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471:. An ice-free point on the west side of Brown Peninsula, Scott Coast, that marks the north extent of Bellafronto Bight. Named by US-ACAN (1999) after Lieutenant Commander H.M. Swyers, United States Navy, a public works officer at McMurdo Station in United States Navy Operation Deep Freeze 1976 and 1977.
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on the west, and Black Island on the east. The surface of the strait, especially the north part between Brown
Peninsula and Black Island, is noteworthy for the presence of broad moraine belts that obscure much of the ice and suggest the name. The strait was discovered by the BrNAE, 1901-04, led by
555:(VUWAE) in 1964-65. The top of the ridge has been planed off by subsequent glaciation and the resultant surface exposes two basalt "pipes" (Nubian Formation) within the trachyte. These have altered the trachyte at their margins to various shades of brown, hence the name of the ridge.
433:. A pond located in the southwest extremity of Brown Peninsula. First studied on the ground by United States geologist Troy L. Péwé during United States Navy Operation Deep Freeze, 1957-58. So named by him because of the black volcanic terrain which entirely surrounds the pond.
717:. A small island lying at the north tip of Brown Peninsula in the Ross Ice Shelf. Named by US-ACAN in 1963 for Chief Aviation Machinists Mate Joseph Bratina, United States Navy Squadron VX-6, stationed at McMurdo Station in the 1958-59, 1960-61 and 1961-62 summer seasons.
509:. A bare rock summit, the highest point at 815 metres (2,674 ft) high on Brown Peninsula. Named by A.J. Heine of the McMurdo Ice Shelf Project, 1962-63, for K.C. Wise, a New Zealander who explored the peninsula while a member of the NZGSAE, 1958-59.
395:. A low, narrow neck of land, or isthmus, that joins the base of Brown Peninsula and the low morainal area north of Mount Discovery. Named descriptively by US-ACAN (1999) in keeping with the dark and gloomy aspect of the feature.
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593:. An ice-covered lake, 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) long, located just east of Rainbow Ridge in central Brown Peninsula. Named by US-ACAN (1999) after Alan J. Eggers, Department of Geology,
755:. A tidal lagoon of sand flats, ponds, and channels, about 700 metres (2,300 ft) long and 250 metres (820 ft) high wide, located on the southwest side of Bratina Island. Named by the
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