4-478: Mount Gleadell ( 66°57′S 50°27′E / 66.950°S 50.450°E / -66.950; 50.450 ) is a nearly conical ice-free peak, 560 metres (1,840 ft) high, the highest summit on the headland just north of Observation Island at the east side of Amundsen Bay , Antarctica. It was sighted in October 1956 by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions party under P.W. Crohn , and
8-401: A head , is a coastal landform , a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water . It is a type of promontory . A headland of considerable size often is called a cape . Headlands are characterised by high, breaking waves , rocky shores , intense erosion , and steep sea cliff . Headlands and bays are often found on the same coastline. A bay
12-405: Is flanked by land on three sides, whereas a headland is flanked by water on three sides. Headlands and bays form on discordant coastlines, where bands of rock of alternating resistance run perpendicular to the coast. Bays form when weak (less resistant) rocks (such as sands and clays ) are eroded, leaving bands of stronger (more resistant) rocks (such as chalk , limestone , and granite ) forming
16-402: Was named for Geoffrey Gleadell , a cook at Mawson Station in 1954. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from "Gleadell, Mount" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . This Enderby Land location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Headland A headland , also known as
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