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Bowers Glacier
Bowers Glacier (-72.61667°N, 169.05°W) is a glacier at the west side of Mount Northhampton in the Victory Mountains, flowing north into Tucker Glacier, Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Chester H. Bowers, meteorologist, senior U.S. representative at Hallett Station, 1962.

Bowers Mountains
Bowers Mountains (-71.16667°N, 163.25°W) is a group of north-south trending mountains, about 90 nautical miles (170 km) long and 35 nautical miles (60 km) wide, bounded by the coast on the north and by the Rennick, Canham, Black and Lillie Glaciers in other quadrants. The seaward end was first sighted in February 1911 from the Terra Nova, under Lieutenant Harry L.L. Pennell, Royal Navy, and subsequently named "Bowers Hills." Lieutenant Henry R. Bowers perished with Captain Robert F. Scott on the return from the South Pole in 1912. The feature was photographed from U.S. Navy aircraft in 1946-47 and 1960-62, and was surveyed and mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1962-63. The name was amended to Bowers Mountains upon USGS mapping which showed the group to be a major one with peaks rising to nearly 2,600 meters.

Bowers Peak
Bowers Peak (-71.75°N, 163.33333°W) is a peak, 2,140 m, forming a part of the divide between the Hunter and Hoshko Glaciers in the Lanterman Range, Bowers Mountains. Named by the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1963-64, for Lieutenant John M. Bowers, Jr., of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6, who flew support flights for this New Zealand field party.

Bowers Piedmont Glacier
Bowers Piedmont Glacier (-77.71667°N, 164.3°W) is a piedmont glacier on the coast of Victoria Land, covering about 40 square mi and lying just south of New Harbor. It merges at its south side with Blue Glacier. Discovered by the Discovery expedition (1901-04), but not named until the British Antarctic Expedition (1910-13). Named by Taylor for Lieutenant Henry R. Bowers, who perished with Scott on the return journey from the South Pole.

Mount Bowers
Mount Bowers (-85°N, 164.08333°W) is a peak, 2,430 m, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south-southeast of Mount Buckley, at the head of the Beardmore Glacier. Named by the British Antarctic Expedition (1910-13) for Lieutenant Henry R. Bowers, who accompanied Scott to the South Pole and lost his life on the return journey.

Bowie Crevasse Field
Bowie Crevasse Field (-79.05°N, -84.75°W) is a large crevasse field at a break in slope on the Minnesota Glacier between the southeast end of the Bastien Range and Anderson Massif in the Ellsworth Mountains. Named by the University of Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party, 1962-63, for Glenn E. Bowie, geophysicist with the party.

Bowin Glacier
Bowin Glacier (-84.88333°N, 177.33333°W) is a tributary glacier, 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, flowing northeast between Sullivan Ridge and Fulgham Ridge to enter Ramsey Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commissaryman C.F. Bowin, U.S. Navy, Operation Deepfreeze, 1965 and 1966.

Bowl Island
Bowl Island (-67.15°N, 50.83333°W) is an island with a bowl-like depression in the center, lying just south of Crohn Island at the head of Amundsen Bay, Enderby Land. Sighted in 1956 by an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) field party and given this descriptive name. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Bowler Rocks
Bowler Rocks (-62.35°N, -59.83333°W) is a group of rocks lying 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) southwest of Table Island, South Shetland Islands. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for David M. Bowler, surveying recorder for the Royal Navy Hydrographic Survey Unit aboard Nimrod in these islands, 1967.

Bowles Creek
Bowles Creek (-77.61667°N, 163.05°W) is a glacial meltwater distributary stream, 0.25 nautical miles (0.5 km) long, which flows east from Maria Creek into the southwest end of Lake Fryxell, close west of Green Creek, in Taylor Valley, Victoria Land. The name was suggested by hydrologist Diane McKnight, leader of a United States Geological Survey (USGS) team which made extensive studies of the hydrology and geochemistry of streams and ponds in the Lake Fryxell basin, 1987-94. Named after USGS hydrologist Elizabeth C. Bowles, a member of the field team in the 1987-88 summer season, who conducted a study of organic geochemistry of streams flowing into Lake Fryxell.

Bowles West Peak
Bowles West Peak (-62.6°N, -60.21667°W) is the peak rising to 678 m at the west extremity of Mount Bowles in Eastern Livingston Island. Located 1,130 m west by north of the highest point of Mount Bowles, 920 m south by east of Hemus Peak, 6,240 m east of Aleko Rock and 3,170 m east-northeast of Rezen Knoll. Steep and partly ice free on the western slopes. Overlooking Perunika Glacier to the SW.

Cape Bowles
Cape Bowles (-61.31667°N, -54.1°W) is a cape forming the south extremity of Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands. Named in 1820 by Edward Bransfield, Master, Royal Navy, while exploring the islands in the brig Williams.

Mount Bowles
Mount Bowles (-62.61667°N, -60.2°W) is an ice-covered mountain over 800 m, situated 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of Mount Friesland in eastern Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands. The origin of the name is uncertain; it appears (poorly positioned and probably intended for some other peak on the island) on the 1829 chart of the British expedition (1828-31) under Captain Henry Foster in the Chanticleer.

Mount Bowlin
Mount Bowlin (-86.46667°N, -147.3°W) is a mountain, 2,230 m, standing between the mouths of Van Reeth and Robison 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 William H. Bowlin, airplane pilot with the expedition.

Bowling Green Col
Bowling Green Col (-79.66667°N, 158.58333°W) is an ice-filled east-west col between Reeves Plateau and Bowling Green Plateau in the Cook Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in association with Bowling Green Plateau.

Bowling Green Plateau
Bowling Green Plateau (-79.7°N, 158.6°W) is a small but prominent ice-covered plateau at the north side of the Brown Hills in the Cook Mountains. Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) (1962-63). Professor Charles C. Rich, geologist and deputy leader of the VUWAE, was affiliated with Bowling Green State University of Ohio.

Bowman Coast
Bowman Coast (-68.16667°N, -65°W) is that portion of the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula between Cape Northrop and Cape Agassiz. Discovered by Sir Hubert Wilkins in an aerial flight of December 20, 1928. Named by Wilkins for Isaiah Bowman, then Dir. of the American Geographical Society.

Bowman Glacier
Bowman Glacier (-85.56667°N, -162°W) is a deeply entrenched glacier, 40 nautical miles (70 km) long, descending the polar plateau between Quarles Range and Rawson Plateau of the Queen Maud Mountains to enter the Ross Ice Shelf just west of the flow of Amundsen Glacier. Discovered in December 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Laurence Gould, and named by Byrd for Isaiah Bowman, eminent geographer and president of Johns Hopkins University, 1935-49; Director of the American Geographical Society, 1915-35.

Bowman Inlet
Bowman Inlet (-68.7°N, -64.38333°W) is an ice-filled inlet between Kay Nunatak and Platt Point, Hollick-Kenyon Peninsula, on the east coast of Antarctic Peninsula. The inlet was photographed from the air by Lincoln Ellsworth, November 23, 1935, and its west shore was mapped from the photographs by W.L.G. Joerg. It was rephotographed by United States Antarctic Service (USAS), 1940, Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947, and was surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), 1958. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Lieutenant Bradley J. Bowman, U.S. Navy Reserve, officer in charge, Palmer Station Construction Unit, Operation Deep Freeze, 1969.

Bowman Island
Bowman Island (-65.28333°N, 103.11667°W) is a high ice-covered island, about 24 nautical miles (44 km) long and from 2 to 6 nautical miles (11 km) wide, shaped like a figure eight. The feature rises above the northeast part of Shackleton Ice Shelf, which partially encloses the island, 25 nautical miles (46 km) northeast of Cape Elliott. Discovered on January 28, 1931 by British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Sir Douglas Mawson, who named it for Isaiah Bowman, then Director of the American Geographical Society. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Bowman Peak
Bowman Peak (-77.48333°N, -153.21667°W) is a peak on the south side of Butler Glacier, in the Alexandra Mountains of Marie Byrd Land. Discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1929 and named for John McEntee Bowman, president of the Bowman Biltmore Hotels Corporation, who donated headquarters for the preparation of the expedition.

Bowman Peninsula
Bowman Peninsula (-74.78333°N, -62.36667°W) is a peninsula, 25 nautical miles (46 km) long in a north-south direction and 15 nautical miles (28 km) wide in its north and central portions, lying between Nantucket and Gardner Inlets on the east coast of Palmer Land. The peninsula is ice covered and narrows toward the south, terminating in Cape Adams. Discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, under Ronne, who named it for Isaiah Bowman.

Mount Bowser
Mount Bowser (-86.05°N, -155.6°W) is a prominent peak, 3,655 m, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Mount Astor at the north end of Fram Mesa, 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 Carl J. Bowser, geologist at McMurdo Station, 1965-66 and 1966-67 seasons.

Bowsprit Moraine
Bowsprit Moraine (-76.61667°N, 161.25°W) is a medial moraine, 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) long, off the northeast point of Elkhorn Ridge, where Towle Glacier and Northwind Glacier join Fry Glacier, in the Convoy Range, Victoria Land. One of a group of nautical names in Convoy Range; the mapped form of the moraine protrudes like a bowsprit out from the end of Elkhorn Ridge. Named by a 1989-90 New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) field party.

Bowsprit Point
Bowsprit Point (-56.66667°N, -28.13333°W) is the northeast point of Leskov Island, South Sandwich Islands. The name applied by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971 suggests the resemblance of this feature to the prow of a ship.

Bowyer Butte
Bowyer Butte (-74.98333°N, -134.75°W) is a steep-cliffed eminence with a nearly flat summit, 3 nautical miles (6 km) wide and 1,085 m high, located between the lower ends of the Johnson Glacier and Venzke Glacier on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Discovered and photographed from the air by the U.S. Antarctic Service, 1939-41. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Donald W. Bowyer, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) meteorologist at Byrd Station, 1962.

Box Reef
Box Reef (-67.75°N, -69.05°W) is a line of drying rocks lying between Esplin Islands and League Rock, off the south end of Adelaide Island. The name, given by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1963 in association with nearby Cox Reef, derives from the well-known English literary allusion to a pair of individuals who occupied the same lodgings alternately day and night without knowledge of each other.

Boxing Island
Boxing Island (-64.58333°N, -61.68333°W) is a small island lying in Charlotte Bay east of Harris Peak, off the west coast of Graham Land. First charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, 1897-99. So named by members of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) because they first saw it on Boxing Day 1956. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Boy Point
Boy Point (-62.16667°N, -58.18333°W) is a point between Cinder Spur and Low Head on the south coast of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. Named by the Polish Antarctic Expedition in 1980 after Wladyslaw Boy-Zelenski (1874-1941), Polish writer and essayist.

Boyana Glacier
Boyana Glacier (-62.7°N, -60.08333°W) is a glacier 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east-northeast of Brunow Bay, Livingston Island, flowing south into Bransfield Strait. Named by the Bulgarian Antarctic-Place-names Commission, 2002, after the settlement of Boyana, now part of Sofia.

Boyd Escarpment
Boyd Escarpment (-82.43333°N, -50.5°W) is a rock and snow escarpment which extends northeast for 10 nautical miles (18 km) from Wujek Ridge and includes Bennett Spur, Cox Nunatak and Rankine Rock, in the Dufek Massif, Pensacola Mountains, q.v. Named in 1979 by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Walter W. Boyd, Jr., U.S. IGY glaciologist who wintered at Little America, 1957; geologist, United States Geological Survey (USGS), for three summers in the Pensacola Mountains, 1962-66.

Boyd Glacier
Boyd Glacier (-77.23333°N, -145.41667°W) is a heavily crevassed glacier flowing west-northwest for about 45 nautical miles (80 km) to the Sulzberger Ice Shelf between Bailey Ridge and Mount Douglass in the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land. Discovered on aerial flights of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1934, and named for Vernon D. Boyd, expedition machinist, and a member of West Base of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939-41).

Boyd Head
Boyd Head (-75.28333°N, -110.01667°W) is a prominent headland close east of the mouth of Vane Glacier on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. It rises over 1,000 m and has rock exposed to seaward. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Captain Hugh F. Boyd III, USA, Construction Projects Officer during Operation Deep Freeze 1972 and 1973.

Boyd Nunatak
Boyd Nunatak (-69.83333°N, 74.73333°W) is a small nunatak 8 nautical miles (15 km) southeast of Mount Caroline Mikkelsen, on the south side of Publications Ice Shelf. First mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. Remapped by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) and named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for J.S. Boyd, physicist at Wilkes Station in 1965.

Boyd Ridge
Boyd Ridge (-76.95°N, -116.95°W) is an ice-covered ridge, 22 nautical miles (41 km) long, which extends in an east-west direction and forms the south end of Crary Mountains in Marie Byrd Land. It is separated from the main peaks of the group by Campbell Valley. 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 John C. Boyd, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist at McMurdo Station, 1965-66 and 1966-67 seasons.

Boyd Strait
Boyd Strait (-62.83333°N, -62°W) is a strait lying between Snow and Smith Islands in the South Shetland Islands. Named in 1823 by a British expedition under Weddell for Captain David Boyd, RN.

Mount Boyd
Mount Boyd (-84.8°N, -179.4°W) is a pyramidal mountain (2,960 m) standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) west of Mount Bennett, in the Bush Mountains. Discovered and photographed by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939-41. Surveyed by A.P. Crary, leader of the U.S. Ross Ice Shelf Traverse Party (1957-58), and named by him for Walter Boyd, Jr., glaciologist with the party.

Boydell Glacier
Boydell Glacier (-64.18333°N, -59.06667°W) is a glacier about 9 nautical miles (17 km) long, flowing southeast from the Detroit Plateau, Graham Land, and merging on the south side with Sjogren Glacier. Mapped by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) from surveys (1960-61). Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for James Boydell, English inventor of a steam traction engine, the first practical track-laying vehicle (British Patents of 1846 and 1854).

Boyer Bluff
Boyer Bluff (-81.16667°N, 160.08333°W) is a mostly ice-covered bluff, 1080 m, at the southwest periphery of Darley Hills, Churchill Mountains. The feature is 4 nautical miles (7 km) southwest of Constellation Dome. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after David S. Boyer of the National Geographic Magazine Foreign Editorial Staff, who was on assignment in Antarctica, 1956-57. One of several features in Darley Hills that are named for NGM staff.

Boyer Glacier
Boyer Glacier (-73.3°N, 167.35°W) is a short tributary glacier situated 10 nautical miles (18 km) west of Index Point in the east part of Mountaineer Range. It flows north into lower Mariner Glacier, Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Jack W. Boyer, U.S. Navy, radioman at Hallett Station, 1962.

Boyer Rocks
Boyer Rocks (-63.58333°N, -59°W) is a small group of rocks in the northeast corner of Bone Bay, 3 nautical miles (6 km) southwest of Cape Roquemaurel, Trinity Peninsula. Mapped from surveys by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) (1960-61). Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Joseph Boyer, French naval officer on the Astrolabe during her Antarctic voyage (1837-40).

Boyer Spur
Boyer Spur (-71.85°N, -62.8°W) is a mountainous spur from the base of Condor Peninsula on the east side of Palmer Land. The spur stands between the Kellogg and Gruening Glaciers, about 5 nautical miles (9 km) west-northwest of Malva Bluff and the northwest head of Hilton Inlet. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1974. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Stephen J. Boyer, geologist with the USGS geological and mapping party to the Lassiter Coast area in 1972-73.

Mount Boyer
Mount Boyer (-75.11667°N, -72.06667°W) is a mountain 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) southwest of Mount Becker, in the Merrick Mountains, Ellsworth Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Francis C. Boyer, hospital corpsman, U.S. Navy, chief petty officer in charge of Eights Station in 1964.

Boyle Mountains
Boyle Mountains (-67.35°N, -66.63333°W) is a wall of mountains standing between the heads of Lallemand Fjord and Bourgeois Fjord, in Graham Land. Mapped by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) from surveys and air photos, 1946-59. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Robert Boyle (1627-91), English natural philosopher whose book New Experiments and Observations Touching Cold provided the first major scientific and practical approach to a philosophy of cold in all its aspects.

Mount Boyles
Mount Boyles (-75.56667°N, -70.93333°W) is the highest peak (1,485 m) in the Thomas Mountains, located south of Sweeney Mountains in eastern Ellsworth Land. Discovered and roughly mapped by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, led by Commander Finn Ronne, USNR. Mapped in greater detail by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1961-67. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) following the visit of a USGS geological party, 1977-78, after Joseph M. Boyles, a geologist with the party.

Boyn Ridge
Boyn Ridge (-69.11667°N, -71.8°W) is the northernmost ridge of Havre Mountains, north Alexander Island. Following geological work by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1976-77, named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1980 after Charles Boyn, Director, Agence General Maritime, France, who superintended the building of the expedition ship Pourquoi-Pas? of French Antarctic Expedition, 1908-10.

Bozu Peak
Bozu Peak (-69.41667°N, 39.78333°W) is the central and highest (235 m) of the Byvagasane Peaks on the east shore of Lutzow-Holm Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. Surveyed by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), 1957-62, and named Bozu-san (treeless peak).

Cape Braathen
Cape Braathen (-71.88333°N, -96.1°W) is an ice-covered cape at the northwest termination of Evans Peninsula on Thurston Island. Delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in January 1960. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Christoffer Braathen, ski expert and dog driver with the Byrd Antarctic Expedition of 1928-30.

Brabant Island
Brabant Island (-64.25°N, -62.33333°W) is a second largest island of the Palmer Archipelago, lying between Anvers and Liege Islands. It is 33 nautical miles (60 km) long in a north-south direction, 16 nautical miles (30 km) wide, and rises to 2,520 m in Mount Parry. Named by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, 1897-99, for the province of Brabant, Belgium, in recognition of the support given to the Belgian Antarctic Expedition by its citizens. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Brabazon Point
Brabazon Point (-64.4°N, -61.26667°W) is a point forming the east side of the entrance to Salvesen Cove, on the west coast of Graham Land. Charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, 1897-99. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for John T.C. Moore-Brabazon, First Baron Brabazon of Tara, pioneer British aviator, the first British subject to fly an airplane in the British Isles, in April 1909, and responsible for the R.F.C. Photographic Section during World War I and for the development of aerial photography.

Mount Brabec
Mount Brabec (-73.56667°N, 165.4°W) is a mountain (2,460 m) surmounting the east wall of Aviator Glacier 10 nautical miles (18 km) north of Mount Monteagle, in the Mountaineer Range of Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Richard C. Brabec, U.S. Navy, Hercules aircraft commander on U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze, 1966.

Braces Point
Braces Point (-57.1°N, -26.76667°W) is the northeast point of Vindication Island, South Sandwich Islands. The feature was named Low Point during the survey from RRS Discovery II in 1930, but the name was changed to avoid duplication. The new name applied by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971 refers to the bifid form of this point, reaching out to the nearby sea stack of Trousers Rock.

Bracken Peak
Bracken Peak (-77.85°N, -85.4°W) is a peak (1,240 m) standing south of the terminus of Newcomer Glacier and 3 nautical miles (6 km) northeast of Mount Malone, on the east side of Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains. First mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and air photos taken by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 on photographic flights of December 14-15, 1959. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for H.C. Bracken, plane captain of the airplane on these flights.

Braddock Nunataks
Braddock Nunataks (-70.8°N, -65.91667°W) is a group of prominent nunataks located inland from Bertram Glacier and 9 nautical miles (17 km) southeast of Perseus Crags on the west margin of the Dyer Plateau, in Palmer Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1974. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Robert L. Braddock, Jr., CEC, U.S. Navy, Officer-in-Charge of the South Pole Station in 1974.

Braddock Peak
Braddock Peak (-72.45°N, 166.46667°W) is a peak rising to 2,960 m immediately southeast of Mount Aorangi in the south part of Millen Range in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC), on the proposal of geologist R.A. Cooper, after Peter Braddock, field leader of geological parties to the area in the 1974-75 and 1980-81 seasons.

Bradford Glacier
Bradford Glacier (-65.85°N, -64.3°W) is a glacier flowing north from Mount Dewey into Comrie Glacier, on the west coast of Graham Land. Mapped by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) from photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956-57. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Samuel C. Bradford (1878-1948), English documentalist who was a pioneer advocate of scientific information services.

Bradford Rock
Bradford Rock (-66.21667°N, 110.56667°W) is an insular rock, mainly ice covered, which marks the northwest end of the Swain Islands. First roughly mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47, and included in a 1957 survey of Swain Islands by Wilkes Station personnel under C.R. Eklund. Named by Eklund for Radioman Donald L. Bradford, U.S. Navy, a Navy support force member of the 1957 wintering party at Wilkes Station during the IGY.

Mount Brading
Mount Brading (-64.28333°N, -59.28333°W) is a mountain topped by a snow peak, 4 nautical miles (7 km) east of the northeast corner of Larsen Inlet in Graham Land. Surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) (1960-61) and named after Christopher G. Brading, FIDS surveyor at Hope Bay (1959-60), who, with I. Hampton, R. Harbour, and J. Winham, made the first ascent of this mountain.

Bradley Nunatak
Bradley Nunatak (-81.4°N, -85.96667°W) is a prominent nunatak standing 10 nautical miles (18 km) southwest of Mount Tidd, Pirrit Hills. The peak was positioned by the U.S. Ellsworth-Byrd Traverse Party on December 7, 1958, and named for Rev. Edward A. Bradley, S.J., seismologist with the party.

Bradley Ridge
Bradley Ridge (-70.23333°N, 65.25°W) is a rock ridge about 7 nautical miles (13 km) southeast of Mount Peter in the Athos Range, Prince Charles Mountains. Plotted from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) air photos. Named for R.G. Bradley, weather observer at Mawson Station in 1964.

Bradley Rock
Bradley Rock (-65.01667°N, -64.7°W) is an isolated rock which lies about 9 nautical miles (17 km) northwest of the entrance to French Passage in the Wilhelm Archipelago. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) (1973) for Lieutenant Commander Edgar M. Bradley, Royal Navy, who directed a hydrographic survey in the area in 1965.

Mount Bradley
Mount Bradley (-63.88333°N, -58.61667°W) is a pyramidal peak (835 m) at the southeast end of a ridge descending from Detroit Plateau. The peak is 4 nautical miles (7 km) southwest of Mount Reece in southern Trinity Peninsula. Charted in 1945 by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), who named it for K.G. Bradley, Colonial Secretary in the Falkland Islands at the time.

Bradshaw Peak
Bradshaw Peak (-81.05°N, 158.56667°W) is a peak rising to 1640 m, 4 km south east of Turk Peak, Churchill Mountains. Situated on the south west side of McLay Glacier. Named in honor of Margaret Bradshaw, geological scientist, University of Canterbury. Margaret is an eminent geologist and in 1979 was the first woman to lead a deep field party in the Antarctic. Margaret is also the only New Zealand woman to be awarded a Polar medal.

Mount Bradshaw
Mount Bradshaw (-71.46667°N, 163.86667°W) is a mountain peak (2,240 m) at the northeast side of the neve of Leap Year Glacier, 4 nautical miles (7 km) northwest of Ian Peak, in the Bowers Mountains, q.v. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) in 1983 after J.D. Bradshaw, geologist, University of Canterbury, New Zealand, a member of New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) geological parties to the area, 1974-75 and 1981-82.

Bragg Islands
Bragg Islands (-66.46667°N, -66.43333°W) is a small group of islands in Crystal Sound, about 7 nautical miles (13 km) north of Cape Rey, Graham Land. Mapped from surveys by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) (1958-59) and air photos obtained by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) (1947-48). Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Sir William H. Bragg (1862-1942), English physicist who interpreted X-ray measurements to give the location of oxygen atoms in the structure of ice. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Mount Bragg
Mount Bragg (-84.1°N, -56.71667°W) is a mountain, 1,480 m, standing 6 nautical miles (11 km) southwest of Gambacorta Peak in southern Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Ralph L. Bragg, photographer with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 at McMurdo Station in 1964.

Brahms Inlet
Brahms Inlet (-71.46667°N, -73.68333°W) is an ice-filled inlet, 25 nautical miles (46 km) long and 6 nautical miles (11 km) wide, indenting the north side of Beethoven Peninsula on Alexander Island between Harris Peninsula and Derocher Peninsula. Observed from the air and first mapped by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48. Remapped from the RARE air photos by Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Johannes Brahms (1833-97), German composer.

Braillard Point
Braillard Point (-62.21667°N, -58.91667°W) is a point forming the northeast end of Ardley Island, off the southwest end of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. Charted and named by DI personnel on the in 1931-33 and 1933-35.

Brain Island
Brain Island (-54.16667°N, -36.7°W) is an island at the north side of Husvik Harbor, in Stromness Bay, South Georgia. Charted and named by DI personnel in 1928. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Bramble Peak
Bramble Peak (-72.36667°N, 166.98333°W) is a peak (2,560 m) that surmounts the northeast side of the head of Croll Glacier, in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Edward J. Bramble, U.S. Navy, aviation machinist's mate with Squadron VX-6 at McMurdo Station, 1967.

Mount Bramhall
Mount Bramhall (-72.25°N, -98.26667°W) is a peak of the Walker Mountains, located 5 nautical miles (9 km) east of Mount Hawthorne on Thurston Island. First delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in December 1946. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Dr. E.H. Bramhall, physicist of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1933-35.

Brand Peak
Brand Peak (-70.01667°N, -63.91667°W) is a sharp snow-covered peak located 10 nautical miles (18 km) east-southeast of the Eternity Range and 4 nautical miles (7 km) northwest of Mount Duemler, in Palmer Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1974. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Timothy Brand, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist at Palmer Station in 1974.

Brandau Crater
Brandau Crater (-78.2°N, 163.36667°W) is a named after Lieutenant Cmdr. James F. Brandau, U.S. Navy, helicopter pilot, Squadron VX-6, 1964 and 1965.

Brandau Glacier
Brandau Glacier (-84.9°N, 173.5°W) is a wide tributary glacier, 15 nautical miles (28 km) long, flowing westward from an ice divide between Haynes Table and Husky Heights to enter Keltie Glacier just west of Ford Spur. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander James F. Brandau, U.S. Navy, pilot with Squadron VX-6, Operation Deepfreeze 1964 and 1965.

Brandau Rocks
Brandau Rocks (-76.88333°N, 159.33333°W) is a rock exposures 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) west of Carapace Nunatak in Victoria Land. Reconnoitered by the New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) Allan Hills Expedition (1964), who named the rocks for Lieutenant Commander James F. Brandau, U.S. Navy, helicopter pilot who made a difficult rescue flight to evacuate an injured member of the expedition.

Brandenberger Bluff
Brandenberger Bluff (-75.96667°N, -136.08333°W) is a steep rock bluff (1,650 m) at the extreme north side of Mount Berlin in the Flood Range, Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Arthur J. Brandenberger, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) glaciologist with the Byrd Station Traverse of 1962-63.

Brandt Cove
Brandt Cove (-54.81667°N, -36.03333°W) is a cove on the south side of Drygalski Fjord, South Georgia, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of the head of Larsen Harbor. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951-57. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Karl Brandt, American economist and professor of agricultural economics at Stanford University, California; author of Whale Oil: An Economic Analysis.

Mount Brandt
Mount Brandt (-72.16667°N, 1.11667°W) is a nunatak (1,540 m) which is the northernmost feature in Romlingane Peaks, in the Sverdrup Mountains of Queen Maud Land. The name "Brandt-Berg" after Emil Brandt, sailor with the expedition, was applied in this area by the German Antarctic Expedition (1938-39) under Alfred Ritscher. The correlation of the name with this nunatak may be arbitrary but is recommended for the sake of international uniformity and historical continuity.

Brandwein Nunataks
Brandwein Nunataks (-80.03333°N, 159.91667°W) is a two nunataks (870 m) which lie close together and mark the northeast extent of Nebraska Peaks. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after S. (Sid) Brandwein, a member of the United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) geophysical field party, Ross Ice Shelf Project, 1973-74 field season.

Brandy Bay
Brandy Bay (-63.83333°N, -57.98333°W) is a bay 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) wide on the northwest coast of James Ross Island, entered west of Bibby Point. Probably first seen by Nordenskjold in 1903. Surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1945. During a subsequent visit to this bay by a FIDS party in 1952, there was a discussion as to whether medicinal brandy should be used as treatment for a dog bite. The name arose naturally from this incident.

Branscomb Glacier
Branscomb Glacier (-78.53333°N, -86.08333°W) is a glacier, 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, flowing west from the northwest side of Vinson Massif into Nimitz Glacier, in the Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1957-60. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Lewis M. Branscomb, Chairman, National Science Board, 1982-84.

Bransfield Island
Bransfield Island (-63.18333°N, -56.6°W) is an island nearly 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, lying 3 nautical miles (6 km) southwest of D'Urville Island off the northeast end of Antarctic Peninsula. The name Point Bransfield, after Edward Bransfield, Master, Royal Navy, was given in 1842 by a British expedition under Ross to the low western termination of what is now the Joinville Island group. A 1947 survey by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) determined that this western termination is a separate island. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Bransfield Strait
Bransfield Strait (-63°N, -59°W) is a body of water about 60 nautical miles (110 km) wide extending for 200 nautical miles (370 km) in a general NE-SW direction between the South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula. Named in about 1825 by James Weddell, Master, Royal Navy, for Edward Bransfield, Master, RN.

Bransfield Trough
Bransfield Trough (-61.5°N, -54°W) is an undersea trough between the Antarctic Peninsula and the South Shetland Islands. Named for Edward Bransfield who charted the South Shetland Islands in 1820. Name approved 10/77 (ACUF 177).

Mount Bransfield
Mount Bransfield (-63.28333°N, -57.08333°W) is a prominent conical-topped, ice-covered mountain, 760 m, rising 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of Cape Dubouzet at the northeast tip of Antarctic Peninsula. Discovered by a French expedition, 1837-40, under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, who named it for Edward Bransfield, Master, Royal Navy, who circumnavigated and charted the South Shetland Islands in 1820.

Branson Nunatak
Branson Nunatak (-67.91667°N, 62.76667°W) is a nunatak between Mount Burnett and Price Nunatak in the Framnes Mountains, Mac. Robertson Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Horntind (horn peak). Renamed by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for J. Branson, geophysicist at Mawson Station in 1962.

Branstetter Rocks
Branstetter Rocks (-70.11667°N, 72.66667°W) is a small group of rocks lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east-northeast of Thil Island in the eastern part of Amery Ice Shelf. Delineated in 1952 by John H. Roscoe from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946-47), and named by him for J.C. Branstetter, air crewman on Operation Highjump photographic flights in the area.

Brapiggen Peak
Brapiggen Peak (-72.9°N, -3.3°W) is an one of the ice-free peaks at the south side of Frostlendet Valley, situated 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Friis-Baastad Peak in the Borg Massif of Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and named Brapiggen (the abrupt peak).

Brash Island
Brash Island (-63.4°N, -54.91667°W) is an isolated island lying 5 nautical miles (9 km) northwest of Darwin Island, off the southeast end of Joinville Island. Surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1953. So named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) because the island lies in an area where brash ice is frequently found. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Brategg Bank
Brategg Bank (-65.26667°N, -68.58333°W) is a name of bank reaffirmed 7/64 (ACUF 30).

Bratina Island
Bratina Island (-78.01667°N, 165.53333°W) is a small island lying at the north tip of Brown Peninsula in the Ross Ice Shelf. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1963 for Chief Aviation Machinists Mate Joseph Bratina, U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6, stationed at McMurdo Station in the 1958-59, 1960-61 and 1961-62 summer seasons. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Bratina Lagoon
Bratina Lagoon (-78.01667°N, 165.5°W) is a tidal lagoon of sand flats, ponds, and channels, about 700 m long and 250 m wide, located on the southwest side of Bratina Island, which lies off the north tip of Brown Peninsula, Ross Ice Shelf. Named by New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) at the suggestion of C. Howard-Williams in association with Bratina Island.

Bratina Valley
Bratina Valley (-77.46667°N, 161.48333°W) is an upland valley at the east side of Harris Ledge in Olympus Range, McMurdo Dry Valleys; the valley opens north to McKelvey Valley. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2004) after Bonnie J. Bratina, Department of Microbiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; with United States Antarctic Program (USAP) for four seasons at Lake Vanda in the 1990s.

Brattebotnen Cirque
Brattebotnen Cirque (-71.71667°N, 10.25°W) is a steep-sided cirque in the west wall of Mount Dallmann, in the Orvin Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and named Brattebotnen (the steep cirque).

Brattnipane Peaks
Brattnipane Peaks (-71.9°N, 24.55°W) is a group of peaks, the highest 2,660 m, standing 9 nautical miles (17 km) northwest of Mefjell Mountain in the Sor Rondane Mountains. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1946 from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and in 1957 in greater detail from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Named Brattnipane (the steep peaks) by the Norwegians.

Brattskarvbrekka Pass
Brattskarvbrekka Pass (-72.16667°N, 1.41667°W) is an east-west pass between Brattskarvet Mountain and Vendeholten Mountain, in the Sverdrup Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Brattskarvbrekka (the steep mountain slope).

Brattskarvet Mountain
Brattskarvet Mountain (-72.1°N, 1.45°W) is a mountain, 2,100 m, next north of Vendeholten Mountain in the Sverdrup Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Brattskarvet (the steep mountain).

Brattstrand Bluffs
Brattstrand Bluffs (-69.21667°N, 77°W) is a rock bluffs on the coast of Antarctica, about 3 nautical miles (6 km) east-northeast of Hovde Island. First mapped from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936), and named Brattstranda (the abrupt shore).

Mount Braun
Mount Braun (-69.43333°N, -71.4°W) is a mountain rising to about 900 m, forming the northeast extremity of Sofia Mountains, Alexander Island. The feature forms the northeast part of a horseshoe-shaped ridge 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) east-southeast of Mount Holt. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander William K. Braun, U.S. Navy, C-121J (Super Constellation) aircraft commander, Squadron VXE-6, U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze, 1970 and 1971.

Braunsteffer Lake
Braunsteffer Lake (-68.53333°N, 78.36667°W) is a lake 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) long located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of the central part of Lake Zvezda in the Vestfold Hills. The lake was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946-47) and was mapped from air photos by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1956) and ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) (1957-58). Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for C. Braunsteffer, weather observer at Davis Station in 1959, who carried out scientific investigations on lakes in the Vestfold Hills.

Brautnuten Peak
Brautnuten Peak (-71.76667°N, -1.35°W) is a low peak 5 nautical miles (9 km) southeast of Snokallen Hill, on the east side of 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 Brautnuten.

Bravo Glacier
Bravo Glacier (-62.51667°N, -59.78333°W) is a glacier between Triangle Point and Glacier Bluff on the north side of Yankee Harbor, Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Named "Glaciar Bravo" following survey of Yankee Harbor from the ship Lientur of the Chilean Antarctic Expedition, 1952-53, probably after an officer in the ship.

Bravo Hills
Bravo Hills (-84.68333°N, -171°W) is a group of low peaks rising to 780 m, which borders the Ross Ice Shelf between Gough and Le Couteur Glaciers. So named by the Southern Party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1963-64) because their supply Depot B (Bravo) was located nearby.

Brawhm Pass
Brawhm Pass (-77.88333°N, 160.68333°W) is a small pass on the east side of Farnell Valley in Victoria Land. The pass provides easy passage between Beacon Valley and Arena Valley. The name was recommended in 1968 by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC). It is derived from the names of six party members of the University of New South Wales (Australia) expeditions of 1964-65 and 1966-67 who used this pass (e.g., Bryan, Rose, Anderson, Williams, Hobbs and McElroy).

Brawn Rocks
Brawn Rocks (-73.2°N, 160.75°W) is a prominent isolated rocks extending over 3 nautical miles (6 km), lying 12 nautical miles (22 km) southwest of Sequence Hills in Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for James E. Brawn, aviation machinist's mate with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 at McMurdo Station, 1966.

Mount Bray
Mount Bray (-74.83333°N, -114.06667°W) is a rounded mountain that is ice-capped but has a steep, bare rock southeast face, situated east of Jenkins Heights and 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) northwest of Klimov Bluff on Walgreen Coast, Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Thomas K. Bray, USGS topographic engineer with the Marie Byrd Land Survey party, 1966-67.

Mount Brazil
Mount Brazil (-72.05°N, 167.98333°W) is a mountain (2,090 m) at the south end of McGregor Range in the Admiralty Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Chief Warrant Officer John D. Brazil, USA, helicopter pilot supporting the USGS Topo North-South party that surveyed the area, 1961-62.

Brazitis Nunatak
Brazitis Nunatak (-84.96667°N, -67.38333°W) is a nunatak, 1,625 m, along the edge of an ice escarpment 5 nautical miles (9 km) south of DesRoches Nunataks in southwestern Patuxent Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Peter F. Brazitis, cosmic ray scientist at South Pole Station, winter 1967.

Breakbones Plateau
Breakbones Plateau (-57.06667°N, -26.68333°W) is a small lava plateau just north of Chimaera Flats in Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands. The feature is an interesting biological area containing numerous small fumaroles with attendant vegetation. The name applied by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971 refers to the difficulty of travel and to the presence of a large breeding colony of Giant Petrels (Macronectes giganteus), sometimes known as Breakbones.

Breaker Island
Breaker Island (-64.76667°N, -64.11667°W) is a small rocky island lying close southwest of Norsel Point, off the southwest coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1955. So named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) because the island causes breakers when the sea is rough. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Mount Breaker
Mount Breaker (-67.88333°N, -67.26667°W) is a mountain with double summits, the eastern summit (880 m) being the highest on Horseshoe Island, off Graham Land. The name was given by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1958 and is descriptive; the two summits are separated by a shallow col and, when seen from the west, resemble a breaking wave.

Breakwater Island
Breakwater Island (-64.78333°N, -63.21667°W) is a small island in the Palmer Archipelago with a line of rocks extending in a southwest arc from it, lying opposite Nipple Peak, 0.3 nautical miles (0.6 km) off the east side of Wiencke Island. The descriptive name was given by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1944. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Breakwater Point
Breakwater Point (-54°N, -37.41667°W) is a point forming the west side of the entrance to Koppervik, Bay of Isles, on the north coast of South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1931 British Admiralty chart.

Breakwater Rocks
Breakwater Rocks (-54.2°N, -36.58333°W) is a group of rocks extending across the south part of the entrance to Boat Harbor in Jason Harbor, South Georgia. The name "The Breakwater" was probably given by Lieutenant Commander J.M. Chaplin, Royal Navy, during his survey of Jason Harbor in 1929. The SGS, 1956-57, reported that the name is misleading; the rocks are not in a continuous straight line forming a natural breakwater, but are in a group. The name was therefore altered to Breakwater Rocks by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1957.

Breakwind Ridge
Breakwind Ridge (-54.15°N, -36.83333°W) is a prominent rocky ridge which is 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long in a north-south direction and rises to 860 m, close southwest of the head of Fortuna Bay on the north coast of South Georgia. The name Breakwind Range was probably applied by DI personnel who mapped Fortuna Bay in 1929-30. Following a resurvey by the SGS, 1951-52, the descriptive term was altered to ridge, which is more suitable for this relatively small feature. The name suggests a beneficial function of this ridge in protecting anchorages at Fortuna Bay from violent southwest and westerly winds.

Mount Brearley
Mount Brearley (-77.8°N, 161.75°W) is a sharp peak, 2,010 m, which is the westernmost summit of the Kukri Hills in Victoria Land. Named by the Western Journey Party, led by Griffith Taylor, of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13.

Breccia Crags
Breccia Crags (-60.7°N, -45.21667°W) is a rock crags, 305 m, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Petter Bay in the southeast end of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) following the 1956-58 survey by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS). The feature is of geological interest owing to the contact of brecciated schist and conglomerate.

Breccia Island
Breccia Island (-68.36667°N, -67.01667°W) is a small low island lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northwest of Tiber Rocks in the north part of Rymill Bay, off the west coast of Antarctic Peninsula. Photographed by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) in November 1947 (trimetrogon air photography). So named by RARE geologist Robert L. Nichols because the country rock is a plutonic breccia. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Brecher Glacier
Brecher Glacier (-80.7°N, 157.46667°W) is a broad glacier 5 nautical miles (9 km) long in the north Churchill Mountains. It flows north between Rundle Peaks and Mandarich Massif into Byrd Glacier. Named after Henry H. Brecher (Mount Brecher, q.v.) of the Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University; he conducted Antarctic glaciological investigations for over 30 years, 1960-95, including determinations of surface velocities and elevations on Byrd Glacier.

Mount Brecher
Mount Brecher (-85.4°N, -124.36667°W) is a jagged rock mountain, 2,100 m, standing immediately west of Mount LeSchack in northern Wisconsin Range, Horlick Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-60. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Henry H. Brecher, a member of the Byrd Station winter party, 1960, who returned to Antarctica to do glaciological work in several succeeding summer seasons.

Breckinridge Peak
Breckinridge Peak (-78.06667°N, -155.11667°W) is a peak in the south group of the Rockefeller Mountains, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) southwest of Mount Nilsen on Edward VII Peninsula. Discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1929, and named by Byrd for Colonel and Mrs. Henry Breckinridge of New York.

Breeding Nunatak
Breeding Nunatak (-77.06667°N, -142.46667°W) is an isolated nunatak 10 nautical miles (18 km) northeast of the Allegheny Mountains in the Ford Ranges, 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 George H. Breeding, storekeeper, U.S. Navy, of Byrd Station, 1967.

Breguet Glacier
Breguet Glacier (-64.16667°N, -60.8°W) is a glacier flowing into Cierva Cove south of Gregory Glacier, on the west coast of Graham Land. Shown on an Argentine government chart of 1957. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for Louis (1880-1955) and Jacques (1881-1939) Breguet, French aircraft designers who built and flew the first helicopter to carry a man, in vertical flight.

Breid Bay
Breid Bay (-70.25°N, 24.25°W) is a bay about 20 nautical miles (37 km) wide, irregularly indenting, for as much as 12 nautical miles (22 km), the ice shelf fringing the coast of Queen Maud Land. This feature was charted and descriptively named "Breidvika" (broad bay) by H.E. Hansen, as a result of aerial photographs made on February 6, 1937 by the Lars Christensen Expedition of 1936-37.

Breidnes Peninsula
Breidnes Peninsula (-68.56667°N, 78.16667°W) is a rocky peninsula, 13 nautical miles (24 km) long and 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide, between Ellis Fjord and Langnes Fjord in the Vestfold Hills. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and named Breidneset (the broad ness).

Breidskaret Pass
Breidskaret Pass (-72.73333°N, -3.4°W) is a mountain pass between Hogfonna Mountain and Jokulskarvet Ridge in the Borg Massif, Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and named Breidskaret (the wide gap).

Breidsvellet
Breidsvellet (-72.65°N, -3.16667°W) is a steep ice slope on the east side of Jokulskarvet Ridge, in the Borg Massif of Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and named Breidsvellet (the broad icesheet).

Breidvag Bight
Breidvag Bight (-69.33333°N, 39.73333°W) is a small bight along the east shore of Lutzow-Holm Bay, just west of Breidvagnipa Peak. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Breidvag (broad bay).

Breidvagnipa Peak
Breidvagnipa Peak (-69.35°N, 39.8°W) is a peak (325 m) rising 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) southeast of Mount Hiroe on the coast of Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Breidvagnipa (the broad bay peak) in association with nearby Briedvag Bight.

Breitfuss Glacier
Breitfuss Glacier (-66.96667°N, -64.86667°W) is a glacier 10 nautical miles (18 km) long, which flows southeast from Avery Plateau into Mill Inlet to the west of Cape Chavanne, on the east coast of Graham Land. Charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) in 1947. Named by the FIDS for Leonid Breitfuss, German polar explorer, historian, and author of many polar bibliographies.

Brekilen Bay
Brekilen Bay (-70.13333°N, 25.8°W) is an indentation in the ice shelf about 10 nautical miles (18 km) southwest of Tangekilen Bay, along the coast of Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Brekilen (the glacier bay).

Brekkerista Ridge
Brekkerista Ridge (-72.23333°N, -0.3°W) is a ridge 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of the summit of Jutulrora Mountain in the Sverdrup Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Plotted from air photos by the German Antarctic Expedition (1938-39). Remapped 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 Brekkerista (the slope ridge).

Bremotet Moraine
Bremotet Moraine (-71.68333°N, 12.08333°W) is a small morainal area on the northwest side of Zwiesel Mountain, at the point where the glacial flow of the Humboldt Graben meets that of Parizhskaya Kommuna Glacier, in the Wohlthat Mountains. First plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and named Bremotet (the glacier meeting).

Brennan Inlet
Brennan Inlet (-74.46667°N, -116.58333°W) is an ice-filled inlet in the southeast part of Getz Ice Shelf, bounded to the west by Scott Peninsula and Nunn Island and to the east by Spaulding Peninsula, on the Bakutis Coast, Marie Byrd Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Lieutenant Commander Lawrence A. Brennan, U.S. Navy Reserve, who helped plan and execute the recovery of three damaged LC-130 aircraft from Dome Charlie in East Antarctica, successfully accomplished in the 1975-76 and 1976-77 seasons.

Brennan Point
Brennan Point (-76.08333°N, -146.51667°W) is an ice-covered point forming the east side of the entrance to Block Bay on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Discovered on the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1928-30) flight along this coast on December 5, 1929. Named for Michael J. Brennan, who was advisory on the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1928-30) in the selection of personnel. Brennan was skipper of the North Pole.

Mount Brennan
Mount Brennan (-84.25°N, 175.9°W) is a dome-shaped mountain, 2,540 m, which is the northernmost prominent summit in the Hughes Range, standing 7 nautical miles (13 km) northeast of Mount Cartwright. Discovered and photographed by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) on Flight C of February 29-March 1, 1940, and surveyed by A.P. Crary in 1957-58. Named by Crary for Matthew J. Brennan, scientific station leader at Ellsworth Station, 1958.

Brennecke Nunataks
Brennecke Nunataks (-72.23333°N, -63.58333°W) is a group of large nunataks on the north side of the head of Beaumont Glacier, to the southwest of Holmes Hills in south-central Palmer Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from aerial photographs taken by the U.S. Navy, 1966-69. In association with the names of oceanographers grouped in this area, named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Carl Wilhelm A. Brennecke (1875-1924), German oceanographer; member of the staff of Deutsche Seewarte (German Naval Observatory), 1904-24; member of the German Antarctic Expedition, 1911-12.

Mount Bresnahan
Mount Bresnahan (-71.8°N, 161.46667°W) is a flat-topped, mainly ice-free mountain (1,630 m) situated along the east side of the Helliwell Hills, 6 nautical miles (11 km) north-northeast of Mount Van der Hoeven. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after David M. Bresnahan, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist at McMurdo Station, 1967-68 and 1968-69; on staff of Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, from 1970.

Breton Island
Breton Island (-66.8°N, 141.38333°W) is a small rocky island lying 0.2 nautical miles (0.4 km) southwest of Empereur Island. Charted in 1950 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named by them for their largely Breton crew. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Brewer Peak
Brewer Peak (-71.56667°N, 168.46667°W) is a peak (2,110 m) along the west wall of Pitkevitch Glacier near the glacier's head, in the Admiralty Mountains, Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Thomas J. Brewer, CS1, U.S. Navy, Commissaryman at McMurdo Station, 1967.

Brewster Island
Brewster Island (-64.71667°N, -62.56667°W) is a small island lying northeast of Danco Island in Errera Channel, off the west coast of Graham Land. Shown on an Argentine government chart of 1950. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for Sir David Brewster (1781-1868), Scottish natural philosopher who in 1844 improved the mirror stereoscope invented by Sir Charles Wheatstone by substituting prisms. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Mount Brewster (Antarctica)
Mount Brewster (-72.95°N, 169.38333°W) is a small peak (2,025 m) that rises above the general level of the central part of Daniell Peninsula and marks its greatest elevation, in Victoria Land. Named in 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross for Sir David Brewster, Scottish physicist.

Breyer Mesa
Breyer Mesa (-86.01667°N, -161.2°W) is an ice-covered mesa, 5 nautical miles (9 km) long and rising over 3,000 m, standing between Christy and Tate Glaciers on the west side of Amundsen Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Discovered by R. Admiral Byrd on the South Pole flight of November 1929, and named by him for Robert S. Breyer, West Coast representative and patron of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30. The name "Mount Breyer" was previously recommended for this feature, but the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) has amended the terminology to the more suitable Breyer Mesa.

Brialmont Cove
Brialmont Cove (-64.26667°N, -61°W) is a cove in Hughes Bay, lying between Charles and Spring Points along the west coast of Graham Land. Charted in 1898 by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, who named it for Lieutenant-General Brialmont, a member of the Belgica Commission.

Brian Island
Brian Island (-68.13333°N, -67.11667°W) is the westernmost of the Debenham Islands, off the west coast of Graham Land. Charted by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), 1934-37, under Rymill, who named it for a son of Frank Debenham, member of the BGLE Advisory Committee. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Briand Fjord
Briand Fjord (-65.01667°N, -63.01667°W) is a bay nearly 3 nautical miles (6 km) long in the northeast part of Flandres Bay, along the west coast of Graham Land. Charted by the French Antarctic Expedition (1903-05) and named by Charcot for Aristide Briand (1862-1932), French statesman and Minister of Public Instruction in 1906.

Mount Brice
Mount Brice (-75.36667°N, -72.61667°W) is a mountain 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) west of Mount Abrams in the Behrendt Mountains, Ellsworth Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Neil M. Brice, radioscience researcher in this area at Camp Sky-Hi, summer 1961-62.

Bridge Pass
Bridge Pass (-81.76667°N, 160.7°W) is a high pass between the Surveyors and Nash Ranges, at the upper reaches of the Dickey and Algie Glaciers, affording a passage from the Nimrod Glacier region to Beaumont Bay. Named by New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1960-61) for Captain Lawrence D. Bridge, RNZE, leader at Scott Base from November 1960 to February 1961.

Bridge Riegel
Bridge Riegel (-76.71667°N, 161°W) is a flat-topped rock ridge on the north side of Greenville Valley, immediately above Greenville Hole, in the Convoy Range, Victoria Land. The feature provides a platform that overlooks the entire valley, similar to the bridge of a ship. So named by a 1989-90 New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) field party.

Bridgeman Island
Bridgeman Island (-62.06667°N, -56.73333°W) is an almost circular, volcanic island marked by steep sides, 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) long and 240 m high, lying 23 nautical miles (43 km) east of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. Bridgeman Island is an established name dating back to about 1820. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Bridger Bay
Bridger Bay (-60.55°N, -45.85°W) is a semi-circular bay 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) wide, lying west of Tickell Head along the north coast of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Discovered in 1821 in the course of the 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 named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for John F.D. Bridger, who participated in the survey of Coronation and Signy Islands.

Mount Bridger
Mount Bridger (-72.28333°N, 167.58333°W) is a mountain (2,295 m) along the south side of Pearl Harbor Glacier, situated 5 nautical miles (9 km) north-northeast of Conard Peak in the Cartographers Range, Victory Mountains, in Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for William D. Bridger, U.S. Navy, aviation machinist's mate and flight engineer on Hercules aircraft at Williams Field, Ross Island, on Operation Deep Freeze 1968.

Bridgman Glacier
Bridgman Glacier (-72.38333°N, 170.08333°W) is a steep glacier falling away from the west side of Hallett Peninsula and forming a floating ice tongue on the east shore of Edisto Inlet between Salmon and Roberts Cliffs. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1957-58, for Lieutenant Albert H. Bridgman, MC, U.S. Navy, surgeon and U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze leader at Hallett station in 1959.

Mount Bridgman
Mount Bridgman (-66.83333°N, -67.38333°W) is a prominent mountain which surmounts the central part of Liard Island in Hanusse Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land. Mapped from photos obtained by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) (1947-48) and Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) (1956-57). Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Percy W. Bridgman, American physicist who discovered the high-pressure forms of ice.

Bridwell Peak
Bridwell Peak (-71.93333°N, 166.46667°W) is a peak (2,220 m) 6 nautical miles (11 km) southeast of Boss Peak in the Victory Mountains of Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Ray E. Bridwell, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) meteorologist at Hallett Station, 1964-65.

Brien Rocks
Brien Rocks (-73.21667°N, 161.38333°W) is a prominent rock outcrops lying 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of Caudal Hills, in Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Robert J. Brien, aviation electronics technician with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 at McMurdo Station, 1966.

Brier Icefalls
Brier Icefalls (-80.25°N, 155.6°W) is an icefalls about 150 m high and 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide at the east side of Vantage Hill in Britannia Range. Named after Frank Brier of the Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation (NSF), Facilities, Engineering and Construction Program Manager for renovation of facilities at McMurdo and for South Pole Station Modernization, 1995-2001.

Briesemeister Peak
Briesemeister Peak (-69.46667°N, -62.75°W) is a peak, 690 m, which stands 7 nautical miles (13 km) west-northwest of Cape Rymill on the east coast of Palmer Land. This peak was photographed from the air by Sir Hubert Wilkins on December 20, 1928, and by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) in 1940. It was named by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) under Ronne, 1947-48, after William A. Briesemeister (d. 1967), Chief Cartographer, American Geographical Society, 1913-63, who by recognizing this peak on two photographs taken by Wilkins established their continuity, an important clue to the identity and correct position of Stefansson Strait (Geographical Review, July 1948, pp. 477, 484); he supervised the preparation of maps of Antarctica for use during the IGY (1957-58) and post-IGY programs of United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP), including continental maps published at a scale of 1:6 million (1956) and 1:5 million (1962).

Briggs Glacier
Briggs Glacier (-54.16667°N, -37.13333°W) is a glacier between Mount Worsley and The Trident in central South Georgia, flowing northwest into Murray Snowfield. Charted as a glacier flowing into the head of Possession Bay by Lieutenant Commander J.M. Chaplin, Royal Navy, in 1929, and named for Able Seaman A.C. Briggs, one of the crew of the Discovery in 1925-27 and a member of Chaplin's survey party in 1928-30. During the SGS, 1955-56, the complicated area of glaciers and snowfields south of Possession Bay was for the first time surveyed in detail, and Briggs Glacier was located.

Briggs Hill
Briggs Hill (-77.81667°N, 163°W) is a conspicuous ice-free hill, 1,210 m, standing on the south side of Ferrar Glacier between Descent and Overflow Glaciers in Victoria Land. Charted by the British Antarctic Expedition under Scott, 1910-13. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Raymond S. Briggs, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) meteorologist at McMurdo Station in 1962, and station scientific leader there in 1963.

Briggs Peak
Briggs Peak (-68.98333°N, -66.7°W) is an isolated, conical mountain (1,120 m) on the northeast side of Wordie Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula. First roughly surveyed by British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), 1936-37. Photographed by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), November 1947 (trimetrogon air photography). Surveyed from the ground by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1949 and 1958. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Henry Briggs (1556-1630), English mathematician who, with John Napier, was responsible for the invention of logarithms, about 1614.

Briggs Peninsula
Briggs Peninsula (-64.51667°N, -63.01667°W) is a small peninsula forming the west side of Inverleith Harbor on the northeast coast of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. The northeast point of the peninsula was charted in 1927 by DI personnel on the Discovery, who named it Briggs Point for Able Seaman A.C. Briggs, a member of the survey party. As air photos show no distinct point in this location, the name was applied to the entire peninsula by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959.

Briggs Point
Briggs Point (-54.28333°N, -36.28333°W) is a point on the east side of Godthul, close southwest of Cape George on the north coast of South Georgia. The name appears on a chart showing the results of a survey by DI personnel in 1929, and is probably for A.C. Briggs, a member of the survey party.

Brighton Beach
Brighton Beach (-54.11667°N, -37.16667°W) is a beach lying between Zero and Adventure Points in Possession Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. The name appears on a chart showing the results of a survey by DI personnel in 1926-30, and derives from the beach being crowded with fauna as Brighton Beach in England.

Brimstone Peak
Brimstone Peak (-61.91667°N, -57.75°W) is a conspicuous peak surmounting the rocky headland between Venus Bay and Emerald Bay, on the north coast of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. The name North Foreland originally appeared for this feature on a chart by British sealer Captain George Powell in 1822, but this name has since become firmly established for the northeast cape of King George Island. The name Brimstone was applied in 1937 by DI personnel on the Discovery II, because of its yellow color.

Brimstone Peak
Brimstone Peak (-75.8°N, 158.55°W) is a peak, 2,340 m, surmounting a small ice-free mesa between Outpost Nunataks and Ricker Hills, in the Prince Albert Mountains, Victoria Land. Mapped by the Southern Party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1962-63, which so named it because of coloring which suggested "hellfire and brimstone."

Brindle Cliffs
Brindle Cliffs (-69.38333°N, -68.55°W) is a precipitous mass of ice-free rock rising to 610 m, standing 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of Cape Jeremy on the west coast of Antarctic Peninsula. First seen from the air and photographed on August 16, 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill. Surveyed in 1948 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) who so named the feature because of its color.

Brinton Nunatak
Brinton Nunatak (-85.58333°N, -132.4°W) is a small nunatak marking the west extremity of Ford Nunataks, in the Wisconsin Range, Horlick 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 Curtis C. Brinton, utilitiesman with the Byrd Station winter party, 1957.

Mount Bris
Mount Bris (-63.98333°N, -59.83333°W) is a broad mountain rising 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of the head of Sabine Glacier and 11 nautical miles (20 km) south of Cape Kater, in Graham Land. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Jean Marle le Bris (1808-72), French naval officer who designed a glider and became the first glider pilot, in 1857.

Brisbane Heights
Brisbane Heights (-60.6°N, -45.63333°W) is a series of heights rising to 960 m and extending in an arc from Worswick Hill to High Stile in the central part of Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands. The feature was named Brisbane Plateau following the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) survey of 1948-49, but resurvey in 1956 determined heights to be a more suitable descriptive term. Matthew Brisbane, master of the cutter Beaufoy, accompanied James Weddell, master of the brig Jane, to the South Orkney Islands in January 1823, and roughly charted the south coast of the group.

Bristly Peaks
Bristly Peaks (-69.38333°N, -66.25°W) is a series of sharp, rock peaks on a ridge separating the Seller and Fleming Glaciers in central Antarctic Peninsula. Photographed from the air by British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) in 1937, and by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) in 1947. Surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1958 and 1960. The name, applied by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC), is descriptive of the sharp peaks which suggest the bristles of a brush.

Bristol Island
Bristol Island (-59.03333°N, -26.51667°W) is an island 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, lying midway between Montagu Island and Southern Thule in the South Sandwich Islands. Discovered by a British expedition under Cook in 1775 and named by him for the title name of the noble family of Hervey. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Britannia Range
Britannia Range (-80.08333°N, 158°W) is a range of mountains bounded by the Hatherton and Darwin Glaciers on the north and the Byrd Glacier on the south, westward of the Ross Ice Shelf. Discovered by the Discovery expedition (1901-04) under Scott. Named after HMS Britannia, a vessel utilized as a naval college in England, which had been attended by several officers of Scott's expedition.

Mount Britannia
Mount Britannia (-64.71667°N, -62.68333°W) is a mountain, 1,160 m, rising in the center of Ronge Island, off the west coast of Graham Land. First charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, 1897-99. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 after H.M. Yacht Britannia in which Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, visited South Georgia, the South Shetland Islands and Graham Land in January 1957.

Britt Peak
Britt Peak (-76.05°N, -135.11667°W) is a small peak (3,070 m) just southwest of the summit of Mount Moulton, in the Flood Range of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Dale R. Britt, BU2, U.S. Navy, a builder who wintered-over at South Pole Station, 1969.

Britten Inlet
Britten Inlet (-72.6°N, -72.5°W) is an ice-filled inlet on the southwest side of Monteverdi Peninsula, south Alexander Island. The inlet was delineated from U.S. Landsat imagery of January 1973. In association with the names of composers grouped in this area, named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC), 1977, after Edward Benjamin Britten (1913-76), British composer.

Broad Valley
Broad Valley (-63.36667°N, -57.91667°W) is a descriptive name for the broad glacier-filled valley on the south side of Laclavere Plateau, Trinity Peninsula. The name was suggested by V.I. Russell of Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) following his survey in 1946.

Brock Gully
Brock Gully (-76.71667°N, 159.73333°W) is a valley 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Windwhistle Peak in the Allan Hills of Victoria Land. Reconnoitered by the New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) Allan Hills Expedition (1964) who named it after the dialect name for a badger because of the resemblance to badger country in parts of England.

Mount Brockelsby
Mount Brockelsby (-67.56667°N, 50.18333°W) is a mountain, 1,290 m, standing 7 nautical miles (13 km) north of Simpson Peak in the Scott Mountains, Enderby Land. Plotted from air photos taken from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) aircraft in 1956. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for W.K. Brockelsby, ionosphere physicist at Mawson Station in 1961.

Brocken
Brocken (-54.48333°N, -36.06667°W) is a mountain rising over 610 m close southwest of Calf Head on the north side of South Georgia. Named by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations, 1882-83, after the highest mountain in central Germany.

Brockhamp Islands
Brockhamp Islands (-67.28333°N, -67.93333°W) is a two small islands in Laubeuf Fjord, lying 3 nautical miles (6 km) southwest of Mothes Point, Adelaide Island. Mapped by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) from Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) air photos, 1947-48, and FIDS surveys, 1948-50. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Bernhard Brockhamp, German glaciologist who, with H. Mothes, made the first seismic soundings of a glacier, in Austria in 1926. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Brocklehurst Ridge
Brocklehurst Ridge (-71.03333°N, 67.1°W) is a partly snow-covered rock ridge about 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Taylor Platform in the Prince Charles Mountains. Plotted from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) air photos taken in 1956 and 1960. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for F.J. Brocklehurst, electrical fitter at Mawson Station in 1964.

Mount Brocklehurst
Mount Brocklehurst (-76.13333°N, 161.45°W) is a dome-shaped mountain, 1,310 m, standing north of Mawson Glacier and 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of Mount Murray in Victoria Land. First charted by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907-09) which named it for Sir Philip Lee Brocklehurst, who contributed to the expedition and was assistant geologist on it.

Mount Brocoum
Mount Brocoum (-70.2°N, -63.75°W) is the dominant peak on the eastern ridge of the Columbia Mountains in Palmer Land. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1974. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Stephan J. Brocoum and his wife, Alice V. Brocoum, Columbia University geologists who studied the structure of the Scotia Ridge area. He worked in 1968-69 and 1970-71; she, only the latter season.

Brode Island
Brode Island (-54.9°N, -36.11667°W) is a small, rounded tussock-covered island, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) southwest of Green Island, off the south tip of South Georgia. First charted in 1775 by a British expedition under Cook. Roughly surveyed by a German expedition, 1928-29, under Kohl-Larsen, who appears to have used the name "Hauptinsel" (head island) for this feature. Following a survey in 1951-52, the SGS reported that the name Brode (Norwegian word meaning loaf) is firmly established among whalers and sealers for this island and the name is approved on this basis. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Brodie Peak
Brodie Peak (-69.41667°N, -66.08333°W) is an one of the Bristly Peaks, rising to 1,410 m 5 nautical miles (9 km) south-southeast of Mount Castro, in central Antarctic Peninsula. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1977 after Earl E. Brodie, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) engineer, Palmer Station winter party, 1969.

Brodie Ponds
Brodie Ponds (-77.95°N, 163.66667°W) is a group of meltwater ponds lying west and southwest of the base of Mount Kowalczyk on the surface of the Blue Glacier, in Victoria Land. Visited by a New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) geological party led by R.H. Findlay, 1979-80, and named after Ken Brodie, a geologist with the party.

Brodrene Rocks
Brodrene Rocks (-66.28333°N, 56.1°W) is a group of rocks lying in the entrance to Wheeler Bay, just northwest of Magnet Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Brodrene (the brothers).

Brogger Glacier
Brogger Glacier (-54.53333°N, -36.43333°W) is a glacier 7 nautical miles (13 km) long, flowing west into the south part of Undine South Harbor on the south coast of South Georgia. The name appears on a chart by Professor Olaf Holtedahl, Norwegian geologist who investigated South Georgia in 1928, and is probably for Professor Waldemar Brogger, Norwegian geologist and mineralogist, and member of the Norwegian Parliament, 1900-09.

Mount Brogger
Mount Brogger (-76.86667°N, 161.8°W) is a mountain, 1,400 m, which forms part of the north wall of Cleveland Glacier about 4 nautical miles (7 km) north of Referring Peak, in Prince Albert Mountains, Victoria Land. Charted by the British Antarctic Expedition (1910-13) which named it for Professor Waldemar C. Brogger, Norwegian geologist and mineralogist.

Broka Island
Broka Island (-67.11667°N, 58.6°W) is a rocky island, 4 nautical miles (7 km) long and rising to 140 m, with a prominent cove indenting the north side, situated 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Law Promontory and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Havstein Island. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. They applied the name Broka (the trousers) because the outline of the island resembles that of a pair of trousers. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Broken Island
Broken Island (-67.81667°N, -66.95°W) is an island 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) long, lying 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north of Centre Island in the north part of Square Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered and named by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Bromley Peak
Bromley Peak (-77.63333°N, 162.06667°W) is a

Cape Broms
Cape Broms (-64.33333°N, -58.3°W) is a cape which marks the south side of the entrance to Rohss Bay on the west side of James Ross Island, off the northeast end of Antarctic Peninsula. Discovered by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04, under Nordenskjold, who named it for G.E. Broms, a patron of the expedition.

Bromwich Terrace
Bromwich Terrace (-79.46667°N, 157.21667°W) is a high relatively flat ice-capped area of about 7 square mi between Festive Plateau and Mount Longhurst on the north and Starbuck Cirque and Mount Hughes on the south, in the Cook Mountains. At 2000 m elevation, the terrace is 200 m below the adjoining Festive Plateau and 850 m below towering Mount Longhurst. Named after David H. Bromwich, Polar Meteorology Group, Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University, who carried out climatological investigations of Antarctica for over 20 years beginning about 1978.

Mount Bronk
Mount Bronk (-84.4°N, 175.76667°W) is a snow-covered mountain, 3,530 m, standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) northeast of Mount Waterman in Hughes Range. Discovered and photographed by R. Admiral Byrd on the baselaying flight of November 18, 1929, and surveyed by A.P. Crary in 1957-58. Named by Crary for Detlev W. Bronk, President of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, which actively supported Antarctic operations during the 1957-58 IGY period.

Mount Brooke
Mount Brooke (-76.81667°N, 159.9°W) is a large isolated mountain, 2,675 m, standing 17 nautical miles (31 km) northwest of Mount Gran and dominating the area near the heads of Mackay and Mawson Glaciers. Named for Lieutenant Commander F.R. Brooke, Royal Navy, leader of the 1957 New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1956-58.

Mount Brooker
Mount Brooker (-54.5°N, -36.23333°W) is a mountain, 1,880 m, standing at the head of Webb Glacier and forming the last major summit in the southeast part of the Allardyce Range of South Georgia. The feature was identified as "Pic" (meaning Peak) or "Pikstock" by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations, 1882-83. First climbed in 1955 by Ian M. Brooker, for whom it is named, and E.C. Webb, members of the British South Georgia Expedition, 1954-55, led by George Sutton.