Mount Freeman ( 72°43′S 168°21′E / 72.717°S 168.350°E / -72.717; 168.350 ( Mount Freeman ) ) is a prominent mountain, 2,880 metres (9,450 ft) high, surmounting the base of Walker Ridge, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) northwest of Mount Lepanto, in the Victory Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica.
93-643: Mount Freeman was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960–64. It was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Elliott R. Freeman, United States Navy Reserve , a helicopter aircraft commander during Operation Deep Freeze , 1968. Mount Freeman is in the Victory Mountains above
186-568: A changing world". The agency's previous slogan, adopted on its hundredth anniversary, was "Earth Science in the Public Service". Since 2012, the USGS science focus has been directed at topical "Mission Areas" that have continued to evolve. Further organizational structure includes headquarters functions, geographic regions, science and support programs, science centers, labs, and other facilities. The USGS regional organization aligns with
279-412: A common saddle with Lensen Glacier which flows northward. Named by the southern party of NZFMCAE, 1962-63, for B.L. Wood, geologist member of NZGSAE, 1957-58, which also worked in this general area. 72°29′S 167°18′E / 72.483°S 167.300°E / -72.483; 167.300 . A tributary glacier flowing southeast along the north side of Handler Ridge into Trafalgar Glacier, in
372-593: A federal survey agency, in part to inventory the vast lands added to the United States by the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the Mexican–American War in 1848. The USGS was authorized on March 3 in a last-minute amendment to an unrelated bill that charged the new agency with the "classification of the public lands, and examination of the geological structure, mineral resources, and products of
465-449: A lack of accuracy and detail in comparison to older generation maps based on aerial photo surveys and field checks. As the digital databases were not designed for producing general-purpose maps, data integration can be a problem when retrieved from sources with different resolutions and collection dates. Human-made features once recorded by direct field observation are not in any public domain national database and are frequently omitted from
558-597: A member of the NZGSAE, 1957-58, that worked in the Tucker Glacier area. 72°19′S 167°00′E / 72.317°S 167.000°E / -72.317; 167.000 . A glacier 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) long draining the northeast slopes of Bramble Peak in the Victory Mountains. The glacier flows northwest to merge with the terminus of Lensen Glacier where both glaciers join
651-537: A member of the biology research parties in the last three summer seasons. 72°18′S 166°48′E / 72.300°S 166.800°E / -72.300; 166.800 . A tributary glacier that flows northeast to enter Pearl Harbor Glacier just east of Mount Pearson, in the Victory Mountains. Named by the New Zealand Federated Mountain Clubs Antarctic Expedition (NZFMCAE), 1962-63, for G.J. Lensen,
744-626: A new way to view their entire digitized collection of over 178,000 maps from 1884 to 2006. The site is an interactive map of the United States that allows users to search or move around the map to find the USGS collection of maps for a specific area. Users may then view the maps in great detail and download them if desired. In 2008 the USGS abandoned traditional methods of surveying, revising, and updating topographic maps based on aerial photography and field checks. Today's U.S. Topo quadrangle (1:24,000) maps are mass-produced, using automated and semiautomated processes, with cartographic content supplied from
837-410: A non-metric scale virtually unique to the United States. Each of these maps covers an area bounded by two lines of latitude and two lines of longitude spaced 7.5 minutes apart. Nearly 57,000 individual maps in this series cover the 48 contiguous states , Hawaii , U.S. territories , and areas of Alaska near Anchorage , Fairbanks , and Prudhoe Bay . The area covered by each map varies with
930-846: A number of water-related programs, notably the National Streamflow Information Program and National Water-Quality Assessment Program. USGS Water data is publicly available from their National Water Information System database. The USGS also operates the National Wildlife Health Center , whose mission is "to serve the nation and its natural resources by providing sound science and technical support, and to disseminate information to promote science-based decisions affecting wildlife and ecosystem health. The NWHC provides information, technical assistance, research, education, and leadership on national and international wildlife health issues." It
1023-684: A result, some have noted that the U.S. Topo maps currently fall short of traditional topographic map presentation standards achieved in maps drawn from 1945 to 1992. The Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility (HIF) has four sections within its organizational structure; the Field Services Section which includes the warehouse, repair shop, and Engineering Unit; the Testing Section which includes the Hydraulic Laboratory, testing chambers, and Water Quality Laboratory;
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#17327662817121116-419: A survey station was placed at a height of 1,185 metres (3,888 ft) high by the NZGSAE, 1957-58. They named it Oread (mountain nymph), which is derived from Greek mythology. 72°48′S 168°45′E / 72.800°S 168.750°E / -72.800; 168.750 . A high ridge trending NE-SW, bounded by Ingham Glacier and Humphries Glacier . Named by US-ACAN for Russell D. O'Neal, member of
1209-478: A towing tank, jet tank, pipe flow facility, and tilting flume. In addition, the HIF provides training and technical support for the equipment it stocks. The Engineering Group seeks out new technology and designs for instrumentation that can work more efficiently, be more accurate, and or be produced at a lower cost than existing instrumentation. HIF works directly with vendors to help them produce products that will meet
1302-644: A variety of USGS Report Series that include preliminary results, maps, data, and final results. A complete catalog of all USGS publications is available from the USGS Publications Warehouse. In the mid-1800s, various states set up geological survey institutions; e.g., the Kentucky Geological Survey , established in 1854. In 1879, a report from the National Academy of Sciences prompted Congress to set up
1395-418: Is a good route of easy gradient through it toward its southern end. Biscuits were an important part of the expedition's rations (Australasian colloquialism "tucker"), and a small cache of them was left near the step for the return down the glacier by the NZGSAE, 1957-58, which named the feature. 72°38′S 169°22′E / 72.633°S 169.367°E / -72.633; 169.367 . A cirque on
1488-650: Is a major valley glacier of Victoria Land , Antarctica, about 90 nautical miles (170 km; 100 mi) long, flowing southeast between the Admiralty Mountains and the Victory Mountains to the Ross Sea . There is a snow saddle at the glacier's head, just west of Homerun Range , from which the Ebbe Glacier flows northwestward. Explored by New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1957–58, and named by them after Tucker Inlet,
1581-514: Is a partnership-driven program that teams scientific researchers with natural and cultural resource managers to help fish, wildlife, waters, and lands across the country adapt to climate change . The National CASC (NCASC), based at USGS headquarters in Reston, Virginia, serves as the national office for the CASC network, while eight regional CASCs made up of federal-university consortiums located across
1674-529: Is a tributary of Tucker Glacier. Named by the NZGSAE, 1957-58, for the Coral Sea naval victory won by the United States and her allies in 1943, and because of the coralline appearance of the glacier due to an extremely broken icefall in its lower part. 72°29′S 166°42′E / 72.483°S 166.700°E / -72.483; 166.700 . A tributary glacier flowing southeast and entering Trafalgar Glacier just east of Mount McDonald . It shares
1767-483: Is mapped at this scale in quadrangles measuring 1° by 1°. USGS topographic quadrangle maps are marked with grid lines and tics around the map collar which make it possible to identify locations on the map by several methods, including the graticule measurements of longitude and latitude, the township and section method within the Public Land Survey System , and cartesian coordinates in both
1860-529: Is the agency primarily responsible for surveillance of H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks in the United States. The USGS also runs 17 biological research centers in the United States, including the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center . The USGS is investigating collaboration with the social networking site Twitter to allow for more rapid construction of ShakeMaps. ShakeMaps are an interactive tool allowing users to visually observe
1953-424: Is very crevassed in its southern half, but there is easy traveling over it toward its north end. Named by the NZGSAE, 1957-58. It is the second of the steps on this glacier. 72°22′S 168°30′E / 72.367°S 168.500°E / -72.367; 168.500 . A step-like rise in the level of Tucker Glacier above its junction with Trafalgar Glacier. It is very crevassed in its north half, but there
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#17327662817122046-505: The Battle of Lepanto of 1571. One of a group of associated names in this area given by NZGSAE. 72°40′S 168°55′E / 72.667°S 168.917°E / -72.667; 168.917 . A prominent ridge, 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) long, located between Elder Glacier and Bowers Glacier . Mapped by the NZGSAE, 1957-58, and the USGS, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for Emanuel Ruben Piore, American physicist, member of
2139-1028: The Borchgrevink Glacier to the south. It is at the center of a line of mountains to the north of the Borchgrevink Glacier from which alternating ridges and glaciers extend north to the Tucker Glacier . These include, from west to east, McElroy Ridge, Stafford Glacier , Walker Ridge, Coral Sea Glacier , Mount Freeman, Carter Ridge, Mount Lepanto, Elder Glacier , Piore Ridge, Oread Spur, Bowers Glacier , O'Neal Ridge, Mount Northampton, Purvis Peak, Crater Cirque , Walsh Spur, Baker Glacier , Martin Hill and Whitehall Glacier . Download coordinates as: 72°37′S 168°03′E / 72.617°S 168.050°E / -72.617; 168.050 . A high mountainous ridge, 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) long. Mapped in part by
2232-585: The Geological Survey , is an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior whose work spans the disciplines of biology , geography , geology , and hydrology . The agency was founded on March 3, 1879, to study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources , and the natural hazards that threaten it. The agency also makes maps of extraterrestrial planets and moons based on data from U.S. space probes . The sole scientific agency of
2325-936: The McGregor Range and Novasio Ridge. Named in association with Admiralty Mountains by the NZGSAE, 1957-58. 71°53′S 168°24′E / 71.883°S 168.400°E / -71.883; 168.400 . A tributary glacier, 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) long, draining the west slopes of Meier Peak in the Admiralty Mountains. It flows west along the south side of Wylie Ridge to join Man-o-War Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for C. Stanton Massey, meteorologist at South Pole Station, 1968. 72°00′S 168°30′E / 72.000°S 168.500°E / -72.000; 168.500 . Tributary glacier flowing along
2418-807: The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1957-58. Mapped in detail by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for William D. McElroy, Director of the National Science Foundation, 1969-72. 72°34′S 168°22′E / 72.567°S 168.367°E / -72.567; 168.367 . A high mountain ridge between Stafford Glacier and Coral Sea Glacier . Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Doctor Eric A. Walker, president of Pennsylvania State University and president of
2511-540: The Spencer Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton , then President of the Royal Society . 72°38′S 169°09′E / 72.633°S 169.150°E / -72.633; 169.150 . A peak 2,250 metres (7,380 ft) high 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) northeast of Mount Northampton. The peak overlooks the terminus of Tucker Glacier from the south. Mapped by NZGSAE, 1957-58, and
2604-599: The State Plane Coordinate System and the Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate system . Other specialty maps have been produced by the USGS at a variety of scales. These include county maps, maps of special interest areas, such as the national parks , and areas of scientific interest. A number of Internet sites have made these maps available on the web for affordable commercial and professional use. Because works of
2697-634: The UCERF California earthquake forecast. As of 2005, the agency is working to create a National Volcano Early Warning System by improving the instrumentation monitoring the 169 volcanoes in U.S. territory and by establishing methods for measuring the relative threats posed at each site. The USGS also operates five volcano observatories throughout the nation: the Alaska Volcano Observatory in Anchorage, Alaska (on
2790-570: The magnetic field at magnetic observatories and distributes magnetometer data in real time. The USGS collaborates with Canadian and Mexican government scientists, along with the Commission for Environmental Cooperation , to produce the North American Environmental Atlas , which is used to depict and track environmental issues for a continental perspective. The USGS operates the streamgaging network for
2883-442: The 15-minute series, was once used to map the contiguous 48 states at a scale of 1:62,500 for maps covering the continental United States, but was discontinued during the last quarter of the twentieth century. Each map was bounded by two parallels and two meridians spaced 15 minutes apart—the same area covered by four maps in the 7.5-minute series. The 15-minute series, at a scale of 1:63,360 (one inch representing one mile), remains
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2976-439: The 30 x 60-minute quadrangle series. Each of these quadrangles covers the area contained within 32 maps in the 7.5-minute series. The 1:100,000 scale series is unusual in that it primarily employs the metric system . One centimeter on the map represents one kilometer of distance on the ground. Contour intervals , spot elevations, and horizontal distances are also specified in meters. The final regular quadrangle series produced by
3069-701: The Admiralty Mountains, draining the area west of Mount Black Prince and flowing south between Shadow Bluff and McGregor Range to enter Tucker Glacier. Partially surveyed by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1957-58, which also observed upper parts of the glacier from Mount Midnight and Mount Shadow . Named by NZGSAE for the light cruiser HMNZS Leander which served in World War II, 1939-45. 71°51′S 167°34′E / 71.850°S 167.567°E / -71.850; 167.567 . Tributary glacier, 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) long, flowing southward along
3162-492: The Admiralty Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for Harry Freimanis, aurora scientist, station scientific leader at Hallett Station, 1962-63. 72°04′S 168°03′E / 72.067°S 168.050°E / -72.067; 168.050 . A tributary glacier in the Admiralty Mountains that drains the vicinity south of Mount Black Prince and Mount Royalist and flows southward to enter Tucker Glacier between
3255-648: The Admiralty Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Anthony J. Kelly, United States Navy, medical officer at Hallett Station, 1961. 72°25′S 169°05′E / 72.417°S 169.083°E / -72.417; 169.083 . Glacier descending from the western slopes of Mount Humphrey Lloyd to enter Tucker Glacier northwest of Trigon Bluff . Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant William J. Towles, United States Navy, medical officer at Hallett Station, 1960. Tributaries from
3348-433: The Admiralty Mountains. So named by the NZGSAE, 1957-58, for its proximity to the "Staircase" survey station, the latter so designated because a long line of steps were cut in the ice in climbing to it. 72°19′S 168°55′E / 72.317°S 168.917°E / -72.317; 168.917 . Steep tributary glacier descending southwest from Mount Peacock to enter Tucker Glacier just south of Mount Titus , in
3441-868: The Church Glacier. South of the McGregor Range the Man-O-War Glacier enters from the northeast, combined with the Freimanis Glacier from the east. Tributaries of the Man-O-War Glacier include the Massey Glacier, Deming Glacier and Fitch Glacier. Tributaries of the Tucker Glacier from the Admiralty Mountains to the east below the Freimants Glacier include the Tocci Glacier, Helman Glacier, Tyler Glacier, Staircase Glacier, Kelly Glacier and Towles Glacier. To
3534-980: The Information Technology Section which includes computer support and the Drafting Unit; and the Administrative Section. The HIF was given national responsibility for the design, testing, evaluation, repair, calibration, warehousing, and distribution of hydrologic instrumentation. Distribution is accomplished by direct sales and through a rental program. The HIF supports data collection activities through centralized warehouse and laboratory facilities. The HIF warehouse provides hydrologic instruments, equipment, and supplies for USGS as well as Other Federal Agencies (OFA) and USGS Cooperators. The HIF also tests, evaluates, repairs, calibrates, and develops hydrologic equipment and instruments. The HIF Hydraulic Laboratory facilities include
3627-836: The Midway Glacier, McKellar Glacier and Summers Glacier join the Pearl Harbor Glacier from the north. The Trafalgar Glacier is a major contributor from the west, flowing to the south of the Cartographers Range. Tributaries of the Trafalgar Glacier from the south include the Osuga Glacier, Trainer Glacier after its confuence with the Gruendler Glacier, Rudolph Glacier, Stafford Glacier and Coral Sea Glacier. Tributaries of
3720-526: The NZGSAE in exploring this region, 1957-58, and also led NZGSAE in the McMurdo Sound region, 1958-59; United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) investigator (with Russell J. Korsch) in the McMurdo Sound region, 1968-69. 72°35′S 168°53′E / 72.583°S 168.883°E / -72.583; 168.883 . A rock spur on the south side of Tucker Glacier, 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) west of Crater Cirque , on which
3813-542: The National Academy of Engineering. He was a member of the National Science Board from 1960-64 and chairman from 1964-66. 72°37′S 167°37′E / 72.617°S 167.617°E / -72.617; 167.617 . A high and mountainous ridge, 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) long, located between Coral Sea Glacier and Elder Glacier . Mapped by the NZGSAE, 1957-58, and
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3906-523: The National GIS Database. In the two years from June 2009 to May 2011, the USGS produced nearly 40,000 maps, more than 80 maps per work day. Only about two hours of interactive work are spent on each map, mostly on text placement and final inspection; there are essentially no field checks or field inspections to confirm map details. While much less expensive to compile and produce, the revised digital U.S. topo maps have been criticized for
3999-581: The National Science Board, 1972-77. As part of his official duties in support of the United States science program, he visited several sites in Antarctica in 1975. 72°41′S 169°06′E / 72.683°S 169.100°E / -72.683; 169.100 . A mountain 2,465 metres (8,087 ft) high that rises above the central part of the ridge just east of Bowers Glacier . Discovered in January 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross , who named it for
4092-522: The National Science Board, National Science Foundation, 1961-72. 72°45′S 168°57′E / 72.750°S 168.950°E / -72.750; 168.950 . One of the highest peaks in the east end of the Victory Mountains, rising to 2,610 metres (8,560 ft) high on the west side of Whitehall Glacier and 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) southwest of Mount Northampton. Named in 1960 by New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) after geologist Hilary J. Harrington, who led
4185-669: The Trafalgar Glacier from the north include the Wood Glacier, Croll Glacier, Hearfield Glacier and Coulson Glacier. To the west of its mouth the glacier receives the Coral Sea Glacier, Elder Glacier and Bowers Glacier from the south. At its mouth the glacier flows into the Tucker Inlet. The Whitehall Glacier, with its tributary the Baker Glacier, also flow into the Tucker Inlet from the west. Tributaries from
4278-725: The U.S. Department of the Interior Unified Interior Regions: USGS operates and organizes within a number of specific science programs, facilities, and other organizational units: The Earthquake Hazards Program monitors earthquake activity worldwide. The National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) in Golden, Colorado , on the campus of the Colorado School of Mines detects the location and magnitude of global earthquakes. The USGS also runs or supports several regional monitoring networks in
4371-662: The U.S. Department of the Interior, USGS is a fact-finding research organization with no regulatory responsibility. It is headquartered in Reston, Virginia , with major offices near Lakewood, Colorado ; at the Denver Federal Center ; and in NASA Ames Research Park in California. In 2009, it employed about 8,670 people. The current motto of the USGS, in use since August 1997, is "science for
4464-473: The U.S. government are in the public domain , it is also possible to find many of these maps for free at various locations on the Internet. Georeferenced map images are available from the USGS as digital raster graphics (DRGs) in addition to digital data sets based on USGS maps, notably digital line graphs (DLGs) and digital elevation models (DEMs). In 2015, the USGS unveiled the topoView website,
4557-726: The U.S., U.S. Pacific Islands, and U.S. Caribbean deliver science that addresses resource management priorities of the states within their footprints. Since 1962, the Astrogeology Research Program has been involved in global, lunar , and planetary exploration and mapping . In collaboration with Stanford University , the USGS also operates the USGS-Stanford Ion Microprobe Laboratory, a world-class analytical facility for U-(Th)-Pb geochronology and trace element analyses of minerals and other earth materials. USGS operates
4650-933: The USGS Center for Coastal Geology) has three sites, one for the Atlantic Ocean (located in Woods Hole, Massachusetts ), one for the Pacific Ocean (located in Santa Cruz, California ) and one for the Gulf of Mexico (located on the University of South Florida's St. Petersburg campus). The goal of this department is to conduct research in geology, mapping, hydrology, biology, and related sciences; evaluate hazards associated with floods, droughts, hurricanes, subsidence, human activity, and climate change; map
4743-474: The USGS is the 1:250,000 scale topographic series. Each of these quadrangles in the conterminous United States measures 1 degree of latitude by 2 degrees of longitude. This series was produced by the U.S. Army Map Service in the 1950s, prior to the maps in the larger-scale series, and consists of 489 sheets, each covering an area ranging from 8,218 square miles (21,285 km ) at 30° north to 6,222 square miles (16,115 km ) at 49° north. Hawaii
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#17327662817124836-520: The USGS to rely on donations of time by civilian volunteers in an attempt to update its 7.5-minute topographic map series, and USGS stated outright in 2000 that the program was to be phased out in favor of The National Map (not to be confused with the National Atlas of the United States produced by the Department of the Interior , one of whose bureaus is USGS). An older series of maps,
4929-442: The USGS, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for American chemist Herbert E. Carter, member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation, 1964-72; chairman, 1970-72. 72°44′S 168°27′E / 72.733°S 168.450°E / -72.733; 168.450 . A major peak, 2,910 metres (9,550 ft) high, situated 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) southeast of Mount Freeman. Named by NZGSAE, 1957-58, after
5022-467: The USGS, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant (later Lieutenant Commander) Ronald S. Purvis, United States Navy, of Squadron VX-6, pilot of Otter aircraft at Ellsworth Station , 1956-57, and of R5D Skymaster aircraft at McMurdo Station, 1957-58. 72°40′S 169°22′E / 72.667°S 169.367°E / -72.667; 169.367 . A pointed rock spur 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) east of Mount Northampton. The spur forms
5115-494: The United States under the umbrella of the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS). The USGS informs authorities, emergency responders, the media, and the public, both domestic and worldwide, about significant earthquakes. It maintains long-term archives of earthquake data for scientific and engineering research. It also conducts and supports research on long-term seismic hazards . USGS has released
5208-912: The United States, with over 7400 streamgages . Real-time streamflow data are available online. As part of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984, the State Water Resources Research Act Program created a Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) in each state, along with Washington DC, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and Guam. Together, these institutes make up the National Institutes for Water Resources (NIWR). The institutes focus on water-related issues through research, training and collaboration. The National and regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs)
5301-774: The Victory Mountains and entering the southwest side of Tucker Glacier 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi) northwest of Bypass Hill . Named by the NZGSAE 1957-58, to commemorate the heroism of the United States forces at Pearl Harbor in 1941. 72°16′S 166°24′E / 72.267°S 166.400°E / -72.267; 166.400 . A tributary glacier, flowing northeast from Millen Range to enter Pearl Harbor Glacier close northwest of Mount Pearson . Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Dietland Muller-Schwarze, USARP biologist at Hallett Station (1964-65), Cape Crozier (1969-70 and 1970-71), and Palmer Archipelago (1971-72). His wife, Christine Muller-Schwarze , joined him as
5394-791: The Victory Mountains to join Tucker Glacier below Bypass Hill . Named by NZGSAE, 1957-58, in association with the Victory Mountains and after the famous British naval victory of 1805. 72°34′S 166°55′E / 72.567°S 166.917°E / -72.567; 166.917 . A tributary glacier flowing northeast to Trafalgar Glacier just east of Mount Burton , in the Victory Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for David T. Osuga, biologist at McMurdo Station, 1966-67. 72°34′S 167°29′E / 72.567°S 167.483°E / -72.567; 167.483 . A glacier 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) west of Rudolph Glacier, flowing northeast to enter Trafalgar Glacier in
5487-415: The Victory Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos 1960 64. Named by US-ACAN for Peter W. Coulston, aviation electronics technician with United States Navy Squadron VX-6 at McMurdo Station, 1967. 72°35′S 168°46′E / 72.583°S 168.767°E / -72.583; 168.767 . Tributary glacier entering the Tucker Glacier just west of Oread Spur , in
5580-669: The Victory Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN after Emanuel David Rudolph , American botanist (1927-92), USARP project leader for lichenology studies at Hallett Station in three summer seasons, 1961-64; Director, Ohio State University's Institute of Polar Studies (now Byrd Polar Research Center), 1969-73; Chairman of the Botany Department, Ohio State University, 1978-87. 72°30′S 168°15′E / 72.500°S 168.250°E / -72.500; 168.250 . A glacier 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) east of Rudolph Glacier, flowing north into Trafalgar Glacier in
5673-401: The Victory Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for John R. Baker, biologist at Hallett Station in 1967-68 and 1968-69. 71°38′S 167°00′E / 71.633°S 167.000°E / -71.633; 167.000 . A large névé between Homerun Range and Findlay Range in the Admiralty Mountains. The feature lies between
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#17327662817125766-449: The Victory Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for Sergeant Billy D. Stafford, USA, in charge of the enlisted detachment of the helicopter group which supported the USGS Topo North-South survey of the area in 1961-62. 72°33′S 168°27′E / 72.550°S 168.450°E / -72.550; 168.450 . A southern tributary of Trafalgar Glacier, which in turn
5859-422: The Victory Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for James D. Gruendler, member of the USARP glaciological party to Roosevelt Island, 1967-68. 72°32′S 167°53′E / 72.533°S 167.883°E / -72.533; 167.883 . A large tributary glacier flowing north between Hackerman Ridge and McElroy Ridge to Trafalgar Glacier, in
5952-464: The Victory Mountains. Named by the northern party of NZFMCAE, 1962-63, for B. Hearfield, a leading New Zealand alpinist and a member of NZGSAE, 1957-58, which also worked in the Tucker Glacier area. 72°25′S 167°58′E / 72.417°S 167.967°E / -72.417; 167.967 . A small tributary glacier flowing south from Cartographers Range into Trafalgar Glacier, 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) west of Bypass Hill, in
6045-446: The Victory Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for Charles Trainer, meteorologist and senior United States representative at Hallett Station, 1960. 72°38′S 167°28′E / 72.633°S 167.467°E / -72.633; 167.467 . A tributary glacier that drains the north slopes of Malta Plateau near Mount Hussey and flows north into Trainer Glacier, in
6138-826: The Victory Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for William C. Elder, topographic engineer, a member of the USGS Topo North-South party that surveyed the area, 1961-62. 72°37′S 169°03′E / 72.617°S 169.050°E / -72.617; 169.050 . Glacier at the west side of Mount Northampton in the Victory Mountains, flowing north into Tucker Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for Chester H. Bowers, meteorologist, senior United States representative at Hallett Station, 1962. 72°43′S 169°25′E / 72.717°S 169.417°E / -72.717; 169.417 . A large glacier flowing north into Tucker Inlet between Daniell Peninsula and
6231-404: The Victory Mountains. Named by the northern party of NZFMCAE, 1962-63, for W.G. Croll, a member of the survey party attached to this expedition. 72°26′S 167°42′E / 72.433°S 167.700°E / -72.433; 167.700 . A tributary glacier which flows east-southeast along the south side of Cartographers Range and enters Trafalgar Glacier just east of Aldridge Peak, in
6324-519: The campus of Alaska Pacific University ), the California Volcano Observatory in Menlo Park, California , the Cascades Volcano Observatory (covering volcanoes in Idaho , Oregon , and Washington ) in Vancouver, Washington , the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory in Hilo, Hawaii , and the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (covering volcanoes in Arizona , Colorado , Montana , New Mexico , Utah , and Wyoming ) in Yellowstone National Park , Wyoming. The USGS Coastal and Marine Science Center (formerly
6417-422: The continental United States, though only for use by members of its defense forces). The next-smallest topographic series, in terms of scale, is the 1:100,000 series. These maps are bounded by two lines of longitude and two lines of latitude. However, in this series, the lines of latitude are spaced 30 minutes apart and the lines of longitude are spaced 60 minutes, which is the source of another name for these maps;
6510-420: The distribution and severity of Shaking resulting from Earthquakes. The USGS produces several national series of topographic maps which vary in scale and extent, with some wide gaps in coverage, notably the complete absence of 1:50,000 scale topographic maps or their equivalent. The largest (both in terms of scale and quantity) and best-known topographic series is the 7.5-minute, 1:24,000 scale, quadrangle ,
6603-440: The east side of McGregor Range to enter Man-o-War Glacier in the Admiralty Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant E.E. Fitch, United States Navy, medical officer at Hallett Station, 1963. 72°10′S 168°18′E / 72.167°S 168.300°E / -72.167; 168.300 . A steep tributary glacier descending from Mount Lozen to enter
6696-416: The head, it shares a common snow saddle with Jutland Glacier which flows north. Named by the southern party of NZFMCAE, 1962-63, to continue the series of glaciers named after famous naval battles. 72°12′S 167°07′E / 72.200°S 167.117°E / -72.200; 167.117 . A tributary glacier flowing south along the east side of Evans Ridge into Pearl Harbor Glacier. Named by
6789-794: The ice-filled coastal indentation at the mouth of this glacier named by Captain James Clark Ross in 1841. The upper reaches of the Tucker Glacier south of the Homerun Range saddle with the Greenwell Glacier and Jutland Glacier , in the Lillie Glacier basin. The Tucker Glacier is fed by the Rastorfer Glacier from the left (north) and then by the Leander Glacier after it has been joined by
6882-591: The larger Pearl Harbor Glacier. Mapped by the USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant (j-g-) Bruce F. DeWald, United States Navy, aerographer with the McMurdo Station winter party in 1963 and 1966; forecast duty officer at McMurdo Station during the summer seasons of 1972-73 and 1973-74. 72°16′S 167°42′E / 72.267°S 167.700°E / -72.267; 167.700 . A tributary glacier flowing northwest ward from Cartographers Range into
6975-488: The latitude of its represented location due to convergence of the meridians. At lower latitudes, near 30° north, a 7.5-minute quadrangle contains an area of about 64 square miles (166 km ). At 49° north latitude, 49 square miles (127 km ) are contained within a quadrangle of that size. As a unique non-metric map scale, the 1:24,000 scale naturally requires a separate and specialized romer scale for plotting map positions. In recent years, budget constraints have forced
7068-685: The left (northeast) include: 71°50′S 167°06′E / 71.833°S 167.100°E / -71.833; 167.100 . Glacier draining south from the Admiralty Mountains and entering upper Tucker Glacier just east of Homerun Range. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy aerial photography, 1960-63. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for James R. Rastorfer, USARP biologist at McMurdo Station in 1967-68 and Palmer Station in 1968-69. 71°56′S 167°41′E / 71.933°S 167.683°E / -71.933; 167.683 . A tributary glacier in
7161-421: The lower part of Pearl Harbor Glacier where the direction becomes east, in the Victory Mountains. Named by the northern party of NZFMCAE, 1962-63, because of its characteristic shape. 72°10′S 166°50′E / 72.167°S 166.833°E / -72.167; 166.833 . A tributary glacier that flows south along the west side of Evans Ridge into Pearl Harbor Glacier, in the Victory Mountains. At
7254-545: The mission needs of the USGS. For instrument needs not currently met by a vendor, the Engineering Group designs, tests, and issues contracts to have HIF-designed equipment made. Sometimes HIF will patent a new design in the hope that instrument vendors will buy the rights and mass-produce the instrument at a lower cost to everyone. USGS researchers publish the results of their science in a variety of ways, including peer-reviewed scientific journals as well as in one of
7347-553: The national domain". The legislation also provided that the Hayden , Powell , and Wheeler surveys be discontinued as of June 30, 1879. Clarence King , the first director of USGS, assembled the new organization from disparate regional survey agencies. After two years, King was succeeded by John Wesley Powell . Whitehall Glacier Tucker Glacier ( 72°32′S 169°15′E / 72.533°S 169.250°E / -72.533; 169.250 ( Tucker Glacier ) )
7440-465: The newest generation digital topo maps, including windmills, mines and mineshafts, water tanks, fence lines, survey marks, parks, recreational trails, buildings, boundaries, pipelines, telephone lines, power transmission lines, and even railroads. Additionally, the digital map's use of existing software may not properly integrate different feature classes or prioritize and organize text in areas of crowded features, obscuring important geographic details. As
7533-431: The north side of Novasio Ridge to enter Man-o-War Glacier, in the Admiralty Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Ralph A. Deming, AE1, United States Navy, Squadron VX-6 Aviation Electrician at McMurdo Station, 1967. 72°01′S 168°07′E / 72.017°S 168.117°E / -72.017; 168.117 . Tributary glacier flowing south along
7626-1301: The north side of Tucker Glacier, in the Admiralty Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Joseph J. Tocci II, United States Navy, aerographer's mate at McMurdo Station, 1967. 72°12′S 168°28′E / 72.200°S 168.467°E / -72.200; 168.467 . A small tributary glacier in the Admiralty Mountains, flowing southward between Mount Gleaton and Taylor Peak into Tucker Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Terry N. Helman, United States Navy, radioman at McMurdo Station, 1967. 72°15′S 168°35′E / 72.250°S 168.583°E / -72.250; 168.583 . Tributary glacier flowing southwest between Taylor Peak and Mount Francis to enter Tucker Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Paul E. Tyler, United States Navy, medical officer at Hallett Station, 1962. 72°16′S 168°43′E / 72.267°S 168.717°E / -72.267; 168.717 . A glacier about 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) long, descending southwest between Mount Francis and Mount Titus into Tucker Glacier, in
7719-793: The northern party of NZFMCAE, 1962-63, for I.C. McKellar, geologist and glaciologist to the NZGSAE, 1957-58, which undertook surveys in the nearby Tucker Glacier area. 72°13′S 167°28′E / 72.217°S 167.467°E / -72.217; 167.467 . A tributary glacier that drains the vicinity west of Latino Peak and flows south to enter Pearl Harbor Glacier, in the Victory Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for James L. Summers, United States Navy, chief utilitiesman at McMurdo Station, 1967. 72°28′S 168°25′E / 72.467°S 168.417°E / -72.467; 168.417 . A tributary glacier about 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) long, flowing east in
7812-469: The onshore and offshore geologic framework; assess mineral resources and develop techniques for their discovery; assess water resources and develop an understanding of the impact of human activities and natural phenomena on hydrologic systems; assess links between biodiversity, habitat condition, ecosystem processes and health; and develop new technologies for collection and interpretation of earth science data. The USGS National Geomagnetism Program monitors
7905-428: The primary topographic quadrangle for the state of Alaska (and only for that particular state). Nearly 3,000 maps cover 97% of the state. The United States remains virtually the only developed country in the world without a standardized civilian topographic map series in the standard 1:25,000 or 1:50,000 metric scales, making coordination difficult in border regions (the U.S. military does issue 1:50,000 scale topo maps of
7998-476: The right (southwest) include: 71°40′S 166°30′E / 71.667°S 166.500°E / -71.667; 166.500 . A glacier flowing west from central Homerun Range into upper Tucker Glacier in the Admiralty Mountains. The glacier provided an access route to the Field Névé for R.H. Findlay's NZARP geological party during the 1981-82 season. So named because one of the motor toboggan tracks
8091-669: The south of the Pemmican Step, the Montecchi Glacier enters from the west. South of that the Pearl Harbor Glacier enters the Tucker Glacier from the west, flowing to the north of the Cartographers Range. The Muller Glacier is an upper tributary of the Pearl Harbor Glacier, both forming in the Millen Range . Lower down the Lensen Glacier and DeWald Glacier join the Pearl Harbor Glacier from the south, while
8184-616: The southeast part of the Victory Mountains. Named by NZGSAE, 1957-58, partly because of the literal meaning and partly with reference to the proximity of the glacier to the Admiralty Mountains, the Admiralty office in London being situated in Whitehall. 72°46′S 169°15′E / 72.767°S 169.250°E / -72.767; 169.250 . A small tributary glacier that enters Whitehall Glacier just north of Martin Hill, in
8277-484: The upper reaches of Ebbe Glacier, which flows northwest , and Tucker Glacier, which flows southeast. Named by the NZ-APC after Bradley Field, geologist, NZGS, a member of a NZARP geological party to north Victoria Land, 1981-82. 72°00′S 167°33′E / 72.000°S 167.550°E / -72.000; 167.550 . A step-like rise in the level of Tucker Glacier above its junction with Leander Glacier. It
8370-569: The west side of Church Ridge to enter Leander Glacier northwest of Shadow Bluff , in the Admiralty Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Brooks D. Church, laboratory management technician at McMurdo Station, 1966-67 and 1967-68. 72°05′S 168°15′E / 72.083°S 168.250°E / -72.083; 168.250 . Tributary glacier that flows west-northwest for 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) and enters Tucker Glacier between Mount Greene and Novasio Ridge, in
8463-448: The west side of Whitehall Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for P.J. Martin, New Zealand senior scientist at Hallett Station, 1961. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey . United States Geological Survey The United States Geological Survey ( USGS ), founded as
8556-780: The west side of the terminus of Whitehall Glacier . First mapped from surveys by NZGSAE, 1957-58, and United States Navy aerial photography. Named by US-ACAN for Commander Don Walsh, United States Navy, special assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research and Development, 1971-72. In 1960, with Jacques Piccard, Walsh descended to the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the Trieste. 72°48′S 169°14′E / 72.800°S 169.233°E / -72.800; 169.233 . A conspicuous ice-free hill at
8649-624: Was torn badly here, requiring makeshift field repair. 72°04′S 167°35′E / 72.067°S 167.583°E / -72.067; 167.583 . A tributary glacier that drains east from Bertalan Peak to enter Tucker Glacier just north of Mount Hazlett , in the Victory Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for Pietrantonio Montecchi, geophysicist at McMurdo Station , 1966-67. 72°15′S 167°40′E / 72.250°S 167.667°E / -72.250; 167.667 . Major tributary glacier flowing generally east from
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