GEOGRAPHIC NAMES OF ANTARCTICA 



EDITH RONNE LAND: that portion of Ant- 

 arctica extending from the base of Palmer Pen. 

 southeastward to Coats Land. Disc, by the RARE, 

 1947-48, under Cdr. Finn Ronne, USNR, in the 

 flight to the base of Palmer Pen. and along Filchner 

 Ice Shelf. Named for Edith Ronne, wife of Cdr. 

 Ronne, who made important contributions to the 

 planning, organization, and operation of the exp., 

 who was the recorder of the exp., and who served as 

 observer at the base while the exp. was in the field. 



EDRED, MOUNT: prominent ice-covered moun- 

 tain, about 7,200 ft. in el., standing about 10 mi. 

 inland from George VI Sound and marking the S. 

 limit of the Douglas Range of Alexander I Island; 

 in 70°35'S., 69°00'W. This mountain was first pho- 

 tographed from the air on Nov. 23, 1935 by Lin- 

 coln Ellsworth, and was mapped from these photo- 

 graphs by W. L. G. Joerg. It was roughly surveyed 

 in 1936 by the BGLE under Rymill, and was resur- 

 veyed in 1949 by the FIDS. Named by FIDS after 

 Edred, Saxon king of England, 946-955. 



Edsel Ford Mountains: see Edsel Ford Ranges. 



EDSEL FORD RANGES: the mountain groups 

 and ranges lying E. of Sulzberger Bay and Paul 

 Block Bay in the NW. part of Marie Byrd Land; 

 the known mountains in this group center in about 

 77°00'S., 145°00'W. Disc, by the ByrdAE, Dec. 5, 

 1929, and named by Byrd for Edsel Ford of the Ford 

 Motor Co., who helped finance the expedition. Not 

 adopted: Edsel Ford Mountains, Edsel Ford Range, 

 Ford Range. 



Edvind Astrwp, Cap: see Astrup, Cape. 



EDWARD, MOUNT: highest summit in the 

 Sweeney Mtns., lying in the center of the group 

 which rises above the Joerg Plateau; in about 

 75°48'S., 67°40'W. Disc, by the RARE, 1947-48, 

 under Ronne, who named it for Cdr. Edward C. 

 Sweeney, USNR, a contributor to the expedition. 



Edward Cove: see King Edward Cove. 



EDWARD VIII BAY: bay about 12 mi. wide at 

 its entrance, lying between Kemp Coast and En- 

 derby Land; in about 66°50'S., 57°20'E. Disc, in 

 1936 by DI personnel on the William Scoresby, and 

 named for Edward VIII, King of England. Not 

 adopted: King Edward VIII Gulf. 



EDWARD VII PENINSULA: peninsula extending 

 NW. from Marie Byrd Land into Ross Sea between 

 Sulzberger Bay and the NE. corner of Ross Ice 

 Shelf; in about 77°45'S., 156°W. Disc, on Jan 30, 

 1902 by the BrNAE under Scott, who named it 

 King Edward VII Land for the King of England. 

 Its peninsular character was determined by ex- 



ploration conducted by the ByrdAE, 1933-35, and 

 the USAS, 1939-41. Not adopted: King Edward 

 VII Land, King Edward VII Peninsula, Kong Ed- 

 ward VII Land [Norwegian], Konig Edward VII 

 Land [German]. 



Edwards Point: see King Edward Point. 



EDWARDS POINT: point which marks the S. 

 end of Robert I., in the South Shetland Is.; in 

 62°28'S., 59°30'W. Charted in 1935 by DI person- 

 nel on the Discovery II, but the name appears to be 

 first used on a 1948 Admiralty chart based upon 

 this survey. 



E. Fournier, Baie: see Fournier Bay. 



EGBERT, MOUNT: mainly ice-covered moun- 

 tain, about 9,500 ft. in el., standing 8 mi. SSE. of 

 Mt. Stephenson in the Douglas Range of Alexander 

 I Island; in 69°57'S., 69°37'W. Possibly first seen 

 in 1909 by the FrAE under Charcot, but not recog- 

 nized as a part of Alexander I Island. Surveyed in 

 1936 by the BGLE under Rymill. Resurveyed in 

 1948 by the FIDS, who named the mountain after 

 Egbert, Saxon king of England, 802-839. 



EGEBERG GLACIER: glacier which lies between 

 Dugdale and Scott Keltie Glaciers and descends 

 steeply into the W. part of Robertson Bay; in 

 northern Victoria Land; in about 71°33'S., 169°52'E. 

 First charted by the BrAE, 1898-1900, under C. E. 

 Borchgrevink, who named it for Consul Westye 

 Egeberg, of Christiania (now Oslo) , Norway. Not 

 adopted : Westye Egeberg Glacier. 



EGERTON, MOUNT: peak about 7,660 ft. in el., 

 stands about 10 mi. S. of Mt. Hamilton and about 

 25 mi. WNW. of Cape Douglas, on the W. side of 

 Ross Ice Shelf; in about 80°50'S., 158°25'E. Disc, 

 by the BrNAE, 1901-4, under Scott, who named 

 it for Adm. Sir George le Clerc Egerton, a member 

 of the Arctic Expedition 1875-76, and one of Scott's 

 advisers for the BrNAE. 



EGG ISLAND: circular island about 1.5 mi. in 

 diameter and about 1,500 ft. in el., lying 1 mi. W. 

 of Tail I. in the NE. part of Prince Gustav Chan.; 

 in 63°41'S., 57°42'W. Probably first seen by a 

 party under J. Gunnar Andersson of the SwedAE, 

 1901-4. It was charted in 1945 by the FIDS, who 

 named it because of its relative position to Tail, 

 Eagle and Beak Islands. 



Eielson, Cape: see Boggs, Cape. 



EIELSON PENINSULA: rugged, mainly snow- 

 covered peninsula, about 20 mi. long in an E.-W. 

 direction and averaging about 10 mi. wide, lying 

 between Smith Inlet and Lehrke Inlet on the E. 



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