The feature was discovered by members of the United States Antarctic Program in flights from the ship USS Bear in February 1940, and was further delineated from air photos taken by US Navy Operation HIGHJUMP in December 1946. The sound was first noted to parallel the entire south coast of Thurston Island, thereby establishing insularity, by the USN Bellingshausen Sea Expedition in February 1960. Named after the sloop-of-warUSS Peacock in which Captain William L. Hudson, in company with the tenderUSS Flying Fish under Lt. William M. Walker, both of the United States Exploring Expedition, 1838–42, sailed along the edge of the pack ice to the north of Thurston Island for several days in March 1839.
Further readingedit
Defense Mapping Agency 1992, Sailing Directions (planning Guide) and (enroute) for Antarctica, P 382
Andrew J. Hund, Antarctica and the Arctic Circle: A Geographic Encyclopedia of the Earth's Polar Regions, P 374
M.J. Hambrey, P.F. Barker, P.J. Barrett, V. Bowman, B. Davies, J.L. Smellie, M. Trantern, Antarctic Palaeoenvironments and Earth-Surface Processes, P 242
Gohl, K. (2010): Tectonics and ice sheet dynamics of West Antarctic margins, EGU General Assembly, ViennaMay .
Gohl, K., D. Teterin, G. Eagles, G. Netzeband, J. W. G. Grobys, N. Parsiegla, P. Schlüter, V. Leinweber, R. D. Larter, G. UenzelmannNeben, and G. B. Udintsev (2007), Geophysical survey reveals tectonic structures in the Amundsen Sea embayment, West Antarctica, in Antarctica: A Keystone in a Changing World – Online Proceedings of the 10th ISAES, edited by A. K. Cooper and C. R. Raymond et al., USGS Open-File Report 2007–1047, Short Research Paper 047, 4 p.; doi:10.3133/of2007-1047.srp047
Katharina Hochmuth and Karsten Gohl, Glaciomarine sedimentation dynamics of the Abbot glacial trough of the Amundsen Sea Embayment shelf, West Antarctica, Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 381, 233–244, 24 July 2013, doi:10.1144/SP381.21
peacock, sound, filled, sound, kilometres, long, wide, separating, thurston, island, from, eights, coast, ellsworth, land, antarctica, sound, occupied, western, part, abbot, shelf, therefore, navigable, ships, class, notpageimage, location, antarctica, feature. Peacock Sound is an ice filled sound 216 kilometres 134 mi long and 64 km 40 mi wide separating Thurston Island from the Eights Coast of Ellsworth Land in Antarctica The sound is occupied by the western part of the Abbot Ice Shelf and is therefore not navigable by ships Peacock Soundclass notpageimage Location of Peacock Sound in Antarctica The feature was discovered by members of the United States Antarctic Program in flights from the ship USS Bear in February 1940 and was further delineated from air photos taken by US Navy Operation HIGHJUMP in December 1946 The sound was first noted to parallel the entire south coast of Thurston Island thereby establishing insularity by the USN Bellingshausen Sea Expedition in February 1960 Named after the sloop of war USS Peacock in which Captain William L Hudson in company with the tender USS Flying Fish under Lt William M Walker both of the United States Exploring Expedition 1838 42 sailed along the edge of the pack ice to the north of Thurston Island for several days in March 1839 Further reading editDefense Mapping Agency 1992 Sailing Directions planning Guide and enroute for Antarctica P 382 Andrew J Hund Antarctica and the Arctic Circle A Geographic Encyclopedia of the Earth s Polar Regions P 374 M J Hambrey P F Barker P J Barrett V Bowman B Davies J L Smellie M Trantern Antarctic Palaeoenvironments and Earth Surface Processes P 242 Gohl K 2010 Tectonics and ice sheet dynamics of West Antarctic margins EGU General Assembly ViennaMay Gohl K D Teterin G Eagles G Netzeband J W G Grobys N Parsiegla P Schluter V Leinweber R D Larter G UenzelmannNeben and G B Udintsev 2007 Geophysical survey reveals tectonic structures in the Amundsen Sea embayment West Antarctica in Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World Online Proceedings of the 10th ISAES edited by A K Cooper and C R Raymond et al USGS Open File Report 2007 1047 Short Research Paper 047 4 p doi 10 3133 of2007 1047 srp047 Katharina Hochmuth and Karsten Gohl Glaciomarine sedimentation dynamics of the Abbot glacial trough of the Amundsen Sea Embayment shelf West Antarctica Geological Society London Special Publications 381 233 244 24 July 2013 doi 10 1144 SP381 21External links editPeacock Sound on USGS website Peacock Sound on SCAR website Peacock Sound on marineregions website Peacock Sound distance calculator Long term updated weather forecast for Peacock SoundReferences editU S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Peacock Sound72 47 S 99 05 W 72 783 S 99 083 W 72 783 99 083 nbsp This Ellsworth Land location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peacock Sound amp oldid 1149802887, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
