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15-466: Helfferich is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Merritt Randolph Helfferich, worker in Antarctica after whom Helfferich Glacier was named Karl Helfferich (1872–1924), German politician, economist, and financier See also [ edit ] Helfrich Helferich [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with

30-480: A mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge. They often form natural pyramidal peaks . Isolated nunataks are also called glacial islands, and smaller nunataks rounded by glacial action may be referred to as rognons . The word is of Greenlandic origin and has been used in English since the 1870s. The term nunatak is typically used in areas where

45-514: A permanent ice sheet is present and the ridge protrudes above the sheet. Nunataks present readily identifiable landmark reference points in glaciers or ice caps and are often named. While some are isolated, they can also form dense clusters, such as Queen Louise Land in Greenland. Nunataks are generally angular and jagged, hampering the formation of glacial ice on their tops, although snow can accumulate on them. This can contrast strongly with

60-663: Is a northeastward extension of Pomerantz Tableland. The feature is 5 miles (8.0 km) long and ranges from 1,200 to 1,800 metres (3,900 to 5,900 ft) in elevation. It rises directly north of Helfferich Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1960-62. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Richard L. Armstrong, USARP geologist at McMurdo Station, 1967-68. 70°33′S 159°43′E  /  70.550°S 159.717°E  / -70.550; 159.717 . A prominent rock peak, 2,290 metres (7,510 ft) high, on

75-870: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Helfferich Glacier The Pomerantz Tableland was mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos in 1960–62. Named by US-ACAN for Martin A. Pomerantz , Director of the Barthol Research Foundation and Chairman of the U.S. Committee for the International Year of the Quiet Sun, who carried on cosmic ray studies in the McMurdo Sound area, 1959–60 and 1960-61. 70°35′S 160°12′E  /  70.583°S 160.200°E  / -70.583; 160.200 . A glacier about 8 miles (13 km) long which drains

90-417: The surname Helfferich . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Helfferich&oldid=1130239334 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

105-896: The Pitzman and Lovejoy Glaciers . Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–62. Named by US-ACAN for Harry N. Williams of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 , aerial photographer on flights over Victoria Land and other Antarctic areas in three summer seasons, 1960–63. 70°45′S 159°55′E  /  70.750°S 159.917°E  / -70.750; 159.917 . A cluster of notable nunataks lying southeastward of Pomerantz Tableland between Keim Peak and Lovejoy Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy aerial photographs, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for John C. Bigler, USARP biologist at McMurdo Station, 1966-67. 70°46′S 159°56′E  /  70.767°S 159.933°E  / -70.767; 159.933 . A distinctive pyramidal peak,

120-523: The Pomerantz Tableland. The feature was used as a survey station by the NZGSAE (1963-64), who gave the name because of its aspect. 70°38′S 160°01′E  /  70.633°S 160.017°E  / -70.633; 160.017 . A peak, 1,710 metres (5,610 ft) high, which rises from a ridge on the east-central slopes of Pomerantz Tableland. The feature stands at the south side of

135-506: The east slopes of Pomerantz Tableland southward of Armstrong Platform, in the Usarp Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for Merritt R. Helfferich, USARP worker in the field of ionospheric physics at South Pole Station, 1967-68. 70°41′S 160°10′E  /  70.683°S 160.167°E  / -70.683; 160.167 . A glacier, 6 miles (9.7 km) long, draining

150-733: The head of Helfferich Glacier. Mapped by USGS from, surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for Floyd J. Rinehart, USARP geophysicist at McMurdo Station, 1967-68. 70°39′S 160°03′E  /  70.650°S 160.050°E  / -70.650; 160.050 . A mountain, 1,610 metres (5,280 ft) high, on the east-central slopes of Pomerantz Tableland, 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Rinehart Peak. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for Henry R. Lowman III, USARP biologist at McMurdo Station, 1967-68. 70°40′S 159°44′E  /  70.667°S 159.733°E  / -70.667; 159.733 . A prominent rock bluff on

165-587: The northwest end of Pomerantz Tableland. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for Frank L. MacPherson, USA, helicopter mechanic in the field supporting the USGS surveys Topo North-South (1961-62) and Topo EastWest (1962-63), the latter including survey of this peak. 70°37′S 159°29′E  /  70.617°S 159.483°E  / -70.617; 159.483 . An isolated, mainly ice-covered nunatak consisting of hornblende, standing 4 miles (6.4 km) west of

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180-534: The southeast slopes of Pomerantz Tableland in the Usarp Mountains. It flows between Mount Lowman and Williams Bluff to an ice piedmont just eastward. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–62. Named by US-ACAN for Frederick J. Pitzman, USARP biologist at McMurdo Station, 1967-68. Download coordinates as: Features, from north to south, include: 70°32′S 160°10′E  /  70.533°S 160.167°E  / -70.533; 160.167 . A mainly ice-covered height, or small plateau, which

195-557: The southern spur of Pomerantz Tableland. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for Mike B. Keim, USN, aerial photographer on flights by Squadron VX-6 in Victoria Land in 1962-63; returned to Antarctica in 1963-64. 70°43′S 160°12′E  /  70.717°S 160.200°E  / -70.717; 160.200 ). A rock and ice bluff 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) east of Keim Peak. The east-facing bluff rises between

210-571: The southernmost member of the Bigler Nunataks. It was named by US-ACAN for Staff Sergeant Robert J. Anderson, U. S. Army , non-commissioned officer in charge of the enlisted detachment of the helicopter group supporting the United States Geological Survey survey Topo East-West, 1962–63, which included the survey of this feature. Nunatak A nunatak (from Inuit nunataq ) is the summit or ridge of

225-408: The west side of Pomerantz Tableland. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for Clarence A. Guenter, USARP worker in the field of physiopsychology at South Pole Station, 1967-68. 70°44′S 159°52′E  /  70.733°S 159.867°E  / -70.733; 159.867 . A noteworthy pointed rock peak, 2,045 metres (6,709 ft) high, on

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