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50-1030: The Wilson Hills were discovered by Lieutenant Harry Pennell , Royal Navy , on the Terra Nova Expedition in February 1911 during Robert Falcon Scott 's last expedition. They were named after Edward Adrian Wilson , a zoologist with the expedition, who perished with Scott on the return journey from the South Pole . Features of the Wilson Hills along the east of the Matusevich Glacier include, from south to north, Mount Dalton, Thompson Peak, Ringgold Knoll and Mount Archer . Other inland features include, from northwest to southeast, Celestial Peak, Governor Mountain, Pope Mountain, Jones Nunatak, Mount Schutz, Stevenson Bluff, Mount Steele, Mount Ellery, Poorman Peak and Mount Perez. Features of

100-412: A given moment, while the standard is the truer of the two. 'At intervals, then, Pennell or the officer of the watch orders the steersman to "Stand by for a steady," and goes up to the standard compass, and watches the needle. Suppose the course laid down is S. 40 E. A liner would steer almost true to this course unless there was a big wind or sea. But not so the old Terra Nova. Even with a good steersman

150-768: A larger picture of Antarctica's glacial health and ice sheet volume. The Matusevich Glacier runs north to the southern ocean between the Lazerev Mountains and the Wilson Hills. It terminates in the Southern Ocean in a tongue between Lauritzen Bay and Harald Bay. Babushkin Island and the Terra Nova Islands are north of the tongue. Features of the Wilson Hills to the east include, from south to north, Mount Dalton , Thompson Peak , Ringgold Knoll and Mount Archer . Coastal features around Harald Bay to

200-557: A member of the expedition. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey . [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from "Matusevich Glacier" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . This article about a glacier in Oates Land

250-680: A member of the winter-over party at McMurdo Station, 1967. 69°55′S 159°04′E  /  69.917°S 159.067°E  / -69.917; 159.067 . A nunatak 1,530 metres (5,020 ft) high about midway between Schmidt Nunataks and Poorman Peak. It stands above the ice near the head of Manna Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for John S. Marcoux, United States Navy, aviation structural mechanic with Squadron VX-6, who wintered at McMurdo Station in 1967. 69°15′S 158°07′E  /  69.250°S 158.117°E  / -69.250; 158.117 . A broad glacier that enters

300-597: A portion of the divide between the Manna and Suvorov Glaciers. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for William P. Stevenson, Aviation Machinist's Mate of United States Navy Squadron VX-6, a helicopter crew-member at McMurdo Station during 1968. 69°50′S 159°40′E  /  69.833°S 159.667°E  / -69.833; 159.667 . A mountain, 1,050 metres (3,440 ft) high, situated 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km; 5.2 mi) east-northeast of Stevenson Bluff on

350-758: Is a broad glacier about 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) long, with a well developed glacier tongue, flowing to the coast of East Antarctica between the Lazarev Mountains and the northwestern extremity of the Wilson Hills . The region was photographed by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump , 1946–47, the Soviet Antarctic Expedition , 1957–58, and the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions , 1959 and 1962. It

400-495: The United States Geological Survey (USGS) Topo West survey party, 1962-63. Named by the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1963–64, which occupied the peak as a survey and gravity station. So named by NZGSAE because the party's first observations of stars were made nearby. 69°43′S 158°43′E  /  69.717°S 158.717°E  / -69.717; 158.717 . A mainly ice-free mountain 1,550 metres (5,090 ft) high at

450-488: The ANARE ( Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions ) led by Phillip Law , sailed around the tongue, February 21, 1959, at which time the seaward extremity was determined to be floating in 300 fathoms of ocean. 69°07′S 156°50′E  /  69.117°S 156.833°E  / -69.117; 156.833 . A bay about 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) wide, occupied by bay ice and ice shell, indenting

500-565: The Antarctic Division and second-in-charge of this expedition. 69°25′S 157°40′E  /  69.417°S 157.667°E  / -69.417; 157.667 . A peak, 980 metres (3,220 ft) high, 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) south of Ringgold Knoll in the northwest end of Wilson Hills. Plotted by ANARE from aerial photographs taken by United States Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47) and ANARE (1959). Named by ANCA for R.H.J. Thompson, Administrative Officer of

550-525: The Antarctic Division, Melbourne, second-in-command of several ANARE expeditions to the Antarctic. 69°20′S 157°39′E  /  69.333°S 157.650°E  / -69.333; 157.650 . A mountain 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) south of Archer Point on the east side of Matusevich Glacier. On January 16, 1840, Lieutenant-Commandant Cadwalader Ringgold on the Porpoise, one of

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600-960: The NZGSAE, 1963–64, because of their isolated position. 69°54′S 158°22′E  /  69.900°S 158.367°E  / -69.900; 158.367 . A group of nunataks 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) southwest of Governor Mountain. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for William L. Bourgeois, Chief Aviation Machinist's Mate, United States Navy, flight engineer on LC-130 Hercules aircraft during Operation Deep Freeze 1967 and 1968. 69°53′S 158°56′E  /  69.883°S 158.933°E  / -69.883; 158.933 . A cluster of nunataks 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) southeast of Governor Mountain. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for James L. Schmidt, AE2, United States Navy, Aviation Electrician's Mate of Squadron VX-6 and

650-590: The SovAE (1958) and named for Mikhail S. Babushkin (1893-1938), Soviet polar aviator lost in the Arctic. 66°53′S 157°57′E  /  66.883°S 157.950°E  / -66.883; 157.950 . Two small islands lying off the Antarctic coast about 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) north of Williamson Head. Sighted from the Magga Dan, Mar. 8, 1961, by ANARE under Phillip Law. Named by ANCA after

700-636: The Terra Nova, expedition ship of the BrAE, 1910-13, under Scott. Named after W.W. Archer, chief steward of the expedition. 69°12′S 157°43′E  /  69.200°S 157.717°E  / -69.200; 157.717 . A small coastal island lying in the west part of the mouth of Harald Bay. Photographed by United States Navy Operation Highjump (1946-47), the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1957-58) and ANARE (1959). The island

750-490: The United States Naval Support Force, Antarctica, February 1967 to July 1970. 69°57′S 158°03′E  /  69.950°S 158.050°E  / -69.950; 158.050 . A cluster of small nunataks 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) south-southwest of DeRemer Nunataks. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. So named by the northern party of

800-433: The Wilson Hills include Mount Blowaway, DeRemer Nunataks, Exiles Nunataks, Bourgeois Nunataks, Schmidt Nunataks and Marcoux Nunatak. 69°41′S 158°09′E  /  69.683°S 158.150°E  / -69.683; 158.150 . A gneissic mountain 1,320 metres (4,330 ft) high with extensive areas of exposed rock, located 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) west-northwest of Governor Mountain. So named by

850-517: The air by United States Navy Operation Highjump in 1947. Sketched and photographed by Phillip Law, leader of ANARE (Magga Dan) on Feb. 20, 1959. Named by ANCA for Capt. Harald M011er Pederson, master of the Magga Dan during the expedition. 69°11′S 157°39′E  /  69.183°S 157.650°E  / -69.183; 157.650 . A rocky point on the coast marking the west side of Harald Bay. Discovered in Feb. 1911 by Lt. H.L.L. Pennell, RN, in

900-722: The central part of the peninsula between the terminus of Tomilin Glacier and the Gillett Ice Shelf. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Billy W. Holladay, Chief Aviation Electronics Technician, United States Navy, who was Maintenance Control Chief at McMurdo Station during Operation Deep Freeze, 1968. 69°34′S 159°21′E  /  69.567°S 159.350°E  / -69.567; 159.350 . A peak, (510 metres (1,670 ft) high, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) southeast of Holladay Nunataks. It surmounts

950-726: The coast between Cape Yevgenov and Coombes Ridge. The Matusevich Glacier Tongue joins Coombes Ridge in forming the west side of the bay. Photographed from the air by United States Navy Operation Highjump in 1947. Sketched and photographed by Phillip Law, leader of ANARE (Magga Dan) on Feb. 20, 1959. Named by ANCA for Knud Lauritzen, shipowner of Copenhagen, Denmark, owner of Magga Dan and other vessels used by ANARE since 1954. 69°06′S 157°36′E  /  69.100°S 157.600°E  / -69.100; 157.600 . Small island lying 5.5 nautical miles (10.2 km; 6.3 mi) north of Archer Point and 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) east of Matusevich Glacier Tongue. Mapped by

1000-769: The coast off the Wilson Hills between the peninsula containing the Holladay Nunataks and the Anderson Peninsula. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Capt. Clarence R. Gillett, USCG, who served on the USCGC Burton Island and participated in several Deep Freeze operations, December 1966 to May 1970. 69°45′S 159°40′E  /  69.750°S 159.667°E  / -69.750; 159.667 . A broad depression glacier located north of Stevenson Bluff and Mount Steele. It drains NE into

1050-504: The divide between Suvorov Glacier and Manna Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Carlett D. Steele, Chief Aviation Machinist's Mate of Squadron VX-6. Steele participated in several Deep Freeze operations between 1957 and 1968 as helicopter crewmember and maintenance supervisor. 69°53′S 159°38′E  /  69.883°S 159.633°E  / -69.883; 159.633 . A mountain 1,110 metres (3,640 ft) high near

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1100-402: The east include, from west to east, Archer Point, Kartografov Island, Williamson Head. The Laizure Glacier is east of Harold Bay. 69°5′S 157°15′E  /  69.083°S 157.250°E  / -69.083; 157.250 . A glacier tongue about 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) long which is the broad seaward extension of the Matusevich Glacier. The Magga Dan , vessel of

1150-567: The east part of Gillett Ice Shelf. So named by the northern party of NZGSAE, 1963–64, because of an airdrop of extra comforts from an aircraft which carried the Governor-General of New Zealand over this area. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey . Harry Pennell Commander Harry Lewin Lee Pennell (1882 – 31 May 1916)

1200-524: The east side of Matusevich Glacier, 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) southeast of Thompson Peak, in the northwest part of Wilson Hills. Sketched and photographed by Phillip Law on February 20, 1959, during the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (ANARE) (Magga Dan) expedition. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for R.F.M. Dalton, Technical Officer (aircraft) of

1250-622: The east side of the head of Noll Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy, air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Commander Albert C. Schutz, Jr., United States Navy, Aircraft Commander in LC-117D and Co-pilot in LC-130F aircraft during Operation Deep Freeze 1967 and 1968. 69°51′S 159°28′E  /  69.850°S 159.467°E  / -69.850; 159.467 . A bluff 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) northwest of Mount Ellery. The bluff forms

1300-457: The expedition ship of the BrAE, 1910-13, the Terra Nova , from which Lt. H.L.L. Pennell, RN, discovered and charted coastal points in the vicinity. 69°12′S 157°45′E  /  69.200°S 157.750°E  / -69.200; 157.750 . A bay about 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) wide indenting the coast between Archer Point and Williamson Head. Photographed from

1350-451: The extreme south include Mount Gorton, Basilica Peak and Mount Send. Scattered peaks and nunataks further inland include Mount Blowaway, DeRemer Nunataks, Exiles Nunataks, Bourgeois Nunataks, Schmidt Nunataks and Marcoux Nunatak. Coastal features between Wilson Hills and the Southern Ocean include, from northwest to southeast, Williamson Head , Laizure Glacier, Davies Bay , Goodman Hills , Walsh Glacier , which joins Tomilin Glacier from

1400-701: The head of Noll Glacier , 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) west of Mount Schutz. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Frank E. Jones, Aviation Boatswain's Mate of United States Navy Squadron VX-6, a member of the aircraft ground handling crew at Williams Field, McMurdo Sound, during Operation Deep Freeze 1967 and 1968. 69°46′S 159°16′E  /  69.767°S 159.267°E  / -69.767; 159.267 . A mountain 1,260 metres (4,130 ft) high rising at

1450-742: The head of Suvorov Glacier, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) northwest of Hornblende Bluffs. The region was photographed by United States Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. The position of the mountain was fixed on February 21, 1962 by Syd L. Kirkby, surveyor with the ANARE Thala Dan cruise led by Phillip Law. Named for R.L.J. Ellery, a member of the Australian Antarctic Exploration Committee of 1886. 69°57′S 159°15′E  /  69.950°S 159.250°E  / -69.950; 159.250 . A rock peak 1,610 metres (5,280 ft) high near

1500-466: The head of Suvorov Glacier, 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) west-southwest of Mount Ellery. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Dean A. Poorman, ADJ1, United States Navy, Aviation Machinist's Mate with Squadron VX-6 at McMurdo Station, 1967. 70°00′S 159°32′E  /  70.000°S 159.533°E  / -70.000; 159.533 . A mountain 1,610 metres (5,280 ft) high at

1550-518: The head of Tomilin Glacier, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) southeast of Governor Mountain. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Thomas J. Pope, United States Navy Reserve, Navigator in LC-130F Hercules aircraft during Operation Deep Freeze, 1968. 69°47′S 159°04′E  /  69.783°S 159.067°E  / -69.783; 159.067 . A nunatak at

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1600-469: The ice. After passing through the channel, the glacier has room to spread out as it floats on the ocean. The expanded area and the jostling of ocean waves prompts the ice to break apart, which it often does along existing crevasses. Matusevich Glacier does not drain a significant amount of ice off of the Antarctic continent, so the glacier's advances and retreats lack global significance. Like other Antarctic glaciers, however, Matusevich helps glaciologists form

1650-446: The needle swings a good many degrees either side of the S. 40 E. But as it steadies momentarily on the exact course Pennell shouts his "Steady," the steersman reads just where the needle is pointing on the compass card before him, say S. 47 E., and knows that this is the course which is to be steered by the binnacle compass. 'Pennell's yells were so frequent and ear-piercing that he became famous for them, and many times in working on

1700-689: The north of Schmehl Peak , and Noll Glacier , which joins Tomlin Glacier from the south. Coastal features to the east and south of Noll Glacier include Holladay Nunataks, home to Leningradskaya Station , the Gillett Ice Shelf, Manna Glacier, the Anderson Peninsula , Whited Inlet , Belousov Point , Northrup Head and the Suvorov Glacier . The southern end of the hills extends to Pryor Glacier . 69°29′S 157°54′E  /  69.483°S 157.900°E  / -69.483; 157.900 . A peak 1,175 metres (3,855 ft) high on

1750-555: The northern party of the NZGSAE, 1963–64, because three members of the party were forced by a blizzard to abandon their proposed survey and gravity station there. 69°45′S 158°09′E  /  69.750°S 158.150°E  / -69.750; 158.150 . A group of nunataks centered about 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southeast of Mount Blowaway. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy aerial photographs, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Yoeman First Class Dennis L. DeRemer, United States Navy, who served with

1800-531: The peninsula that is bounded by Tomilin and Noll Glaciers on the west and Gillett Ice Shelf on the east. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Joe D. McKinnis of United States Navy Squadron VX-6, Aviation Electronics Technician and air crewman on LC-130F aircraft in five Operation Deep Freeze deployments through 1969. 69°35′S 159°42′E  /  69.583°S 159.700°E  / -69.583; 159.700 . A narrow ice shelf occupying an indentation of

1850-495: The role of command on the Terra Nova, which would bring fresh supplies back to Antarctica with each voyage. Despite not being a part of the main landing party for the Pole, Pennell was a popular member of the expedition. Herbert Ponting , the photographer of the expedition, recalled in his book The Great White South that Pennell was "the most energetic man I have ever known....when Pennell was not occupied with navigating problems, he

1900-531: The ropes in rough seas and big winds, we have been cheered by this unmusical noise over our heads.' Excerpt from The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard . Pennell married Katie Hodson, the sister of his friend from naval college, on 15 April 1915 during his shore leave. Pennell was promoted to Commander and assigned to HMS Queen Mary , dying in her on 31 May 1916 in the Battle of Jutland , when

1950-654: The sea immediately west of Drake Head, Gates Coast. The glacier was roughly plotted by Australia from United States Navy Operation Highjump photography, 1946–47, and from photographs and other data obtained by ANARE, 1959-62. It was mapped in detail by USGS from surveys and United States Navy photography, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant (j.g.) David H. Laizure, United States Navy, navigator on LC-130 aircraft during Operation Deep Freeze 1968. 69°31′S 159°19′E  /  69.517°S 159.317°E  / -69.517; 159.317 . A cluster of nunataks 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) in extent, occupying

2000-627: The ship was sunk by the German ships SMS Seydlitz and SMS Derfflinger . The Pennell Coast of Victoria Land , Antarctica, is named after him. This biographical article related to the Royal Navy is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a British explorer is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Archer Point Matusevich Glacier ( 69°20′S 157°27′E  /  69.333°S 157.450°E  / -69.333; 157.450 )

2050-459: The ships of the USEE (1838–42) under Wilkes, sighted a large dark mountain in this direction. It was named Ringgold's Knoll on the chart by Wilkes. In 1959 Phillip Law of ANARE made an investigation of features in the area. It was not possible to identify the feature sighted by Ringgold, but this mountain is in proper relationship to nearby Reynolds Peak and Eld Peak as indicated on Wilkes' chart. It

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2100-608: The south part of Wilson Hills. Mapped by USGS (1962–63) and NZGSAE (1963–64). Named by NZGSAE because of its shape. 70°02′S 159°49′E  /  70.033°S 159.817°E  / -70.033; 159.817 . A mountain 1,180 metres (3,870 ft) high on the north flank of Pryor Glacier, 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) east of Basilica Peak, in southern Wilson Hills. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for Raymond F. Send, USARP geophysicist at McMurdo Station, 1967-68. Scattered peaks and nunataks further inland in

2150-766: The south side of the upper reaches of Suvorov Glacier, 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) southwest of Hornblende Bluffs. Named by US-ACAN for Manuel J. Perez, Photographer's Mate, United States Navy member of the USGS Topo West survey party that established geodetic control for features between Cape Adare and the Wilson Hills during 1962-63. 70°01′S 159°15′E  /  70.017°S 159.250°E  / -70.017; 159.250 . A prominent mountain 1,995 metres (6,545 ft) high located 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) west-southwest of Mount Perez in southern Wilson Hills. Photographed by United States Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. The mountain

2200-567: The west side of the head of Tomilin Glacier. Mapped by the USGS Topo West party, 1962-63. The mountain was occupied as a survey station by the Northern Party of the NZGSAE, 1963–64, which named it for Sir Bernard Fergusson , Governor-General of New Zealand, and because of the dominating aspect of this feature. 69°44′S 158°50′E  /  69.733°S 158.833°E  / -69.733; 158.833 . A largely ice-free mountain 1,345 metres (4,413 ft) high rising directly at

2250-584: Was a Royal Navy officer who served on the Terra Nova Expedition . He was responsible for the first sighting of Oates Coast on 22 February 1911, and named it after Captain Lawrence Oates . He only spent short periods in Antarctica, returning with the Terra Nova to wait out the winters of 1911 and 1912 in Lyttelton, New Zealand. Due to the absence of Robert Falcon Scott on land, Pennell assumed

2300-508: Was either on watch, or conning from the crow's-nest, or else out on the yard-arms helping the seaman set or shorten sail, or otherwise assisting in the handling of the ship. He was a 'whale for work' ". 'Pennell is the navigator , and the standard compass, owing to its remoteness from iron in this position, is placed on the top of the ice-house. The steersman, however, steers by a binnacle compass placed aft in front of his wheel. But these two compasses for various reasons do not read alike at

2350-496: Was named Ostrov Kartografov (cartographers' island) by the Soviet expedition. 69°11′S 158°00′E  /  69.183°S 158.000°E  / -69.183; 158.000 . A prominent cape 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) west-northwest of Drake Head on the coast of Antarctica. Discovered from the Terra Nova in February 1911 during Scott's last expedition. Named for Petty Officer Thomas S. Williamson, Royal Navy,

2400-548: Was named by the Soviet expedition after Nikolai Nikolayevich Matusevich, a Soviet hydrographer and surveyor. The glacier flows toward the coast of East Antarctica, pushing through a channel between the Lazarev Mountains and the north-western tip of the Wilson terrain. Constrained by surrounding rocks, the river of ice holds together. But stresses resulting from the glacier's movement make deep crevasses, or cracks, in

2450-622: Was selected by Law of ANARE to perpetuate Wilkes' naming. 69°12′S 157°39′E  /  69.200°S 157.650°E  / -69.200; 157.650 . A rock peak immediately south of Archer Point on the west side of Harald Bay . The peak was mapped from air photos taken in February 1959 by the ANARE (Magga Dan) led by Phillip Law. Named after Archer Point. 69°33′S 158°03′E  /  69.550°S 158.050°E  / -69.550; 158.050 . A granite peak, 1,280 metres (4,200 ft) high, 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) north of Mount Blowaway. First mapped by

2500-484: Was sighted in 1961 by Phillip Law of ANARE and was positioned by observations from the ship Magga Dan. Named by ANCA after Senator J.G. Gorton , Australian Minister for the Navy at that time. 70°02′S 159°20′E  /  70.033°S 159.333°E  / -70.033; 159.333 . A granite peak 1,810 metres (5,940 ft) high located 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) southeast of Mount Gorton in

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