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Sperring Point
Sperring Point (-67.4°N, 59.51667°W) is a rocky point about midway along the west side of William Scoresby Bay. Discovered and named by DI personnel on the William Scoresby in February 1936.

Spert Island
Spert Island (-63.85°N, -60.95°W) is an island lying off the west extremity of Trinity Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Nordenskjold, 1901-04. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for Sir Thomas Spert, Controller of the King's Ships in the time of Henry VIII, founder and first Master of the Mariners of England, which later became the Corporation of Trinity House. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Mount Speyer
Mount Speyer (-78.86667°N, 160.7°W) is a mountain, 2,430 m, standing directly at the head of Kehle Glacier in the Worcester Range. Discovered by the Discovery expedition (1901-04) and named for Edgar Speyer, a contributor to the expedition.

Sphagnum Valley
Sphagnum Valley (-54.26667°N, -36.58333°W) is a valley sloping northwest from Echo Pass to Cumberland West Bay, South Georgia. First charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Nordenskjold, 1901-04. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951-57 and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Sphagnum, the bog moss which occurs in this valley.

Spheroid Hill
Spheroid Hill (-77.78333°N, 163.93333°W) is a mostly ice-free summit (1,230 m) 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Ellipsoid Hill, on the north side of Blue Glacier in Victoria Land. The name is one of a group in the area associated with surveying applied in 1993 by New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). Named from spheroid (sometimes referred to as an ellipsoid), a mathematical figure formed by revolving an ellipse about its minor axis.

Sphinx Hill
Sphinx Hill (-62.18333°N, -58.45°W) is a conspicuous, isolated black hill, 145 m, standing 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north-northwest of Demay Point on King George Island, South Shetland Islands. First charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1908-10. The descriptive name was given by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) following a survey by Lieutenant Commander F.W. Hunt, Royal Navy, in 1951-52.

Sphinx Island
Sphinx Island (-65.9°N, -64.88333°W) is an island 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) wide, having a bare rocky summit with vertical faces on all four sides, lying in the entrance to Barilari Bay along the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered and named by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), 1934-37, under Rymill. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Sphinx Mountain
Sphinx Mountain (-71.45°N, 11.96667°W) is a linear mountain, 1,850 m, trending in a north-south direction for 6 nautical miles (11 km), standing 5 nautical miles (9 km) east of Nordwestliche Insel Mountains in the Wohlthat Mountains of Queen Maud Land. This mountain was discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39, who gave the name Sphinx to its northern peak. The name was extended to this mountain by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960-61, who referred to it as Sfinksen (the sphinx) and Gora Sfinks (sphinx mountain), respectively. The recommended spelling has been chosen to agree with the original German form.

Sphinx Peak
Sphinx Peak (-72.28333°N, 165.58333°W) is a massive summit 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Pyramid Peak, in the southeast part of Destination Nunataks, Victoria Land. Named in association with Pyramid Peak by the Northern Party of NZFMCAE, 1962-63.

Sphinx Rock
Sphinx Rock (-60.61667°N, -46.08333°W) is a rock which lies immediately off the southwest end of Monroe Island in the South Orkney Islands. Charted and named by DI personnel on the Discovery II in 1933.

Sphinx Rock
Sphinx Rock (-71.45°N, 169.5°W) is a high rock (or island) lying in front of Islands Point in the west part of Robertson Bay, in Victoria Land. Charted by the Northern Party, led by Campbell, of British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13, who named it for its shape.

Sphinx Valley
Sphinx Valley (-77.98333°N, 162.01667°W) is a shallow hanging valley, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) long, running northwest parallel to Columnar Valley and terminating just west of the summit of Table Mountain, at the northwest side of Royal Society Range, Victoria Land. Named from the distinctive rock formations along its northwest wall, one of which is a particularly good likeness of the Egyptian Sphinx. Named by Alan Sherwood, NZGS party leader in the area, 1987-88.

Mount Sphinx
Mount Sphinx (-72.35°N, 31.25°W) is a mountain rising to 2,200 m, the culminating peak of the Prince de Ligne Mountains, standing 9 nautical miles (17 km) north of the Belgica Mountains. Discovered by Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1957-58, under G. de Gerlache, who named it for its characteristic form resembling a sphinx.

Sphinxkopf Peak
Sphinxkopf Peak (-71.41667°N, 11.95°W) is the peak (I,630 m) at the northern end of Sphinx Mountain, in the northern Wohlthat Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition under Ritscher, 1938-39, who named it Sphinxkopf (sphinx head) because of its appearance.

Cape Spieden
Cape Spieden (-66.41667°N, 126.73333°W) is a cape along the western shore of Porpoise Bay, about 17 nautical miles (31 km) southeast of Cape Goodenough. Delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946-47), and named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after William Spieden, Purser on the sloop Peacock during the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-42) under Lieutenant Charles Wilkes.

Spiers Nunatak
Spiers Nunatak (-85.33333°N, -125.6°W) is an isolated nunatak lying 8 nautical miles (15 km) west-northwest of Mount Brecher on the north side of Quonset Glacier, in the Wisconsin Range, Horlick Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Raymond R. Spiers, cook with the Byrd Station winter party, 1959.

Spiess Glacier
Spiess Glacier (-72.2°N, -61.3°W) is a glacier about 8 nautical miles (15 km) long on Merz Peninsula, flowing north into a small bay east of Hjort Massif on the south side of Hilton Inlet, Black Coast. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from aerial photographs taken by the U.S. Navy, 1966-69. Surveyed by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1974-75. In association with the names of Antarctic oceanographers grouped in this area, named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1977 after Captain (later V. Adm.) Fritz A. Spiess (1881-1959), of the German Navy, Commander and Scientific Chief of the German Atlantic Expedition in Meteor, 1925-27, after the death of Professor Alfred Merz.

Spiess Rocks
Spiess Rocks (-54.41667°N, 3.48333°W) is a group of submerged rocks which extend up to 0.4 nautical miles (0.7 km) northeast of Cape Lollo, Bouvetoya. First charted in December 1927 by a Norwegian expedition under Captain Harald Horntvedt. Named by the Norwegians for Captain Fritz A. Spiess, leader of the German expedition which visited Bouvetoya in the Meteor in 1926.

Spigot Peak
Spigot Peak (-64.63333°N, -62.56667°W) is a conspicuous black peak 285 m, marking the south side of the entrance to Orne Harbor on the west coast of Graham Land. Shown on an Argentine government chart of 1950. The name, given by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1956, is descriptive of the appearance of the feature; a spigot is a wooden peg.

Spike Cape
Spike Cape (-77.3°N, 163.56667°W) is a bare rocky point from which the Wilson Piedmont Glacier has receded, lying 4 nautical miles (7 km) south of Dunlop Island on the coast of Victoria Land. First mapped by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13. The name was suggested by Seaman Forde, and adopted by Taylor, for its likeness to Spike Island at Plymouth, England.

The Spike
The Spike (-54.01667°N, -37.31667°W) is a rock lying between Mollyhawk and Crescent Islands in the Bay of Isles, South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1931 British Admiralty chart.

Spilhaus Inlet
Spilhaus Inlet (-80.08333°N, -43.75°W) is an ice-filled inlet which is the southernmost of the three inlets indenting the east side of Berkner Island, Filchner Ice Shelf. Discovered by U.S. ground and aviation personnel from Ellsworth Station (1957-58) under Captain Finn Ronne, USNR. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1988 after Athelstan Spilhaus (b. 1911), meteorologist and oceanographer; member of the U.S. National Committee for the IGY, 1957-58, and of the National Science Board, 1966-72.

Spilite Arch
Spilite Arch (-54.5°N, -37.03333°W) is a sea-worn arch formed by a pillar of rock 30 m high joined to the coastal cliffs by a spilite sill. The arch is located on the north side of the east tip of Annenkov Island, South Georgia. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC).

Spiller Cove
Spiller Cove (-62.5°N, -60.71667°W) is a small cove lying immediately west of Black Point along the north coast of Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The name Spillers Cove was mentioned by Robert Fildes in 1821. It is probably for Captain Spiller of the Indian of Liverpool, who visited the South Shetland Islands in 1820-21 and brought back some of the crew of the wrecked Cora (Captain Fildes) from Desolation Island.

Spillway Icefall
Spillway Icefall (-85.01667°N, -166.36667°W) is a spectacular icefall descending northward through central Duncan Mountains to Amundsen Coast. The icefall cascades through the mountains giving the appearance of a turbulent spillway on a dam. The descriptive name was approved by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) from a proposal by Edmund Stump, geologist, Arizona State University, who worked in this area, 1974-75.

Spincloud Heights
Spincloud Heights (-67.83333°N, -67.15°W) is a heights bordering the north side of Shoesmith Glacier on Horseshoe Island. Surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1955-57, and so named because clouds of spindrift blowing off the heights give warning of approaching storms.

Spindrift Bluff
Spindrift Bluff (-69.58333°N, -68.03333°W) is an east-west trending bluff (about 700 m) located close south of Mistral Ridge in northwest Palmer Land. Surveyed by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1971-72, and so named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC), 1977. A local wind blows in this area and spindrift sweeps from the bluff, when it is calm elsewhere.

Spindrift Col
Spindrift Col (-60.68333°N, -45.61667°W) is a col between hills in north-central Signy Island, 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) southeast of Spindrift Rocks. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in association with Spindrift Rocks.

Spindrift Rocks
Spindrift Rocks (-60.7°N, -45.66667°W) is a group of ice-free rocks, 15 m high, lying 0.75 nautical miles (1.4 km) southwest of North Point and close to the west coast of Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Surveyed and named in 1947 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS). The name is descriptive of the spindrift, or sea spray, which forms over these rocks during westerly gales.

Spine Island
Spine Island (-60.6°N, -46.03333°W) is a narrow island composed of several aligned rock segments, lying between the west end of Coronation Island and Monroe Island in the South Orkney Islands. Discovered by Captain George Powell and Captain Nathaniel Palmer on the occasion of their joint cruise in 1821. So named because of its appearance by DI personnel on the Discovery II who surveyed the island in 1933. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

The Spire (Graham Land)
The Spire (-68.3°N, -66.88333°W) is an isolated rock pinnacle at the northwest end of the Blackwall Mountains on the south side of Neny Fjord, Graham Land. Probably first seen by British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) sledging parties in 1936-37, though not specifically mapped. First climbed on January 17, 1948 by members of Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE). The name was first used in 1949 by William Latady, aerial photographer with RARE.

The Spire (Victoria Land)
The Spire (-78.15°N, 161.61667°W) is a prominent rock spire, over 2,600 m, surmounting the west extremity of Rampart Ridge, in Victoria Land. Surveyed and descriptively named in 1957 by the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1956-58.

Spiret Peak
Spiret Peak (-72.51667°N, -3.63333°W) is a rock peak in the northwest part of Borg Mountain, in the Borg Massif of Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and named Spiret (the spire).

Cape Spirit
Cape Spirit (-78.2°N, 166.75°W) is the easternmost point of Black Island, in the Ross Archipelago. Visited by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1958-59) and so named by them because of the almost constant and spirited winds blowing through the strait between Black and White Islands.

Spiro Hill
Spiro Hill (-62.26667°N, -59°W) is a hill, 120 m, lying at the head of Edgell Bay, Nelson Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The present toponym replaces the provisional "Sudeste" and was approved by the Geographic Coordinating Committee of Argentina in 1956. It memorializes the mariner of Greek origin, Spiro, who was in the squadron of Admiral Brown and died valiantly by exploding the ship's magazine before its surrender to the enemy.

Spirogyra Lake
Spirogyra Lake (-60.7°N, -45.65°W) is a small lake 0.25 nautical miles (0.5 km) southeast of Thulla Point in the west part of Signy Island, South Orkney Islands. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC), 1981, after the algal genus Spirogyra, a species of which grows abundantly in this shallow lake in summer.

Spirtle Rock
Spirtle Rock (-65.21667°N, -64.33333°W) is a rock awash in the navigable passage between The Barchans and Anagram Islands, in the Argentine Islands. The descriptive name was recommended by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971. "Spirtle" means to cause to splash.

Spit Bay
Spit Bay (-53.1°N, 73.75°W) is an open bight formed by the northeast coastline of Heard Island and Spit Point, the east extremity of the island. The name derives from the conspicuous spit which forms the south and east shore of the bight, and may have been given by American sealers at Heard Island in the period following their initiation of sealing there in 1855. The name appears on a chart by the British utilized many names then in use by the sealers.

Spit Point
Spit Point (-53.11667°N, 73.85°W) is the east tip of a conspicuous spit about 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, marking the east extremity of Heard Island. The feature was charted by early American sealers at Heard Island in the years following initiation of sealing operations there in 1855. The descriptive name was apparently given some years later and is now established in usage.

Spit Point (Greenwich Island)
Spit Point (-62.53333°N, -59.8°W) is a narrow gravel spit forming the south side of the entrance to Yankee Harbor, Greenwich Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The point was known to early sealers in the area and roughly charted on Powell's map of 1822. It was recharted by DI personnel on the Discovery II in 1935 and given this descriptive name.

The Spit (South Shetland Islands)
The Spit (-61.48333°N, -55.5°W) is a shingle and boulder isthmus or spit, some 50 to 80 m long and 1 m above the level of high tide, connecting Furse Peninsula to the main part of Gibbs Island, South Shetland Islands. Charted by DI in January 1937 and named descriptively.

Spitz Ridge
Spitz Ridge (-75.81667°N, -114.86667°W) is a prominent, mainly ice-covered ridge east of Cox Bluff, forming the east end of Toney Mountain, in Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Armand Lawrence Spitz, ionospheric physicist, who wintered at Byrd Station in 1966 and worked additional summer seasons at Byrd and Hallett Stations.

Mount Spivey
Mount Spivey (-69.51667°N, -69.83333°W) is a flat-topped, mainly ice-covered mountain, 2,135 m, standing on the west side of Toynbee Glacier and 9 nautical miles (17 km) south of Mount Nicholas, in the north part of the Douglas Range of Alexander Island. First photographed from the air in 1937 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill. Surveyed from the ground in 1948 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and named for Robert E. Spivey, general assistant at Stonington Island, who took part in the FIDS sledge journey to George VI Sound in 1949.

Splettstoesser Glacier
Splettstoesser Glacier (-79.2°N, -84.15°W) is a glacier, 35 nautical miles (60 km) long, draining from the plateau just south of Founders Escarpment and flowing east-northeast through the Heritage Range to the south of Founders Peaks and Anderson Massif to enter the Minnesota Glacier. Named by the University of Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party which explored the area in 1961-62 for John F. Splettstoesser, geologist with that party.

Splettstoesser Pass
Splettstoesser Pass (-71.63333°N, 167.25°W) is a snow-covered pass at about 2,200 m, running east-west through Findlay Range to the northwest of Gadsden Peaks, in the Admiralty Mountains, Victoria Land. The name was proposed by R.H. Findlay, leader of a New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) geological party, 1981-82, which used this pass in travel between Field Neve and Atkinson Glacier, a tributary to Dennistoun Glacier. Named after John F. Splettstoesser, geologist, Minnesota Geological Survey, who was field coordinator for United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) projects during the International Northern Victoria Land Project, 1981-82.

Splinten Peak
Splinten Peak (-72.68333°N, -3.98333°W) is an one of the Seilkopf Peaks, standing just north of Pilarryggen 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 Splinten (the splinter).

Splinter Crag
Splinter Crag (-57.08333°N, -26.8°W) is a wedge-shaped mass of rock, truncated by sheer cliffs on the north and west and falling more gradually to the south, forming the north peak of Vindication Island, South Sandwich Islands. The name applied by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971 derives from the pinnacled topography of the vicinity.

The Split Pin
The Split Pin (-54.18333°N, -36.58333°W) is a twin pinnacles, 12 m high, on the shore north of Lagoon Point in Jason Harbor, Cumberland West Bay, South Georgia. Charted by DI in 1929 and named descriptively.

Split Rock, Antarctica
Split Rock (-64.78333°N, -64.05°W) is a distinctive oval-shaped rock, cleanly split in a north-south direction to the water line, lying 0.1 nautical miles (0.2 km) northwest of Janus Island, off the southwest coast of Anvers Island. The descriptive name was given by Palmer Station personnel in 1972.

Splitwind Island
Splitwind Island (-65.03333°N, -63.93333°W) is an island 0.25 nautical miles (0.5 km) long, lying off the north end of Booth Island, in the Wilhelm Archipelago. Charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903-05, and named by Charcot for Alphonse de Rothschild. To avoid confusion with Rothschild Island near Alexander Island, the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959 recommended that the name be changed to Splitwind Island. Owing to some physical peculiarity, the wind south of this island is often very different from that north of it. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Mount Spohn
Mount Spohn (-85.46667°N, 171.98333°W) is a prominent peak rising from Otway Massif, being the highest summit (3,240 m) on the ridge bordering the west side of Burgess Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Harry R. Spohn, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) meteorologist at South Pole Station, 1963.

Sponholz Peak
Sponholz Peak (-80.13333°N, -83°W) is a sharp peak, 1,730 m, standing 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) south of Moulder Peak in Liberty Hills, Heritage Range. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Martin P. Sponholz, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) meteorologist, member of the winter party at Plateau Station in 1966. Sponholz is commemorated especially for his mathematical applications and formulas regarding inversion wind systems. Sponholz currently serves as a professor of physical sciences at Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minnesota, USA.

Sponskaftet Spur
Sponskaftet Spur (-71.65°N, 11.2°W) is a spur extending west from The Altar, in the Humboldt Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered and mapped from air photos by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Remapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and named Sponskaftet (the wooden spoon handle).

Sponsors Peak
Sponsors Peak (-77.3°N, 161.4°W) is a mountain, over 1,600 m, at the west side of the mouth of Victoria Upper Glacier, in Victoria Land. Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) (1958-59) after sponsors who materially assisted the expedition.

Spooner Bay
Spooner Bay (-67.6°N, 46.25°W) is a bay 6 nautical miles (11 km) wide on the coast of Enderby Land, lying 12 nautical miles (22 km) east of Freeth Bay in Alasheyev Bight. Plotted from air photos taken by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) in 1956. First visited by the ANARE (Thala Dan) under D.F. Styles in February 1961 and named for Sen. W.H. Spooner, then Australian Minister of National Development.

Mount Sporli
Mount Sporli (-79.55°N, -83.6°W) is a prominent mountain, 2,255 m, standing at the east side of the head of Driscoll Glacier in the Pioneer Heights, Heritage Range. Named by the University of Minnesota Geological Party to these mountains, 1963-64, for Bernhard N. Sporli, geologist with the party.

Spota Spur
Spota Spur (-72.05°N, 4.05°W) is a spur extending from the north-central part of Mount Hochlin, 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 Spota (the knitting needle).

Spouter Peak
Spouter Peak (-65.81667°N, -62.38333°W) is a conspicuous rock peak, 615 m, standing 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) south-southwest of Daggoo Peak at the south side of the mouth of Flask Glacier, on the east coast of Graham Land. Surveyed and partially photographed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1947. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1956 after the Spouter Inn, New Bedford, where Herman Melville's story Moby-Dick opens.

Spraglegga Ridge
Spraglegga Ridge (-71.91667°N, 14.75°W) is a ridge that is partly rock and partly covered by snow, surmounted by Stenka Mountain, standing 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) southeast of Kvaevefjellet Mountain in the Payer Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956 60, and named Spraglegga.

Sprekkefjellet
Sprekkefjellet (-71.7°N, 5.61667°W) is an isolated hill bearing the appearance of two low rock summits separated by a snow col, located 5 nautical miles (9 km) north of the mouth of Austreskorve Glacier and the main mass of the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains, in Queen Maud Land. Plotted from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Sprekkefjellet (the split hill).

Sprightly Island
Sprightly Island (-64.28333°N, -61.06667°W) is an island 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northwest of Spring Point in Hughes Bay, Graham Land. First roughly surveyed by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897-99). Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after the British sealer Sprightly, Captain Hughes, which visited this vicinity in 1824-25. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Spring Glacier
Spring Glacier (-77.91667°N, 163.1°W) is a glacier flowing from the northeast portion of Royal Society Range between Stoner Peak and Transit Ridge, joining the Blue Glacier drainage south of Granite Knolls, in Victoria Land. Named in 1992 by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Thomas E. Spring, civil engineer, United States Geological Survey (USGS); leader of the USGS two man astronomic surveying team to South Pole Station and Byrd Station in the 1969-70 field season. The team provided support to various science projects, established the position of the Geographic South Pole (previously done 1956), and established a tie to the Byrd Ice Strain net which had been under study for several years.

Spring Point (Antarctica)
Spring Point (-64.3°N, -61.05°W) is a point forming the south side of the entrance to Brialmont Cove, on the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered in 1898 by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache. He named it for Professor W. Spring of the University of Liege, a member of the Belgica Commission.

Springer Peak
Springer Peak (-79.4°N, -84.88333°W) is a rock peak (1,460 m) surmounting the north extremity of Webers Peaks 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 Michael J. Springer, photographer on U.S. Navy flights over Marie Byrd Land and Ellsworth Land in the 1965-66 season.

Springtail Bluff
Springtail Bluff (-71.03333°N, 165.2°W) is the steep, south-facing bluff that borders the eastern half of Mount Hemphill, in the Anare Mountains. So named by the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1963-64, for the find of small insects (Collembola) in this location.

Springtail Point
Springtail Point (-77.16667°N, 160.7°W) is a rock point 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of Skew Peak in the Clare Range, Victoria Land. So named by Heinz Janetschek, biologist at McMurdo Station (1961-62), because of a find of springtail insects at this location.

Springtail Spur
Springtail Spur (-60.68333°N, -45.61667°W) is a spur rising to 170 m at the southwest end of Andreaea Plateau, on Signy Island in the South Orkney Islands. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) following British Antarctic Survey (BAS) ecological work from the springtail insects (especially, Cryptopygus antarcticus) that are abundant beneath stones and in the sparse vegetation of the spur.

Sprocket Glacier
Sprocket Glacier (-77.2°N, 160.56667°W) is a glacier, 5 km long, flowing north from Skew Peak to abut against the ice of Mackay Glacier at the Chain Moraines, Victoria Land. The name alludes to the use of a bicycle as a practical means of transportation by a glacial mapping party led by Trevor Chinn, summer season 1992-93, and is part of a theme of cycling names in the area. Approved by New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) in 1995.

Spume Island
Spume Island (-64.8°N, -64.11667°W) is a small, low, rocky island lying 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) southwest of Bonaparte Point, off the southwest coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Surveyed by the British Naval Hydrographic Survey Unit, 1956-57. So named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) because heavy seas break over the island in a gale; spume is blown spray. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Spur Point
Spur Point (-66.6°N, -63.8°W) is a point at the east end of a black, rocky spur which extends southeast between Anderson Glacier and Sielpnir Glacier to the west side of Cabinet Inlet, on the east coast of Graham Land. This descriptive name was given by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) following their survey in 1947. The feature was photographed from the air during 1947 by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) under Ronne.

Sputnik Islands
Sputnik Islands (-70.36667°N, 163.36667°W) is a two ice-covered islands, one much larger than the other, located between Capes Cheetham and Williams in the entrance to Ob' Bay. The islands were photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Surveyed by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1958, and named after the first Soviet artificial earth satellite. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Square Bay
Square Bay (-67.85°N, -67°W) is a bay, roughly square in outline and 10 nautical miles (18 km) wide, indenting the west coast of Graham Land between Nicholl Head and Camp Point. Most of the entrance to the bay is occupied by Horseshoe Island, which limits access to a narrow southern strait opening onto Marguerite Bay and a narrower northwestern strait opening onto the mouth of Bourgeois Fjord. Mapped and named by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), 1934-37, under Rymill.

Square End Island
Square End Island (-62.16667°N, -58.98333°W) is a small island 3 nautical miles (6 km) north-northeast of the west tip of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The descriptive name appears to have been applied by DI personnel on the Discovery II who charted the island in 1935. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Square Rock
Square Rock (-54°N, -38.01667°W) is a rock lying 0.3 nautical miles (0.6 km) west of Cape Alexandra, at the west end of South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1938 British Admiralty chart.

Squire Island
Squire Island (-64.91667°N, -63.9°W) is a small island lying immediately northeast of Friar 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

Squire Point
Squire Point (-54.06667°N, -37.13333°W) is a point lying at the north side of the entrance to East Bay, in Prince Olav Harbor, South Georgia. The name appears on a 1938 British Admiralty chart.

Squires Glacier
Squires Glacier (-73.96667°N, -62.58333°W) is a tributary glacier between the Playfair and Hutton Mountains, flowing east-northeast to Swann Glacier, in Palmer 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 Peter L. Squires, glaciologist at Byrd Station, summer 1965-66.

Squires Peak
Squires Peak (-73.93333°N, -62.65°W) is a peak marking the eastern extremity of the Playfair Mountains, in Palmer 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 Donald F. Squires, biologist, member of the Palmer Station-Eastwind Expedition, summer 1965-66.

Sreburna Glacier
Sreburna Glacier (-62.68333°N, -60.03333°W) is a glacier in southeast Livingston Island flowing southeast to enter Bransfield Strait between Aytos Point and M'Kean Point. Named by the Bulgarian Antarctic Place-names Commission, 2002, after Sreburna Lake in Bulgaria.

Srite Glacier
Srite Glacier (-76°N, -69°W) is a glacier over 20 nautical miles (37 km) long, flowing east and southeast from Janke Nunatak, Hauberg Mountains, to Orville Coast, Ellsworth Land, west of Spear Glacier. The feature was mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1961-67, and was visited by a USGS geological party, 1977-78, led by Peter D. Rowley. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Commander (later Captain) David A. Srite, U.S. Navy, chief navigator of an LC-130 aircraft in support of the geological party in this area, 1977-78; Commanding Officer, Antarctic Development Squadron Six, 1979 to 1980; Commanding Officer, Naval Support Force, Antarctica, 1985 to 1987.

Mount St. Louis
Mount St. Louis (-67.15°N, -67.5°W) is a mountain (1,280 m) which is mainly ice covered and forms a prominent landmark immediately east of The Gullet, on the west coast of Graham Land. First sighted and roughly charted in 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition under J.B. Charcot. Surveyed in 1948 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) who named it for Canadian pilot Peter B. St. Louis. He flew from the Argentine Islands to Stonington Island in January and February 1950 to relieve the FIDS base.

St. Marie Peak
St. Marie Peak (-71.93333°N, 171.08333°W) is a small peak (100 m) at the north end of Foyn Island, in the Possession Islands. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1958-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander John W. St. Marie, U.S. Navy, co-pilot on the Squadron VX-6 flight of January 18, 1958, at which time the Possession Islands and this feature were photographed.

Staack Nunatak
Staack Nunatak (-74.26667°N, -72.81667°W) is a nunatak lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Horner Nunatak, being one of several scattered and somewhat isolated nunataks located 40 nautical miles (70 km) north of the Merrick Mountains, in eastern 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 Karl J. Staack, meteorologist at Byrd Station, summer 1965-66.

Stabben Mountain
Stabben Mountain (-71.95°N, 2.86667°W) is a prominent mountain immediately north of Mayr Ridge in the north part of 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 air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Stabben (the stump).

Staccato Peaks
Staccato Peaks (-71.78333°N, -70.65°W) is a series of rock peaks extending 11 nautical miles (20 km) in a north-south direction, rising from the snowfields 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of the Walton Mountains in the south part of Alexander Island. First seen from the air by Lincoln Ellsworth on November 23, 1935, and mapped from photos taken on that flight by W.L.G. Joerg. Remapped 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), refers to the precipitous and abrupt way in which the peaks rise from the surrounding snowfields and is associated with other musical names in the vicinity.

Stack Bay
Stack Bay (-67.05°N, 58.06667°W) is a small bay between West Stack and the mouth of Hoseason Glacier in Enderby Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and called "Skotvika" because of the proximity to West Stack, named by personnel of RRS William Scoresby in 1936. The name for the bay has been approved in a translated form to agree with West Stack.

Stackpole Rocks
Stackpole Rocks (-62.68333°N, -60.96667°W) is a group of rocks lying off the southeast part of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1958 for Edouard A. Stackpole, Curator of the Marine Historical Association, Mystic, CT, historian of early American whaling and sealing in the South Shetland Islands.

The Stadium
The Stadium (-61.11667°N, -54.7°W) is a cirque with mountains on three sides but open on the east, located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of Walker Point, Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands. The floor of this feature is occupied by a glacier. Mapped by the U.K. Joint Services Expedition, 1970-71. United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) applied the descriptive name for this bowl-shaped feature.

Mount Stadler
Mount Stadler (-66.91667°N, 53.23333°W) is a mountain 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) southeast of Mount Cordwell and 23 nautical miles (43 km) south-southwest of Stor Hanakken Mountain in Enderby Land. Plotted from air photos taken from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) aircraft in 1957. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for S. Stadler, weather observer at Wilkes Station in 1961.

Staeffler Ridge
Staeffler Ridge (-77.33333°N, 162.8°W) is a long ridge west of Hanson Ridge, separating Victoria Lower Glacier from Greenwood Valley in Victoria Land. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1964 for George R. Staeffler, topographic engineer with the U.S. Geological Survey, who worked in the McMurdo Sound area during 1960-61.

Stafford Glacier
Stafford Glacier (-72.5°N, 168.25°W) is a glacier 5 nautical miles (9 km) east of Rudolph Glacier, flowing north into Trafalgar Glacier in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Sgt. Billy D. Stafford, USA, in charge of the enlisted detachment of the helicopter group which supported the USGS Topo North-South survey of the area in 1961-62.

The Stage
The Stage (-78.35°N, 163.21667°W) is a name suggested by appearance.

Mount Stagnaro
Mount Stagnaro (-77.16667°N, -144.33333°W) is a mountain (1,130 m) located 3 nautical miles (6 km) east-northeast of Mount Gonzalez, Sarnoff Mountains, in the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land. The mountain was surveyed and mapped by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939-41. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1980 after John Stagnaro of La Crescenta, CA, who during the 1970's carried out nightly Ham radio schedules with the South Pole, McMurdo, Palmer and Siple Stations, connecting personnel at isolated research stations with family and friends in the United States. The ham radio patches provided by "Big John" over many years were a significant factor in maintaining high morale at these stations.

Stahl Peak
Stahl Peak (-80.33333°N, 155.21667°W) is a peak 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Saburro Peak in the Ravens Mountains, Britannia Range. It rises to over 1800 meters. Named after CMSgt. Alfred E. Stahl who served with the 109 Airlift Wing as a Flight Engineer Superintendent during the transition of LC-130 operations from the U.S. Navy to the Air National Guard

Mount Stahlman
Mount Stahlman (-85.68333°N, -151.6°W) is a mountain over 1,000 m, rising at the east flank of Scott Glacier between Mount Wallace and Mount Hamilton, at the west end of the Tapley Mountains in the Queen Maud Mountains. First observed in December 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Laurence Gould. Visited in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named by Byrd for James G. Stahlman, newspaper publisher of Nashville, TN, a supporter of the expedition.

Stair Hill
Stair Hill (-66.16667°N, -65.23333°W) is a hill at the south side of the head of Holtedahl Bay, on the west coast of Graham Land. Photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956-57, and mapped from these photos by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS). Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959 for Ralph Stair of the U.S. National Bureau of Standards, whose work on the transmissive properties of tinted glass has contributed to the design of satisfactory snow goggles.

Staircase Glacier
Staircase Glacier (-72.26667°N, 168.71667°W) is a glacier about 8 nautical miles (15 km) long, descending southwest between Mount Francis and Mount Titus into Tucker Glacier, in the Admiralty Mountains. So named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1957-58, for its proximity to the "Staircase" survey station, the latter so designated because a long line of steps were cut in the ice in climbing to it.

Mount Staley
Mount Staley (-72.33333°N, 164.68333°W) is a mountain, 2,560 m, at the south end of Salamander Range, Freyberg 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 James T. Staley, biologist at Hallett Station, summer 1962-63.

Mount Stalker
Mount Stalker (-70.15°N, 65.61667°W) is a mountain in the northern part of the Athos Range, Prince Charles Mountains, about 5 nautical miles (9 km) northwest of Farley Massif. Plotted from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) air photos. Named for J.F. Stalker, weather observer at Mawson Station in 1964.

Stalstuten Ridge
Stalstuten Ridge (-72.06667°N, 4.16667°W) is a high ridge extending from the northeast side of Mount Hochlin, in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Stalstuten (the bulldozer).

Stamnen Peak
Stamnen Peak (-72.26667°N, -3.43333°W) is a peak 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of Babordsranten Ridge, near the southwest end of Ahlmann Ridge in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and named Stamnen (the prow).

Stamp Buttress
Stamp Buttress (-62.15°N, -58.15°W) is an upstanding rocky headland forming the seaward termination of Dunikowski Ridge. Named for Sir Laurence Dudley Stamp (1898-1966), an English startigrapher and geographer. He was Professor of Geology and Geography, University of Rangoon (1923-26), and Professor of Economic Geography at the London School of Economics (1926-1945). He is also the author of Britain's Structure and Scenery (1949).

Stamper Peak
Stamper Peak (-71.68333°N, 169.31667°W) is a peak (2,180 m) 10 nautical miles (18 km) east-northeast of Mount Gilruth in the Admiralty Mountains. It rises from the south-central part of the ridge separating Dugdale and Ommanney Glaciers. Mapped by the 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 Wilburn E. Stamper, RM2, U.S. Navy, radioman at McMurdo Station, 1967.

Mount Stancliff
Mount Stancliff (-76.83333°N, -145.4°W) is a peak 3 nautical miles (6 km) northeast of Saunders Mountain on the south side of Crevasse Valley Glacier, in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land. Discovered by a sledging party of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in November 1934, and named for Olin D. Stancliff, a member of that party.

Stancomb Cove
Stancomb Cove (-62.93333°N, -60.68333°W) is a cove northeast of Laguna Hill in the northwest part of Port Foster, Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The feature was formed as the result of volcanic eruptions on the island between December 1967 and August 1970. Surveyed from HMS Endurance in January 1988 and named after the survey boat Stancomb-Wills used in the survey.

Stancomb-Wills Glacier
Stancomb-Wills Glacier (-75.3°N, -19°W) is a large glacier that debouches into eastern Weddell Sea southward of Lyddan Island where it forms the extensive Stancomb-Wills Glacier Tongue. The glacier was discovered in the course of the U.S. Navy LC-130 plane flight over the coast, November 5, 1967, and was plotted by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from photographs obtained at that time. The name was applied by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1969, in association with the "Stancomb-Wills Promontory" (now Stancomb-Wills Glacier Tongue), the seaward edge of which was discovered and named by Shackleton in January 1915.

Stancomb-Wills Glacier Tongue
Stancomb-Wills Glacier Tongue (-75°N, -22°W) is a very extensive glacier tongue, the seaward projection of the Stancomb-Wills Glacier into eastern Weddell Sea. The cliffed front of this feature was discovered in January 1915 by a British expedition led by Shackleton. He named it "Stancomb-Wills Promontory," after Dame Janet Stancomb-Wills, one of the principal donors of the expedition. In 1969, Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) amended the name to Stancomb-Wills Glacier Tongue. This followed the U.S. Navy LC-130 aircraft flight over the area, November 5, 1967, on which the glacier was discovered and the relationship with the glacier tongue was first observed.

Standifer Bluff
Standifer Bluff (-72.56667°N, -94.96667°W) is a conspicuous rock bluff, a component of the Smith Bluffs which form the northwest coast of Dustin Island, standing 10 nautical miles (18 km) west-southwest of the north tip of the island. The bluff was photographed from helicopters of the USS Burton Island and Glacier in the U.S. Navy Bellingshausen Sea Expedition, February 1960. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for J.N. Standifer, United States Geological Survey (USGS) photographic specialist in Antarctica in the 1967-68 season.

Standring Inlet
Standring Inlet (-66°N, -61.05°W) is the easternmost of three inlets on the north coast of Jason Peninsula, Graham Land. It is 9 nautical miles (17 km) long and is filled with ice shelf. Surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1953. Named in 1956 by the FIDS for Anthony J. Standring, geologist at Hope Bay in 1953 and 1954, who visited Jason Peninsula with the survey party.

Stanford Nunatak
Stanford Nunatak (-76.85°N, -143.3°W) is a small, somewhat isolated nunatak located 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) northeast of Mount Morgan in the eastern part of the Gutenko Nunataks, 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 Thomas H. Stanford, ionospheric physicist at Byrd Station, 1970.

Stanford Plateau
Stanford Plateau (-85.95°N, -140°W) is an icecapped plateau, over 3,000 m high and 15 nautical miles (28 km) wide, between the heads of Leverett and Kansas Glaciers. The plateau unites with the interior ice sheet to the south, but terminates to the north in the Watson Escarpment. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Stanford University which has sent a number of researchers to study Antarctica.

Stange Ice Shelf
Stange Ice Shelf (-73.25°N, -76.5°W) is the ice shelf in Stange Sound, English Coast, bounded to the east by Spaatz Island, to the northwest by Smyley Island, and to the west by fast ice in Carroll Inlet. Named in association with Stange Sound.

Stange Sound
Stange Sound (-73.16667°N, -76.66667°W) is a sound about 60 nautical miles (110 km) long and 25 nautical miles (46 km) wide along the coast of Ellsworth Land. An ice shelf occupies the sound, which is bounded on the west by Smyley and Case Islands, on the south by the mainland, on the east by Spaatz Island and on the north by open water in Ronne Entrance. Photographed from the air and roughly plotted by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) (1947-48) under Finn Ronne. Named for Henry Stange of New York, a contributor to RARE who gave much time to assisting in preparations for the expedition.

Stanley Island
Stanley Island (-66.53333°N, -63.66667°W) is an island 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long and 520 m high, lying 4 nautical miles (7 km) northeast of Spur Point in the west part of Cabinet Inlet, off the east coast of Graham Land. Charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1947 and named for Rt. Hon. Oliver F.G. Stanley, M.P., Secretary of State for the British Colonies, who played an important part in establishing the survey. This island was photographed from the air during 1947 by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) under Ronne. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Stanley Patch
Stanley Patch (-62.98333°N, -60.63333°W) is a shoal lying in Port Foster, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west-northwest of Fildes Point, Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Named after Stanley, Falkland Islands, by Lieutenant Commander D.N. Penfold, Royal Navy, following his survey in 1948-49.

Stanley Peak
Stanley Peak (-54.18333°N, -36.91667°W) is a central summit in the Wilckens Peaks, rising to 1,265 m at the head of Fortuna Glacier, South Georgia. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Lieutenant Commander (later Cdr.) Ian Stanley, Royal Navy, helicopter pilot from HMS Antrim, who carried out a rescue operation in bad weather after two helicopters had crashed on Fortuna Glacier, April 21, 1982.

Mount Stanley
Mount Stanley (-84.15°N, 165.48333°W) is a peak, 3,220 m, standing northeast of the head of Wyckoff Glacier near the western limits of Grindley Plateau, Queen Alexandra Range. Named by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907-09) for the eldest brother of Dr. E.S. Marshall, a member of the expedition. This identification is the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1961-62) interpretation of the original positioning by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907-09).

Stansbury Peninsula
Stansbury Peninsula (-62.23333°N, -59°W) is an ice-free peninsula on the north coast of Nelson Island between Edgell Bay and Fildes Strait, in the South Shetland Islands. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) following British Antarctic Survey (BAS) geological work, 1975-76, after Michael J. Stansbury, Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) meteorologist at Grytviken, 1958-59, and Base Leader at Admiralty Bay, 1959-60. A later Polish Antarctic Expedition called this feature "Wzgorze Helikoptera" or "Helicopter Hills" in reference to successful helicopter landings in the 1980-81 season.

Mount Stansfield
Mount Stansfield (-66.68333°N, 52.85°W) is a mountain 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) southeast of Mount Berrigan and 20 nautical miles (37 km) west-southwest of Stor Hanakken Mountain in Enderby Land. Plotted from air photos taken from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) aircraft in 1957. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for P.B. Stansfield, supervising radio technician at Wilkes Station in 1961.

Stanton Group
Stanton Group (-67.53333°N, 61.63333°W) is a group of small rocky islands close to the coast at the east side of Utstikkar Bay, 4 nautical miles (7 km) northeast of Falla Bluff Discovered in February 1931 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Mawson. He named it for A.M. Stanton, first officer of the Discovery, 1930-31.

Stanton Hills
Stanton Hills (-75.28333°N, -73.2°W) is a group of loosely clustered nunataks which extend over 12 nautical miles (22 km) and rise to about 1,300 m, centered 8 nautical miles (15 km) west of Mount Neuner, Behrendt Mountains, in eastern Ellsworth Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1961-67. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) following a visit to the area by a USGS geological party, 1977-78, after Lieutenant Commander Ronald A. Stanton, U.S. Navy, command pilot of an LC-130 Hercules aircraft in support of the party.

Stanwix Peak
Stanwix Peak (-70.71667°N, 162.65°W) is a distinctive peak (2,240 m) which surmounts the south side of the head of Astapenko Glacier in the Bowers Mountains. The peak was used as a reference object by surveyor S. Kirkby, with the ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) (Thala Dan), 1962. Named by ANARE for Captain John Stanwix, helicopter pilot with the expedition.

Stanwix Ridge
Stanwix Ridge (-69.33333°N, 158.33333°W) is a broad, partly ice-covered coastal ridge or promontory in the Wilson Hills. It extends to the southwest part of Davies Bay immediately west of McLeod Glacier. Photographed from aircraft of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. First visited in March 1961 by an airborne field party from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) (Magga Dan, 1961) led by Phillip Law. Named for Captain John Stanwix, helicopter pilot with the expedition.

Stapleton Glacier
Stapleton Glacier (-72.93333°N, -102.5°W) is a glacier about 6 nautical miles (11 km) long flowing east from King Peninsula just north of Morelli Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Jo Anne Stapleton, United States Geological Survey (USGS), Reston, Virginia, geographer and map specialist, participated in Antarctic map production from the 1980s to the present, part of the USGS team that compiled the 1:5,000,000-scale Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer maps of Antarctica and the 1: 250,000-scale Landsat TM image maps of the Siple Coast area.

Starbuck Cirque
Starbuck Cirque (-79.55°N, 157.23333°W) is a remarkable cirque, 4 nautical miles (7 km) wide, between the base of Tentacle Ridge and Mount Hughes in Cook Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Michael J. Starbuck, United States Geological Survey (USGS) cartographer who, with Roger A. Barlow, operated the seismometer and Doppler satellite receiving stations at South Pole, winter 1992; member of US-NZ field team in a program to combine US and NZ geodetic networks in the McMurdo Dry Valleys area, summer 1996-97.

Starbuck Crater
Starbuck Crater (-76.01667°N, -133.18333°W) is a small snow-filled crater at the base of the west slope of the Mount Bursey massif in Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for James E. Starbuck of Bartol Research Foundation, who studied cosmic rays at the South Pole Station in 1970.

Starbuck Glacier
Starbuck Glacier (-65.63333°N, -62.15°W) is a glacier 15 nautical miles (28 km) long, flowing east and entering Scar Inlet immediately north of Mount Queequeg, on the east coast of Graham Land. Surveyed and partially photographed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1947. The entire glacier was photographed by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) in 1955-56, and mapped from these photos by the FIDS in 1957. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after the first mate on the Pequod in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick.

Starbuck Peak
Starbuck Peak (-54.73333°N, -36.2°W) is a peak, 1,435 m, standing between the heads of Risting Glacier and Harmer Glacier in the south part of South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951-57, and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Alexander Starbuck, American whaling historian; author of History of the American Whaling Fishery From Its Earliest Inception to the Year 1876.

Starfish Cove
Starfish Cove (-60.7°N, -45.61667°W) is a small cove close north of Balin Point on the east side of Signy Island in the South Orkney Islands. Roughly surveyed in 1933 by DI personnel. So named by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), following their survey of 1947, because of the large number of starfish in the bottom fauna.

Stark Point
Stark Point (-64.03333°N, -57.73333°W) is a rocky point on the east side of Croft Bay, northern James Ross Island. It is formed by almost vertical cliffs which rise from the sea to 285 meters. Surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in August 1953. The descriptive name was applied by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC).

Stark Ridge
Stark Ridge (-81.96667°N, 159.51667°W) is a narrow ridge that extends from the east part of Hunt Mountain, Churchill Mountains, and trends north for 11 nautical miles (20 km) to the sharp north-northeast turn in Starshot Glacier. Several summits rise from the ridge which separates Sivjee Glacier and Mansergh Snowfield. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Antony A. Stark, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA; United States Antarctic Program (USAP) principal investigator for the Antarctic submillimeter telescope and remote observatory at the South Pole, 1991-2002.

Stark Rock
Stark Rock (-65.25°N, -64.55°W) is a conspicuous rock lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Crulls Islands, in the Wilheim Archipelago. Mapped by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) from photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956-57. The name, given by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959, is descriptive.

Mount Starlight
Mount Starlight (-70.2°N, 64.5°W) is an extensive ridge of exposed brown rock with steep sides but no sharp peaks, standing at the west end of the Athos Range in the Prince Charles Mountains. Sighted in November 1955 by an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) party led by J.M. Bechervaise. Named to commemorate the so-called Operation Starlight during which depots were laid for further work and mapping and geological investigations accomplished.

Starr Lake
Starr Lake (-77.83333°N, 166.66667°W) is a small meltwater lake which is a source of water for McMurdo Station on Ross Island. The lake is situated in the area of constant snow cover on Hut Point Peninsula, approximately 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) north of the station and midway between First Crater and Crater Hill. The name Starr Lake came into general use at McMurdo Station for this feature in the early 1970s. It is named after James W. Starr, steelworker, U.S. Navy, who was closely associated with the development of the lake as a source of station water.

Starr Nunatak
Starr Nunatak (-75.9°N, 162.58333°W) is a conspicuous nunatak marking the north side of the mouth of Harbord Glacier, on the coast of Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1957-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for James W. Starr, U.S. Navy, steelworker at McMurdo Station, 1966 and 1967 summer seasons.

Starr Peninsula
Starr Peninsula (-72.01667°N, -99.51667°W) is an ice-covered peninsula about 10 nautical miles (18 km) long, between Wagoner and Potaka Inlets on the north side of Thurston Island. Delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in December 1946. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Robert B. Starr, oceanographer aboard the USS Glacier in this area during the U.S. Navy Bellingshausen Sea Expedition in February 1960.

Starshot Glacier
Starshot Glacier (-81.33333°N, 160.33333°W) is a glacier 50 nautical miles (90 km) long, flowing from the polar plateau eastward through the Churchill Mountains, then north along the west side of Surveyors Range, entering the Ross Ice Shelf south of Cape Parr. So named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1960-61) because the area was surveyed with the use of star observations.

Start Hill
Start Hill (-62.6°N, -61.18333°W) is the highest point (270 m) on the ridge running east-southeast from Start Point, Ray Promontory, Livingston Island. The hill was named "Cerro Start" by Chilean researchers in 1971 because of its nearness to Start Point. An English form of the name has been approved.

Start Point
Start Point (-54.05°N, -37.35°W) is the east entrance point of Ample Bay in the Bay of Isles, South Georgia. Charted and probably named by DI, 1929-30.

Start Point
Start Point (-62.58333°N, -61.21667°W) is a point marking the northwest end of Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Discovered by Edward Bransfield in January 1820, and so named by him because of its resemblance to a point on the south coast of England by the same name and because it was the place where his operations began.

Staten Island Heights
Staten Island Heights (-76.81667°N, 160.95°W) is a predominently flat, ice-covered upland between the Greenville and Alatna Valleys in the Convoy Range of Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and Navy air photos. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1964 for the USS Staten Island, an icebreaker in the American convoy to McMurdo Sound in several seasons beginning in 1956-57. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Statham Peak
Statham Peak (-67.68333°N, -67.78333°W) is a prominent pointed peak rising to 1,170 m at the southwest end of Perplex Ridge, Pourquoi Pas Island, in northeast Marguerite Bay. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1979 after David Statham (1938-58), Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) meteorological assistant, Signy Island, 1957-58, and Horseshoe Island, 1958, who was lost with G.A. Stride and S.E. Black when the sea ice between Horseshoe Island and Dion Islands broke up during a sledge journey, May 1958.

Static Nunatak
Static Nunatak (-77.91667°N, 160.83333°W) is a nunatak 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south-southwest of Altar Mountain, Quartermain Mountains, in Victoria Land. The name is one of a group in the area associated with surveying applied in 1993 by New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). Static is a modern survey technique involving stationary observations of survey stations with particular relevance to Global Positioning System (GPS) surveys.

Station Creek
Station Creek (-62.2°N, -58.96667°W) is a creek that flows southeast from Lake Kitezh into Ardley Cove, Fildes Peninsula, King George Island. The name derives from the proximity of the Soviet Antarctic Expedition Bellingshausen Station, erected 1968, which is located just east of the creek. The approved name, Station Creek, is a translation of the Russian "Ruch'ye Statsionnyy."

Station Nunatak
Station Nunatak (-64.38333°N, -57.05°W) is an isolated ice-free nunatak near the north coast of Snow Hill Island in the James Ross Island group. It rises to 150 m and stands 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) southwest of the east end of the island. First surveyed in 1902 by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Nordenskjold, who so named it because of its proximity to the expedition's winter station.

Station Tarn
Station Tarn (-68.58333°N, 77.96667°W) is a small fresh-water pond near the west end of Breidnes Peninsula, Vestfold Hills, immediately north of Heidemann Bay. So named by the first ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) party at Davis Station because of its proximity.

Statler Hills
Statler Hills (-69.91667°N, 73.18333°W) is a group of low rocky hills just north of Rogers Glacier on the east margin of Amery Ice Shelf Delineated in 1952 by John H. Roscoe from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946-47), and named by him for L.R. Statier, air crewman on Operation Highjump photographic flights over this and other coastal areas between 14 and 164 East longitude.

Stauffer Bluff
Stauffer Bluff (-76.16667°N, -111.76667°W) is a rocky bluff at the northeast extremity of Mount Takahe in Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy tricamera aerial photos, 1959-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Bernhard Stauffer (University of Bern, Switzerland), United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) glaciologist at Byrd Station, 1968-69 and 1969-70.

Stauren Peak
Stauren Peak (-71.85°N, 6.6°W) is a peak on Staumeset Spur, in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Plotted from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Stauren (the pole).

Staurneset Spur
Staurneset Spur (-71.83333°N, 6.55°W) is a rock spur extending northwest from Jokulkyrkja Mountain in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Plotted from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Staumeset (the pole point).

Stayaway Skerries
Stayaway Skerries (-64.75°N, -64.3°W) is a group of rocks and low-lying reefs awash, lying 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) south of Cape Monaco, off the southwest coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Surveyed by the British Naval Hydrographic Survey Unit in 1956-57. So named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) as a caution to mariners; the group has patches of shoal water extending for some distance from it and should be given a wide berth.

Steagall Glacier
Steagall Glacier (-85.63333°N, -161.9°W) is a tributary glacier, 15 nautical miles (28 km) long, draining the east slopes of Rawson Plateau between Mount Alice Gade and Mount Deardorff and flowing north to enter Bowman Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains. First mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Jack Steagall, meteorologist, South Pole Station winter party, 1961.

Mount Stearns
Mount Stearns (-78.31667°N, 162.81667°W) is a named after Charles R. Stearns, Dept. of Meteorology, University of Wisconsin; designed and positioned automatic weather stations for nine seasons, 1980-91.

Stedet Island
Stedet Island (-67.55°N, 61.45°W) is a small island lying at the head of Utstikkar Bay, just north of Falla Bluff, Mac. Robertson Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Stedet (the place). == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Steel Peak
Steel Peak (-70.9°N, -63.45°W) is a high peak 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north of Mount Nordhill in the east ridge of the Welch Mountains of Palmer Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1974. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Captain Henry E. Steel, USCG, Commanding Officer of USCGC Edisto during Operation Deep Freeze, 1969 and 1970, and Commander of the Antarctic Peninsula Ship Group, 1969.

Steele Island
Steele Island (-71°N, -60.66667°W) is a snow-covered island, 12 nautical miles (22 km) long from east to west and 10 nautical miles (18 km) wide, rising above the Larsen Ice Shelf off the east coast of Palmer Land, 12 nautical miles (22 km) southeast of Cape Sharbonneau. The steeply-sloping sides of the island are crevassed, but no rock is exposed. Discovered by members of East Base of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) in 1940. Named for Clarence E. Steele, tractor driver for the East Base. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Mount Steele
Mount Steele (-69.83333°N, 159.66667°W) is a mountain, 1,050 m, situated 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) east-northeast of Stevenson Bluff on the divide between Suvorov Glacier and Manna Glacier, in the Wilson Hills. 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 Carlett D. Steele, Chief Aviation Machinist's Mate of Squadron VX-6. Steele participated in several Deep Freeze operations between 1957 and 1968 as helicopter crewmember and maintenance supervisor.

Steep Point
Steep Point (-54.1°N, -37.1°W) is a point lying northeast of Brown Point on the east side of Possession Bay, South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1931 British Admiralty chart.

Mount Steep
Mount Steep (-78.05°N, 163.85°W) is a name suggested by the steep climb of the west side of the mountain.

Steepholm
Steepholm (-60.78333°N, -45.15°W) is the southernmost island in the northern group of the Robertson Islands in the South Orkney Islands. It lies close north of Skilling Island and forms the north side of the navigable channel through the Robertson Islands. The Robertson Islands were discovered by Captain George Powell and Captain Nathaniel Palmer in December 1821. The northern group, except Matthews Island which was thought to be part of Coronation Island, was named "Bratholm" by Petter Sorlle in 1912-13. The name was later corrected to the plural form, "Brattholmene" (steep islands), by Sorlle. Subsequently "Bratholm" was restricted by others to the one island described. The name Steepholm, derived from the forms used by Sorlle but restricted to the one island, was recommended by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) following surveys by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1948-49.

Steeple Peaks
Steeple Peaks (-71.63333°N, -67.05°W) is a line of five distinct peaks, the northeasternmost being Mount Ward, located on the western edge of Palmer Land, south of Conchie Glacier. So named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) because of a number of steeple-like features visible among the peaks.

Steeple Point
Steeple Point (-71.71667°N, -67.31667°W) is a low ice-covered point on the west coast of Palmer Land, approximately 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Sandau Nunatak of the Steeple Peaks. The point was named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in association with the Steeple Peaks.

The Steeple
The Steeple (-63.43333°N, -57.05°W) is a rocky ridge, about 500 m, forming the northwest arm of horseshoe-shaped Mount Carroll. It rises on the east side of Depot Glacier, 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) south of the head of Hope Bay, at the northeast end of Antarctic Peninsula. Discovered by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04, under Nordenskjold. The descriptive name was applied by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), 1945.

Mount Steere
Mount Steere (-76.73333°N, -117.81667°W) is a prominent mountain (3,500 m) standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) north-northwest of Mount Frakes in the Crary Mountains of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for William C. Steere, biologist at McMurdo Station, 1964-65 season.

Steershead Crevasses
Steershead Crevasses (-81.16667°N, -164°W) is a large and distinctive area of crevasses 70 miles south of Roosevelt Island in the east part of Ross Ice Shelf. The outline of the crevasses resembles an immense steer's head. This is a unique landmark on the direct line of flight between McMurdo Station and Byrd Station, and U.S. Navy pilots regularly observed the "steer's head" as a means of verifying their navigation. This was noted by Kenneth Bertrand and Fred Alberts during a November 1962 flight from McMurdo to Byrd. On their recommendation, the name Steershead Crevasses was approved by the U.S. Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names.

Stefan Ice Piedmont
Stefan Ice Piedmont (-66.66667°N, -66.5°W) is a small ice piedmont overlying the coast between Cape Rey and Holdfast Point, Graham Land. Mapped from air photos taken by Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) (1956-57). Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Josef Stefan (1835-1893), Austrian physicist who in 1889 pioneered the theory of heat flow in a freezing ice layer and first used it to calculate rates of sea ice growth in the Arctic.

Stefansson Bay
Stefansson Bay (-67.33333°N, 59.13333°W) is a bay indenting the coast for 10 nautical miles (18 km) between Law Promontory and Fold Island. Mawson of the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) applied the name to a sweep of the coast west of Cape Wilkins which he observed on about February 18, 1931. Exploration by DI personnel on the William Scoresby, 1936, and the Lars Christensen expedition 1936-37, defined this section of the coast more accurately. Named for Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer.

Stefansson Strait
Stefansson Strait (-69.43333°N, -62.41667°W) is an ice-filled strait 35 nautical miles (60 km) long and 3 to 10 nautical miles (18 km) wide, between the east coast of Palmer Land and Hearst Island. This strait was first sighted by Sir Hubert Wilkins at the south end of his flight of December 20, 1928, and was named by him for Vilhjalmur Stefansson. He believed it to be a strait cutting off what is now known to be Antarctic Peninsula from the main land mass of Antarctica. The true orientation of the strait was determined by members of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) who charted this coast by land and from the air in 1940.

Stein Islands
Stein Islands (-69.65°N, 75.78333°W) is a two rock islands in the east part of Publications Ice Shelf, about 8 nautical miles (15 km) southeast of the Sostrene Islands. Mapped from air photos by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936) and named Steinane (the stones). == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Stein Nunatak
Stein Nunatak (-71.7°N, 7.96667°W) is the largest of the Sorensen Nunataks, in the Drygalski Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named for Stein Sorensen, radio operator with Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-58).

Stein Nunataks
Stein Nunataks (-71.6°N, -1.25°W) is a group of nunataks about 15 nautical miles (28 km) east of Witte Peaks on the northeast part of Ahlmann Ridge, in Queen Maud Land. Discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition under Ritscher, 1938-39, and named for Willy Stein, boatswain of the expedition. Surveyed by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE), 1949-52.

Steinbotnen Cirque
Steinbotnen Cirque (-71.3°N, 13.35°W) is a cirque in the west wall of Steinmulen Shoulder, 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 Steinbotnen (the stone cirque).

Steinemann Island
Steinemann Island (-66.86667°N, -67.91667°W) is an island off the northeast coast of Adelaide Island, about 10 nautical miles (18 km) southwest of Mount Velain. Mapped from air photos taken by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) (1947-48) and Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) (1956-57). Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Samuel Steinemann, Swiss physicist who has made laboratory investigations on the flow of single and polycrystalline ice. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Mount Steinfeld
Mount Steinfeld (-75.2°N, -135.85°W) is a mountain (685 m) at the west end of an ice-covered ridge that overlooks the confluence of Hull Glacier and Kirkpatrick Glacier, near the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Edward F. Steinfeld, Jr., United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) meteorologist at Byrd Station, 1962.

Steinfila Nunatak
Steinfila Nunatak (-72.2°N, 14.38333°W) is the westernmost of a small group of nunataks which mark the southwest extremity of the Payer Mountains in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Steinfila (the stone file).

Steinheil Point
Steinheil Point (-64.85°N, -62.68333°W) is a point 5 nautical miles (9 km) southeast of Duthiers Point on the west side of Andvord Bay, on the west coast of Graham Land. First roughly charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, 1897-99. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for Adolf Steinheil (1832-1893), German mathematical optician who designed and introduced an improved aplanatic camera lens in 1866 and, independently, the telephoto lens in 1891.

Steinmulen Shoulder
Steinmulen Shoulder (-71.3°N, 13.41667°W) is a rock shoulder extending north from Mount Zimmermann 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 Steinmulen (the stone snout).

Steinnes
Steinnes (-69.36667°N, 76.56667°W) is a rock point on the southeast shore of Prydz Bay, about 4 nautical miles (7 km) east-northeast of Larsemann Hills. First mapped from air photographs by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936) and named Steinnes (stone point).

Steinskaregga Ridge
Steinskaregga Ridge (-71.81667°N, 8.9°W) is a bare rock ridge just north of Steinskaret Gap in the Kurze Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Steinskaregga (the stone gap ridge).

Steinskaret Gap
Steinskaret Gap (-71.85°N, 8.95°W) is an ice-filled gap in the central Kurze Mountains, just south of Steinskaregga Ridge. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Steinskaret (the stone gap).

Stejneger Peak
Stejneger Peak (-54°N, -38.06667°W) is a conspicuous rocky peak, 190 m, at the head of Evermann Cove on Bird Island, South Georgia. Surveyed by the South Georgia Biological Expedition, 1958-59. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for Leonhard Stejneger (1851-1943), American zoologist who made important investigations of fur seals and birds in the islands of the Bering Sea at the end of the 19th century; member of the Joint British-American Commission for Fur Seal Investigation in the Bering Sea, 1896.

Stella Creek
Stella Creek (-65.25°N, -64.26667°W) is a narrow winding passage extending from Thumb Rock to the southeast end of Winter Island and lying between Winter Island and Galindez Island in the Argentine Islands, Wilheim Archipela. Charted in 1935 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) and named after the expedition motor boat Stella Polaris.

Stellar Crests
Stellar Crests (-71.08333°N, -69.25°W) is a four prominent snow-covered peaks, 2,000 m, surmounting LeMay Range west of the north part of Planet Heights in central 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) for their proximity to features named for planets and their satellites.

Stench Point
Stench Point (-56.3°N, -27.6°W) is a conspicuous point forming the west extremity of Zavodovski Island, South Sandwich Islands. The feature was named West Bluff in 1930 by DI personnel on the Discovery II, but the name has been changed to avoid duplication. The new name applied by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971 refers to the evil-smelling volcanic fumes emitted in this vicinity.

Stene Point
Stene Point (-60.65°N, -45.7°W) is a point lying 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) of Cape Vik on the south coast of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney islands. Surveyed by DI personnel in 1933, and resurveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1948-49. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for K.O. Stene, captain of the floating factory Normanna which operated in the South Orkney Islands in 1912-13.

Stenhouse Bluff
Stenhouse Bluff (-62.06667°N, -58.4°W) is a southern face of a rocky knoll at the head of Visca Anchorage, Admiralty Bay, on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. First charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908-10, under Charcot. Named for Commander J.R. Stenhouse, Royal Navy Reserve, captain of the Discovery in these waters in 1927.

Stenhouse Glacier
Stenhouse Glacier (-62.06667°N, -58.41667°W) is a small glacier flowing into the head of Visca Anchorage immediately west of Stenhouse Bluff, on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. Charted but not named by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908-10, under Charcot. The name West Stenhouse Glacier arose locally for this feature in 1958 from association with Stenhouse Bluff, but the shortened form recommended by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 has been adopted.

Stenhouse Peak
Stenhouse Peak (-54.25°N, -36.55°W) is a peak, 525 m, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Maiviken, Cumberland Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1929 British Admiralty chart.

Stenka Mountain
Stenka Mountain (-71.91667°N, 14.76667°W) is a mountain, 2,350 m, forming the central part of Spraglegga Ridge in the Payer Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered and 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 Gora Stenka (little wall mountain).

Mount Stent
Mount Stent (-81.25°N, 156.33333°W) is a mountain at 2010 m at the southern extreme of the Wallabies Nunataks, west of the Churchill Mountains. Named in honor of N. E. Stent, a member of the 1961 Cape Hallett winter-over team, working as a technician on the geomagnetic project.

Stepaside Knoll
Stepaside Knoll (-78.21667°N, 161.4°W) is a named in association with Stepaside Spur.

Stepaside Spur
Stepaside Spur (-78.3°N, 161.41667°W) is a prominent spur, 1,750 m high, at the east side of Upper Staircase and the Skelton Glacier, in Victoria Land. Surveyed and named in 1957 by the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1956-58.

Stephen Island
Stephen Island (-75.83333°N, -146.9°W) is an ice-covered island about 4 nautical miles (7 km) long lying at the west side of Nickerson Ice Shelf, off the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped from surveys by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and U.S. Navy air photos (1959-65). Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Alexander Stephen (1795-1875), Scottish shipbuilder of Alexander Stephen and Sons, whose firm built the Sir Ernest Shackleton and Admiral Richard Byrd in their expeditions to the Antarctic. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Mount Stephen
Mount Stephen (-75.7°N, 161.71667°W) is a mountain, 810 m, standing 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of Mount Howard in the Prince Albert Mountains, Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Ronald R. Stephen, meteorologist with the South Pole Station winter party, 1966.

Mount Stephens
Mount Stephens (-83.38333°N, -51.45°W) is a prominent mountain, 2,065 m, surmounting the west extremity of Saratoga Table in the Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander H.E. Stephens, U.S. Navy, leader of the unit from Mobile Construction Battalion One which constructed Ellsworth Station in January-February, 1957.

Stephenson Bastion
Stephenson Bastion (-80.76667°N, -27.2°W) is a mountain massif with steep rock cliffs on its south side, rising to 1,850 m in the south-central part of Shackleton Range. First mapped in 1957 by the CTAE; photographed by U.S. Navy aircraft in 1967. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Philip J. Stephenson, Australian geologist with the transpolar party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1956-58.

Stephenson Nunatak
Stephenson Nunatak (-72.18333°N, -69.08333°W) is a prominent, pyramid-shaped rock nunatak, 640 m, which rises 300 m above the surrounding ice at the northwest side of Kirwan Inlet in the southeast part of Alexander Island. Discovered and roughly surveyed in 1940-41 by Ronne and Eklund of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS). Resurveyed in 1949 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Alfred Stephenson, surveyor with the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), who led a sledge party south into George VI Sound to about 72S in 1936.

Mount Stephenson
Mount Stephenson (-69.81667°N, -69.71667°W) is a highest mountain in the Douglas Range, 2,985 m, standing at the heads of Toynbee and Sedgwick Glaciers 8 nautical miles (15 km) west of George VI Sound, on the east side of Alexander Island. Probably first seen in 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, but not recognized as part of the Douglas Range. First surveyed in 1936 by Stephenson, Fleming, and Bertram of the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill. The east side of the mountain was resurveyed in 1948 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) who named the feature for Alfred Stephenson, surveyor and leader of the BGLE party to George VI Sound in 1936.

Mount Stephenson
Mount Stephenson (-80.41667°N, 156.75°W) is a mountain rising to 2400 m on the north side of Byrd Glacier in Britannia Range. It stands near the head of Ramseier Glacier, 4 nautical miles (7 km) southwest of Mount Quackenbush. Named after Simon Stephenson, party member, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) glacial geophysical survey of Rutford Ice Stream, 1978-80; NASA team study of ice streams draining the West Antarctic ice sheet, four seasons, 1984-89; from 1989-2001, National Science Foundation (NSF) Representative in Antarctica during austral summers and Research Support Manager, Office of Polar Programs, during off-seasons overseeing the planning and implementing of United States Antarctic Program (USAP) projects.