Piggott Peninsula ( 73°43′S 61°20′W / 73.717°S 61.333°W / -73.717; -61.333 ( Piggott Peninsula ) ) is a broad snow-covered peninsula between New Bedford Inlet and Wright Inlet on Lassiter Coast , Palmer Land , Antarctica. It is bounded to the west by Bryan Glacier and Swann Glacier .
12-564: Download coordinates as: Piggott Peninsula is on the Lassiter Coast of southern Palmer Land , facing the Weddell Sea to the east. It is between Wright Inlet to the south and New Bedford Inlet to the north. Bryan Glacier runs north along its west side to enter New Bedford Inlet. Arctowski Peak is at the head of Howkins Inlet. Capes, from north to south, include Cape Brooks , Lamb Point and Cape Wheeler . Piggott Peninsula
24-621: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names ( ACAN or US-ACAN ) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica . The committee was established in 1943 as the Special Committee on Antarctic Names (SCAN). It became
36-638: The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1947. Fred G. Alberts was Secretary of the Committee from 1949 to 1980. By 1959, a structured nomenclature was reached, allowing for further exploration, structured mapping of the region and a unique naming system. A 1990 ACAN gazeeter of Antarctica listed 16,000 names. The United States does not recognise territorial boundaries within Antarctica, so ACAN assigns names to features anywhere within
48-625: The continent, in consultation with other national nomenclature bodies where appropriate, as defined by the Antarctic Treaty System . The research and staff support for the ACAN is provided by the United States Geological Survey . ACAN has a published policy on naming, based on priority of application, appropriateness, and the extent to which usage has become established. The United States Secretary of
60-679: The east coast of Palmer Land. Discovered and photographed from the air in December 1940 by the USAS. During 1947 it was photographed from the air by the RARE under Ronne, who in conjunction with the FIDS charted it from the ground. Named by the FIDS for G. Howkins, meteorologist with the FIDS base at Deception Island in 1944-45. 73°41′S 60°48′W / 73.683°S 60.800°W / -73.683; -60.800 . Low, ice-covered point forming
72-663: The head of Howkins Inlet. Discovered and photographed from the air in December 1940 by members of the USAS. During 1947 the peak was photographed from the air by members of the RARE, under Ronne, who in conjunction with the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) charted it from the ground. Named by the FIDS for Henryk Arctowski. 73°40′S 60°54′W / 73.667°S 60.900°W / -73.667; -60.900 . Ice-filled inlet which recedes southwest 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) between Cape Brooks and Lamb Point, along
84-611: The seaward edge of the Ronne Ice Shelf and the west and central edge of the Filchner Ice Shelf were sighted and photographed for the first time. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from "Lassiter Coast" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . 73°45′S 62°0′W / 73.750°S 62.000°W / -73.750; -62.000 This Palmer Land location article
96-518: The south side of the entrance to Howkins Inlet. Discovered and photographed from the air in December 1940 by the USAS. During 1947 it was photographed from the air by the RARE under Ronne, who in conjunction with the FIDS charted it from the ground. Named by the FIDS for H.H. Lamb, meteorologist on the British whale factory ship Balaena in Antarctic waters in 1946-47, who prepared daily forecasts for
108-599: The then United States Army Air Forces , who as chief pilot was instrumental in the overall success of the RARE aerial exploratory program. Lassiter was the pilot not only on the flight southwest from Cape Adams, on which geographic discovery was extended to 76°0′S 72°30′W / 76.000°S 72.500°W / -76.000; -72.500 (the Mount Hassage area), but also on the flight southeast to about 79°0′S 43°45′W / 79.000°S 43.750°W / -79.000; -43.750 , on which
120-483: The whaling fleet on the basis of FIDS and other meteorological reports [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey . Lassiter Coast The Lassiter Coast is the portion of the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula that extends from Cape Mackintosh to Cape Adams . The northern portion of this coast
132-735: Was discovered and photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service in 1940. During 1947 the entire extent of the coast was photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) under Finn Ronne , who in conjunction with the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey charted it from the ground. The name was applied by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Captain James W. Lassiter of
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#1732798661575144-787: Was first seen from the air and photographed by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) on December 30, 1940. It was mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy aerial photographs, 1961–67. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1985 after William R. Piggott, British ionospheriscist and Head, Atmospheric Sciences Division, British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1973–79. 73°44′S 61°28′W / 73.733°S 61.467°W / -73.733; -61.467 . A somewhat isolated ice-covered peak, 1,410 metres (4,630 ft) high, standing 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) west-southwest of
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