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.[1]
History[]
The committee was established in 1943 as the Special Committee on Antarctic Names (SCAN).[2] It became the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1947.[1] Fred G. Alberts was Secretary of the Committee from 1949 to 1980.[1]
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.[2]
Description[]
The United States does not recognise territorial boundaries within Antarctica, so ACAN assigns names to features anywhere within the continent, in consultation with other national nomenclature bodies where appropriate, as defined by the Antarctic Treaty System.[3] The research and staff support for the ACAN is provided by the United States Geological Survey.[4]
ACAN has a published policy on naming, based on priority of application, appropriateness, and the extent to which usage has become established.[5] The United States Secretary of the Interior is in charge of formally appointing the members of the committee.[1]
Names attributed by the ACAN[]
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- Anderson Scarp, named after
- Anthony Bluff, named after Captain , United States Air Force
- Ashworth Glacier, named after [6]
- Banded Bluff, named for the bands of snow and rock on the bluff face
- Becker Point, named after
- Bennett Saddle, named after , traverse specialist
- Beyl Head, named after Commander , U.S. Navy
- Bird Bluff, named after Commander [7]
- Blessing Bluff, named after Commander , U.S. Navy[8]
- Brandau Glacier, named after James F. Brandau, U.S. Navy[9]
- Brandau Rocks, named after James F. Brandau, U.S. Navy[10]
- Brien Rocks, named after , aviation electronics technician
- Brookman Point, named after Lieutenant
- Brown Peaks, named after , biologist[11]
- Brown Scarp, named after [12]
- Bruner Hill, named after Lieutenant , U.S. Navy[13]
- Bucher Rim, named after , glaciologist
- Buntley Bluff, named after Ensign
- Burnette Rock, named after Chief Warrant Officer , U.S. Army[14]
- Burrage Dome, named after , construction mechanic[15]
- Butler Summit, named after of Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS)
- Callender Peak, named after Lieutenant [16]
- Campbell Crag, named after
- Cantrell Peak, named after Major , United States Marine Corps
- Cape Cornely, named after , radio operator[17]
- Cape Polar Sea, named after the USCGC Polar Sea
- Clark Knoll, named after , U.S. Navy
- Cleft Ledge, named for descriptive features
- Clingman Peak, named after , biologist
- Coor Crags, named after Lieutenant Commander , U.S. Navy[18]
- Cope Hill, named after Lieutenant
- Cousins Rock, named after , ionospheric physicist[19]
- Crary Knoll, named after Albert P. Crary, scientist[20]
- Creehan Cliff, named after Lieutenant [21]
- Curran Bluff, named after
- Davey Peak, named after , meteorologist[22]
- Davis Knoll, named after , geologist
- Davis Saddle, named after , U.S. Navy
- DeMaster Point, named after , biologist
- , named after , biologist, in conjunction with DeVries Glacier
- Dickinson Rocks, named after , construction mechanic[23]
- Dickson Icefalls, named after , glaciologist[24]
- Dickson Pillar, named after , photographer[25]
- Dillon Peak, named after , biologist[26]
- Dipboye Cirque, named after , helicopter pilot
- Dorrel Rock, named after , U.S. Navy
- Douglas Gap, named after , biologist
- Downs Cone, named after
- Draves Point, named after , U.S. Navy
- Dreary Isthmus, named for descriptive features
- Dudley Head, originally named Mount Dudley by Ernest Shackleton and later amended[27]
- Durrance Inlet, Lieutenant , U.S. Navy Reserve[28]
- Ellis Cone, named after , U.S. Navy
- England Ridge, named in conjunction with Mount England
- English Rock, named after
- Eubanks Point, named after Staff Sergeant
- Evans Knoll, named after [29]
- Everett Spur, named after , geologist[30]
- Favela Rocks, named after , U.S. Navy equipment operator
- Favreau Pillar, named after
- Ferri Ridge, named after Guy Ferri
- Fields Peak, named after Master Sergeant
- Fleming Head, named after
- Folk Ridge, named after , biolab technician
- Fontaine Bluff, named after Lieutenant Commander , U.S. Navy[31]
- Foreman Peak, named after , mechanic
- Fowler Knoll, named after Chief Warrant Officer , U.S. Army[32]
- Frost Cliff, named after , U.S. Navy
- Fry Peak, named after , U.S. Navy Flight Surgeon
- Furman Bluffs, named after , U.S. Navy staff assistant
- Garwood Point, named after , U.S. Navy metalsmith
- Gealy Spur, named after [33]
- Gerrish Peaks, named after , ionospheric physics researcher
- Gibbon Nunatak, named after [34]
- Glover Cirque, named after , cartographer[35]
- Grass Bluff, named after , meteorologist[36]
- Gray Rock, named after , radioscience researcher
- Greene Ridge, named after , ionospheric scientist[37]
- Gregory Rock, named after , aviation maintenance line crew supervisor
- Grew Peak, named after
- Groux Rock, named after , U.S. Navy shipfitter
- Harrison Ice Ridge, named after
- Harvey Peak, named after , aviation support
- Hatch Outcrop, named after , U.S. Navy
- Haver Peak, named after , U.S. Navy
- Hawthorne Bluff, named after , photographer
- Hofman Hill, named after , biologist
- Helios Ridge, named in conjunction with Mount Helios
- Hill Peaks, named after , mechanic and driver
- Jacobel Glacier, named after [38]
- Johnson Bluff, named after , biologist[39]
- Jones Ridge, originally named Cape Jones after Dr. and later reassigned[40]
- Kamenev Nunatak, named after , Soviet geologist
- Kay Peak, named after Lieutenant Commander
- Kellogg Valley, named after husband and wife glacial geologists and
- Kelmelis Hills, named after , cartographer
- Kemp Rock, named after , U.S. Navy
- Kennedy Ridge, named after , polar coordination specialist
- Kennel Peak, named after , ionospheric physicist
- Kerr Inlet, named in conjunction with Cape Kerr
- Kessler Peak, named after Captain
- Kieffer Knoll, named after , glaciologist
- Klinck Nunatak, named after , U.S. Navy construction mechanic
- Koci Cliffs, named after
- Kohler Head, named after , U.S. Navy construction electrician
- Kolich Point, named after, geophysicist
- Koltermann Peak, named after Major
- Komhyr Ridge, named after , meteorologist
- Kooyman Peak, named after , biologist
- Kristensen Rocks, named after Captain
- LaForrest Rock, named after [41]
- Lake Discovery, named in conjunction with Discovery Glacier and Mount Discovery
- Lake Eggers, named after
- Lasher Spur, named after Lieutenant , U.S. Navy[42]
- Lear Spire, named after , librarian
- Leibert Cirque, named after , helicopter pilot[43]
- Lemasters Bluff, named after Lieutenant , U.S. Navy
- Lepley Nunatak, named after , oceanographer[44]
- Lie Cliff, named after , ionospheric physicist[45]
- Lowry Bluff, named after , biologist
- MacDonald Point, named after James H. MacDonald, journalist
- McCarthy Point, named after Lieutenant , U.S. Navy
- MacMillan Point, named after , research assistant
- Mahalak Bluffs, named after Lieutenant , U.S. Navy[46]
- Maish Nunatak, named after , ionospheric physicist[47]
- Marinovic Beach, named after
- Marsh Ridge, named after , cook[48]
- Matsumoto Pond, named after , Japanese chemist
- Mayewski Peak, named after
- McIntosh Cliffs, named after
- McKnight Creek, named after Diane McKnight, research hydrologist
- Melcon Peak, named after Mark ("Commander") Melcon, carpenter
- Midkiff Rock, named after , aviation machinist's mate, U.S. Navy
- Milan Rock, named after , aviation structural mechanic, U.S. Navy
- Miller Spur, named after , sailmaker
- Mims Spur, named after , radio operator[49]
- Mirfak Nunatak, named after the cargo vessel[50]
- Mizar Nunataks, named after the USNS Mizar cargo vessel[51]
- Mohaupt Point, named after , U.S. Navy[52]
- Moran Bluff, named after , U.S. Navy[53]
- Morris Basin, named after , biologist
- Morse Nunataks, named after , ionospheric scientist[54]
- Motherway Island, named after
- Mount Dolber, named after Captain
- Mount Gaberlein, named after , Chief Construction Electrician, U.S. Navy
- Mount Gester, named after Lieutenant , seismologist/geomagnetist
- Mount Griffin, named after Chief Warrant Officer , U.S. Army
- Mount Keinath, named after , biolab administrator
- Mount Knauff, named after Major General , chief of staff of the New York Air National Guard
- Mount Manger, named after William Manger
- Mount Meunier, named after , cartographer and physical scientist
- Mount Montreuil, named after , biologist
- Mount Obiglio, named after Lieutenant , Argentine naval observer
- Mount Otis, named after
- Mount Rath, named after , electronics technician
- Mount Seitz, named after , , U.S. Navy
- Mount Sinha, named after Akhouri Sinha[55]
- Mount Stierer, named after , Airman First Class, United States Air Force
- Mount Suggs, named after , equipment operator
- Mount Sumner, named after
- Mount Wheat, named after Lieutenant Commander
- Mulligan Peak, named after
- Murray Pond, named after , driller
- Musson Nunatak, named after
- Oeschger Bluff, named after Hans Oeschger, glaciologist
- Olson Peaks, named after
- Paine Ridge, named after
- Paz Cove, named after
- Pentecost Cirque, named after , helicopter pilot
- Pine Island Glacier, named after Pine Island Bay[56][57]
- Pinet Butte, named after , geologist
- Poindexter Peak, named after , meteorologist
- Polar Subglacial Basin, named for geographical features
- Post Ridge, named after , ionospheric physicist
- Powell Hill, named after , U.S. Navy
- Raymond Ice Ridge, named after , Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington
- Redondo Point, originally named by Argentina in 1957
- Reid Ridge, named after John R. Reid, Jr., glaciologist
- Reilly Rocks, named after , Jr., USCG, machinery technician
- Renirie Rocks, named after
- Reynolds Nunatak, named after , electrician
- Reuning Glacier, named after [58]
- Rice Ridge, named afterLieutenant Commander , U.S. Navy
- Rowe Bluff, named after Lieutenant Commander
- Rust Bluff, named after , professor of geology
- Sayen Rocks, named after , photographer
- Scharon Bluff, named after
- Sechrist Peak, named after
- Schroeder Hill, named after , meteorologist
- Sentry Rocks, named for geographic festures
- Serlin Spur, named after , ionospheric physicist
- Siren Rock, named after , radio scientist
- Slusher Nunatak, named after , meteorologist
- Snyder Peak, named after David R. Snyder, aviation electronics technician
- Spilhaus Inlet, named after Athelstan Spilhaus, meteorologist and oceanographer
- Spillway Icefall, named for descriptive features
- Standifer Bluff, named after
- Stepping Stone Pond, named for location features
- Stuart Point, named after , captain's clerk
- Suggs Peak, named after , geologist
- Teardrop Pond, named for descriptive features
- Temnikow Nunataks, named after , biologist
- Thwaites Glacier, named after Fredrik T. Thwaites[59][60]
- Tighe Rock, named after , electrical engineer
- Todd Hill, named after , cartographer
- Trabucco Cliff, named after , ionospheric physicist
- Tucker Point, named after , U.S. Navy meteorologist
- Tuning Nunatak, named after , meteorologist
- Tur Peak, named after Lieutenant , U.S. Navy Reserve, medical officer
- Velie Nunatak, named after , meteorologist
- Walker Rocks, named after
- Walts Cliff, named after , meteorologist
- Watanuki Pond, named after , Department of Chemistry, University of Tokyo
- Whitcomb Ridge, named after , radio scientist
- Whited Inlet, named after , U.S. Navy,
- Wiest Bluff, named after , ionospheric scientist
- Williams Pond, named after , driller
- Williamson Glacier Tongue, named after
- Wold Nunatak, named after , geologist
- Wunneburger Rock, named after , U.S. Navy, cook
See also[]
- United States Board on Geographic Names
- Antarctic Treaty System
References[]
- ^ a b c d Gazetteer of the Antarctic: Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names. National Science Foundation. 1989.
- ^ a b Meredith F. Burrill (1990). 1890-1990, a Century of Service: United States Board on Geographic Names. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service.
- ^ "U.S. Board on Geographic Names". Usgs.gov. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Eighth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names" (PDF). Unstats.un.org. 24 June 2002. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ Policy Covering Antarctic Names
- ^ "Ashworth Glacier". Ndsu.edu. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Bird Bluff". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
- ^ "Blessing Bluff". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
- ^ "Brandau Glacier". United States Geologic Survey. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Brandau Rocks". Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Brown Peaks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
- ^ "Brown Scarp". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
- ^ "Bruner Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
- ^ "Burnette Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ^ "Burrage Dome". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
- ^ "Callender Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
- ^ "Cornely, Cape". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ^ "Coor Crags". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
- ^ "Cousins Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
- ^ "Crary Knoll". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
- ^ "Creehan Cliff". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
- ^ "Davey Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ^ "Dickinson Rocks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ^ "Dickson Icefalls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ^ "Dickson Pillar". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ^ "Dillon Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ^ "Dudley Head". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
- ^ "Durrance Inlet". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
- ^ "Evans Knoll". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ "Everett Spur". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ "Fontaine Bluff". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
- ^ "Fowler Knoll". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
- ^ "Gealy Spur". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
- ^ "Antarctica Detail". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ^ "Glover Cirque". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
- ^ "Grass Bluff". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
- ^ "Greene Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
- ^ "Jacobel Glacier". Stolaf.edu. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Johnson Bluff". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
- ^ "Jones Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
- ^ "LaForrest Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- ^ "Lasher Spur". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
- ^ "Leibert Cirque". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
- ^ "Lepley Nunatak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
- ^ "Lie Cliff". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- ^ "Mahalak Bluffs". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-07-26.
- ^ "Maish Nunatak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
- ^ "Marsh Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
- ^ "Mims Spur". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
- ^ "Mirfak Nunatak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
- ^ "Mizar Nunataks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
- ^ "Mohaupt Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
- ^ "Moran Bluff". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
- ^ "Morse Nunataks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
- ^ "US names mountain after an Indian-American scientist". Indiatimes.com. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Pine Island Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Icebergs A-68 and B-46 in Antarctica". Esa.int. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
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