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Krank Glacier
Krank Glacier (-83.13333°N, 162.08333°W) is a glacier 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, flowing east to enter Helm Glacier just south of Mount Macbain in the Queen Elizabeth Range. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Joseph P. Krank, Weather Central meteorologist at Little America Station, winter of 1957.

Kranz Peak
Kranz Peak (-86.51667°N, -155.4°W) is a peak 2,680 m, standing 6 nautical miles (11 km) northwest of Mount Przywitowski, between the heads of Holdsworth and Bartlett Glaciers, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander Arthur C. Kranz, staff meteorological officer, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, during U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze 1966 and 1967.

Krasen Crevasse Field
Krasen Crevasse Field (-71.8°N, -0.96667°W) is a crevasse field about 15 nautical miles (28 km) long in the lower part of Jutulstraumen Glacier, 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 Krasen (the crop).

Krasheninnikov Peak
Krasheninnikov Peak (-71.68333°N, 12.66667°W) is a peak, 2,525 m, on the south side of Svarthausane Crags in the Sudliche Petermann Range, Wohlthat Mountains. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Mapped from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60; remapped by Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960-61, and named after Russian geographer S.P. Krasheninnikov.

Krasin Nunataks
Krasin Nunataks (-68.3°N, 50.08333°W) is a small group of nunataks lying 10 nautical miles (18 km) southeast of Alderdice Peak in the Nye Mountains, Enderby Land. The features were plotted by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1961-62, which named them after the Soviet icebreaker Krasin.

Cape Krasinskiy
Cape Krasinskiy (-69.83333°N, 8.5°W) is a projecting angle of the ice shelf fringing the coast of Queen Maud Land, separating Dublitskiy Bay and Kamenev Bight. The feature was photographed from the air by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in 1958-59 and was mapped from these photos. It was also mapped in 1961 by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition who named it for G.D. Krasinskiy, polar investigator and organizer of air expeditions.

Krasnaya Nunatak
Krasnaya Nunatak (-68.3°N, 49.7°W) is a nunatak lying 4 nautical miles (7 km) south of Alderdice Peak in the Nye Mountains, Enderby Land. Mapped and named "Gora Krasnaya" (red mountain) by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1961-62.

Krasnov Rocks
Krasnov Rocks (-71.8°N, 10.33333°W) is a linear group of rocks 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south-southeast of the summit of Mount Dallmann, in the Orvin Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Mapped from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60; remapped by Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960-61, and named after Russian geographer A.N. Krasnov.

Krat Rocks
Krat Rocks (-68.56667°N, 77.9°W) is an area of submerged rocks with a least depth of about 1m, lying at the west side of Davis Anchorage, 0.8 nautical miles (1.5 km) south of Bluff Island, off Vestold Hills, Ingrid Christensen Coast. The reef was delineated by d'A.T. Gale, ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) surveyor aboard the Thala Dan in 1961. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) after I. Krat, chief engineer on the Thala Dan in 1961.

Kraul Mountains
Kraul Mountains (-73.33333°N, -14.16667°W) is a chain of mountains and nunataks that trend northeastward from Veststraumen Glacier for approximately 70 nautical miles (130 km) in western Queen Maud Land. Discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition under Ritscher, 1938-39, and named for Captain Otto Kraul, ice pilot of the expedition.

Krause Point
Krause Point (-66.56667°N, 91.06667°W) is a low, ice-covered point fronting on Davis Sea midway between Cape Torson and Cape Filchner. Mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Glenn R. Krause, photogrammetrist with the Navy Hydrographic Office, who served as surveyor with the U.S. Navy Operation Windmill parties which established astronomical control stations along Wilhelm II, Knox and Budd Coasts in 1947-48.

Kraut Rocks
Kraut Rocks (-76.06667°N, -136.18333°W) is a group of rock outcrops on the snow-covered, lower southwest slopes of the Mount Berlin massif, in Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for William F. Kraut, RM1, U.S. Navy, radioman with the 1956 Army Navy Trail Party that traversed eastward from Little America V to establish the Byrd Station.

Krebs Glacier
Krebs Glacier (-64.63333°N, -61.51667°W) is a glacier flowing west into the head of Charlotte Bay on the west coast of Graham Land. Charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, 1897-99. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for Arthur C. Krebs (1850-1935), who, with C. Renard, constructed and flew the first dirigible airship capable of steady flight under control, in 1884.

Krebs Ridge
Krebs Ridge (-70.55°N, -62.41667°W) is an east-west ridge which forms the north wall of Gurling Glacier and terminates at the southwest head of Smith Inlet, on the east coast of Palmer Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1974. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for William N. Krebs, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist at Palmer Station in 1972.

Mount Krebs
Mount Krebs (-84.83333°N, -170.33333°W) is a prominent rock peak (1,630 m) surmounting the central part of the main ridge of Lillie Range, 4 nautical miles (7 km) north of Mount Daniel, in the foothills of the Prince Olav Mountains. Discovered by the U.S. Ross Ice Shelf Traverse Party (1957-58) under A.P. Crary, and named by him for Commander Manson Krebs, U.S. Navy, helicopter and airplane pilot of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 during Deep Freeze operations.

Kreiling Mesa
Kreiling Mesa (-83.21667°N, 157.9°W) is a distinctive, partially ice-covered mesa at the south side of the mouth of Argosy Glacier in the Miller Range. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lee W. Kreiling, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) traverse engineer at NAF McMurdo, winter 1961, Ellsworth Land Traverse, 1961-62, and Roosevelt Island, 1962-63.

Kreitzer Glacier
Kreitzer Glacier (-70.36667°N, 72.6°W) is a glacier flowing northwest between Jennings Promontory and Reinbolt Hills into the east part of 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 Lieutenant William R. Kreitzer, U.S. Navy, commander of one of the three Operation Highjump aircraft used in photographing this and other coastal areas between 14 and 164 East.

Kreitzerisen
Kreitzerisen (-72.21667°N, 22.16667°W) is a glacier, 8 nautical miles (15 km) long, flowing north between Tertene Nunataks and Bamse Mountain 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 for Lieutenant William R. Kreitzer, U.S. Navy, plane commander on one of the three U.S. Navy Operation Highjump aerial crews which photographed this and other coastal areas between 14 and 164 East.

Kresna Gully
Kresna Gully (-62.61667°N, -60.28333°W) is the longitudinal depression in Perunika Glacier extending 2,700 m westward from Rezen Knoll in Eastern Livingston Island. Heavily crevassed. Terminates in the indentation forming the east corner of Emona Harbour and located 930 m southeast by south of Aleko Rock and 3,000 m northeast of Herperides Point. Kresna is the name of a town and a gorge formed by Struma River in south-western Bulgaria.

Krieger Peak
Krieger Peak (-71.76667°N, -70.58333°W) is a peak between Duffy Peak and The Obelisk in the Staccato Peaks, southern Alexander Island. The peak was photographed from the air by Lincoln Ellsworth in 1935. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Charles J. Krieger, U.S. Navy, aircraft commander, Squadron VXE-6, Operation Deep Freeze, 1969 and 1970.

Krigsvold Nunataks
Krigsvold Nunataks (-75.63333°N, -137.91667°W) is a small cluster of isolated nunataks located directly at the head of Strauss Glacier, in Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Sgt. Alvin I. Krigsvold, USA, member of the Army-Navy Trail Party that blazed a trail from Little America V to establish Byrd Station in 1956.

Kring Islands
Kring Islands (-67.16667°N, 58.5°W) is a two islands and numerous rocks lying at the east side of Bell Bay along the coast of Enderby Land. Mapped as one island by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Kringla (the ring). ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) air photos of 1959 show the feature to be more than one island. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Mount Kring
Mount Kring (-74.98333°N, 157.9°W) is a sharply defined nunatak on the northern margin of the upper reaches of David Glacier, 13 nautical miles (24 km) southwest of Mount Wood, in Victoria Land. Previously uncharted, it was used (with Mount Wood) as a reference for establishing a United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) field party on November 6, 1962. Named by D.B.McC. Rainey of the Cartographic Branch of the New Zealand Dept. of Lands and Survey for Staff Sgt. Arthur L. Kring, United States Marine Corps (USMC), navigator on many U.S. Navy VX-6 Squadron flights during the 1962-63 season when New Zealand field parties received logistic support by that squadron.

Krissek Peak
Krissek Peak (-80.21667°N, 155.95°W) is a sharp peak which rises to about 2500 m on the southwest ridge from Mount Henderson, in Britannia Range. Named after geologist Lawrence A. Krissek of the Byrd Polar Research Center and Department of Geology and Mineralogy, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, who worked many austral summers in the central Transantarctic Mountains beginning about 1985-86.

Kristensen Rocks
Kristensen Rocks (-71.91667°N, 171.18333°W) is a twin rocks lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Possession Island in the Possession Islands group in the Ross Sea. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named bu Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Captain Leonard Kristesen who, with H.J. Bull in the ship Antarctis, explored the area and landed on the Possession Islands in 1895.

Mount Kristensen
Mount Kristensen (-86.33333°N, -159.66667°W) is a mountain, 3,460 m, standing on the west side of Nilsen Plateau 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of Lindstrom Peak, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1967 for H. Kristensen, an engineer on the ship Fram of Amundsen's Norwegian expedition of 1910-12. This naming preserves Amundsen's commemoration of "Mount H. Kristensen," a name applied in 1911 for an unidentifiable mountain in the general area.

Kristin Peak
Kristin Peak (-77.43333°N, 168.31667°W) is a peak rising to over 1300 m at the north end of Giggenbach Ridge on Ross Island. The feature is 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) south of Cape Tennyson. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2000) after Kristin Larson, who has participated in support activities to United States Antarctic Program (USAP) from 1988, including two winters at McMurdo Station; supervisor, Eklund Biological Center and Thiel Labs, 1988 and 1992; supervisor, Crary Science and Engineering Center, 1992-95; editor, The Antarctican Society newsletter from 1996; later of staff of OPP, National Science Foundation (NSF).

Krogh Island
Krogh Island (-66.28333°N, -67°W) is an island about 5 nautical miles (9 km) long lying close west of the south part of Lavoisier Island, Biscoe Islands. 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) for August Krogh (1874-1949), Danish physiologist who specialized in the functional activity of the capillaries, pioneer of studies of human metabolism and blood circulation in cold climates. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Krogmann Point
Krogmann Point (-65.13333°N, -64.13333°W) is a point forming the west extremity of Hovgaard Island, in the Wilhelm Archipelago. Hovgaard Island was first seen by a German expedition under Dallmann in January 1874 and named "Krogmann Insel." However, the name Hovgaard, applied by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache in February 1898, has overtaken the original in usage. In order to preserve Dallmann's earlier name in this vicinity, Krogmann Point has been approved for the feature here described.

Krok Fjord
Krok Fjord (-68.66667°N, 78°W) is a narrow sinuous fjord, 11 nautical miles (20 km) long, between Mule Peninsula and Sorsdal Glacier Tongue, at the south end of the Vestfold Hills. Mapped from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and named Krokfjorden (the crooked fjord).

Krok Island
Krok Island (-67.03333°N, 57.76667°W) is an irregular-shaped island nearly 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) in extent, the largest of the group lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Abrupt Island and 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of Hoseason Glacier. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Krokoy (crooked island). == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Krok Lake
Krok Lake (-68.61667°N, 78.4°W) is an irregular-shaped lake about 4 nautical miles (7 km) long in the southeast part of the Vestfold Hills. The lake was partially mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and named Krokvatnet (the crooked lake). The lake was mapped in its entirety by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions), utilizing air photos taken in 1957-58.

Mount Krokisius
Mount Krokisius (-54.5°N, -36.05°W) is a mountain 0.6 nautical miles (1.1 km) northeast of Moltke Harbor, South Georgia. Named by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations, 1882-83, for Corvette Captain Krokisius, commander of the Marie, one of the two ships of the expedition.

Kroner Lake
Kroner Lake (-62.98333°N, -60.58333°W) is a circular lake 0.2 nautical miles (0.4 km) in diameter lying immediately west of Whalers Bay, on Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands. The name Tokroningen, meaning the two kroner piece, was given this lake by whalers during the period 1905-31. The original name was altered to Kroner Lake in 1950 by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) following a survey of Deception Island by Lieutenant Commander D.N. Penfold, Royal Navy, in 1948-49.

Mount Kropotkin
Mount Kropotkin (-71.9°N, 6.58333°W) is a peak on the west side of Jokulkyrkja Mountain in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norsk Polarinstitutt from surveys and air photos by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60. Also mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1961 and named for Russian scientist P.A. Kropotkin.

Kroshka Island
Kroshka Island (-70.66667°N, 2.08333°W) is the smaller of two ice-covered islands lying close together in the Fimbul Ice Shelf, along the coast of Queen Maud Land. The feature was first mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1961 and named Kupol Kroshka (crumb dome). == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Krout Glacier
Krout Glacier (-84.88333°N, -172.2°W) is a tributary glacier, 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, draining the north slopes of Prince Olav Mountains between Mount Sellery and Mount Smithson and entering Gough Glacier just east of Mount Dodge. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Equipment Operator 1st Class Walter L. Krout, U.S. Navy, of Operation Deep Freeze, 1964.

Kruber Rock
Kruber Rock (-71.75°N, 11.08333°W) is a lone rock lying 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) west-northwest of the summit of Mount Flanuten on the west side of the Humboldt Mountains, in Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Mapped from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60; remapped by Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960-61, and named after Soviet geographer A.A. Kruber.

Krylen Hill
Krylen Hill (-71.55°N, -2.16667°W) is a hill 5 nautical miles (9 km) southwest of Valken Hill, in the north part 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 Krylen (the hump).

Krylov Peninsula
Krylov Peninsula (-69.08333°N, 156.33333°W) is an ice-covered peninsula west of Lauritzen Bay on Oates Coast. Photographed by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946-47), the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1957-58), and ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) (1959); named by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition after Soviet mathematician and academic naval architect Aleksey N. Krylov (1863-1945).

Krylvika Bight
Krylvika Bight (-71.33333°N, -2°W) is a bight, a southern lobe of the Fimbul Ice Shelf, indenting the coast of Queen Maud Land for about 30 nautical miles (60 km) between Bakeneset Headland and Trollkjelneset Headland. 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 Krylvika (the hump bay), probably in association with nearby Krylen Hill.

Kubbestolen Peak
Kubbestolen Peak (-71.78333°N, 8.9°W) is a bare rock peak, 2,070 m, at the northwest end of Vinten-Johansen Ridge in the Kurze Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Kubbestolen (the log chair).

Kuberry Rocks
Kuberry Rocks (-75.28333°N, -138.51667°W) is a small area of exposed rock at the north end of Coulter Heights. The rocks are 6 nautical miles (11 km) northwest of Matikonis Peak, near the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Richard W. Kuberry, geomagnetist/seismologist at Byrd Station, 1969-70.

Kubitza Glacier
Kubitza Glacier (-70.4°N, -63.18333°W) is a northern tributary glacier to the Clifford Glacier, joining it just east of Mount Samsel in Palmer Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1974. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for J.T. Kubitza, BUC, U.S. Navy, Chief Builder in the construction detachment at Palmer Station in 1969-70.

Kubus Mountain
Kubus Mountain (-71.98333°N, 7.35°W) is a distinctive blocky mountain (2,985 m) rising 3 nautical miles (6 km) southeast of Trollslottet Mountain, in the northwest part of the Filchner Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition under Ritscher, 1938-39, and given the descriptive name Kubus (the cube).

Kubusdaelda
Kubusdaelda (-71.98333°N, 7.43333°W) is a steep, ice-filled ravine between Kubus and Klevekampen Mountains in the Filchner Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Plotted from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Kubusdaelda (the cube dell) in association with Kubus Mountain.

Kubusdalen
Kubusdalen (-71.96667°N, 7.23333°W) is an ice-filled valley between Trollslottet and Kubus Mountains in the Filchner Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Plotted from surveys and air photos by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Kubusdalen (the cube valley) in association with Kubus Mountain.

Kuechle Island
Kuechle Island (-77.86667°N, 165.21667°W) is an island lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northwest of Uberuaga Island that is the N-most feature in Dailey Islands, McMurdo Sound. Named after Valerian B. (Larry) Kuechle, University of Minnesota biologist with United States Antarctic Program (USAP) who studied population dynamics and behavior of Weddell seals at Erebus Bay and McMurdo Sound, 1968-69 to 1971-72. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Kuhn Nunatak
Kuhn Nunatak (-84.1°N, -66.56667°W) is an one of the Rambo Nunataks, lying 3 nautical miles (6 km) southwest of Oliver Nunatak on the west side of Foundation Ice Stream, in the 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 Michael H. Kuhn, meteorologist at Plateau Station, winter 1967.

Kuiper Scarp
Kuiper Scarp (-71.43333°N, -68.45°W) is an east-west escarpment along the south side of Uranus Glacier on the east side of Alexander Island. The scarp was photographed by Lincoln Ellsworth, November 23, 1935, in the course of a trans-Antarctic flight and was plotted from the photos by W.L.G. Joerg. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) from association with Uranus Glacier after Gerald P. Kuiper, the American astronomer who in 1948 discovered Miranda, one of the satellites of Uranus.

Mount Kuipers
Mount Kuipers (-77.9°N, 161.4°W) is an ice-free mountain (1,940 m) between Mount Benninghoff and Knobhead in Quartermain Mountains, Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1992 after Ronald L. Kuipers, formerly of the Central Intelligence Agency; from 1968-80 associated with committees within the U.S. Government responsible for coordinating Antarctic policy; initiated and collaborated in the authorship of the atlas Polar Regions, CIA, 1978.

Kujira Point
Kujira Point (-69.6°N, 38.26667°W) is a small point forming the north extremity of Padda Island in Lutzow-Holm Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. Remapped by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), 1957-62, and named Kujira-misaki (whale point).

Kukri Hills
Kukri Hills (-77.73333°N, 162.7°W) is a prominent east-west trending range, about 25 nautical miles (46 km) long and over 2,000 m high, forming the divide between Ferrar Glacier on the south and Taylor Glacier and Taylor Valley on the north, in Victoria Land. Discovered by the Discovery expedition (1901-04) and probably so named because its shape resembles that of Kukri, a Gurkha knife.

Kulen Mountain
Kulen Mountain (-72.65°N, -3.3°W) is a projecting-type mountain on the northwest 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 Kulen.

Kullen Knoll
Kullen Knoll (-72.06667°N, -2.73333°W) is a knoll 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Gosta Peaks, in the south part 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 Kullen.

Kuno Cirque
Kuno Cirque (-80.66667°N, -24.91667°W) is a glacier-filled cirque between Glen Glacier and Murchison Cirque on the south side of the Read Mountains, Shackleton Range. The feature was photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy, 1967, and surveyed by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1968-71. In association with the names of geologists grouped in this area, named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971 after Professor Hisashi Kuno (1910-69), Japanese petrologist, who worked on basaltic magmas.

Kuno Point
Kuno Point (-66.4°N, -67.16667°W) is the southwest extremity of Watkins Island, Biscoe Islands. 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 Yasau Kuno, a Japanese physiologist who has specialized in the study of human sweating and its effect as a temperature regulator.

Kupriyanov Islands
Kupriyanov Islands (-54.75°N, -36.31667°W) is a group of islands off the south coast of South Georgia, close south of Diaz Cove. The name "Mys Kupriyanov" or "Mys Kupriyanova," for Ivan Kupriyanov, an officer of the Mirnyy, was given by Admiral Thaddeus Bellingshausen in 1819 to a cape on the coast between Novosilski Bay and Cape Disappointment. The name was evidently overlooked by Lieutenant Commander J.M. Chaplin, who in 1930 gave the name Johannesen Point to a feature on this same stretch of coast. Johannesen Point was identified by the SGS, 1955-56, as an insignificant point not requiring a name. At the same time, the group of islands off Diaz Cove was mapped in detail for the first time. An altered form of the original Russian name has been accepted for this group. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Kurasawa Pond
Kurasawa Pond (-77.51667°N, 160.73333°W) is a pond in the northwest part of the Labyrinth of Wright Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys; it lies south of Dean Cirque and 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) east of the Wright Upper Glacier terminus. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2004) after Hajime Kurasawa, Japan Geological Survey, a participant in the McMurdo Dry Valleys Drilling Project in the 1973-74 and 1974-75 field seasons.

Mount Kurchatov
Mount Kurchatov (-71.65°N, 11.23333°W) is a peak, 2,220 m, rising from the base of Sponskaftet Spur in the Humboldt Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Mapped from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60; remapped by Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960-61, and named after Soviet academician I.V. Kurchatov.

Mount Kurlak
Mount Kurlak (-84.08333°N, 168°W) is an ice-covered mountain 3 nautical miles (6 km) southeast of Mount Bell in Queen Alexandra Range. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander William B. Kurlak, U.S. Navy, aircraft commander during U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze, 1964.

Kurumi Island
Kurumi Island (-69.01667°N, 39.46667°W) is an island lying between Ongulkalven Island and Ongul Island in 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 Kurumi-shima (walnut island) because of its configuration. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Kurze Mountains
Kurze Mountains (-71.88333°N, 8.91667°W) is a range of mainly bare rock peaks, ridges and mountains about 20 nautical miles (37 km) long and 6 nautical miles (11 km) wide in the Orvin Mountains of Queen Maud Land. The feature stands between Drygalski Mountains on the west and Gagarin Mountains and Conrad Mountains on the east. Kurze Mountains were discovered and plotted from air photos by the German Antarctic Expedition under Ritscher, 1938-39, who named them for the Dir. of the Naval Division of the former Marineleitung (German Admiralty). They were remapped by Norsk Polarinstitutt from surveys and air photos taken by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and given the name "Holtedahlfjella." The correlation of the prior name (Kurze) with this feature is quite definite and is recommended for the sake of international uniformity and historical continuity.

Kusunoki Point
Kusunoki Point (-65.55°N, -65.98333°W) is a point on the west coast and near the north end of Renaud Island, in the Biscoe Islands. Mapped from air photos by Hunting Aerosurveys, 1956-57. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Kou Kusunoki, Japanese sea ice specialist at Hokkaido University; from 1966 with the National Institute of Polar Research, Tokyo.

Kutschin Peak
Kutschin Peak (-86.41667°N, -159.7°W) is a prominent peak 2,360 m, on the west slope of the Nilsen Plateau, standing 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of Mount Kristensen, at the east side of Amundsen Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for A. Kutschin, a member of the sea party of Amundsen's Norwegian expedition of 1910-12.

Kuven Hill
Kuven Hill (-73.86667°N, -5.25°W) is a prominent hill between Gommen Valley and Kuvsletta Flat, near the southwest end of the Kirwan Escarpment in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and additional air photos (1958-59), and named Kuven (the hump).

Kuvsletta Flat
Kuvsletta Flat (-73.83333°N, -5.23333°W) is a small, flattish, ice-covered area between Utrinden and Framranten Points, near the southwest end of the Kirwan Escarpment in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and additional air photos (1958-59), and named Kuvsletta (the hump plain).

Kuvungen Hill
Kuvungen Hill (-73.83333°N, -5.15°W) is a hill just southeast of Framranten Point, near the southwest end of the Kirwan Escarpment in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and additional air photos (1958-59), and named Kuvungen.

Kvaevefjellet Mountain
Kvaevefjellet Mountain (-71.86667°N, 14.45°W) is an elongated mountain, about 6 nautical miles (11 km) long and surmounted by Mount Fucik, which has been eroded by the ice into a series of spurs that enclose small cirques, standing at the north end of the Payer Mountains in Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and named Kvaevefjellet.

Kvaevenutane Peaks
Kvaevenutane Peaks (-71.95°N, 14.3°W) is a small cluster of peaks which include Mount Kibal'chich and Mount Brounov, located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of Kvaevefjellet Mountain in the Payer Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and named Kvaevenutane in association with Kvaevefjellet Mountain.

Kvalfinnen Ridge
Kvalfinnen Ridge (-72.13333°N, 26.4°W) is a ridge, 2,670 m, standing on the west side of Byrdbreen and 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) north of Isachsen Mountain 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 Kvalfinnen (the whale fin) because of its shape.

Kvamsgavlen Cliff
Kvamsgavlen Cliff (-71.76667°N, 11.83333°W) is a gable-like cliff facing east at the southeast corner of Storkvammen Cirque, on the east side of the Humboldt Mountains in Queen Maud Land. Discovered and photographed by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Mapped and named Kvamsgavlen by Norway from air photos and surveys by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60.

Kvarsnes Bay
Kvarsnes Bay (-67.05°N, 56.81667°W) is a small bay at the southwest side of Kvarsnes Foreland, in the south part of Edward VIII Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Kvarsnesvika.

Kvarsnes Foreland
Kvarsnes Foreland (-67.03333°N, 57°W) is a prominent, rocky foreland projecting into the south side of Edward VIII Bay close west of the Oygarden Group. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, who named it Kvarsnes.

Kvassknatten Nunatak
Kvassknatten Nunatak (-72.45°N, 0.33333°W) is an one of the Knattebrauta Nunataks, 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 Kvassknatten (the sharp crag).

Kvasstind Peak
Kvasstind Peak (-72.51667°N, -3.38333°W) is a peak in the northeast part of Borg Mountain, 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 Kvasstind (sharp peak).

Kvea Valley
Kvea Valley (-71.91667°N, 4.5°W) is a rectangular ice-filled valley between Grinda and Skigarden Ridges, northward of Mount Grytoyr in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Kvea (the sheepcote).

Kvervelnatten Peak
Kvervelnatten Peak (-73.51667°N, -3.88333°W) is a peak 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of Svartbandufsa Bluff in the Kirwan Escarpment of Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and additional air photos (1958-59), and named Kvervelnatten.

Kvinge Peninsula
Kvinge Peninsula (-71.16667°N, -61.16667°W) is a snow-covered peninsula at the north side of Palmer Inlet terminating in Cape Bryant, on the east coast of Palmer Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1974. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Thor Kvinge, Norwegian oceanographer from the University of Bergen, a member of the International Weddell Sea Oceanographic Expeditions, 1968, 1969 and 1970.

Kvithamaren Cliff
Kvithamaren Cliff (-71.98333°N, 5.03333°W) is a cliff just east of Slokstallen Mountain in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Kvithamaren (the white hammer or crag).

Kvitho Peak
Kvitho Peak (-72.48333°N, 1.21667°W) is an isolated peak rising above the ice 7 nautical miles (13 km) southeast of Kvitkjolen Ridge, 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 Kvitho (white hill).

Kvitholten Hill
Kvitholten Hill (-71.81667°N, 5.85°W) is a snow-clad hill at the east side of Austreskorve Glacier, standing just south of Sagbladet Ridge in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Plotted from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Kvitholten (the white grove).

Kvithovden Peak
Kvithovden Peak (-72.36667°N, 0.75°W) is a peak at the north end of Kvitkjolen Ridge 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 Kvithovden (the white peak).

Kvitkjolen Ridge
Kvitkjolen Ridge (-72.4°N, 0.81667°W) is a rock ridge between ice filled Kvitsvodene Valley and Ising Glacier 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 Kvitljolen (the white keel).

Kvitkleven Cirque
Kvitkleven Cirque (-72°N, 7.71667°W) is an ice-filled cirque at the south side of Klevekampen Mountain in the Filchner Mountains of Queen Maud Land. First plotted from air photos by the German Antarctic Expedition (1938-39). Mapped from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Kvitkleven (the white closet).

Kvitskarvhalsen Saddle
Kvitskarvhalsen Saddle (-72.5°N, 0.85°W) is an ice saddle between Mount Kruger and Robin Heights 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 Kvitskarvhalsen (the white mountain neck).

Kvitsvodene Valley
Kvitsvodene Valley (-72.43333°N, 0.75°W) is an ice-filled valley about 5 nautical miles (9 km) long between Kvitkjolen Ridge and Robin Heights 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 Kvitsvodene.

Mount Kyffin
Mount Kyffin (-83.8°N, 171.63333°W) is a distinctive reddish-brown mountain, 1,670 m, with a sloping spur extending 4 nautical miles (7 km) to the north, at the extreme north end of the Commonwealth Range, projecting into the east side of Beardmore Glacier and rising precipitously above it. Discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907-09) and named for Evan Kyffin-Thomas, one of the proprietors of the Register, an Adelaide, South Australian newspaper. He was a traveling companion of Shackleton's on the voyage from England.

Kyle Cone
Kyle Cone (-77.51667°N, 169.26667°W) is an exposed volcanic cone near Cape Crozier, located 1.2 nautical miles (2.2 km) west-northwest of the summit of The Knoll in eastern Ross Island. Named by New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) after Philip R. Kyle (Kyle Peak, q.v.), a geologist with Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE), which examined the cone in the 1969-70 season.

Kyle Hills
Kyle Hills (-77.5°N, 169.03333°W) is a prominent group of volcanic cones, hills, ridges, and peaks that occupy the east part of Ross Island between Mount Terror and Cape Crozier. The hills extend east-west for 8 nautical miles (15 km), rising from sea level at Cape Crozier to c.2600 m in Mount McIntosh at the west end of the group. Local relief of features is on the order of 200 m. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2000) after Philip R. Kyle, Professor of Geochemistry, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, who worked extensively in Antarctica over 28 field seasons, 1969-2000; completed six seasons under New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) auspices, 1969-76; principal investigator on numerous National Science Foundation (NSF) research projects in 23 seasons of field work under United States Antarctic Program (USAP) auspices, 1977-2000, with focus on long-term research of the volcano Mount Erebus; in charge of the Mount Erebus Volcano Observatory, 2000.

Kyle Nunataks
Kyle Nunataks (-66.78333°N, 51.33333°W) is a three nunataks 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) east of Mount Hampson, in the north part of the Tula Mountains in Enderby Land. Plotted from air photos taken from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) aircraft in 1956. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for J.T. Kyle, a member of the crew of the Discovery during the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE), 1929-31.

Kyle Peak
Kyle Peak (-72.56667°N, 166.28333°W) is a peak 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of Mount McCarthy, rising to about 2,850 m in the Barker Range of the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) after Philip R. Kyle, geologist who worked in the vicinity of this peak, including The Pleiades, with the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE), 1971-72; further geological work in this area with United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) during the International Northern Victoria Land Project, 1981-82.

Mount Kyle
Mount Kyle (-71.95°N, 168.58333°W) is a mountain (2,900 m) midway along the ridge bordering the north side of Deming Glacier, in the Admiralty Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Ricky L. Kyle, UT2, U.S. Navy, Utilitiesman at McMurdo Station, 1967.

Kyrkjebakken Slope
Kyrkjebakken Slope (-71.9°N, 6.53333°W) is an ice slope on the west side of Jokulkyrkja Mountain, in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Plotted from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Kyrkjebakken (the church hill).

Kyrkjedalen Valley
Kyrkjedalen Valley (-71.83333°N, 6.88333°W) is an ice-filled valley between Jokulkyrkja Mountain and Habermehl Peak in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Plotted from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Kyrkjedalen (the church valley).

Kyrkjedalshalsen Saddle
Kyrkjedalshalsen Saddle (-71.78333°N, 6.88333°W) is an ice saddle between Gessner Peak and Habermehl Peak in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Plotted from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and named Kyrkjedalshalsen (the church valley neck).

Kyrkjetorget
Kyrkjetorget (-71.9°N, 6.95°W) is a flattish ice-filled amphitheater on the east side of Jokulkyrkja Mountain in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Kyrkjetorget (the church market place).