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Mount Supernal
Mount Supernal (-73.06667°N, 165.7°W) is a large double summit mountain (3,655 m) surmounting the southeast corner of Hercules Neve and the heads of the Gair and Meander Glaciers, in Victoria Land. The feature has at times been mistaken for Mount Murchison. Named by the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1962-63, because of its prominent and lofty appearance.

Support Force Glacier
Support Force Glacier (-82.75°N, -46.5°W) is a major glacier in the Pensacola Mountains, draining northward between the Forrestal Range and Argentina Range to Ronne Ice Shelf. 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 the U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, which provided logistical support for the U.S. Antarctic Research Program during this period.

Supporters Range
Supporters Range (-85.06667°N, 169.5°W) is a rugged range of mountains, 25 nautical miles (46 km) long, bordering the east side of Mill Glacier, from Keltie Glacier in the north to Mill Stream Glacier in the south. So named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1961-62) because several peaks of the range are named after supporters of Shackleton's expedition, the British Antarctic Expedition (1907-09).

Supporting Party Mountain
Supporting Party Mountain (-85.45°N, -147.55°W) is a mountain, 560 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) east of Mount Fridovich in the Harold Byrd Mountains. Discovered in December 1929 by members of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition Geological Sledging Party under Laurence Gould. Named by them in appreciation of the splendid cooperative work of their Supporting Party. The mountain was climbed by members of Gould's party who took panoramic photographs from the summit.

Surf Rock
Surf Rock (-68.2°N, -67.1°W) is a low rock 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) west of the west tip of Neny Island and 0.2 nautical miles (0.4 km) southeast of Runaway Island, lying in Marguerite Bay off the west coast of Graham Land. First roughly charted in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill. It was surveyed in 1947 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) who so named it because of the noise of the surf breaking.

Surge Rocks
Surge Rocks (-64.78333°N, -64.06667°W) is a group of five rocks, two always exposed, lying 0.1 nautical miles (0.2 km) southwest of Eichorst Island and 0.6 nautical miles (1.1 km) south-southeast of Bonaparte Point, Anvers Island. The name was suggested by Palmer Station personnel in 1972. Ocean swells working on the shoal surrounding these rocks, cause breaking and a "surge" of the water level in any weather condition.

Surgeon Island
Surgeon Island (-70.66667°N, 166.98333°W) is the largest of the Lyall Islands, lying 4 nautical miles (7 km) east-southeast of Cape Hooker off the north coast of Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. The toponym conforms to other names in the island group which, along with Cape Hooker, have been named after surgeons who have worked in Antarctica. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN). == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Mount Suribachi
Mount Suribachi (-69.48333°N, 39.63333°W) is a conical hill in the south-central portion of Skarvsnes Foreland on the coast of Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), 1957-62. The name Suribachi-yama (Suribati Yama), meaning "conical mountain," was given by JARE Headquarters in 1973.

Surko Stream
Surko Stream (-77.41667°N, 163.73333°W) is a meltwater stream 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Gneiss Point on the coast of Victoria Land. It issues from the front of Wilson Piedmont Glacier and flows eastward to Arnold Cove. The stream was studied by Robert L. Nichols, geologist for Metcalf and Eddy, Engineers, Boston, MA, which made engineering studies here under contract to the U.S. Navy in the 1957-58 season. Named by Nichols for Lieutenant Alexander Surko, U.S. Navy, second-in-command of the Navy party that worked on the aircraft landing strip close north of this stream.

Surprise Spur
Surprise Spur (-86.56667°N, -147.83333°W) is a prominent spur, the northernmost of three spurs on the southwest side of Ackerman Ridge in the La Gorce Mountains. First mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. So named by New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1969-70) because, in the middle of an extensive region of purely basement rocks, slightly altered sedimentary rocks which seem to belong to the much younger Beacon series appear on this spur.

Cape Surprise
Cape Surprise (-84.51667°N, -174.41667°W) is a cape marking the northern end of Longhorn Spurs, between Massam and Barrett Glaciers, at the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. It is composed of rocks of the Beacon and Ferrar groups. So named by the Southern Party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1963-64) because this is the first place where rocks of these groups have been found on the coast, surprising the geologists.

Survey Isthmus
Survey Isthmus (-54.03333°N, -37.96667°W) is a narrow isthmus about 39 m high separating Elsehul and Undine Harbor near the west end of South Georgia. The name appears to first be used on a 1931 British Admiralty chart.

Surveyors Range
Surveyors Range (-81.61667°N, 160.25°W) is a mountain range 30 nautical miles (60 km) long, extending north along the east side of Starshot Glacier from the Thompson Mountain area to the glaciers terminus at the Ross Ice Shelf. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1960-61) for the early pioneering surveyors of New Zealand and present day equivalents in Great Britain who contributed to work carried out in this area by Captain P.J. Hunt, Royal Engineers.

Susa Point
Susa Point (-54.28333°N, -36.5°W) is a low rocky point marking the seaward end of a small east-west ridge separating two tussock-covered flats, lying 0.25 nautical miles (0.5 km) south of the entrance to King Edward Cove in Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia. Roughly surveyed by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04, under Nordenskjold. Named by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) following their sketch survey in 1951. The name is one of a group in the vicinity of Discovery Point derived from the chemical fixatives used there in biological work by the FIDS.

Mount Susini
Mount Susini (-60.71667°N, -44.8°W) is a mountain rising to 370 m at the northwest end of Mackenzie Peninsula, Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Named "Monte Susini" by an Argentine Antarctic Expedition, 1957. An English form of the name has been approved.

Suspiros Bay
Suspiros Bay (-63.31667°N, -56.46667°W) is a small bay indenting the west end of Joinville Island just south of Madder Cliffs. The name was proposed by Captain Emilio L. Diaz, commander of the Argentine Antarctic task force (1951-52). The toponym alludes to the difficulties encountered in surrounding the bay.

Suter Glacier
Suter Glacier (-73.51667°N, 167.16667°W) is a short glacier in the Mountaineer Range, Victoria Land, draining southeast into Lady Newnes Bay just south of Spatulate Ridge. Named by New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) in 1966 for Douglas Suter, senior New Zealand scientist at Hallett Station, 1962-63.

Suter Island
Suter Island (-68.6°N, 77.9°W) is a small island off the Vestfold Hills, lying 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) southwest of the south entrance point to Heidemann Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for W. Suter, cook at Davis Station in 1960. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Sutherland Peak
Sutherland Peak (-77.63333°N, 161.05°W) is an one of the peaks of the Inland Forts, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north-northwest of Round Mountain in the Asgard Range of Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander William P. Sutherland, U.S. Navy, Officer-in-Charge of the Naval Support Force winter-over detachment at McMurdo Station in 1974.

Mount Sutherland
Mount Sutherland (-77.5°N, 168.46667°W) is a peak 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km) west-northwest of the summit of Mount Terror on Ross Island. The feature rises to c.2500 m. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2000) after Alexander L. Sutherland, Jr., Ocean Projects Manager, OPP, National Science Foundation (NSF), with responsibility for directing operations and logistics for United States Antarctic Program (USAP) research vessels from 1989; responsible for acquisition of the Research Vessel/Ice Breakers Nathaniel B. Palmer and Laurence M. Gould.

Sutley Peak
Sutley Peak (-73.65°N, -94.53333°W) is a rock peak (1,400 m) located just north of Wright Peak and 3 nautical miles (6 km) east-northeast of Miller Crag in the Jones Mountains. Mapped by the University of Minnesota-Jones Mountains Party, 1960-61. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Robert M. Sutley, U.S. Navy, Executive Officer of Mobile Construction Battalion One on U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze 1962.

Sutton Crag
Sutton Crag (-54.38333°N, -36.48333°W) is a crag, 1,490 m, standing north of and connected by a long ridge to the west peak of Mount Paget in the Allardyce Range of South Georgia. Charted and unofficially named Sentinel or Sentinel Peak by the British South Georgia Expedition, 1954-55. To avoid duplication with other "sentinel" names, the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1957 named this feature for George A. Sutton, leader of the expedition, who reached the summit in 1954.

Sutton Heights
Sutton Heights (-69.75°N, -71.5°W) is a heights rising to about 800 m between Lassus Mountains and Debussy Heights, north Alexander Island. Photographed from the air by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) in 1947, mapped from air photographs by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1959, and surveyed by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1975-76. Named after John Sutton, Professor of Geology, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London University, 1958-73; Dean Royal School of Mines, 1965-68 and 1974-77; member of the BAS Scientific Advisory Committee, 1970-85; member of NERC, 1977-79; Chairman, British National Committee on Antarctic Research, from 1979.

Sutton Peak
Sutton Peak (-79.81667°N, -82.56667°W) is a sharp peak, 1,410 m, on the ridge separating Henderson and Ahrnsbrak Glaciers in the Enterprise Hills, Heritage Range. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Walter C. Sutton, meteorologist at Little America V Station during 1957.

Suture Bench
Suture Bench (-73.51667°N, 162.95°W) is a bench-like elevation at the southeast end of Gair Mesa that overlooks the head of Campbell Glacier, in Victoria Land. Named by the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1962-63, because of a dog fight here in which one dog was so badly torn that its wounds required sutures.

Suvorov Glacier
Suvorov Glacier (-69.93333°N, 160°W) is a glacier, 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide, flowing east from the Wilson Hills and discharging into the sea south of Northrup Head and Belousov Point. Mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1958, and named after V.S. Suvorov, Soviet mechanic who perished in the Arctic.

Mount Suydam
Mount Suydam (-84.53333°N, -65.45°W) is a mountain, 1,020 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) west of Clark Ridge in Anderson Hills in northern Patuxent Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for E. Lynn Suydam, biologist at Palmer Station, winter 1967.

Svart Peak
Svart Peak (-67.26667°N, 58.46667°W) is a rock peak, 210 m, lying a short distance inland from the coast on the southwest side of Law Promontory. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition in January-February 1937, and named Svartfjell because of its black appearance.

Svartbandufsa Bluff
Svartbandufsa Bluff (-73.48333°N, -3.8°W) is a bluff at the southwest side of Tverregg Glacier in the Kirwan Escarpment, 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 Svartbandufsa (the black band bluff).

Svarthamaren Mountain
Svarthamaren Mountain (-71.9°N, 5.16667°W) is a prominent ice-free mountain at the east side of the mouth of Vestreskorve Glacier in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Svarthamaren (the black hammer).

Svarthausane Crags
Svarthausane Crags (-71.66667°N, 12.66667°W) is a group of crags surmounted by Zhil'naya Mountain, forming the northeast end of Sudliche Petermann Range in the Wohlthat Mountains. 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 Svarthausane (the black crags).

Svarthausen Nunatak
Svarthausen Nunatak (-69.81667°N, 74.5°W) is a jagged, dark rock nunatak with a small outlier to the southwest, lying on the west side of Polar Times Glacier, about 4 nautical miles (7 km) south-southeast of Mount Caroline Mikkelsen. Mapped from air photographs by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Svarthausen (the black crag).

Svarthorna Peaks
Svarthorna Peaks (-71.58333°N, 12.61667°W) is a series of five or more peaks on the curving ridge that forms the south end of Mittlere Petermann Range, in the Wohlthat Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition under Ritscher, 1938-39, who gave the descriptive name "Schwarze Horner" (black peaks). The peaks were remapped by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, who used the spelling Svarthorna. The Norwegian spelling has been recommended by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) to agree with associated features in the area having this name.

Svarthornbotnen Cirque
Svarthornbotnen Cirque (-71.58333°N, 12.6°W) is a large cirque just northeast of Store Svarthorn Peak in the Mittlere Petermann Range, Wohlthat Mountains. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Replotted by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and named Svarthornbotnen (the black peak cirque).

Svarthornkammen Ridge
Svarthornkammen Ridge (-71.51667°N, 12.51667°W) is a high rock ridge extending north for 5 nautical miles (9 km) from Svarthorna Peaks in the Mittlere Petermann Range, Wohlthat Mountains. 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 Svarthornkammen (the black peak ridge).

Svartnupen Peak
Svartnupen Peak (-71.91667°N, 8.88333°W) is a peak on the south side of Hakon Col in the Kurze Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Svartnupen (the black peak).

Svarttindane Peaks
Svarttindane Peaks (-71.65°N, 12.5°W) is a cluster of sharp peaks including Veselaya Mountain, located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Store Svarthorn Peak in Sudliche Petermann Range, Wohlthat Mountains. 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 Svarttindane (the black peaks).

Svaton Peaks
Svaton Peaks (-82.58333°N, 161°W) is a cluster of rugged peaks at the north end of the Queen Elizabeth Range, surmounting the area between the mouths of the Heilman and Otago Glaciers. 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 Ernest M. Svaton, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) ionospheric physicist at McMurdo Station, winter 1963 and 1964.

Svea Glacier
Svea Glacier (-72.13333°N, 1.88333°W) is a broad glacier flowing north between the Sverdrup and Gjelsvik 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 Sveabreen (the glacier of the Swedes).

Svelget
Svelget (-73.91667°N, -5.36667°W) is a cirque between Tunga Spur and Uven Spur in the Kirwan Escarpment, 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 Svelget (the throat).

Svellnuten Peak
Svellnuten Peak (-72.66667°N, -3.15°W) is a low peak at the east side of Jokulskarvet Ridge, in the Borg Massif of Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52), and named Svellnuten (the icesheet peak) in association with the nearby slope, Breidsvellet.

Sven Rock
Sven Rock (-63.73333°N, -60.18333°W) is a rock lying south of Oluf Rocks in Gilbert Strait, in the Palmer Archipelago. Photographed by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) in 1955-57 and mapped from these photos by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS). Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 after the Danish freighter Oluf Sven (Captain J.C. Ryge) which transported the FIDASE to Deception Island in 1955 and 1956, and was used during the two summers as a mobile base for operations by ground survey parties.

Svendsen Glacier
Svendsen Glacier (-70.35°N, 160°W) is a meandering glacier, 13 nautical miles (24 km) long, in the Usarp Mountains. It flows northeastward from Mount Marzolf and emerges between McCain Bluff and Lenfant Bluff onto an ice piedmont just west of the terminus of Rennick Glacier. 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 Kendall L. Svendsen, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) geomagnetist at McMurdo Station, 1967-68.

Svenner Islands
Svenner Islands (-69.03333°N, 76.83333°W) is a small group of islands and rocks lying 14 nautical miles (26 km) southwest of Rauer Islands in the southeast part of Prydz Bay. Discovered in February 1935 by a Norwegian expedition led by Captain Klarius Mikkelsen. He charted the two main islands in the group and applied the name Svenner after the islands of that name near Sandefjord, Norway. The group was plotted in greater detail from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Svensson Ridge
Svensson Ridge (-70.18333°N, 64.48333°W) is a rock ridge 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northwest of Mount Starlight in the Athos Range, Prince Charles Mountains. Mapped from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) surveys and air photos, 1955-65. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for A. Svensson, weather observer at Davis Station, 1964.

Sverdrup Nunataks
Sverdrup Nunataks (-72.75°N, -63.25°W) is a line of peaks trending WNW-ESE and rising to 1,800 m in the northwest part of Carey Range, near the edge of the interior plateau in southeast Palmer Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from aerial photographs taken by the U.S. Navy, 1966-69. 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 Harald U. Sverdrup (1888-1957), Norwegian oceanographer and meteorologist; Director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1936-48; Director, Norsk Polarinstitutt, 1948-57, and Chairman of the International Committee for the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1949-52.

Sverre Peak
Sverre Peak (-71.71667°N, 9.65°W) is a small peak 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) off the north end of Pettersen Ridge in the Conrad 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 for Sverre Pettersen, steward with Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1957-58.

Svip Rocks
Svip Rocks (-62.58333°N, -61.63333°W) is a group of submerged rocks reported to lie 9 nautical miles (17 km) west-northwest of Rugged Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The name seems first to appear on the charts of the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908-10, under Charcot. It probably derives from the Svip, a whale catcher operating in the area at that time.

Mount Swadener
Mount Swadener (-77.26667°N, -153.75°W) is a peak in the Sneddon Nunataks, in the north portion of the Alexandra Mountains of Edward VII Peninsula. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant John R. Swadener, U.S. Navy, navigator of the ski-equipped R4D in which R. Admiral George Dufek made the first aircraft landing at the geographic South Pole, on October 31, 1956.

Swain Islands
Swain Islands (-66.21667°N, 110.61667°W) is a group of small islands and rocks about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) in extent, lying 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) north of Clark Peninsula at the northeast end of the Windmill Islands. Delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in February 1947. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for K.C. Swain who served as air crewman with the central task group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47, and also with USN. Operation Windmill which obtained aerial and ground photographic coverage of the Windmill Islands in January 1948. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Swan Point
Swan Point (-66.36667°N, 110.5°W) is the westernmost point of Odbert 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 Aerographers Mate John R. Swan, U.S. Navy, a member of the Wilkes Station party of 1958.

Swan Rock
Swan Rock (-64.96667°N, -63.3°W) is a low rock lying 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) southwest of Cape Willems, off the west coast of Graham Land. The rock appears on an Argentine government chart of 1950. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for Sir Joseph Swan (1828-1914), English manufacturer who invented the carbon process for photographic printing in 1866 and pioneered gelatin dry plates for instantaneous photography, 1879-81.

Mount Swan
Mount Swan (-76.96667°N, -143.75°W) is a mountain 4 nautical miles (7 km) south of Gutenko Nunataks in the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land. Discovered and mapped by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939-41). Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Paul Swan, airplane pilot with the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1933-35).

Swann Glacier
Swann Glacier (-73.88333°N, -61.8°W) is a broad glacier of undetermined length flowing east into Wright Inlet to the north of Mount Tricorn, on the east coast of Palmer Land. The glacier was discovered and photographed from the air in December 1940 by members of East Base of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS). During 1947 it was photographed from the air 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 W.F.G. Swann, Director of the Barthol Research Foundation of Franklin Institute at Swarthmore, PA, a contributor to the expedition.

Swanson Glacier
Swanson Glacier (-71.5°N, 160.4°W) is a glacier, 9 nautical miles (17 km) long, draining the east slopes of Daniels Range northward of Thompson Spur, in the Usarp Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Charles D. Swanson, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist at McMurdo Station, 1967-68.

Swanson Mountains
Swanson Mountains (-77°N, -145°W) is a mountain range 8 nautical miles (15 km) long, standing 6 nautical miles (11 km) southeast of Saunders Mountain in the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land. Discovered on aerial flights by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1934 and named for the Hon. Claude A. Swanson, Secretary of the Navy, 1933-39.

Swarm Peak
Swarm Peak (-76.48333°N, -146.33333°W) is a rock peak (610 m) which is the easternmost of the Birchall Peaks, in the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land. Photographed from the air and roughly plotted by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30, but mapped definitively by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939-41. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for H. Myron Swarm, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) ionospheric physicist at Byrd Station in the 1966-67 season.

Swarsen Nunatak
Swarsen Nunatak (-71.41667°N, -63.65°W) is a conspicuous nunatak, largely snow covered, located 5 nautical miles (9 km) southwest of Mount Jackson in Palmer Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1974. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Ronald J. Swarsen, U.S. Navy Reserve, Medical Officer at Byrd Station, 1971, and at the South Pole Station, 1973.

Mount Swartley
Mount Swartley (-77.25°N, -143.2°W) is a peak 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Mount Darling in the Allegheny Mountains of the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land. Discovered on aerial flights from West Base of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939-41) and named for Professor Stanley Swartley of Allegheny College, Pennsylvania.

Swartz Nunataks
Swartz Nunataks (-78.65°N, 160°W) is a two prominent nunataks, 1,565 m, protruding through the ice midway between the north part of Worcester Range and Tate Peak. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1964 for Lieutenant Philip K. Swartz, Jr., MC, U.S. Navy, officer in charge of the South Pole Station in 1961.

Swash Reef
Swash Reef (-67.56667°N, -67.55°W) is a reef in the entrance of Bigourdan Fjord, close north of Pourquoi Pas Island, in Graham Land. Mapped by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) from surveys and air photos, 1956-59, and so named because most of the reef is awash.

Mount Sweatt
Mount Sweatt (-85.78333°N, -129.65°W) is a mountain, 2,540 m, standing 6.5 nautical miles (12 km) northeast of Mount Soyat on the ridge between Hueneme and Norfolk 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 Earl E. Sweatt, construction electrician, Byrd Station winter party, 1961.

Sweeney Mountains
Sweeney Mountains (-75.1°N, -69.25°W) is a group of mountains of moderate height and about 40 nautical miles (70 km) extent, located 30 nautical miles (60 km) north of the Hauberg Mountains in eastern Ellsworth Land. Discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, under Ronne, who named these mountains for Mrs. Edward C. Sweeney, a contributor to the expedition.

Sweeny Inlet
Sweeny Inlet (-74.45°N, -115.33333°W) is an ice-filled inlet, 18 nautical miles (33 km) wide, between Spaulding Peninsula and Martin Peninsula on Bakutis Coast, Marie Byrd Land. The feature marks the southeast end of Getz Ice Shelf. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1959-67. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Captain Timothy A. Sweeny, (CE) USA, officer in charge of the aircraft recovery camp at Dome Charlie on U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze, 1976. Working at this remote camp in the 1975-76 season, the salvage team succeeded in recovering two LC-130 aircraft which had been damaged at Dome Charlie on January 15, 1975, and November 4, 1975.

Swell Point
Swell Point (-59.45°N, -27.1°W) is a small, narrow point 1.2 nautical miles (2.2 km) south of Resolution Point, on the east side and near the southeast extremity of Cook Island in the South Sandwich Islands. Charted and named by DI personnel on the Discovery II in 1930.

Swift Glacier
Swift Glacier (-64.36667°N, -57.76667°W) is a steep glacier about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long, close west of Jefford Point, James Ross Island. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) following Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) surveys, 1958-61. The name is descriptive, this being one of the most active glaciers on the island.

Swift Peak
Swift Peak (-66.31667°N, -63.13333°W) is a peak that is the highest point of an undulating, mainly snow-covered range of hills rising to about 1,000 m. Located at the north end of Churchill Peninsula on the east coast of Graham Land. Charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) in 1947. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), English author of Gulliver's Travels, a novel from which several nearby features are named.

Swinburne Ice Shelf
Swinburne Ice Shelf (-77.16667°N, -153.91667°W) is an ice shelf just north of Edward VII Peninsula and the Alexandra Mountains in the south part of Sulzberger Bay. The ice shelf is 20 nautical miles (37 km) long and 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide and extends from Fisher Island to White Islands. It was photographed from aircraft and mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Captain H.W Swinburne, Jr., Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, during Deep Freeze 1970 and 1971.

Swine Hill
Swine Hill (-71.4°N, -67.55°W) is the southernmost of two rugged, rocky knolls, 550 nautical miles (1000 km), standing 10 nautical miles (18 km) west-northwest of the summit of Mount Bagshawe on the west coast of Palmer Land and overlooking Gadarene Lake and George VI Sound. The feature was first seen and photographed from the air on November 23, 1935 by Lincoln Ellsworth, and was mapped from these photographs by W.L.G. Joerg. It was roughly surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, and resurveyed in 1948 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) who erected a cairn on the summit. Named by FIDS for its association with Gadarene Lake and the incident of the Gadarene swine.

Swinford Glacier
Swinford Glacier (-84.75°N, 164.16667°W) is a tributary glacier, 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, flowing southeast between Mount Holloway and Marshall Mountains to enter Beardmore Glacier. Discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907-09) and named by Shackleton for his eldest son, Raymond Swinford. The map of the British Antarctic Expedition (1910-13) and some subsequent maps transpose the positions of Swinford Glacier and Berwick Glacier. The latter lies 12 nautical miles (22 km) northeastward. The original application (British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-09) of Berwick Glacier is the one recommended.

Mount Swinford
Mount Swinford (-77.26667°N, 161.9°W) is a peak 2.75 nautical miles (5 km) west-northwest of Mount Harker in Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Harold D. Swinford, U.S. Navy (CEC), who served with the Navy Nuclear Power Unit at McMurdo Station, wintering over there in 1963 and 1968.

Swinhoe Peak
Swinhoe Peak (-54.33333°N, -36.53333°W) is a peak, 845 m, standing between Hamberg Glacier and Hestesletten on the north side of South Georgia. The peak was mapped by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04, under Nordenskjold. It was surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951-57. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Ernest Swinhoe, Manager of the South Georgia Exploration Co., who visited South Georgia in 1905 to prospect for minerals and to consider the establishment of an experimental sheep ranch.

Swinnerton Ledge
Swinnerton Ledge (-80.71667°N, -22.46667°W) is a flat-topped ridge rising to about 1,500 m and marking the east end of the Read Mountains, Shackleton Range. Photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy, 1967. Surveyed by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1968-71. In association with the names of geologists grouped in this area, named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Henry H. Swinnerton (1876-1966), British zoologist and paleontologist, Professor of Geology, University College of Nottingham (later Nottingham University), 1912-46; President, Geological Society, 1938-40.

Swithinbank Glacier
Swithinbank Glacier (-67.93333°N, -66.76667°W) is a glacier flowing north to the southeast corner of Square Bay, in Graham Land. Mapped by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) from surveys and air photos, 1946-59. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Charles W. Swithinbank, British glaciologist, a participant in several British, New Zealand and American expeditions to Antarctica, 1949-62.

Swithinbank Moraine
Swithinbank Moraine (-85°N, -177.08333°W) is a spectacular medial moraine in the Shackleton Glacier. It trends northward from Matador Mountain. Named by the Southern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1961-62) for Charles W. Swithinbank, a member of the University of Michigan glaciological and survey parties to the major glaciers feeding the Ross Ice Shelf in 1960-61 and 1961-62.

Swithinbank Range
Swithinbank Range (-81.7°N, 159°W) is a small range from the Churchill Mountains, extending eastward between Donnally and Ahern Glaciers to the west side of Starshot Glacier. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1959-60) for Charles W. Swithinbank, glaciologist that season at Little America V.

Swithinbank Slope
Swithinbank Slope (-73.46667°N, -2.2°W) is a semi-circular ice slope, about 25 nautical miles (46 km) long, between Mount Hallgren and Newmayer Cliffs 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 air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59). Named for Charles W. Swithinbank, glaciologist with NBSAE.

Swope Glacier
Swope Glacier (-77.33333°N, -145.83333°W) is a glacier which drains westward from the Ford Ranges, between Mounts Woodward and West, into Sulzberger Ice Shelf. Features in these ranges were discovered and successively mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1928-30) and (1933-35) and by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939-41) all led by R. Admiral R.E. Byrd. The glacier is named for Gerard Swope, president of General Electric Corp., who contributed various types of electrical equipment to the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1933-35).

Swyers Point
Swyers Point (-78.16667°N, 165.13333°W) is an ice-free point on the west side of Brown Peninsula, Scott Coast, that marks the north extent of Bellafronto Bight. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (1999) after Lieutenant Commander H.M. Swyers, U.S. Navy, a public works officer at McMurdo Station in U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze 1976 and 1977.

Sydney Cove
Sydney Cove (-52.96667°N, 73.3°W) is an open cove indenting the north side of Laurens Peninsula, Heard Island, immediately southeast of Red Island. The cove was frequented by early sealers, as shown by the name "Shanghai Beach" along the west side of the cove appearing on an 1860 sketch map compiled by Captain H.C. Chester, American sealer operating in the area during this period. Surveyed in 1948 by the ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) and named by them after the city of Sydney, Australia.

Sykes Glacier
Sykes Glacier (-77.58333°N, 161.53333°W) is a north-flowing glacier located just east of Plane Table in the Asgard Range, Victoria Land. Named by New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) for New Zealand film director Jeremy Sykes who perished in a helicopter accident at nearby Mount McLennan, November 19, 1969.

Sylwester Glacier
Sylwester Glacier (-84.23333°N, 159.8°W) is a glacier, 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, flowing north between Jacobs Nunatak and MacAlpine Hills into Law Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for David L. Sylwester, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) aurora scientist at South Pole Station, winter 1961, and Byrd Station, summer, 1961-62.

Symes Nunatak
Symes Nunatak (-72.5°N, 164.91667°W) is a nunatak near the middle of Evans Neve in Victoria Land, situated 9 nautical miles (17 km) southeast of Mount Staley. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) in 1983 after J. Symes, geological assistant in R.A. Cooper's New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) geological field party to the area, 1974-75.

Symington Islands
Symington Islands (-65.45°N, -64.96667°W) is a group of small islands lying 13 nautical miles (24 km) west-northwest of Lahille Island, in the Biscoe Islands. Charted by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959 for J.D.L. Symington, senior air photographer of the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) in this area in 1956-57. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Syningen Nunatak
Syningen Nunatak (-68.33333°N, 59.15°W) is a nunatak 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of See Nunatak in the eastern part of the Hansen Mountains. Mapped and named by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37.

Syrezol Rocks
Syrezol Rocks (-62.18333°N, -58.28333°W) is a small group of rocks lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Martins Head at the east side of the entrance to Admiralty Bay, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. In 1908-10, the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot assigned the name "Cap Syrezol" to a feature between what is now Martins Head and Chabrier Rock. Since there is no distinctive point or cape in this position, the name has been applied to these rocks in order to preserve Charcot's naming in the area in which it was originally given.

Syrstad Rock
Syrstad Rock (-75.96667°N, -133.03333°W) is a rock outcrop below and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of Koerner Bluff on the northwest slopes of Mount Bursey, in the Flood Range, Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Erik Syrstad, ionospheric physicist at South Pole Station, 1970.

Syrtis Hill
Syrtis Hill (-71.83333°N, -68.33333°W) is a prominent snow-free conical terraced hill, rising to about 500 m, on the northwest corner of the Two Step Cliffs massif overlooking Viking Valley, Alexander Island. The hill is an important snow-free landmark and the site of biological and geological research. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1993 after Syrtis Major, the prominent dark feature on Mars, first described by the Dutch astronomer Huygens in 1659.

Systerflesene Islands
Systerflesene Islands (-69.28333°N, 39.41667°W) is a three small islands in a group lying 5 nautical miles (9 km) west of Hamnenabben Head in the east part of Lutzow-Holm Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Systerflesene (the sister islets). == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Szabo Bluff
Szabo Bluff (-86.48333°N, -144.8°W) is a bluff standing just north of Price Bluff on the divide between Van Reeth and Robison Glaciers, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Alex J. Szabo, aircraft pilot of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze 1966 and 1967.

Szanto Spur
Szanto Spur (-73.71667°N, 161.3°W) is a noteworthy rock spur jutting from the north wall into Priestley Glacier, Victoria Land, at the head of the 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 Otto R. Szanto, U.S. Navy, radio man who served in Antarctic support activities for 4 seasons at McMurdo Station in the 1960s.

Szielasko Ice Cap
Szielasko Ice Cap (-54.31667°N, -36.3°W) is an ice cap 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long, occupying the highland close south of Godthul on the north side of South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951-57. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for August E.A. Szielasko, medical officer on the Fridtjof Nansen which was wrecked off South Georgia in 1906. He published geographical and ornithological notes about the island.