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Vitnesteinen Rock
Vitnesteinen Rock (-71.41667°N, 12.6°W) is a large rock outcrop along the west side of Ostliche Petermann Range in the Wohlthat Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and named Vitnesteinen (the witness stone).

Mount Vito
Mount Vito (-85.73333°N, -131.5°W) is a bare mountain, 1,810 m, in western Wisconsin Range, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of Mount Frontz along the east side of Reedy Glacier. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for John Vito, electronics technician, Byrd Station winter party, 1961.

Vittoria Buttress
Vittoria Buttress (-69.38333°N, -71.78333°W) is a conspicuous rock cliff, 750 m, overlooking the southeast side of Lazarev Bay and forming the northwest extremity of the Lassus Mountains in northern Alexander Island. 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 Tomas Luis de Vittoria (1535-1611), Spanish composer.

Vivaldi Glacier
Vivaldi Glacier (-70.78333°N, -69.83333°W) is a glacier between Colbert Mountains and Lully Foothills, flowing south from Purcell Snowfield into the head of Schubert Inlet on the west coast of Alexander Island. The feature appears to be first shown on maps of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) which photographed Alexander Island from the air in 1940. It was mapped from air photos obtained by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, by Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960. Named "Vivaldi Gap" by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1961, after Antonio Vivaldi (1675-1741), Venetian composer. The name was amended to Vivaldi Glacier following review of U.S. Landsat imagery, 1979, displaying flow lines in the feature.

Vivallos Glacier
Vivallos Glacier (-64.86667°N, -62.8°W) is a short, steep glacier flowing north into Leith Cove, Paradise Harbor, Danco Coast. Following survey by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition, 1950-51, the glacier was named for Cabo Jose L. Vivallos, a member of the expedition.

Vivian Nunatak
Vivian Nunatak (-77.53333°N, -143.56667°W) is a nunatak which marks the southwest extremity of the Mackay Mountains in Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939-41) and by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos (1959-65). Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant John F. Vivian, U.S. Navy Reserve, co-pilot of LC-130F Hercules aircraft during Operation Deep Freeze 1968.

Vize Islands
Vize Islands (-65.66667°N, -65.61667°W) is a group of small islands lying 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) south of Karelin Islands, off the east side of Renaud Island in the Biscoe Islands. First accurately shown on an Argentine government chart of 1957. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959 for Vladimir Vize, Soviet climatologist and oceanographer, a pioneer of ice forecasting methods and author of numerous works on sea ice in the Arctic. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Vkhodnoy Island
Vkhodnoy Island (-66.53333°N, 92.96667°W) is a small island in the Haswell Islands, lying 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) southwest of Tokarev Island and 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km) northwest of Mabus Point. Plotted by G.D. Blodgett (1955) from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946-47). Photographed by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1956) and shown on their map as Ostrov Vkhodnoy (entrance island), presumably because of its location along the ship route to Mabus Point and Mirnyy Station. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Vogel Glacier
Vogel Glacier (-65°N, -63.16667°W) is a glacier flowing into Flandres Bay 3 nautical miles (6 km) southeast of Cape Willems, on the west coast of Graham Land. The glacier appears on an Argentine government chart of 1952. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for Hermann W. Vogel (1834-1898), German chemist who introduced the first orthochromatic emulsion for photographic plates in 1903.

Vogel Peak
Vogel Peak (-54.56667°N, -36.23333°W) is a peak, 1,350 m, rising 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) southeast of Ross Pass in the Salvesen Range of South Georgia. The name Matterhorn was given by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations, 1882-83. This name has never gained currency and since many peaks in South Georgia resemble the Swiss Matterhorn, a new name was proposed by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1957. Vogel Peak is named for Dr. P. Vogel, second-in-command, physicist and meteorologist on the 1882-83 German expedition who made the first glaciological studies in South Georgia.

Vogler Peak
Vogler Peak (-77.63333°N, 162.2°W) is a rock peak (2,050 m) 0.75 mile southwest of Mount Irvine on Roa Ridge in Asgard Range, Victoria Land. Named for Jane Vogler, National Science Foundation (NSF) program manager, who was NSF Science Representative at McMurdo and South Pole stations. Established the management plan for McMurdo's Albert P. Crary Science and Engineering Center (1985-86), and established the Foundation's Antarctic Environmental Research Program (1994).

Vogt Peak
Vogt Peak (-82.36667°N, 156.73333°W) is a peak, 2,180 m, surmounting the east part of McKay Cliffs in the Geologists Range. 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 Peter R. Vogt, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) geologist at McMurdo Station, 1962-63.

Voight Nunatak
Voight Nunatak (-74.36667°N, -72.45°W) is a nunatak rising to about 1,500 m, 3 nautical miles (6 km) north-northwest of Tollefson Nunatak in the Yee Nunataks, Ellsworth Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs 1961-68. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1987 after William M. Voight, USGS cartographer, who worked in the field in support of the Ross Ice Shelf Project, at Byrd and Siple Stations and at Dome Charlie in 1974-75.

Voit Peak
Voit Peak (-66.66667°N, -65.58333°W) is a peak between Drummond and Hopkins Glaciers on the west coast of Graham Land. Photographed by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) in 1956-57. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for Carl von Voit (1831-1908), German physiologist, pioneer of basic metabolic studies who published what was probably the first standard of human calorie requirements in 1881.

Vollmer Island
Vollmer Island (-76.73333°N, -150.5°W) is an ice-covered island 11 nautical miles (20 km) long, lying along the edge of Sulzberger Ice Shelf, 7 nautical miles (13 km) northwest of Cronenwett Island. It appears that this feature was first observed and roughly mapped from aerial photographs taken by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant T.H. Vollmer, U.S. Navy, engineering officer aboard USS Glacier along this coast, 1961-62. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Mount Von Braun
Mount Von Braun (-71.98333°N, 169.56667°W) is a mountain (3,275 m) located 4 nautical miles (7 km) south of Mount Sabine in the Admiralty Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Wernher von Braun of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a visitor at McMurdo Station, 1966-67.

Von Essen Mountain
Von Essen Mountain (-72.23333°N, 2.38333°W) is a mountain, 2,665 m, marking the southwest end of the 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). Named for R.G.D.J. Von Essen, commander of the Swedish Air Force unit (1951-52) with the NBSAE.

Von Guerard Glacier
Von Guerard Glacier (-77.65°N, 163.33333°W) is a glacier between Crescent Glacier and Aiken Glacier on the north slope of Kukri Hills, Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (1997) from association with Von Guerard Creek, which flows north from this glacier into Taylor Valley.

Von Guerard Stream
Von Guerard Stream (-77.61667°N, 163.25°W) is a glacial meltwater stream, 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) long, which flows northwest from the unnamed glacier east of Crescent Glacier to enter Lake Fryxell close east of Harnish Creek, in Taylor Valley, Victoria Land. The name was suggested by Diane McKnight, leader of United States Geological Survey (USGS) teams which made extensive studies of the hydrology of streams in the Lake Fryxell basin, 1987-94. Named after hydrologist Paul B. von Guerard, a member of the field team in three seasons, 1990-94, who assisted in establishing stream gaging stations on streams flowing into Lake Fryxell in the 1990-91 season.

Von Tunzelman Point
Von Tunzelman Point (-71.3°N, 170.18333°W) is the west point of the cuspate Ridley Beach, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) southwest of Cape Adare, Adare Peninsula, in northeast Victoria Land. Named in 1984 by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) after Alexander Von Tunzelman, one of four New Zealanders taken on at Stewart Island as crew members of led by Captain Leonard Kristensen and Henrik J. Bull. He was a member of the launch party under Captain Kristensen which made a landing in the vicinity of this point, January 24, 1895, the first recorded landing in Victoria Land.

Von der Wall Point
Von der Wall Point (-72.53333°N, -98.66667°W) is a low ice-covered point on the south side of Thurston Island. It extends into Peacock Sound toward the northeast extremity of Sherman Island. Delineated from aerial photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in December 1946. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for J.H. Von der Wall, tractor driver and mechanic with the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1933-35.

Vornberger Glacier
Vornberger Glacier (-73.91667°N, -125.06667°W) is a glacier about 10 nautical miles (18 km) long draining the north side of Siple Island. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Patricia Vornberger, NASA, specialist in field and remotely sensed data studies of ice motion in West Antarctica from the 1980s to the present.

Vorposten Peak
Vorposten Peak (-71.41667°N, 15.51667°W) is an isolated peak (1,670 m) about 25 nautical miles (46 km) northeast of the Payer Mountains in central Queen Maud Land. This feature was discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition under Ritscher, 1938-39, and named Vorposten (the outpost) because of its location at the eastern extremity of the area explored by the German expedition.

Vorrkulten Mountain
Vorrkulten Mountain (-73.06667°N, -1.9°W) is a mountain at the north end of Vestvorren Ridge, just north of Neumayer Cliffs 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 Vorrkulten (the jetty knoll).

Vorrnipa Peak
Vorrnipa Peak (-73.13333°N, -1.85°W) is a peak, 2,320 m, surmounting Neumayer Cliffs just south of Vestvorren Ridge 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 Vorrnipa (the jetty peak).

Vorrtind Peak
Vorrtind Peak (-73.08333°N, -1.58333°W) is a peak at the north end of Austvorren Ridge, just north of Neumayer Cliffs 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 Vorrtind (the jetty peak).

Vorta Nunatak
Vorta Nunatak (-72.08333°N, 1.73333°W) is an isolated nunatak about 5 nautical miles (9 km) east of Brattskarvet Mountain, in the Sverdrup Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Vorta (the wart).

Vorterkaka Nunatak
Vorterkaka Nunatak (-72.33333°N, 27.48333°W) is a rock outcrop 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Bleikskoltane Rocks at the southeast extremity of the Sor Rondane Mountains. Mapped in 1957 by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47, and named Vorterkaka (a round Norwegian sweet bread containing brewer's wort).

Vortex Col
Vortex Col (-77.56667°N, 160.41667°W) is a col leading from the plateau into the south side of Wright Upper Glacier in Victoria Land. At this locality, winds carrying clouds of snow from the polar plateau are deflected by Mount Fleming and funneled down this depression. The descriptive name was given by New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC).

Vortex Island
Vortex Island (-63.73333°N, -57.63333°W) is an island 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) long and 245 m high, lying in the northeast part of Prince Gustav Channel about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west-southwest of Corry Island, close south of Trinity Peninsula. Islands in this area were first seen by a party under J. Gunnar Andersson of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04. Vortex Island was first charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in August 1945. The FIDS survey party was forced to lie idle there by a whirlwind snowstorm, thus suggesting the name. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Vorweg Point
Vorweg Point (-65.95°N, -64.8°W) is a point northwest of Huitfeldt Point on the southwest side of Barilari Bay, on the west coast of Graham Land. Charted by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959 for O. Vorweg, German pioneer exponent of skiing and author of Das Schneeschuh Laufen (1893), probably the earliest manual on skiing.

Vos'moy Mart Rocks
Vos'moy Mart Rocks (-72.03333°N, 14.66667°W) is a group of rocks lying 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) east of Mount Dzhalil' in Linnormen Hills, Payer Mountains, in Queen Maud Land. Mapped from air photos and surveys by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60; remapped by Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960-61, and named Skaly Vos'mogo Marta (March 8th Rocks) in recognition of International Women's Day.

Vostok Subglacial Highlands
Vostok Subglacial Highlands (-80°N, 102°W) is a line of subglacial highlands trending NNW-SSE and forming an east extension of Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains. The feature was delineated by the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI)-National Science Foundation (NSF)-Technical University of Denmark (TUD) airborne radio echo sounding program, 1967-79, and named after Vostok, the flagship of the Russian expedition, 1819-21 (Adm. Thaddeus Bellingshausen).

Vostok Subglacial Lake
Vostok Subglacial Lake (-77.5°N, 106°W) is a subglacial lake at the base of the East Antarctica ice sheet near the Pole of Inaccessability. The lake is estimated to be of 140 by 30 nautical miles (60 km) extent and of 500 m depth in the deepest south portion. Seismic soundings and echo soundings indicate the lake is 2.3 to 2.6 nautical miles (4.8 km) beneath the ice surface at various points of its length. The name derives from the Russian Vostok research station located above the south part of the lake.

Cape Vostok
Cape Vostok (-69.11667°N, -72.16667°W) is a rocky mass which forms the west extremity of the Havre Mountains and the northwest extremity of Alexander Island. First seen by the Russian expedition of 1821 under Bellingshausen. Mapped in detail from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, by Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for the sloop Vostok, commanded by Bellingshausen.

Voyeykov Ice Shelf
Voyeykov Ice Shelf (-66.33333°N, 124.63333°W) is an ice shelf fringing the coast between Paulding Bay and Cape Goodenough. Mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1958) and named after Aleksandr I. Voyeykov (1842-1916), Russian climatologist.

Vrana Dome
Vrana Dome (-69.88333°N, 73.46667°W) is a prominent, rounded ice dome about 4 nautical miles (7 km) northeast of Statler Hills, at the east side of Amery Ice Shelf A survey station was established on the dome during the ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) tellurometer traverse from Larsemann Hills to Reinbolt Hills in 1968. Named for A. Vrana, cosmic ray physicist at Mawson Station in 1968, who assisted in the survey.

Vrana Peak
Vrana Peak (-70.36667°N, 63.98333°W) is a peak just southwest of Mount Turnbull and 14 nautical miles (26 km) southwest of Mount Starlight, in the 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. Vrana, physicist at Mawson Station, 1965.

Vukovich Peaks
Vukovich Peaks (-72.38333°N, 74.98333°W) is a two well-defined peaks surmounting the northernmost rock outcrop in the Grove Mountains. Mapped from air photos, 1956-60, by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions). Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for J.N. Vukovich, weather observer at Mawson Station, 1963.

Vulcan Hills
Vulcan Hills (-73.66667°N, 163.63333°W) is a group of small volcanic hills about 4 nautical miles (7 km) southwest of Shulte Hills in the Southern Cross Mountains of Victoria Land. Named by the southern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1966-67, in recognition of the volcanic composition of the rocks which form these hills.

Vulcan Nunatak
Vulcan Nunatak (-76.58333°N, -144.61667°W) is a nunatak, badly sculptured away by ice, the remnant of a huge cone of an extinct volcano, located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of Mount Richardson in the Fosdick Mountains of the Ford Ranges in Marie Byrd Land. Discovered on November 28, 1934 by Paul Siple and Stevenson Corey of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1933-35, who investigated the feature and referred to it as "The Volcano." A form of the original field name has been approved by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN).

Vulcan Point
Vulcan Point (-57.03333°N, -26.71667°W) is the northwest point of Candlemas Island in the South Sandwich Islands. Charted in 1930 by DI personnel on the Discovery II and so named because a lava plateau occupies the north portion of the island, giving evidence of earlier volcanic activity.

Vyatskaya Peak
Vyatskaya Peak (-71.95°N, 13.53333°W) is a peak, 2,455 m, on the north part of Skavlrimen Ridge in the Weyprecht Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Mapped from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60; remapped by Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960-61, and named presumedly after the river Vyatka.

Vysotskiy Peak
Vysotskiy Peak (-71.56667°N, 11.66667°W) is a peak, 2,035 m, in the north part of Gorki Ridge, overlooking Schussel Moraine in the Humboldt Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Mapped from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60; remapped by Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960-61, and named after Soviet geographer G.N. Vysotskiy.

Vystrel Mountain
Vystrel Mountain (-71.61667°N, 15.06667°W) is a partly snow-covered mountain, 1,995 m, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Mount Rukhin at the south end of the Lomonosov Mountains in Queen Maud Land. Discovered and first plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Mapped from air photos by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1958-59; remapped by Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960-61, and named Gora Vystrel (shot mountain).