A nunatak (from Inuit nunataq ) is the summit or ridge of 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 .
24-462: Hubbard may refer to: Places [ edit ] Antarctica [ edit ] Mount Hubbard (Antarctica) , a mountain on Thurston Island Canada [ edit ] Hubbard, Saskatchewan Hubbards, Nova Scotia Canada/United States [ edit ] Mount Hubbard , a mountain on the Alaska/Yukon border Hubbard Glacier ,
48-545: A USARP airborne insect program in the Ross, Amundsen and Bellingshausen Sea areas in the 1959-60 season. 72°08′S 99°45′W / 72.133°S 99.750°W / -72.133; -99.750 . A peak standing 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) east of Mount Noxon. First plotted from air photos taken by United States Navy OpHjp in December 1946. Named by US-ACAN for Harold A. Hubbard, USGS geologist aboard
72-665: A freshwater lake in Dallas and Rockwall County, Texas People [ edit ] Hubbard (surname) , a surname Fern Hubbard Orme (1903–1993), American educator and politician Other [ edit ] Hubbard Broadcasting , a radio and television broadcaster based in Minneapolis Hubbard Medal , awarded by the National Geographic Society for distinction in exploration, discovery, and research Hubbard model , in physics,
96-1127: A large freshwater glacier in Alaska and Yukon Greenland [ edit ] Hubbard Glacier (Greenland) , a glacier in the Inglefield Gulf United States [ edit ] Hubbard, Iowa Hubbard, Minnesota Hubbard, Missouri Hubbard, Nebraska Hubbard, Ohio Hubbard, Oregon Hubbard, Texas Hubbard, Dodge County, Wisconsin Hubbard, Rusk County, Wisconsin Hubbard County, Minnesota Hubbard Lake, Michigan (disambiguation) Hubbard Township, Hubbard County, Minnesota Hubbard Township, Polk County, Minnesota Hubbard Township, Trumbull County, Ohio Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest , an outdoor laboratory for ecological studies in central New Hampshire Hubbard Creek , Texas Hubbard Street , in Chicago, Illinois Lake Ray Hubbard ,
120-491: A member of the expedition who lost his life in a seaplane crash at Thurston Island on December 30, 1946. 72°01′S 101°09′W / 72.017°S 101.150°W / -72.017; -101.150 . A peak located at the base of Hughes Peninsula in the west part of Thurston Island. Delineated from air photos taken by United States Navy OpHjp in December 1946. Named by US-ACAN for Chief Photographer's Mate Frank Kazukaitis, United States Navy, who recorded features of
144-551: A member of the expedition who lost his life in a seaplane crash at Thurston Island on December 30, 1946. 72°04′S 101°46′W / 72.067°S 101.767°W / -72.067; -101.767 . A peak located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) southeast of Mount Lopez. . Delineated from air photos taken by United States Navy Operation Highjump in December 1946. Named by US-ACAN for Captain Henry Howard Caldwell, United States Navy, captain of
168-433: A model for correlated electrons Hubbard squash ( Cucurbita maxima ), a variety of winter squash " Old Mother Hubbard ", a nursery rhyme See also [ edit ] Hubbard Lake (disambiguation) Hubard , a surname Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Hubbard . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
192-712: A range of peaks and nunataks which are fairly well separated but trend east–west to form the axis, or spine, of Thurston Island in Antarctica. Download coordinates as: The Walker Mountains form the spine of Thurston Island, running from west to east along the length of the island. Features, from west to east, include Landfall Peak, Mount Lopez, Mount Caldwell, Henderson Knob, Mount Kazukaitis, Mount Simpson, Mount Noxon, Mount Leech, Mount Hubbard, Smith Peak, Mount Borgeson, Guy Peaks, Mount Hawthorne, Mount Bramhall, Zuhn Bluff and Parker Peak. The Walker Mountains were discovered by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and members of
216-763: The United States Antarctic Service (USAS) in a flight from the ship Bear on February 27, 1940. They were named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-SCAN) for Lt. William M. Walker, captain of the United States Exploring Expedition ship Flying Fish which reached a point 100 mi N of Thurston Island on March 23, 1839. 72°01′S 102°08′W / 72.017°S 102.133°W / -72.017; -102.133 . Prominent peak-shaped landmark near
240-778: The Walgreen Coast and Eights Coast on the United States Navy Bellingshausen Sea Expedition in February 1960. He served as photographer on several additional Navy Deep Freeze deployments to Antarctica. 72°06′S 100°45′W / 72.100°S 100.750°W / -72.100; -100.750 . A peak rising just west of the head of Hale Glacier . First mapped from air photos taken by United States Navy OpHjp in December 1946. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant B.L. Simpson, Jr., of United States Navy Squadron VX-6, pilot of
264-1016: The ByrdAE in 1928-30. 72°11′00″S 99°08′00″W / 72.1833333°S 99.1333333°W / -72.1833333; -99.1333333 An ice-covered bluff 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) west of Mount Borgeson. Rock salients mark the face of the bluff. Named by US-ACAN after Ensign M. Eugene Litz, navigator and second pilot of PBM Mariner aircraft in the Eastern Group of United States Navy (United States Navy) Operation Highjump, which obtained aerial photographs of this bluff and coastal areas adjacent to Thurston Island, 1946-47. 72°07′S 99°10′W / 72.117°S 99.167°W / -72.117; -99.167 . A peak 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) east-southeast of Smith Peak. First delineated from air photos taken by United States Navy OpHjp, 1946-47. Named by US-ACAN for Warren T. Borgeson, topographic engineer with
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#1732772611092288-527: The ByrdAE in 1933-35. 72°13′S 98°08′W / 72.217°S 98.133°W / -72.217; -98.133 . Steep north-facing bluff standing about 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) east-southeast of Mount Bramhall. Delineated from air photos taken by United States Navy OpHjp in December 1946. Named by US-ACAN for Arthur A. Zuhn, physicist with the ByrdAE in 1933-35. 72°14′S 97°30′W / 72.233°S 97.500°W / -72.233; -97.500 . A peak rising at
312-730: The Eastern Group of United States Navy (United States Navy) Operation Highjump, which obtained aerial photographs of this feature and coastal areas adjacent to Thurston Island, 1946-47. 72°04′S 99°04′W / 72.067°S 99.067°W / -72.067; -99.067 . A cluster of peaks located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) northeast of Mount Borgeson, overlooking Peale Inlet . Mapped from air photos made by United States Navy OpHjp in December 1946. Named by US-ACAN for Arthur W. Guy, electrical engineer at Byrd Station, 1964-65. 72°10′S 98°39′W / 72.167°S 98.650°W / -72.167; -98.650 . A prominent mountain rising directly south of
336-551: The Eastern Group of United States Navy (United States Navy) Operation Highjump, which obtained aerial photographs of this peak and adjacent coastal areas, 1946-47. 72°05′S 99°28′W / 72.083°S 99.467°W / -72.083; -99.467 . A prominent peak rising southeast of the head of Potaka Inlet and 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) east-northeast of Mount Hubbard. Delineated from air photos taken by United States Navy OpHjp in December 1946. Named by US-ACAN for Dean C. Smith, aviation pilot of
360-954: The P2V Neptune airplane which took additional air photos of the area in January 1960. 72°08′S 100°06′W / 72.133°S 100.100°W / -72.133; -100.100 . A peak rising at the head of Myers Glacier . Delineated from air photos taken by United States Navy OpHjp in December 1946. Named by US-ACAN for Sergeant W.C. Noxon, USMC, who served as navigator on aerial photographic flights over this area by United States Navy Squadron VX-6 in January 1960. 72°05′S 99°59′W / 72.083°S 99.983°W / -72.083; -99.983 . A peak standing 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) northwest of Mount Hubbard. Delineated from air photos taken by United States Navy OpHjp in December 1946. Named by US-ACAN for Robert E. Leech, entomologist who participated in
384-562: The United States Navy Bellingshausen Sea Expedition in February 1960. So named by US-ACAN because rock exposures on the peak serve as a mark for ships approaching Thurston Island from the west. 72°01′S 101°53′W / 72.017°S 101.883°W / -72.017; -101.883 . A peak located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) east of Landfall Peak in the west part of Thurston Island. Delineated from aerial photographs taken by Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Named by US-ACAN for Ens. Maxwell A. Lopez, United States Navy,
408-431: The United States Navy Bellingshausen Sea Expedition, who established geodetic control points in this area in February 1960. 72°13′00″S 98°56′00″W / 72.2166667°S 98.9333333°W / -72.2166667; -98.9333333 A cluster of low peaks or nunataks 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) southeast of Mount Borgeson. Named by US-ACAN after Photographer's Mate W.L. Lowe, aircrewman in
432-472: The base of Evans Peninsula . Delineated from air photos taken by United States Navy Squadron VX-6 in January 1960. Named by US-ACAN for Alton N. Parker, aviation pilot of the ByrdAE in 1928-30. Nunatak The word is of Greenlandic origin and has been used in English since the 1870s. The term nunatak is typically used in areas where a permanent ice sheet is present and the ridge protrudes above
456-659: The base of Noville Peninsula . Discovered by R. Admiral Byrd and members of the USAS in a flight from the Bear on February 27, 1940. Named by Byrd for Roger Hawthorne, field representative for the USAS, 1939-41. 72°10′S 98°24′W / 72.167°S 98.400°W / -72.167; -98.400 . A peak located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) east of Mount Hawthorne. First delineated from aerial photographs taken by United States Navy OpHjp in December 1946. Named by US-ACAN for Doctor E.H. Bramhall, physicist of
480-404: The extreme west end of Thurston Island, about 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) east-northeast of Cape Flying Fish . Discovered by members of the USAS in flights from the ship Bear in February 1940, and photographed at that time by E.B. Perce. The peak was plotted from air photos taken by United States Navy Operation Highjump (OpHjp) in December 1946, and was observed by personnel of
504-464: The icebreaker Burton Island, who made investigations in the area in February 1960 during the United States Navy Bellingshausen Sea Expedition. 72°08′00″S 99°19′00″W / 72.1333333°S 99.3166667°W / -72.1333333; -99.3166667 A peak 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) north-northwest of Smith Peak in north-central Thurston Island. Named by US-ACAN after Aviation Machinist's Mate J.D. Dickens, aircrewman in
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#1732772611092528-575: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hubbard&oldid=1219725652 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mount Hubbard (Antarctica) The Walker Mountains ( 72°07′S 99°0′W / 72.117°S 99.000°W / -72.117; -99.000 ( Walker Mountains ) ) are
552-582: The seaplane tender Pine Island which explored the area during this expedition. Caldwell and five others survived a December 30, 1946 crash of a seaplane at Thurston Island. 72°08′S 101°26′W / 72.133°S 101.433°W / -72.133; -101.433 . An ice-covered knob rising between the heads of Craft Glacier and Rochray Glacier in the southwest part of Thurston Island. First plotted from air photos taken by United States Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Named by US-ACAN for aviation radioman Wendell K. Hendersin, United States Navy,
576-472: 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 the softer contours of
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