GEOGRAPHIC NAMES OF ANTARCTICA 



CONTENTS 



Page 



The geographic name problem 1 



The nature of the problem 1 



Resolution of the problem 2 



Statement of policy covering geographic names 4 



Application of policy in decisions 7 



Expeditions 9 



List of expeditions 11 



Geographic names 37 



Abbreviations 



The following abbreviations are frequently, but not universally, used in the 

 text of the name decisions included in this publication. 



ABBREVIATED TERMS 



Acad Academy, Academie 



Adm Admiral 



Arch Archipelago 



Assn Association 



Asst Assistant 



Aug August 



Brig. Gen. . Brigadier General 



Capt Captain 



Cdr Commander 



Chan Channel 



Co Company 



Col Colonel 



Dec December 



Dept Department 



Dir Director 



Disc discovered 



Dr Doctor 



E east 



el elevation 



ENE east-northeast 



Ens Ensign 



ESE east-southeast 



exp expedition 



Feb February 



ft feet 



Gen General 



Gl Glacier 



Gov Governor 



Govt Government 



Hbr. Harbor 



Hon Honorable 



I. Island 



Inst Institute, Institution 



Is Islands 



It Islet 



Its Islets 



Jan January 



Jr Junior 



Lt Lieutenant 



Maj Major 



mi mile, miles 



M.P Member of Parliament 



Mt Mount 



Mtn Mountain 



Mtns Mountains 



N north 



NE northeast 



NNE north-northeast 



NNW north-northwest 



Nov November 



NW northwest 



Oct October 



Pen Peninsula 



Pres President 



Prof Professor 



Pt Point 



q.v Quod vide (which see) 



R. Adm. . . . Rear Admiral 



RAN Royal Australian Navy 



Rep Representative 



RN Royal Navy 



RNR Royal Navy Reserve 



RNVR Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve 



Rt. Hon. . . . Right Honorable 



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