GEOGRAPHIC NAMES OF ANTARCTICA 



Leipzig Island, Nelson's Island, Nelson's Isles, 

 O'Cain Island, Strachans Island. 



Nelson Strait: see Nelson Channel. 



NELSON STRAIT: strait lying between Nelson 

 and Robert Islands, in the South Shetland Is.; in 

 62°22'S., 59°15'W. Probably first charted in 1821 

 by Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer, American sealer, 

 who named it Harmony Strait. Capt. George 

 Powell named it King George's Strait in 1822, while 

 James Weddell, Master, RN, named it Parrys 

 Straits on his chart of 1825. It has since become 

 known as Nelson Strait, probably taking its name 

 from Nelson Island, which it adjoins on the east. 

 Not adopted: Harmony Strait, King George's 

 Strait, Parrys Straits. 



NEMESIS, MOUNT: mountain, about 2,600 ft. 

 in el., which lies 2 mi. NE. of the seaward extrem- 

 ity of Roman Four Promontory and close N. of 

 Neny Fjord, on the W. coast of Palmer Peh.; in 

 68°12'S., 66°54'W. First surveyed in 1936 by the 

 BGLE under Rymill. The name Mount Nemesis 

 is believed to have been first given by members 

 of the US AS, 1939-41. Not adopted: Murry Peak, 

 Nemesis Peak, Nemisis Mountain. 



Nemisis Mountain: see Nemesis, Mount. 



NEMO COVE: small cove 6 mi. SW. of Nautilus 

 Head on the SE. side of Pourquoi Pas I., off the 

 W. coast of Palmer Pen.; in 67°43'S., 67°17'W. 

 First surveyed in 1936 by the BGLE under Rymill. 

 Resurveyed in 1948 by the FIDS and named after 

 Captain Nem.o, designer and captain of the Nauti- 

 lus in Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues 

 Under the Sea. 



NEMO PEAK: conspicuous peak about 2,800 ft. 

 in el., standing about 1 mi. NE. of Nipple Peak 

 in the N. part of Wiencke I., in the Palmer Arch., 

 in 64°46'S., 63°16'W. Disc, by the BelgAE, 1897- 

 99, under De Gerlache. The name appears on a 

 chart based on a 1927 survey by DI personnel in 

 the Discovery, but may reflect an earlier naming. 



NENY BAY: small indentation in the W. coast 

 of Palmer Pen. which is bounded on the W. by 

 Neny Island, and on the NW. and SE. respectively 

 by Stonington I. and Roman Four Promontory; 

 in 68°12'S., 66°58'W. The bay was first charted 

 by the BGLE under Rymill, 1934-47. The name, 

 derived from Neny Island, was suggested by mem- 

 bers of East Base of the USAS, 1939-41, who 

 referred to it as Neny Island Bay. Not adopted: 

 Neny Island Bay. 



Neny Fjord: see Little Thumb. 



NENY FJORD: bay about 10 mi. long in an 

 E.-W. direction and 5 mi. wide, between Red Rock 

 Ridge and Roman Four Promontory along the 

 W. coast of Palmer Pen., in 68°16'S., 66°50'W. 

 This coast was first explored in 1909 by Dr. Jean 

 B. Charcot who, it appears, gave this name to the 

 channel between Horseshoe I. and Camp Pt., in 

 67°55'S., 67°15'W. The BGLE made a detailed 

 survey of this area in 1936-37, and in correlating 

 their work with that of Charcot applied the name 

 Neny Fjord to the bay between Red Rock Ridge 

 and Roman Four Promontory, which is probably 

 about 20 mi. S. of the position originally implied 

 by Charcot. The name has become established in 

 this latter position through international accept- 

 ance and use. 



Neny Glacier: see Neny Trough. 



Neny Glacier Island: see Pyrox Islet. 



NENY ISLAND: island about 1.5 mi. long and 

 about 2,200 ft. in el., lying about 1 mi. WNW. of 

 Roman Four Promontory and directly N. of the 

 mouth of Neny Fjord, off the W. coast of Palmer 

 Pen.; in 68°12'S., 67°03'W. Disc, by the BGLE 

 under Rymill, 1934-37, and named after nearby 

 Neny Fjord. Not adopted: Neny Islands. 



Neny Island Bay: see Neny Bay. 



NENY MATTERHORN: sharp, pyramid-shaped 

 peak, more than 4,000 ft. in el., standing near 

 the NW. end of the Blackwall Mtns. on the S. side 

 of Neny Fjord, Palmer Pen.; in 68°20'S., 66°51'W. 

 First roughly surveyed in 1936-37 by the BGLE 

 under Rymill, and resurveyed in 1948-49 by the 

 FIDS. The name was apparently first used by 

 members of the RARE, 1947-48, under Ronne, and 

 the FIDS, and derives from its location near Neny 

 Fjord, and its resemblance to the Swiss Matter- 

 horn. 



NENY TROUGH: glacier-filled valley which 

 extends from the head of Neny Fjord, Palmer Pen., 

 eastward for about 4 mi., and then SE. for at least 

 25 mi.; centering near 68°22'S., 66°15'W. It is 

 probably more than 3,000 ft. in el. at its highest 

 point about 9 mi. S. of Beehive Hill, from which 

 divide one glacier flows NW. to Neny Fjord; the 

 other flows SE. for an undetermined distance. 

 The NW. mouth of the feature was first surveyed 

 in 1936 by the BGLE under Rymill, but its great 

 extent was not then known. The trough itself 

 was first seen from the air in May 1940, and was 

 sledged through in January 1941 by members of 

 the USAS. The trough was named by USAS for 

 its association with Neny Fjord, its NW. terminus. 

 Not adopted: Neny Glacier, Neny Valley. 



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