GEOGRAPHIC NAMES OF ANTARCTICA 



CHRISTIE, CAPE : cape which marks the S. side 

 of the entrance to Moubray Bay, on the coast of 

 Victoria Land; in about 72°15'S., 170°40'E. Disc, 

 on Jan. 15, 1841 by a Br. exp. under Ross, who 

 named it for Prof. Samuel Hunter Christie, of the 

 Royal Military Acad., Woolwich. 



CHRISTMAS, CAPE: abrupt rock cape, about 

 1,000 ft. in el., marking the N. side of the entrance 

 to Wiist Inlet, on the E. coast of Palmer Pen.; in 

 72°20'S., 60°41'W. Disc, and photographed from 

 the air in December 1940 by the USAS. During 

 1947 it was photographed from the air by the RARE 

 under Ronne, who in conjunction with the FIDS 

 charted it from the ground. So named by the 

 FIDS because the joint party in 1947 spent Christ- 

 mas Day in this vicinity. 



CHRISTMAS, MOUNT: uniform, sharp cone, 

 about 6,200 ft. in el. standing close W. of Cape 

 William Henry May, somewhat isolated from the 

 coastal range that overlooks the W. side of the Ross 

 Ice Shelf; in about 82°S., 161°E. Disc, in December 

 1902 by the BrNAE under Scott, and so named be- 

 cause it was the most salient feature in view when 

 the polar party was abreast of it on Christmas Day. 

 Not adopted: Christmas Mountain. 



CHRISTOFFERSEN ISLAND: small island im- 

 mediately W. of the S. end of Powell I., in the South 

 Orkney Is.; in 60°45'S., 45°03'W. The name ap- 

 pears on a chart by a Nor. whaling exp., 1912-13, 

 under S0rlle, who made a running survey of these 

 islands. Not adopted: Christophersen Island. 



Christopher sen, Mount: see Wilhelm Christo- 

 phersen, Mount. 



Christophersen Island: see Christoffersen Island. 



CHURCH, CAPE: rocky bluff at the W. side of 

 Seligman Inlet, marking the N. side of Ahlmann 

 Gl., on the E. coast of Palmer Pen.; in 67°51'S., 

 65°35'W. Photographed from the air in 1940 by 

 the USAS. Charted in 1947 by the FIDS, who 

 named it for Prof. James E. Church of the Agri- 

 cultural Experiment Station, Univ. of Nevada, who 

 developed techniques of snow surveying and melt- 

 water run-off forecasts now widely used. 



CHURCHILL PENINSULA: ice-covered pen- 

 insula between Cabinet and Adie Inlets, extending 

 some 30 mi. in a SE. direction from the E. coast of 

 Palmer Pen.; in 66°30'S., 62°45'W. During 1947 

 it was photographed from the air by the RARE and 

 charted from the ground by the FIDS. Named 

 by the FIDS for Rt. Hon. (later Sir) Winston S. 

 Churchill, M.P., British Prime Minister and leader 

 of the War Cabinet which authorized the FIDS in 

 1943. Not adopted: Flint Peninsula. 



CHURCH POINT: point surmounted by a dark, 

 distinctive peak, about 1,100 ft. in el., lying about 

 2 mi. W. of Camp Hill on the SE. coast of Louis 

 Philippe Pen.; in 63°41'S., 57°55'W. Charted by 

 the FIDS in 1945 and so named because of the 

 resemblance of this peak to a low church steeple. 



CIRCONCISION, PORT: small inlet indenting 

 the SE. side of Petermann I., off the W. coast of 

 Palmer Pen.; in 65°11'S., 64°10'W. Disc, on Jan. 1, 

 1909 by the FrAE under Charcot, who named it for 

 the holy day on which it was first sighted. The 

 inlet served as a base for the exp. ship Porquoi-Pas? 

 during the 1909 winter season. Not adopted: Port 

 Circumcision. 



Circumcision, Port: see Circoncision, Port. 



CLARENCE ISLAND: island about 17 mi. long 

 and about 12 mi. wide; lies at the E. end of the 

 South Shetland Is.; in 61°09'S., 54°06'W. The 

 name dates back to at least 1821 and is now estab- 

 lished international usage. Not adopted: Clar- 

 ences Isle, ShishkofE's Island. 



Clarence Mackay, Mount: see Mackay Moun- 

 tains. 



CLARIE COAST: that portion of the coast of 

 Antarctica lying between Cape Mose, in about 

 130°05'E., and the ice-covered cape in 136°10'E. 

 Named in January 1840 by Capt. Dumont d'Urville, 

 who recognized the existence of land lying S. of the 

 ice cliffs to which he applied the name "Cote 

 Clarie," after Madam Jacquinot, wife of the cap- 

 tain of his second ship, the Zelee. Not adopted: 

 Clarie Land. 



Clarie Land: see Clarie Coast. 



CLARKE, MOUNT: peak about 9,500 ft. in el., 

 standing E. of the mountain group containing Mt. 

 Iveagh, at the head of Keltie Gl., in the Queen 

 Maud Range; in about 84°58'S., 174°10'W. Disc, 

 and named in December 1908 by the Southern 

 Journey Party of the BrAE under Shackleton. 



Clarke Barrier: see Clarke Glacier. 



CLARKE GLACIER: northern distributary of 

 Davis Gl., about 1 mi. wide and 8 mi. long, which 

 flows in a NNE. direction between Lamplugh I. and 

 the mainland to Geikie Inlet, in Victoria Land; in 

 about 75°35'S., 162°50'E. Disc, and named by the 

 BrAE, 1907-9, under Shackleton. Not adopted: 

 Clarke Barrier. 



CLARKE GLACIER: glacier, about 2 mi. wide 

 and 8 mi. long, flowing NW. to Mikkelsen Bay along 

 the N. side of Baudin Peaks, on the W. coast of 

 Palmer Pen.; in 68°48'S., 66°56'W. First roughly 



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