GEOGRAPHIC NAMES OF ANTARCTICA 



BLACK RIDGE: narrow dividing ridge with 

 sharp peaks about 3,500 ft. in el., between Corner 

 Gl. and Priestley GL, in Victoria Land; in about 

 74°37'S., 163°28'E. First explored by the Northern 

 Party of the BrAE under Scott, 1910-13, and so 

 named because of its appearance. 



BLACK ROCK: isolated rock about 0.7 mi. E. 

 of Candlemas I., in the 'South Sandwich Is.; in 

 57°02'S., 26°39'W. Charted and named in 1930 

 by DI personnel on the Discovery II. 



BLACK ROCK: low rock about 10 mi. SE. of 

 Shag Rocks, and lying some 105 mi. WNW. of South 

 Georgia; in about 53°39'S., 41°48'W. Black Rock 

 may have been considered as part of the "Aurora 

 Islands" reported in this vicinity by the ship 

 Aurora in 1762. It was charted in 1927 by DI per- 

 sonnel on the William Scoresby. 



BLACKROCK HEAD: conspicuous rock outcrop 

 on the shoreline of Kemp Coast, reported to lie 

 about 8 mi. NNW. of the W. side of the entrance to 

 Stefanson Bay; in about 67°10'S., 58°56'E. Disc, 

 in February 1936 by DI personnel on the William 

 Scoresby and so named by them for its appearance. 

 Not adopted: Blackhead Rock. 



BLACK ROCKS: small group of rocks about 0.5 

 mi. SE. of Framnaes Pt., in the N. part of Stromness 

 Bay, South Georgia; in 54°08'S., 36°38'W. The 

 name Blenheim Rocks has appeared for these rocks, 

 but since about 1930 the name Black Rocks has 

 been used more consistently. Not adopted: Blen- 

 heim Rocks. 



BLACK THUMB MOUNTAIN: mountain with 

 notched and precipitous sides, about 3,900 ft. in el., 

 lying about 5 mi. SE. of Red Rock Ridge on the W. 

 coast of Palmer Pen.; in 68°25'S., 66°53'W. 

 Charted and named by the BGLE under Rymill, 

 1934-37. 



BLACKWALL MOUNTAINS: group of moun- 

 tains, the highest about 4,500 ft. in el., extending 

 in a WNW.-ESE. direction for 5 mi. and lying close 

 S. of Neny Fjord on the W. coast of Palmer Pen.; 

 in 68°22'S., 66°48'W. They are bounded to the E. 

 by Remus Gl., to the S. by Romulus GL, and are 

 separated from Red Rock Ridge to the W. by 

 Safety Col. First roughly surveyed in 1936 by the 

 BGLE under Rymill. Resurveyed in 1948-49 by 

 the FIDS, and so named by them because the black 

 cliffs of the mountains facing Rymill Bay remain 

 snow free throughout the year. Not adopted: 

 Climbing Range. 



BLACK RIDGE: sharp rock ridge marked by 

 three peaks, about 1,500 ft. in el., forming the NW. 

 wall of Depot Gl. at the head of Hope Bay, on the 



NE. end of Palmer Pen.; in 63°25'S., 57°05'W. Disc, 

 by the SwedAE, 1901-4, under Nordenskjold. 

 Named by the FIDS following their survey of the 

 area in 1945. 



BLAIKLOCK ISLAND: high and rugged, irregu- 

 lar-shaped island, about 9 mi. long, lying near the 

 head of Bigourdan Fjord; in 67°33'S., 67°00'W. It 

 is separated from Pourquoi Pas I., to the SW., by 

 The Narrows and from the W. coast of Palmer 

 Pen., to the N., by Jones Channel. The feature was 

 partially surveyed in 1936 by the BGLE under Ry- 

 mill, at which time it was charted as a promontory 

 of Palmer Pen. It was resurveyed and determined 

 to be an island in 1949 by Kenneth V. Blaiklock, 

 FIDS surveyor for whom it is named. 



BLAIR GLACIER: channel glacier about 4 mi. 

 wide and 5 mi. long, flowing N. from the continental 

 ice at the W. flank of Norths Highland to the head 

 of Maury Bay, where it terminates in a prominent 

 tongue midway between Cape Lewis and Bell Gla- 

 cier, Banzare Coast; in about 66°45'S., 124°40'E. 

 Delineated from aerial photographs taken by USN 

 Op. Hjp., 1946-47, and named by the US-ACAN for 

 James L. Blair, midshipman on the sloop of war 

 Peacock of the USEE under Wilkes, 1838-42. 



BLAIR ISLETS : small group of islets lying about 

 4 mi. WNW. of Cape Gray, at the E. side of the en- 

 trance to Commonwealth Bay, off George V Coast; 

 in about 66°50'S., 143° 12' E. Disc, in 1912 by the 

 Main Base party of the AAE under Mawson, and 

 named by him for J. H. Blair, chief officer of the 

 exp. ship Aurora. 



BLAKE, CAPE: rocky cape about 4 mi. WSW. 

 of Cape Wild, on George V Coast; in about 

 68°22'S., 148°58'E. Disc, in 1912 by the Main Base 

 party of the AAE under Mawson, and named by 

 him for L. R. Blake, geologist and cartographer 

 with the AAE party based on Macquarie Island 

 during 1912-13. 



BLAKE ISLET: narrow islet lying in the ap- 

 proach to Bone Cove and about 4 mi. SSW. of Cape 

 Roquemaurel, off the NW. coast of Louis Philippe 

 Pen.; in 63°37'S., 58°58'W. Charted in 1948 by 

 the FIDS and named by them for Pattrick J. Blake, 

 midshipman on the brig Williams used in exploring 

 the South Shetland Is. and Bransfield Str. in 1820. 



BLANCHARD RIDGE: rocky ridge about 1,100 

 ft. in el., which lies between Chaigneau Peak and 

 Mt. Scott on the W. coast of Palmer Pen.; in about 

 65°12'S., 64°02'W. Charted by the FrAE, 1908-10, 

 under Charcot, and named by him for a Monsieur 

 Blanchard, then French Consul at Punta Arenas. 

 Not adopted : Blanchard Peak. 



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