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Wright Ice Piedmont

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An 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) long mostly ice-covered, narrow rocky ridge on Davis Coast, rising to 1,664 metres (5,459 ft) high at its south extremity. Situated on the northwest side of Detroit Plateau, and centred 15.5 kilometres (9.6 mi) south-southeast of Havilland Point. The feature
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An ice-covered buttress rising to 2,069 metres (6,788 ft) high on the northwest side of the Detroit Plateau. Situated between tributaries to Wright Ice Piedmont, 7.3 kilometres (4.5 mi) east of Mount Ader. Steep and partly ice-free southwest, northwest and northeast slopes. Named after
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A rounded ice-covered buttress extending 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) in southeast–northwest direction and 10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi) in southwest–northeast direction, rising to 1,900 metres (6,200 ft). Situated on the northwest side of Detroit Plateau. Topola Ridge and few smaller ridges
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A rocky point on Davis Coast projecting 300 metres (980 ft) high northwards into Orléans Strait. Situated 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of Cape Andreas, 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) southeast of Skottsberg Point on Trinity Island, 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Cape Page and 4.4
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The ice-covered peak rising to 1,635 metres (5,364 ft) high in the northwest foothills of Detroit Plateau on Davis Coast in Graham Land. Situated 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of Hargrave Hill, 16.26 kilometres (10.10 mi) south-southeast of Havilland Point, 11.7 kilometres
753:. A glacier flowing northward from the Detroit Plateau, and merging with Wright Ice Piedmont about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) southwest of Hargrave Hill. Mapped from air photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys (1955-57). Named by UK-APC for 936:. A hill at the south side of Wright Ice Piedmont, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) northeast of the mouth of Henson Glacier. Mapped from air photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys (1955-57). Named by UK-APC for 1197: 487:, the British firm started by Eustace and Horace Short, who in 1909 received an order from the Wright brothers to build six aircraft, and thus earned the title of "the first manufacturers of aircraft in the world." 341:. Point 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) east of Cape Page. Photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1955-57 and mapped from these photos by the FIDS. Named by the UK-APC in 1960 for Sir 711:. A glacier just west of Henson Glacier, flowing north from the Detroit Plateau into Wright Ice Piedmont. Mapped from air photos by Hunting Aerosurveys (1953-57). Named by UK-APC for 796:
branch from the feature on the north. Steep southwest, northwest and east slopes. Surmounts Henson Glacier and its tributary to the southwest and west, and some tributaries to
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A 3.75 kilometres (2.33 mi) wide cove indenting for 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) Davis Coast east of Cape Page and west of Havilland Point. Named after the settlement of
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abuts Zabernovo Bastion on the south, extends northwards to Matov Peak and ends in Hargrave Hill. Surmounts some tributaries to Wright Ice Piedmont to the southwest and
626:. Mountain along the north side of Breguet Glacier and just southeast of Mount Cornu. Shown on an Argentine government chart in 1957. Named by the UK-APC in 1960 for 483:. Island lying 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) southwest of Cape Page. Shown on an Argentine government chart of 1952. Named by the UK-APC in 1960 for 74: 588:, French engineer who, in a machine of his own construction, was the first man to leave the ground successfully, although not vertically, in a helicopter. 43: 1319: 1302: 1285: 1268: 1251: 1234: 123: 1201: 437:, 1901-04. Photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1955-57 and mapped from these photos by the FIDS. Named by the UK:APC in 1960 for Sir 255:(1871–1948), American aeronautical engineers who made the first controlled flights in a powered heavier-than-air machine on December 17, 1903. 1336: 240: 224: 244: 1314: 1297: 1280: 1263: 1246: 1229: 940:(1850-1915), Australian inventor of the box-kite and other fixed wing flying machines, pioneer of rotary aero engines (1884-1909). 894:
and 24.2 kilometres (15.0 mi) northeast of Mount Ader. It has steep and partly ice-free west and south slopes. Named after
757:(1805-88), English designer of a powered model airplane (1842-43) which led to widespread aeronautical research and development. 497: 861: 814: 767: 640: 355: 430: 67: 908: 725: 683: 598: 548: 455: 397: 313: 268: 442: 384: 438: 295: 754: 342: 290: 1309: 1292: 1275: 1258: 1241: 1224: 1341: 531: 434: 285: 1208: 535: 236: 197: 937: 712: 205: 715:(1799-1883), English designer of the first powered model airplane to make a flight, in 1848. 581: 577: 527: 217: 627: 1073: 844: 797: 670: 484: 252: 213: 201: 165: 1330: 248: 584:. Shown on an Argentine government chart of 1957. Named by the UK-APC in 1960 for 1175: 895: 280: 161: 209: 193: 169: 188:
Davis Coast, Antarctic Peninsula. Wright Ice Piedmont towards the southwest end
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kilometres (2.7 mi) north-northwest of Langley Peak. Named after
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Ice piedmont along the west coast of Graham Land in Antarctica
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on the west coast of Graham Land. Roughly shown by the
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Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
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to the north and east. Named after the settlement of
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to the north and east. Named after the settlement of
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Mountain standing at the head of 241:Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey 192:The Wright Ice Piedmont lies on the 1200:from websites or documents of the 971:Graham Land and South Shetland BAS 245:UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee 25: 1315:Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 1298:Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 1281:Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 1264:Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 1247:Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 1230:Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 1177:Geographic Names of the Antarctic 1196: This article incorporates 1191: 49: 42: 1174:Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), 1: 243:(FIDS). It was named by the 1337:Ice piedmonts of Graham Land 431:Swedish Antarctic Expedition 251:(1867–1912) and his brother 890:(7.3 mi) southwest of 296:GPX (secondary coordinates) 1358: 851:in Northeastern Bulgaria. 804:in Southeastern Bulgaria. 443:Royal Aeronautical Society 291:GPX (primary coordinates) 266:Map all coordinates using 37: 274:Download coordinates as: 204:to the northwest across 196:on the west side of the 168:along the west coast of 164:extending westward from 225:Copernix satellite view 1198:public domain material 1122:Zabernovo Bastion SCAR 673:in Southern Bulgaria. 513:64.007028°S 60.64861°W 439:Frederick Handley Page 387:in Southern Bulgaria. 220:are to the southeast. 189: 58:Location in Antarctica 877:64.04833°S 60.12083°W 830:64.04028°S 60.11667°W 783:64.10278°S 60.05000°W 755:William Samuel Henson 656:64.18889°S 60.37500°W 518:-64.007028; -60.64861 371:63.91667°S 60.25833°W 343:Geoffrey de Havilland 286:GPX (all coordinates) 247:(UK-APC) in 1960 for 187: 882:-64.04833; -60.12083 835:-64.04028; -60.11667 788:-64.10278; -60.05000 677:Stringfellow Glacier 661:-64.18889; -60.37500 538:(9th-10th century). 376:-63.91667; -60.25833 212:to the southwest to 1310:"Zabernovo Bastion" 1031:Sursuvul Point SCAR 920: /  873: /  826: /  779: /  737: /  695: /  652: /  610: /  560: /  509: /  467: /  409: /  367: /  325: /  237:Hunting Aerosurveys 198:Antarctic Peninsula 151:Wright Ice Piedmont 135: /  118:Wright Ice Piedmont 102:Wright Ice Piedmont 86: /  33:Wright Ice Piedmont 1086:Lale Buttress SCAR 669:the settlement of 208:. It extends from 190: 1134:Topola Ridge SCAR 995:Vinitsa Cove SCAR 938:Lawrence Hargrave 924:64.017°S 60.183°W 761:Zabernovo Bastion 741:64.100°S 60.183°W 713:John Stringfellow 699:64.167°S 60.300°W 614:64.167°S 60.483°W 564:64.150°S 60.583°W 471:63.950°S 60.400°W 435:Otto Nordenskjöld 413:63.917°S 60.300°W 329:63.917°S 60.233°W 140:63.967°S 60.333°W 114: 113: 91:63.967°S 60.333°W 16:(Redirected from 1349: 1322: 1305: 1288: 1271: 1259:"Sursuvul Point" 1254: 1237: 1220: 1219: 1218: 1195: 1194: 1190: 1189: 1188: 1182: 1161: 1155: 1149: 1143: 1137: 1131: 1125: 1119: 1113: 1107: 1101: 1095: 1089: 1083: 1077: 1071: 1058: 1052: 1046: 1040: 1034: 1028: 1022: 1016: 1010: 1004: 998: 992: 986: 980: 974: 968: 962: 956: 935: 934: 932: 931: 930: 929:-64.017; -60.183 925: 921: 918: 917: 916: 913: 888: 887: 885: 884: 883: 878: 874: 871: 870: 869: 866: 841: 840: 838: 837: 836: 831: 827: 824: 823: 822: 819: 794: 793: 791: 790: 789: 784: 780: 777: 776: 775: 772: 752: 751: 749: 748: 747: 746:-64.100; 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Buttress" 1223: 1216: 1214: 1207: 1192: 1186: 1184: 1180: 1173: 1169: 1164: 1156: 1152: 1146:Matov Peak SCAR 1144: 1140: 1132: 1128: 1120: 1116: 1108: 1104: 1096: 1092: 1084: 1080: 1072: 1061: 1053: 1049: 1041: 1037: 1029: 1025: 1017: 1013: 1005: 1001: 993: 989: 981: 977: 969: 965: 957: 950: 946: 928: 926: 922: 919: 914: 911: 909: 907: 906: 904: 881: 879: 875: 872: 867: 864: 862: 860: 859: 857: 834: 832: 828: 825: 820: 817: 815: 813: 812: 810: 787: 785: 781: 778: 773: 770: 768: 766: 765: 763: 745: 743: 739: 736: 731: 728: 726: 724: 723: 721: 703: 701: 697: 694: 689: 686: 684: 682: 681: 679: 660: 658: 654: 651: 646: 643: 641: 639: 638: 636: 618: 616: 612: 609: 604: 601: 599: 597: 596: 594: 582:Breguet Glacier 578:Gregory Glacier 568: 566: 562: 559: 554: 551: 549: 547: 546: 544: 528:George Sursuvul 517: 515: 511: 508: 503: 500: 498: 496: 495: 493: 475: 473: 469: 466: 461: 458: 456: 454: 453: 451: 433:(SwedAE) under 417: 415: 411: 408: 403: 400: 398: 396: 395: 393: 375: 373: 369: 366: 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It faces 194:Davis Coast 170:Graham Land 143: / 94: / 68:Coordinates 1331:Categories 1217:2024-05-03 1187:2023-12-03 944:References 892:Volov Peak 868:60°07′15″W 865:64°02′54″S 855:Matov Peak 821:60°07′00″W 818:64°02′25″S 774:60°03′00″W 771:64°06′10″S 647:60°22′30″W 644:64°11′20″S 592:Mount Ader 586:Paul Cornu 504:60°38′55″W 427:Cape Kater 362:60°15′30″W 359:63°55′00″S 174:Antarctica 149: ( 100: ( 802:Zabernovo 534:and Czar 391:Cape Page 259:Features 180:Location 160:) is an 1167:Sources 915:60°11′W 912:64°01′S 732:60°11′W 729:64°06′S 690:60°18′W 687:64°10′S 605:60°29′W 602:64°10′S 555:60°35′W 552:64°09′S 536:Peter I 462:60°24′W 459:63°57′S 404:60°18′W 401:63°55′S 385:Vinitsa 320:60°14′W 317:63°55′S 130:60°20′W 127:63°58′S 81:60°20′W 78:63°58′S 849:Topola 1181:(PDF) 671:Lale 116:The 281:KML 172:in 1333:: 1318:, 1312:, 1301:, 1295:, 1284:, 1278:, 1267:, 1261:, 1250:, 1244:, 1233:, 1227:, 1062:^ 951:^ 176:. 1204:. 1148:. 1136:. 1124:. 1088:. 1033:. 997:. 973:. 153:) 120:( 104:) 20:)

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Havilland Point
Map showing the location of Wright Ice Piedmont
Coordinates
63°58′S 60°20′W / 63.967°S 60.333°W / -63.967; -60.333 (Wright Ice Piedmont)
63°58′S 60°20′W / 63.967°S 60.333°W / -63.967; -60.333 (Wright Ice Piedmont)
ice piedmont
Lanchester Bay
Graham Land
Antarctica

Davis Coast
Antarctic Peninsula
Trinity Island
Orléans Strait
Curtiss Bay
Lanchester Bay
Detroit Plateau
Copernix satellite view
Hunting Aerosurveys
Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
Wilbur Wright
Orville Wright
OpenStreetMap
KML
GPX (all coordinates)
GPX (primary coordinates)
GPX (secondary coordinates)
63°55′S 60°14′W / 63.917°S 60.233°W / -63.917; -60.233
Geoffrey de Havilland

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