GEOGRAPHIC NAMES OF ANTARCTICA 



Erebus and Terror, used in exploring these waters 

 in 1842-43. 



EREBUS BAY: bay about 12 mi. wide; lies 

 between Cape Evans and Hut Point Pen., Ross I.; 

 in about 77°44'S., 166°35'E. First explored by the 

 BrNAE, 1901-4, under Scott. The name was ap- 

 plied by Scott's second exp., the BrAE, 1910-13, 

 which built its headquarters on Cape Evans. The 

 bay was probably so named because it is dominated 

 by Mt. Erebus. 



Erebus Bay: see South Bay. 



Ernest Gruening, Mount: see Andrew Jackson, 

 Mount. 



Ernst Bay: see Duke Ernst Bay. 



E. Roux, Cap: see Roux, Cape. 



ERRERA, CAPE : cape which forms the SW. end 

 of Wiencke I., in the Palmer Arch.; in 64°55'S., 

 63°36'W. Disc, by the BelgAE, 1897-99, under De 

 Gerlache, and named by him for Leo Errera, Paul 

 Errera, and Madame M. Errera, contributors to the 

 expedition. 



ERRERA CHANNEL: channel between the W. 

 coast of Palmer Pen. and De Ronge I.; in about 

 64°43'S., 62°36'W. Disc, by the BelgAE, 1897-99, 

 under De Gerlache, who named this feature for 

 Leo Errera, prof, at the Univ. of Brussels and a 

 member of the Belgica Commission. 



ESBENSEN BAY: small bay lying 2 mi. WSW. of 

 Nattriss Head, along the SE. end of South Georgia; 

 in 54°52'S., 36°00'W. Charted by the GerAE, 

 1911-12, under Filchner, and named for Capt. V. 

 Esbensen, manager of the Cia. Argentina de Pesca 

 whaling station at Grytviken. Not adopted: 

 Espensen Bucht [German] . 



Eskers: see Strand Moraines, The. 



Espensen Bucht: see Esbensen Bay. 



ETA ISLAND: island, about 2 mi. long, which 

 lies immediately N. of Omega I. in the Melchior Is., 

 Palmer Arch.; in 64°19'S., 62°55'W. This island, 

 the largest feature in the NE. part of the Melchior 

 Is., is part of what was called "He Melchior" by 

 the FrAE under Charcot, 1903-5, but the name 

 Melchior now applies for the whole island group. 

 Eta Island was roughly surveyed by DI personnel 

 in 1927. The name Eta, derived from the seventh 

 letter of the Greek alphabet, appears to have been 

 first used on a 1946 Argentine govt, chart following 

 surveys of the Melchior Is. by Arg. expeditions in 

 1942 and 1943. Not adopted: Isla Piedrabuena 

 [Spanish] . 



ETERNITY MOUNTAINS: massif surmounted 

 by three prominent peaks, the highest about 12,000 

 ft. in el., extending about 18 mi. in a general N.-S. 

 direction and standing S. of Elant Mtns. on Palmer 

 Pen.; in about 70°57'S., 63°35'W. These mountains 

 were probably seen from the air by Ellsworth in 

 1935 and their N. extremities were sketched in 1936 

 by a BGLE sledge party under Rymill. In 1940 

 they were photographed from the air and charted 

 from the ground by the USAS, and in the exp. re- 

 ports and charts were assumed to be Ellsworth's 

 "Eternity Range." The US-ACAN is of the opinion 

 that Ellsworth's "Eternity Range," so named be- 

 cause of its impressive relief, is synonymous with 

 the prominent peaks of the Mt. Wakefield group 

 to the NNW., for which names have already been 

 established. In order to perpetuate recognition of 

 Ellsworth's discovery the US-ACAN therefore ac- 

 cepts the USAS application of the name Eternity 

 for the massif S. of Eland Mtns, and merely sub- 

 stitutes the more appropriate term mountains. 



ETHELRED, MOUNT: mainly ice-covered moun- 

 tain, about 8,100 ft. in el., standing 3 mi. SE. of 

 Mt. Ethel wulf and 8 mi. inland from George VI 

 Sound, in the Douglas Range of Alexander I Island; 

 in 70°04'S., 69°29'W. Its E. face was roughly sur- 

 veyed in 1936 by the BGLE under Rymill. It was 

 resurveyed in 1948 by the FIDS and named after 

 Ethelred I, Saxon king of England, 865-871. 



ETHELWULF, MOUNT: mainly ice-covered 

 mountain, over 8,500 ft. in el., standing between 

 Mounts Egbert and Ethelred at the head of Tumble 

 GL, in the Douglas Range of Alexander I Island; 

 in 70°02'S., 69°34'W. Its E. face was roughly sur- 

 veyed in 1936 by the BGLE under Rymill. It was 

 resurveyed in 1948 by the FIDS and named after 

 Ethelwulf, Saxon king of England, 839-858. 



ETNA ISLAND : islet with a high summit, lying 

 about 5 mi. N. of the eastern end of Joinville I., off 

 the NE. tip of Palmer Pen.; in 63°05'S., 55°10'W. 

 Disc, by a Br. exp. under Ross, 1839-43, who so 

 named it because of its resemblance to volcanic 

 Mount Etna. Not adopted : Aetna Insel [German] . 



EUREKA GLACIER: broad, gently sloping 

 glacier, about 18 mi. long and 17 mi. wide at its 

 mouth, which flows westward from the W. side 

 of Palmer Pen. into George VI Sound; in 69°44'S., 

 68°15'W. It is bounded on its N. side by the nuna- 

 taks S. of Mt. Edgell, on its S. side by the Traverse 

 Mtns. and Terminus Nunatak, and at its head Pros- 

 pect Pass provides a route to Wordie Ice Shelf. 

 First surveyed in 1936 by the BGLE under Rymill, 

 and resurveyed in 1948 by the FIDS. The name 

 expresses triumph of discovery, and arose because 



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