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The Pyramid is on a promontory on the west side of Koettlitz Glacier between Renegar Glacier to the southwest and Walcott Bay to the northeast. Dromedary Glacier is to the northwest. Nearby features include The Almond, Pyramid Trough and The Bulwark. [2] The Alph River flows north through the Pyramid Trough. [3]
Charpentier Pyramid) is a pyramid-shaped peak rising to 1,080 metres (3,540 ft) in the northwest part of the Herbert Mountains, Shackleton In association with the names of glacial geologists grouped in this area, it was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1971 after Jean de Charpentier, a Swiss engineer and mineralogist who in 1835 gave additional proof on the former extension ...
Location of Joerg Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula. Obrecht Pyramid) is a pyramidal peak (about 600 m) on the north shore of Joerg Peninsula, Bowman The peak was photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), 1940, and was surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), 1946–48.
Py Point) is a point forming the south extremity of Doumer Island, in the Palmer Archipelago Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition , 1903–05, and named by Charcot for Monsieur Py , president of the French Chamber of Commerce in Buenos Aires at that time.
image = Antarctic Peninsula location map.svg The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:" top = -60.8 Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees; bottom = -76 Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees; left = -76.3 Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees; right = -53.7 Longitude at right edge of map, in decimal degrees
The Colwell Massif was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1994 after Rita R. Colwell, marine microbiologist who has conducted field research in Antarctica; member of National Science Board (1983–90) who chaired Presidential committee on National Science Foundation roles in the polar regions; from 1991, President, Maryland Biotechnology Institute ...
The meridian 31° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Turkey, Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. The 31st meridian east forms a great circle with the 149th meridian west.
The meridian 101° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. The 101st meridian west forms a Great ellipse with the 79th meridian east.