• and named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander James E. Waldron, United States Navy Reserve...
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  • was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, which has...
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    was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Robert Cushman Murphy of the American Museum of Natural History, noted...
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    1946. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Carl O. Petersen, radio engineer with the ByrdAE in 1928-30 and 1933-35...
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  • Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (1994) after William L. Norton, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) cartographer, a member of the...
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    from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos (1959–1966) and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Allan Gill, aurora researcher...
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    in January 1958 by U.S. Navy aircraft. In 1961, the Vinson Massif was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN), after Carl G. Vinson...
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  • The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending...
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    was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Admiral Robert Carney (1895–1990), Chief of Naval Operations during...
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  • was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for the USS Saratoga of 1926, one of the first large aircraft carriers...
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    Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Rear Admiral James Lloyd Abbot Jr., Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, February...
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    Man-o-War Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Commander Ronald P. Wylie, USN, pilot...
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  • was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for the USS Lexington of 1926, one of the first large aircraft carriers...
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  • First roughly mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1933-35. Named by US-ACAN for Robert Bobo, meteorologist with the McMurdo Station winter party of...
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  • Expedition, 1928–30. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Donald A. Quarles, United States Secretary of the Air Force, 1955–57...
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  • Picciotto. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after John A. Dawson, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP)...
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  • 1961-67. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for John W. Janke, radioman with the Eights Station winter party in 1964...
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    Rees. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for William J. Trabucco, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP)...
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  • Peak. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2004) after James R. Balsley, U.S. Geological Survey, who conducted airborne magnetometer...
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  • Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) on the recommendation of Byrd for Charles Evans Hughes, U.S. secretary of state, U.S. chief justice, and adviser/counselor...
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  • USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN in association with Kohler Range. 75°07′S 114°24′W / 75.117°S 114.400°W...
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  • the USGS from tellurometer surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–62. Named by US-ACAN for Bela Csejtey, U.S. Antarctic Research Program (USARP) geologist...
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  • 1960-63. Named by United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander Martin D. Greenwell, United States Navy, Commander of Antarctic...
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    suggestion of P.R. Kyle, named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2000) after Sarah Krall who worked over 10 years in providing support...
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  • Kirkpatrick. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1995 after Thomas H. Fleming, geologist, Ohio State University, who...
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  • was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Col. Lawrence Martin, United States Army (Ret.), American geographer...
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  • Thumbnail for Mount Terror (Antarctica)
    suggestion of P.R. Kyle, named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Juergen Kienle (d.), Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska...
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  • (660 ft). Named by United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2000) after Philip R. Kyle, Professor of Geochemistry, New Mexico Institute...
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    was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after the ice-ship USS Bear, flagship of the USAS, from which three reconnaissance...
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  • USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Francis B. Macnowski, construction mechanic at South Pole Station in...
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