K. Prestrud]], first officer of the Fram and leader of the Norwegian expedition's [[Eastern Sledge Party]] to the [[Scott Nunataks]]. The peak described was mapped by the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photography, 1960-64. For the sake of historical continuity, the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) has selected this feature to be designated Mount Prestrud.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica|Prestrud, Mount]]

Preuschoff Range edit

'''Preuschoff Range''' ({{coor dm|72|4|S|4|3|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] range consisting of [[Mount Hochlin]] and associated features, lying just west of [[Kaye Crest]] in the [[Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. The name "[[Preuschoff-Rucken]]" was applied in the general area by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] under Ritscher, 1938-39, for [[Franz Preuschoff]], engineer on the flying boat name with this feature may be arbitrary but is recommended for the sake of international uniformity and historical continuity.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Antarctica]]

Prevot Island edit

'''Prevot Island''' ({{coor dm|64|53|S|63|58|W|}}) is a small rocky [[island]] 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) northeast of [[Miller Island]], forming the northernmost of the [[Wauwermans Islands]], in the [[Wilhelm Archipelago]]. The name was approved by the Argentine geographic coordinating committee in 1956, replacing the provisional toponym "Fernando." Named in memory of [[First Lieutenant Prevot]], commander of the mobile detachment in the operations of the [[Argentine Air Force]] unit for Antarctica. He died on active duty.

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

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Sub-antarctic islands]]

Mount Priam edit

'''Mount Priam''' ({{coor dm|64|34|S|63|24|W|}}) is the central mass of the [[Trojan Range]], standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) north of [[Mount Francais]] on [[Anvers Island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. It is flat topped and snow covered and rises to 1,980 m. Surveyed in 1955 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) and named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for Priam, King of Troy in Homer's Iliad.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica|Priam, Mount]]

Price Bluff edit

'''Price Bluff''' ({{coor dm|86|32|S|144|34|W|}}) is a large bluff 5 nautical miles (9 km) northeast of [[Mount Mooney]], standing near the head of [[Robison Glacier]] in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-64. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant [[Robert P. Price]], U.S. Navy, photographic officer who served as inflight observer on many photographic missions during [[Operation Deep Freeze]] 1965 and 1966.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Price Glacier edit

'''Price Glacier''' ({{coor dm|54|7|S|37|29|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) long, flowing southwest to [[Cheapman Bay]] on the south side of [[South Georgia]]. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951-57, and named for [[Thomas Price]], member of the SGS, 1955-56.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Glaciers of Antarctica]]

Price Nunatak edit

'''Price Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|67|57|S|62|43|E|}}) is a [[nunatak]] marking the north end of the [[Trilling Peaks]], 3 nautical miles (6 km) south of [[Mount Burnett]] in the [[Framnes Mountains]], Mac. [[Robertson Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[H. Price]], senior diesel mechanic at [[Mawson Station]] in 1959.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica]]

Price Peak edit

'''Price Peak''' ({{coor dm|85|43|S|142|24|W|}}) is a [[peak]], 1,510 m, located at the north side of [[Leverett Glacier]], 8 nautical miles (15 km) north of the extremity of [[California Plateau]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-63. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Floyd W. Price]], personnel-man with [[U.S. Navy Squadron VX]]-6, who participated in [[Operation Deep Freeze]] for 5 seasons, 1963-67.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica]]

Mount Price (Antarctica) edit

'''Mount Price''' ({{coor dm|84|29|S|166|38|E|}}) is the eastern of two peaks, rising to 3,030 m at the north end of the [[Adams Mountains]], [[Queen Alexandra Range]]. Named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Rayburn Price]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) meteorologist at [[Hallett Station]], 1963.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica|Price, Mount]]

The Pricker edit

'''The Pricker''' ({{coor dm|54|1|S|37|19|W|}}) is a point forming the east end of [[Albatross Island]] in the Bay of Isles, [[South Georgia]]. The name appears to be first used on a 1931 [[British Admiralty]] chart.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica|Pricker, The]]

Prickly Ridge edit

'''Prickly Ridge''' ({{coor dm|72|31|S|97|34|W|}}) is a rounded ice-covered ridge 4 nautical miles (7 km) west of [[Shelton Head]] on the south side of [[Thurston Island]]. [[Belknap Nunatak]] is the largest outcrop on the ridge. The descriptive name was given by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN); small dispersed [[nunatak]]s rise above the ice surface giving the feature a prickly appearance.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Priddy Glacier edit

'''Priddy Glacier''' ({{coor dm|77|56|S|164|1|E|}}) is a [[glacier]], 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long, on the west side of [[Esser Hill]], flowing northwest to join [[Hobbs Glacier]], on [[Scott Coast]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named in 1992 by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Allan R. Priddy]] of Holmes and Narver, Inc., who experienced one winter above 76 in Greenland and one below 76 at [[McMurdo Station]], as well as several summer seasons in Antarctica from 1969-91. He was construction foreman at four geological field camps and for four summer seasons at [[South Pole Station]], and was a key crew member in the building of both [[Siple I]] and [[Siple II Stations]].

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Glaciers of Antarctica]]

Cape Pride edit

'''Cape Pride''' ({{coor dm|54|0|S|37|58|W|}}) is a cape which forms the east side of the entrance to Elsehul, a small [[bay]] along the north coast and near the west end of [[South Georgia]]. The name appears to have been applied by DI personnel who surveyed Elsehul in 1930.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica|Pride, Cape]]

Priestley Glacier edit

'''Priestley Glacier''' ({{coor dm|74|20|S|163|22|E|}}) is a major [[valley]] [[glacier]], about 60 nautical miles (110 km) long, originating at the edge of the polar plateau of [[Victoria Land]] and draining southeast between [[Deep Freeze Range]] and [[Eisenhower Range]] to enter the north end of the [[Nansen Ice Sheet]]. First explored by the [[Northern Party]] of the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13, and named for [[Raymond E. Priestley]], geologist with the Northern Party.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Glaciers of Antarctica]]

Priestley Neve edit

'''Priestley Neve''' ({{coor dm|73|35|S|160|20|E|}}) is the neve at the head of [[Priestley Glacier]] in [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the [[New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (NZ-APC) in about 1966 in association with Priestley Glacier.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Priestley Peak edit

'''Priestley Peak''' ({{coor dm|67|12|S|50|23|E|}}) is a [[peak]] between [[Mount Pardoe]] and [[Mount Tod]] on the south side of [[Amundsen Bay]] in [[Enderby Land]]. Sighted on [[January 14]], [[1930]], by [[British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition]] (BANZARE) under Mawson, who named it for [[Sir Raymond Priestley]], a member of the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica]]

Mount Priestley edit

'''Mount Priestley''' ({{coor dm|75|11|S|161|53|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 1,100 m, rising at the north side of [[David Glacier]], 5 nautical miles (9 km) southwest of [[Mount Bellingshausen]], in the [[Prince Albert Mountains]] of [[Victoria Land]]. First mapped by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1907-09, which named it for Raymond (later [[Sir Raymond]]) [[E. Priestley]], geologist with the expedition, who was later a member of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica|Priestley, Mount]]

Prilednikovoye Lake edit

'''Prilednikovoye Lake''' ({{coor dm|70|45|S|11|35|E|}}) is a [[lake]] 1.25 nautical miles (2.3 km) south-southwest of [[Tyuleniy Point]] in the [[Schirmacher Hills]], situated at the edge of the continental ice sheet in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by the [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]] in 1961 and named [[Ozero Prilednikovoye]] (fore-glacier lake), presumably for its location.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Lakes of Antarctica]]

Prime Head edit

'''Prime Head''' ({{coor dm|63|13|S|57|17|W|}}) is a prominent snow-covered [[headland]] which forms the north extremity of [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. The name Siffrey was given to a cape in this vicinity by the French expedition under Captain [[Jules Dumont]] d'Urville, 1837-40, and was previously approved for the feature here described. D'Urville's "[[Cap Siffrey]]" has since been identified by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) as a point 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) to the east-southeast, now called [[Siffrey Point]]. The name Prime Head, given by the UK-APC in 1963, alludes to the position of the headland as the first or northernmost feature of Antarctic Peninsula.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Primero de Mayo Bay edit

'''Primero de Mayo Bay''' ({{coor dm|62|58|S|60|42|W|}}) is a [[bay]] on the southwest side of [[Port Foster]], [[Deception Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Named "Bahia 1 de Mayo" or "[[Bahia Primero]] de Mayo" by the [[Argentine Antarctic Expedition]], 1942-43, after the 1 de Mayo, an expedition ship which visited Deception Island in 1942 and 1943; she sank off the coast of Argentina on [[February 5]], [[1944]].

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Prince Albert Mountains edit

'''Prince Albert Mountains''' ({{coor dm|76|0|S|161|30|E|}}) is a major [[mountain]] group, over 200 nautical miles (370 km) long, extending north-south between the [[Priestley Glacier]] and [[Ferrar Glacier]] in [[Victoria Land]]. Discovered by [[Sir James Clark Ross]], [[February 17]], [[1841]], and named by him for [[His Royal Highness Prince Albert]], consort of [[Queen Victoria]] of England. First exploration of the mountains was by British expeditions in the early 1900s; detailed survey and mapping was accomplished by [[New Zealand]] and American expeditions in the 1950s and 1960s.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Antarctica]]

Prince Andrew Plateau edit

'''Prince Andrew Plateau''' ({{coor dm|83|38|S|162|0|E|}}) is an ice-covered plateau, about 40 nautical miles (70 km) long and 15 nautical miles (28 km) wide, lying south of [[Mount Rabot]] in the [[Queen Elizabeth Range]]. Named by the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1961-62) for [[Prince Andrew]], son of [[Queen Elizabeth II]] of [[Great Britain]].

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Prince Charles Mountains edit

'''Prince Charles Mountains''' ({{coor dm|72|0|S|67|0|E|}}) is a major group of mountains in Mac. [[Robertson Land]] including the Athos, Porthos, and [[Aramis Ranges]]. These mountains together with other scattered peaks form an arc about 260 nautical miles (480 km) long, extending from the vicinity of [[Mount Starlight]] in the north to [[Goodspeed Nunataks]] in the south. These mountains were first observed and photographed from a distance by airmen of [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. They were examined by several ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) parties and mapped in the years 1954-61. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) in 1956 for [[Prince Charles]], heir apparent to the British throne.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Antarctica]]

Prince Charles Strait edit

'''Prince Charles Strait''' ({{coor dm|61|5|S|54|35|W|}}) is a strait 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide between Cornwallis and [[Elephant Islands]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. This strait was known to sealers as early as 1821, but first record of its navigation was in 1839 by the brig Porpoise of the [[United States Exploring Expedition]] squadron under Wilkes. Soundings of the strait were made by the vessel [[John Biscoe]] and the frigate HMS Sparrow in December 1948. Named for [[Prince Charles]], son of [[Queen Elizabeth II]] of [[Great Britain]].

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Prince Creek edit

'''Prince Creek''' ({{coor dm|54|1|S|38|4|W|}}) is a [[cove]] north of [[Pio Point]] along the west side of [[Bird Island]], [[South Georgia]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Peter A. Prince]], assistant in fur seal investigations, Bird Island, 1971-74, and principal investigator on fur seals and birds, 1975-76.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Prince Edward Glacier edit

'''Prince Edward Glacier''' ({{coor dm|82|46|S|159|32|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] draining the north side of [[Cotton Plateau]] in the [[Queen Elizabeth Range]] and flowing north for about 6 nautical miles (11 km) along the west side of [[Hochstein Ridge]]. Named by [[New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (NZ-APC) for [[Prince Edward]], son of [[Queen Elizabeth II]].

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Glaciers of Antarctica]]

Prince Gustav Channel edit

'''Prince Gustav Channel''' ({{coor dm|63|50|S|58|15|W|}}) is a strait about 80 nautical miles (150 km) long and from 4 to 15 nautical miles (28 km) wide, separating [[James Ross]] and [[Vega Islands]] from [[Trinity Peninsula]]. Discovered in October 1903 by the [[Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] under Nordenskjold, who named it for [[Crown Prince]] (later King) Gustav of Sweden.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Prince Gustav Ice Shelf edit

'''Prince Gustav Ice Shelf''' ({{coor dm|64|15|S|58|30|W|}}) is an [[ice shelf]] of more than 15 nautical miles (28 km) extent occupying the south part of [[Prince Gustav Channel]], including [[Rohss Bay]], [[James Ross Island]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1990 in association with the channel.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Prince Harald Coast edit

'''Prince Harald Coast''' ({{coor dm|69|30|S|36|0|E|}}) is that portion of the coast of [[Queen Maud Land]] encompassing [[Lutzow-Holm Bay]], lying between [[Riiser-Larsen Peninsula]], in 34E, and the east entrance point of Lutzow-Holm Bay, marked by the coastal angle at 40E. Discovered during a flight, [[February 4]], [[1937]], by [[Viggo Wideroe]], [[Nils Romnaes]], and Mrs. [[Ingrid Christensen]] of the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37, and named after the infant son of the [[Crown Prince]] of Norway.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Prince Olav Coast edit

'''Prince Olav Coast''' ({{coor dm|68|30|S|42|30|E|}}) is that portion of the coast of [[Queen Maud Land]] between the east entrance point of [[Lutzow-Holm Bay]], marked by the coastal angle at 40E, and [[Shinnan Glacier]] at 4438E. Discovered by Captain [[Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen]] in January 1930 on a flight from the Norvegia. Named for [[Crown Prince Olav]] of Norway.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Prince Olav Harbor edit

'''Prince Olav Harbor''' ({{coor dm|54|4|S|37|9|W|}}) is a small harbor in the southwest portion of [[Cook Bay]], entered between [[Point Abrahamsen]] and [[Sheep Point]], along the north coast of [[South Georgia]]. The name was in use as early as 1912 and was given, probably by Norwegian whalers, for [[Crown Prince Olav]] of Norway.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Prince Olav Mountains edit

'''Prince Olav Mountains''' ({{coor dm|84|57|S|173|0|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] group of the [[Queen Maud Mountains]] stretching from [[Shackleton Glacier]] to [[Liv Glacier]] at the head of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]]. Discovered in 1911 by [[Roald Amundsen]] when on the way to the [[South Pole]], and named by him for the then [[Crown Prince]] of Norway.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Antarctica]]

Prince Philip Glacier edit

'''Prince Philip Glacier''' ({{coor dm|82|21|S|159|55|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing south for about 20 nautical miles (37 km) between Cobham and [[Holyoake Ranges]] into [[Nimrod Glacier]]. Named by the [[New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (NZ-APC) for [[Prince Philip]], Duke of Edinburgh, husband of [[Queen Elizabeth II]].

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Glaciers of Antarctica]]

Prince de Ligne Mountains edit

'''Prince de Ligne Mountains''' ({{coor dm|72|20|S|31|14|E|}}) is a small group of mountains rising to 2,285 m, standing 10 nautical miles (18 km) north of the [[Belgica Mountains]]. Discovered by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1957-58, under G. de Gerlache, who named them for [[Prince Antoine]] de Ligne, pilot and photographer with the expedition.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Antarctica]]

Prince of Wales Glacier edit

'''Prince of Wales Glacier''' ({{coor dm|82|44|S|160|10|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] in the [[Queen Elizabeth Range]], flowing generally north for about 10 nautical miles (18 km) between Hochstein and [[Kohmyr Ridges]] into [[Hamilton Glacier]]. Named by the northern party of the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1961-62) for the Prince of Wales ([[Prince Charles]]), eldest son of [[Queen Elizabeth II]].

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Glaciers of Antarctica]]

Mount Prince edit

'''Mount Prince''' ({{coor dm|74|58|S|134|11|W|}}) is a prominent butte (640 m) marking the north end of [[Perry Range]] on the coast of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. The feature was discovered and photographed from aircraft of the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), 1939-41, and was mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and air photos, 1959-65. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Joseph F. Prince]], ADR2, [[U.S. Navy]], [[Aviation Machinist]]'s Mate with Squadron VXE-6 who participated in several [[Deep Freeze]] operations and wintered over at [[Little America V]] (1956) and [[McMurdo Station]] (1966).

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica|Prince, Mount]]

Princess Anne Glacier edit

'''Princess Anne Glacier''' ({{coor dm|82|59|S|159|20|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] in the [[Queen Elizabeth Range]], flowing from the area south of [[Mount Bonaparte]] between Cotton and [[Bartrum Plateaus]] into [[Marsh Glacier]]. Named by the northern party of the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1961-62) for [[Princess Anne]], daughter of [[Queen Elizabeth II]].

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Glaciers of Antarctica]]

Princess Astrid Coast edit

'''Princess Astrid Coast''' ({{coor dm|70|45|S|12|30|E|}}) is that portion of the coast of [[Queen Maud Land]] lying between 5 and 20E. The entire coast is bordered by [[ice shelf|ice shelves]]. Discovered by Captain [[H. Halvorsen]] of the Sevilla in March 1931 and named for [[Princess Astrid]] of Norway.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Princess Martha Coast edit

'''Princess Martha Coast''' ({{coor dm|72|0|S|7|30|W|}}) is that portion of the coast of [[Queen Maud Land]] lying between 0500E and the terminus of [[Stancomb-Wills Glacier]], in 2000W. The entire coastline is bounded by [[ice shelf|ice shelves]] with ice cliffs 20 to 35 m high. The name [[Crown Princess Martha Land]] was originally applied by Captain [[Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen]] to that section of the coast in the vicinity of [[Cape Norvegia]] which he discovered from the Norvegia and roughly charted from the air during February 1930.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Princess Ragnhild Coast edit

'''Princess Ragnhild Coast''' ({{coor dm|70|30|S|27|0|E|}}) is that portion of the coast of [[Queen Maud Land]] lying between 2000E and [[Riiser-Larsen Peninsula]], in 3400E. All but the eastern end of the coast is fringed by [[ice shelf|ice shelves]]. Discovered by Captain [[Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen]] and Captain [[Nils Larsen]] in aerial flights from the ship Norvegia on [[February 16]], [[1931]], and named for [[Princess Ragnhild]] of Norway.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Princeton Tarn edit

'''Princeton Tarn''' ({{coor dm|77|35|S|163|6|E|}}) is a tarn at the northwest side of [[Mount Falconer]] and 0.1 nautical miles (0.2 km) south of [[Penn Tarn]] in the southwest part of [[Tarn Valley]], [[Victoria Land]]. The feature is one of four tarns in the [[valley]] named after American universities by the [[Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE), 1965-66.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Principal Point edit

'''Principal Point''' ({{coor dm|64|55|S|63|27|W|}}) is a prominent ice-covered point lying 4 nautical miles (7 km) east of [[Cape Errera]] and forming the southeast end of [[Wiencke Island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. First charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot, 1903-05. The name, applied by the [[Argentine Antarctic Expedition]], 1953-54, suggests the prominence of the feature.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Prion Island edit

'''Prion Island''' ({{coor dm|54|1|S|37|15|W|}}) is an [[island]] 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north-northeast of [[Luck Point]], lying in the Bay of Isles, [[South Georgia]]. Charted in 1912-13 by [[Robert Cushman Murphy]], American naturalist aboard the brig Daisy, and so named because he observed petrels of the genus Prion on the island.

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

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Sub-antarctic islands]]

Prior Cliff edit

'''Prior Cliff''' ({{coor dm|80|47|S|158|50|E|}}) is a cliff between 1000 m and 1200 m extending east north east from [[Mount Dick]], [[Churchill Mountains]]. Named in honor of [[Stuart Prior]], a senior public servant with the Ministry of [[Foreign Affairs]] and Trade with previous involvement in [[Antarctic Treaty]] administration, who led [[New Zealand]]'s [[Antarctic Policy Unit]] for several years and has actively worked against illegal sub-Antarctic fishing.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Prior Island edit

'''Prior Island''' ({{coor dm|75|41|S|162|52|E|}}) is an [[island]] 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) long, lying just east of [[Lamplugh Island]], off the coast of [[Victoria Land]]. First charted and named by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1907-09, under Shackleton. Probably named for [[George Thurland Prior]], Keeper of the Dept. of Minerals, [[British Museum]], 1909-27.

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

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Islands of Antarctica]]

Mount Prior edit

'''Mount Prior''' ({{coor dm|72|58|S|168|47|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] (1,220 m) about 10 nautical miles (18 km) west of [[Mount Brewster]], rising at the head of [[Whitehall Glacier]] in the west part of [[Daniell Peninsula]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named by [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1957-58, for [[George T. Prior]] of the [[Mineral Department]], [[British Museum]], who studied and analyzed the rocks obtained from this region by the ''Discovery'' expedition, 1901-04.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica|Prior, Mount]]

Prioress Island edit

'''Prioress Island''' ({{coor dm|64|56|S|63|53|W|}}) is a narrow [[island]] lying 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) east of [[Host Island]] in the [[Wauwermans Islands]], in the [[Wilhelm Archipelago]]. Shown on an Argentine government chart of 1954. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1958 after one of the characters in Chaucer's [[Canterbury Tales]].

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

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Sub-antarctic islands]]

Priscu Stream edit

'''Priscu Stream''' ({{coor dm|77|39|S|162|45|E|}}) is a meltwater stream, 3,000 m long, flowing southwest from southeast end of [[Lacroix Glacier]] to the northeast end of [[Lake Bonney]] in [[Taylor Valley]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1996 after [[John C. Priscu]], ecologist, [[Montana State University]]; principal investigator from 1984 on numerous studies of marine and fresh water systems in the [[McMurdo]] region and the author of numerous papers on the ecology of this area; led first WINFLY expedition (1991) into the [[McMurdo Dry Valleys]].

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Priscu Valley edit

'''Priscu Valley''' ({{coor dm|77|29|S|160|47|E|}}) is an upland ice-free [[valley]] on the east side of [[Prentice Plateau]] in [[Olympus Range]]. The valley opens north to the head of [[McKelvey Valley]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) (2004) after [[John C. Priscu]], Department of [[Biological Sciences]], [[Montana State University]], Bozeman, MT; [[United States Antarctic Program]] (USAP) investigator in the [[McMurdo Dry Valleys]], 1984-2002.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Valleys of Antarctica]]

Prism Ridge edit

'''Prism Ridge''' ({{coor dm|73|33|S|94|14|W|}}) is a small ridge with bare rock outcroppings located just north of [[Haskell Glacier]] and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south-southwest of [[Bonnabeau Dome]], in the [[Jones Mountains]]. Mapped and named by the University of [[Minnesota-Jones Mountains Party]], 1960-61. They found a large block of ice in the shape of a square prism standing as an isolated feature at the south end of this ridge.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Pritchard Peak edit

'''Pritchard Peak''' ({{coor dm|80|22|S|155|18|E|}}) is a [[peak]] rising to over 1800 m 3 nautical miles (6 km) southeast of [[Saburro Peak]] in the [[Doll Mountains]], [[Britannia Range]]. Named after Colonel [[Marion Graham Pritchard]], Jr., who served as [[Vice Commander]] and then Commander of the 109 [[Airlift Wing]] during the transition of LC-130 operations from the [[U.S. Navy]] to the [[Air National Guard]]

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica]]

Probe Ridge edit

'''Probe Ridge''' ({{coor dm|71|50|S|68|21|W|}}) is a prominent snow-free terraced ridge forming part of the north flank of [[Viking Valley]] on [[Alexander Island]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1993 after the space probe which surveyed Mars in 1976.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Proclamation Island edit

'''Proclamation Island''' ({{coor dm|65|51|S|53|41|E|}}) is a small rocky [[island]] 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) west of [[Cape Batterbee]] and close east of [[Aagaard Islands]]. Discovered by the [[British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition]] (BANZARE) under Mawson, 1929-31, and so named, following the reading of a proclamation on its summit on [[January 13]], [[1930]] claiming the area for the [[British Crown]].

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

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Sub-antarctic islands]]

Procyon Peaks edit

'''Procyon Peaks''' ({{coor dm|70|29|S|66|30|W|}}) is a two ridges of peaks connected by a sledgeable pass, located between the upper parts of Millett and [[Bertram Glaciers]], about 25 nautical miles (46 km) east of [[Moore Point]] on the west coast of [[Palmer Land]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after the star Procyon in the constellation of [[Canis Major]].

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica]]

Profile Bluff edit

'''Profile Bluff''' ({{coor dm|77|52|S|160|26|E|}}) is a prominent bluff (2,070 m) midway between [[Mount Weller]] and [[Horizon Bluff]] on the west side of [[Beacon Valley]], in [[Quartermain Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. The name is one of a group in the area associated with surveying applied in 1993 by the [[New Zealand Geographic Board]] (NZGB).

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Profound Lake edit

'''Profound Lake''' ({{coor dm|62|11|S|58|55|W|}}) is a [[lake]] 0.25 nautical miles (0.5 km) northwest of [[Jasper Point]] in northeast [[Fildes Peninsula]], [[King George Island]]. The feature was named "[[Ozero Glubokoye]]" (deep lake) by the [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]] working from [[Bellingshausen Station]] from 1968, but both forms of the name are already in use in the Antarctic. The [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) amended the name in 1979 to avoid duplication.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Lakes of Antarctica]]

Projection Peak edit

'''Projection Peak''' ({{coor dm|77|59|S|163|47|E|}}) is a [[peak]] (1,475 m) rising above the head of [[Garwood Glacier]] at the southwest extremity of [[Hobbs Ridge]], in [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the [[New Zealand Geographic Board]] (NZGB) in 1993 in association with several glaciers on this ridge (Bonne, Cassini and [[Mollweide Glaciers]]) that are named after types of map projections.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica]]

Promenade Screes edit

'''Promenade Screes''' ({{coor dm|71|19|S|68|18|W|}}) is a rounded slopes west of [[Fossil Bluff]] field station that are snow and ice free, and are criss-crossed with pathways. These screes are frequently the destination of short walks from the nearby field station.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Prong Point edit

'''Prong Point''' ({{coor dm|60|32|S|45|34|W|}}) is a narrow protruding point forming the west side of the entrance to [[Ommanney Bay]] on the north coast of [[Coronation Island]], in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. First seen in December 1821 in the course of a joint cruise by Captain [[Nathaniel Palmer]], American sealer, and Captain [[George Powell]], British sealer. Surveyed by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1956-58 and given this descriptive name by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1959.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Proshchaniya Bay edit

'''Proshchaniya Bay''' ({{coor dm|70|10|S|4|20|E|}}) is a [[bay]] that indents the southwest side of [[Neupokoyev Bight]], along the [[ice shelf]] that fringes the coast of [[Queen Maud Land]]. The feature was photographed from the air by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]] in 1958-59 and roughly mapped from these photos. It was also mapped by the [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]] in 1961, and named [[Bukhta Proshchaniya]] (farewell bay).

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Prospect Glacier edit

'''Prospect Glacier''' ({{coor dm|69|32|S|67|20|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] between [[Kinnear Mountains]] and [[Mayer Hills]], flowing north into [[Forster Ice Piedmont]] on the west coast of [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. First roughly surveyed in 1936 by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill. In 1954 the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) gave the name [[Prospect Pass]] to a col between [[Eureka Glacier]] and the glacier here described. During resurvey of the area by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1958, the col was found to be an indeterminate feature, while this glacier is well marked and requires a name.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Glaciers of Antarctica]]

Prospect Mesa edit

'''Prospect Mesa''' ({{coor dm|77|30|S|161|52|E|}}) is a low mesa below [[Bull Pass]] on the north side of [[Wright Valley]] in [[Victoria Land]]. Named by geologists [[C.G. Vucetich]] and [[W.W. Topping]] of the [[Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE), 1969-70, to designate the type locality of the geological "[[Prospect Formation]]."

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Prospect Point edit

'''Prospect Point''' ({{coor dm|66|1|S|65|21|W|}}) is a point on the west coast of [[Graham Land]], nearly 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of [[Ferin Head]] and immediately east of the [[Fish Islands]]. Roughly charted by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37. Photographed by [[Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd]]. in 1956-57. The name was suggested in 1957 by [[E.P. Arrowsmith]], Governor of the [[Falkland Islands]] ([[Islas Malvinas]]).

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Prospect Spur edit

'''Prospect Spur''' ({{coor dm|83|57|S|173|25|E|}}) is a narrow spur at the southwest base of [[Cleft Peak]] in the [[Separation Range]]. The spur descends westward to the edge of [[Hood Glacier]]. So named because it was ascended to obtain a view up Hood Glacier in order to prospect a route to the south. Named by the [[New Zealand Alpine Club Antarctic Expedition]], 1959-60.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Protection Cove edit

'''Protection Cove''' ({{coor dm|71|39|S|170|12|E|}}) is a [[bay]], 3 nautical miles (6 km) wide, lying at the east side of [[Cape Klovstad]] where it forms the head of [[Robertson Bay]], northern [[Victoria Land]]. First charted by [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1898-1900, under [[C.E. Borchgrevink]], and so named because the expedition ship [[Southern Cross]] found protection here during a gale.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Protector Heights edit

'''Protector Heights''' ({{coor dm|66|42|S|66|15|W|}}) is a mountainous coastal heights (2,245 m) which are separated from the [[Graham Land]] plateau by a narrow col, dominating the area between [[Wilkinson Glacier]] and southern [[Darbel Bay]]. Mapped from air photos taken by [[Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition]] (FIDASE) (1956-57). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after HMS work and served in the Antarctic every season from 1955 until 1967.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Proud Island edit

'''Proud Island''' ({{coor dm|54|0|S|38|8|W|}}) is a small, relatively high, tussock-covered [[island]], rising to a [[peak]] at its northern end, lying at the east end of the [[Willis Islands]] at [[South Georgia]]. Roughly mapped by DI personnel on the 1960-61. The name was given in 1963 by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) and is descriptive, the expression "standing proud" in naval parlance being the equivalent of "sticking up."

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

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Sub-antarctic islands]]

Mount Provender edit

'''Mount Provender''' ({{coor dm|80|23|S|29|55|W|}}) is a conspicuous rock [[mountain]], 900 m, marking the northwest extremity of the [[Shackleton Range]]. First mapped in 1957 by the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] and so named because members of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition established a depot of food and fuel and an airplane camp on the south side of the mountain in 1957 to support sledging parties working in the Shackleton Range.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica|Provender, Mount]]

Providence Cove edit

'''Providence Cove''' ({{coor dm|68|19|S|66|47|W|}}) is a [[cove]] bounded by ice cliffs which lies at the foot of [[Remus Glacier]] in the southeast corner of [[Neny Fjord]], along the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. First roughly surveyed in 1936 by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill. It was resurveyed in 1940-41 by members of the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), and so named by them because on first arrival it seemed providential that a site for the [[East Base]] was found so quickly and easily. It was soon determined, however, that the cove did not provide a suitable site for the base.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Pryamougol'naya Bay edit

'''Pryamougol'naya Bay''' ({{coor dm|70|10|S|5|30|E|}}) is a small [[bay]] that indents the southeast side of [[Neupokoyev Bight]], along the [[ice shelf]] that fringes the coast of [[Queen Maud Land]]. The feature was photographed from the air by [[Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]] in 1958-59 and mapped from these photos. It was also mapped by the [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]] in 1961, and named [[Bukhta Pryamougol]]'naya (rectangle bay).

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Prydz Bay edit

'''Prydz Bay''' ({{coor dm|69|0|S|75|0|E|}}) is a deep embayment of the continent between the [[Lars Christensen Coast]] and [[Ingrid Christensen Coast]]. Portions of the [[bay]] were sighted in January and February 1931 by Norwegian whalers and the [[British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition]] (BANZARE). It was explored in February 1935 by Norwegian whaler Captain [[Klarius Mikkelsen]] in the Thorshavn, and was mapped in considerable detail from aerial photographs taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]] of 1936-37. Named for [[Olaf Prydz]], general manager of the [[Hvalfangernes Assuranceforening]] in Sandefjord, Norway.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Pryor Cliff edit

'''Pryor Cliff''' ({{coor dm|73|53|S|100|0|W|}}) is a distinctive rock cliff which faces northward toward [[Cosgrove Ice Shelf]], standing 5 nautical miles (9 km) northeast of [[Mount Nickens]] at the north end of the [[Hudson Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Douglas A. Pryor]], map compilation specialist who contributed significantly to construction of USGS sketch maps of Antarctica.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Pryor Glacier edit

'''Pryor Glacier''' ({{coor dm|70|5|S|160|10|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing northeastward, to the north of [[Mount Shields]] and [[Yermak Point]], into [[Rennick Bay]]. The feature is about 30 nautical miles (60 km) long and forms a physical separation between [[Wilson Hills]] and [[Usarp Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs, 1960-62. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Madison E. Pryor]], scientific leader at [[McMurdo Station]] (1959) and [[U.S. Exchange Scientist]] at the [[Soviet Mirnyy Station]] (1962).

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Glaciers of Antarctica]]

Pryor Peak edit

'''Pryor Peak''' ({{coor dm|67|16|S|67|22|W|}}) is a [[peak]] rising to about 600 m at the west side of [[Giants Cirque]] in the [[Tyndall Mountains]], [[Arrowsmith Peninsula]], [[Loubet Coast]]. The peak was visited by [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) geologists, 1980-81. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after Commander [[John S.N. Pryor]], [[Royal Navy]], Superintendent of [[Sailing Directions]], [[Hydrographic Department]], Ministry of Defence; Member of the UK-APC, 1968-82.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica]]

Przybyszewski Island edit

'''Przybyszewski Island''' ({{coor dm|76|58|S|148|45|W|}}) is an ice-covered [[island]] 12 nautical miles (22 km) long in the [[Marshall Archipelago]]. It lies 3 nautical miles (6 km) east of [[Cronenwett Island]] in the western part of [[Sulzberger Ice Shelf]]. The island was charted from aircraft of the USS Glacier under Captain [[Edwin A. McDonald]], [[U.S. Navy]], in 1962. Named by him for Lieutenant (j.g.) [[V.A. Przybyszewski]], [[U.S. Navy Reserve]], helicopter pilot on the Glacier who sighted the island from the air on [[January 26]], [[1962]]. The name has been misspelled "[[Prezbecheski Island]]" on certain maps and charts.

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

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Islands of Antarctica]]

Mount Przywitowski edit

'''Mount Przywitowski''' ({{coor dm|86|36|S|154|8|W|}}) is a [[mountain]], 2,770 m, standing at the southeast side of [[Holdsworth Glacier]], 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) west of [[McNally Peak]], in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-64. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Richard F. Przywitowski]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) scientific leader at [[South Pole Station]], winter 1966.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica|Przywitowski, Mount]]

Psi Islands edit

'''Psi Islands''' ({{coor dm|64|18|S|63|1|W|}}) is a group of small islands which lie close to the west side of [[Lambda Island]] in the [[Melchior Islands]], [[Palmer Archipelago]]. The name, derived from the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet, appears to have been first used on a 1946 Argentine government chart following surveys of these islands by Argentine expeditions in 1942 and 1943.

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

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Sub-antarctic islands]]

Mount Ptolemy edit

'''Mount Ptolemy''' ({{coor dm|68|33|S|65|58|W|}}) is an isolated block [[mountain]] with four main summits, the highest rising to 1,370 meters. It lies close north of the [[Traffic Circle]] on the northwestern side of [[Mercator Ice Piedmont]], [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. First observed by [[Finn Ronne]] and [[Carl Eklund]] of the [[U.S. Antarctic Service]], 1939-41, from their sledge route through the Traffic Circle. Surveyed by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1947. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[Claudius Ptolemy]] (2nd century A.D.), Egyptian mathematician, astronomer and geographer, who introduced the system of coordinates of latitude and longitude for fixing positions on the earth's surface.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica|Ptolemy, Mount]]

Publications Ice Shelf edit

'''Publications Ice Shelf''' ({{coor dm|69|38|S|75|20|E|}}) is an [[ice shelf]] about 35 nautical miles (60 km) long on the south shore of [[Prydz Bay]], between [[Mount Caroline Mikkelsen]] and [[Stornes Peninsula]]. Several glaciers, listed from southwest to northeast, nourish the ice shelf: [[Polar Times]], [[Il Polo]], Polarforschung, [[Polar Record]] and [[Polararboken Glaciers]]. The feature was first mapped from air photos by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37. The name "[[Publication Glacier Tongues]]" was applied by [[John H. Roscoe]] in 1952 following his study of [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] (1946-47) air photos of the area, but the term ice shelf is more descriptive. So named by Roscoe because the several glaciers in the area commemorate polar publications.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Puccini Spur edit

'''Puccini Spur''' ({{coor dm|70|3|S|70|38|W|}}) is a rock spur, 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, extending southwest into [[Mozart Ice Piedmont]] close south of [[Mahler Spur]] in the north part of [[Alexander Island]]. First seen from the air and roughly mapped by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) in 1937. Accurately delineated 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 [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[Giacomo Puccini]] (1858-1924), Italian operatic composer.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Pudding Butte edit

'''Pudding Butte''' ({{coor dm|75|52|S|159|59|E|}}) is a butte standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of [[Beta Peak]], in the [[Prince Albert Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the [[Southern Party]] of the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1962-63, because of a splendid feast at the nearby camp.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Puffball Islands edit

'''Puffball Islands''' ({{coor dm|69|2|S|68|30|W|}}) is a scattered group of small, low, mainly ice-covered islands and rocks which extend about 10 nautical miles (18 km) in a NE-SW direction, lying in southern [[Marguerite Bay]] off the west coast of [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. The center of the group lies 23 nautical miles (43 km) north-northeast of [[Cape Jeremy]]. First visited and surveyed in 1948 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS). The name, applied by FIDS, derives from association with [[Mushroom Island]] which lies 14 nautical miles (26 km) northeast of this group.

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

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Islands of Antarctica]]

Puget Rock edit

'''Puget Rock''' ({{coor dm|63|29|S|55|39|W|}}) is a rock lying east of [[Eden Rocks]], off the east end of [[Dundee Island]] in the [[Joinville Island]] group. The name [[Cape Puget]] was given by [[Sir James Clark Ross]] on [[December 30]], [[1842]], for Captain [[William D. Puget]], [[Royal Navy]], but it is not clear from Ross' text what feature he was naming. The name Puget Rock was given by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1956 in order to preserve Ross' name in this vicinity.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Pugh Shoal edit

'''Pugh Shoal''' ({{coor dm|54|2|S|38|13|W|}}) is an area of shoal 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) south of [[Main Island]] in the [[Willis Islands]], [[South Georgia]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Able Seaman Peter J. Pugh]] of HMS Owen, which first charted this shoal in 1961.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Pujato Bluff edit

'''Pujato Bluff''' ({{coor dm|82|40|S|42|57|W|}}) is a rock bluff, 660 m, forming the south end of [[Schneider Hills]] in the [[Argentina Range]], [[Pensacola Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1956-67. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for General [[Hernan Pujato]], officer in charge of Argentine wintering parties at [[General Belgrano Station]] in 1955 and 1956.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Mount Pukaki edit

'''Mount Pukaki''' ({{coor dm|82|49|S|162|6|E|}}) is a [[peak]] between [[Mount Hawea]] and [[Mount Rotoiti]] in the [[Frigate Range]]. Named by the northern party of the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1961-62) for the [[New Zealand]] frigate Pukaki.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica|Pukaki, Mount]]

Puke Toropa Mountain edit

'''Puke Toropa Mountain''' ({{coor dm|78|14|S|162|25|E|}}) is a Maori name meaning "circular hill."

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica]]

Pukeko Pond edit

'''Pukeko Pond''' ({{coor dm|77|29|S|162|34|E|}}) is a

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Pukkelen Rocks edit

'''Pukkelen Rocks''' ({{coor dm|72|15|S|27|9|E|}}) is a rock outcrops just west of [[Bollene Rocks]] at the head of Byrdbreen, in the [[Sor Rondane Mountains]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47, and named Pukkelen (the hump).

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Pulfrich Peak edit

'''Pulfrich Peak''' ({{coor dm|64|41|S|62|28|W|}}) is a [[peak]] near the east part of [[Wild Spur]] on [[Arctowski Peninsula]], 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) in 1960 for [[Carl Pulfrich]] (1858-1927), "father of stereophotogrammetry," who independently developed a stereocomparator in 1901 and developed the principle of the "floating mark" established by [[Franz Stolze]].

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica]]

Mount Pulitzer edit

'''Mount Pulitzer''' ({{coor dm|85|49|S|154|16|W|}}) is a prominent [[mountain]], 2,155 m, standing 7 nautical miles (13 km) northeast of [[Mount Griffith]] on the elevated platform between Koerwitz and [[Vaughan Glaciers]], in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. Discovered in December 1934 by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] geological party under [[Quin Blackburn]], and named by Byrd for [[Joseph Pulitzer]], publisher of the St. [[Louis Post-Dispatch]], a patron of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition of 1928-30 and 1933-35.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica|Pulitzer, Mount]]

Pull Point edit

'''Pull Point''' ({{coor dm|54|1|S|37|58|W|}}) is a point lying 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) south of [[Cape Pride]] on the east side of Elsehul, near the west end of [[South Georgia]]. The name appears to be first used on a 1931 [[British Admiralty]] chart.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Pullen Island edit

'''Pullen Island''' ({{coor dm|72|35|S|60|57|W|}}) is a snow-covered [[island]] 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, which rises to 495 m at its north end, lying near the center of [[Violante Inlet]] along the east coast of [[Palmer Land]]. Discovered by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) in a flight from [[East Base]] on [[December 30]], [[1940]], and named for [[William A. Pullen]], [[Aviation Machinist]]'s Mate at the East Base.

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

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Islands of Antarctica]]

Pulpit Mountain edit

'''Pulpit Mountain''' ({{coor dm|60|41|S|45|13|W|}}) is a conspicuous, red-colored [[mountain]], 945 m, standing 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) west of [[Spence Harbor]] at the east end of [[Coronation Island]], in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Named by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) following their survey of 1948-49. The feature resembles a pulpit when seen from the east.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica]]

Pulpit Rock edit

'''Pulpit Rock''' ({{coor dm|53|5|S|73|21|E|}}) is a rock lying 0.1 nautical miles (0.2 km) south of [[Cape Gazert]], off the west side of [[Heard Island]]. This feature was charted as a small [[island]] on an 1860 sketch map compiled by Captain [[H.C. Chester]], American sealer operating in the area during this period. The feature was surveyed and named in 1948 by the ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]).

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Pumphouse Lake edit

'''Pumphouse Lake''' ({{coor dm|60|42|S|45|37|W|}}) is the southernmost [[lake]] in [[Three Lakes Valley]] on [[Signy Island]]. So named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) because of the abandoned pumphouse and pipeline on the east side of the lake which was built by whalers.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Lakes of Antarctica]]

Punchbowl Cirque edit

'''Punchbowl Cirque''' ({{coor dm|76|42|S|159|47|E|}}) is a cirque in the southern part of [[Shipton Ridge]], about 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) southwest of [[Roscolyn Tor]], in the [[Allan Hills]] of [[Victoria Land]]. Reconnoitered by the [[New Zealand Antarctic Research Program]] (NZARP) [[Allan Hills Expedition]] (1964) who gave the descriptive name.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Punchbowl Glacier edit

'''Punchbowl Glacier''' ({{coor dm|65|11|S|61|57|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] that enters the north end of [[Exasperation Inlet]], north of [[Jorum Glacier]], on the east side of [[Graham Land]]. Surveyed by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1947 and 1955. The name applied by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) is descriptive of shape as the glacier is hemmed in by mountains.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Glaciers of Antarctica]]

Pungent Point edit

'''Pungent Point''' ({{coor dm|56|18|S|27|31|W|}}) is a low, dark lava cliffs forming the east point of [[Zavodovski Island]], [[South Sandwich Islands]]. The name applied by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1971 refers to the pungent volcanic fumes which are characteristic of this [[island]].

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Pup Cove edit

'''Pup Cove''' ({{coor dm|60|42|S|45|36|W|}}) is a small [[cove]] on the north side of [[Elephant Flats]] at the head of [[Borge Bay]], [[Signy Island]], [[South Orkney Islands]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in recognition of the first recorded birth of a fur seal pup (Arctocephalus gazella) on the [[island]] (February 1977) since the opening of Signy station in 1947.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Pup Rock edit

'''Pup Rock''' ({{coor dm|68|22|S|67|3|W|}}) is a rock about 200 m in diameter, between [[Refuge Islands]] and [[Tiber Rocks]] in [[Rymill Bay]], off the west coast of the [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. Discovered by geologist [[Robert L. Nichols]] of [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, who applied the name "[[Three Pup Island]]." The name has been shortened for the sake of brevity.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Puppis Pikes edit

'''Puppis Pikes''' ({{coor dm|71|16|S|66|24|W|}}) is a loosely-defined group of pointed [[nunatak]]s and smaller outcrops running roughly east-west, located 7 nautical miles (13 km) northeast of [[Mount Cadbury]] in [[Palmer Land]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after the constellation of Puppis.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Purcell Snowfield edit

'''Purcell Snowfield''' ({{coor dm|70|29|S|69|55|W|}}) is a snowfield, 15 nautical miles (28 km) wide, between [[Colbert Mountains]] and [[Douglas Range]] in the central part of [[Alexander Island]]. 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) for [[Henry Purcell]] (1659-1695), English composer.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Purdy Point edit

'''Purdy Point''' ({{coor dm|60|32|S|45|26|W|}}) is a point 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) east-southeast of [[Foul Point]] on the north coast of [[Coronation Island]], in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. First seen in December 1821 in the course of a joint cruise by Captain [[George Powell]], British sealer, and Captain [[Nathaniel Palmer]], American sealer, and roughly shown on Powell's chart. Surveyed by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1956-58 and named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1959 for [[John Purdy]] (1773-1843), a leading English hydrographer of his day, who compiled numerous nautical directories and charts, including the South Orkney Islands, the forerunners of Admiralty sailing directions.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Purgatory Peak edit

'''Purgatory Peak''' ({{coor dm|77|21|S|162|18|E|}}) is a [[peak]] 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of Pond peak in the [[Saint Johns Range]] of [[Victoria Land]]. So named by the [[New Zealand Northern Survey Party]] of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]], 1956-58, because of the extremely trying weather and surface conditions encountered while traveling toward and surveying from this peak.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica]]

Purka Mountain edit

'''Purka Mountain''' ({{coor dm|68|15|S|58|35|E|}}) is a prominent [[mountain]] ridge with two outliers, about 5 nautical miles (9 km) southeast of [[Mount Gjeita]] in the [[Hansen Mountains]]. Mapped and named Purka (the sow) by Norwegian cartographers working from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica]]

Purvis Peak edit

'''Purvis Peak''' ({{coor dm|72|38|S|169|9|E|}}) is a [[peak]] (2,250 m) 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of [[Mount Northampton]] in the [[Victory Mountains]] of [[Victoria Land]]. The peak overlooks the terminus of [[Tucker Glacier]] from the south. Mapped by [[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 Lieutenant (later Lieutenant Cdr.) [[Ronald S. Purvis]], [[U.S. Navy]], of [[Squadron VX]]-6, pilot of Otter aircraft at [[Ellsworth Station]], 1956-57, and of R5D Skymaster aircraft at [[McMurdo Station]], 1957-58.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica]]

Cape Purvis edit

'''Cape Purvis''' ({{coor dm|63|35|S|55|58|W|}}) is a cape forming the south extremity of [[Dundee Island]], off the north tip of [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. Discovered in December 1842 by Captain [[James Ross]], [[Royal Navy]], and named by him for Commodore (later [[Rear Admiral]]) [[John B. Purvis]], Royal Navy, who was of assistance to Ross' expedition.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica|Purvis, Cape]]

Point Purvis edit

'''Point Purvis''' ({{coor dm|54|10|S|36|41|W|}}) is a point lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) southwest of [[Tonsberg Point]] in [[Husvik Harbor]], [[South Georgia]]. Charted by DI in 1928 and named after [[Petty Officer J. Purvis]], [[Royal Navy]] ([[Purvis Glacier]], q.v.), a member of the DI hydrographic survey party in this area in the motorboat Alert, 1928-30.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica|Purvis, Point]]

Putzke Peak edit

'''Putzke Peak''' ({{coor dm|75|49|S|128|32|W|}}) is a [[peak]] (2,325 m) at the end of the spur which descends northeast from [[Mount Petras]], in the [[McCuddin Mountains]], [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-65. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Captain [[Stanley G. Putzke]], USCG, [[Commanding Officer]] of USCGC [[Staten Island]] during [[Operation Deep Freeze]] 1971 and 1972.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica]]

Puzzle Islands edit

'''Puzzle Islands''' ({{coor dm|64|59|S|63|40|W|}}) is a group of small islands, rocks and reefs at the mouth of [[Flandres Bay]], lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of [[Menier Island]] off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. First charted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Charcot, 1903-05. So named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1958; the group is often hidden by icebergs which come to rest in the surrounding shallow waters.

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

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Sub-antarctic islands]]

Py Point edit

'''Py Point''' ({{coor dm|64|53|S|63|37|W|}}) is a point forming the south extremity of [[Doumer Island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Discovered by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]], 1903-05, and named by Charcot for [[Monsieur Py]], president of the [[French Chamber]] of Commerce in [[Buenos Aires]] at that time.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Pyke Glacier edit

'''Pyke Glacier''' ({{coor dm|64|15|S|59|36|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, flowing southward from [[Detroit Plateau]], [[Graham Land]], between Albone and [[Polaris Glaciers]]. Mapped from surveys by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) (1960-61). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Geoffrey N. Pyke]] (1894-1948), English scientist who in 1941 originated the ideas developed by the [[Studebaker Corporation]] into the M-29 [[Tracked Cargo Carrier]] or "Weasel," the first really successful snow vehicle.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Glaciers of Antarctica]]

Pylon Point edit

'''Pylon Point''' ({{coor dm|68|6|S|65|5|W|}}) is a rocky promontory standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) southwest of [[Three Slice Nunatak]] and marking the north end of the main mountainous mass of [[Joerg Peninsula]], on the east coast of [[Graham Land]]. Pylon Point lies in the area first seen by [[Sir Hubert Wilkins]] on his flight of [[December 20]], [[1928]], and crossed by [[Lincoln Ellsworth]] on his flight of [[November 21]], [[1935]]. So named by the US-SCAN because the various flights and sledge trips of the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), 1939-41, rounded it on their way south along the east coast of [[Antarctic Peninsula]].

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Pyne Glacier edit

'''Pyne Glacier''' ({{coor dm|77|4|S|162|18|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] east of [[Robson Glacier]] in Gonville and [[Caius Range]]. Flows north and joins [[Mackay Glacier]] system southwest of [[The Flatiron]]. Named after [[Alex Pyne]], recipient of the [[Polar Medal]] for services in Antarctic geological and in particular glacial research since 1977; currently works at [[Victoria University]]'s [[Antarctic Research Centre]] in Wellington.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Glaciers of Antarctica]]

Pyramid Island edit

'''Pyramid Island''' ({{coor dm|62|26|S|60|6|W|}}) is a conspicuous, pillar-shaped [[island]], 205 m high, lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north-northeast of [[Williams Point]], [[Livingston Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. This island, presumably known to sealers in the area since about 1821, was charted and given this name by DI personnel on the [[Discovery II]] in 1935.

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

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Sub-antarctic islands]]

Pyramid Mountain edit

'''Pyramid Mountain''' ({{coor dm|77|47|S|160|40|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] resembling a pyramid, rising to 2,120 m between [[Turnabout Valley]] and the mouth of [[Beacon Valley]], in the [[Quartermain Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. The name seems first to appear on maps of the [[British Antarctic Expedition]] ([[R.F. Scott]]), 1910-13, but the mountain was almost certainly seen for the first time during Scott's first expedition, 1901-04.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica]]

Pyramid Mountain edit

'''Pyramid Mountain''' ({{coor dm|81|19|S|158|15|E|}}) is a conspicuous pyramidal [[mountain]], 2,810 m, standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) north of [[Mount Albert Markham]] in the [[Churchill Mountains]]. Discovered and named by the ''Discovery'' expedition, 1901-04.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica]]

Pyramid Peak edit

'''Pyramid Peak''' ({{coor dm|54|0|S|37|23|W|}}) is a [[peak]], 475 m, surmounting [[Cape Buller]] at the west side of the entrance to the Bay of Isles, [[South Georgia]]. Mapped in 1902 by the [[Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] and named descriptively "[[Die Pyramide]]."

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica]]

Pyramid Peak edit

'''Pyramid Peak''' ({{coor dm|72|16|S|165|35|E|}}) is a [[peak]] in the southeast part of [[Destination Nunataks]], [[Victoria Land]], rising to 2,565 m 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of [[Sphinx Peak]]. Descriptively named by the [[Northern Party]] of NZFMCAE, 1962-63.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica]]

Pyramid Point edit

'''Pyramid Point''' ({{coor dm|54|1|S|37|58|W|}}) is a point lying south of [[Cape Pride]] on the east side of Elsehul, near the west end of [[South Georgia]]. The name appears to be first used on a 1929 [[British Admiralty]] chart.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Pyramid Pond edit

'''Pyramid Pond''' ({{coor dm|78|17|S|163|27|E|}}) is a named in association with [[Pyramid Trough]].

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Pyramid Rock edit

'''Pyramid Rock''' ({{coor dm|64|23|S|63|7|W|}}) is a rock lying close to the extremity of [[Gourdon Peninsula]], off the northeast coast of [[Anvers Island]] in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Charted and named by DI personnel on the Discovery in 1927.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Pyramid Trough edit

'''Pyramid Trough''' ({{coor dm|78|18|S|163|27|E|}}) is a deep trough immediately west of [[The Bulwark]], through which a part of the [[Koettlitz Glacier]] formerly flowed north to [[Walcott Bay]]. Named by the [[Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE) (1960-61) for its proximity to [[The Pyramid]].

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

The Pyramid edit

'''The Pyramid''' ({{coor dm|63|26|S|57|1|W|}}) is a pyramidal [[nunatak]], 565 m, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of [[Mount Carroll]] and 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) southeast of the head of [[Hope Bay]], at the northeast end of [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. Discovered and named by a party under [[J. Gunnar Andersson]] of the [[Swedish Antarctic Expedition]], 1901-04.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica|Pyramid, The]]

The Pyramid edit

'''The Pyramid''' ({{coor dm|78|21|S|163|30|E|}}) is a small but distinctive [[peak]] just south of [[Pyramid Trough]], at the west side of the [[Koettlitz Glacier]]. The descriptive name appears to have been first used by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica|Pyramid, The]]

Pyramiden Nunatak edit

'''Pyramiden Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|72|17|S|3|48|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]] 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of [[Knallen Peak]], on the east side of the head of [[Schytt Glacier]] in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and named Pyramiden (the pyramid).

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica]]

Pyrites Island edit

'''Pyrites Island''' ({{coor dm|61|55|S|57|59|W|}}) is the largest of three small islands lying southeast of [[Gam Point]] and forming the east side of [[Esther Harbor]], off the north coast of [[King George Island]] in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. In 1913-14, the rocky extremity of Gam Point and the adjoining islands to the northwest and southeast were named Esther, Pyritis (sic) or [[Pyritic Islands]] by Scottish geologist [[David Ferguson]], who reported they were composed of pyrites and vein quartz. From Ferguson's description it appears that the ice cliff behind the Gam Point has advanced since 1914 so that this "island" is now joined to the mainland. The highest and most conspicuous of the remaining islands is the one here described. The name Pyrites Island was recommended by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 to avoid confusion with the other existing "Esther" names in the vicinity.

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

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Sub-antarctic islands]]

Pyrox Island edit

'''Pyrox Island''' ({{coor dm|68|12|S|66|41|W|}}) is an [[island]] lying at the head of [[Neny Fjord]], along the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. First surveyed by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), 1939-41. Resurveyed in 1949 by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), who so named it because of pyroxenic rocks found there.

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

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Islands of Antarctica]]

Pyroxenite Promontory edit

'''Pyroxenite Promontory''' ({{coor dm|82|37|S|53|0|W|}}) is a promontory rising to about 1,150 m near the west end of [[Dufek Massif]] in the [[Pensacola Mountains]]. The feature is located west of [[Neuburg Peak]] and projects northwest toward [[Rautio Nunatak]]. The name was proposed by [[Arthur B. Ford]], leader of the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) geological party in the Pensacola Mountains, 1978-79, from the pyroxenite rock which forms a conspicuous dark layer along the cliffs of the promontory.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Pythagoras Peak edit

'''Pythagoras Peak''' ({{coor dm|66|59|S|51|20|E|}}) is a highest [[peak]], 1,275 m, in the central [[Tula Mountains]], standing along the north side of [[Beaver Glacier]], 8 nautical miles (15 km) southeast of [[Mount Storer]]. The peak has a prominent notch, the eastern aspect being a right-angled triangle with a perpendicular northern face. It was photographed from [[Mount Riiser-Larsen]] in February 1958 by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) led by [[Phillip Law]], but was first visited and surveyed in December 1958 by [[G.A. Knuckey]], ANARE surveyor. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) after Pythagoras, Greek philosopher, whose theorem concerning a right-angled triangle is well known.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mountains of Antarctica]]

Pythia Island edit

'''Pythia Island''' ({{coor dm|64|32|S|61|59|W|}}) is an [[island]] 0.2 nautical miles (0.4 km) long, the largest of a group of small islands off the east side of [[Enterprise Island]] in [[Wilhelmina Bay]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 after [[Christen Christensen]]'s whaling factory Pythia, which operated from nearby [[Gouvernoren Harbor]] during the 1921-22 whaling season.

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

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Sub-antarctic islands]]

Pyxis Ridge edit

'''Pyxis Ridge''' ({{coor dm|71|16|S|66|48|W|}}) is a narrow ridge of [[nunatak]]s separated by passes, located 5 nautical miles (9 km) north-northwest of [[Mount Cadbury]] from where it projects into the south side of [[Ryder Glacier]], in [[Palmer Land]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after the constellation of Pyxis.

{{usgs-gazetteer}}
{{antarctica-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]