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38-616: The Cruzen Range was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAP) in 2005 after Rear Admiral Richard H. Cruzen , commander of Task Force 68 during the U.S. Navy Antarctic Developments Project, 1946-47 ( Operation Highjump ). The Cruzen Range was formerly the southern part of the Clare Range , to the north. It is separated from the Clare Range by Webb Cirque which holds

76-431: A United States Antarctic Project (United States ArmyP) principal investigator for cosmic-ray studies near McMurdo Station, 1989, and neutrino astrophysics research at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, 1991. 77°17′27″S 161°14′45″E  /  77.290858°S 161.245952°E  / -77.290858; 161.245952 An intermontane snowfield 3 square nautical miles (10 km; 4.0 sq mi). The snowfield

114-615: A member of United States Geological Survey (USGS) satellite surveying teams at the South Pole Station during two winters, 1981 and 1987. 77°25′53″S 161°50′59″E  /  77.43133°S 161.849729°E  / -77.43133; 161.849729 . An upland valley on the west side of Mount Cerberus in east Olympus Range. The valley opens north to Victoria Valley. Named by US-ACAN (2004) after Michael C. Malin, Department of Geology, Arizona State University; United States Antarctic Project (USAP) abrasion rate observations in

152-450: A sledge dog of the BrAE, 1910-13. 77°25′44″S 161°47′34″E  /  77.428821°S 161.792704°E  / -77.428821; 161.792704 . An upland valley on the northeast side of Mount Booth in east Olympus Range. The valley opens north to Victoria Valley. Named by US-ACAN (2004) after Kenneth W. Murphy, Jr., United States Geological Survey (USGS) cartographic technician,

190-881: Is 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) wide and lies east of Salyer Ledge. Named by US-ACAN (2005) after Lieutenant (jg) J.W. Hilt, United States Navy, pilot of the VX-6 Otter aircraft that obtained low-elevation oblique aerial photographs of St. Johns Range, Willett Range, and Cruzen Range, November 20, 1959. 77°17′34″S 160°52′52″E  /  77.2927°S 160.881151°E  / -77.2927; 160.881151 A flat-topped ridge 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) long between Hilt Cirque and Dana Cirque. Named by US-ACAN (2005) after Lieutenant Commander Lawrence J. Conrad, United States Navy (Ret.), Squadron VXE-6 helicopter pilot at McMurdo Station, 1982–85; member, United States Antarctic Project (United States ArmyP) project to photograph named geographic features in

228-846: Is a series of ridges and cirques that comprise the west half of Cruzen Range. It is a platform of Beacon Sandstone dissected to form four promontories bordered by cliffs over 300 metres (980 ft) high. Situated on the shoulder to the northeast of Webb Glacier, they form part of the divide between the Webb Glacier and Victoria Upper Glacier. Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE), 1959–60, for its fortress-like appearance. Features of The Fortress, from west to east, include: 77°17′16″S 160°49′24″E  /  77.287903°S 160.823308°E  / -77.287903; 160.823308 A bold flat-topped ridge 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) high at

266-499: Is an extensive ice-free valley, formerly occupied by a large glacier, extending from Victoria Upper Glacier to Victoria Lower Glacier in Victoria Land , Antarctica. It is one of the larger McMurdo Dry Valleys . Victoria Valley was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE: 1958-59) after their Alma Mater Victoria University of Wellington which sponsored the expedition. The Victoria Valley

304-805: Is bounded to south by Forsyth Peak, to west by Victoria Upper Névé, to north by Mount Leland, and to east by Mount Isaac. Named by US-ACAN (2005) after Karl J. Kreutz, Department of Geological Sciences, The University of Maine, Orono, ME, who investigated late Holocene climate variability from Siple Dome ice cores, three field seasons 1994-97; from Taylor Glacier and Clark Glacier ice cores, two seasons 2003-05. 77°17′01″S 161°16′52″E  /  77.283698°S 161.281122°E  / -77.283698; 161.281122 An elongated mountain, about 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) high, 0.7 nautical miles (1.3 km; 0.81 mi) south of Mount Leland. Named by US-ACAN (2005) after Giles Novak, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL; member of

342-798: Is one of the McMurdo Dry Valleys . The head of the Victoria Valley, which contains the Victoria Upper Glacier, is south of the Clare Range . The valley descends south-southeast between Saint Johns Range to the east and the Cruzen Range to the west. It is joined from the west by the Barwick Valley , and then south of Mount Insel by the McKelvey Valley , below which Lake Vida lies across

380-693: 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 was established in 1943 as the Special Committee on Antarctic Names (SCAN). It became

418-638: 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

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456-536: The Interior is in charge of formally appointing the members of the committee. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from "Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Victoria Upper N%C3%A9v%C3%A9 Victoria Valley ( 77°23′S 161°56′E  /  77.383°S 161.933°E  / -77.383; 161.933  ( Victoria Valley ) )

494-509: The McMurdo Dry Valleys, 1983-84 to 1993-94. 77°26′05″S 161°56′37″E  /  77.43476°S 161.94354°E  / -77.43476; 161.94354 . An upland valley between Mount Cerberus and Euros Ridge in east Olympus Range. The valley opens north to Victoria Valley. 77°21′S 162°10′E  /  77.350°S 162.167°E  / -77.350; 162.167 . Glacier just west of Purgatory Peak in

532-1198: The McMurdo Sound region, 2003-04. 77°18′01″S 160°51′38″E  /  77.300299°S 160.860548°E  / -77.300299; 160.860548 Two ponds close together at the south end of Conrad Ledge. The New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) revised its 2005 decision of Greenfield Ponds to Mahaka Ponds in 2006. Mahaka is a Maori word meaning twin, which is a descriptive name for the two ponds in close proximity. 77°17′47″S 160°54′01″E  /  77.296451°S 160.900233°E  / -77.296451; 160.900233 A cirque 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) wide lying east of Conrad Ledge. Named by US-ACAN (2005) after Gayle L. Dana, Biological Research Center, Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV; team member, United States Antarctic Project (United States ArmyP) McMurdo Dry Valleys ecological research, five seasons 1993-2001. 77°18′15″S 160°59′30″E  /  77.304167°S 160.991667°E  / -77.304167; 160.991667 A forked flat-topped ridge, 1.2 nautical miles (2.2 km; 1.4 mi) long, which extends north from The Fortress into

570-1418: The New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) (2005) after geologist Jane Forsyth, a member of geological mapping parties in this area during five seasons from 1988, including work at Willett Range, Clare Range, and Victoria Valley. 77°19′42″S 161°12′00″E  /  77.32823°S 161.20013°E  / -77.32823; 161.20013 A gently inclined, mostly ice-free area about 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) sq between Gaisser Valley and LaBelle Valley. The terrace rises to 1,250 metres (4,100 ft) high, 750 metres (2,460 ft) above Barwick Valley and Lake Vashka, close southward. Named by US-ACAN (2005) after Jeffrey B. Peterson, Physics Department, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA; astrophysics research at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, 14 field seasons 1988-2005. 77°19′40″S 161°18′06″E  /  77.327651°S 161.301674°E  / -77.327651; 161.301674 A relatively level ice-free area about 1 square nautical mile (3.4 km; 1.3 sq mi) between LaBelle Valley and Berkey Valley . The terrace rises to 1,250 metres (4,100 ft) high, about 750 metres (2,460 ft) high above Barwick Valley close southward. Named by US-ACAN (2005) after P. Buford Price , Physics Department, University of California at Berkeley ,

608-760: The Saint Johns Range, flowing south into Victoria Valley. Mapped and named by the VUWAE, 1958–59, for Andrew Packard, summer biologist who worked in this area with the N.Z. party of the CTAE in 1957-58. 77°24′S 162°15′E  /  77.400°S 162.250°E  / -77.400; 162.250 . A meltwater lake that is circumscribed on the northwest and northeast sides by Robertson Ridge and Clark Glacier. Named by US-ACAN for Robert H. Thomas who participated in United States ArmyRP studies of

646-902: The United States Antarctic Project (United States ArmyP) astrophysics team at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station; 11 summer seasons 1992-2004. 77°16′S 161°18′E  /  77.267°S 161.300°E  / -77.267; 161.300 . Rock peak 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) west of Victoria Upper Glacier. Named by US-ACAN for Captain Bainbridge B. Leland, United States Coats Guard, Commanding Officer of USCGC Burton Island during Operation Deep Freeze 1968 and 1969. 77°17′43″S 161°19′13″E  /  77.295367°S 161.320315°E  / -77.295367; 161.320315 A mountain 0.9 nautical miles (1.7 km; 1.0 mi) southeast of Mount Novak. It rises to 1,250 metres (4,100 ft) high at

684-822: The VUWAE (1958–59) after sponsors who materially assisted the expedition. 77°18′29″S 161°22′24″E  /  77.307928°S 161.37333°E  / -77.307928; 161.37333 A peak rising to 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) high, 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) southwest of Sponsors Peak. Named by US-ACAN (2005) after Leonard M. Shulman, Bartol Research Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, who maintained, calibrated, and upgraded neutron monitors at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station and McMurdo Station, 13 field seasons 1991-2005. 77°17′08″S 161°23′36″E  /  77.285441°S 161.393322°E  / -77.285441; 161.393322 A valley 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) long between Mount Leland and Sponsors Peak. The lower end of

722-1332: The Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE: 1958-59) for their Alma Mater which sponsored the expedition. 77°19′S 161°35′E  /  77.317°S 161.583°E  / -77.317; 161.583 . A meltwater lake at the terminus of Victoria Upper Glacier. Named for its position at the terminus of the glacier by American geologist Parker E. Calkin, in 1964. 77°19′15″S 161°45′19″E  /  77.320771°S 161.755235°E  / -77.320771; 161.755235 . A mostly ice-free valley between Spain Peak and Morse Spur in Saint Johns Range. The valley opens south to Victoria Valley. Named by US-ACAN (2005) after Terry Deshler, Department of Atmospheric Science, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; United States Antarctic Project (USAP) investigations addressing quantitative ozone loss and related research, 13 field seasons 1990-2004. 77°23′07″S 162°05′07″E  /  77.385244°S 162.08523°E  / -77.385244; 162.08523 . A meltwater stream that flows west from Victoria Lower Glacier into Lake Vida. Named by US-ACAN after James Stephen Kite, University of Maine, geological field assistant with

760-435: The Victoria Valley party, 1977-78. In the course of field search for meteorites, Kite found a 43-pound meteorite iron in a moraine 0.3 nautical miles (0.56 km; 0.35 mi) inland from Victoria Lower Glacier. 77°23′S 161°57′E  /  77.383°S 161.950°E  / -77.383; 161.950 . A lake lying north of Mount Cerberus in the Victoria Valley. Named by the VUWAE (1958–59) after Vida (Vaida),

798-539: 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

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836-735: The east by Peterson Terrace and terminates as a hanging valley 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) northwest of Lake Vashka. Named by US-ACAN (2005) after Thomas K. Gaisser , Bartol Research Institute , University of Delaware , Newark, DE; United States Antarctic Project (United States ArmyP) principal investigator for study of cosmic-ray showers at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, 1991-2005. Other features, from west to east, include: 77°18′14″S 161°08′18″E  /  77.303954°S 161.138315°E  / -77.303954; 161.138315 An ice-free peak, 1,539 metres (5,049 ft) high, located 0.75 nautical miles (1.39 km; 0.86 mi) northeast of Vashka Crag. It stands at

874-570: The east side of McLean Buttress. Named by US-ACAN (2005) after Bjorn Johns, project manager from 1996-2005 of University NAVSTAR Consortium (UNAVCO), a consortium of 30 United States Universities that provides support of surveying, mapping, and other applications of the Global Positioning System to the United States Antarctic Project (United States ArmyP). 77°19′S 161°03′E  /  77.317°S 161.050°E  / -77.317; 161.050 . An abrupt rock crag at

912-404: The east end of The Fortress. Named by the VUWAE, 1959–60, in association with nearby Lake Vashka , located just below and to the southeast. 77°19′43″S 161°07′56″E  /  77.328539°S 161.132342°E  / -77.328539; 161.132342 A mostly ice-free valley 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) long that descends south from Vashka Crag. The valley is bounded to

950-435: The head of Alexander Valley, dividing the south part of the valley. Named by the New Zealand Geographic Board (2005) after Mike Isaac, a geologist who led a scientific party during two visits in 1985 and 1992. 77°18′S 161°24′E  /  77.300°S 161.400°E  / -77.300; 161.400 . Mountain, over 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) high, at the west side of the mouth of Victoria Upper Glacier. Named by

988-418: The head of Victoria Upper Glacier. The névé lies between Clare Range and Cruzen Range eastward of The Fortress. Named by United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2005) in association with Victoria Upper Glacier. 77°16′S 161°25′E  /  77.267°S 161.417°E  / -77.267; 161.417 . Glacier occupying the upper northwest end of Victoria Valley. Named by

1026-522: The north side of Webb Lake and Barwick Valley. It rises abruptly from the valley and marks the south limit of The Fortress. Named by US-ACAN for Captain Frank E. McLean, USCG, Commanding Officer of USCGC Burton Island in the Ross Sea during Operation Deep Freeze 1970 and 1971. 77°19′23″S 161°00′31″E  /  77.323092°S 161.008561°E  / -77.323092; 161.008561 A cirque on

1064-516: The northwest side of McLean Buttress. Named by US-ACAN (2005) after Serap Z. Tilav, United States Antarctic Project (USAP) field team member in support of the Antarctic Muon and Neutrino Detector Array (AMANDA) and cosmic-ray studies at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station; nine field seasons 1991-2005. 77°19′S 160°58′E  /  77.317°S 160.967°E  / -77.317; 160.967 . A buttress-like mountain or promontory at

1102-740: The névé at the head of the Webb Glacier to the northwest, and Victoria Upper Névé that feeds Victoria Upper Glacier to the northeast. The two are separated by a ridge leading south from Parker Mesa to The Fortress. To the south the range is bounded by the Webb Glacier and Barwick Valley , which runs east to Victoria Valley , below Victoria Upper Glacier . Named features on a 1962 USGS map include The Fortress, Vashka Crag, Nickell Peak, Sponsors Peak and Mount Leland. Since then many more features have been named. Download coordinates as: 77°18′S 160°55′E  /  77.300°S 160.917°E  / -77.300; 160.917 . The Fortress

1140-484: The southwest part of Victoria Upper Névé . Named by US-ACAN (2005) after Robin E. Bell , Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory , Columbia University , Palisades, NY; aerogeophysical research of the lithosphere of the West Antarctic rift system (CASERTZ), five field seasons 1991-99. 77°19′10″S 160°57′30″E  /  77.319444°S 160.958333°E  / -77.319444; 160.958333 A cirque on

1178-604: The surface glaciology of the Ross Ice Shelf in the 1973–74 and 1974-75 seasons. 77°25′S 162°25′E  /  77.417°S 162.417°E  / -77.417; 162.417 . Glacier between Mount Theseus and Mount Alien, occupying a low pass in the east part of the Olympus Range. Named by the VUWAE, 1958–59, for Professor R.H. Clark, head of the Geology Dept., Victoria University of Wellington, who

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1216-631: The valley is ice free and opens to Victoria Upper Glacier. The upper portion is partly ice covered and is surmounted by Mount Isaac, 1,250 metres (4,100 ft) high. Named by US-ACAN (2005) after Stephen Paul Alexander, United States Antarctic Project (USAP) marine biologist in study of McMurdo Sound benthic foraminifer, six seasons 1985-2001; laboratory manager, Crary Science and Engineering Center, McMurdo Station, three seasons 2002-04. 77°18′57″S 161°26′13″E  /  77.315706°S 161.43688°E  / -77.315706; 161.43688 A valley 1.2 nautical miles (2.2 km; 1.4 mi) long on

1254-1043: The valley. The valley continues in an east-northeast direction. The Packard Glacier descends part way into it from the north and the Clark Glacier extends part way into it from the south. At the foot of the valley Victoria Lower Glacier flows into the Wilson Piedmont Glacier , which extends along the west coast of the Ross Sea . Download coordinates as: Features of the Victoria Valley, from its head to its foot, include Victoria Upper Glacier, Victoria Upper Lake, Lake Vida, Packard Glacier, Clark Glacier, Victoria Lower Glacier, Baldwin Valley and Staeffler Ridge. 77°16′04″S 161°05′39″E  /  77.26775°S 161.09418°E  / -77.26775; 161.09418 ,}. A névé with an area of about 15 square nautical miles (51 km ; 20 sq mi) at

1292-582: The west end of The Fortress. Named by US-ACAN (2005) after Lieutenant Commander Herbert Salyer, United States Navy, co-pilot and navigator (Commander William Hawkes, R4D command pilot), on the Operation Highjump photographic flight of February 20, 1947, during which this ledge and Cruzen Range were observed for the first time and recorded. 77°17′25″S 160°51′10″E  /  77.290359°S 160.85282°E  / -77.290359; 160.85282 The west-most cirque of The Fortress. The cirque

1330-595: The west end of a line of peaks that mark the divide in east Cruzen Range. Named by US-ACAN (2005) after Robert F. Loewenstein, University of Chicago and Yerkes Observatory; member of the United States Antarctic Project (United States ArmyP) astrophysical research team at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, 13 field seasons 1991-2004. 77°18′25″S 161°10′14″E  /  77.306818°S 161.170485°E  / -77.306818; 161.170485 A peak rising to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) high 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) east of Loewenstein Peak. Named by

1368-421: The west side of Nickell Peak. Named by the New Zealand Geographic Board (2005) after Warren Dickinson, a geologist studying quaternary geology, who led Victoria University's Antarctic Expeditions (VUWAE) field parties working in the McMurdo Dry Valleys during five seasons from 1996. 77°19′S 161°28′E  /  77.317°S 161.467°E  / -77.317; 161.467 . An ice free peak standing at

1406-645: The west side of Victoria Upper Lake, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) southeast of Sponsors Peak. Named by US-ACAN for Gregory W. Nickell, manager of the Eklund Biological Center, and of the Thiel Earth Sciences Laboratory at McMurdo Station. He died accidentally on May 15, 1974, when a truck he was driving left the road between McMurdo Station and Scott Base. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of

1444-596: Was immediately responsible for the sponsoring of the expedition. 77°18′S 162°20′E  /  77.300°S 162.333°E  / -77.300; 162.333 . Ice-filled valley in the Saint Johns Range, lying northwest of Pond Peak. Named by US-ACAN for Russel R. Baldwin, United States Navy, who was in charge of the Airfield Maintenance Branch at McMurdo Station in 1962. 77°18′S 162°40′E  /  77.300°S 162.667°E  / -77.300; 162.667 . Glacier occupying

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