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38-705: The extinct volcano Mount Terror , also named during the Ross expedition, rises sharply from the Cape to a height of 3,230 m (10,600 ft), and the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf (formerly known as the Barrier or Great Ice Barrier) stretches away to its east. The first landing at Cape Crozier was on 22 January 1902, during Captain Scott 's Discovery Expedition . A party from RRS Discovery landed by small boat on

76-757: A United States Antarctic Project (USAP) team leader for the investigation of volcanic activity and seismicity on Mount Erebus in six field seasons, 1980-81 through 1985-86. 77°30′00″S 168°28′00″E  /  77.5°S 168.4666667°E  / -77.5; 168.4666667 . A peak 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km; 1.6 mi) west-northwest of the summit of Mount Terror on Ross Island. The feature rises to about 2,500 metres (8,200 ft). Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2000) after Alexander L. Sutherland, Jr., Ocean Projects Manager, OPP, NSF, with responsibility for directing operations and logistics for United States Antarctic Project (USAP) research vessels from 1989; responsible for acquisition of

114-508: A circumstance that had led to an expensive relief operation and some opprobrium for Scott. There would be no chance of the Terra Nova being icebound in the open seas off Cape Crozier, but the unsheltered location would make landings of stores and personnel difficult, the shore base would be at the mercy of rough weather, and the land route to the Barrier surface was problematic. Scott decided to return to McMurdo Sound for his base, though to

152-632: A more northerly anchorage ( Cape Evans ). Wilson was keen to continue researching the emperor penguin embryo, and needed to obtain eggs at an early stage of incubation, which meant collecting them in the depth of the Antarctic winter. In the Zoology section of the Discovery Expedition's published Scientific Report he suggested a plan for a "winter journey" whereby these eggs could be retrieved. This journey, with Captain Scott's approval,

190-457: A peak near the locality of Tekapo (see Tekapo Ridge ), New Zealand. 77°28′00″S 168°20′00″E  /  77.4666667°S 168.3333333°E  / -77.4666667; 168.3333333 . A north-south chain of summits, 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) long, located to the west and northwest of Mount Terror. The ridge rises to about 2,400 metres (7,900 ft) west of Mount Terror, but descends to 1,320 metres (4,330 ft) at

228-791: A scientist with the Brunswick Corporation, Costa Mesa, CA, undertook many airborne surveys of volcanic aerosols from Mount Erebus and also did sampling at the crater rim, 1983–84 and 1986–87; investigator (with Julie Palais) on a project which examined aerosols between Mount Erebus and the South Pole. 77°29′00″S 168°26′00″E  /  77.4833333°S 168.4333333°E  / -77.4833333; 168.4333333 . A prominent peak 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) east of Giggenbach Ridge in northeast Ross Island. The peak rises to over 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) high 2.6 nautical miles (4.8 km; 3.0 mi) northwest of

266-571: A stone hut, constructed in July 1911 by Wilson's winter journey party, have been designated a Historic Site or Monument (HSM 21), following a proposal by New Zealand to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting . Cape Crozier is within a restricted area and permission is required to visit it. Cape Crozier is home to one of the largest Adélie penguin colonies in the world (~270,000 breeding pairs as of 2012), one of

304-416: A stony beach area a little to the west of the Cape. Scott, Edward Wilson and Charles Royds climbed the slope to a vantage point from which they could view the Barrier surface, and they were also able to observe the large Adelie penguin colony which inhabited the surrounding ice-free terrain. A message box was erected that day, prominently marked, for messages to be collected by any future relief ship. At

342-438: Is a large shield volcano that forms the eastern part of Ross Island , Antarctica . It has numerous cinder cones and domes on the flanks of the shield and is mostly under snow and ice . It is the second largest of the four volcanoes that make up Ross Island and is somewhat overshadowed by its neighbour, Mount Erebus , 30 kilometres (30,000 m) to the west. The rocks at the summit have not been studied, but rocks from

380-795: Is additionally defined as 5.5 nautical miles (10.2 km; 6.3 mi) southwest of The Knoll and 3.8 nautical miles (7.0 km; 4.4 mi) east-northeast of Rohnke Crests. Named after Leo Slattery, who wintered at Scott Base three times, twice as Officer in Charge; Post Clerk on Ross Island, summer 1973-74; Postmaster on Ross Island, summers 1979-80, 1981–82, and 1983–84. 77°35′00″S 169°01′00″E  /  77.5833333°S 169.0166667°E  / -77.5833333; 169.0166667 . A nunatak located 0.6 nautical miles (1.1 km; 0.69 mi) southeast of Slattery Peak and 5.6 nautical miles (10.4 km; 6.4 mi) southwest of The Knoll . The feature rises to 320 metres (1,050 ft) high near

418-411: Is an extinct volcano about 3,230 metres (10,600 ft) high on Ross Island , Antarctica, about 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) eastward of Mount Erebus . Mount Terror was named in 1841 by polar explorer Sir James Clark Ross for his second ship, HMS Terror . The captain of Terror was Francis Crozier , a close friend of Ross for whom the nearby Cape Crozier is named. Mount Terror

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456-470: Is reported to resemble a fossilized shark's tooth. Descriptively named by a party of the NZGSAE, 1958–59, working in eastern Ross Island. 77°34′00″S 168°59′00″E  /  77.5666667°S 168.9833333°E  / -77.5666667; 168.9833333 . A somewhat isolated rock peak, about 600 metres (2,000 ft) high, that rises above the ice mantle southeast of Mount Terror. The peak position

494-452: Is the western of two peaks near the south end of Giggenbach Ridge. Name by New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) (2000) after Major James R. M. Barker, officer in command at Scott Base, 1970–71; a NZAP manager, 1970-86. 77°28′00″S 168°12′00″E  /  77.4666667°S 168.2°E  / -77.4666667; 168.2 . A peak rising to over 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) high in the north-central part of Ross Island. It stands west of

532-783: The British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13 , under Scott. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey . Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names ( ACAN or US-ACAN ) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica . The committee

570-551: The 1983–84 and 1985-86 field seasons. He completed his M.S. thesis on the geology of Mount Erebus. 77°30′S 168°42′E  /  77.5°S 168.7°E  / -77.5; 168.7 . A sharp rock peak 1.9 nautical miles (3.5 km; 2.2 mi) northeast of the summit of Mount Terror on Ross Island. The feature rises to about 2,400 metres (7,900 ft) high and is central in three aligned summits 0.8 nautical miles (1.5 km; 0.92 mi) north of Mount McIntosh. Named by New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) (2000) after

608-511: The Adelie and Emperor penguin colonies. Download coordinates as: Named features around Cape Crozier include Wood Point, Williamson Rock, Post Office Hill, Topping Cone, The Knoll, Kyle Cone, Bomb Peak and Igloo Spur. 77°25′S 168°57′E  /  77.417°S 168.950°E  / -77.417; 168.950 . A point on the north coast of Ross Island, 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) east-southeast of Cape Tennyson. Named by

646-1083: The Research Vessel/Ice Breakers Nathaniel B. Palmer and Laurence M. Gould. 77°35′00″S 168°41′00″E  /  77.5833333°S 168.6833333°E  / -77.5833333; 168.6833333 . Two rock ridges, about 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) high, that are parallel and rise above the general ice mantle on the southeast slopes of Mount Terror. This feature is east of the head of Eastwind Glacier and 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) northeast of Conical Hill. Names in association with Eastwind Glacier after Captain (later Rear Admiral) Oscar C. Rohnke, USCG, who commanded United States Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Eastwind in Ross Sea during United States Navy (United States Navy) Operation Deep Freeze (OpDFrz) I, 1955-56. 77°31′00″S 168°27′00″E  /  77.5166667°S 168.45°E  / -77.5166667; 168.45 . A peak rising to 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) high on

684-551: The United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1964 for Robert C. Wood, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist who carried on investigations at nearby Cape Crozier in the summer seasons 1961-62, 1962–63, and 1963–64. 77°27′S 169°15′E  /  77.450°S 169.250°E  / -77.450; 169.250 . A rock lying 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) northwest of Cape Crozier, close off

722-539: The continent, in consultation with other national nomenclature bodies where appropriate, as defined by the Antarctic Treaty System . The research and staff support for the ACAN is provided by the United States Geological Survey . ACAN has a published policy on naming, based on priority of application, appropriateness, and the extent to which usage has become established. The United States Secretary of

760-570: The east, towards the Kyle Hills , include: 77°30′S 168°58′E  /  77.500°S 168.967°E  / -77.500; 168.967 . A tent-shaped peak rising to about 1,570 metres (5,150 ft) high midway between Mount Terror and Cape Crozier . It was descriptively named by a party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1958–59, which occupied

798-499: The general ridge extending southeast from Bomb Peak. Mapped and so named by the NZGSAE, 1958–59, because it was on this feature that Doctor E.A. Wilson and his party built a stone igloo during the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13. 77°36′S 168°57′E  /  77.6°S 168.95°E  / -77.6; 168.95 . A bold ice-covered bluff that rises to over 200 metres (660 ft) high near

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836-448: The juncture of the island and Ross Ice Shelf. The name Ponui (meaning south wind) is one of several Maori wind names applied by New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) in this vicinity. 77°39′S 168°34′E  /  77.650°S 168.567°E  / -77.650; 168.567 . A small but distinctive rock hill, 655 metres (2,149 ft) high, on the south slopes of Mount Terror, above Cape MacKay . Given this descriptive name by

874-472: The lower areas range from 0.82 to 1.75 million years old, and Mount Terror shows no signs of more recent volcanic activity. The first ascent of Mount Terror was made by a New Zealand party in 1959. The mountain is to the west of Cape Crozier , and east of Mount Terra Nova and Mount Erebus . Download coordinates as: 77°28′00″S 168°36′00″E  /  77.4666667°S 168.6°E  / -77.4666667; 168.6 . Three aligned nunataks to

912-607: The main summits of Giggenbach Ridge and 5.3 miles (8.5 km) south-southeast of Wyandot Point. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2000) after Karen Joyce, a long-term ASA employee, who from 1990 made 10 deployments to McMurdo Station, including a winter-over; assisted with computers in the Crary Science and Engineering Center. 77°26′00″S 168°19′00″E  /  77.4333333°S 168.3166667°E  / -77.4333333; 168.3166667 . A peak rising to over 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) high at

950-414: The north coast of Ross Island. Charted by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13 , under Scott. Named for Thomas S. Williamson, who as able seaman and petty officer accompanied Scott's expeditions of 1901-04 and 1910-13. 77°33′S 169°16′E  /  77.550°S 169.267°E  / -77.550; 169.267 . A small, isolated spur 160 metres (520 ft) high high at the culmination of

988-637: The north end of Giggenbach Ridge on Ross Island. The feature is 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km; 5.2 mi) south of Cape Tennyson. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2000) after Kristin Larson, who has participated in support activities to United States Antarctic Project (USAP) from 1988, including two winters at McMurdo Station; supervisor, Eklund Biological Center and Thiel Labs, 1988 and 1992; supervisor, Crary Science and Engineering Center, 1992–95; editor, The Antarctican Society newsletter from 1996; later of staff of OPP, NSF. Features to

1026-535: The north end. Named at the suggestion of P.R. Kyle, named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2000) after Werner F. Giggenbach, Chemistry Division, DSIR, who worked in the NZAP at Mount Erebus in four field seasons during the 1970s. He rappelled into the Inner Crater of Mount Erebus in 1978, but had to be pulled out when an eruption showered him and colleagues on the crater rim with volcanic bombs. He

1064-522: The north of Mount Terror in northeast Ross Island. The nunataks trend east-west for 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) and rise to about 1,700 metres (5,600 ft). The central nunatak is 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) north-northeast of the Mount Terror summit. At the suggestion of P.R. Kyle, named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Juergen Kienle (d.), Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, Fairbanks,

1102-418: The peak as an astronomical control station, January 5, 1959, and erected a tent below the peak. 77°31′S 168°59′E  /  77.517°S 168.983°E  / -77.517; 168.983 . A distinctive rock outcrop on the eastern slopes of Mount Terror at an elevation of about 1,400 metres (4,600 ft). The feature lies 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) south-southeast of Tent Peak and

1140-609: The shore in southeast Ross Island. The bluff is midway between Cape Mackay and Cape Crozier. At the suggestion of P.R. Kyle, named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2000) after Katsutada Kaminuma, National Institute of Polar Research, Japan, who was a founding member of the International Mount Erebus Seismic Study (IMESS), 1980-81 through 1986. This was a joint project with the United States, Japan, and New Zealand. Kaminuma

1178-687: The summit of Mount Terror. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2000) after biologist Donal T. Manahan, who worked eight seasons in Antarctica from 1983; United States Antarctic Project (USAP) prinicipal investigator in study of early stages (embryos larvae) of marine animals; chair, Polar Research Board, National Academy of Sciences, 2000. 77°30′S 168°18′E  /  77.5°S 168.3°E  / -77.5; 168.3 . A peak 3.6 nautical miles (6.7 km; 4.1 mi) west-northwest of Mount Terror on Ross Island. The feature rises to about 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) high and

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1216-677: The time it held a metal message cylinder, which has since been removed. The site has been designated a Historic Site or Monument (HSM 69), following a proposal by New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting . Captain Scott seriously considered Cape Crozier as the base for his second Antarctic expedition. On the previous trip, the Discovery had been frozen into its McMurdo Sound berth for nearly two years, and had barely escaped in February 1904,

1254-548: The two southernmost emperor penguin colonies (>1900 breeding pairs as of 2018), and one of the largest south polar skua colonies in the world (~1,000 breeding pairs). It also hosts several species of lichens, including at least three not previously found in this part of Antarctica. It has been designated an Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA 124), and designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International . From 2001 to 2005, two enormous icebergs known as Iceberg B-15 and C16 were present near shore and affected

1292-497: The west slope of Mount Terror, Ross Island. The peak is 1.6 nautical miles (3.0 km; 1.8 mi) west-southwest of the summit of Mount Terror and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) south of Mount Sutherland. At the suggestion of P.R. Kyle, named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2000) after James A. Moore, a member of the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology team on Mount Erebus in

1330-734: Was established in 1943 as the Special Committee on Antarctic Names (SCAN). It became the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1947. Fred G. Alberts was Secretary of the Committee from 1949 to 1980. By 1959, a structured nomenclature was reached, allowing for further exploration, structured mapping of the region and a unique naming system. A 1990 ACAN gazeeter of Antarctica listed 16,000 names. The United States does not recognise territorial boundaries within Antarctica, so ACAN assigns names to features anywhere within

1368-486: Was one of the leading volcanic gas geochemists of the period. 77°29′00″S 168°21′00″E  /  77.4833333°S 168.35°E  / -77.4833333; 168.35 . A peak, about 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) high, located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) northeast of Barker Peak in the south part of Giggenbach Ridge, Ross Island. At the suggestion of P.R. Kyle, named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2000) after Raymond L. Chuan who, as

1406-402: Was the lead Japanese member and continued to work in Antarctica and on Mount Erebus for many years. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey . Mount Terror (Antarctica) Mount Terror ( 77°31′S 168°32′E  /  77.517°S 168.533°E  / -77.517; 168.533 )

1444-613: Was undertaken between 27 June and 2 August 1911, by Wilson, Apsley Cherry-Garrard and Henry Robertson Bowers . Cherry-Garrard later described the trek in his book, The Worst Journey in the World . In the winter darkness and extreme weather conditions the journey proved slow and hazardous, but despite mishaps three eggs were retrieved and later presented by Cherry-Garrard to the Natural History Museum. Ultimately, however, their scientific value proved minimal. The remains of

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