GEOGRAPHIC NAMES OF ANTARCTICA 



BERGERSEN, MOUNT: mountain mass in the E. 

 part of the S0r Rondane Mtns., lying S. of Princess 

 Ragnhild Coast; in about 72°08'S., 24°35'E. Disc, 

 and photographed from the air on Feb. 6, 1937 by 

 members of a Nor. exp. under Christensen. Named 

 for Ambassador Birger Bergersen, chairman of the 

 Norwegian Whaling Board. 



Bergnes: see Byrd Head. 



BERLIN, MOUNT: prominent ridge-shaped 

 mountain, about 10,400 ft. in el., forming the W. 

 end of Hal Flood Range in Marie Byrd Land; in 

 about 76°04'S., 135°50'W. Disc, by members of the 

 ByrdAE on extended flights to the NE. and E. of 

 Little America in November-December 1934. It 

 was first named Mount Hal Flood, but this name 

 has now been given to the entire range of moun- 

 tains of which this one is a part. Named for 

 Leonard M. Berlin, leader of the USAS party which 

 sledged to this mountain in December 1940. Not 

 adopted: Mount Hal Flood. 



BERNACCHI, CAPE : low rocky promontory lying 

 between Bernacchi Bay and New Harbor on the E. 

 coast of Victoria Land; in about 77°30'S., 163°45'E. 

 Disc, by the BrNAE, 1901-4, under Scott, and 

 named by him for Louis C. Bernacchi, physicist 

 with the expedition. See also Bernacchi Head on 

 Franklin Island. 



BERNACCHI BAY: bay about 3 mi. wide, which 

 lies between Marble Pt. and Cape Bernacchi along 

 the E. coast of Victoria Land; in about 77°28'S., 

 163°47'E. The bay takes its name from Cape 

 Bernacchi, S. entrance point to the bay, and was 

 applied by the BrAE under Scott, 1910-13. 



BERNACCHI HEAD: precipitous, cliff forming 

 the SE. end of Franklin I., in the Ross Sea; in about 

 76°09'S., 168°20'E. Named by the BrAE, 1898- 

 1900, under C. E. Borchgrevink, for Louis C. Bernac- 

 chi, a member of the expedition. The generic has 

 been changed by the Committee to avoid duplica- 

 tion with Cape Bernacchi on the coast of Victoria 

 Land. See also Cape Bernacchi. 



Bernard, Pointe: see Barnard Point. 



Bernard Home, Mount: see Home, Mount. 



Bernt Balchen Glacier: see Balchen Glacier. 



BERNTSEN POINT: point which forms the S. 

 side of the entrance to Borge Bay, on the E. side 

 of Signy I., in the South Orkney Is.; in 60°43'S., 

 45''36'W. Charted in 1927 by DI personnel on the 

 Discovery. Probably named for Capt. S0ren Bernt- 

 sen, master of the Orwell, who was of assistance in 

 transporting DI personnel the following year. 



BERRY HEAD: point which markes the E. side 

 of the entrance to Stygian Cove, on the NE. side 

 of Signy I., in the South Orkney Is.; in 60°42'S., 

 45°36'W. Probably named by DI personnel on the 

 Discovery II following their survey in 1933. 



BERTEAUX, CAPE: cape which lies at the N. 

 side of Wordie Ice Shelf and projects into the SE. 

 part of Marguerite Bay, on the W. coast of Palmer 

 Pen.; in 68°51'S., 67°28'W. The FrAE under Char- 

 cot, 1908-10, originally applied the name Berteaux 

 to an island in essentially this position. The BGLE 

 under Rymill, 1934-37, identified the feature 

 sighted by Charcot as the cape described above. 

 Named by Charcot for a Monsieur Berteaux who 

 helped obtain funds for his expedition. Not 

 adopted : Berteaux Island, Cape Pierre Baudin. 



Berteaux Island: see Berteaux, Cape. 



BERTHA ISLAND: island which lies at the E. 

 side of the entrance to William Scoresby Bay and is 

 separated from Mac-Robertson Coast by a narrow 

 channel; in about 67°23'S., 59°40'E. Disc, and 

 named in February 1936 by DI personnel on the 

 William Scoresby. Not adopted: Hamreneset 

 [Norwegian] . 



BERTHELOT ISLETS : group of rocky islets, the 

 largest about 1 mi. long, lying about 1.5 mi. W. of 

 Point Delivrance, off the W. coast of Palmer Pen.; 

 in 65°20'S., 64°09'W. Disc, by the FrAE, 1903-5, 

 under Charcot, and named by him for Mar- 

 celin Berthelot, prominent French chemist. Not 

 adopted: Berthelot Islands. 



BERTRAB GLACIER: small glacier at the head 

 of Gold Hbr., at the E. end of South Georgia; in 

 54°37'S., 35°57'W. Charted by the GerAE, 1911-12, 

 under Filchner, and named by him for Dr. von 

 Bertrab, General and Chief Quartermaster in the 

 German General Staff and Chief of the Land 

 Survey, who was chairman of the expedition. 



BERTRAB NUNATAK: bare rock about 1,000 ft. 

 in el. at the S. side of the entrance to Duke Ernst 

 Bay, on Luitpold Coast; in about 77°55'S., 34°30'W. 

 Disc, in January-February 1912 by the GerAE 

 under Filchner, and named by him for Dr. von 

 Bertrab. Not adopted: Bertrab Nunataks. 



BERTRAM GLACIER: glacier, about 15 mi. long 

 and 18 mi. wide at its mouth, flowing W. from the 

 Dyer Plateau of Palmer Pen. into George VI Sound 

 between Wade Pt. and Gurney Pt.; in 70°48'S., 

 67°28'W. Disc, and first surveyed in 1936 by 

 Stephenson, Fleming and Bertram of the BGLE 

 under Rymill. It was later named for George C. L. 

 Bertram, biologist of the BGLE, 1934-37, and mem- 



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