Ice shelf — An ice shelf is a thick, floating platform of ice that forms where a glacier or ice sheet flows down to a coastline and onto the ocean surface. Ice shelves are found in Antarctica, Greenland and Canada only. The boundary between the floating ice… … Wikipedia
Jerauld Wright — during its commissioning and fitting out period. [ Warrior among Diplomats , p. 100 101, 105 107; [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s10/sequoia ii.htm USS Sequoia (AG 23)] DANFS Naval Historical Center] Bureau of OrdnanceWright developed an… … Wikipedia
Martin Peninsula — (74°20′S 114°30′W / 74.333°S 114.5°W / 74.333; 114.5) is a peninsula about 96 km (60) mi long and 32 km (20 mi) wide that is ice covered except for a few rock outcrops along its margins, located betw … Wikipedia
Wrigley Gulf — (coord|74|0|S|129|0|W|) is an embayment about 115 miles wide along the coastline of Antarctica, lying seaward of the Getz Ice Shelf. Nearly a right angle in plan, its limits are described by Grant Island, Dean Island, and Siple Island, which are… … Wikipedia
DeVicq Glacier — (75°00′S 131°00′W / 75°S 131°W / 75; 131), is a large Antarctic glacier that drains the area between Ames Range and McCuddin Mountains in … Wikipedia
Carney Island — Infobox Islands name = Carney image caption = Location of Carney Island locator map custom = nickname = location = Antarctica coordinates = coord|73|57|S|121|00|W|display=inline archipelago = total islands = major islands = area =… … Wikipedia
Shepard Island — or John Shepard Island is an island about 11 miles long, lying 6 miles west of Grant Island off the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Shepard Island is located at coord|74|25|S|132|30|W|. Shepard Island is ice capped except at its northern, seaward side … Wikipedia
Grant Island — is an ice covered island, 20 miles long and 10 miles wide, lying 5 miles east of the smaller Shepard Island off the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Grant Island is located at coord|74|28|S|131|35|W|. Like Shepard Island, Grant Island is surrounded by… … Wikipedia
Bakutis Coast — (coord|74|45|S|120|0|W|) is that part of the coast of Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica, extending from a point opposite eastern Dean Island, at coord|74|42|S|127|05|W|, to Cape Herlacher, or between Hobbs Coast in the west and Walgreen Coast in… … Wikipedia
Wright Island — (coord|74|2|S|116|50|W|) is an ice covered island 35 miles (60 km) long, lying at the north edge of Getz Ice Shelf about midway between Carney Island and Martin Peninsula, on the Bakutis Coast, Marie Byrd Land. Delineated from air photos taken by … Wikipedia
