41:
34:
276:
935:
838:
363:, the first female U.S. Army Officer in Antarctica, who specialized in logistics and air and ship operations, 1988-91. She became the Logistics Manager with Antarctic Support Associates, 1991-96, and was central during the transfer of the supply and transportation logistics from the military to the civilian support.
579:
from the north end of Staten Island
Heights. The name was applied by geologist Christopher J. Burgess, VUWAE party leader in the 1976-77 season. Named after John D. Pascoe (1909-72), New Zealand mountaineer, photographer, and author of books on New Zealand mountains and alpine subjects; Chief
401:
is an ice-free mountain rising to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) at the south end of Noring
Terrace An ice-free mountain rising to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) at the south end of Noring Terrace. Named by the US-ACAN (2007) after Juan Basurto, cargo specialist, and a member of the U.S. Antarctic
533:. The highest mountain summit, 2,040 metres (6,690 ft) high, in the north part of Staten Island Heights, with a rounded top that gives a commanding view of Fry Glacier and Benson Glacier. One of the nautical names in Convoy Range. So named by a NZARP field party in the 1989-90 season.
448:
toward
Battleship Promontory. Named by US-ACAN (2007) after Randy (Crunch) Noring who served 16 summer seasons and two winters in Antarctica between 1991 and 2007 at the South Pole and McMurdo Stations, working in operations, heavy equipment and fuels, and since 1999 as the Camp Manager at
359:. A rock summit rising to 1,550 metres (5,090 ft) west of Sharpend Glacier. The feature forms the extremity of a rock ledge at the south edge of Staten Island Heights. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (1999) after Captain
491:. Massive mountain, 2,465 metres (8,087 ft) high, standing in the Convoy Range about 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) northwest of Mount Gran. Photographed in 1957 by the New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the
939:
842:
321:. A sandstone promontory which rises from the floor of Alatna Valley near its head. The name was suggested by Parker Calkin, United States geologist who made stratigraphic studies in the valley in the 1960-61 season.
440:. A relatively level ice-covered terrace rising to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) with an area of about 4 square miles (10 km) between Mount Gunn and Mount Basurto. Ice from the terrace drains westward into
664:. A craggy mountain rising to about 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) high east of Staten Island Heights. The descriptive name was applied by the 1957 New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the CTAE, 1956-58.
402:
Program logistics operation, who contributed to the movement of science team cargo to and from McMurdo
Station in 21 austral field seasons from 1986 through 2007.
33:
925:
904:
883:
846:
492:
623:
181:
224:
to the west and
Battleship Promontory and Alatna Valley to the south. Prominent peaks include Mount Gunn, Larson Crag and Mount Razorback.
916:
895:
874:
911:
890:
869:
73:
958:
412:
943:
921:
900:
879:
619:
618:. A prominent rocky summit, over 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) high, at the north end of Staten Island Heights. Mapped by the
373:
177:
636:
626:(US-ACAN) in 1964 for Commander Wesley Larson, commanding officer of the USS Staten Island in Antarctic waters, 1959-60.
590:
543:
505:
463:
293:
128:
331:
66:
237:
264:
259:
201:
254:
963:
275:
576:
441:
221:
209:
445:
853:
205:
952:
360:
249:
217:
189:
165:
157:
113:
48:
200:
The Staten Island
Heights are in the center of the Convoy Range. To the east is the
820:
450:
213:
161:
495:(CTAE) (1956-58) and named by them for Bernard M. Gunn, a member of the party.
575:
glacier, 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) long, which flows into
651:
638:
605:
592:
558:
545:
520:
507:
478:
465:
427:
414:
388:
375:
346:
333:
308:
295:
143:
130:
88:
75:
622:(USGS) from ground surveys and Navy air photos. Named by the United States
156:) is a predominantly flat, ice-covered upland between Greenville Valley and
180:(USGS) from ground surveys and Navy air photos. They were named by the
572:
274:
678:
676:
828:(2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names
109:
104:
65:
60:
21:
283:Named features in and around the heights include:
580:Archivist, Department of Internal Affairs, 1963.
742:
730:
718:
694:
40:
8:
188:, an icebreaker in the American convoy to
18:
192:in several seasons beginning in 1956–57.
176:Staten Island Heights were mapped by the
926:United States Department of the Interior
905:United States Department of the Interior
884:United States Department of the Interior
858:, USGS: United States Geological Survey
847:United States Board on Geographic Names
802:
790:
778:
766:
754:
706:
682:
672:
493:Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
624:Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
182:Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
7:
917:Geographic Names Information System
896:Geographic Names Information System
875:Geographic Names Information System
279:Convoy Range is south center of map
16:Upland in Victoria Land, Antarctica
942:from websites or documents of the
845:from websites or documents of the
14:
822:Geographic Names of the Antarctic
938: This article incorporates
933:
841: This article incorporates
836:
39:
32:
944:United States Geological Survey
922:United States Geological Survey
901:United States Geological Survey
880:United States Geological Survey
620:United States Geological Survey
444:and also eastward in the short
178:United States Geological Survey
819:Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995),
184:(US-ACAN) in 1964 for the USS
1:
265:GPX (secondary coordinates)
980:
428:76.8166667°S 160.6666667°E
260:GPX (primary coordinates)
235:Map all coordinates using
26:
959:Islands of Victoria Land
433:-76.8166667; 160.6666667
243:Download coordinates as:
940:public domain material
843:public domain material
389:76.93333°S 160.70000°E
280:
172:Exploration and naming
287:Battleship Promontory
278:
255:GPX (all coordinates)
220:is to the north, the
123:Staten Island Heights
22:Staten Island Heights
394:-76.93333; 160.70000
743:Noring Terrace USGS
648: /
602: /
555: /
517: /
475: /
424: /
385: /
343: /
305: /
140: /
85: /
731:Mount Basurto USGS
652:76.833°S 161.300°E
606:76.733°S 161.133°E
559:76.767°S 161.017°E
521:76.767°S 161.133°E
479:76.867°S 160.700°E
309:76.917°S 160.917°E
281:
204:, which feeds the
144:76.817°S 160.950°E
89:76.817°S 160.950°E
61:Highest point
719:Schwall Peak USGS
695:Convoy Range USGS
577:Greenville Valley
499:Forecastle Summit
442:Cambridge Glacier
222:Cambridge Glacier
210:Northwind Glacier
120:
119:
971:
937:
936:
928:
907:
891:"Noring Terrace"
886:
865:
864:
863:
840:
839:
835:
834:
833:
827:
806:
800:
794:
788:
782:
776:
770:
764:
758:
752:
746:
740:
734:
728:
722:
716:
710:
704:
698:
692:
686:
680:
663:
662:
660:
659:
658:
657:-76.833; 161.300
653:
649:
646:
645:
644:
641:
617:
616:
614:
613:
612:
611:-76.733; 161.133
607:
603:
600:
599:
598:
595:
570:
569:
567:
566:
565:
564:-76.767; 161.017
560:
556:
553:
552:
551:
548:
532:
531:
529:
528:
527:
526:-76.767; 161.133
522:
518:
515:
514:
513:
510:
490:
489:
487:
486:
485:
484:-76.867; 160.700
480:
476:
473:
472:
471:
468:
446:Scudding Glacier
439:
438:
436:
435:
434:
429:
425:
422:
421:
420:
417:
400:
399:
397:
396:
395:
390:
386:
383:
382:
381:
378:
358:
357:
355:
354:
353:
348:
344:
341:
340:
339:
336:
320:
319:
317:
316:
315:
314:-76.917; 160.917
310:
306:
303:
302:
301:
298:
202:Flight Deck Névé
155:
154:
152:
151:
150:
149:-76.817; 160.950
145:
141:
138:
137:
136:
133:
100:
99:
97:
96:
95:
94:-76.817; 160.950
90:
86:
83:
82:
81:
78:
43:
42:
36:
19:
979:
978:
974:
973:
972:
970:
969:
968:
949:
948:
934:
931:
910:
889:
870:"Mount Basurto"
868:
861:
859:
852:
837:
831:
829:
825:
818:
814:
809:
801:
797:
789:
785:
777:
773:
765:
761:
753:
749:
741:
737:
729:
725:
717:
713:
705:
701:
693:
689:
681:
674:
670:
656:
654:
650:
647:
642:
639:
637:
635:
634:
632:
630:Mount Razorback
610:
608:
604:
601:
596:
593:
591:
589:
588:
586:
563:
561:
557:
554:
549:
546:
544:
542:
541:
539:
525:
523:
519:
516:
511:
508:
506:
504:
503:
501:
483:
481:
477:
474:
469:
466:
464:
462:
461:
459:
432:
430:
426:
423:
418:
415:
413:
411:
410:
408:
393:
391:
387:
384:
379:
376:
374:
372:
371:
369:
351:
349:
347:76.85°S 160.9°E
345:
342:
337:
334:
332:
330:
329:
327:
313:
311:
307:
304:
299:
296:
294:
292:
291:
289:
273:
272:
271:
270:
269:
230:
198:
174:
148:
146:
142:
139:
134:
131:
129:
127:
126:
93:
91:
87:
84:
79:
76:
74:
72:
71:
56:
55:
54:
53:
52:
46:
45:
44:
17:
12:
11:
5:
977:
975:
967:
966:
961:
951:
950:
930:
929:
912:"Schwall Peak"
908:
887:
866:
850:
815:
813:
810:
808:
807:
805:, p. 606.
795:
793:, p. 420.
783:
781:, p. 559.
771:
769:, p. 251.
759:
757:, p. 301.
747:
735:
723:
711:
699:
687:
685:, p. 708.
671:
669:
666:
631:
628:
585:
582:
538:
537:Pascoe Glacier
535:
500:
497:
458:
455:
407:
406:Noring Terrace
404:
368:
365:
326:
323:
288:
285:
268:
267:
262:
257:
252:
246:
240:
233:
232:
231:
229:
226:
206:Benson Glacier
197:
194:
173:
170:
168:, Antarctica.
118:
117:
111:
107:
106:
102:
101:
69:
63:
62:
58:
57:
47:
38:
37:
31:
30:
29:
28:
27:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
976:
965:
962:
960:
957:
956:
954:
947:
945:
941:
927:
923:
919:
918:
913:
909:
906:
902:
898:
897:
892:
888:
885:
881:
877:
876:
871:
867:
857:
856:
851:
848:
844:
824:
823:
817:
816:
811:
804:
799:
796:
792:
787:
784:
780:
775:
772:
768:
763:
760:
756:
751:
748:
744:
739:
736:
732:
727:
724:
720:
715:
712:
709:, p. 50.
708:
703:
700:
696:
691:
688:
684:
679:
677:
673:
667:
665:
661:
629:
627:
625:
621:
615:
583:
581:
578:
574:
568:
536:
534:
530:
498:
496:
494:
488:
456:
454:
452:
447:
443:
437:
405:
403:
398:
367:Mount Basurto
366:
364:
362:
361:Karen Schwall
356:
352:-76.85; 160.9
324:
322:
318:
286:
284:
277:
266:
263:
261:
258:
256:
253:
251:
248:
247:
245:
244:
239:
238:OpenStreetMap
236:
227:
225:
223:
219:
218:Elkhorn Ridge
215:
211:
207:
203:
195:
193:
191:
190:McMurdo Sound
187:
186:Staten Island
183:
179:
171:
169:
167:
166:Victoria Land
163:
159:
158:Alatna Valley
153:
124:
115:
114:Victoria Land
112:
108:
103:
98:
70:
68:
64:
59:
50:
49:Victoria Land
35:
25:
20:
932:
915:
894:
873:
860:, retrieved
855:Convoy Range
854:
830:, retrieved
821:
803:Alberts 1995
798:
791:Alberts 1995
786:
779:Alberts 1995
774:
767:Alberts 1995
762:
755:Alberts 1995
750:
738:
726:
714:
707:Alberts 1995
702:
690:
683:Alberts 1995
633:
587:
540:
502:
460:
451:Marble Point
409:
370:
328:
325:Schwall Peak
290:
282:
242:
241:
234:
214:Atka Glacier
199:
185:
175:
162:Convoy Range
122:
121:
116:, Antarctica
51:, Antarctica
964:Scott Coast
655: /
609: /
584:Larson Crag
562: /
524: /
482: /
431: /
419:160°40′00″E
392: /
380:160°42′00″E
350: /
312: /
147: /
92: /
67:Coordinates
953:Categories
862:2024-01-30
832:2024-01-30
668:References
457:Mount Gunn
416:76°49′00″S
377:76°56′00″S
105:Geography
643:161°18′E
597:161°08′E
550:161°01′E
512:161°08′E
470:160°42′E
338:160°54′E
300:160°55′E
228:Features
196:Location
135:160°57′E
110:Location
80:160°57′E
812:Sources
640:76°50′S
594:76°44′S
547:76°46′S
509:76°46′S
467:76°52′S
335:76°51′S
297:76°55′S
160:in the
132:76°49′S
77:76°49′S
573:cirque
216:. The
826:(PDF)
571:. A
212:and
250:KML
164:of
955::
946:.
924:,
920:,
914:,
903:,
899:,
893:,
882:,
878:,
872:,
675:^
453:.
208:,
849:.
745:.
733:.
721:.
697:.
125:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
