Polish Polar Station, Hornsund — (Polska Stacja Polarna, Hornsund) is at Isbjørnhamna in Hornsund fjord, on Spitsbergen island in the Norwegian Svalbard archipelago, operates since 1957.tationThe station was erected in July 1957 by the Polish Academy of Sciences Expedition… … Wikipedia
Glacier — This article is about the geological formation. For other uses, see Glacier (disambiguation). The Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram, Kashmir, Northern Pakistan. At 62 kilometres (39 mi) in length, it is one of the longest alpine glaciers on… … Wikipedia
Perito Moreno Glacier — Coordinates: 50°29′S 73°03′W / 50.483°S 73.05°W / 50.483; 73.05 … Wikipedia
Domeyko Glacier — is a glacier flowing southeast into Mackellar Inlet, Admiralty Bay, King George Island. Named by the Polish Antarctic Expedition, 1980, after Ignacy Domeyko (1802 89), of Polish birth, explorer of the Andes and sometime Professor of Chemistry and … Wikipedia
Ice Gate Glacier — (coord|64|54|S|62|45|W|type:glacier region:AQ|display=inline,title) is a narrow hanging glacier, tributary to Astudillo Glacier, between rock spurs on the west slope of Dallmeyer Peak, Danco Coast. Named by the Polish Antarctic Expedition, about… … Wikipedia
glacial polish — noun The appearance of rock, after having been worn smooth by a passing glacier. Tenaya Lake was at one time under as much as 2,460 feet of glacial ice that produced a pressure of about 74 tons per square foot and extensive glacial polish (fig.… … Wiktionary
Aconcagua — For other uses, see Aconcagua (disambiguation). Aconcagua Aconcagua from park entrance, November 2004 Elevation … Wikipedia
Aconcagua — Vue de l Aconcagua depuis l entrée du parc national. Géographie Altitude 6 962 m Massif Cordillère des Andes … Wikipédia en Français
Peter Kinloch — Infobox Person name = Peter Kinloch size = 250px caption = On the summit of Mount Elbrus, 21st August 2007 birth date = 17th July 1981 nationality = ScottishPeter Alasdair Kinloch, (born 17 July 1981), is a Scottish mountaineer. Peter is known… … Wikipedia
List of Russian explorers — The Russian Empire at its peak in 1866, including the spheres of influence; this territorial expansion largely corresponds to the extent of contiguous exploration by Russians. This is a list of explorers from the Russian Federation, Soviet Union … Wikipedia