Broad Valley ( 63°32′S 57°55′W / 63.533°S 57.917°W / -63.533; -57.917 ( Broad Valley ) ) is a descriptive name for the broad glacier-filled valley on the south side of Laclavere Plateau , Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica. The name was suggested by V.I. Russell of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) following his survey in 1946.
24-767: Windy Gap may refer to: Windy Gap (Antarctica) , a pass on the Louis Philippe Plateau Windy Gap (Wyoming) , a mountain pass in Wyoming Windy Gap (Fremont County, Wyoming) , a mountain pass in Wyoming Windy Gap (Lincoln County, Wyoming) , a mountain pass in Wyoming Windy Gap, a pass on D'Aguilar Peninsula , Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong; see List of gaps in Hong Kong Windy Gap Trail in
48-679: A volcano erupted under Antarctica's ice sheet (based on airborne survey with radar images). The biggest eruption in the last 10,000 years, the volcanic ash was found deposited on the ice surface under the Hudson Mountains , close to Pine Island Glacier . In 2020, a team reported that emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica were nearly 20% more numerous than previously thought, with new discoveries made using satellite mapping technology. The BAS runs an online polar image collection which includes imagery of scientific research at
72-738: A 900-metre gravel runway. During the Antarctic winter, conditions preclude flying and the aircraft return to Canada. The larger Dash 7 undertakes regular shuttle flights between either Port Stanley Airport on the Falkland Islands , or Punta Arenas in Chile, and Rothera. It also operates to and from the ice runway at the Sky Blu base. The smaller Twin Otters are equipped with skis for landing on snow and ice in remote areas, and operate out of
96-631: Is gained when the col is traversed in a northerly direction. 63°33′35″S 57°49′30″W / 63.55972°S 57.82500°W / -63.55972; -57.82500 . A partly ice-free hill rising to 552 metres (1,811 ft) high on Trinity Peninsula. Situated east of Stepup Col, 6.9 kilometres (4.3 mi) north-northwest of McCalman Peak, 3.08 kilometres (1.91 mi) east of Marten Crag, 7.88 kilometres (4.90 mi) south-southwest of Kanitz Nunatak and 3.37 kilometres (2.09 mi) west-southwest of Cain Nunatak. Surmounting Broad Valley to
120-696: Is in association with nearby Abel Nunatak. 63°33′S 57°41′W / 63.550°S 57.683°W / -63.550; -57.683 . The easternmost of two isolated nunataks on the south side of Broad Valley. The name arose at the time of the FIDS geological survey in 1960-61 and is in association with nearby Cain Nunatak. 63°35′S 57°38′W / 63.583°S 57.633°W / -63.583; -57.633 . A bay, 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) wide at its mouth and extending 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) inland, lying north of Jade Point . So named by UK-APC because of
144-530: The Angeles National Forest , California See also [ edit ] Windy Gap Reservoir , Granby, Colorado All pages with titles containing Windy Gap Windy Pass (disambiguation) Windy Saddle (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
168-697: The Antarctic on behalf of the UK. It is part of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). With over 400 staff, BAS takes an active role in Antarctic affairs, operating five research stations , one ship and five aircraft in both polar regions, as well as addressing key global and regional issues. This involves joint research projects with over 40 UK universities and more than 120 national and international collaborations. Having taken shape from activities during World War II , it
192-641: The Antarctic in November 2011. BAS operates five aircraft in support of its research programme in Antarctica . The aircraft used are all made by de Havilland Canada and comprise four Twin Otters and one Dash 7 (as of August 2019). The planes are maintained by Rocky Mountain Aircraft in Springbank , Alberta , Canada . During the Antarctic summer the aircraft are based at the Rothera base , which has
216-593: The BAS are complemented by the capabilities of the Royal Navy 's ice patrol vessel that operates in the same waters. Until 2008 this was HMS Endurance , a Class 1A1 icebreaker . Endurance's two Lynx helicopters enabled BAS staff to get to remote field sites that BAS aircraft could not access. However, a catastrophic flooding accident left Endurance badly damaged, with a replacement only being procured in 2011. This ship, HMS Protector , first deployed to
240-652: The FID Scientific Bureau and FIDS Rear Base were combined into a single FIDS London Office, with a Director for the first time responsible for the whole London operation. The BAS operates five permanent research stations in the British Antarctic Territory : Of these Research Stations, only Rothera is staffed throughout the year. Before 2017 Halley was also open year-round. The BAS also operates two permanent bases on South Georgia : Both South Georgia bases are staffed throughout
264-568: The SE. German-British mapping in 1996. Named after the town of Marten in Northeastern Bulgaria. 63°34′S 57°51′W / 63.567°S 57.850°W / -63.567; -57.850 . A snow-covered north–south running col linking Broad Valley and Cugnot Ice Piedmont, at the east end of Louis Philippe Plateau. The name given by UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) is descriptive, as 100 feet (30 m) in height
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#1732780946817288-595: The Survey operates one ship, the RRS Sir David Attenborough , for support of Arctic and Antarctic research operations, and other logistical work. It replaced RRS James Clark Ross and RRS Ernest Shackleton , which were sold in 2021 and returned to its owners in 2019, respectively. Originally, the Admiralty provided the FIDS with ship support. In 1947 the Survey purchased their first vessel, which
312-559: The bases at Rothera, Fossil Bluff, Halley and Sky Blu. In 1985, the British Antarctic Survey discovered the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica. The finding was made by a team of three BAS scientists: Joe Farman , Brian Gardiner and Jonathan Shanklin . Their work was confirmed by satellite data, and was met with worldwide concern. In January 2008, a team of British Antarctic Survey scientists, led by Hugh Corr and David Vaughan , reported that 2,200 years ago,
336-424: The eastern foothills of Giovannini (Lobell) Ridge, 8.2 kilometres (5.1 mi) northwest of McCalman Peak , 7.88 kilometres (4.90 mi) north by east of Kribul Hill , 4.53 kilometres (2.81 mi) east-southeast of Yarlovo Nunatak, 9.58 kilometres (5.95 mi) southwest of Kanitz Nunatak and 3.08 kilometres (1.91 mi) west of Kumata Hill. Surmounting Broad Valley to the north and Cugnot Ice Piedmont to
360-484: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Windy_Gap&oldid=1216104218 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Windy Gap (Antarctica) Broad Valley is in Graham Land towards
384-526: The north and Cugnot Ice Piedmont to the S. German-British mapping in 1996. Named after the Kumata locality on Vitosha Mountain in Western Bulgaria. 63°34′S 57°42′W / 63.567°S 57.700°W / -63.567; -57.700 . The westernmost of two isolated nunataks on the south side of Broad Valley. The name arose at the time of the FIDS geological survey in 1960-61 and
408-941: The north of the Trinity Peninsula , which forms the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is south of the Laclavère Plateau , west of Duse Bay , north of Eyrie Bay and east of Cugnot Ice Piedmont and Louis Philippe Plateau , from which it is separated by Windy Gap. Misty Pass leads northwest from the valley to the Cockerell Peninsula . Features and nearby features include Stepup Col, Cain Nunatak, Abel Nunatak and View Point. Download coordinates as: Features from west to east include: 63°34′S 58°09′W / 63.567°S 58.150°W / -63.567; -58.150 . Pass 975 metres (3,199 ft) high high, located at
432-782: The northeast end of Louis Philippe Plateau. It marks the meeting place of three valleys of Trinity Peninsula, namely Broad Valley leading eastward toward Duse Bay, a valley leading northward to Lafond Bay, and another southward to Prince Gustav Channel. Discovered by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and so named because of the very bad weather experienced in the pass during a survey journey in April 1946. 63°32′52″S 57°58′17″W / 63.54778°S 57.97139°W / -63.54778; -57.97139 . A rocky hill rising to 739 metres (2,425 ft) high on Trinity Peninsula. Situated in
456-596: The northern foothills of Giovannini (Lobell) Ridge, 4.53 kilometres (2.81 mi) west-northwest of Marten Crag, 6.72 kilometres (4.18 mi) south of Prilep Knoll and 11.48 kilometres (7.13 mi) southwest of Kanitz Nunatak. Surmounting Broad Valley to the north. German-British mapping in 1996. Named after the settlement of Yarlovo in Western Bulgaria. 63°33′46″S 57°53′12″W / 63.56278°S 57.88667°W / -63.56278; -57.88667 . A rocky peak rising to 665 metres (2,182 ft) high on Trinity Peninsula. Situated between Stepup Col and
480-610: The proximity to Eagle Island. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey . Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey The British Antarctic Survey ( BAS ) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has a dual purpose, to conduct polar science, enabling better understanding of global issues , and to provide an active presence in
504-578: The time FIDS was renamed the British Antarctic Survey in 1962, 19 stations and three refuges had been established. In 2012 the parent body, NERC , proposed merging the BAS with another NERC institute, National Oceanography Centre in Southampton . This proved controversial, and after the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee opposed the move the plan was dropped. Since April 2018 NERC has been part of UK Research and Innovation. In 1956,
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#1732780946817528-616: The year. The headquarters of the BAS are in the university city of Cambridge , on Madingley Road . This facility provides offices, laboratories and workshops to support the scientific and logistic activities in the Antarctic. The BAS also operates the Ny-Ålesund Research Station on behalf of the NERC . This is an Arctic research base located at Ny-Ålesund on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen . As of 2021,
552-693: Was known as the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey until 1962. Operation Tabarin was a small British expedition in 1943 to establish permanently occupied bases in the Antarctic. It was a joint undertaking by the Admiralty and the Colonial Office . At the end of the war it was renamed the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and full control passed to the Colonial Office. At this time there were four stations, three occupied and one unoccupied. By
576-501: Was named MV John Biscoe, and in 1953 the same ship was granted Royal Research Ship status. Since then the Survey has owned and chartered several vessels. Vessels depart from the United Kingdom in September or October of each year and return to the United Kingdom in the following May or June. Vessels undergo refit and drydock during the Antarctic winter, but are also used elsewhere during this period. The civilian ships operated by
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