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Simpson Hills
Simpson Hills (-71.78333°N, -63.4°W) is a cluster of ridges and nunataks located at the head of Gruening Glacier, 6 nautical miles (11 km) northwest of Owen Peak, on the Black Coast, Palmer Land. The feature was mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from U.S. Navy air photos, 1966-69, and was visited by a British Antarctic Survey (BAS)-USGS joint field party, 1986-87. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Anthony R. Simpson, BAS general assistant, a member of the BAS-USGS field party.

Simpson Nunatak
Simpson Nunatak (-63.96667°N, -58.9°W) is a nunatak, 1,165 m, rising 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) northwest of Mount Roberts, on the south margin of Aitkenhead Glacier, Trinity Peninsula. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Hugh W. Simpson of Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), a member of the Detroit Plateau reconnaissance party from Hope Bay in 1957.

Simpson Peak
Simpson Peak (-67.71667°N, 50.11667°W) is a peak, 1,720 m, just east of Mount George in the southwest end of the Scott Mountains. Discovered in January 1930 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under D. Mawson. He named it for Sir George C. Simpson. The position of the feature was fixed by J.C. Armstrong of ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) in 1959.

Simpson Ridge
Simpson Ridge (-68.1°N, 62.38333°W) is an isolated, sharp, serrated ridge situated 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Mount Twintop in the Framnes Mountains, Mac. Robertson Land. Mapped from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) surveys, 1954-62. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for C.R. Simpson, electronics engineer at Mawson Station in 1967.

Simpson Rocks
Simpson Rocks (-61.96667°N, -57.38333°W) is a group consisting of a rock, 10 m high, surrounded by sunken rocks, lying 5 nautical miles (9 km) northeast of Cape Melville, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The name "Simpsons Islands" appears on a chart of 1825 by British sealer James Weddell, but the term rocks is considered more descriptive than islands.

Cape Simpson
Cape Simpson (-67.46667°N, 61.13333°W) is a high rocky bluff at the north end of Ufs Island, forming the east side of the entrance to Howard Bay. Discovered in February 1931 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Mawson. He named it for F. Simpson of Adelaide, a patron of the expedition.

Mount Simpson
Mount Simpson (-72.13333°N, -100.53333°W) is a peak of the Walker Mountains, rising just west of the head of Hale Glacier on Thurston Island. First mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in December 1946. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant B.L. Simpson, Jr., of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6, pilot of the P2V Neptune airplane which took additional air photos of the area in January 1960.

Sims Island
Sims Island (-73.35°N, -78.31667°W) is a small but conspicuous island between Rydberg Peninsula and Case Island in the southern part of Carroll Inlet, off the coast of Ellsworth Land. Discovered by pilot Ashley Snow of United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939-41) on an aircraft flight, December 22, 1940. Named for Lieutenant (j.g.) L.S. Sims, United States Marine Corps (USMC), surgeon on the expedition. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Mount Simsarian
Mount Simsarian (-86.1°N, -132.83333°W) is a large mountain projecting from the east side of Michigan Plateau just south of the head of Gardiner 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 James Simsarian Chief Division of International Scientific and Technical Affairs, Department of State.

Sinbad Rock
Sinbad Rock (-62.16667°N, -59.03333°W) is a low rock lying 1.25 nautical miles (2.3 km) west-northwest of Square End Island, off the west end of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The rock was charted in 1935 by DI personnel on the Discovery II but the name appears to be first used on a 1948 Admiralty chart based upon this survey.

Sinclair Island
Sinclair Island (-64.91667°N, -63.88333°W) is an island over 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) long, lying 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) northeast of Reeve Island in the Wauwermans Islands, in the Wilhelm Archipelago. First mapped by the Argentines in 1950. The toponym replaces the provisional name "Alberto" and was approved by the Geographic Coordinating Committee (Argentina) in 1956. It memorializes Argentine naval hero Captain Enrique Sinclair (1805-1904). Born in New York, U.S.A., he emigrated while very young to the Rio de la Plata, joined the Argentine navy and fought at the side of Admiral Brown in the war with Brazil. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Sinemorets Hill
Sinemorets Hill (-62.63333°N, -60.36667°W) is a hill rising to 66 m, locate 750 m northeast of Hesperides Point, South Bay, Livingston Island. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1994 at the request of the Bulgarian Second Expedition (1993-94) after a Bulgarian village on the Black Sea coast.

Singer Glacier
Singer Glacier (-74.26667°N, -113.95°W) is a glacier flowing east-northeast from Martin Peninsula between Slichter Foreland and Smythe Shoulder into Dotson Ice Shelf, on Walgreen Coast, Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1959-67, and Landsat imagery, 1972-73. Named in 1977 by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Howard Singer, geophysicist, University of California, Los Angeles, a member of the United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) winter party at South Pole Station, 1973.

Single Island
Single Island (-69.8°N, 68.6°W) is a high ice-covered island on the west side of the Amery Ice Shelf about 14 nautical miles (26 km) south of Landon Promontory. First plotted by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) from air photos taken in 1956, but incorrectly shown as a promontory. Later mapped by ANARE as an island. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for M. Single, senior diesel mechanic at Mawson Station in 1962, a member of the ANARE field party which visited the area in December 1962. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Singleton Nunatak
Singleton Nunatak (-71.25°N, -61.6°W) is a nunatak located directly west of the head of Kauffman Glacier on the east side of Palmer Land. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after David G. Singleton, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) geologist who worked in the general vicinity of this feature.

Mount Sinha
Mount Sinha (-75.06667°N, -136.15°W) is a mountain (990 m) at the southeast extremity of Erickson Bluffs in the south part of McDonald Heights. It overlooks lower Kirkpatrick Glacier from the north in Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for A.A. Sinha, member of the biological party that made population studies of seals, whales and birds in the pack ice of the Bellingshausen and Amundsen Seas using USCGC Southwind and its two helicopters, 1971-72.

Siniff Bay
Siniff Bay (-74.66667°N, -135.83333°W) is a bay 13 nautical miles (24 km) wide between Verleger Point and Melville Point, along the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Donald B. Siniff, leader of a United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) party that studied population dynamics and behavior of Weddell seals in the McMurdo Sound area, 1971-72. He also worked in the McMurdo Station area the three preceding austral summers and participated in the International Weddell Sea Oceanographic Expedition, 1967-68.

Sinker Rock
Sinker Rock (-64.81667°N, -63.5°W) is a rock off the north tip of Goudier Island, near the center of the harbor of Port Lockroy, in the Palmer Archipelago. Rocks were charted in this position by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903-05, under Charcot. So named by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1944 because a sinker was laid near this rock for a boat mooring.

Siple Coast
Siple Coast (-82°N, -155°W) is the middle portion of the relatively ill-defined coast along the east side of the Ross Ice Shelf, between the north end of Gould Coast (8330S, 15300W) and the south end of Shirase Coast (8010S, 15100W). Named by New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) in 1961 after Paul A. Siple (Mount Siple, q.v.), noted American scientist-explorer who accompanied R. Admiral Richard E. Byrd on all his Antarctic expeditions.

Siple Dome
Siple Dome (-81.66667°N, -148.83333°W) is an ice dome approximately 100 km wide and 100 km long, located 130 km east of Siple Coast. Charles Bentley and Robert Thomas established a "strain rosette" on this feature to determine ice movement in 1973-74. They referred to the feature as Siple Dome because of its proximity to Siple Coast.

Siple Dome Camp
Siple Dome Camp (-81.65°N, -149.06667°W) is a

Siple Island
Siple Island (-73.65°N, -125°W) is a massive, snow-covered island, 70 nautical miles (130 km) long, lying east of Wrigley Gulf along Getz Ice Shelf, Bakutis Coast, Marie Byrd Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1967 in association with Mount Siple, which dominates the northwest part of the island. Though observed by earlier U.S. expeditions, the feature was first indicated as an island on United States Geological Survey (USGS) maps compiled from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Siple Ridge
Siple Ridge (-77.93333°N, 160.13333°W) is a high (2,570 m) ridge, 3 nautical miles (6 km) long and 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) wide, being the more northern of two ridges that extend west from the Mount Feather block, in the Quartermain Mountains, Victoria Land. The narrow upper surface is capped by ice but rock is exposed at many points along abrupt cliffs. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1992 after Ruth J. Siple, widow of renowned Antarctican Paul A. Siple (Mount Siple, q.v.); Honorary President and active supporter of The Antarctican Society; Honored Guest at the dedication of the new U.S. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station at the site on January 9, 1975.

Mount Siple
Mount Siple (-73.25°N, -126.1°W) is a massive, conical, snow-covered mountain, rising to 3,110 m and dominating the northwest part of Siple Island, which is separated from Bakutis Coast, Marie Byrd Land, by the Getz Ice Shelf. Named after Paul A. Siple (1908-68), American Antarctic explorer and geographer who took part in six Antarctic expeditions, including the two Byrd expeditions of 1928-30 and 1933-35 (Siple Coast, Siple Island, q.v.). He was in command of the West Base (Little America) of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939-41, and was navigator on all major exploratory flights from the base, including the flight on which Mount Siple was discovered. He served as U.S. Army Senior Representative on U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47; as Director of Scientific Projects in the planning stages for the US-IGY; and as the inaugural scientific leader at the U.S. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station 1956-57.

Siren Bay
Siren Bay (-71.36667°N, 169.25°W) is a small bay formed by the configuration of the ice at the terminus of Shipley Glacier and the northwest side of Flat Island along the north coast of Victoria Land. Charted by the Northern Party, led by Campbell, of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13, and so named by them because they heard a noise like a ship's siren while mapping this area.

Siren Rock
Siren Rock (-74.55°N, -98.4°W) is a fairly isolated rock lying 12 nautical miles (22 km) east of Mount Moses, in the east part 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 Jan C. Siren, radio scientist at Byrd Station, 1967.

Sirius Cliffs
Sirius Cliffs (-70.55°N, -66.88333°W) is a conspicuous isolated nunatak with steep rock cliffs all along its north face, located between Mount Lepus and Procyon Peaks on the south side of Millett Glacier, in Palmer Land. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after the star Sirius in the constellation of Canis Major.

Sirius Islands
Sirius Islands (-66.95°N, 57.45°W) is a chain of islands in the north part of the Oygarden Group. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and called Nordoyane (the north islands). The group was first visited by an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) party in 1954; this chain was renamed by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) after the star Sirius which was used for an astrofix in the vicinity. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Sirius Knoll
Sirius Knoll (-63.71667°N, -58.6°W) is a conspicuous ice-covered knoll, 1,010 m, marking the northeast end of Detroit Plateau in the central part of Trinity Peninsula. Charted in 1946 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and named after Sirius, the dog star.

Mount Sirius
Mount Sirius (-84.13333°N, 163.25°W) is a peak, 2,300 m, surmounting a prominent, wedge-shaped, ice-free spur between Walcott Neve and Bowden Neve, 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) north of Bauhs Nunatak. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1961-62) for the star Sirius which was used in fixing the baseline in the area.

Sirocco Glacier
Sirocco Glacier (-69.41667°N, -68.51667°W) is a glacier about 3 nautical miles (6 km) long flowing north-northeast into West Bay, Fallieres Coast, between Brindle Cliffs and Mount Edgell. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1977 after the sirocco, the Italian name for the wind that blows from the Sahara. One of several features in the area named after winds.

Sirohi Point
Sirohi Point (-83.95°N, 170.1°W) is a rock point at the north side of the terminus of Alice Glacier, where the latter enters Beardmore Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Giri Raj Singh Sirohi Girraj S. Sirohi, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist at McMurdo Station, 1960-61.

Sisco Mesa
Sisco Mesa (-85.83333°N, -127.8°W) is an ice-capped mesa with steep rock walls whose summit area is 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long and wide and rises to 3,350 m. It stands just north of Haworth Mesa between the heads of Norfolk and Olentangy Glaciers in the Wisconsin Range. 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 Joseph J. Sisco, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, Chairman of the Antarctic Policy Group in 1966.

Sistefjell Mountain
Sistefjell Mountain (-73.38333°N, -0.73333°W) is a bluff-like mountain situated 10 nautical miles (18 km) southeast of Neumayer Cliffs, at the northeast end of the Kirwan Escarpment in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Sistefjell (the last mountain).

Sistenup Peak
Sistenup Peak (-73.28333°N, -0.73333°W) is a low peak at the northeast end of the Kirwan Escarpment, about 5 nautical miles (9 km) north of Sistefjell Mountain, 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 exp (1958-59) and named Sistenup (last peak).

Sisterabben Hill
Sisterabben Hill (-73.35°N, -0.73333°W) is a hill about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Sistefjell Mountain, at the northeast end of the Kirwan Escarpment in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Sisterabben (the last hill).

The Sisters
The Sisters (-71.28333°N, 170.21667°W) is a two stacks or pillar-like rocks standing together just north of Cape Adare at the northeast extremity of Victoria Land. First charted and named The Sisters by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1898-1900, under C.E. Borchgrevink. The northern pillar was later named Gertrude Rock, and the southern one Rose Rock, by the Northern Party of British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13.

Sitka Bay
Sitka Bay (-53.98333°N, -37.4°W) is a small bay 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Cape Buller, along the north coast of South Georgia. The names Sitka Bay and Buller Bay have both appeared for this feature on maps for many years. Following a survey of South Georgia in 1951-52, the SGS reported that this feature is known locally as Sitka Bay, and the name is approved on that basis.

Sivjee Glacier
Sivjee Glacier (-81.95°N, 159.38333°W) is a glacier 10 nautical miles (18 km) long which drains the northeast slopes of Hunt Mountain in the Churchill Mountains. It flows north along the west side of Stark Ridge to enter Starshot Glacier south of Mount Hoskins. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Gulamabas G. Sivjee, United States Antarctic Program (USAP) principal investigator for spectroscopic and interferometric studies of airglow and auroral processes in the upper atmosphere above the geographic South Pole, 1991-2001.

Sjobotnen Cirque
Sjobotnen Cirque (-71.36667°N, 13.41667°W) is the prominent cirque in the north face of the main massif of the Gruber Mountains, situated immediately east of Mount Zimmermann, in the Wohlthat Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and named Sjobotnen (the lake cirque) because the inner part of the feature is occupied by a sizable lake.

Sjogren Glacier
Sjogren Glacier (-64.23333°N, -59°W) is a glacier 15 nautical miles (28 km) long in the south part of Trinity Peninsula, flowing southeast from Detroit Plateau to the south side of Mount Wild where it enters Prince Gustav Channel. Discovered in 1903 by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Nordenskjold. He named it Hj. Sjogren Fiord after a patron of the expedition. The true nature of the feature was determined by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1945.

Sjogren Glacier Tongue
Sjogren Glacier Tongue (-64.23333°N, -58.63333°W) is a tongue of ice between 5 and 7 miles wide, extending 15 miles from Sjogren Glacier across Prince Gustav Channel toward Persson Island. Mapped from surveys by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) (1960-61). The glacier tongue is an extension of the flow of Sjogren Glacier from which it takes its name.

Sjoneset Spur
Sjoneset Spur (-71.28333°N, 13.58333°W) is a prominent rock spur from the Gruber Mountains, extending north along the east side of Anuchin Glacier to Lake Ober-See, in the Wohlthat Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and named Sjoneset (the lake ness).

Skaar Ridge
Skaar Ridge (-84.81667°N, 163.25°W) is a ridge on the southeast side of Mount Augusta in Queen Alexandra Range. It trends southeast for 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) to Beardmore Glacier. This area was first sighted by Shackleton's Southern Journey Party in 1908. The ridge is the site of the only known (1971) Permian peat deposit of Gondwanaland, discovered here by James M. Schopf of the Ohio State University Geological Expedition, 1969-70. Named for Lieutenant Gerhard E. Skaar, U.S. Navy, who piloted the helicopter that took Schopf to the locality and subsequent discovery.

Skalebreen
Skalebreen (-72.1°N, 3.86667°W) is a glacier flowing north between Festninga Mountain and Mount Hochlin in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Skalebreen.

Skalebrehalsen Terrace
Skalebrehalsen Terrace (-72.26667°N, 4.16667°W) is a high ice-covered terrace at the south side of Skalebreen, in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Skalebrehalsen.

Skallen Glacier
Skallen Glacier (-69.66667°N, 39.55°W) is a glacier flowing to Lutzow-Holm Bay to the east of Skallen Hills. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), 1957-62, and named for its proximity to Skallen Hills.

Skallen Hills
Skallen Hills (-69.65°N, 39.41667°W) is an area of bare rock coastal hills which project into eastern Lutzow-Holm Bay between Skallevika and Skallen Glacier. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Skallen (the skull), a name presumably suggested by the outline of the feature on the Norwegian map.

Skallevik Point
Skallevik Point (-69.68333°N, 39.25°W) is a point marking the northwest end of Skallevikhalsen Hills along the southeast shore of Lutzow-Holm Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Skalleviksodden (the skull bay point) in association with nearby Skallevika.

Skallevika
Skallevika (-69.68333°N, 39.38333°W) is a small bay just west of Skallen Hills along the southeast shore of Lutzow-Holm Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Skallevika (the skull bay) in association with nearby Skallen Hills.

Skallevikhalsen Hills
Skallevikhalsen Hills (-69.68333°N, 39.3°W) is a line of bare rock hills that fringe the southeast shore of Lutzow-Holm Bay for 4 nautical miles (7 km) just west of Skallevika. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Skallevikhalsen (the skull bay neck) in association with nearby Skallevika.

Skappelnabben Spur
Skappelnabben Spur (-73.71667°N, -4.55°W) is a spur at the east side of Urfjelldokka Valley, in the southwest part of the Kirwan Escarpment in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and additional air photos (1958-59), and named Skappelnabben.

Skaret Pass
Skaret Pass (-72.53333°N, 0.38333°W) is a mountain pass at the east side of Skarsnuten Peak in the Roots Heights, Sverdrup Mountains, in Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Skaret (the gap).

Skarsbrotet Glacier
Skarsbrotet Glacier (-71.83333°N, 11.75°W) is a cirque-type glacier draining the east slopes of Skarshaugane Peaks, in the Humboldt Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered and photographed by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and named Skarsbrotet.

Skarsdalen Valley
Skarsdalen Valley (-72.55°N, 0.5°W) is an ice-filled valley between Roots Heights and Hamrane Heights in the Sverdrup Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Skarsdalen (the gap valley).

Skarshaugane Peaks
Skarshaugane Peaks (-71.81667°N, 11.61667°W) is a group of peaks including Mount Skarshovden that extend south for 3 nautical miles (6 km) from Hovdeskar Gap, in the Humboldt Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered and photographed by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and named Skarshaugane (the gap peaks).

Mount Skarshovden
Mount Skarshovden (-71.78333°N, 11.63333°W) is a rounded mountain, 2,830 m, surmounting the west side of Hovdeskar Gap in the Humboldt Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered and photographed by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and named Skarshovden (the gap mountain).

Skarskvervet Glacier
Skarskvervet Glacier (-71.75°N, 11.5°W) is a small cirque-type glacier at the east side of Botnfjellet Mountain in the Humboldt Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered and photographed by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and named Skarskvervet.

Skarsnuten Peak
Skarsnuten Peak (-72.53333°N, 0.36667°W) is a peak in the north part of Roots Heights, Sverdrup Mountains, in Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Skarsnuten (the gap peak).

Skarvhalsen Saddle
Skarvhalsen Saddle (-73.33333°N, -1.65°W) is an ice saddle just south of Neumayer Cliffs, between Peter Glacier and Swithinbank Slope, 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 Skarvhalsen (the barren mountain neck).

Skarvsnes Foreland
Skarvsnes Foreland (-69.46667°N, 39.65°W) is an extensive foreland surmounted by bare rock peaks and indented by several coves, protruding into the east part of Lutzow-Holm Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Skarvsnes (barren mountain headland).

Skavlho Mountain
Skavlho Mountain (-72.03333°N, 14.5°W) is a mountain, 2,610 m, standing north of Ormeryggen in the Payer Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Skavlho (snow-drift heights).

Skavlrimen Ridge
Skavlrimen Ridge (-71.96667°N, 13.53333°W) is a largely snow-covered ridge, about 3 nautical miles (6 km) long and surmounted in the north part by Vyatskaya Peak, located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) east of Dekefjellet Mountain in the Weyprecht Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and named Skavlrimen.

Skavlsletta Flat
Skavlsletta Flat (-73.43333°N, -3.7°W) is a small ice-covered area lying between Svartbandufsa Bluff and Tverregga Spur 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 named Skavlsletta (the snowdrift plain).

Skeen Rocks
Skeen Rocks (-67.78333°N, -68.9°W) is a two rocks lying south of Avian Island, off the south end of Adelaide Island. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Lieutenant Michael G.C. Skeen, Royal Navy, officer in charge of the helicopter flight, HMS charting this area in 1961-63.

Skeidsberget Hill
Skeidsberget Hill (-72.1°N, 11.41667°W) is a hill about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northwest of the summit of Skeidshovden Mountain in the Wohlthat Mountains of Queen Maud Land. First photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Skeidsberget.

Skeidshornet Peak
Skeidshornet Peak (-71.83333°N, 12.01667°W) is a peak, 2,725 m, standing 5 nautical miles (9 km) west-southwest of Mount Valikhanov in the Pieck Range of the Petermann Ranges, in Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and named Skeidshornet.

Skeidshovden Mountain
Skeidshovden Mountain (-72.13333°N, 11.51667°W) is a mountain rising to 2,730 m at the southwest end of the Wohlthat Mountains in Queen Maud Land. First photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Skeidshovden.

Skeidskar Gap
Skeidskar Gap (-71.76667°N, 11.55°W) is a narrow gap in the ridge along the southeast side of Skarskvervet Glacier, in the Humboldt Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered and photographed by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and named Skeidskar.

Mount Skeidskneet
Mount Skeidskneet (-71.88333°N, 11.95°W) is a mountain, 2,600 m, surmounting the east side of the head of Humboldt Graben at the southwest extremity of the Petermann Ranges, Wohlthat Mountains, in Queen Maud Land. Discovered and photographed by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and named Skeidskneet.

Skeidsnutane Peaks
Skeidsnutane Peaks (-71.88333°N, 11.58333°W) is a group of peaks that extend south for about 6 nautical miles (11 km) from Skarshaugane Peaks, in the Humboldt Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered and photographed by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and named Skeidsnutane.

Skellerup Glacier
Skellerup Glacier (-81.63333°N, 155.7°W) is a glacier flowing west north west between All-Blacks Nunataks and Wilhoite Nunataks, west of the Churchill Mountains. Named in honor of P. J. Skellerup, who sponsored the Antarctic wing at Canterbury Museum. He is particularly keen on scientific research and donated money to build a specialist Antarctic Library at the Museum. He also donated a large collection of Antarctic materials to the Museum, including some very old and rare Antarctic manuscripts. He remains interested in the collection and has continued his sponsorship and donations over 30+ years.

Skelly Peak
Skelly Peak (-79.38333°N, -85.31667°W) is a peak (1,450 m) on the end of a spur, marking the northeast limit of Watlack Hills in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Donald J. Skelly, hospital corpsman, U.S. Navy, chief petty officer in charge of Palmer Station in 1966.

Skelton Glacier
Skelton Glacier (-78.58333°N, 161.5°W) is a large glacier flowing from the polar plateau into Ross Ice Shelf at Skelton Inlet. Named after Skelton Inlet by the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1956-58. The glacier was chosen in 1957 as the New Zealand party's route from the Ross Ice Shelf to the polar plateau.

Skelton Icefalls
Skelton Icefalls (-78.23333°N, 158.31667°W) is a prominent icefalls extending in an arc some 15 nautical miles (28 km) from Portal Mountain to the north end of Warren Range, in Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1964 in association with Skelton Neve and Skelton Glacier.

Skelton Inlet
Skelton Inlet (-78.9°N, 162.25°W) is an ice-filled inlet at the terminus of Skelton Glacier, along the western edge of Ross Ice Shelf. The feature is about 10 nautical miles (18 km) wide at the entry points between Cape Timberlake and Fishtail Point. Discovered by the Discovery expedition, 1901-04, which named this feature for Lieutenant Reginald W. Skelton, Royal Navy, chief engineer of the expedition ship Discovery.

Skelton Neve
Skelton Neve (-78.33333°N, 160°W) is the immense neve of the Skelton Glacier, lying on the west side of the Royal Society Range. Almost circular in outline, it is about 40 miles in diameter and has an area of about 1,300 square miles. Surveyed by New Zealand parties of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956-58), who named it for its relationship to the Skelton Glacier.

Skep Point
Skep Point (-64.05°N, -57.3°W) is a high ice-free point 5 nautical miles (9 km) west-northwest of Ula Point on the northeast coast of James Ross Island. Surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) first in 1945, then again in 1953. The United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) name is descriptive; when viewed from seaward the feature resembles a skep type beehive.

Skew Peak
Skew Peak (-77.21667°N, 160.7°W) is a mountain, 2,535 m, just west of the head of Frazier Glacier, in the Clare Range of Victoria Land. So named in 1957 by the Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956-58) because the summit is notably asymmetrical from all directions.

Skidmore Cliff
Skidmore Cliff (-83.4°N, -49.5°W) is an irregular east-facing cliff, 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, located at the extremity of a spur trending eastward from 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 Donald D. Skidmore, ionospheric scientist at Ellsworth Station, winter 1957.

Mount Skidmore
Mount Skidmore (-80.3°N, -28.93333°W) is a mountain (865 m) on the east side of the mouth of Stratton Glacier in the Shackleton Range. First mapped in 1957 by the CTAE; photographed in 1967 by U.S. Navy (trimetrogon aerial photography). Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Michael J. Skidmore, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) geologist at the Brunt Ice Shelf, 1966-69, who worked in the Shackleton Range, 1968-69.

Skidoo Nunatak
Skidoo Nunatak (-64.38333°N, -59.75°W) is a nunatak rising to 935 m, 1.3 nautical miles (2.4 km) south-southeast of Nodwell Peaks on Nordenskjold Coast, Graham Land. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) following geological work by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1978-79, and in association with the names of pioneers of overland mechanical transport grouped in this area. Named after the Bombardier Ski-doo snowmobile used extensively by BAS since 1976.

Skigarden Ridge
Skigarden Ridge (-71.9°N, 4.53333°W) is a ridge with several conspicuous peaks, about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of Mount Grytoyr in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Skigarden (the rail fence).

Skilift Col
Skilift Col (-86.18333°N, -148.6°W) is a col in the mountain wall between the Griffith and Howe Glaciers, on the west side of Watson Escarpment. The col is 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of Mount Meeks and provides a shortcut to field parties. So named by New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1969-70, because some members of the party used a motor toboggan here in a similar way to a ski-lift.

Skilling Island
Skilling Island (-60.78333°N, -45.15°W) is a small island immediately north of Atriceps Island in the Robertson Islands group of the South Orkney Islands. Although roughly charted at a much earlier date, the island was first surveyed in 1933 by DI personnel. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Charles J. Skilling (1931-52) of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), general assistant at Signy Island, 1949, and member of the sledge party which visited the Robertson Islands in 1949. Skilling died aboard the John Biscoe on April 17, 1952. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Skilly Peak
Skilly Peak (-64.98333°N, -61.26667°W) is a conspicuous rock peak 4 nautical miles (7 km) northeast of Shiver Point on the east coast of Graham Land. Surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1947 and 1955. "Skilly" means a thin soup; the name arose because the 1955 FIDS party was short of rations, and pemmican and porridge were very thin.

Skilton Ledge
Skilton Ledge (-79.93333°N, 156.36667°W) is a relatively flat rectangular rock platform at the southeast margin of Midnight Plateau, Darwin Mountains. The upper surface (2070 m) is ice covered but a rock cliff forms the south end. Named after Larry Skilton, Connecticut ham radio operator who made phone patches in the United States to complete radio communications from United States Antarctic Program (USAP) science stations including Palmer, McMurdo, Byrd surface station, and particularly South Pole. He worked a regular nightly schedule for 11 years (1990-2001) and arranged the completion of several thousand calls.

Skimten Hill
Skimten Hill (-72.21667°N, 0.28333°W) is a small rock hill 5 nautical miles (9 km) north of Mount Roer in the Sverdrup Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and named Skimten (the glimpse), presumably because only a small portion of the hill can be seen protruding through the ice sheet.

Skinner Glacier
Skinner Glacier (-70.23333°N, -68°W) is a glacier on the west edge of Palmer Land, flowing south-southwest between Mount Dixey and Mount Flower to enter George VI Sound just east of Carse Point. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Alexander C. Skinner, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) geologist at Fossil Bluff and Stonington Island stations, 1968-70.

Skinner Peak
Skinner Peak (-84.76667°N, -112.88333°W) is a mainly snow-covered peak, over 2,600 m, on the spur that descends northeast from Mount Schopf in Ohio Range, Horlick Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Courtney J. Skinner, geological assistant and camp manager with the Ohio State University expedition to the Horlick Mountains in 1961-62. Skinner visited Antarctica with United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) every summer season from 1961-62 to 1966-67.

Skinner Ridge
Skinner Ridge (-74.4°N, 161.75°W) is a ridge, 12 nautical miles (22 km) long, that descends southwestward from the western side of Eisenhower Range in Victoria Land. Mounts Fenton and Mackintosh are astride the northern part of this ridge. The feature was visited by the Southern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1962-63), who named it for D.N.B. Skinner, geologist with the expedition.

Skinner Saddle
Skinner Saddle (-80.96667°N, 159.41667°W) is a high, broad, snow-covered saddle between the northern part of Darley Hills and that portion of Churchill Mountains eastward of Mount Durnford. Mapped by the Northern Party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1960-61) and named for D.N. Skinner, geologist with the party.

Mount Skinner
Mount Skinner (-84.76667°N, -171.16667°W) is a flattish, mainly ice-free mesa, 3 nautical miles (6 km) long and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) wide. It arises to 1,060 m immediately south of Bravo Hills, between Gough and Le Couteur Glaciers, near the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. Surveyed by the U.S. Ross Ice Shelf Traverse Party (1957-58) under A.P. Crary, and named for Bernard W. Skinner, aviation and tractor mechanic with the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1933-35).

Mount Skittle
Mount Skittle (-54.4°N, -36.18333°W) is a prominent rocky mountain, 480 m, forming the north limit of Saint Andrews Bay on the north coast of South Georgia. The name "Kegel-Berg" (Skittle Mountain) was given for this feature by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations, 1882-83. During the SGS, 1951-52, the mountain was identified and located. An English form of the name, Mount Skittle, was recommended by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1954.

Skjegget Peak
Skjegget Peak (-69.43333°N, 39.61667°W) is a peak, 360 m, which surmounts the northwest extremity of Skarvsnes Foreland on the east side of Lutzow-Holm Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Skjegget (the barb).

Skoddemedet Peak
Skoddemedet Peak (-72.83333°N, -3.85°W) is a rock peak about 5 nautical miles (9 km) southwest of Hogfonna Mountain, in the Borg Massif of Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and named Skoddemedet (the fog landmark).

Skontorp Cove
Skontorp Cove (-64.9°N, -62.86667°W) is a cove in Paradise Harbor, lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of Bryde Island along the west coast of Graham Land. Named for Edvard Skontorp, an outstanding Norwegian whale gunner, who commanded a whaler for Salvesen and Co. of Leith, Scotland.

Skontorp Rock
Skontorp Rock (-54.5°N, -36.71667°W) is a rock lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of the north part of Rocky Bay, off the south coast of South Georgia. Positioned by the SGS in the period 1951-57. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Edvard Skontorp, a gunner of Tonsberg Hvalfangeri, Husvik, 1920-26.

Skorefjell
Skorefjell (-66.45°N, 53.95°W) is a mountain, 1,520 m, standing 9 nautical miles (17 km) northeast of Stor Hanakken Mountain in the Napier Mountains in Enderby Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Skorefjell.

Skorvebradden
Skorvebradden (-72.11667°N, 5.55°W) is a heavily crevassed ice slope extending about 13 miles east-southeast from Hamarskorvene Bluff, in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Skorvebradden.

Skorvehallet Slope
Skorvehallet Slope (-71.98333°N, 9.2°W) is a snow-covered slope with numerous rock outcrops, lying just west of the Gagarin Mountains in the Orvin Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and named Skorvehallet.

Skorvehalsen Saddle
Skorvehalsen Saddle (-72.06667°N, 6.18333°W) is an ice saddle immediately south of Huldreskorvene Peaks in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Skorvehalsen.

Skorvetangen Spur
Skorvetangen Spur (-72.05°N, 5.33333°W) is a rock spur 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of Hamarskorvene Bluff in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Skorvetangen.

Skottsberg Point
Skottsberg Point (-63.91667°N, -60.81667°W) is a point forming the south end of Trinity Island, in the palmer Archipelago. First charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04, and named by Nordenskjold for Carl Skottsberg, botanist of the expedition.

Skrap Skerries
Skrap Skerries (-54.25°N, -36.31667°W) is a two small groups of islands and rocks lying midway between Cape George and Barff Point, close off the north coast of South Georgia. The present name, which dates back to about 1930, derives from the Norwegian term "skrapskjaer" or "skrapskjar" formerly used for these islands.

Skredbotnen Cirque
Skredbotnen Cirque (-71.98333°N, 4.45°W) is a cirque indenting the west side of Mount Grytoyr in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Skredbotnen (the avalanche cirque).

Skruvestikka Nunatak
Skruvestikka Nunatak (-72.18333°N, 14.45°W) is a nunatak just eastward of Filsponen Nunatak at the south end of the Payer Mountains, in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Skruvestikka (the screwdriver).

Skua Beach
Skua Beach (-53.08333°N, 73.68333°W) is a sandy beach lying at the base of Scarlet Hill on the east side of Heard Island. The name "Launches Beach" appears to have had some usage by American sealers as shown by an unpublished sealer's map of "Hurds Island" of the 1860-70 period. The name Skua Beach was given by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) during its 1948 survey of the island and is now established in usage.

Skua Creek
Skua Creek (-65.25°N, -64.26667°W) is a narrow channel between Skua Island and Winter Island in the Argentine Islands, Wilhelm Archipelago. Charted and named Skua Inlet in 1935 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, but in recent years the name Skua Creek has overtaken the earlier name in usage.

Skua Glacier
Skua Glacier (-82.91667°N, 157.66667°W) is a small southern tributary of Astro Glacier in the Miller Range. Mapped by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1961-62) and so named because of the skuas seen at its lower part in December 1961.

Skua Gull Peak
Skua Gull Peak (-76.85°N, -145.41667°W) is a peak with a small lake enclosed near the summit, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of Saunders Mountain and 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) south of Mount Stancliff in the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land. Discovered in November 1934 by a sledging party of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1933-35) and so named because of the skua gull rookery found there.

Skua Island
Skua Island (-54.01667°N, -37.25°W) is an island immediately northeast of Prion Island in the entrance to the Bay of Isles, South Georgia. Charted in 1912-13 by Robert Cushman Murphy, American naturalist aboard the brig Daisy. Surveyed in 1929-30 by DI personnel and named in association with Albatross Island, Prion Island and other natural history names given in the Bay of Isles by Murphy in 1912-13. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Skua Island (Antarctica)
Skua Island (-65.25°N, -64.26667°W) is a roughly triangular island 0.7 nautical miles (1.3 km) long, lying between Black Island to the southwest and Winter Island and Galindez Island to the north and northeast, 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

Skua Lake
Skua Lake (-77.63333°N, 166.41667°W) is a small lake close northwest of Island Lake at Cape Evans, Ross Island. Named by the British Antarctic Expedition (1910-13) because of the nearby skua rookery.

Skua Point
Skua Point (-54.25°N, -36.3°W) is a point lying between Rookery Point and Long Point on the east side of Barff Peninsula, South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1930 British Admiralty chart.

Skua Terrace
Skua Terrace (-60.68333°N, -45.63333°W) is a terrace in the northwest part of Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, extending north-south from the vicinity of Spindrift Rocks to the vicinity of Express Cove. Named in 1980 by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) from the numerous pairs of brown skuas nesting in the area.

Skuggekammen Ridge
Skuggekammen Ridge (-71.38333°N, 13.66667°W) is a jagged rock ridge extending southeastward from Mount Mentzel, in the Gruber Mountains of the Wohlthat Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and named Skuggekammen (the shade ridge).

Sky Rock
Sky Rock (-53.98333°N, -37.5°W) is a small rock, 3 m high, marking the southern extent of the Welcome Islands off the north coast of South Georgia. Charted and named by DI personnel in 1930.

Sky-Hi Nunataks
Sky-Hi Nunataks (-74.86667°N, -71.5°W) is a nunatak group 8 nautical miles (15 km) long, located 11 nautical miles (20 km) east of Grossman Nunataks and northeast of Merrick Mountains in Ellsworth Land, extending from Doppler Nunatak in the west to Arnoldy Nunatak in the east and including Mount Mende, Mount Lanzerotti, Mount Carrara, and Mount Cahill. The nunataks were first seen and photographed from the air by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48. The name derives from the United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) project Sky-Hi, in which Camp Sky-Hi (later designated Eights Station) was set up in Ellsworth Land in November 1961 as a conjugate point station to carry on simultaneous measurements of the earth's magnetic field and of the ionosphere. Sky-Hi's conjugate point in the Northern Hemisphere is located in the Parc National des Laurentides, in Canada. The nunataks were mapped in detail by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs taken 1965-67 and U.S. Landsat imagery taken 1973-74.

Skytrain Ice Rise
Skytrain Ice Rise (-79.66667°N, -78.5°W) is a large, flattish, peninsula-like ice rise of about 50 nautical miles (90 km) extent, extending from the vicinity of Meyer Hills in the Heritage Range eastward into the Ronne Ice Shelf. 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) after the LC-47 Douglas Skytrain airplane (also called R4D and Dakota), used extensively in the supply and placement of U.S. field personnel in Antarctica beginning with U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47, and continuing into the late 1960s.

Slab Point
Slab Point (-62.48333°N, -60.16667°W) is a low rocky headland rising to 7 m above sea level. The headland has crude sheet-like geometry, dipping gently south and forming the south margin of Hero Bay and bounded to the northeast and south by ice cliffs. The headland is formed of a geological sill dipping gently to the north, suggesting the name Slab Point.

Slabotnen Cirque
Slabotnen Cirque (-71.76667°N, 10.45°W) is a cirque formed between the east slopes of Mount Dallmann and the Shcherbakov Range, in the Orvin Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered and photographed by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and named Slabotnen (the sloping cirque).

Slackwater Cirque
Slackwater Cirque (-76.63333°N, 160.75°W) is the westernmost cirque on Eastwind Ridge which is connected to the "dead" western terminus of Towle Glacier, in the Convoy Range, Victoria Land. So little ice from Eastwind Ridge enters the cirque that it barely makes any contribution to the west end of the Towle Glacier and arcuate supraglacial moraines remain drifting within the cirque. So named by a 1989-90 New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) field party to describe the sluggish ice flow of this cirque.

Sladen Summit
Sladen Summit (-78.11667°N, 162.38333°W) is a prominent peak rising to 3,395 m at the intersection of the Johns Hopkins Ridge and Rampart Ridge, in the Royal Society Range, Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1994 after William J.L. Sladen, an American of British birth; Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) medical officer at Hope Bay (1948-49) and Signy Island (1950-51); United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) principal investigator (penguins) at Cape Crozier for many years.

Mount Sladen
Mount Sladen (-60.68333°N, -45.28333°W) is a conspicuous pyramid-shaped mountain, 890 m, standing 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) northeast of Saunders Point in eastern Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1948-49. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Dr. William J.L. Sladen of the FIDS, medical officer and biologist at Hope Bay in 1948, and at Signy Island in 1950. During the 1960s and 1970s, Dr. Sladen was chief United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) investigator concerned with studies of penguins at Cape Crozier, Ross Island.

Slagle Ridge
Slagle Ridge (-71.91667°N, 169.83333°W) is a high and massive snow-covered ridge between Slone Glacier and Burnette Glacier in the Admiralty Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Captain Thomas D. Slagle, U.S. Navy, Chief Medical Officer at Little America V in 1958.

Slalama Slope
Slalama Slope (-72.51667°N, -3.41667°W) is a steep ice slope on the northeast side of Borg Mountain, in the Borg Massif of Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and named Slalama (the slalom).

Slalom Lake
Slalom Lake (-62.2°N, -58.95°W) is a small lake 0.25 nautical miles (0.5 km) north of Ardley Cove, Fildes Peninsula, King George Island. Located near the Soviet Antarctic Expedition Bellingshausen Station, erected 1968, the lake was named "Ozero Slalomnoye" (slalom lake). The translated form has been approved.

Slater Rocks
Slater Rocks (-75.08333°N, -113.88333°W) is a cluster of rock outcrops or low rock hills 4 nautical miles (7 km) north of Leister Peak in the Kohler Range, Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-71. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Robert T. Slater, EO2, U.S. Navy, Equipment Operator at the South Pole Station, 1974.

Slattery Peak
Slattery Peak (-77.56667°N, 168.98333°W) is a somewhat isolated rock peak (about 600 m) that rises above the ice mantle southeast of Mount Terror on Ross Island. The peak position is additionally defined as 5.5 nautical miles (10 km) southwest of The Knoll and 3.8 nautical miles (7 km) east-northeast of Rohnke Crests. Named after Leo Slattery, who wintered at Scott Base three times, twice as Officer in Charge; Post Clerk on Ross Island, summer 1973-74; Postmaster on Ross Island, summers 1979-80, 1981-82, and 1983-84.

Mount Slaughter
Mount Slaughter (-78.61667°N, -85.63333°W) is an ice-free peak, rising to 3,600 m on a spur trending southwest from Vinson Massif, Sentinel Range, in the Ellsworth Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1957-60. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1982, after John B. Slaughter, Director, National Science Foundation, 1980-82.

Slava Ice Shelf
Slava Ice Shelf (-68.81667°N, 154.73333°W) is an ice shelf along the coast of Antarctica between Mawson Peninsula and Cape Andreyev. The feature was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in 1947. The area was photographed in 1958 by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition which applied the name "Zaliv Slava" to the wide open bay that fronts this ice shelf. This name decision is in accord with the recommendation by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) that the name would be appropriately applied to the ice shelf. Named after the Soviet whaling flotilla Slava.

Sledgers Glacier
Sledgers Glacier (-71.43333°N, 162.8°W) is a long tributary glacier in the Bowers Mountains, draining northwest from Husky Pass and along the north flank of Lanterman Range to enter Rennick Glacier between Carnes Crag and Mount Gow. Named by the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1963-64, in appreciation of all Antarctic sledging men and the difficult areas they have covered on foot. This glacier was traveled in arduous conditions by the NZGSAE party.

Sledgers Icefall
Sledgers Icefall (-71.46667°N, 163.2°W) is a heavily crevassed icefall midway up the Sledgers Glacier in the Bowers Mountains; its location is just north of the tip of Reilly Ridge. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1967-68, in conjunction with Sledgers Glacier and as a locality worth distinguishing in connection with the use of sledges.

Sledging Col
Sledging Col (-85.85°N, -154.8°W) is a col between Mount Griffith and a very low peak on its northeast side, in the Hays Mountains. The col provides a sledging route from Scott Glacier to the head of Koerwitz Glacier and thence northward. So named by members of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) who used this route in 1969-70 when the west side of the lower reaches of Scott Glacier were found to be impassable.

Sleek Spur
Sleek Spur (-81.31667°N, 160.2°W) is a tapered, ice-covered coastal spur at the east end of Kelly Plateau, Churchill Mountains. The spur is 8 nautical miles (15 km) southwest of Cape Parr where the confluent Nursery, Jorda, and Starshot Glaciers enter Ross Ice Shelf. Named descriptively by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN).

Sleipnir Glacier
Sleipnir Glacier (-66.48333°N, -63.98333°W) is a glacier 10 nautical miles (18 km) long, flowing into the west side of Cabinet Inlet between Balder and Spur Points, on the east coast of Graham Land. Charted in 1947 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), who named it after the horse of the mythological Norse god Odin. It was photographed from the air during 1947 by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) under Ronne.

Slessor Glacier
Slessor Glacier (-79.83333°N, -28.5°W) is a glacier at least 75 nautical miles (140 km) long and 50 nautical miles (90 km) wide, flowing west into the Filchner Ice Shelf to the north of the Shackleton Range. First seen from the air and mapped by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1956. Named by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition for Marshal of the RAF Sir John Slessor, chairman of the expedition committee.

Slessor Peak
Slessor Peak (-66.51667°N, -64.96667°W) is a mainly ice-covered peak, 2,370 m, standing at the southwest end of Bruce Plateau in Graham Land, close northwest of Gould Glacier. It rises about 300 m above the general level of the plateau ice sheet and has a steep rock face on its north side. First surveyed in 1946-47 by a Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) sledge party led by Robert S. Slessor, FIDS medical officer at Stonington Island, for whom the peak is named.

Slettefjellet
Slettefjellet (-71.75°N, 6.91667°W) is a peak 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of Gessner Peak at the northeast end of the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Plotted from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Slettefjellet (the smooth peak).

Mount Sletten
Mount Sletten (-85.78333°N, -153.5°W) is a conspicuous rock peak surmounting Taylor Ridge on the west side of Scott Glacier, 4 nautical miles (7 km) northeast of Mount Pulitzer. Discovered and roughly mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Robert S. Sletten who made studies in satellite geodesy at McMurdo Station in 1965.

Slettfjell
Slettfjell (-72.13333°N, -3.31667°W) is a low, flattish mountain about 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Aurho Peak, on 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 named Slettfjell (level mountain).

Slettfjellklumpen Spur
Slettfjellklumpen Spur (-72.13333°N, -3.3°W) is a rock spur forming the north end of Slettfjell, on the Ahlmann Ridge in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52), and named Slettfjellklumpen (the level mountain lump) in association with Slettfjell.

Slettfjellnutane Peaks
Slettfjellnutane Peaks (-72.08333°N, -3.3°W) is a two small rock peaks about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Slettfjell on the Ahlmann Ridge in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52), and named Slettfjellnutane (the level mountain peaks) because of their proximity to Slettfjell.

Slichter Foreland
Slichter Foreland (-74.11667°N, -113.91667°W) is a high ice-covered peninsula, 15 nautical miles (28 km) long and 10 nautical miles (18 km) wide, forming the northeast arm of Martin Peninsula on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. First mapped from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in January 1947. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Louis B. Slichter, Professor Emeritus of Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, who has been involved with planning scientific programs for the South Pole Station, and who has trained a number of geophysicists who have gone to Antarctica to implement those programs.

Slithallet Slope
Slithallet Slope (-72.05°N, 2.95°W) is an ice slope between Jutulsessen Mountain and Risemedet Mountain in the Gjelsvik Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and named Slithallet (the drudgery slope).

Sloket Glacier
Sloket Glacier (-71.98333°N, 4.9°W) is a glacier flowing north between Slokstallen Mountain and Petrellfjellet in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Sloket (the millrace).

Slokstallen Mountain
Slokstallen Mountain (-72°N, 4.91667°W) is a mountain 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Petrellfjellet in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Slokstallen (the millrace barn).

Sloman Glacier
Sloman Glacier (-67.68333°N, -68.55°W) is a glacier flowing between Mount Liotard and Mount Ditte to the southeast coast of Adelaide Island. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1963 for William O. Sloman, British Antarctic Survey Personnel Officer for a number of years beginning in 1956.

Slone Glacier
Slone Glacier (-71.93333°N, 170.05°W) is a glacier descending along the north side of Slagle Ridge in the Admiralty Mountains to enter the west side of Moubray Glacier. 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 Airman Kelly Slone, United States Air Force (USAF), who perished in the crash of a C-154 Globemaster aircraft in this vicinity in 1958.

Sloret Rocks
Sloret Rocks (-73.71667°N, -4.28333°W) is a small group of rocks high along the ice slope of Kirwan Escarpment, about 5 nautical miles (9 km) south of Enden Point, in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and named Sloret (the veil).

Slossarczyk Crag
Slossarczyk Crag (-54.85°N, -35.98333°W) is a mountain crag, 805 m, between Doubtful Bay and Esbensen Bay at the southeast end of South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951-57. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Third Officer Walter Slossarczyk, communications officer on the Deutschland during the German Antarctic Expedition under Filchner until his death in South Georgia on November 26, 1911. Filchner had named the present Doubtful Bay for Slossarczyk, but the earlier naming did not survive.

The Slot
The Slot (-82.66667°N, 155.08333°W) is a small swift glacier descending from the polar plateau between Mount Ronca and Mount Summerson in the Geologists Range. Seen by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1961-62) and so named because of its narrowness and crevassed nature.

Slumkey Island
Slumkey Island (-65.5°N, -65.46667°W) is a largest island of the group lying east of Tupman Island, Pitt Islands, in the Biscoe Islands. First accurately shown on an Argentine government chart of 1957. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959 after the Honorable Samuel Slumkey, a character in Charles Dickens' Pickwick Papers. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Slump Mountain
Slump Mountain (-77.86667°N, 160.71667°W) is a peak 0.7 nautical miles (1.3 km) southwest of University Peak, rising to 2,195 m between the heads of University Valley and Farnell Valley in the Quartermain Mountains, Victoria Land. So named by New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) following geological work carried out by C.T. McElroy, G. Rose, and K.J. Whitby in the 1980-81 season. The face of the peak exhibits large-scale slump structures in the Metschel Tillite zone.

Slusher Nunatak
Slusher Nunatak (-74.45°N, -99.1°W) is a nunatak lying 5 nautical miles (9 km) north of Mount Moses in the Hudson Mountains. Mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Harold E. Slusher, meteorologist at Byrd Station, 1967.

Smaaland Cove
Smaaland Cove (-54.86667°N, -36.05°W) is a cove lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Doubtful Bay along the southeast coast of South Georgia. The name Doubtful Bay was given to this feature during the survey by DI personnel in 1927, with the name Smaaland Bay appearing on their chart for a bay 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) to the east. The SGS, 1951-52, reported that both names are well established locally, but that they are always used in the reverse positions shown on the DI chart. In order to conform to local usage and provide the most suitable descriptive term, the name Smaaland Cove is approved for the feature now described. The name Doubtful Bay has been approved for the bay to the east.

Smahausane Nunataks
Smahausane Nunataks (-71.55°N, 25.3°W) is a small nunataks, 1,180 m, standing between Mount Fidjeland and Nordtoppen Nunatak on the north side of the Sor Rondane Mountains. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1946 from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Named Smahausane (the small crags) by the Norwegians.

Smaknoltane Peaks
Smaknoltane Peaks (-72.11667°N, 8.05°W) is a chain of peaks 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, rising on the east side of the mouth of Snuggerud Glacier in the Filchner Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Smaknoltane (the small knolls).

Smakovane Cirques
Smakovane Cirques (-71.9°N, 5.53333°W) is a two cirques, separated by a narrow ridge, indenting the northeast side of Breplogen Mountain in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Plotted from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Smakovane (the small closets)

Smalegga Ridge
Smalegga Ridge (-72.01667°N, 24°W) is a ridge, 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, extending north from Mount Walnum to the west of Gillock Glacier, 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 Smalegga (the narrow ridge).

Smalegga Spur
Smalegga Spur (-71.91667°N, 10.61667°W) is a small rock spur 3 nautical miles (6 km) south-southeast of Morkenatten Peak, Shcherbakov Range, in the Orvin Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and named Smalegga (the narrow ridge).

Small Bay (South Georgia)
Small Bay (-54.11667°N, -36.78333°W) is a small bay at the east side of Fortuna Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1931 British Admiralty chart.

Small Island (Antarctica)
Small Island (-64°N, -61.45°W) is an island 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) long, lying 3 nautical miles (6 km) south of Intercurrence Island in the Christiania Islands, in the northeast part of the Palmer Archipelago. Though the origin of this name is unknown, it has appeared on maps for over 100 years and its usage has been established internationally. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Small Rock
Small Rock (-60.71667°N, -45.6°W) is a small rock 0.2 nautical miles (0.4 km) north of Berntsen Point, lying in the entrance to Borge Bay on the east side of Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands. The name appears on a chart by DI personnel on the Discovery II who charted Borge Bay in 1933.

Mount Small
Mount Small (-70.5°N, 64.7°W) is a partly snow-covered peak standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of Crohn Massif in the Porthos Range, Prince Charles Mountains. Mapped from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) surveys and air photos, 1956-65. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for G.R. Small, geophysicist at Wilkes Station, 1964.

Mount Smart
Mount Smart (-75.26667°N, -70.23333°W) is a mountain 4 nautical miles (7 km) southwest of Mount Ballard, in the southwest part of the Sweeney Mountains, Ellsworth Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Robert G. Smart, cook at Eights Station in 1965.

Smasponen Nunatak
Smasponen Nunatak (-72°N, 3.91667°W) is a nunatak just northwest of Storsponen Nunatak, at the north side of Mount Hochlin in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Smasponen (the little chip).

Smatind Peak
Smatind Peak (-72.55°N, -2.95°W) is a small peak close southeast of Fasettfjellet, near the east end of 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 Smatind (small peak).

Point Smellie
Point Smellie (-62.65°N, -61.15°W) is a small steep-sided headland extending out from President Beaches, Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island. The feature was named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after John L. Smellie, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) geologist from 1974, who took part in field investigation of this area, 1975-76.

Mount Smethurst
Mount Smethurst (-66.83333°N, 52.6°W) is a prominent mountain 3 nautical miles (6 km) northwest of Mount Torckler and 29 nautical miles (50 km) southwest of Stor Hanakken Mountain in Enderby Land. Plotted from air photos taken by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) aircraft in 1957. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for N.R. Smethurst, officer-in-charge at Wilkes Station in 1961.

Smiggers Island
Smiggers Island (-65.45°N, -65.35°W) is an island lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) southeast of Weller Island, Pitt Islands, in the Biscoe Islands. Photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956, and mapped from these photos by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS). Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959 after Joseph Smiggers, Esquire, Perpetual Vice President of the Pickwick Club in Charles Dickens' Pickwick Papers. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Smillie Peak
Smillie Peak (-54.28333°N, -36.95°W) is a rock peak, 1,765 m, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Mount Corneliussen in the west extremity of the Allardyce Range of South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS, 1951-52, and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Gordon Smillie, SGS surveyor.

Smirnov Peak
Smirnov Peak (-71.71667°N, 10.63333°W) is a sharp peak, 2,105 m, standing 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) south of Ristkalvane Nunataks in Shcherbakov Range, Orvin Mountains, in Queen Maud Land. Mapped from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60; remapped by Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960-61, and named after Aleksandr A. Smirnov, a member of the expedition.

Smith Bluff
Smith Bluff (-82.08333°N, 162.33333°W) is a steep rounded bluffon the west side of Nash Range to the west of Ricker Dome, overlooking Algie Glacier. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for H.T.U. Smith, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) geologist at McMurdo Station, 1963-64.

Smith Bluffs
Smith Bluffs (-72.55°N, -94.91667°W) is a line of ice-covered bluffs with many rock exposures, marking the north side of Dustin Island and the south limit of Seraph Bay. Discovered in helicopter flights from the USS Burton Island and Glacier of the U.S. Navy Bellingshausen Sea Expedition, February 1960, and named for Philip M. Smith of the National Science Foundation, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) Representative on this expedition.

Smith Cliff
Smith Cliff (-71.98333°N, -100.13333°W) is a rock cliff midway along the ice-covered northern shore of Tinglof Peninsula, Thurston Island. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Aviation Radioman William F. Smith, aircrewman in the Eastern Group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, which obtained aerial photographs of this cliff and coastal areas adjacent to Thurston Island, 1946-47.

Smith Glacier
Smith Glacier (-75.08333°N, -112°W) is a low-gradient glacier, over 100 nautical miles (180 km) long, draining from Toney Mountain in an east-northeast direction to Amundsen Sea. A northern distributary, Kohler Glacier, drains to Dotson Ice Shelf but the main flow passes to the sea between Bear Peninsula and Mount Murphy, terminating at Crosson Ice Shelf. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Philip M. Smith (Smith Bluffs, q.v.), Deputy Director, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, who in the period 1956-71 participated in a large number of expeditions to Antarctica in field and supervisory capacities.

Smith Heights
Smith Heights (-79.86667°N, 157.11667°W) is the highest part of the jumble of peaks between Kennett Ridge and Junction Spur in the eastern part of the Darwin Mountains. Mapped by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE), 1962-63, and named for G.J. Smith, a member of the expedition.

Smith Inlet
Smith Inlet (-70.98333°N, 167.86667°W) is a bay, 4 nautical miles (7 km) wide, partially filled with the ice tongue of Barnett Glacier. Located between Cape Moore and Cape Oakeley along the coast of north Victoria Land. Discovered by Captain James C. Ross, 1841, who named it for Alexander J. Smith, mate on the Erebus.

Smith Inlet
Smith Inlet (-70.41667°N, -62°W) is an ice-filled inlet receding 15 nautical miles (28 km) in a westerly direction between Cape Boggs and Cape Collier, along the east coast of Palmer Land. The inlet was discovered and charted in 1940 by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), but it was later erroneously shown on charts as "Stefansson Inlet." During 1947 the inlet 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 R. Admiral Edward H. Smith, USCG, noted Arctic oceanographer and explorer, leader of the and later Director of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.

Smith Island
Smith Island (-63°N, -62.5°W) is an island 18 nautical miles (33 km) long and 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide, lying 45 nautical miles (80 km) west of Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands. The discovery of the South Shetland Islands was first reported in 1819 by Captain William Smith, for whom the island is named. This island was known to both American and British sealers as early as 1820, and the name Smith has been well established in international usage for over 100 years. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Smith Islands
Smith Islands (-66.3°N, 110.45°W) is a two islands lying close to Tracy Point, the west extremity of Beall 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 Aerographer's Mate Roger E. Smith, U.S. Navy, a member of the Wilkes Station party of 1958. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Smith Knob
Smith Knob (-85.41667°N, -87.25°W) is a partly snow-covered rock peak, or knob, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south-southeast of Mendenhall Peak in the east part 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 these mountains, 1960-61. Named for George Otis Smith, fourth director of the U.S. Geological Survey, 1907-30.

Smith Lake
Smith Lake (-66.11667°N, 101.28333°W) is a lake, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) long, in the Bunger Hills, occupying the east half of the peninsula between Booth and Countess Peninsulas. First mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. The name "Smith Ridge" was given to the peninsula in 1956 by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) but was later dropped. The lake has instead been named for Kenneth R. Smith, air crewman on the U.S. Navy Operation Highjump seaplane commanded by D.E. Bunger which landed in the area and obtained air and ground photos in February 1947.

Smith Nunatak
Smith Nunatak (-70.21667°N, 64.58333°W) is a nunatak just southeast of Mount Starlight in the Athos Range, Prince Charles Mountains. The nunatak is marked by a moraine which extends 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north from it. Plotted from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) air photos of 1965. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for J.C. Smith, diesel mechanic at Wilkes Station in 1960.

Smith Nunataks
Smith Nunataks (-74.8°N, -73.1°W) is a two nunataks close together, lying 5 nautical miles (9 km) north-northeast of Whitmill Nunatak in the northwest part of Grossman Nunataks, Ellsworth Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1961-68, and Landsat imagery, 1973-74. Named in 1987 by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Thomas T. Smith, USGS cartographer, a member of the field party on Byrd Glacier and Darwin Glacier, 1978-79.

Smith Peak
Smith Peak (-72.16667°N, -99.3°W) is a prominent peak of the Walker Mountains, rising southeast of the head of Potaka Inlet and 6 nautical miles (11 km) east-northeast of Mount Hubbard, on 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 Dean C. Smith, aviation pilot of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1928-30.

Smith Peaks
Smith Peaks (-67.95°N, 62.48333°W) is a group of peaks standing close south of Mount Hordern in the David Range of the Framnes Mountains. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. Remapped by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions), 1957-60, and named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for F.A. Smith, diesel mechanic at Mawson Station, 1957.

Smith Peninsula
Smith Peninsula (-74.41667°N, -61.25°W) is an ice-covered, "dog-legged" peninsula 25 nautical miles (46 km) long and 10 nautical miles (18 km) wide, extending in an easterly direction between Keller and Nantucket Inlets on the east coast of Palmer Land. The peninsula was photographed from the air in December 1940 by members of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), and in 1947 by members of 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 Walter Smith, ship's mate, navigator, and trail man with Ronne's expedition.

Smith Point
Smith Point (-64.81667°N, -63.48333°W) is a small point northeast of Besnard Point on the southeast side of the harbor of Port Lockroy, Wiencke Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903-05, under Charcot. The name appears on a chart based upon a 1927 survey by DI personnel on the Discovery, but may reflect an earlier naming.

Smith Ridge
Smith Ridge (-70.03333°N, 72.83333°W) is a prominent ridge in the Mistichelli Hills, at the east margin of the Amery Ice Shelf. The ridge was occupied as a survey station by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) in 1968. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for R.S. Smith, geophysicist at Mawson Station in 1968, who assisted in the survey.

Smith Ridge
Smith Ridge (-79.11667°N, -86.53333°W) is a ridge 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Frazier Ridge in the Founders Peaks, Heritage Range. Named by the University of Minnesota Geological Party to these mountains, 1963-64, for Carl W. Smith who served that season as helicopter engine technical representative with the 62nd Transportation Detachment.

Smith Rocks
Smith Rocks (-67.51667°N, 63.01667°W) is a group of rocks lying 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) northeast of Canopus Islands in the east part of Holme Bay, Mac. Robertson Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Spjotoyholmane. Renamed by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for Captain V. Smith, RAASC, DUKW driver who took part in ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) changeover operations at Davis and Mawson stations in 1958-59 and 1959-60.

Cape Smith
Cape Smith (-62.86667°N, -62.31667°W) is a cape forming the north end of Smith Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The discovery of the South Shetland Islands was first reported in 1819 by Captain William Smith, for whom the cape is named.

Mount Smith
Mount Smith (-76.05°N, 161.7°W) is a peak over 1,400 m, standing north of Mawson Glacier and 7 nautical miles (13 km) north-northwest of Mount Murray in Victoria Land. Discovered by the Discovery expedition (1901-04) which probably named this peak for W.E. Smith, Chief Naval Constructor, who prepared the plans and supervised construction of the expedition ship Discovery.

Smiths Bench
Smiths Bench (-72.16667°N, 163.13333°W) is a distinctive bench-like elevation 5 nautical miles (9 km) northwest of Mount Baldwin, in the Freyberg Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for William M. Smith, psychologist, a member of the United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) Victoria Land Traverse Party which surveyed this area in 1959-60.

Smithson Glacier
Smithson Glacier (-71.25°N, 163.86667°W) is a tributary glacier in the Bowers Mountains. It drains the slopes near Mount Verhage and flows north along the west side of Posey Range to enter Graveson Glacier adjacent to Mount Draeger. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Scott B. Smithson, geologist at McMurdo Station, 1967-68.

Mount Smithson
Mount Smithson (-84.98333°N, -172.16667°W) is a mountain over 3,000 m along the north escarpment of the Prince Olav Mountains, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) east of Mount Sellery between the heads of Krout and Harwell Glaciers. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for James Smithson, English philanthropist. In 1835, his property came into the possession of the United States Government, having been bequeathed by him for the purpose of founding an institution at Washington, DC, to be called the Smithsonian Institution for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.