GEOGRAPHIC NAMES OF ANTARCTICA 



Howgaard, He: see Hovgaard Island. 



HOWISON GLACIER: channel glacier about 3 

 ml. wide and 9 mi. long, flowing N. from the low, 

 ice-covered ridge at the N. side of Reynolds Trough, 

 and terminating in a small tongue close W. of 

 Henry Bay, on Sabrina Coast; in about 66°40'S., 

 120°45'E. Delineated from aerial photographs 

 taken by USN Op. Hjp., 1946-47, and named by the 

 US-ACAN for James R. Howison, captains clerk on 

 the sloop of war Vincennes of the USEE under 

 Wilkes, 1838-42. 



HOWKINS INLET: ice-filled inlet which recedes 

 SW. about 6 mi. between Cape Brooks and Lamb 

 Ft., along the E. coast of Palmer Pen.; in 73°40'S., 

 60°54'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. Named by the FIDS for 

 G. Howkins, meteorologist with the FIDS base at 

 Deception I. in 1944-45. 



HUB NUNATAK: beehive-shaped nunatak rising 

 above the main flow of Lammers Gl. and protrud- 

 ing near the center of The Traffic Circle, an ice- 

 filled upland depression on Palmer Pen. which is 

 marked by a series of prominent glaciers flowing in 

 a radial pattern; in about 68°37'S., 66°25'W. Disc, 

 in 1940 by members of the USAS, and so named 

 because of its unique location near the center of 

 The Traffic Circle. Not adopted: The Hub. 



HUCKLE, MOUNT: mainly ice-covered moun- 

 tain, about 8,200 ft. in el., standing near the N. 

 end of the Douglas Range in eastern Alexander I 

 Island. It rises 7 mi. SSE. of Mt. Spivey on the 

 W. side of Toynbee Gl. and is 9 mi. inland from 

 George VI Sound; in 69°38'S., 69°48'W. Possibly 

 first seen in 1909 by the FrAE under Charcot, but 

 not recognized as part of Alexander I Island. It 

 was photographed from the air in 1936-37 by the 

 BGLE under Rymill. Surveyed from the ground 

 in 1948 by FIDS, and named for Sydney R. Huckle, 

 general assistant at Stonington I., who aided in 

 the FIDS survey of the W. side of George VI Sound 

 in 1949. 



Hudson, Cape: see Freshfield, Cape. 



HUDSON GLACIER: channel glacier about 3 mi. 

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

 ice at the W. fiank of Norths Highland to the E. 

 side of Maury Bay, midway between Power Gl. and 

 Stuart Pt., on Banzare Coast; in about 66°35'S., 

 125°35'E. Delineated from aerial photographs 

 taken by USN Op. Hjp., 1946-47, and named by the 

 US-ACAN for William H. Hudson, midshipman on 



the sloop of war Peacock of the USEE under Wilkes, 

 1838-42. 



HUDSON MOUNTAINS: group of low moun- 

 tains, rising over 2,000 ft. in el., bordering the 

 S. margin of Peacock Bay, at the E. end of Wal- 

 green Coast; in about 74°00'S., 99°00'W. Disc, in 

 flights from the Bear by the USAS in February 

 1940. Named by the US-SCAN for Capt. WilUam 

 L. Hudson, commander of the sloop of war Peacock 

 of the USEE under Wilkes, 1838-42. The Peacock, 

 accompanied by the Flying Fish under Lt. Walker, 

 cruised along the edge of the pack N. of this coast 

 for several days during the latter part of March 

 1839. Not adopted: Noville Mountains. 



HUGGINS, MOUNT: peak about 12,800 ft. in 

 el., rising SSW. of Mt. Riicker in the Royal So- 

 ciety Range, on the W. side of the Ross Sea; in 

 about 78°18'S., 162°30'E. Disc, by the BrNAE, 

 1901-4, under Scott, who named it for Sir William 

 Huggins, Pres. of the Royal Soc, 1900-5. 



HUGHES, MOUNT: mountain about 7,700 ft. in 

 el., lying S. of Mt. Longhurst in the Britannia 

 Range, along the W. side of Ross Ice Shelf; in 

 about 79°26'S., 157°12'E. Disc, by the BrNAE, 

 1901-4, under Scott, who named it for J. F. Hughes, 

 Honorary Sec. of the Royal Geographical Soc, who 

 helped in the preparation for the expedition. 



HUGHES BAY: bay lying between Capes 

 Sterneck and Murray, along the W. coast of Palmer 

 Pen.; in 64°13'S., 61°20'W. This name has ap- 

 peared on maps for over 100 years, and com- 

 memorates Edward Hughes, master of the 

 Sprightly, an Enderby Brothers sealing vessel 

 which explored in this area in 1824-25. Not 

 adopted: Brialmont Bay, Hughes Gulf. 



Hughes Gulf: see Hughes Bay. 



Hugh Mitchell Peak: see Mitchell Peak. 



Huidobro, Isla: see Alpha Island. 



Huisvik Hafen: see Husvik Harbor. 



Hull Bay: see Cordell Hull Bay. 



Hull Glacier: see Cordell Hull Glacier. 



HULTH, MOUNT: peak about 4,800 ft. in el., 

 with precipitous black cliffs on its SE. side, lying 

 at the W. side of Cabinet Inlet, S. of the mouth 

 of Friederichsen GL, on the E. coast of Palmer 

 Pen.; in 66°41'S., 64°11'W. During 1947 it was 

 charted by the FIDS and photographed from the 

 air by the RARE under Ronne. Named by the 

 FIDS for J. M. Hulth, Swedish polar bibliographer. 



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