The Batterbee Mountains are a group of prominent mountains rising to 2,200 metres (7,200 ft), which forms part of the dissected edge of Dyer Plateau overlooking George VI Sound , on the west coast of Palmer Land . First seen and photographed from the air by Lincoln Ellsworth on 23 November 1935, they were charted from the ground in October 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under John Rymill , and named after Sir Harry Batterbee (1880–1976), Assistant Under-Secretary of State, Dominions Office , 1930–38, and Chairman of the Polar Committee in 1934, who gave help to the expedition.
25-637: Unless otherwise noted, these features were first photographed by Ellsworth, charted by the BGLE under Rymill, and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC). The Batterbee Mountain range is split along its north–south axis by the Rowley Corridor, a pass which extends from Ryder Glacier to Conchie Glacier and separates the inland peaks such as Mount Ness and Mount Bagshawe from
50-532: A British Antarctic Survey (BAS) surveyor at Stonington Island , 1970–71. To the south along the coast is a group called the Tindley Peaks, rising to about 2,490 ft (760 m) between the Christie Peaks and McArthur Glacier . They were named for Roger C. Tindley , BAS general assistant and mechanic at Fossil Bluff , 1973–75. At the west side of the Tindley Peaks is Horse Bluff, surveyed by
75-553: A meltwater lake 1 nmi (2 km) long in the ice shelf of George VI Sound. Its eastern shore borders the exposed rocks of the west coast of Palmer Land. In summer a considerable volume of water enters the lake from the ravine immediately north of Swine Hill. The hill and the lake were surveyed in 1948 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), who erected a cairn on the summit. The names of these features comes from an incident where
100-679: A volcano erupted under Antarctica's ice sheet (based on airborne survey with radar images). The biggest eruption in the last 10,000 years, the volcanic ash was found deposited on the ice surface under the Hudson Mountains , close to Pine Island Glacier . In 2020, a team reported that emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica were nearly 20% more numerous than previously thought, with new discoveries made using satellite mapping technology. The BAS runs an online polar image collection which includes imagery of scientific research at
125-738: A 900-metre gravel runway. During the Antarctic winter, conditions preclude flying and the aircraft return to Canada. The larger Dash 7 undertakes regular shuttle flights between either Port Stanley Airport on the Falkland Islands , or Punta Arenas in Chile, and Rothera. It also operates to and from the ice runway at the Sky Blu base. The smaller Twin Otters are equipped with skis for landing on snow and ice in remote areas, and operate out of
150-826: A dual purpose, to conduct polar science, enabling better understanding of global issues , and to provide an active presence in the Antarctic on behalf of the UK. It is part of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). With over 400 staff, BAS takes an active role in Antarctic affairs, operating five research stations , one ship and five aircraft in both polar regions, as well as addressing key global and regional issues. This involves joint research projects with over 40 UK universities and more than 120 national and international collaborations. Having taken shape from activities during World War II , it
175-737: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC ) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office , responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) and the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI). Such names are formally approved by
200-596: Is a group of smaller peaks called the Butler Peaks, named by UK-APC after Peter F. Butler , a British Antarctic Survey geophysicist at Stonington Island . [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey . 71°23′S 67°15′W / 71.383°S 67.250°W / -71.383; -67.250 This Palmer Land location article
225-495: The British Antarctic Survey from 1970, and so named from a distinctive feature on the bluff resembling a horse's head. South of the Tindley Peaks is McArthur Glacier . Swine Hill is the southernmost of two rugged, rocky knolls, 1,800 ft (550 m) high, which stand 10 nmi (19 km) west-northwest of the summit of Mount Bagshawe on the west coast of Palmer Land. The hill overlooks Gadarene Lake,
250-641: The Antarctic in November 2011. BAS operates five aircraft in support of its research programme in Antarctica . The aircraft used are all made by de Havilland Canada and comprise four Twin Otters and one Dash 7 (as of August 2019). The planes are maintained by Rocky Mountain Aircraft in Springbank , Alberta , Canada . During the Antarctic summer the aircraft are based at the Rothera base , which has
275-593: The BAS are complemented by the capabilities of the Royal Navy 's ice patrol vessel that operates in the same waters. Until 2008 this was HMS Endurance , a Class 1A1 icebreaker . Endurance's two Lynx helicopters enabled BAS staff to get to remote field sites that BAS aircraft could not access. However, a catastrophic flooding accident left Endurance badly damaged, with a replacement only being procured in 2011. This ship, HMS Protector , first deployed to
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#1732801458873300-761: The Commissioners of the BAT and SGSSI respectively and published in the BAT Gazetteer and the SGSSI Gazetteer maintained by the Committee. The BAT names are also published in the international Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica maintained by SCAR . The Committee may also consider proposals for new place names for geographical features in areas of Antarctica outside BAT and SGSSI, which are referred to other Antarctic place-naming authorities or decided by
325-482: The Committee itself if situated in the unclaimed sector of Antarctica. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from "UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . British Antarctic Survey The British Antarctic Survey ( BAS ) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has
350-572: The FID Scientific Bureau and FIDS Rear Base were combined into a single FIDS London Office, with a Director for the first time responsible for the whole London operation. The BAS operates five permanent research stations in the British Antarctic Territory : Of these Research Stations, only Rothera is staffed throughout the year. Before 2017 Halley was also open year-round. The BAS also operates two permanent bases on South Georgia : Both South Georgia bases are staffed throughout
375-646: The Survey operates one ship, the RRS Sir David Attenborough , for support of Arctic and Antarctic research operations, and other logistical work. It replaced RRS James Clark Ross and RRS Ernest Shackleton , which were sold in 2021 and returned to its owners in 2019, respectively. Originally, the Admiralty provided the FIDS with ship support. In 1947 the Survey purchased their first vessel, which
400-559: The bases at Rothera, Fossil Bluff, Halley and Sky Blu. In 1985, the British Antarctic Survey discovered the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica. The finding was made by a team of three BAS scientists: Joe Farman , Brian Gardiner and Jonathan Shanklin . Their work was confirmed by satellite data, and was met with worldwide concern. In January 2008, a team of British Antarctic Survey scientists, led by Hugh Corr and David Vaughan , reported that 2,200 years ago,
425-470: The coastal peaks along the western edge of Palmer Land and George VI Sound. It was named for David N. Rowley , senior pilot with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1969–74. The northernmost feature of the Batterbee Mountains are the Christie Peaks, a conspicuous group of sharp peaks located immediately south of the terminus of Ryder Glacier. The group was named for Timothy J.C. Christie ,
450-503: The expedition's sled dogs attempted to throw themselves and their sledge down the steep ice slopes into the water, which reminded the explorers of the Biblical Gadarene swine . Further inland to the east, but not far south of the Christie Peaks, is Mount Unicorn, named after the constellation of Monoceros ( The Unicorn ). About 6 nmi (11 km) southeast is Mount Ness, which stands 6,200 ft (1,890 m) high. It
475-467: The rest of the range by Ellsworth, and was mapped from these photographs by W.L.G. Joerg . It was named by UK-APC in 1954 for Sir Arthur W.G. Bagshawe . A rock nunatak called Thomson Rock sits 3 nmi (5.6 km) east of Mount Bagshawe, along the eastern edge of the range. It was named for Michael R.A. Thomson , British Antarctic Survey (BAS) geologist. 4 nmi (7 km) south of Mount Bagshawe, between Armstrong Glacier and Conchie Glacier ,
500-405: The south side of Ryder Glacier. It was named by UK-APC after the constellation of Pyxis . The Puppis Pikes sit outside the Batterbee Mountains, 7 nmi (13 km) northeast from Mount Cadbury. Mount Bagshawe is the tallest of the Batterbee Mountains at 7,200 ft (2,200 m) high. It stands 8 nmi (15 km; 9.2 mi) inland from George VI Sound. It was first photographed with
525-578: The time FIDS was renamed the British Antarctic Survey in 1962, 19 stations and three refuges had been established. In 2012 the parent body, NERC , proposed merging the BAS with another NERC institute, National Oceanography Centre in Southampton . This proved controversial, and after the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee opposed the move the plan was dropped. Since April 2018 NERC has been part of UK Research and Innovation. In 1956,
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#1732801458873550-616: The year. The headquarters of the BAS are in the university city of Cambridge , on Madingley Road . This facility provides offices, laboratories and workshops to support the scientific and logistic activities in the Antarctic. The BAS also operates the Ny-Ålesund Research Station on behalf of the NERC . This is an Arctic research base located at Ny-Ålesund on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen . As of 2021,
575-693: Was known as the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey until 1962. Operation Tabarin was a small British expedition in 1943 to establish permanently occupied bases in the Antarctic. It was a joint undertaking by the Admiralty and the Colonial Office . At the end of the war it was renamed the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and full control passed to the Colonial Office. At this time there were four stations, three occupied and one unoccupied. By
600-501: Was named MV John Biscoe, and in 1953 the same ship was granted Royal Research Ship status. Since then the Survey has owned and chartered several vessels. Vessels depart from the United Kingdom in September or October of each year and return to the United Kingdom in the following May or June. Vessels undergo refit and drydock during the Antarctic winter, but are also used elsewhere during this period. The civilian ships operated by
625-468: Was named for Mrs. Patrick Ness , a donor to the BGLE. Mount Cadbury is the easternmost of the Batterbee Mountains, 5,900 ft (1,800 m) high, standing east-southeast of Mount Ness and 18 nmi (33 km) inland from George VI Sound. It was named for Mrs. Henry Tyler Cadbury , a fundraiser for the BGLE. Pyxis Ridge, a narrow ridge of nunataks separated by passes, is located 5 nmi (9.3 km) north-northwest of Mount Cadbury, projecting into
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