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Lawrence Peaks
Lawrence Peaks (-72.83333°N, 166.33333°W) is a mountain complex of high peaks separating the Seafarer Glacier from the head of the Mariner Glacier. Named by the Northern Party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1966-67, for the leader of the party, J.E.S. Lawrence.

Mount Lawrence
Mount Lawrence (-67.85°N, 62.51667°W) is a peak, 1,230 m, just north of Mount Coates in the David Range of the Frammes Mountains, Mac. Robertson Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for J. Lawrence, diesel mechanic at Mawson Station in 1959.

Lawrie Glacier
Lawrie Glacier (-66.06667°N, -64.6°W) is a glacier flowing into the head of Barilari Bay between Mount Genecand and Mezzo Buttress, on the west coast of Graham Land. Charted by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959 for Robert Lawrie, English alpine and polar equipment specialist.

Laws Glacier
Laws Glacier (-60.63333°N, -45.63333°W) is a confluent glacier system which flows into Marshall Bay on the south coast of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Surveyed in 1948-49 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS). Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Richard M. Laws of the FIDS, leader and biologist at Signy Island base in 1948 and 1949, and at South Georgia in 1951.

Lawson Aiguilles
Lawson Aiguilles (-67.83333°N, 66.25°W) is a line of sharp peaks in the south part of Mount Rivett, in the Gustav Bull Mountains of Mac. Robertson Land. Peaks in this group were included in ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) surveys of 1962 and 1967. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for E.J. Lawson, diesel mechanic at Mawson Station who assisted with the survey work in 1967.

Lawson Creek
Lawson Creek (-77.71667°N, 162.26667°W) is a meltwater stream, 400 m long, flowing southeast from the southwest tip of Rhone Glacier to the northwest corner of Lake Chad in Taylor Valley, Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1996 after Wendy Julia Lawson, glaciologist, University of Canterbury, New Zealand, leader of an expedition that studied glacial processes on Taylor Glacier during the 1992 and 1993 summer seasons.

Lawson Nunatak
Lawson Nunatak (-67.93333°N, 62.85°W) is a small tooth-like nunatak lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of Branson Nunatak in the Masson Range of the Framnes Mountains. The feature was fixed by intersection from trigonometrical stations by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) in 1968. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for E.J. Lawson, diesel mechanic at Mawson Station, who assisted with the survey work in 1967.

Lawson Nunataks
Lawson Nunataks (-70.78333°N, 159.75°W) is a line of nunataks about 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, located 4 nautical miles (7 km) southwest of Keim Peak in the Usarp Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Gerald J. Lawson, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist at McMurdo Station, 1967-68.

Lawson Peak
Lawson Peak (-66.18333°N, -65.6°W) is a peak 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) southeast of Cape Evensen on the west coast of Graham Land. Photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956-57, and mapped from these photos by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS). Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for Sir Arnold Lawson (1867-1947), English ophthalmic surgeon whose work in tinted glass contributed to improvements in the protective qualities of snow goggles. The peak is a prominent landmark when seen from the southwest.

Lawther Knoll
Lawther Knoll (-54.48333°N, -37.05°W) is a rounded, scree-covered hill (315 m) in eastern Annenkov Island, South Georgia. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for British Antarctic Survey (BAS) geologist Eric G. Lawther who worked on the island, 1972-73.

Lay-brother Rock
Lay-brother Rock (-60.56667°N, -46.21667°W) is a rock 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of Despair Rocks and 7 nautical miles (13 km) northwest of Route Point, off the west end of Coronation Island in the South Orkney Islands. Charted and named by DI personnel on the Discovery II in 1933.

Layman Peak
Layman Peak (-84.85°N, 179.58333°W) is a peak, 2,560 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) east of Mount Bellows and 4 nautical miles (7 km) north of McIntyre Promontory, in the Queen Maud Mountains. 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 Frank Layman, mechanic of the U.S. Ross Ice Shelf Traverse Party (1957-58) and Victoria Land Traverse Party (1958-59).

Cape Lazara
Cape Lazara (-64.33333°N, -56.91667°W) is the northernmost point of Snow Hill Island. The cape was named "Cabo Costa Lazara" by the command of the Argentine ship after Teniente (Lt.) Costa Lazara, an Argentine navy pilot who was killed in a flying accident at the Espora Naval Air Base.

Lazarev Bay
Lazarev Bay (-69.33333°N, -72°W) is a rectangular bay, 15 nautical miles (28 km) long and 13 nautical miles (24 km) wide, between Alexander Island and Rothschild Island and bounded on the south by ice shelf joining the two islands. The north coast of Alexander Island was first seen from a great distance by the Russian expedition of 1821 under Bellingshausen. The bay was first mapped from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, by Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Lieutenant Mikhail P. Lazarev (1788-1851), second-in-command of the Russian expedition and commander of the sloop Mirnyy.

Lazarev Ice Shelf
Lazarev Ice Shelf (-69.61667°N, 14.75°W) is that part of the ice shelf fringing the coast of Queen Maud Land between Leningradskiy Island and Verblyud Island. It is about 50 nautical miles (90 km) long. First photographed from the air and mapped by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Explored and mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1959, and named for Lieutenant (later Admiral) Mikhail P. Lazarev, commander of the sloop Mirnyy.

Lazarev Mountains
Lazarev Mountains (-69.53333°N, 157.33333°W) is a chain of mountains along the west side of Matusevich Glacier southward of Eld Peak, about 25 nautical miles (46 km) long. Photographed from the air 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 expedition after Lieutenant M.P. Lazarev, commander of the sloop Mirnyy of the Bellingshausen expedition (1819-21).

Lazarev Trough
Lazarev Trough (-65.58333°N, 130°W) is an undersea trough named for the Russian polar explorer Admiral Mikhail P. Lazarev, commanding officer of the sloop Mirnyy during the Bellingshausen expedition of 1819-1821. Name proposed by Dr. G. Agapova, Geological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Name approved 8/85 (ACUF 218).

Le Couteur Glacier
Le Couteur Glacier (-84.7°N, -170.5°W) is a glacier, 15 nautical miles (28 km) long, which drains the northwest slopes of Mount Hall and Mount Daniel and flows north along the west side of Lillie Range to the Ross Ice Shelf. Named by the Southern Party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1963-64) for P.C. Le Couteur, geologist with the New Zealand Federated Mountain Clubs Antarctic Expedition, 1962-63.

Le Couteur Peak
Le Couteur Peak (-72.15°N, 165.98333°W) is a peak between Cirque and Omega Peaks, in the north part of Millen Range. Named by the Southern Party of the NZFMCAE, 1962-63, for P.C. Le Couteur, geologist with this party.

Le Marais
Le Marais (-66.76667°N, 141.56667°W) is a small area, mainly ice-covered but bounded by several rock exposures, forming part of the peninsula behind Cape Decouverte. Charted and named in 1951 by the FrAE. The name derives from the muddy pools of melting water which form there during periods of summer thaw, "le marais" being French for marsh.

Le Vaux Peak
Le Vaux Peak (-76.66667°N, -125.71667°W) is a small peak on the east side of the crater rim of Mount Cumming in the Executive Committee Range, Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1958-60. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Howard A. Le Vaux, auroral physicist at Byrd Station, 1959, and a member of the Marie Byrd Land Traverse Party, 1959-60.

Cape LeBlanc
Cape LeBlanc (-71.73333°N, -98.76667°W) is the ice-covered north extremity of Noville Peninsula, which is also the northernmost point of Thurston Island. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Lieutenant Ralph P. LeBlanc, U.S. Navy Reserve, plane commander of the Operation Highjump PBM Mariner seaplane that crashed 8 nautical miles (15 km) S. of this cape, December 30, 1946. Severely injured, LeBlanc was among six of nine aboard that survived the crash. The survivors were rescued January 12, 1947 by Lieutenant Commander John D. Howell, who landed a PBM in open water off the northwest edge of Noville Peninsula.

LeFeuvre Scarp
LeFeuvre Scarp (-69.35°N, -63.3°W) is an irregular cliff-like elevation (750 m) situated 11 nautical miles (20 km) west of Cape Reichelderfer on the east side of Palmer Land. It marks the north side of the divide between Bingham Glacier and a smaller unnamed glacier next northward. The feature was photographed from the air by Lincoln Ellsworth in 1935, the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) in 1940, and the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) in 1947. Surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1947. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1962 after Charles F. LeFeuvre, radio operator at Brunt Ice Shelf in 1956, Signy Island in 1959, and Horseshoe and Stonington Islands in 1960.

Mount LeMasurier
Mount LeMasurier (-75.45°N, -139.65°W) is an ice-free coastal mountain which rises to more than 800 m between Mount Vance and Mount Langway, in the central part of the Ickes Mountains of Marie Byrd Land. The feature was discovered and photographed from aircraft of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939-41. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Wesley E. LeMasurier, geologist with Marie Byrd Land Survey II, 1967-68.

LeMay Range
LeMay Range (-70.91667°N, -69.33333°W) is a mountain range 40 nautical miles (70 km) long with peaks rising to 2,000 m, extending in a NW-SE direction from Snick Pass to Uranus Glacier in central Alexander Island. First seen from the air by Lincoln Ellsworth on November 23, 1935, and the north and east portions mapped from photos obtained on that flight by W.L.G. Joerg. Resighted from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, and named by Ronne for General Curtis LeMay, Deputy Chief of Air Staff for Research and Development of the then United States Army Air Force (USAAF), which furnished equipment for the expedition. Remapped in detail from RARE photos by Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960.

Mount LeResche
Mount LeResche (-71.51667°N, 166.28333°W) is a prominent mountain (2,040 m) at the extreme north end of Homerun Range in the Admiralty Mountains, Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photography, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Robert E. LeResche, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist at McMurdo Station, 1966-67 and 1967-68.

Mount LeSchack
Mount LeSchack (-85.41667°N, -124°W) is a distinctive flat-topped mountain, 2,265 m, standing on the north side of Perkins Canyon in the 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 Leonard A. LeSchack, traverse seismologist, Byrd Station winter party, 1958.

Leach Nunatak
Leach Nunatak (-77.6°N, -146.41667°W) is a nunatak 4 nautical miles (7 km) west-southwest of Mount Ronne in the Haines Mountains, Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939-41) and 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 Edwin B. Leach, aviation electronics technician, U.S. Navy, Williams Field Division Chief responsible for maintenance of electronic equipment on all aircraft during Operation Deep Freeze 1967.

Leafvein Gulch
Leafvein Gulch (-57.1°N, -26.76667°W) is a valley 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) long with intensely gullied flanks, draining the northeast part of Vindication Island, South Sandwich Islands. Its lower end lies southwest of Braces Point on the east coast of the island. The name applied by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971 derives from the pattern of the gullies which recall the radiating veins of a leaf.

League Rock
League Rock (-67.76667°N, -69.06667°W) is a distinctive rounded rock lying southwest of Box Reef, off the south end of Adelaide Island. Surveyed by the Royal Navy Hydrographic Survey Unit, 1962-63. So named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) because the rock lies one league distant from Adelaide station.

Leah Ridge
Leah Ridge (-70.21667°N, 65°W) is a rock ridge located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northwest of Dawson Nunatak and 5 nautical miles (9 km) southeast of Mount Bechervaise in the Athos Range, Prince Charles Mountains. The feature was intersected by an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) survey party in November 1966 and climbed by the party in December 1966. So named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) because "Leah" was the code word used at Mawson Station to identify the survey party.

Cape Leahy
Cape Leahy (-73.71667°N, -119°W) is an ice-covered cape which marks the north extremity of Duncan Peninsula, Carney Island, along the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Discovered and photographed from the air on January 24, 1947, by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47, and named by Rear Admiral Byrd for Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, U.S. Navy, who, as naval advisor to the President at the time of Operation Highjump, assisted materially at the high-level planning and authorization stages.

Leal Bluff
Leal Bluff (-63.88333°N, -57.58333°W) is a rounded bluff rising to 485 m, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) inland from Cape Lamb in the southwest part of Vega Island. Named by the Argentine Antarctic Expedition after Mayor Jorge Leal, deputy leader at the Argentine station "Esperanza" in 1947.

Lealand Bluff
Lealand Bluff (-67.45°N, 59.55°W) is a high rounded bluff at the southwest corner of William Scoresby Bay in the east part of Enderby Land. Named by DI personnel on the William Scoresby who charted this area in 1936.

Leander Glacier
Leander Glacier (-71.93333°N, 167.68333°W) is a tributary glacier in the Admiralty Mountains, draining the area west of Mount Black Prince and flowing south between Shadow Bluff and McGregor Range to enter Tucker Glacier. Partially surveyed by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1957-58, which also observed upper parts of the glacier from Mount Midnight and Mount Shadow. Named by NZGSAE for the light cruiser HMNZS Leander which served in World War II, 1939-45.

Leap Year Glacier
Leap Year Glacier (-71.7°N, 164.25°W) is a tributary glacier between Molar Massif and Mount Stirling in the Bowers Mountains, draining southeast into Black Glacier. So named by the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1963-64, as party members arrived here in the new year of 1964 after climbing out of the Sledgers Glacier.

Lear Spire
Lear Spire (-78.08333°N, 161.5°W) is a distinctive pointed spire rising to 2,470 m, 3 nautical miles (6 km) south of Ugolini Peak, Colwell Massif, in Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1994 after D'Ann Figard Lear, United States Geological Survey (USGS), librarian for the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) library (Reston, VA), which holds an extensive collection of Antarctic photography, maps, and geodetic control data.

Leay Glacier
Leay Glacier (-65.16667°N, -63.95°W) is a glacier flowing northwest into Girard Bay to the west of Hotine Glacier, on the west coast of Graham Land. First charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1908-10. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Petra Leay Searle of the Directorate of Overseas Surveys, who has contributed to the work of mapping the Antarctic Peninsula area.

Cape Leblond
Cape Leblond (-66.06667°N, -66.6°W) is a cape forming the north end of Lavoisier Island, in the Biscoe Islands. Charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1908-10, and named by him for the President of the Norman Geographical Society at Rouen.

Mount Lechner
Mount Lechner (-83.23333°N, -50.91667°W) is a prominent mountain, 2,030 m, surmounting the southwest end of Saratoga Table in the Forrestal 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 Maj. Ralph C. Lechner, USA, airlift coordinator on the staff of the Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, 1964-66.

Leckie Range
Leckie Range (-67.91667°N, 56.45°W) is a group of peaks 50 nautical miles (90 km) south of Edward VIII Bay. The individual peaks were first shown on a 1947 Norwegian whalers chart by H.E. Hansen. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for Squadron Leader Douglas Leckie, RAAF, who commanded the Antarctic Flight at Mawson Station, 1956, and who piloted the Auster aircraft from which Phillip Law sighted and plotted these peaks.

Mount Leckie
Mount Leckie (-70.43333°N, 66°W) is a roughly circular outcrop about 3 nautical miles (6 km) east of Martin Massif in the Porthos Range, Prince Charles Mountains. Visited by the ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) southern party (1956-57). Named for Squadron Leader D.W. Leckie, RAAF, who commanded the Antarctic Flight at Mawson Station, 1956.

Lecointe Guyot
Lecointe Guyot (-65.1°N, -93°W) is an undersea tablemount named for George Lecointe, navigator/astronomer aboard the Belgica. Name proposed by Dr. Rick Hagen, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany. Name approved 6/97 (ACUF 270).

Lecointe Island
Lecointe Island (-64.26667°N, -62.05°W) is an elongated island, 4 nautical miles (7 km) long and 700 m high, separated from the east coast of Brabant Island by Pampa Passage, in the Palmer Archipelago. The island was first roughly surveyed by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897-99, which gave the name Cape Kaiser to its northern extremity. The island was surveyed and photographed by several British expeditions, 1955-58, and was named by them for Georges Lecointe, second-in-command and surveyor of the Belgian expedition which was responsible for the first survey of Gerlache Strait. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Mount Lecointe
Mount Lecointe (-83.15°N, 161.15°W) is a conspicuous mountain, 3,620 m, located 3 nautical miles (6 km) northwest of Mount Rabot in the Queen Elizabeth Range. Named by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907-09) for Lieutenant Georges Lecointe, who was second in command of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897-99) under Gerlache.

Lecuyer Point
Lecuyer Point (-64.83333°N, -63.5°W) is a point which forms the south side of the entrance to the harbor of Port Lockroy, Wiencke Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Discovered and named by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1903-05.

Leda Ridge
Leda Ridge (-70.86667°N, -68.53333°W) is a ridge running NE-SW on the west side of Ganymede Heights, east of Jupiter Glacier, in east Alexander Island. The ridge was photographed from the air by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) in 1947 and was mapped from the photographs by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Leda, a satellite of Jupiter, in association with Jupiter Glacier.

Ledda Bay
Ledda Bay (-74.38333°N, -131.33333°W) is a shallow embayment or bight, 12 nautical miles (22 km) long, in the north side of Grant Island, off the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Discovered and first charted from the USS Glacier (Captain Edwin A. McDonald, USN) on February 4, 1962. Named for R.J. Ledda, QM3, U.S. Navy, quartermaster aboard the Glacier on the cruise in which the bay was discovered.

Lednikov Bay
Lednikov Bay (-66.56667°N, 92.36667°W) is a small bay just west of McDonald Bay on the coast of Antarctica. The bay was mapped in 1955 from aerial photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Remapped by the Soviet expedition of 1956 and named Bukhta Lednikovaya (glacier bay), probably because of its location at the terminus of a small glacier.

Lee Glacier
Lee Glacier (-81.25°N, 159.11667°W) is a glacier flowing southeast into Jorda Glacier, Churchill Mountains. Mount Frost and Mount Coley are located at its head. Named in honor of the Honorable Sandra Lee, a former Minister of Conservation, for her contribution to environmental protection in Antarctica and its surrounding waters.

Lee Island
Lee Island (-67.58333°N, 62.86667°W) is an island just west of Teyssier Island in Holme Bay, Mac. Robertson Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for R.T. Lee, diesel mechanic at nearby Mawson station in 1957. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Lee Lake
Lee Lake (-77.03333°N, 162.13333°W) is a small lake at the southeast corner of Redcliff Nunatak on the south flank of Mackay Glacier, in Victoria Land. Redcliff Nunatak projects as a rounded mound of granite 300 m above the glacier surface. The ice is piled up on the west side and sweeps around the north and south sides to the lee side, where it is much lower, and where this lake has formed from meltwater. Given this descriptive name by the Western Journey Party, led by Taylor, of British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13.

Lee Nunatak
Lee Nunatak (-71.01667°N, 159.96667°W) is a nunatak (1,920 m) 4 nautical miles (7 km) northwest of Penseroso Bluff in the northwest part of Daniels Range, Usarp 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 Chun Chi Lee, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist at McMurdo Station, 1967-68.

Lee Peak
Lee Peak (-86.41667°N, -151.58333°W) is a peak along the west side of Scott Glacier, 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of Mount Denauro, 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 Frank P. Lee, photographer on aerial flights in Antarctica during U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze 1965, 1966 and 1967.

Mount Lee
Mount Lee (-71.55°N, -74.08333°W) is a mountain rising to 590 m in central Harris Peninsula, Beethoven Peninsula, in the southwest part of Alexander Island. Discovered and roughly mapped by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, and named by Ronne after R. Admiral Paul F. Lee, U.S. Navy, Chief of the Office of Naval Research who, appreciating the significance of the scientific program, authorized Naval support for the expedition. Remapped from RARE air photos by Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960; remapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from U.S. Navy air phots, 1967-68, and Landsat imagery taken 1972-73.

Mount Leech
Mount Leech (-72.15°N, -99.78333°W) is a peak of the Walker Mountains, standing 5 nautical miles (9 km) northwest of Mount Hubbard in Thurston Island. Delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in December 1946. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Robert E. Leech, entomologist who participated in a United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) airborne insect program in the Ross, Amundsen and Bellingshausen Sea areas in the 1959-60 season.

Mount Leek
Mount Leek (-75.81667°N, -68.51667°W) is a mountain standing west of Spear Glacier in the northeast part of the Hauberg Mountains, in Ellsworth Land. First observed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Gouke M. Leek, glaciologist at Byrd Station, summer 1965-66.

Leeson Point
Leeson Point (-58.4°N, -26.23333°W) is a conspicuous ice-covered coastal feature forming the northeast corner of Montagu Island, South Sandwich Islands. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Lieutenant John Leeson, Royal Navy, Senior Pilot in HMS in 1964.

Lefevre-Utile Point
Lefevre-Utile Point (-64.83333°N, -63.51667°W) is a point 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Curie Point along the north side of Doumer Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Discovered and named by the French Antarctic Expedition (1903-05) under Jean B. Charcot.

Cape Legoupil
Cape Legoupil (-63.31667°N, -57.9°W) is a cape at the northeast side of the entrance to Huon Bay, Trinity Peninsula, terminating in Schmidt Peninsula. Discovered by a French expedition under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, 1837-40, and named for artist Ernest Goupil, who died on the expedition. The incorrect form Legoupil has been used so extensively that in this special case it is accepted.

Legru Bay
Legru Bay (-62.16667°N, -58.2°W) is a bay 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) wide, indenting the south coast of King George Island immediately northeast of Martins Head, in the South Shetland Islands. In 1908-10, the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot applied the name "Cap Legru" to a feature which has now been identified as Martins Head. As the latter has priority, Charcot's name has been transferred to the feature now described in order to retain it in the area in which it was originally given.

Cape Leguillou
Cape Leguillou (-63.53333°N, -59.83333°W) is a point which forms the north tip of Tower Island, at the northeast end of Palmer Archipelago. Charted by a French expedition under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, 1837-40, and named by him for Elie Le Guillou, a surgeon on the expedition ship the charts of the d'Urville expedition and has been consistently used since that time.

Lehaie Point
Lehaie Point (-64.5°N, -62.78333°W) is the southwest point of Hulot Peninsula, Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897-99, under Gerlache, and named after Monsieur Houzeau de Lehage, a supporter of the expedition. The French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1903-05, charted the point, substantially modifying its earlier cartographic representation.

Lehrke Inlet
Lehrke Inlet (-70.81667°N, -61.75°W) is an ice-filled inlet, 8 nautical miles (15 km) wide, which recedes southwest for 17 nautical miles (31 km) between Cape Boggs and Cape Sharbonneau, along the east coast of Palmer Land. Discovered by members of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) who explored this coast on land and from the air in 1940. Named for Lester Lehrke, boatswain's mate of the Bear, one of the expedition ships, and sailmaker of the East Base.

Leibert Cirque
Leibert Cirque (-77.5°N, 160.91667°W) is a cirque between Mount Electra and Mount Dido on the south side of Olympus Range, McMurdo Dry Valleys. The cirque opens south to the Labyrinth. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2004) after Gregg Leibert, PHI helicopter pilot with United States Antarctic Program (USAP) in seven consecutive field seasons from 1996-97.

Leigh Hunt Glacier
Leigh Hunt Glacier (-85°N, 174.16667°W) is a glacier, 7 nautical miles (13 km) long, flowing north-northwest to enter Brandau Glacier just west of Hare Peak. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1961-62) for A. Leigh Hunt, founder and first chairman of the New Zealand Antarctic Society.

Leininger Peak
Leininger Peak (-70.56667°N, -62.25°W) is a peak, 1,135 m, standing at the north side of the base of Eielson Peninsula, on the east coast of Palmer Land. The peak was photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) under Ronne, 1947-48, and charted in 1947 by a joint sledge party consisting of members of the RARE and Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS). Named by Ronne for Commander Joseph E. Leininger, U.S. Navy Reserve, who devised the plans for the loading of cargo and the alterations on the expedition ship.

Leister Peak
Leister Peak (-75.15°N, -113.9°W) is a peak 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of Early Bluff in the Kohler Range, 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 Geoffrey L. Leister, biologist with the United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) Marie Byrd Land Survey Party, 1966-67.

Leitch Massif
Leitch Massif (-71.91667°N, 164.6°W) is a mountain massif that forms the northern part of West Quartzite Range, in the Concord Mountains. Named by the northern party of NZFMCAE, 1962-63, for E.C. Leitch, geologist with this party.

Leith Cove
Leith Cove (-64.86667°N, -62.83333°W) is a cove in the northeast part of Paradise Harbor, along the west coast of Graham Land. Probably named by whalers operating in this vicinity. Leith, Scotland, is the home of Salvesen and Co., whalers.

Leith Harbor
Leith Harbor (-54.13333°N, -36.68333°W) is the northernmost of three harbors in the west side of Stromness Bay, South Georgia. Named in about 1912 by Salvesen and Co., whalers of Leith, Scotland, operators of the whaling station at the head of the harbor.

Lekander Nunatak
Lekander Nunatak (-85.06667°N, -64.48333°W) is a nunatak, 1,815 m, standing along the southwest edge of Mackin Table, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of Bessinger Nunatak, in southern 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 Bryant A. Lekander, cook at South Pole Station, winter 1960.

Mount Leland
Mount Leland (-77.26667°N, 161.3°W) is a rock peak 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Victoria Upper Glacier in Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Captain Bainbridge B. Leland, USCG, Commanding Officer of USCGC Burton Island during Operation Deep Freeze 1968 and 1969.

Lemaire Channel
Lemaire Channel (-65.06667°N, -63.95°W) is a channel about 7 nautical miles (13 km) long and averaging about 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) wide, extending in a NE-SW direction from Splitwind Island and False Cape Renard to Roullin Point and Cape Cloos, and separating Booth Island from the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered by a German expedition under Dallmann, 1873-74. Traversed in December 1898 by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, and named by him for Charles Lemaire, Belgian explorer of the Congo.

Lemaire Island
Lemaire Island (-64.81667°N, -62.95°W) is an island 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) long and 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) wide, lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Duthiers Point off the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897-99, under Gerlache, who named it for Charles Lemaire. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Lemanis Valley
Lemanis Valley (-80.01667°N, 155.83333°W) is a partly ice-free valley intruded at the entrance by a lobe of ice from Hatherton Glacier, lying between Ituna Valley and Lindum Valley and 7 nautical miles (13 km) west-northwest of Derrick Peak in Britannia Range. Named in association with Britannia by a University of Waikato (N.Z.) geological party, 1978-79, led by M.J. Selby. Lemanis is an old Roman placename for Lymn in England.

Lemasters Bluff
Lemasters Bluff (-73.33333°N, 162.2°W) is a rock bluff at the east extremity of the Lichen 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 Lieutenant Max E. Lemasters, U.S. Navy, air operations officer at McMurdo Station, 1967.

Lena Passage
Lena Passage (-66.56667°N, 92.96667°W) is a passage 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) wide between the southwest part of the Haswell Islands and Vetrov Hill on the coast of Antarctica. Mapped by the Soviet expedition (1956), who named it for the ship Lena.

Lenfant Bluff
Lenfant Bluff (-70.36667°N, 160.05°W) is a rock bluff marking the south side of the mouth of Svendsen Glacier, in the Usarp Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Claude J.M. Lenfant, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist at McMurdo Station, 1967-68.

Lenie Passage
Lenie Passage (-64.73333°N, -64.38333°W) is a NW-SE passage 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) wide between the Gossler Islands and Joubin Islands in the Palmer Archipelago. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Pieter J. Lenie, Master of the R.V. Hero in 1972-73 and 1973-74. Lenie is believed to be first to navigate and carry out sounding of this passage, in the Hero in Jan.-Feb. 1973.

Leningradskiy Bay
Leningradskiy Bay (-70°N, 12.5°W) is an indentation in the ice shelf fringing Queen Maud Land immediately west of Lazarev Ice Shelf. Leningradskiy Island is at the head of the bay. Mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1959 and named by them for the city of Leningrad.

Leningradskiy Island
Leningradskiy Island (-70.13333°N, 12.83333°W) is an ice-covered island situated at the head of Leningradskiy Bay at the west margin of the Lazarev Ice Shelf, Queen Maud Land. The feature rises nearly 100 m above the general level of the ice shelf which surrounds all but the north side. Discovered and mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1961, and named in association with Leningradskiy Bay. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Leniz Point
Leniz Point (-64.9°N, -63.08333°W) is the north extremity of the small peninsula on which Mount Banck stands, lying 1 mile south of Byrde Island on the west coast of Graham Land. First charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, who made a landing here on February 10, 1898. The toponym appears on a Chilean government chart of 1951 and is for the chief stoker Clorindo Leniz Gallejo, on board the tender Yelcho which rescued the crew of the Endurance from Elephant Island in August 1916.

Lennon Glacier
Lennon Glacier (-69.2°N, -71.98333°W) is a glacier flowing southwest into the outer part of Lazarev Bay, north Alexander Island. Surveyed by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1975-76. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1980 after Peter Wilfred Lennon, BAS glaciologist, 1974-78, who worked on Alexander Island, 1974-76.

Lennox-King Glacier
Lennox-King Glacier (-83.41667°N, 168°W) is a large valley glacier, about 40 nautical miles (70 km) long, draining Bowden Neve and flowing northeast between the Holland and Queen Alexandra Ranges to enter Richards Inlet, Ross Ice Shelf. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1959-60) for Lieutenant Commander James Lennox-King, RNZN, leader at Scott Base, 1960.

Lens Peak
Lens Peak (-66.13333°N, -65.4°W) is a peak at the south side of Holtedahl Bay just east of Conway Island, on the west coast of Graham Land. Photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956-57, and mapped from these photos by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS). So named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 from association with a group of features in the area commemorating pioneers of research on snow blindness and the design of snow goggles.

Lensen Glacier
Lensen Glacier (-72.3°N, 166.8°W) is a tributary glacier that flows northeast to enter Pearl Harbor Glacier just east of Mount Pearson, in the Victory Mountains of Victoria Land. Named by NZFMCAE, 1962-63, for G.J. Lensen, a member of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1957-58, that worked in the Tucker Glacier area.

Lensink Peak
Lensink Peak (-71.06667°N, 65.41667°W) is the easternmost of a group of three peaks about 5 nautical miles (9 km) southeast of Husky Massif in the Prince Charles Mountains. Plotted from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) air photos taken in 1960. Named for W.H. Lensink, weather observer at Wilkes Station in 1960.

Lenton Bluff
Lenton Bluff (-79°N, -28.21667°W) is a rock bluff on the north side of the mouth of Jeffries Glacier in the Theron Mountains. First mapped in 1956-57 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition and named for Ralph A. Lenton, deputy leader of the advance party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1955-56 and carpenter and radio operator with the transpolar party in 1956-58.

Lenton Point
Lenton Point (-60.73333°N, -45.61667°W) is the southwest extremity of a small, rocky peninsula in Clowes Bay on the south side of Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Roughly surveyed in 1933 by DI personnel, and resurveyed in 1947 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS). Named in 1954 by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Ralph A. Lenton of the FIDS, radio operator at Signy Island base in 1948, who helped with the survey and biological work; subsequently at Admiralty Bay in 1949, and then leader at Deception Island in 1951, at Port Lockroy in 1952 and at the Argentine Islands in 1954.

Lentz Buttress
Lentz Buttress (-85.66667°N, -127.6°W) is a prominent rock bluff 5 nautical miles (9 km) east-northeast of Faure Peak, rising to 2,800 m and forming a projection along the north side of the Wisconsin Plateau of the 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 Lieutenant Malcolm W. Lentz, U.S. Navy, officer in charge of the South Pole Station winter party, 1962.

Mount Leo
Mount Leo (-69.48333°N, -67°W) is an isolated mountain (1,270 m) at the southeast margin of Forster Ice Piedmont on the west side of Antarctic Peninsula. The mountain has steep rock cliffs on its south side. First roughly surveyed by British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE). 1936-37. Photographed from the air by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947, and resurveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), 1958. The name applied by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) is suggestive of the shape of the feature, which resembles a recumbent lion.

Leon Head
Leon Head (-54.55°N, -36.48333°W) is a prominent rocky headland, 880 m, forming the south side of the mouth of Brogger Glacier and the southeast side of the entrance to Undine South Harbor, on the south coast of South Georgia. The headland was roughly charted in 1819 by a Russian expedition under Bellingshausen. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC), following a survey by the SGS, 1951-52, for the Spanish vessel Leon, which sighted South Georgia in 1756.

Leonardo Glacier
Leonardo Glacier (-64.7°N, -61.96667°W) is a glacier flowing into Wilhelmina Bay between Sadler and Cafe Points, 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 Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), artist, musician, architect and first aeronautical scientist.

Leonie Island
Leonie Island (-67.6°N, -68.35°W) is a largest and westernmost of the Leonie Islands, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) in diameter and 455 m high, lying in the entrance to Ryder Bay along the southeast side of Adelaide Island. Discovered and named by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908-10, under Charcot. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Leonie Islands
Leonie Islands (-67.6°N, -68.28333°W) is a group of small islands lying in the entrance to Ryder Bay along the southeast side of Adelaide Island. The French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1908-10, discovered these islands and gave the name Leonie to the largest island. The British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37, extended the coverage of the name to the entire group. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Leopard Island
Leopard Island (-65.25°N, -64.3°W) is an island 0.2 nautical miles (0.4 km) long, lying 0.2 nautical miles (0.4 km) west of the southwest end of Skua Island in the Argentine Islands, Wilhelm Archipelago. Charted and named in 1935 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Leopold and Astrid Coast
Leopold and Astrid Coast (-67.33333°N, 84.5°W) is that portion of the coast of Antarctica lying between the western extremity of the West Ice Shelf, in 8124E, and Cape Penck, in 8743E. Discovered and explored in an airplane flight from the Norwegian ship Thorshavn, January 17, 1934, by Lieutenant Alf Gunnestad and Captain Nils Larsen. Named by Lars Christensen, Norwegian whaling magnate and leader of the expedition, for King Leopold and Queen Astrid of Belgium.

Mount Lepanto
Mount Lepanto (-72.73333°N, 168.45°W) is a major peak, 2,910 m, situated 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of Mount Freeman in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land. Named by New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1957-58, after the Battle of Lepanto of 1571. One of a group of associated names in this area given by NZGSAE.

Lepley Nunatak
Lepley Nunatak (-73.11667°N, -90.31667°W) is a small conspicuous rocky nunatak 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of Dentler Island, lying near the inner part and east end of Abbot Ice Shelf. First sighted on February 9, 1961 from helicopters of the USS Larry K. Lepley, oceanographer of the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office, who with three others was marooned at this nunatak, February 12-15, 1961, by a severe wind and snowstorm.

Leppard Glacier
Leppard Glacier (-65.96667°N, -62.5°W) is a large valley glacier draining east into Scar Inlet, to the north of Ishmael Peak, on the east coast of Graham Land. First seen from the air and photographed in part by Sir Hubert Wilkins on December 20, 1928. The glacier was surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1955. It is now clear that, on the photographic evidence of his outward flight, Wilkins gave the name "Crane Channel" to this glacier, and that on his return flight he photographed what is now accepted as Crane Glacier, perhaps thinking that it was the same feature. Since Crane Glacier has been retained for the northern of these glaciers photographed by Wilkins, the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) has named this feature for Norman A.G. Leppard, assistant surveyor with FIDS, who surveyed this area in 1955.

Mount Lepus
Mount Lepus (-70.66667°N, -67.16667°W) is a large rocky massif separated into two distinct sections by a deep saddle. Located between Millett and Bertram Glaciers, about 10 nautical miles (18 km) east of Wade Point on the west coast of Palmer Land. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after the constellation of Lepus.

Lerchenfeld Glacier
Lerchenfeld Glacier (-77.91667°N, -34.25°W) is a glacier flowing in a west-northwesterly direction between Bertrab Nunatak and Littlewood Nunataks. It coalesces with the southern flank of Schweitzer Glacier before the combined flow discharges into the head of Vahsel Bay. Discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1911-12, under Wilhelm Filchner, who named this feature for Count Hugo von und zu Lerchenfeld-Kofering, supporter of the expedition.

Leroux Bay
Leroux Bay (-65.6°N, -64.26667°W) is a bay 9 nautical miles (17 km) long in a NW-SE direction and averaging 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide, between Nunez Point and the narrow peninsula surmounted by Magnier Peaks, along the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903-05, and named by Charcot for Commander Leroux, Argentine Navy. More accurately delineated by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) in 1935.

Les Dents
Les Dents (-68.95°N, -70.96667°W) is a conspicuous landmark consisting of four toothlike peaks, uniform in height and rising to about 1,500 m between Mount Bayonne and Mount Paris, in the north part of Alexander Island. First roughly mapped and named "Les Dents" (the teeth) by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908-10, under Charcot. Further mapped from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, by Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960.

Leskov Island
Leskov Island (-56.66667°N, -28.16667°W) is an island less than 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) long, lying 30 nautical miles (60 km) west of Visokoi Island in the South Sandwich Islands. Discovered in 1819 by a Russian expedition under Bellingshausen, who named it for the third lieutenant on the expedition ship Vostok. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Leskov Island
Leskov Island (-66.6°N, 85.16667°W) is an ice-covered island in the West Ice Shelf, rising to 185 m, 6 nautical miles (11 km) northwest of Mikhaylov Island. Discovered by the Soviet expedition of 1956, who named it for Lieutenant A. Leskov of the sloop Vostok on the Bellingshausen expedition 1819-21. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Leslie Hill
Leslie Hill (-62.56667°N, -60.2°W) is a hill lying northward of Mount Bowles in the east part of Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1958 for David Leslie, Master of the American brig to sealing in 1820-21 in the South Shetland Islands, following the discovery of this group.

Leslie Peak
Leslie Peak (-68°N, 56.5°W) is a rock outcrop with a conical peak at its south end, about 5 nautical miles (9 km) south of Mount Cook of the Leckie Range. Plotted from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) air photos. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for Leslie Miller, radio officer at Mawson Station in 1964, a member of one of the survey parties which carried out a tellurometer traverse passing through the Leckie Range in 1965.

Lesser Mackellar Island
Lesser Mackellar Island (-66.96667°N, 142.65°W) is a small island immediately northeast of Greater Mackellar Island in the Mackellar Islands, lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Cape Denison in the center of Commonwealth Bay. Discovered and named by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-14) under Douglas Mawson. The name is indicative of the size of the feature in relation to Greater Mackellar Island. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Lester Cove
Lester Cove (-64.9°N, -62.6°W) is a cove forming the southernmost part of Andvord 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 Maxime C. Lester (1891-1957), who, with T.W. Bagshawe, wintered at nearby Waterboat Point in 1921.

Lester Peak
Lester Peak (-79.81667°N, -83.7°W) is a prominent snow-free peak at the south side of Hyde Glacier in the Edson Hills, Heritage Range. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lester A. Johnson, meteorologist at Little America V Station in 1958.

Lettau Bluff
Lettau Bluff (-76.95°N, 167°W) is a rock and ice bluff that forms the central part of the west edge of Beaufort Island. It rises 200 m above Ross Sea. Named after Professor Heinz H. Lettau of the University of Wisconsin, an authority on Antarctic meteorology who was active in the planning and development of the meteorological program and equipment for the U.S. Plateau Station, 1966-68. He co-authored (with Paul C. Dalrymple and Sarah H. Wollaston) an analysis of the 1958 meteorological data from South Pole Station.

Lettau Peak
Lettau Peak (-77.95°N, 162.5°W) is a triangular peak (2,455 m) 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west-northwest of Fogle Peak in Royal Society Range, Victoria Land. Named in 1992 by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Bernhard Lettau, Program Manager for Polar Ocean and Climate Sciences in the Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, from 1976.

Mount Letten
Mount Letten (-66.91667°N, 51.05°W) is a mountain 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Mount Storer, in the Tula Mountains in Enderby Land. Plotted from air photos taken from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) aircraft in 1956 and 1957. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for W.H. Letten, a member of the crew of the Discovery during British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE), 1929-31.

Mount Levack
Mount Levack (-78.3°N, -85.08333°W) is a mountain (2,670 m) located 13 nautical miles (24 km) east of Mount Ostenso in the central part of Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains. First mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1957-59. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Maj. Herbert T. Levack, United States Air Force (USAF), who participated in establishing the South Pole Station in the 1956-57 season.

Levassor Nunatak
Levassor Nunatak (-63.66667°N, -58.11667°W) is a conspicuous horseshoe-shaped nunatak 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) inland in the middle of Cugnot Ice Piedmont, Trinity Peninsula. Mapped from surveys by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) (1960-61). Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Emile Levassor (1844-1897), French engineer, who in 1891 was jointly responsible with R. Panhard for a motor car design which originated the principles on which most subsequent developments were based.

Level Valley
Level Valley (-77.98333°N, 161.13333°W) is a distinctive ice-free valley which descends northeastward from the Pivot Peak cirque, in Wilkniss Mountains, Victoria Land. One of a group of names in the area associated with surveying applied in 1993 by New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). A surveyors level is an instrument designed primarily to furnish a horizontal line of sight.

Lever Glacier
Lever Glacier (-65.5°N, -63.66667°W) is a glacier, 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) wide at its mouth and at least 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, flowing west-northwest, then west-southwest into the head of the north arm of Beascochea Bay, on the west coast of Graham Land. First sighted and roughly surveyed in 1909 by the FrAE. Resurveyed in 1935 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, and named in 1954 for William H. Lever, 2nd Viscount Leverhulme of the Western Isles, who contributed toward the cost of the BGLE, 1934-37.

Lever Nunataks
Lever Nunataks (-78.06667°N, 161.13333°W) is a string of nunataks; the name is suggested by their position in a linear arrangement away from "Fulcrum."

Leverett Glacier
Leverett Glacier (-85.63333°N, -147.58333°W) is a glacier about 50 nautical miles (90 km) long and 3 to 4 nautical miles (7 km) wide, draining northward from the Watson Escarpment, between the California and Stanford Plateaus, and then trending west-northwest between Tapley Mountains and Harold Byrd Mountains to terminate at the head of the Ross Ice Shelf close east of Scott Glacier. Discovered in December 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Laurence Gould, and named by him for Frank Leverett, eminent geologist at the University of Michigan and authority on glacial geology of the central United States.

Levi Peak
Levi Peak (-84.13333°N, 165.1°W) is a rock peak 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northwest of Mount Stanley, at the western edge of Grindley Plateau. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Gene S. Levi, meteorologist at Hallett Station, winter 1963, and 1964-65 summer season.

Mount Levick
Mount Levick (-74.13333°N, 163.16667°W) is a prominent mountain, 2,390 m, standing at the northwest side of Tourmaline Plateau in the Deep Freeze Range, Victoria Land. First charted by the Northern Party of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13, and named for G. Murray Levick, surgeon with the expedition and a member of the Northern Party.

Levko Glacier
Levko Glacier (-72.41667°N, -96.03333°W) is a glacier flowing from Pallid Crest to the east end of Thurston Island. It enters Seraph Bay between Tierney Peninsula and Simpson Bluff. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after G. Levko, Photographer's Mate in the Eastern Group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, which obtained aerial photographs of Thurston Island and adjacent coastal areas, 1946-47.

Levy Island
Levy Island (-66.33333°N, -66.58333°W) is an isolated snow-covered island in Crystal Sound, about 7.5 nautical miles (14 km) east of Gagge Point, Lavoisier Island. Mapped from air photos taken by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) (1947-48) and surveys by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) (1958-59). Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Henri H. Levy, American physical chemist who, with S.W. Peterson, determined the location of the hydrogen atoms in ice by neutron diffraction, in 1957. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Lewandowski Point
Lewandowski Point (-75.6°N, 162.21667°W) is a rugged, partially ice-free point on the Victoria Land coast, marking the south side of the mouth of Clarke Glacier. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy tricamera aerial photographs, 1957-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for John R. Lewandowski, U.S. Navy, Chief Construction Electrician at McMurdo Station, 1965-66 and 1966-67.

Lewis Bay
Lewis Bay (-77.36667°N, 167.58333°W) is a bay indenting the north coast of Ross Island between Mount Bird and Cape Tennyson. Charted by the Discovery expedition under Scott, 1901-04. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1964 for Captain Price Lewis, U.S. Navy, commanding officer of the USS Staten Island during U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze 1959, and who in U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze 1963 and 1964 was assistant chief of staff and ship group commander, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica.

Lewis Bluff
Lewis Bluff (-75.88333°N, -140.6°W) is a rock bluff located at the confluence of Paschal Glacier and White Glacier, 7 nautical miles (13 km) southeast of Mount McCoy, in coastal Marie Byrd Land. The bluff was photographed from aircraft of United States Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939-41, and was mapped in detail by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for David L. Lewis, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) ionospheric physicist at Byrd Station, 1963.

Lewis Chain
Lewis Chain (-80.38333°N, -26.83333°W) is a chain of four rock nunataks on the west side of Gordon Glacier in the Shackleton Range. First mapped by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1957; photographed by U.S. Navy (trimetrogon aerial photography) in 1967. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Squadron Leader John H. Lewis, RAF, senior pilot of the RAF contingent of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1956-58.

Lewis Cliff
Lewis Cliff (-84.28333°N, 161.08333°W) is an irregular cliff, about 12 nautical miles (22 km) long, extending south from Mount Achernar along the west side of Walcott Neve. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Richard E. Lewis, Aviation Electronics Technician, U.S. Navy, who was injured during U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze II, 1956-57.

Lewis Glacier
Lewis Glacier (-67.75°N, -65.66667°W) is the northerly of two glaciers flowing east into Seligman Inlet, on the east coast of Graham Land. The glacier was photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) in 1940. It was charted in 1947 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), who named it for William Vaughan Lewis, British glaciologist and lecturer at the Dept. of Geography, Cambridge University.

Lewis Hill
Lewis Hill (-63.85°N, -58.06667°W) is a hill (75 m) topped by three volcanic plugs, located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east-northeast of Stoneley Point on James Ross Island. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) following British Antarctic Survey (BAS) geological work in the area after Mark P.D. Lewis, BAS field assistant in the area, 1982-83; Station Commander at Rothera, 1980-82, and Faraday, 1982-84.

Lewis Island
Lewis Island (-66.1°N, 134.36667°W) is a small rocky island rising to 30 m, marking the east side of the entrance to Davis Bay. Delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946-47). Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for James B. Lewis, Passed Midshipman on the sloop Peacock of the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-42) under Wilkes. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Lewis Nunatak
Lewis Nunatak (-85.66667°N, -88.08333°W) is an isolated, mainly snow-covered nunatak located about 10 nautical miles (18 km) southeast of the Davies Escarpment and 14 nautical miles (26 km) southwest of Nolan Pillar, at the south end of the Thiel Mountains. The name was proposed by Peter Bermel and Arthur Ford, co-leaders of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Thiel Mountains party which surveyed the area in 1960-61. Named for Charles R. Lewis, USGS geologist who worked from various U.S. vessels research in the McMurdo Sound region and in the Balaena Islands during the 1955-56 season.

Lewis Pass
Lewis Pass (-54.26667°N, -36.5°W) is a pass at about 200 m at the head of Bore Valley, connecting it with Maidalen (valley) to the north, on Thatcher Peninsula, South Georgia. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Ronald Ian Lewis Smith, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) plant ecologist from 1964 and Head, Plant Ecology and Environment Section, from 1974, who has carried out extensive botanical research in South Georgia, South Orkney Islands, and the Antarctic Peninsula during many summers and one winter.

Lewis Peaks
Lewis Peaks (-67.25°N, -67.5°W) is a two prominent peaks, 1,065 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) east of Day Island and surmounting the west part of Arrowsmith Peninsula on the west coast of Graham Land. First roughly surveyed in 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot. Resurveyed in 1948 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) who named it for Flight Lieutenant John Lewis, pilot of the Auster airplane which was used from the John Biscoe for reconnaissance of ice conditions in Marguerite Bay in February 1950.

Lewis Point
Lewis Point (-69.9°N, -62.41667°W) is a point marked by rocky exposures on its north side and surmounted by an ice-covered dome, 510 m, standing at the south side of the mouth of Anthony Glacier, on the east coast of Palmer Land. Photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) in 1940. During 1947 it was photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) under Ronne, who in conjunction with the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) charted it from the ground. Named by Ronne for Colonel Richard L. Lewis of the Army Quartermaster Corps, which furnished field equipment and clothing to the RARE for testing purposes.

Lewis Ridge
Lewis Ridge (-83.21667°N, 167.58333°W) is a rugged, ice-covered ridge, 14 nautical miles (26 km) long, extending eastward from the Holland Range, between Morton and Hewitt Glaciers, and terminating at Richards Inlet. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander G.H. Lewis, U.S. Navy, commanding officer of the USS Burton Island during U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze, 1964.

Lewis Rocks
Lewis Rocks (-76.3°N, -145.35°W) is an area of rock outcrops 3 nautical miles (6 km) in extent, at the southwest foot of Mount June in the Phillips Mountains 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 John H. Lewis, geologist with the United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) Fosdick Mountains party, 1967-68.

Lewis Snowfield
Lewis Snowfield (-71.41667°N, -71.33333°W) is a low and undulating snowfield in southern Alexander Island, extending westward from the Walton Mountains to Beethoven Peninsula and northward from Bach Ice Shelf to Wilkins Ice Shelf. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Ernest G. Lewis, Governor of the Falkland Islands, 1971-74.

Lewis Sound
Lewis Sound (-66.33333°N, -67°W) is a body of water running NW-SE between Lavoisier Island and Krogh Island to northeast and Watkins Island to southwest, in the Biscoe Islands. Mapped from aerial photographs taken by Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE), 1956-57. In association with the names of pioneers in cold climate physiology grouped in this area, named "Lewis Passage" by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) (1960) after Sir Thomas Lewis (1882-1945), English physiologist who investigated the responses of the blood vessels of the skin to environmental temperature; later renamed Lewis Sound as the feature does not provide safe passage for a ship.

Lewis Spur
Lewis Spur (-82.56667°N, -52.21667°W) is a rock spur 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) west of Frost Spur on the north side of Dufek Massif, 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 Atles F. Lewis, aviation structural mechanic, Ellsworth Station winter party, 1957.

Cape Lewis
Cape Lewis (-66.5°N, 124.5°W) is an ice-covered cape at the west side of Maury Bay. Delineated by G.D. Blodgett (1955) from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946-47). Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Thomas Lewis, crew member on the sloop Peacock during the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-42) under Lieutenant Charles Wilkes.

Lewisohn Nunatak
Lewisohn Nunatak (-77.63333°N, -142.83333°W) is an isolated nunatak 10 nautical miles (18 km) southeast of the Mackay Mountains, Ford Ranges, in Marie Byrd Land. Discovered and mapped by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939-41). Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Walter P. Lewisohn, radio operator with the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1933-35).

Lewthwaite Strait
Lewthwaite Strait (-60.7°N, -45.11667°W) is a passage 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) wide, lying between Coronation and Powell Islands in the South Orkney Islands. Discovered in December 1821, on the occasion of the joint cruise of Captain George Powell, a British sealer in the sloop Dove, and Captain Nathaniel Palmer, an American sealer in the sloop James Monroe. Mr. Lewthwaite was a teacher of navigation in Prince's Street, Rotherhithe (London). Captain Powell left the chart and journal of his Antarctic exploration with Lewthwaite before sailing on his last expedition, on which he met his death.

Lexington Table
Lexington Table (-83.08333°N, -49.75°W) is a high, flat, snow-covered plateau, about 15 nautical miles (28 km) long and 10 nautical miles (18 km) wide, standing just north of Kent Gap and Saratoga Table in the Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains. Discovered and photographed on January 13, 1956 on a transcontinental nonstop flight by personnel of U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze I from McMurdo Sound to the vicinity of Weddell Sea and return. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for the USS Lexington of 1926, one of the first large aircraft carriers of the U.S. Navy.

Lhasa Nunatak
Lhasa Nunatak (-85.11667°N, 171.3°W) is a narrow rock ridge, 9 nautical miles (17 km) long, trending in a NW-SE direction between Snakeskin Glacier and Jensen Glacier, to the east of Supporters Range. So named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1961-62) because the central peak resembles a Tibetan monastery perched on top of a hill.

Liard Island
Liard Island (-66.85°N, -67.41667°W) is a mountainous island, 13 nautical miles (24 km) long, 6 nautical miles (11 km) wide and rising to 1,000 m, situated in the north-central portion of Hanusse Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered and named by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1908-10. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Mount Liard
Mount Liard (-80.96667°N, 158.85°W) is a peak 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of Mount Durnford in Churchill Mountains. It rises to 1770 m on the ridge south of Cooper Snowfield. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Theodore J. Liard, Jr. (1918-2002), geographer with the Department of Interior and the Department of Defense in toponymic research for the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, 1949-80; Chief, Geographic Names Division, Defense Mapping Agency (now National Imagery and Mapping Agency), 1969-80.

Mount Liavaag
Mount Liavaag (-77.36667°N, -86.48333°W) is a mountain, 1,820 m, between Mount Holmboe and Holth Peaks near the north end of the Sentinel Range in the Ellsworth Mountains. Discovered by Lincoln Ellsworth on his trans-Antarctic flight of November 23, 1935. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for First Mate Liavaag of the Wyatt Earp in 1935-36, also a member of Ellsworth's two earlier Antarctic expeditions.

Liberty Hills (Antarctica)
Liberty Hills (-80.1°N, -82.96667°W) is a line of rugged hills and peaks with bare rock eastern slopes, about 10 nautical miles (18 km) long, standing 7 nautical miles (13 km) northwest of Marble Hills and forming part of the west wall of Horseshoe Valley, in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. Liberty Hills were mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-66. The name was applied by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in association with the name Heritage Range.

Liberty Rocks
Liberty Rocks (-62.31667°N, -59.45°W) is a group of rocks lying southeast of Mellona Rocks in Nelson Strait, in the South Shetland Islands. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1961 after the British sealing vessel Liberty (Captain Peacock) from Newcastle, which visited the South Shetland Islands in 1821-22.

Libois Bay
Libois Bay (-65.06667°N, -64.05°W) is a cove on the west side of Cholet Island which is entered between Rozo Point, the northwest end of Cholet Island, and Paumelle Point, the northwest end of Booth Island, in the Wilhelm Archipelago. First charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903-05, and named by Charcot for F. Libois, second mechanic and carpenter of the ship Francais.

Lichen Hills
Lichen Hills (-73.3°N, 162°W) is an escarpment-like hills located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Caudal Hills on the west margin of upper Rennick Glacier, in Victoria Land. Lichens were collected there, hence the name given by the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1962-63.

Lichen Island
Lichen Island (-69.33333°N, 75.53333°W) is a small island lying 5 nautical miles (9 km) north of the Bolingen Islands and 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) northwest of Cleft Island in southern Prydz Bay. First visited by an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) party led by Phillip Law on February 5, 1955. So named by Law because of the rich growth of lichens found there. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Lichen Peak
Lichen Peak (-76.93333°N, -145.4°W) is a peak standing between Saunders Mountain and the Swanson Mountains in the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land. Discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition sledge party under Paul Siple, and so named because of the lichens and other botanical specimens obtained there.

Lichte Trough
Lichte Trough (-76.41667°N, -30°W) is an undersea trough named for Professor Heinrich Lichte (1910-1988), a geodesist who specialized in glaciology. Name proposed by Dr. Heinrich Hinze, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany. Name approved 6/97 (ACUF 271).

Lichtner Seamount
Lichtner Seamount (-67.55°N, -0.66667°W) is a seamount located in the Southern Ocean; named for Werner Lichtner, German cartographer. Name approved 4/2000 (ACUF 282).

Lidke Ice Stream
Lidke Ice Stream (-73.5°N, -76.5°W) is an ice stream about 25 nautical miles (46 km) long flowing north into Stange Sound, east of Mount Benkert, on the English Coast of Ellsworth Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1961-66. The ice stream was first visited by a USGS field party in January 1985. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after David J. Lidke, USGS geologist, a member of the party.

Lie Cliff
Lie Cliff (-76.7°N, -117.61667°W) is a prominent rock cliff at the eastern foot of Mount Steere, in the Crary Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photography, 1959-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Hans P. Lie, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) ionospheric physicist at Siple Station in the 1970-71 and 1973-74 summer seasons.

Liebig Peak
Liebig Peak (-66.76667°N, -66°W) is a prominent peak on Protector Heights, Graham Land, that is identifiable from both Darbel Bay and Lallemand Fjord. 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 Justus von Liebig (1803-73), German pioneer of physiological chemistry, whose work on metabolism and food constituents laid the foundations for modern nutrition studies.

Liebknecht Range
Liebknecht Range (-71.8°N, 11.36667°W) is a mountain range, 10 nautical miles (18 km) long, forming the southwest arm 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 the German revolutionary Karl Liebknecht (1871-1919).

Lied Bluff
Lied Bluff (-68.51667°N, 78.26667°W) is a rocky hill 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north of Club Lake in the north-central part of Breidnes Peninsula, Vestfold Hills. The hill is 125 m high and its southern face is almost perpendicular. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37). First visited by an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) sledge party led by B.H. Stinear in 1958. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for Nils Lied, weather observer at Davis Station in 1957.

Mount Lied
Mount Lied (-70.5°N, 65.55°W) is a prominent pyramidal peak about 7 nautical miles (13 km) east-northeast of Mount Mervyn in the Porthos Range of the Prince Charles Mountains. Sighted by the ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) southern party led by W.G. Bewsher in 1956 and named for Nils T. Lied, weather observer at Mawson Station in 1956 and Davis Station in 1957.

Liege Island
Liege Island (-64.03333°N, -61.91667°W) is an island, 9 nautical miles (17 km) long and 3 nautical miles (6 km) wide, lying immediate northeast of Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897-99, under Gerlache, who name it for the province of Liege, Belgium. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Lientur Channel
Lientur Channel (-64.83333°N, -63°W) is a channel between Lemaire and Byrde Islands connecting Paradise Harbor with Gerlache Strait, off the west coast of Graham Land. First roughly charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897-99. Named by the fourth Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1949-50) after the Lientur, one of the ships used during this expedition.

Lieske Glacier
Lieske Glacier (-80.08333°N, 156.83333°W) is a tributary glacier draining the north slopes of Mount Olympus in Britannia Range and flowing north between Johnstone and Dusky Ridges into Hatherton Glacier. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Bruce J. Lieske, meteorologist who wintered at Little America V in 1957.

Ligeti Ridge
Ligeti Ridge (-62°N, -28°W) is an undersea ridge named on GEBCO 5.16. Name approved 6/87 (ACUF 225).

Light Lake
Light Lake (-60.7°N, -45.65°W) is a small lake 0.2 nautical miles (0.4 km) east of Thulla Point in western Signy Island. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Jeremy J. Light, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) limnologist and leader at Signy Island station, 1970-72.

Mount Light
Mount Light (-74.26667°N, -61.98333°W) is a mountain along the south side of Barcus Glacier, 6 nautical miles (11 km) east-southeast of Mount Nash, in the Hutton Mountains, Palmer Land. Mapped by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE)-FIDS joint sledge party of 1947-48. Named by Finn Ronne for Richard Upjohn Light, then President of the American Geographical Society. The RARE had applied the name "Cape Light" to part of the extremity of Smith Peninsula, but that name is now dropped as Cape Fiske provides adequate reference to that feature.

Lighthouse Bay
Lighthouse Bay (-54.05°N, -37.13333°W) is a small bay between Cape Crewe and Point Abrahamsen, forming the north arm of Cook Bay along the north coast of South Georgia. Charted by DI personnel in 1929. Probably so named at that time because a lighthouse (now disused) was located on nearby Sheep Point.

Lilienthal Glacier
Lilienthal Glacier (-64.35°N, -60.8°W) is a glacier flowing west into Cayley Glacier between Pilcher and Baldwin Peaks, on the west coast of Graham Land. Photographed by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) in 1956-57, and mapped from these photos by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS). Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for Otto Lilienthal (1848-1896), German pioneer of flight in gliders.

Lilienthal Island
Lilienthal Island (-66.2°N, 110.38333°W) is an one of the Donovan Islands, lying just north of Glasgal Island in Vincennes Bay. The island was mapped from air photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Named by C.R. Eklund for Billie R. Lilienthal, U.S. Navy, aerographer at Wilkes Station, 1957. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Liljequist Heights
Liljequist Heights (-72.1°N, -2.8°W) is the heights about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Grunehogna Peaks, in the Ahlmann Ridge of 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). Named for Gosta H. Liljequist, Swedish meteorologist with the NBSAE.

Lille Kari Rock
Lille Kari Rock (-54.4°N, 3.46667°W) is an insular rock 2 m high which lies 1.2 nautical miles (2.2 km) northwest of Cape Lollo, Bouvetoya. Charted from the ship Norvegia in December 1927 by a Norwegian expedition under Captain Harald Horntvedt. Named by Horntvedt in association with Store Kari Rock which lies 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) westward.

Lillie Glacier
Lillie Glacier (-70.75°N, 163.91667°W) is a large glacier, about 100 nautical miles (180 km) long and 10 nautical miles (18 km) wide, between Bowers Mountains on the west and Concord and Anare Mountains on the east, flowing to Ob' Bay on the coast and forming the Lillie Glacier Tongue. The glacier tongue was discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13, and named for Dennis G. Lillie, biologist on the Terra Nova. The name Lillie has since been extended to the entire glacier as it is now known. The lower half of the glacier was plotted by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) (Thala Dan), 1962, which explored the area and utilized air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. The whole feature was mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62.

Lillie Glacier Tongue
Lillie Glacier Tongue (-70.56667°N, 163.8°W) is the prominent seaward extension of the Lillie Glacier into Ob' Bay. Discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13, when the Terra Nova explored westward of Cape North in February 1911. Named by British Antarctic Expedition for Dennis G. Lillie, biologist on the Terra Nova.

Lillie Range
Lillie Range (-84.83333°N, -170.41667°W) is a range of mountains extending northward from the Prince Olav Mountains (in the vicinity of Mount Fisher) to the Ross Ice Shelf. Mounts Hall, Daniel, Krebs and Mason are in the range. Named by the Southern Party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1963-64) for A.R. Lillie, professor of geology at the University of Auckland.

Lilliput Nunataks
Lilliput Nunataks (-66.13333°N, -62.66667°W) is a three nunataks, from 600 to 700 m high and trending SE-NW, located 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of Gulliver Nunatak on the east side of Graham Land. The nunataks are snow free on their southeast sides. They were charted by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and photographed from the air by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) in 1947. The name, from Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, means land of small people and was applied by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in association with Gulliver Nunatak.

Mount Limburg Stirum
Mount Limburg Stirum (-72.56667°N, 31.31667°W) is a mountain, 2,350 m, standing on the east side of Norsk Polarinstitutt Glacier and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of Mount Boe in the Belgica Mountains. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1957-58, under G. de Gerlache, who named it for Count Charles de Limburg Stirum, a patron of the expedition.

Limestone Valley
Limestone Valley (-60.7°N, -45.61667°W) is a valley extending northwest from Cemetery Bay, Signy Island. The valley leads directly to Jane Col and serves as a route to the west coast of the island. So named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) because of an exposure of limestone in the cliff above the valley.

Limit Rock
Limit Rock (-61.9°N, -57.65°W) is a rock awash, lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of North Foreland, the northeast cape of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Charted in 1937 by DI personnel on the Discovery II, and so named because it marks the east limit of foul ground surrounding North Foreland.

Limitrophe Island
Limitrophe Island (-64.8°N, -64.01667°W) is an oval-shaped island 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) long, lying directly east of Christine Island and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Anvers Island. A suggestive name given by Palmer Station personnel in 1972, because the island lies at the limit of normal field operations from the station. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Limpet Island
Limpet Island (-67.63333°N, -68.3°W) is the southernmost of the Leonie Islands, lying in the entrance to Ryder Bay, close off the southeast coast of Adelaide Island. The Leonie Islands were discovered and first roughly surveyed in 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot. Limpet Island was surveyed in 1948 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and so named by them because of the large number of limpet shells found there. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Linchpin Ice Rise
Linchpin Ice Rise (-69.06667°N, -67.45°W) is a small ice rise northeast of Miller Ice Rise, situated near the ice front of Wordie Ice Shelf on Fallieres Coast. The feature was mapped from U.S. Landsat imagery, 1974-79. So named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) because the ice rise plays a key role in maintaining the position of the ice front, as observed in 1979.

Linck Nunataks
Linck Nunataks (-82.68333°N, -104.2°W) is a group of four small, ice-covered nunataks at the southeast end of the Whitmore Mountains. Three of the nunataks are together and aligned while the fourth lies 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) distant. Visited and surveyed on January 2, 1959 by the Horlick Mountains Traverse Party. William H. Chapman, party surveyor, proposed the naming for M. Kerwin Linck, Chief of the Branch of Special Maps, U.S. Geological Survey.

Lincoln Nunatak
Lincoln Nunatak (-67.45°N, -68.71667°W) is a snow-capped nunatak with a rocky west face, at the end of a ridge running westward from Mount Mangin on Adelaide Island. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Flight Lieutenant Warren D. Lincoln, RAF, pilot with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Aviation Unit based at Adelaide station in 1962-63.

Lind Glacier
Lind Glacier (-65.38333°N, -64.01667°W) is a glacier flowing west from Alencar Peak into the south part of Collins Bay, on the west coast of Graham Land. First charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1908-10. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959 for James Lind (1716-1794), Scottish "founder of modern naval hygiene," who was the first to publish a convincing account of experimental work establishing the dietary cause and cure of scurvy, in 1755.

Lind Ridge
Lind Ridge (-75.8°N, -132.55°W) is a ridge forming the south wall of Coleman Glacier in the Ames 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 Larry W. Lind, glaciologist at Byrd Station, 1968-69.

Lindblad Cove
Lindblad Cove (-63.85°N, -59.45°W) is a cove, 5 km wide, between Almond Point and Auster Point in Charcot Bay, Trinity Peninsula. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1995 in commemoration of Lars-Eric Lindblad (1927-94), pioneer in Antarctic tourism. A noted conservationist, Mr. Lindblad operated the first cruise to Antarctica in 1966 and was a leader in the concept of expedition tourism as a means of environmental awareness.

Lindenberg Island
Lindenberg Island (-64.91667°N, -59.66667°W) is a circular island 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) in diameter, lying 11 nautical miles (20 km) north of Robertson Island and some 35 nautical miles (60 km) east-northeast of Cape Fairweather, off the east coast of Antarctic Peninsula. Discovered by a Norwegian whaling expedition under C.A. Larsen in December 1893. Named by Larsen for a member of the firm of Woltereck and Robertson of Hamburg which sent him to the Antarctic. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Linder Glacier
Linder Glacier (-71.68333°N, 163.05°W) is a steep tributary glacier that drains the south slopes of Mount Bernstein and moves south to enter Hunter Glacier, in the Lanterman Range, Bowers 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 Lieutenant (j.g.) Michael A. Linder, U.S. Navy Reserve, communications and administrative officer with the McMurdo Station winter party, 1967.

Linder Peak
Linder Peak (-79.86667°N, -83.2°W) is a somewhat lower but very imposing peak standing immediately south of Mount Dolence in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Harold W. Linder, geophysicist with the United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) Ross Ice Shelf party, 1961-62.

Mount Lindley
Mount Lindley (-81.76667°N, 159.08333°W) is a mountain, 1,760 m, standing on the west side of Starshot Glacier, 4 nautical miles (7 km) north of Mount Hoskins. Discovered by the Discovery expedition (1901-04) and named for Lord Nathaniel Lindley, a member of the committee that made the final draft of instructions for the expedition.

Lindqvist Nunatak
Lindqvist Nunatak (-80.65°N, -20.63333°W) is a nunatak 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of Chevreul Cliffs, rising to 1,470 m in the east part of Shotton Snowfield, Shackleton Range. Photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy in 1967 and surveyed by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1968-71. In association with the names of pioneers of polar life and travel grouped in this area, named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Frans W. Lindqvist (1862-1931), Swedish inventor of the Primus pressure stove in 1892.

Lindsay Peak
Lindsay Peak (-84.61667°N, 163.53333°W) is a basalt peak, 3,210 m, standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) west-northwest of Blizzard Peak in the Marshall Mountains. Named by the Ohio State University party to Queen Alexandra Range (1966-67) for John Lindsay, geologist with the party.

Lindsay Reef
Lindsay Reef (-54.43333°N, 3.48333°W) is a reef lying close north of Cape Meteor on the east side of Bouvetoya. First charted in 1898 by a German expedition under Karl Chun. Recharted in December 1927 by a Norwegian expedition under Captain Harald Horntvedt. Named by the Norwegians after Captain James Lindsay, British whaler in command of the Swan who, in the company of Captain Thomas Hopper with the Otter, sighted Bouvetoya in 1808.

Lindsey Islands
Lindsey Islands (-73.61667°N, -103.3°W) is a group of islands lying just off the northwest tip of Canisteo Peninsula in Amundsen Sea. Delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in December 1946. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Alton A. Lindsey, biologist with the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1933-35. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands