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23-736: Download coordinates as: The Hutton Mountains are in southeast Palmer Land on the Lassiter Coast of the Weddell Sea . The Guettard Range is to the southwest, the Playfair Mountains to the northwest, Wright Inlet to the northeast and the Smith Peninsula to the southeast. The Hutton Mountains are bounded by the Johnston Glacier to the southwest, Squires Glacier to he northwest, Wright Inlet to

46-679: 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

69-738: 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

92-1100: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey The British Antarctic Survey ( BAS ) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has 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

115-778: The South Pole Station winter party in 1967. 74°09′S 63°12′W  /  74.150°S 63.200°W  / -74.150; -63.200 . Prominent mountain at the west end of the Hutton Mountains. Discovered by the RARE, 1947-48, led by Ronne, who named the mountain for T.P. McElroy, of Boston, who contributed the radio and communication instruments for the expedition. 74°08′S 61°30′W  /  74.133°S 61.500°W  / -74.133; -61.500 . A relatively smooth ice-covered upland, rising to about 750 metres (2,460 ft) high and forming

138-560: The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee , in which the name Antarctic Peninsula was approved for the major peninsula of Antarctica, and the names Graham Land and Palmer Land for the northern and southern portions, respectively. The line dividing them is roughly 69° S. In its southern extreme, the Antarctic Peninsula stretches west, with Palmer Land eventually bordering Ellsworth Land along

161-654: The United States Geological Survey . Palmer Land Palmer Land ( 71°30′S 065°00′W  /  71.500°S 65.000°W  / -71.500; -65.000 ) is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula , Antarctica that lies south of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz . This application of Palmer Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names and

184-564: The 80° W line of longitude. Palmer Land is bounded in the south by the ice-covered Carlson Inlet , an arm of the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf , which crosses the 80° W line. This is the base of Cetus Hill . This feature is named after Nathaniel Palmer , an American sealer who explored the Antarctic Peninsula area southward of Deception Island in the sloop Hero in November 1820. This Palmer Land location article

207-585: 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

230-593: 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

253-652: 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

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276-916: The RARE and FIDS ( Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey ) joint sledge party of 1947-48. Named by Finn Ronne for Richard Upjohn Light , then President of the American Geographical Society . The RARE had applied the name "Cape Light" to part of the extremity of Smith Peninsula, but that name is now dropped as Cape Fiske provides adequate reference to that feature. 74°19′S 62°30′W  /  74.317°S 62.500°W  / -74.317; -62.500 . A mountain 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) north-northeast of Mount Owen. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Arthur E. Rath, electronics technician at South Pole Station in 1964. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of

299-646: 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

322-511: The United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after James Hutton (1726-97), a Scottish geologist. 73°58′S 61°45′W  /  73.967°S 61.750°W  / -73.967; -61.750 . A distinctive massif whose vertical rock faces rise to 1,120 metres (3,670 ft) high and surrounds a snow-covered interior which is lower except for a 1,610 metres (5,280 ft) high peak in

345-559: 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,

368-554: The east part of Hutton Mountains, between Wright Inlet and Keller Inlet. The feature was mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy aerial photographs, 1961-67. Named by UK-APC in 1991 after Joseph C. Farman, FIDS-BAS atmospheric physicist, 1957-90; scientific officer, Argentine Islands, 1957-59 (Base Leader, 1958-59). 74°14′S 62°20′W  /  74.233°S 62.333°W  / -74.233; -62.333 . A mountain, 1,295 metres (4,249 ft) high, standing 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) west-northwest of

391-475: The head of Keller Inlet and 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) north-northeast of Mount Owen . Discovered by the RARE, 1947-48, under Ronne, who named it for H.R. Nash, of Pittsburgh, PA, a contributor to the expedition. 74°16′S 61°59′W  /  74.267°S 61.983°W  / -74.267; -61.983 . A mountain along the south side of Barcus Glacier, 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) east-southeast of Mount Nash. Mapped by

414-543: The northeast. Features, from north to south, include Mount Tricorn, Mount Gorham, Waverly Glacier , Mount McElroy, Barcus Glacier , Mount Nash, Mount Light and Mount Rath. The Hutton Mountains were observed and photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947–48. They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photographs, 1961–67. They were named by

437-542: The northwest portion, standing at the head of Wright Inlet . Discovered by members of the USAS in a flight from East Base on December 30, 1940, and named for its resemblance to a gigantic tri-cornered hat. 74°03′S 62°04′W  /  74.050°S 62.067°W  / -74.050; -62.067 . Mountain just southwest of Mount Tricorn. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN after Charles E. Gorham, builder with

460-578: 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,

483-616: 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,

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506-785: 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

529-501: 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

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