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Mount Meredith
Mount Meredith (-71.2°N, 67.75°W) is a fairly massive, almost flat-topped mountain standing 10 nautical miles (18 km) north of Fisher Massif in the Prince Charles Mountains. Photographed from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) aircraft in 1956 and 1957. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for Sgt. N. Meredith, RAAF, engine fitter at Mawson Station in 1957.

Merger Island
Merger Island (-70.1°N, -71.21667°W) is an ice-covered island 3 nautical miles (6 km) long at the entrance to Haydn lnlet, off the west coast of Alexander Island. 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. The name given by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) is descriptive, the island being almost submerged in the surrounding ice shelf. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Mericle Rock
Mericle Rock (-73.65°N, 163.25°W) is a nunatak in the middle of Campbell Glacier, approximately 9 nautical miles (17 km) from its head, 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 David L. Mericle, U.S. Navy, electronics technician at McMurdo Station, 1967.

Meridian Glacier
Meridian Glacier (-68.75°N, -66.61667°W) is a broad glacier, 9 nautical miles (17 km) long, which flows south along the west side of Godfrey Upland and joins the Clarke Glacier between Behaim Peak and Elton Hill, in southern Graham Land. F. Ronne and C.R. Eklund of United States Antarctic Service (USAS) travelled along this glacier in January 1941. It was photographed from the air by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) in November 1947, and it was surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in December 1958. So named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) because the glacier flows from north to south along the meridian.

Merrell Valley
Merrell Valley (-76.83333°N, 160.83333°W) is a long, narrow ice-free valley in the Convoy Range, running north from its head immediately east of Mount Gunn into the Greenville Valley. Mapped in 1957 by the New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1956-58. Named by them after the USNS Private Joseph F. Merrell, a freighter in the main American convoy into McMurdo Sound in the 1956-57 season.

Merrem Peak
Merrem Peak (-76.05°N, -136.05°W) is a prominent peak of 3,000 m that is the secondary summit and is located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Berlin Crater on the Mount Berlin massif, in Marie Byrd Land. The peak was discovered and charted by the Pacific Coast Survey Party, led by Leonard Berlin, of the U.S. Antarctic Service in December 1940. Subsequently 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 Frank H. Merrem, Jr., ionospheric physicist and Scientific Leader at South Pole Station, 1970.

Merrick Glacier
Merrick Glacier (-80.21667°N, 158.86667°W) is a steep tributary glacier just east of Sennet Glacier in Britannia Range, descending southwestward to enter Byrd Glacier at the west end of Horney Bluff. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN), in association with nearby Byrd Glacier, for the USS Merrick, cargo ship (Central Group of Task Force 68) of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47, led by Admiral Byrd.

Merrick Mountains
Merrick Mountains (-75.1°N, -72.06667°W) is a cluster of mountains, 8 nautical miles (15 km) long, standing 7 nautical miles (13 km) northeast of the Behrendt Mountains in eastern Ellsworth Land. Discovered and photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, under Finn Ronne. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Conrad G. Merrick, United States Geological Survey (USGS) topographic engineer with the Antarctic Peninsula Traverse Party, 1961-62, who participated in the survey of these mountains.

Merrick Point
Merrick Point (-74.46667°N, -110.15°W) is an ice-covered point on the east side of Hamilton Ice Piedmont, Bear Peninsula, on the Walgreen Coast, Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1959-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1977 after Dale Merrick, Stanford University, upper atmosphere researcher and Station Scientific Leader at Siple Station, winter party 1975.

Mount Merrick
Mount Merrick (-67.7°N, 49.3°W) is a mountain, 1,120 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) west of Mount Humble in the Raggatt Mountains. Plotted from air photos taken by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) in 1956 and 1957. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for W.R. Merrick, geophysicist at Mawson Station in 1960.

Merritt Island
Merritt Island (-66.46667°N, 107.2°W) is a small rocky island lying close to the coast of Antarctica, 13 nautical miles (24 km) west-northwest of Cape Nutt. Mapped (1955) by G.D. Blodgett from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1947). Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Everett L. Merritt, photogrammetrist, Navy Hydrographic Office, who served as surveyor with U.S. Navy Operation Windmill parties which established astronomical control stations along Wilhelm II, Knox, and Budd Coasts (1948). == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Mersey Spit
Mersey Spit (-62.08333°N, -57.91667°W) is a spit on the south coast of King George Island, close north of Penguin Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Charted and named during 1937 by DI personnel on the Discovery II.

Merton Passage
Merton Passage (-54.23333°N, -36.4°W) is a narrow passage between Right Whale Rocks and a small rock 0.1 nautical miles (0.2 km) north of Barff Point, at the east side of the entrance to Cumberland Bay, South Georgia. The name Merton, the former name for Right Whale Rocks, was applied to this passage by DI personnel as a result of surveys during the period 1926-30.

Mertz Glacier
Mertz Glacier (-67.5°N, 144.75°W) is a heavily crevassed glacier, about 45 nautical miles (80 km) long and averaging 20 nautical miles (37 km) wide. It reaches the sea between Cape De la Motte and Cape Hurley where it continues as a large glacier tongue. Discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-14) under Douglas Mawson, who named it for Xavier Mertz, a member of the expedition who lost his life, January 7, 1913, on the far-east sledge journey.

Mertz Glacier Tongue
Mertz Glacier Tongue (-67.16667°N, 145.5°W) is a glacier tongue, about 45 nautical miles (80 km) long and 25 nautical miles (46 km) wide, forming the seaward extension of Mertz Glacier. Discovered and named by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-14) under Douglas Mawson.

Mertz-Ninnis Valley
Mertz-Ninnis Valley (-67.41667°N, 146°W) is an undersea valley named in association with the Mertz Glacier/Mertz Tongue and the Ninnis Glacier/Ninnis Tongue. Name approved 12/71 (ACUF 132).

Mount Mervyn
Mount Mervyn (-70.51667°N, 65.21667°W) is a very sharp peak standing south of the main body of the Porthos Range in the Prince Charles Mountains, about 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of Mount Kirkby. Sighted in December 1956 by an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) southern party led by W.G. Bewsher, and named for Mervyn Christensen, weather observer at Mawson Station in 1956.

Merz Peninsula
Merz Peninsula (-72.25°N, -61.08333°W) is an irregular, ice-covered peninsula, about 15 nautical miles (28 km) long in an east-west direction and averaging 25 nautical miles (46 km) wide, between Hilton and Violante Inlets on the east coast of Palmer Land. Discovered and photographed from the air in December 1940 by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS). 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 the FIDS for Alfred Merz, 1880-1925, noted German oceanographer and original leader of the German expedition in the Meteor, 1925-26.

Mesa Range
Mesa Range (-73.18333°N, 162.91667°W) is a range of remarkable flat-topped mesas comprising the Sheehan, Pain, Tobin and Gair Mesas, situated at the head of the Rennick Glacier in Victoria Land. Given this descriptive name by the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1962-63.

Meserve Glacier
Meserve Glacier (-77.51667°N, 162.28333°W) is a hanging glacier on the south wall of Wright Valley, Victoria Land, between the Bartley and Hart Glaciers. Named by U.S. geologist Robert Nichols for William Meserve, geological assistant to Nichols at nearby Marble Point in the 1959-60 field season.

Messent Peak
Messent Peak (-69.4°N, -66.21667°W) is an one of the Bristly Peaks, rising to about 1,100 m just west of Brodie Peak and 5 nautical miles (9 km) southwest of Mount Castro in central Antarctic Peninsula. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1977 for David R. Messent, geodesist, U.S. Army Topographic Command (later Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center), Palmer Station, winter party 1969.

Metaris Valley
Metaris Valley (-80.08333°N, 156.28333°W) is a small, rounded cirque valley with steep sides and residual neve, lying west 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. Metaris is the historical name of a bay in Roman Britain, known today as The Wash.

Metavolcanic Mountain
Metavolcanic Mountain (-86.21667°N, -126.25°W) is a large flat-topped mountain (2,480 m) located 5 nautical miles (9 km) north of Hatcher Bluffs on the east side of Reedy Glacier. Composed of dark metavolcanic rock, this mountain contrasts with lighter-colored granites elsewhere along the glacier. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1960-64. The name was suggested by geologist J.H. Mercer, Institute of Polar Studies, Ohio State University, following field work in the vicinity.

Mount Metcalfe
Mount Metcalfe (-67.98333°N, -66.95°W) is a mountain at the south side of the head of McMorrin Glacier, 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) south of Mount Wilcox, in Graham Land. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Robert J. Metcalfe, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) surveyor at Stonington Island, 1960-62, who surveyed the area in 1962.

Metchnikoff Point
Metchnikoff Point (-64.05°N, -62.56667°W) is a point forming the west extremity of Pasteur Peninsula in northern Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. First charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903-05, and named by Charcot for Elie Metchnikoff, Russian-born zoologist and bacteriologist, who succeeded Pasteur as director of the Pasteur Institute in Paris.

Cape Meteor
Cape Meteor (-54.43333°N, 3.48333°W) is a cape marked by steep cliffs which forms the east extremity of Bouvetoya. The cape was roughly charted in 1898 by the German expedition under Karl Chun. Named after the Captain F. Spiess visited Bouvetoya in 1926. The name appears on a British chart based upon a 1930 survey by personnel on the Discovery II, but this may reflect an earlier naming.

Meteorite Hills
Meteorite Hills (-79.66667°N, 155.6°W) is a group of hills, 11 nautical miles (20 km) long, forming the west portion of the Darwin Mountains. The hills are located between the heads of Darwin Glacier and Hatherton Glacier. The name was proposed by John O. Annexstad of the Meteorite Working Group, Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, in association with field work carried out in this vicinity by Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET), led by William A. Cassidy, University of Pittsburgh, PA, during the 1978-79 season.

Methuen Cove
Methuen Cove (-60.76667°N, -44.55°W) is a cove between Cape Anderson and Cape Whitson on the south coast of Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Charted in 1903 by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition under Bruce, who named it for H. Methuen, accountant of the expedition.

Mount Metschel
Mount Metschel (-78.28333°N, 159°W) is a prominent ice-free mountain, 1,845 m, standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) southeast of Angino Buttress and the Skelton Icefalls. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and Navy air photos. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander John J. Metschel, U.S. Navy, commander of the icebreaker USS Staten Island AGB-5 1963. Metschel was killed in the Arctic, October 15, 1963, while engaged in ice reconnaissance in a helicopter from his ship.

Metzgar Nunatak
Metzgar Nunatak (-74.46667°N, -72.41667°W) is a nunatak rising to about 1,700 m, 3 nautical miles (6 km) south of Tollefson Nunatak in the Yee Nunataks, Ellsworth Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1961-68, and from Landsat imagery taken 1973-74. Named in 1987 by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after John M. Metzgar, Jr., USGS cartographer, a member of the USGS satellite surveying team at the South Pole Station, winter party 1978.

Mount Meunier
Mount Meunier (-74.96667°N, -113.31667°W) is a mountain rising to 665 m near the northeast end of Kohler Range, 3 nautical miles (6 km) east of Mount Strange. The north slopes of the feature are partly ice free and overlook Dotson Ice Shelf on the Walgreen Coast, Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1959-67. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1977 after Tony Kenneth Meunier, cartographer and physical scientist with USGS from 1972; member of USGS satellite surveying team at South Pole Station, winter party, 1974; member of Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET) team in the Allan Hills area, 1982-83, initiating a plan for positioning, by satellite surveying methods, the location of meteorites discovered in field operations; from 1991, in Polar Programs Section, Office of International Activities, USGS.

Meusnier Point
Meusnier Point (-64.55°N, -61.63333°W) is a point within Charlotte Bay, lying 4 nautical miles (7 km) southeast of Portal Point 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 Jean B.M. Meusnier (1754-1793), French military engineer and prophetic designer of the first dirigible airship, in 1785.

Meyer Desert
Meyer Desert (-85.13333°N, 166.75°W) is a triangular ice-free area of about 50 square miles at the north end of the Dominion Range, near the confluence of the Beardmore and Mill Glaciers. Named by New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1961-62) for George Meyer of United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP), who was scientific leader at McMurdo Station, 1961, and led a field party into this area, summer 1961-62.

Meyer Hills
Meyer Hills (-79.78333°N, -81.1°W) is a small group of hills located between the Enterprise Hills and the head of Constellation Inlet, in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. Named by the University of Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party, 1962-63, for Harvey J. Meyer, geologist with that party.

Meyer Rock
Meyer Rock (-53.01667°N, 72.56667°W) is a pinnacle rock 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northwest of McDonald Island in the McDonald Islands. This feature was charted as Meyers Rock on an 1874 chart by the British Challenger expedition, but the form Meyer Rock is now approved. Captain Johann Meyer of the German ship La Rochelle sighted the island group in 1857, not realizing the prior discovery by Captain McDonald in 1854.

Meyers Nunatak
Meyers Nunatak (-74.9°N, -98.76667°W) is a nunatak located 10 nautical miles (18 km) east-southeast of Mount Manthe, at the southeast end of the Hudson Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Herbert Meyers, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) geomagnetist at Byrd Station, 1960-61.

Mezzo Buttress
Mezzo Buttress (-66.05°N, -64.51667°W) is a rocky buttress at the head of Barilari Bay just east of Lawrie Glacier, on the west coast of Graham Land. Charted by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37. So named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959 because the face of this buttress is conspicuously divided diagonally, half being composed of black rock and the other half of red rock.

Mhire Spur
Mhire Spur (-79.55°N, -83.83333°W) is a spur descending west from the heights associated with Mount Sporli to form the south limit of Larson Valley, in the 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 chief equipment operator Clifford J. Mhire, U.S. Navy, responsible for supervising the movement of jet fuel from McMurdo Station to nearby Williams Field during Deep Freeze 1966.

Mica Islands
Mica Islands (-69.33333°N, -68.6°W) is a group of about four mainly ice-covered islands lying 7 nautical miles (13 km) west of Mount Guernsey and 6 nautical miles (11 km) northeast of Cape Jeremy, off the west coast of Antarctic Peninsula. First seen from the air and photographed by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) in 1936, and later roughly mapped from the photographs. The islands were visited and surveyed from the ground in 1948 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), and so named by them because there is mica in the schists which form them. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Mount Michael
Mount Michael (-57.8°N, -26.46667°W) is an active volcanic mountain, 805 m, surmounting Saunders Island in the South Sandwich Islands. The island was discovered by a British expedition under Cook in 1775, but the mountain was presumably first charted in 1820 by a Russian expedition under Bellingshausen. Recharted in 1930 by DI personnel on the Commander W.M. Carey, Royal Navy, captain of the Discovery II at the time of the survey.

Michelsen Island
Michelsen Island (-60.73333°N, -45.03333°W) is a small island in the South Orkney Islands, joined to the south end of Powell Island by a narrow isthmus of occasionally submerged boulders. First observed and rudely mapped in 1821 by Captain George Powell and Captain Nathaniel Palmer. Named on a map by Captain Petter Sorlle, Norwegian whaler who made a running survey of the South Orkney Islands in 1912-13. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Michigan Plateau
Michigan Plateau (-86.13333°N, -133.5°W) is an undulating ice-covered plateau, 30 nautical miles (60 km) long, which rises to 3, 000 m at the western side of Reedy Glacier. The northern and eastern sides of the plateau are marked by the steep Watson Escarpment; the western and southern sides grade gradually to the elevation of the interior ice. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photography, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, MI, which has sent numerous research personnel to work in Antarctica.

Mickle Island
Mickle Island (-77.56667°N, 166.21667°W) is a very small island 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) southeast of Flagstaff Point, close off the west side of Ross Island. Charted and so named by the British Antarctic Expedition led by Shackleton, 1907-09. The name appears to be capricious or whimsical, mickle meaning "great." == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Mickler Spur
Mickler Spur (-85.81667°N, -130.75°W) is a narrow spur, 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, forming the south wall of Hueneme Glacier in western Wisconsin Range and terminating at Reedy Glacier. 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 Raymond R. Mickler, equipment operator, a member of the winter parties at Byrd Station in 1961 and McMurdo Station in 1964.

Micou Point
Micou Point (-77.45°N, 166.43333°W) is a point 7 nautical miles (13 km) northeast of Cape Royds on the west side of Ross Island. The point constitutes the north end of Maumee Bight in Wohlschlag Bay. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1993 for air crewman U.S. Navy Benjamin Micou, who lost his life in a helicopter accident near this point on October 13, 1992.

Mid-C Camp
Mid-C Camp (-75.53333°N, -145.81667°W) is a

Midas Island
Midas Island (-64.16667°N, -61.11667°W) is an island lying northwest of Apendice Island in Hughes Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land. First seen by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache in 1898 and described as an island with two summits "like the ears of an ass." The name, given by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960, derives from this description; Midas, King of Phrygia, was represented in Greek satyric drama with the ears of an ass. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Midbresrabben Hill
Midbresrabben Hill (-72.73333°N, -2.1°W) is an isolated rock hill protruding above the ice between the Penck Trough and Jutulstraumen Glacier, east of the Borg Massif 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 Midbresrabben (the mid-glacier ridge).

Middle Ground Rock
Middle Ground Rock (-54.13333°N, -36.6°W) is a submerged kelp-covered rock lying 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) east of Framnaes Point, in the middle of the entrance of Stromness Bay, South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1952 British Admiralty chart.

Middle Head
Middle Head (-54.26667°N, -36.65°W) is a small headland lying at the west side of the entrance to Mercer Bay at the head of Cumberland West Bay, South Georgia. The same appears to be first used on a 1929 British Admiralty chart and describes its position at the head of the bay.

Middle Island
Middle Island (-61.96667°N, -57.63333°W) is an island 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) south of Foreland Island and midway along the east coast of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Charted in 1937 by DI personnel on the Discovery II, and so named because of its position. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Midge Lake
Midge Lake (-62.63333°N, -61.1°W) is a small arcuate lake at the northwest side of Chester Cone on Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island. So named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1977. During the short summer the imagos of the chironomid midge surrounding the lake.

Midgley Island
Midgley Island (-66.33333°N, 110.4°W) is a rocky island, 0.8 nautical miles (1.5 km) long, lying immediately south of Hollin Island in the Windmill Islands. First mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump and Operation Windmill in 1947 and 1948. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant E.W. Midgley, Army Medical Corps observer who assisted U.S. Navy Operation Windmill parties in establishing astronomical control stations between Wilhelm II Coast and Budd Coast during the 1947-48 season. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Midgley Reefs
Midgley Reefs (-66.33333°N, 110.36667°W) is a several tidal and submerged rocks among the islands lying off the west side of Midgley Island, in the Windmill Islands. Discovered from small craft from Wilkes Station in 1961. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) after Midgley Island.

Midkiff Rock
Midkiff Rock (-77.46667°N, -145.1°W) is a rock outcrop on the broad ice-covered ridge between Hammond and Swope Glaciers, 6 nautical miles (11 km) east-southeast of Mount West, in the Ford Ranges of 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 Frank T. Midkiff, Jr., aviation machinist's mate, U.S. Navy, helicopter flight crewman during Operation Deep Freeze 1968.

Midnight Plateau
Midnight Plateau (-79.88333°N, 156.25°W) is a prominent ice-covered plateau, over 2,200 m, forming the central feature of the Darwin Mountains. It is the only area of snow accumulation in the Darwin Mountains. Discovered by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) (1962-63) and so named because the feature was visited by expedition members at midnight on December 27, 1962.

Mount Midnight
Mount Midnight (-71.93333°N, 167.46667°W) is a peak nearly 2,000 m high, standing on the north side of Tucker Glacier, 3. 5 nautical miles (9 km) west of Shadow Bluff, in the Admiralty Mountains. Climbed by a geological team of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1957-58, in January 1958. Named by them in association with Mount Shadow, just eastward, and Shadow Bluff.

Lake Midori
Lake Midori (-69.01667°N, 39.6°W) is a small lake just northeast of Lake Kamome and 0.3 nautical miles (0.6 km) southeast of Hachinosu Peak on East Ongul Island. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), 1957, and named Midori-ike (green pond).

Midship Glacier
Midship Glacier (-76.86667°N, 161.5°W) is a broad flat glacier filling the bulk of Alatna Valley and having its origin on the slopes of Mount Morrison to the south, in Convoy Range, Victoria Land. From 1957 this ice body was considered part of Benson Glacier. However, it was determined by a 1989-90 New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) field party (Trevor Chinn) that although it abuts against the main Benson Glacier at Jetsam Moraine, this glacier makes no contribution of ice to the Benson as its dominant ice flow is northward across its length. With the identification of Midship Glacier as a distinct feature, the application of Benson Glacier has been restricted to the ice flowing eastward from Flight Deck Neve to the terminus in Granite Harbor. Approved by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1993 as recommended by the New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB).

Midway Glacier
Midway Glacier (-72.16667°N, 166.83333°W) is a tributary glacier that flows south along the west side of Evans Ridge into Pearl Harbor Glacier, in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land. At the head, it shares a common snow saddle with Jutland Glacier which flows north. Named by the southern party of NZFMCAE, 1962-63, to continue the series of glaciers named after famous naval battles.

Miers Bluff
Miers Bluff (-62.71667°N, -60.45°W) is a bluff marking the south end of Hurd Peninsula which separates False and South Bays on the south coast of Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The name Elephant Point, given by Robert Fildes in 1820-22 to another feature, has been for a number of years applied in error to this bluff. It is now approved as originally intended and a new name has been substituted for the feature here described. Miers Bluff is named for John Miers (1789-1879), English engineer and botanist, who was responsible for the first published chart of the South Shetland Islands, based on the work of William Smith.

Miers Glacier
Miers Glacier (-78.08333°N, 163.66667°W) is a small glacier north of Terminus Mountain in Victoria Land, occupying the upper (western) portion of Miers Valley. Mapped and named by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13.

Miers Stream
Miers Stream (-78.11667°N, 164.15°W) is a named in association with Miers Valley.

Miers Valley
Miers Valley (-78.1°N, 164°W) is a valley just south of Marshall Valley and west of Koettlitz Glacier, on the coast of Victoria Land. The valley is ice free except for Miers Glacier in its upper (western) part and Lake Miers near its center. Mapped and named by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13.

Lake Miers
Lake Miers (-78.1°N, 163.85°W) is a small lake in Miers Valley, lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of the snouts of Miers and Adams Glaciers, and filled by meltwater from these glaciers. A stream from the lake flows down the valley in the warmest weather to reach the coast of Victoria Land. Named after Miers Glacier in 1957 by the New Zealand Blue Glacier Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1956-58.

Miethe Glacier
Miethe Glacier (-64.93333°N, -63.1°W) is a glacier 3 miles long, flowing northwest into Gerlache Strait to the south of Mount Banck, on the west coast of Graham Land. The glacier appears on an Argentine government chart of 1952. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for Adolf Miethe (1862-1927), German chemist who introduced the first panchromatic emulsion for photographic plates in 1903.

Migmatitovaya Rock
Migmatitovaya Rock (-71.78333°N, 10.63333°W) is a rock at the east end of a spur, lying 3 nautical miles (6 km) northeast of Terletskiy Peak in the Shcherbakov Range, Orvin Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Roughly plotted from air photos by the 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 Skala Migmatitovaya (migmatite rock.

Mount Mignone
Mount Mignone (-77.86667°N, 162.51667°W) is a peak in Cathedral Rocks, Royal Society Range, rising to 2,025 m between Darkowski Glacier and Bol Glacier in Victoria Land. Named in 1992 by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in association with Chaplains Tableland after Lieutenant John C. Mignone, U.S. Navy, chaplain with the 1966 winter party at McMurdo Station.

Miharashi Peak
Miharashi Peak (-69°N, 39.61667°W) is a hill 40 m high, the highest point in the northeast extremity of East Ongul Island. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), 1957, and named Miharashi-iwa (extensive view peak).

Mikado Glacier
Mikado Glacier (-69.88333°N, -70.66667°W) is a glacier on the north side of Mahler Spur, flowing west-northwest into Sullivan Glacier near the junction with the Gilbert Glacier in north Alexander Island. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC), 1977, in association with Gilbert Glacier and Sullivan Glacier, after the operetta The Mikado.

Mikhaylov Island
Mikhaylov Island (-66.8°N, 85.5°W) is an ice-covered island in the West Ice Shelf, rising to 240 m, 6 nautical miles (11 km) southeast of Leskov Island. Discovered by the Soviet expedition of 1956, who named it for Pavel N. Mikhaylov, artist on the Bellingshausen expedition 1819-21. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Mikhaylov Point
Mikhaylov Point (-56.73333°N, -27.2°W) is a small promontory marking the south extremity of Visokoi Island in the South Sandwich Islands. It was named Low Point by DI personnel following their survey of 1930, but the name has been changed to avoid duplication with Low Point on nearby Vindication Island. Mikhaylov Point was recommended by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1953 and is named for Pavel N. Mikhaylov, artist aboard the 1819-21. Mikhaylov made an excellent series of sketches of the South Sandwich Islands.

Cape Mikhaylov
Cape Mikhaylov (-66.9°N, 118.53333°W) is an ice-covered point about 42 nautical miles (80 km) east of Totten Glacier, Wilkes Land. Photographed by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in 1947. Plotted on base compilation maps by Gardner Blodgett of the Office of Geography, U.S. Department of the lnterior, in 1955. Photographed by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1956. Named after Pavel N. Mikhaylov, artist with the Bellingshausen expedition, 1819-21.

Mikkelsen Bay
Mikkelsen Bay (-68.71667°N, -67.16667°W) is a bay, 15 nautical miles (28 km) wide at its mouth and indenting 10 nautical miles (18 km), entered between Bertrand Ice Piedmont and Cape Berteaux along the west coast of Graham Land. First seen from a distance in 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, but not recognized as a large bay. First surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, and resurveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1948-49. The name was proposed by members of BGLE for Ejnar Mikkelsen, Danish Arctic explorer and Inspector for East Greenland, 1934-50.

Mikkelsen Harbor
Mikkelsen Harbor (-63.9°N, -60.78333°W) is a small bay indenting the south side of Trinity Island between Skottsberg and Borge Points, in the Palmer Archipelago. Discovered by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04. The origin of the name has not been ascertained, but it was apparently in common usage by 1913, at the time of the geologic reconnaissance by Scottish geologist David Ferguson in the whale-catcher Hanka.

Mikkelsen Islands
Mikkelsen Islands (-67.63333°N, -68.18333°W) is a small group of islands and rocks lying off the southeast coast of Adelaide Island, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of the Leonie Islands. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1908-10, and named by him for Otto Mikkelsen, Norwegian diver who inspected the damaged hull of the Pourquoi-Pas? at Deception Island. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Mikkelsen Peak
Mikkelsen Peak (-67.78333°N, 66.71667°W) is the highest peak, 420 m, of the Scullin Monolith in Mac. Robertson Land. In January and February 1931 several Norwegian whale catchers, exploring along this coast, made sketches of the shore from their vessels and named this mountain for Captain Klarius Mikkelsen, master of the Torlyn.

Mikus Hill
Mikus Hill (-70.45°N, -63.83333°W) is a hill with a number of bare rock exposures, surmounting the southwest wall of Richardson Glacier in Palmer Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1974. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Edward J. Mikus, PH3, U.S. Navy, photographer of the cartographic aerial mapping crew in LC-130 aircraft of Squadron VXE-6, 1968-69.

Milan Ridge
Milan Ridge (-83.25°N, 156.13333°W) is a mainly ice-free ridge, 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, bordering the west side of Ascent Glacier in the Miller Range. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Frederick M. Milan, physiologist at Little America V, 1957.

Milan Rock
Milan Rock (-76.01667°N, -140.68333°W) is a rock along the eastern margin of Land Glacier, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of Mount Hartkopf, in Marie Byrd Land. It is the southernmost outcrop near the head of the glacier. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photography, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Frederick T. Milan, aviation structural mechanic, U.S. Navy, a member of Squadron VX-6 air crew on LC-130 aircraft for several seasons; crew member on first midwinter flight to Antarctica, June 25, 1964.

Milburn Bay
Milburn Bay (-63.73333°N, -60.73333°W) is a bay indenting the northwest side of Trinity Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Shown on an Argentine government chart of 1952. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for M.R. Milburn, air traffic control officer of the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE), which photographed this area in 1955-57.

Miles Bay
Miles Bay (-54.06667°N, -37.65°W) is a small bay in the south side of Ice Fjord, South Georgia. The name South Bay was given to this feature by the Scottish geologist David Ferguson during his visit to South Georgia in 1911-12. Since the same name is well established for an arm of Prince Olav Harbor 18 nautical miles (33 km) away, the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) recommended in 1957 that a new name be substituted for the feature now described. Miles Bay is after the catcher Don Miles, built in 1926, which was owned by the Compania Argentina de Pesca in 1934.

Miles Island
Miles Island (-66.06667°N, 101.25°W) is a rocky island 3 nautical miles (6 km) long, lying just north of Booth Peninsula in the Mariner Islands. 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 R.A. Miles, air crewman on U.S. Navy Operation Highjump photographic flights in this area and other coastal areas between 14 and 164 East longitude. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Milestone Bluff
Milestone Bluff (-67.63333°N, -68.75°W) is a rock-faced, snow-backed bluff rising to about 830 m just west-southwest of Mount Liotard, in the south part of Adelaide Island. So named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1964 because the bluff is an important landmark on the inland route north of Adelaide station.

Milky Way
Milky Way (-71.18333°N, -68.91667°W) is a col between the south part of LeMay Range and Planet Heights, which is the highest point on a possible sledging route between Jupiter and Uranus Glaciers in the east part of Alexander Island. 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) from association with nearby Planet Heights and the glaciers which are named for planets.

Mill Cove
Mill Cove (-60.76667°N, -44.58333°W) is a cove entered between Cape Anderson and Valette Island on the south coast of Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Charted in 1903 by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition under Bruce, who named it for Hugh Robert Mill, British geographer and polar historian.

Mill Glacier
Mill Glacier (-85.16667°N, 168.5°W) is a tributary glacier, 10 nautical miles (18 km) wide, flowing northwest between the Dominion Range and the Supporters Range into Beardmore Glacier. Discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907-09) and named for Hugh Robert Mill, British geographer and Antarctic historian.

Mill Inlet
Mill Inlet (-67°N, -64.33333°W) is an ice-filled inlet which recedes 8 nautical miles (15 km) in a northwest direction and is some 20 nautical miles (37 km) wide at its entrance between Cape Robinson and Monnier Point, along the east coast of Graham Land. Charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1947 and named for Hugh Robert Mill. Photographed from the air during 1947 by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) under Ronne.

Mill Island
Mill Island (-65.5°N, 100.66667°W) is an ice-domed island, 25 nautical miles (46 km) long and 16 nautical miles (30 km) wide, lying 25 nautical miles (46 km) north of the Bunger Hills. Discovered in February 1936 by personnel on the William Scoresby, and named for Hugh Robert Mill. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Mill Mountain
Mill Mountain (-79.43333°N, 157.86667°W) is a large flat-topped mountain (2,730 m) forming the eastern end of Festive Plateau in the Cook Mountains. This mountain was probably sighted by the Discovery expedition (1901-04) under Captain Robert F. Scott, who gave the name "Mount Mill," after British Antarctic historian Hugh Robert Mill, to a summit in nearby Reeves Bluffs. This area was mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy photography (1959-63). A prominent mountain does not rise from the bluffs, and since the name Mount Mill is in use elsewhere in Antarctica, the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (1965) altered the original name to Mill Mountain and applied it to the prominent mountain described.

Mill Peak
Mill Peak (-67.96667°N, 61.13333°W) is a prominent peak, 1,760 m, rising above the ice sheet 10 nautical miles (18 km) south of Pearce Peak and 30 nautical miles (60 km) south of Cape Simpson. Discovered in February 1931 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Mawson, who named it for Dr. Hugh Robert Mill.

Mill Stream Glacier
Mill Stream Glacier (-85.33333°N, 171°W) is a tributary glacier, about 10 nautical miles (18 km) wide, flowing west between Supporters Range and Otway Massif to enter Mill Glacier. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1961-62) in association with Mill Glacier.

Mount Mill
Mount Mill (-65.25°N, -64.05°W) is a mountain, 735 m, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Mount Balch on the northeast shore of Waddington Bay, on the west coast of Graham Land. First charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897-99. Named by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908-10, under Charcot, for Hugh Robert Mill, British geographer, Antarctic historian and author in 1905 of The Siege of the South Pole.

Millen Range
Millen Range (-72.33333°N, 166.25°W) is a prominent NW-SE trending range, located west of Cartographers Range in the Victory Mountains. Peaks in the range include Inferno, Omega, Le Couteur, Head, Cirque, Gless, Turret, Crosscut and Mount Aorangi. Named by the NZFMCAE, 1962-63, for John M. Millen, leader of this expedition.

Millennium Peak
Millennium Peak (-77.5°N, 167.45°W) is a peak rising to c.1800 m on the northeast slope of Mount Erebus, Ross Island, 4 nautical miles (7 km) east-northeast of the Erebus summit. So named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in the millennium year 2000.

Miller Bluffs
Miller Bluffs (-77.58333°N, -85.75°W) is a line of steep, east-facing bluffs about 15 nautical miles (28 km) long which extend west-northwest from the mouth of Newcomer Glacier in the Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains. The north end of the feature was photographed by Lincoln Ellsworth on his trans-Antarctic flight of November 23, 1935. The bluffs were mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1961 from air photos obtained by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in 1959. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for the Hon. George P. Miller, former chairman of the House Science and Astronautics Committee, whose great interest in Antarctic activities was of assistance in assuring successful completion of U.S. research of that continent, 1958-72.

Miller Butte
Miller Butte (-72.7°N, 160.25°W) is a large rock butte located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of Roberts Butte in the Outback Nunataks. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Carl D. Miller, geophysicist at McMurdo Station, 1967-68.

Miller Crag
Miller Crag (-73.66667°N, -94.7°W) is a bold and conspicuous outcropping of bare rock (1,450 m), standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) west-southwest of Sutley Peak in the west extremity of the Jones Mountains. Mapped by the University of Minnesota-Jones Mountains Party, 1960-61, who named it for Thomas P. Miller, geologist with the party.

Miller Glacier
Miller Glacier (-77.2°N, 162°W) is a glacier about 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) wide, described by Griffith Taylor as a transection glacier lying in a transverse trough and connecting the Cotton and Debenham Glaciers in Victoria Land. Discovered by the Western Geological Party, led by Taylor, of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13. Named by Taylor for M.J. Miller, Mayor of Lyttelton, and the shipwright who repaired the expedition vessel, Terra Nova, prior to its voyage from New Zealand.

Miller Heights
Miller Heights (-66.01667°N, -65.23333°W) is a series of elevations extending eastward from Sharp Peak, on the west coast of Graham Land. Roughly charted by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Ronald Miller, Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) general assistant at Detaille Island in 1956 and leader at Prospect Point in 1957.

Miller Ice Rise
Miller Ice Rise (-69.08333°N, -67.61667°W) is an ice rise nearly 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) wide at the ice front (1974) of Wordie Ice Shelf, 16 nautical miles (30 km) west-northwest of Triune Peaks, in south Marguerite Bay. Surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), 1948-49, and photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy, 1966. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1977 for Richard Miller, U.S. Navy, chief radioman, Palmer Station, winter party 1968.

Miller Island
Miller Island (-64.9°N, -63.98333°W) is an island lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northeast of Knight Island in the Wauwermans Islands, in the Wilhelm Archipelago. Shown on an Argentine government chart of 1950. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1958 after one of the characters in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Miller Nunatak
Miller Nunatak (-74.43333°N, 164.25°W) is a sharp pointed nunatak rising above the ice at the lower end of Campbell Glacier, 5 nautical miles (9 km) east-southeast of Mount Dickason, in Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1955-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Herman T. Miller, biologist at McMurdo Station, 1965-66 season.

Miller Nunataks
Miller Nunataks (-67.03333°N, 55.18333°W) is a group of nunataks standing 11 nautical miles (20 km) southwest of Mount Storegutt in Enderby Land. Mapped from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) surveys and air photos 1954-66. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for K.R. Miller, weather observer at Mawson Station, 1962.

Miller Peak
Miller Peak (-70.98333°N, 162.88333°W) is a peak (2,420 m) located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Mount Ford in Explorers Range, Bowers Mountains. Explored by the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1963-64, and named for J.H. "Bob" (now Sir J. Holmes) Miller, leader-surveyor of that party.

Miller Peak
Miller Peak (-78.81667°N, -84.23333°W) is a peak with twin summits on the central part of the ridge between Hudman and Carey Glaciers, at the south end 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 Charles S. Miller, aviation electronics technician, U.S. Navy, who was killed in a crash of a P2V Neptune airplane at McMurdo Sound in October 1956.

Miller Point
Miller Point (-68.93333°N, -63.38333°W) is a black, rock cape rising to 250 m and forming the north side of the entrance to Casey Inlet, on the east coast of Palmer Land. Discovered by Sir Hubert Wilkins in a flight on December 20, 1928, and named by him for George E. Miller of Detroit, MI. It has been more fully defined as a result of flights by Lincoln Ellsworth in 1935, and by the flights and sledge journey along this coast from East Base by members of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) in 1940.

Miller Range
Miller Range (-83.25°N, 157°W) is a range of mountains extending south from Nimrod Glacier for 50 nautical miles (90 km) along the western edge of Marsh Glacier. Named for J.H. "Bob" (now Sir J. Holmes) Miller, a member of the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1958) who, with G.W. Marsh, mapped this area.

Miller Ridge
Miller Ridge (-70.13333°N, 65.5°W) is a rock ridge 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Mount Seedsman on the north side of the Athos Range, Prince Charles Mountains. Plotted from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) air photos. Named for L.D. Miller, radio operator at Mawson Station in 1964.

Miller Spur
Miller Spur (-75.11667°N, -137.48333°W) is an ice-covered spur that descends northeast from Mount Giles, near the coast of Marie Byrd Land. The spur terminates in a small rock bluff about 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of lower Hull Glacier. The feature was observed and photographed on December 18, 1940, from aircraft of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939-41) led by Admiral Richard Byrd. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Linwood T. Miller, sailmaker and member of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1933-35, who produced windproof shirts, parkas, tents and other canvas materials for the expedition.

Miller Valley
Miller Valley (-83.65°N, -55.23333°W) is a small ice-free valley between Drury Ridge and Brown Ridge in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Donald R. Miller, LC-47 pilot with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6, who flew logistical support for the Neptune Range field party, 1963-64.

Mount Miller (Enderby Land)
Mount Miller (-66.95°N, 51.26667°W) is a mountain 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northwest of Pythagoras Peak, in 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.J. Miller, a member of the crew of the Discovery during the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE), 1929-31.

Mount Miller (Ross Dependency)
Mount Miller (-83.33333°N, 165.8°W) is a prominent mountain, 4,160 m, standing in the Holland Range, 7 nautical miles (13 km) south of Mount Lloyd. Discovered and named by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-09.

Millerand Island
Millerand Island (-68.15°N, -67.21667°W) is a high rugged island 3 nautical miles (6 km) in diameter, lying 4 nautical miles (7 km) south of Cape Calmette, off the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1908-10. Named by Charcot, presumably for Alexandre Millerand, French statesman. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Milles Nunatak
Milles Nunatak (-70.91667°N, 160.1°W) is a nunatak lying 3 nautical miles (6 km) northeast of Howell Peak on the north end of Daniels Range, Usarp Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for David B Milles, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biological laboratory technician at McMurdo Station, 1967-68.

Millett Glacier
Millett Glacier (-70.61667°N, -67.66667°W) is a heavily crevassed glacier, 13 nautical miles (24 km) long and 7 nautical miles (13 km) wide, flowing west from the Dyer Plateau of Palmer Land to George VI Sound, immediately north of Wade Point. In its lower reaches the north side of this glacier merges with Meiklejohn Glacier. It was first surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1954 for Hugh M. Millett, chief engineer of the Penola during the BGLE, 1934-37.

Millington Glacier
Millington Glacier (-84.53333°N, 178°W) is a narrow tributary glacier, 10 nautical miles (18 km) long, flowing from the eastern slopes of Hughes Range into Ramsey Glacier, northward of Mount Valinski. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Richard E. Millington, U.S. Navy, medical officer with U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze, 1963 and 1964.

Mills Cliff
Mills Cliff (-72.16667°N, -95.88333°W) is an isolated rock cliff in the N-central part of Lofgren Peninsula, Thurston Island. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Aviation Machinist's Mate William H. Mills, aircrewman in the Eastern Group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, which obtained aerial photographs of Thurston Island and adjacent coastal areas, 1946-47.

Mills Peak (South Georgia)
Mills Peak (-54.26667°N, -36.35°W) is a peak 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) southwest of Cape Douglas, rising to 625 m in the north portion of Barff Peninsula, South Georgia. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1988 for Lieutenant Keith P. Mills, RM, commanding the Royal Marines platoon at King Edward Point at the outset of hostilities between the United Kingdom and Argentina, April 3, 1982.

Mills Peak
Mills Peak (-74.23333°N, 163.9°W) is a sharp peak in the Deep Freeze Range, 1,420 m, standing along the west side of Campbell Glacier between Mount Queensland and the terminus of Bates Glacier, in Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1955-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Peter J. Mills, geologist at McMurdo Station, 1965-66 season.

Mills Valley
Mills Valley (-73.1°N, 163.2°W) is an ice-filled valley indenting the east side of Pain Mesa between Biretta Peak and Diversion Hills, in the Mesa Range, 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 Commander Norman J. Mills, U.S. Navy Reserve, officer in charge of the Detachment A winter party at McMurdo Station, 1967.

Mount Mills
Mount Mills (-85.2°N, 165.28333°W) is a mountain, 2,955 m, forming part of the north escarpment of the Dominion Range, overlooking the Beardmore Glacier 8 nautical miles (15 km) north of Mount Saunders. Discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907-09) and named for Sir James Mills who, with the government of New Zealand, paid the cost of towing the expedition ship Nimrod to Antarctica in 1908.

Milnes Island
Milnes Island (-65.58333°N, -65.03333°W) is an island lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Woolpack Island, in the Biscoe Islands. 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 Leading Seaman Arthur R. Milnes, Royal Navy, member of the British Naval Hydrographic Survey Units in the area in 1956-57 and 1957-58. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Mount Milton
Mount Milton (-78.8°N, -84.8°W) is a mountain (3,000 m) located 11 nautical miles (20 km) south-southeast of Mount Craddock and 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) southeast of Mount Southwick, in the south part of the 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 Patrick G. Milton, aviation machinist's mate, U.S. Navy, who served as plane captain on a reconnaissance flight to these mountains on January 28, 1958.

Milward Patch
Milward Patch (-53.98333°N, -38.01667°W) is a large patch of kelp 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of the east part of Bird Island, off the west tip of South Georgia. Charted in 1930, along with other navigational hazards, by DI personnel on the William Scoresby, and named for C.A. Milward, Chief Officer of the ship at the time of the survey.

Mimas Peak
Mimas Peak (-71.93333°N, -69.6°W) is a sharp conspicuous peak, 1,000 m, rising west of the head of Saturn Glacier and 9 nautical miles (17 km) west of Dione Nunataks in the southeast part of Alexander Island. First seen and photographed from the air by Lincoln Ellsworth on November 23, 1935, and mapped from these photos by W.L.G. Joerg. Seen from a distance in 1949 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and roughly positioned. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for its association with Saturn Glacier, Mimas being one of the satellites of Saturn. The peak and surrounding area were first mapped in detail from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, by Searle of the FIDS in 1960.

Mime Glacier
Mime Glacier (-77.61667°N, 161.75°W) is a small glacier at the south (upper) end of Tiw Valley in the Asgard Range, Victoria Land. The name is one in a group given by New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) from Norse mythology. In Der Ring des Nibelungen, Mime is the smith who aids Siegfried to win the ring and is slain by the hero for his treachery.

Mims Spur
Mims Spur (-86.03333°N, -125.58333°W) is a prominent rock spur protruding from the south extremity of Wisconsin Plateau, situated just southeast of Polygon Spur on the north side of McCarthy Glacier. 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 Julius E. Mims, Jr., radioman at Byrd Station in 1962.

Lake Minami
Lake Minami (-69.01667°N, 39.58333°W) is a small lake lying just south of Lake Tarachine in the south part of East Ongul Island. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), 1957, and named Minami-ike (south pond).

Mount Minami-heito
Mount Minami-heito (-69.28333°N, 39.8°W) is a mountain (480 m) surmounting the southeast extremity of Langhovde Hills, on the coast of Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), 1957-62. The name "Minami-heito-zan" (south flat top mountain) was given by JARE Headquarters in 1973 and is in association with the name Mount Heito just northward.

Minami-karamete Rock
Minami-karamete Rock (-69.21667°N, 35.43333°W) is a %A rock located 9 nautical miles (17 km) south of Kita-karamete Rock in the east part of Riiser-Larsen Peninsula, Queen Maud Land. The name "Miniami-karamete-iwa" (south back gate rock) was applied by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE) Headquarters in 1972 following Japanese research in this area.%

Minamino-seto Strait
Minamino-seto Strait (-69.03333°N, 39.55°W) is a narrow strait between Ongul Island and Te Islands in the Flatvaer Islands. 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 Minamino-seto (southern strait) because of its location in the island group.

Minamo Island
Minamo Island (-69.65°N, 39.61667°W) is the largest of several small islands which lie in the narrow inlet between Skallen Hills and Skallen Glacier, along the coast of Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), 1957-62. The name was given by JARE Headquarters in 1972. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Minaret Nunatak
Minaret Nunatak (-72.7°N, 162.16667°W) is a minaret-like nunatak, 2,1 15 m, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Burkett Nunatak, in the Monument Nunataks. Named by the Northern Party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1962-63.

Minaret Peak
Minaret Peak (-80.25°N, -82.36667°W) is a distinctive rock peak at the northwest end of the Marble Hills in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. So named by the University of Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party, 1962-63, because the peak resembles a minaret.

The Minaret
The Minaret (-64.76667°N, -63.65°W) is a steep rock pinnacle, 1,065 m, on the ridge extending northeast from Mount William in the southern part of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1944 and again in 1955. The name, given by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC), is descriptive of the shape of the summit.

Mincer Glacier
Mincer Glacier (-72.16667°N, -97.91667°W) is a broad glacier flowing from Zuhn Bluff into the southeast arm of Murphy Inlet on the north side of Thurston Island. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Lieutenant Dale F. Mincer, co-pilot of PBM Mariner aircraft in the Eastern Group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, which obtained aerial photographs of Thurston Island and adjacent coastal areas, 1946-47.

Mincey Glacier
Mincey Glacier (-84.95°N, -177.5°W) is a glacier, 10 nautical miles (18 km) long, draining the south slopes of Anderson Heights in the Bush Mountains and flowing southeast to enter Shackleton Glacier at Thanksgiving Point. Discovered and photographed by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946-47) on the flights of February 16, 1947, and named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Master Sgt. A.V. Mincey, United States Marine Corps (USMC), radio operator of Flight 8A.

Mineral Hill
Mineral Hill (-63.48333°N, -57.05°W) is a round-topped hill, 445 m, with ice-free, talus-covered slopes, standing 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) west of Trepassey Bay on Tabarin Peninsula. Probably first seen by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Nordenskjold, 1901-04. First charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1946, who so named it because small quantities of reddish mineral in the rock gave the surfaces a conspicuous color.

Minerva Rocks
Minerva Rocks (-63.88333°N, -60.61667°W) is a small group of rocks lying off Chionis Island near Trinity Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. So named by whalers because the Minerva, one of the whale catchers of the British factory ship Pythia, went aground on these rocks in March 1922. The catcher was abandoned and, because of the heavy swell, became a total wreck.

Mink Peak
Mink Peak (-86.23333°N, -129.93333°W) is a prominent peak standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Cleveland Mesa, at the east end of Watson Escarpment. 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 Harold D. Mink, utilitiesman with the wintering parties at Byrd Station in 1962 and 1966.

Minna Bluff
Minna Bluff (-78.51667°N, 166.41667°W) is a narrow, bold peninsula, 25 nautical miles (46 km) long and 3 nautical miles (6 km) wide, projecting southeast from Mount Discovery into Ross Ice Shelf. Discovered by the Discovery expedition (1901-04) which named it for Minna, the wife of Sir Clements Markham, the "father" of the expedition.

Minna Hook
Minna Hook (-78.6°N, 167.1°W) is a massive hook-shaped volcanic feature, 9 nautical miles (17 km) long and rising to 1115 m, that forms the southeast termination of the peninsula named Minna Bluff at the south end of Scott Coast. The name derives from Minna Bluff and was first used in a geologic sketch map and report by Anne Wright-Grassham, 1987.

Minna Saddle
Minna Saddle (-78.43333°N, 165.55°W) is a sweeping snow saddle, several miles long and wide, at the junction of Minna Bluff and the east slopes of Mount Discovery. Named in 1958 for its association with Minna Bluff by the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1956-58.

Minnehaha Icefalls
Minnehaha Icefalls (-77.03333°N, 162.4°W) is a small, heavily crevassed icefall descending the steep west slopes of Mount England and forming a southern tributary to New Glacier, close west of its terminus at Granite Harbor, Victoria Land. Charted and named by a party of the British Antarctic Expedition (1910-13) led by Taylor. The name was suggested by Frank Debenham.

Minnesota Glacier
Minnesota Glacier (-79°N, -83°W) is a broad glacier, about 40 nautical miles (70 km) long and 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide, flowing east through the Ellsworth Mountains and separating the Sentinel and Heritage Ranges. It is nourished by ice from the plateau west of the mountains and by the Nimitz and Splettstoesser Glaciers. Minnesota Glacier merges into the larger Rutford Ice Stream at the east margin of the Ellsworth Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for the University of Minnesota, at Minneapolis, which sent research parties to the Ellsworth Mountains in 1961-62, 1962-63 and 1963-64.

The Minnows
The Minnows (-66.01667°N, -65.38333°W) is a group of small islands and rocks lying east of Flounder Island in the Fish Islands, off the west coast of Graham Land. Charted by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37. So named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959 because the group lies in the Fish Islands.

Minot Point
Minot Point (-64.26667°N, -62.51667°W) is a rock point midway along the west coast of Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. The point lies 3 nautical miles (6 km) west of the summit of Mount Parry. Mapped from air photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys, Ltd., 1956-57. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after George R. Minot (1885-1950), American physician and co-winner of a Nobel prize for his work on liver therapy in pernicious anemia.

Minotaur Pass
Minotaur Pass (-77.5°N, 160.83333°W) is a pass, or saddle, at about 1,600 m between Apollo Peak and Mount Electra in the Olympus Range, Victoria Land. The pass permits walking access to Wright Valley from McKelvey Valley. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) in 1984 after the Minotaur, in association with names from Greek mythology in the Olympus Range.

Mount Minshew
Mount Minshew (-85.71667°N, -129.36667°W) is a prominent, mainly ice-covered mountain with a small exposed summit peak, 3,895 m, standing 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) west of Faure Peak at the northwest extremity of the elevated plateau portion of the Wisconsin Range, Horlick Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Velon H. Minshew, geologist with the Ohio State University geologic party to the Horlick Mountains, 1964-65.

Minstrel Point
Minstrel Point (-61.06667°N, -55.41667°W) is a point about midway between Capes Lindsey and Yelcho on the west coast of Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands. Named by the U.K. Joint Services Expedition to Elephant Island, 1970-71, after the brig Minstrel (Captain MacGregor), a sealer from London, which anchored north of this feature in February 1821.

Mount Minto
Mount Minto (-71.78333°N, 168.75°W) is a lofty, mostly ice-free mountain rising to 4,165 m, located 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) east of Mount Adam in the central portion of the Admiralty Mountains. Discovered in January 1841 by Captain James Ross, Royal Navy, who named it for the Earl of Minto, then First Lord of the Admiralty.

Mintz Peak
Mintz Peak (-76.88333°N, -126.05°W) is a small peak rising above the southeast corner of Mount Hartigan in the Executive Committee Range, Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy trimetrogon photography, 1958-60. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Jerome Mintz, Meteorological Electronics Technician at Byrd Station, 1959.

Mirabilite Pond
Mirabilite Pond (-78.18333°N, 163.93333°W) is an alkali pond at a high elevation in the southern part of Hidden Valley, west of Koettlitz Glacier. The pond is located on the northern side of the ridge that bounds the southeast part of Hidden Valley. The feature was studied by U.S. geologist Troy L. Pewe (1957-58) whose finding of a thin film of white salt mirabilite (Glauber's salt) around the edge of the pond suggested the name.

Mirabito Range
Mirabito Range (-71.66667°N, 165.45°W) is a narrow, northwest-trending mountain range, 40 nautical miles (70 km) long and 4 nautical miles (7 km) wide, standing between the upper part of Lillie Glacier and the Greenwell Glacier in northern 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 Lieutenant Commander John A. Mirabito, U.S. Navy, staff Meteorological Officer on four Deep Freeze Operations, 1955-59.

Mirage Island
Mirage Island (-66.8°N, 141.45°W) is a rocky island 0.25 nautical miles (0.5 km) long lying 0.3 nautical miles (0.6 km) west of Cape Mousse. Charted in 1950 by the French Antarctic Expedition and so named by them because mirages were frequently observed in the vicinity of the island. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Miranda Peaks
Miranda Peaks (-71.46667°N, -68.6°W) is a line of about six peaks trending north-south on the south side of Uranus Glacier, in eastern Alexander Island. The peaks were photographed by Lincoln Ellsworth, November 23, 1935, in the course of a trans-Antarctic flight and were plotted from the air photos by W.L.G. Joerg. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) from association with Uranus Glacier after Miranda, one of the moons of the planet Uranus.

Mirazh Mountain
Mirazh Mountain (-71.3°N, 13.41667°W) is a peak, 1,485 m, on the north-central part of Steinmulen Shoulder in the Gruber 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 Gora Mirazh (mirage mountain).

Mirfak Nunatak
Mirfak Nunatak (-81.96667°N, 156.08333°W) is a nunatak near the polar plateau, 10 nautical miles (18 km) southwest of Vance Bluff. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after the USNS Mirfak, cargo vessel in the U.S. convoy to McMurdo Sound in U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze 1963.

Mirnyy Peak
Mirnyy Peak (-69.33333°N, -72.56667°W) is a prominent peak, 750 m, 4 nautical miles (7 km) northeast of Enigma Peak in the north part of Rothschild Island. Presumably first seen from a distance by the Russian expedition of 1821 under Bellingshausen. Photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939-41, and roughly mapped. Mapped in detail 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 the sloop Mirnyy, one of the ships of the Bellingshausen expedition.

Mount Mirotvortsev
Mount Mirotvortsev (-71.83333°N, 12.28333°W) is a mountain, 2,830 m, standing 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) northeast of Mount Neustruyev in 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 K.N. Mirotvortsev (1880-1950), Soviet geographer and explorer.

Mirounga Flats
Mirounga Flats (-60.7°N, -45.6°W) is a small partially enclosed tidal area in the inner, northwestern corner of Borge Bay, Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Its east limit is formed by the Thule Islands; its north and west limits by Signy Island. The tidal area dries at low water. Roughly surveyed in 1933 by DI personnel. Resurveyed in 1947 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), and so named by them because elephant seals the moulting period.

Mirounga Point
Mirounga Point (-62.23333°N, -58.68333°W) is the east entrance point to Potter Cove, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The feature was called "Punta Baliza" (beacon point) by R. Araya and F. Herve, 1966; later called "Punta Elefante" by the Argentine Antarctic Expedition after the elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), in connection with the establishment of SSSI No. 13 (Site of Special Scientific Interest) in this vicinity under the Antarctic Treaty. The approved name avoids the duplication of Elephant Point on Livingston Island.

Mirsky Ledge
Mirsky Ledge (-84.61667°N, -111.66667°W) is a snow-covered ledge, or shelflike feature, about 10 nautical miles (18 km) northeast of Mount Schopf in the Ohio Range. Urbanak Peak and Iversen Peak rise above the ledge which is the apparent northeast extremity of the Horlick Mountains. The geology of these mountains was investigated by researchers from the Institute of Polar Studies, Ohio State University, 1958-62. The ledge was named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Arthur Mirsky, Assistant Director of the Institute in that period.

Miscast Nunataks
Miscast Nunataks (-80.5°N, 159.15°W) is a group of four nunataks which rise to 910 m on the south side of Byrd Glacier. The outcrops lie between Mount Tadpole and Mount Madison in the Churchill Mountains. The feature was geologically mapped as Dick Formation, a clastic, sandstone unit, by NZGS, 1960-61. The name arose following remapping by United States Antarctic Program (USAP) geologist Edmund Stump, 2000-01, and the determination that the entire outcrop is Shackleton Limestone.

Misch Crag
Misch Crag (-71.23333°N, 159.86667°W) is a rock crag 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northeast of Forsythe Bluff, rising to about 2,590 m on the west side of Daniels Range, Usarp Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1986 after Peter Misch, Professor Emeritus of Geology, University of Washington, who has contributed to the training of numerous geologists who have worked in the Antarctic.

Misery Peak
Misery Peak (-85.51667°N, -178.26667°W) is a peak (2,725 m) at the extreme west side of Roberts Massif, occupied as a survey station. So named by the Southern Party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1961-62) to describe the many miserable hours spent here while waiting for clouds to disperse.

Mislaid Rock
Mislaid Rock (-54.5°N, -37.13333°W) is a rock lying southwest of First Point, Annenkov Island, off the south coast of South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1931 British Admiralty chart.

Misnomer Point
Misnomer Point (-62.36667°N, -59.7°W) is a point immediately north of Carlota Cove on the west coast of Robert Island, South Shetland Islands. So named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971. For several years this feature was identified incorrectly on charts as "Cornwall Point," a variant form of the name originally given to nearby Cornwall Island.

Missen Ridge
Missen Ridge (-70.68333°N, 166.4°W) is a long, ice-covered ridge situated south of the Davis Ice Piedmont and extending along the peninsula of which Cape Hooker is the northeast point, on the north coast of Victoria Land. Named by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) for R. Missen, weather technician on the ANARE (Thala Dan) cruise along this coast, 1962.

Mission Rock
Mission Rock (-67.81667°N, -68.41667°W) is a low-lying rock lying southwest of the Guebriant Islands, 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) in 1963 because of the rock's proximity to Guebriant Islands, which were named for the French missionary Father Guebriant.

Mist Rocks
Mist Rocks (-66.8°N, -66.61667°W) is a group of insular rocks close northwest of Holdfast Point at the entrance to Lallemand Fjord, Graham Land. Mapped from air photos taken by Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) (1956-57). The name arose locally; the first Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) party sledging north from Detaille Island on August 21, 1956, fortuitously discovered these rocks while searching in the mist for a secure camp site.

Mistake Crag
Mistake Crag (-62.15°N, -58.18333°W) is a slightly bowed crag extending north from Cinder Spur and rising to about 90 m above the presently unnamed glacier on its west side. The name is derived from the mistaken belief that Cinder Spur was mainly composed of cinders from the supposed adjacent volcanic vent, now proved by snow retreat to be a cirque. The crag is formed of sedimentary rock, whereas Cinder Spur is a dyke.

Mistake Peak
Mistake Peak (-77.43333°N, 160.21667°W) is a snowy peak, about 2,600 m, rising 3 nautical miles (6 km) west-southwest of Shapeless Mountain, at the south end of the Willett Range in Victoria Land. So named in 1957 by the New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956-58), because they mistakenly climbed the mountain in the belief they were on Shapeless Mountain.

Misthound Cirque
Misthound Cirque (-79.76667°N, 156.2°W) is a cirque forming a large embayment in the east side of Haskell Ridge in the Darwin Mountains. It is the type locality for the Misthound Coal measures, a formation of the Beacon Sequence of the Darwin Mountains. So named by Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE), 1962-63, because of the eerie bleakness and often mist-filled floor of the cirque, which contains many peculiarly shaped boulders resembling large dogs.

Mistichelli Hills
Mistichelli Hills (-70.03333°N, 72.86667°W) is a group of moderately low, rocky coastal hills, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) southwest of McKaskle Hills, on the east margin of the Amery Ice Shelf. Delineated in 1952 by John H. Roscoe from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946-47). Named by Roscoe for G. Mistichelli, air crewman on Operation Highjump photographic flights over the area.

Mistral Ridge
Mistral Ridge (-69.55°N, -68.06667°W) is a mostly snow-covered ridge extending 6 nautical miles (11 km) in a NNW-SSE direction, located 5 nautical miles (9 km) east of Zonda Towers, Rymill Coast, Palmer Land. The ridge was photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy, 1966, and surveyed by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1971-72. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1977 after the mistral, the cold northwest wind of south France. One of several features in the area named after winds.

Misty Pass
Misty Pass (-63.48333°N, -57.98333°W) is a pass, 700 m high, between the head of Broad Valley and a valley descending north to Bransfield Strait, situated 8 nautical miles (15 km) southeast of Cape Ducorps on Trinity Peninsula. Mapped by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1946, and so named because clouds pouring east through the pass had been noted by the survey party to herald bad weather.

Mitchell Glacier
Mitchell Glacier (-77.95°N, 163.05°W) is a glacier which descends steeply from Chaplains Tableland in northeast Royal Society Range, Victoria Land, flowing east-northeast between Transit Ridge and Ibarra Peak to join the Blue Glacier drainage south of Granite Knolls. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1992 after J. Murray Mitchell (1928-90), climatologist with the U.S. Weather Bureau and successor agencies, 1955-86; project scientist on climatic change, ESSA, 1965-74; senior research climatologist, NOAA, 1974-86; member, Polar Research Board, National Academy of Sciences, 1978-82 (Chairman of Committee on Polar Regions and Climatic Change, 1979-84); member, Advisory Committee to the Division of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation (NSF), 1988-90.

Mitchell Nunatak
Mitchell Nunatak (-70.96667°N, 71.5°W) is the central nunatak in a group of three nunataks in the north part of the Manning Nunataks. The Manning Nunataks were photographed by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946-47) and by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) (1957). They were visited by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1965 and by the ANARE Prince Charles Mountains survey party in 1969. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for R. Mitchell, senior diesel mechanic at Mawson Station in 1969.

Mitchell Peak
Mitchell Peak (-76.41667°N, -147.36667°W) is a solitary peak 13 nautical miles (24 km) west of Birchall Peaks on the south side of Guest Peninsula in Marie Byrd Land. It was sighted by R. Admiral Byrd, December 5, 1929, while on an airplane flight over this coast. Named by Byrd for Hugh C. Mitchell, mathematician of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, a member of the National Geographic Society committee of experts which determined that Byrd reached both the North and South Poles by airplane in 1926 and 1929, respectively.

Mitchell Peninsula
Mitchell Peninsula (-66.33333°N, 110.53333°W) is a rocky peninsula, 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) long and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) wide, lying between O'Brien Bay and Sparkes Bay at the east side of the Windmill Islands. First mapped from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in February 1947 and thought to be an island connected by a steep snow ramp to the continental ice overlying Budd Coast. The term peninsula was considered more appropriate by the Wilkes Station party of 1957. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Captain Ray A. Mitchell, U.S. Navy, captain of the USS Cacapon, tanker of the western task group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, Task Force 68, 1946-47.

Mitchell Point
Mitchell Point (-64.21667°N, -62.05°W) is a point at the south side of the entrance to Hill Bay on the east coast of Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956-57, and mapped from these photos in 1959. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Silas W. Mitchell (1829-1914), American surgeon, founder of neurology in the United States.

Mount Mitchell
Mount Mitchell (-82.71667°N, 165.6°W) is a mountain, 1,820 m, standing 5 nautical miles (9 km) southwest of Cape Goldie in the north part of the Holland Range. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from tellurometer surveys (1961-62) and Navy air photos (1960). Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander G.W. Mitchell, Commanding Officer of the USS Burton Island during U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze, 1964.

Mite Skerry
Mite Skerry (-67.86667°N, -67.31667°W) is a small island in the south part of the entrance to Lystad Bay, off Horseshoe Island. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1958; the name is descriptive of its small size.

Mitsudomoe Islands
Mitsudomoe Islands (-69.95°N, 38.75°W) is a three small islands lying close together 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Strandnebba in the southeast extremity of Lutzow-Holm Bay. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), 1957-62, and named Mitsudomoe-shima (commas-united-to-form-a-circle islands). == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

The Mitten
The Mitten (-75.98333°N, 160.5°W) is a bare flat-topped mountain, which resembles a mitten when viewed from above, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) northwest of Mount Armytage in Victoria Land. Named by the Southern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1962-63) because of its shape.

Mitterling Glacier
Mitterling Glacier (-66.83333°N, -64.3°W) is a glacier on the east coast of Graham Land, draining between Mount Vartdal and Mount Hayes into the north part of Mill Inlet. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Philip I. Mitterling, American historian and author of America in the Antarctic to 1840.

Mittlere Petermann Range
Mittlere Petermann Range (-71.5°N, 12.46667°W) is an one of the Petermann Ranges, extending north-south for 17 nautical miles (31 km) from Johnson Peaks to Store Svarthorn Peak, in the Wohlthat Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39, and so named by them for its middle position in the northern part of the Petermann Ranges.

Mixon Rocks
Mixon Rocks (-76.71667°N, 159.38333°W) is a rock outcrops about 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) west of Gadarene Ridge in the Allan Hills, Victoria Land. Reconnoitered by the New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) Allan Hills Expedition, 1964, who named this feature for Lieutenant William A. Mixon, a U.S. Navy medical officer at McMurdo Station who treated an injured member of the expedition.

Miyoda Cliff
Miyoda Cliff (-68.36667°N, -65.08333°W) is a rock cliff rising to about 400 m at the northeast end of Rock Pile Peaks, Bermel Peninsula, marking the south entrance point to Solberg Inlet, Bowman Coast. The cliff was photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), 1940, the U.S. Navy, 1966, and was surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), 1946-48. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1977 for Larry W. Miyoda, Station Manager, Palmer Station, 1976; engineer, Siple Station, 1974.

Mizar Nunataks
Mizar Nunataks (-81.86667°N, 154.58333°W) is a small cluster of rock nunataks near the polar plateau, 12 nautical miles (22 km) south of Wilhoite Nunataks. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after the USNS U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze, 1962.

Mizuho Plateau
Mizuho Plateau (-71.5°N, 39°W) is a mainly featureless ice plateau, situated eastward of the Queen Fabiola Mountains and southward of the Shirase Glacier in Queen Maud Land. A field party of the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE) studied the Mizuho Plateau in November-December 1960 and gave its name. At the Japanese station on East Ongul Island it was called "Japan Highland," but this name was not adopted officially. Mizuho is one of the ancient names of Japan.

Mizukuguri Cove
Mizukuguri Cove (-69.18333°N, 39.63333°W) is a cove in the east side of Lutzow-Holm Bay, Queen Maud Land. It indents the western shore of Langhovde Hills 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) west of Mount Choto. This area was the site of SCUBA diving by members of the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE) in February 1968. The name "Mizukuguriura" (diving cove) was applied by JARE Headquarters in 1972.

Mizukumi Stream
Mizukumi Stream (-69°N, 39.58333°W) is a small meltwater stream 0.1 nautical miles (0.2 km) north of Hachinosu Peak on East Ongul Island. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), 195J, and named Mizukumizawa (water-drawing stream).

Mjell Glacier
Mjell Glacier (-72.11667°N, 26.1°W) is a glacier 9 nautical miles (17 km) long, flowing northeast between Mount Bergersen and 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 Mjellbreen (the dry-snow glacier).

Mjollfoykje Bluff
Mjollfoykje Bluff (-73.53333°N, -3.75°W) is a prominent bluff at the east side of Belgen Valley, 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 Mjollfoykje.

Mjollkvaevane Cirques
Mjollkvaevane Cirques (-71.88333°N, 14.45°W) is a series of small snow-filled cirques that indent the east side of Kvaevefjellet Mountain in the Payer Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Plotted from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and named Mjollkvaevane.

Moa Glacier
Moa Glacier (-77.7°N, 162.76667°W) is a

Mount Moa
Mount Moa (-80.76667°N, 157.95°W) is a mountain rising above 2000 m at the northern end of the Churchill Mountains. Located above Kiwi Pass and at the southern end of Kent Plateau. Named after an extinct and flightless bird species in New Zealand, Dinornis gigantea, Moa being the Maori name. Also, named in association with the adjacent feature, Kiwi Pass, which was named as a familiar nickname for New Zealander's, and being also a species of flightless bird (currently endangered and protected) found only in New Zealand.