Langmuir Cove indents the north end of the peninsula, just to the west of Shmidt Point. It was named for Irving Langmuir, an American physicist who studied the formation of snow.[3] The northwest extremity of the peninsula is Thorne Point, which is west of the cove. It was mapped in 1960 from surveys made by FIDS personnel, and was named for John Thorne, FIDS meteorologist at Detaille Island.[4] To the west of that is Shumskiy Cove. Photographed from the air by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) in 1957, it was mapped by FIDS from 1956 to 1959, and later named for Petr A. Shumskiy, Russian glaciologist.[5]
West coast
Along the west coast, the headland Bagnold Point divides Shumskiy Cove from Gunnel Channel. It was named in 1960 for Ralph A. Bagnold, English explorer and geologist.[6] Inland to the east lies Mount St. Louis, and farther inland, Meier Valley, named for Mark F. Meier, an American geologist who studied strain in glaciers.[7]
Continuing south along the west coast, the next notable feature is Longridge Head, which forms the north side of Whistling Bay and marks the south end of a small coastal ridge which extends 3 nautical miles (6 km) northward along the peninsula. The descriptive name was applied by FIDS personnel who surveyed the headland in 1948.[8] Whistling Bay is an open bay, 4 nautical miles (7 km) wide and indenting 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) between Longridge Head and Cape Saenz. It was first roughly surveyed in 1936 by BGLE personnel, then resurveyed in 1948 by FIDS, who named it for an unidentified whistling sound heard there at the time of the survey.[9]
South coast
The southernmost extremity of the peninsula is Cape Saenz, which was named by Charcot for Roque Sáenz Peña, President of the Argentine Republic. The cape is between Laubeuf Fjord and Bigourdan Fjord.[10] Inland of the cape, the Mercanton Heights stand between Bigourdan Fjord and Nye Glacier. The Heights were mapped by FIDS from 1948 to 1959, and were later named for Swiss glaciologist Paul-Louis Mercanton.[11]
Farther east, just before Arrowsmith Peninsula joins the main coast, rocky Chertigrad Point marks the west side of the entrance to Blind Bay, the northeast extremity and head of Bourgeois Fjord. The point was named by the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute (BAI) after the western Bulgarian medieval fortress Chertigrad.[12] Blind Bay was first surveyed in 1936 by the BGLE, and named by FIDS, following a 1949 survey, because the bay proved a blind alley to sledging parties.[13]
^. Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
Further reading
Damien Gildea, Antarctic Peninsula - Mountaineering in Antarctica: Travel Guide
International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences 5th : 1987, Geological Evolution of Antarctica, Cambridge, England
Defense Mapping Agency 1992, Sailing Directions (planning Guide) and (enroute) for Antarctica, P 367
Robert Gilbert, Åsa Chong, Robert B. Dunbar & Eugene W. Domack (2003), Sediment Trap Records of Glacimarine Sedimentation at Müller Ice Shelf, Lallemand Fjord, Antarctic Peninsula, Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 35:1, 24–33, DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2003)035[0024:STROGS]2.0.CO;2
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Arrowsmith Peninsula 67 15 S 67 15 W 67 250 S 67 250 W 67 250 67 250 is a cape about 40 miles 64 km long on the west coast of Graham Land west of Forel Glacier Sharp Glacier and Lallemand Fjord and northwest of Bourgeois Fjord with Hanusse Bay lying to the northwest It was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey FIDS in 1955 58 and named for Edwin Porter Arrowsmith Governor of the Falkland Islands 1 Location of Arrowsmith Peninsula on Graham Coast Antarctic Peninsula Contents 1 Named features 1 1 Northern portion 1 2 West coast 1 3 South coast 1 4 Peaks and nunataks 1 5 Glaciers 2 See also 3 References 4 Further readingNamed features EditVarious features along the coast of Arrowsmith Peninsula have been charted and named The peninsula and many of its features were first seen and roughly surveyed in 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition FAE under Jean Baptiste Charcot Unless otherwise noted all of the following features were named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place Names Committee UK APC Northern portion Edit Shmidt Point marks the north extremity of Arrowsmith Peninsula It was sketched from the air in 1937 by the British Graham Land Expedition BGLE under John Riddoch Rymill and named in 1954 for Otto Schmidt director of the Arctic Institute at Leningrad and leader of many Arctic expeditions 2 Langmuir Cove indents the north end of the peninsula just to the west of Shmidt Point It was named for Irving Langmuir an American physicist who studied the formation of snow 3 The northwest extremity of the peninsula is Thorne Point which is west of the cove It was mapped in 1960 from surveys made by FIDS personnel and was named for John Thorne FIDS meteorologist at Detaille Island 4 To the west of that is Shumskiy Cove Photographed from the air by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition FIDASE in 1957 it was mapped by FIDS from 1956 to 1959 and later named for Petr A Shumskiy Russian glaciologist 5 West coast Edit Along the west coast the headland Bagnold Point divides Shumskiy Cove from Gunnel Channel It was named in 1960 for Ralph A Bagnold English explorer and geologist 6 Inland to the east lies Mount St Louis and farther inland Meier Valley named for Mark F Meier an American geologist who studied strain in glaciers 7 Continuing south along the west coast the next notable feature is Longridge Head which forms the north side of Whistling Bay and marks the south end of a small coastal ridge which extends 3 nautical miles 6 km northward along the peninsula The descriptive name was applied by FIDS personnel who surveyed the headland in 1948 8 Whistling Bay is an open bay 4 nautical miles 7 km wide and indenting 2 5 nautical miles 4 6 km between Longridge Head and Cape Saenz It was first roughly surveyed in 1936 by BGLE personnel then resurveyed in 1948 by FIDS who named it for an unidentified whistling sound heard there at the time of the survey 9 South coast Edit The southernmost extremity of the peninsula is Cape Saenz which was named by Charcot for Roque Saenz Pena President of the Argentine Republic The cape is between Laubeuf Fjord and Bigourdan Fjord 10 Inland of the cape the Mercanton Heights stand between Bigourdan Fjord and Nye Glacier The Heights were mapped by FIDS from 1948 to 1959 and were later named for Swiss glaciologist Paul Louis Mercanton 11 Farther east just before Arrowsmith Peninsula joins the main coast rocky Chertigrad Point marks the west side of the entrance to Blind Bay the northeast extremity and head of Bourgeois Fjord The point was named by the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute BAI after the western Bulgarian medieval fortress Chertigrad 12 Blind Bay was first surveyed in 1936 by the BGLE and named by FIDS following a 1949 survey because the bay proved a blind alley to sledging parties 13 Peaks and nunataks Edit Bentley Crag Dorsey Mountains Mount Lagally Vanni Peak Gravier Peaks Haslam Heights Mount Veynberg Moyes Nunatak Tanglefoot Peak Lewis Peaks Mount Rendu Mount St Louis Organ Peak Seue Peaks Somers Nunatak Tyndall Mountains Pryor Peak Richardson Peak Vanni Peak Glaciers Edit Antevs Glacier Avsyuk Glacier Bruckner Glacier Heim Glacier Nye Glacier Reid Glacier Saussure Glacier Somigliana Glacier Vallot GlacierSee also EditHinks ChannelReferences Edit Arrowsmith Peninsula Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved 2020 04 04 Shmidt Point Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey Retrieved 2020 04 05 Langmuir Cove Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey Retrieved 2020 04 04 Thorne Point Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey Retrieved 2020 04 04 Shumskiy Cove Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey Retrieved 2020 04 04 Bagnold Point Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey Retrieved 2020 04 04 Meier Valley Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey Retrieved 2020 04 06 Longridge Head Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey Retrieved 2020 04 06 Whistling Bay Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey Retrieved 2020 04 06 Cape Saenz Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey Retrieved 2020 04 04 Mercanton Heights Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey Retrieved 2020 04 04 Chertigrad Point Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Retrieved 2020 04 06 Blind Bay Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey Retrieved 2020 04 06 Further reading EditDamien Gildea Antarctic Peninsula Mountaineering in Antarctica Travel Guide International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences 5th 1987 Geological Evolution of Antarctica Cambridge England Defense Mapping Agency 1992 Sailing Directions planning Guide and enroute for Antarctica P 367 Robert Gilbert Asa Chong Robert B Dunbar amp Eugene W Domack 2003 Sediment Trap Records of Glacimarine Sedimentation at Muller Ice Shelf Lallemand Fjord Antarctic Peninsula Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research 35 1 24 33 DOI 10 1657 1523 0430 2003 035 0024 STROGS 2 0 CO 2 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arrowsmith Peninsula amp oldid 1162002319, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
