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28-763: It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , 1957–58, for Carsten Borchgrevink , leader of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1898–1900 . Borchgrevink visited the area in February 1900 and first observed the seaward portion of the glacier. The Borchgrevink Glacier forms between Mount Frosch and Mount Lepanto in the Victory Mountains to the south of Trafalgar Glacier , and flows southeast and then south to

56-623: Is an ice-covered plateau of about 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) extent in the Victory Mountains of Victoria Land , Antarctica. The plateau is irregular in shape and is bounded on the south and west by Mariner Glacier , on the north by tributaries to Trafalgar Glacier , and on the east by tributaries to Borchgrevink Glacier . The Malta Plateau was named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) to commemorate

84-424: Is descriptive of wedgelike spurs that project from the face of the cliffs. 73°02′S 167°52′E  /  73.033°S 167.867°E  / -73.033; 167.867 . A pointed, almost completely snow-covered mountain 2,320 metres (7,610 ft) high situated 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) east of Mount Phillips on the east margin of Malta Plateau. The mountain stands immediately south of

112-1060: The United States Geological Survey . New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition ( NZGSAE ) describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica . The expeditions were notably active throughout the 1950s and 1960s. The 1957–1958 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier . Other features named include: [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from "New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Collins Peak The Malta Plateau ( 72°58′S 167°18′E  /  72.967°S 167.300°E  / -72.967; 167.300  ( Malta Plateau ) )

140-552: The Daniell Peninsula into the lower part of Borchgrevink Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Michael W. Langevad, electronics technician at Hallett Station , 1957. Tributaries from the right (southwest ) include, 72°55′S 168°05′E  /  72.917°S 168.083°E  / -72.917; 168.083 . Steep tributary glacier, 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) long, flowing east along

168-560: The Daniell Peninsula to the east. Past Cape Crossfire it enters Lady Newnes Bay beside Mariner Glacier , forming the Borchgrevink Glacier Tongue, which extends towards Coulman Island . Tributaries from the left (northeast) include, 72°50′S 168°38′E  /  72.833°S 168.633°E  / -72.833; 168.633 . A tributary glacier 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) west of Humphries Glacier, flowing south into Borchgrevink Glacier in

196-775: The Mariner Glacier from the west and Borchgrevink Glacier from the north. The name alludes to the converging flow of ice at this feature from different directions, and was given by New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) in 1966. 73°21′S 168°50′E  /  73.350°S 168.833°E  / -73.350; 168.833 . The large seaward extension of the Borchgrevink Glacier. It discharges into Glacier Strait, Ross Sea, just south of Cape Jones . Named in association with Borchgrevink Glacier. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of

224-478: The Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation. 72°46′S 166°43′E  /  72.767°S 166.717°E  / -72.767; 166.717 . A peak 2,040 metres (6,690 ft) high at the west side of Malta Plateau, situated on the ridge between Wilhelm and Olson Glaciers. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by

252-566: The Ross Sea. It is joined by several small glaciers from the left (northeast) including Ingham Glacier just before O'Neal Ridge and Humphries Glacier just after that ridge. Humphries Glacier saddles with Whitehall Glacier , which flows northeast between the mainland and Daniell Peninsula . Past Stever Ridge to its west, the Borchgrevink Glacier is joined by Behr Glacier, Hand Glacier, which flows past both sides of Nelson Nunatak, and Line Glacier. The Bargh Glacier and Langevad Glacier join it from

280-585: The US-ACAN for Francis J. Thomas, biologist at McMurdo Station, 1962-63 and 1964-65. 72°37′S 166°34′E  /  72.617°S 166.567°E  / -72.617; 166.567 . A snow pass at about 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) high at the head of Osuga Glacier , a tributary of Trafalgar Glacier. So named by the New Zealand Antarctic Research Programme (NZARP) geological party led by M.G. Laird, 1981-82, from

308-961: The Victory Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for John G. Humphries, New Zealand ionospheric scientist at Hallett Station, 1957. 73°05′S 168°46′E  /  73.083°S 168.767°E  / -73.083; 168.767 . A glacier 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) long in the southwest part of Daniell Peninsula. It lies 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) north of Langevad Glacier, whose stream it parallels, and flows southwest to enter Borchgrevink Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Kenneth A. Bargh, seismologist at Hallett Station, 1958. 73°08′S 168°50′E  /  73.133°S 168.833°E  / -73.133; 168.833 . A glacier located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) south of Bargh Glacier and just west of Narrow Neck , draining southwest from

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336-632: The Victory Mountains. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Clayton E. Ingham, New Zealand geophysicist at Hallett Station, 1957. 72°51′S 168°50′E  /  72.850°S 168.833°E  / -72.850; 168.833 . Steep tributary glacier just east of Ingham Glacier, flowing generally southwest ward to join Borchgrevink Glacier northwest ward of Mount Prior , in

364-471: The east side of Malta Plateau, on the end of the ridge overlooking the confluence of the Hand and Line Glaciers. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Eric J. Collins, biologist at Hallett Station, 1965-66. 72°50′S 167°29′E  /  72.833°S 167.483°E  / -72.833; 167.483 . A mountain 2,310 metres (7,580 ft) high on

392-534: The east edge of Malta Plateau, situated 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) south of Mount Hussey at the head of Hand Glacier. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) for Doctor Meredith F. Burrill, Executive Secretary of the United States Board on Geographic Names, 1943-73. His leadership in the development of Antarctic names policy and principles has been instrumental in establishing greater international uniformity in

420-432: The east slopes of Malta Plateau and flows east along the south side of Clapp Ridge into the Borchgrevink Glacier, in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Cadet H. Hand, biologist at McMurdo Station, 1967-68. 72°59′S 167°50′E  /  72.983°S 167.833°E  / -72.983; 167.833 . A glacier that drains

448-571: The geographic nomenclature of the continent. 72°46′S 167°31′E  /  72.767°S 167.517°E  / -72.767; 167.517 . A mountain 2,790 metres (9,150 ft) high rising from the spur at the head of Gruendler Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Keith M. Hussey, geologist at McMurdo Station, 1966-67. 73°01′S 167°15′E  /  73.017°S 167.250°E  / -73.017; 167.250 . The culminating summit 3,035 metres (9,957 ft) high in

476-753: The island of Malta in association with the Victory Mountains. The plateau is part of the Melbourne Volcanic Province of the McMurdo Volcanic Group . The Malta Plateau is to the south of the Trafalgar Glacier , to the east and north of the Seafarer Glacier and the Mariner Glacier , and to the west of the Borchgrevink Glacier . The west of the plateau is drained by Potts Glacier to

504-411: The middle of Hand Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Thomas R. Nelson, United States Navy, construction mechanic at McMurdo Station , 1967. 73°10′S 168°21′E  /  73.167°S 168.350°E  / -73.167; 168.350 . A promontory at the southeast extremity of Malta Plateau, marking the point of convergence of

532-486: The north side of Clapp Ridge to join Borchgrevink Glacier. The glacier first appears on a 1960 New Zealand map compiled from United States Navy aerial photographs. Named by US-ACAN for Colonel Robert Behr, United States Air Force, who was of assistance in the review of United States policy toward Antarctica in 1970-71 period. 72°58′S 168°05′E  /  72.967°S 168.083°E  / -72.967; 168.083 . A deeply entrenched valley glacier that drains

560-423: The north, which feed the Trafalgar Glacier . Features of the east include Collins Peak, Mount Burrill and Mount Hussey. Features of the south of the plateau include Mount Philipps, Cuneiform Cliffs, Mount Alberts, Tur Peak and Cape Crossfire . Download coordinates as: 72°57′S 166°45′E  /  72.950°S 166.750°E  / -72.950; 166.750 . A massive ice-covered mountain forming

588-789: The party in this area. 72°34′S 167°23′E  /  72.567°S 167.383°E  / -72.567; 167.383 . A mountain 2,100 metres (6,900 ft) high standing at the west side of the mouth of Trainer Glacier where the latter enters Trafalgar Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Jerry L. Finch, United States Navy, Squadron VX-6 project officer for infrared ice sounding equipment and an aircraft commander in Operation Deep Freeze, 1968. 72°58′S 167°49′E  /  72.967°S 167.817°E  / -72.967; 167.817 . A small but noteworthy peak 1,810 metres (5,940 ft) high at

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616-507: The south end of a promontory on the west side of Malta Plateau. It is bounded on the west, south and east sides by the Seafarer Glacier , Mariner Glacier and Potts Glacier . The mountain first appears on a 1960 New Zealand map compiled from United States Navy aerial photographs. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1972 for James E. Heg, Chief of the Polar Planning and Coordination Staff in

644-599: The south part of the east slopes of Malta Plateau and flows east between Collins Peak and Mount Alberts into Borchgrevink Glacier, in Victoria Land. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Kenneth Line, traverse engineer with the USARP glaciological party at Roosevelt Island, 1967-68. 72°56′S 167°54′E  /  72.933°S 167.900°E  / -72.933; 167.900 . A mainly ice-covered nunatak in

672-574: The south part of the ice-covered Malta Plateau. Discovered in January 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross who named it for Professor John Phillips , assistant secretary of the British Association. 73°06′S 167°38′E  /  73.100°S 167.633°E  / -73.100; 167.633 . Steep, irregular cliffs at the south end of Malta Plateau, along the north side of the lower Mariner Glacier. The name applied by NZ-APC in 1966

700-540: The south, Olson Glacier and Wilhelm Glacier to the west, Osuga Glacier and Trainer Glacier to the north. Features of the west include Mount Heg, Thomas Peak, Soft Snow Pass, Mount Hancox and Mount Finch. The east of the plateau is drained by the Line Glacier , Hand Glacier and Behr Glacier , which feed the Borchgrevink Glacier to the west, and by the Gruendler Glacier and Rudolph Glacier to

728-473: The southeast periphery of Malta Plateau, situated along the north wall of lower Mariner Glacier 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km; 5.2 mi) south-southeast of Mount Alberts. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Juan J. Tur, United States Navy Reserve, medical officer at Hallett Station, 1957. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of

756-897: The terminus of Line Glacier and overlooks the west margin of Ross Sea. Named by the New Zealand Geographic Board in 1966 after Fred G. Alberts, Geographer, United States Department of the Interior (later with the Defense Mapping Agency Topographic Center), who served as Secretary to the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, United States Board on Geographic Names, 1949-80, and was compiler and editor of this Gazetteer. 73°06′S 167°58′E  /  73.100°S 167.967°E  / -73.100; 167.967 . A distinctive peak 1,470 metres (4,820 ft) high at

784-442: The unusually soft snow encountered in the pass. 72°38′S 166°59′E  /  72.633°S 166.983°E  / -72.633; 166.983 . A prominent mountain 3,245 metres (10,646 ft) high about 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) southeast of Mount Burton , rising above the north margin of Malta Plateau. Named by the Mariner Glacier geology party of NZGSAE, 1966-67, for G.T. Hancox, senior geologist with

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