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  • Greben Hill

    Greben Hill (Bulgarian: хълм Гребен, ‘Halm Greben’ \'h&lm 'gre-ben\) is the hill rising to 924 m in Srednogorie Heights on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated 2.81 km north-northwest of Ledenika Peak, 5.12 km southwest of Corner Peak an…

  • Greaves Peak

    Crutch Peaks is a conspicuous sharp, dark, double-pointed rocky peak rising to 240 m in the northwest of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

  • Graovo Rocks

    Graovo Rocks (Bulgarian: скали Граово, ‘Skali Graovo’ \ska-'li 'gra-o-vo\) is the group of rocks off the north coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, situated east of Lientur Rocks and southwest of Liberty Rocks, and exten…

  • Grand Lagoon

    Grand Lagoon (Bulgarian: Голямата лагуна Golyamata Laguna, IPA: [ɡɔˈʎamata laˈɡuna]) is a 1-hectare (2.5-acre) freshwater lagoon of elevation 2.4 metres (7.9 ft) on Bulgarian Beach, Hurd Peninsula in eastern Livingston Island, in the South Shetland …

  • Gramada Glacier

    Gramada Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Грамада, ‘Lednik Gramada’ \'led-nik gra-'ma-da\) is a 3 km long glacier on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica draining the southeast slopes of Imeon Range east of Riggs Peak, southeast of Madan …

  • Gould Spur

    Gould Spur is a spur, 3 nautical miles (6 km) long, that extends from Navigator Peak to the south side of Splettstoesser Glacier, in the Heritage Range of the Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names…

  • Gothic Peak

    Gothic Peak is a peak, 2,085 metres (6,840 ft) high, standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) northwest of Lavallee Peak, in the West Quartzite Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. This topographical feature was so named by the Northern Party of the New Zeal…

  • Gostun Point

    Gostun Point (Bulgarian: нос Гостун, ‘Nos Gostun’ \'nos go-'stun\) is the ice-free point on the north coast of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated 2.4 km west-northwest of Karposh Point, and 2.45 km east-southeast of Cape …

  • Gorublyane Knoll

    Gorublyane Knoll (Bulgarian: Горублянска могила, ‘Gorublyanska Mogila’ \go-'ru-blyan-ska mo-'gi-la\) is the hill rising to 775 m at the base of Belitsa Peninsula on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated 3.9 km north of Poynter Hill and 9.…

  • Gornik Knoll

    Gornik Knoll (Bulgarian: хълм Горник, ‘Halm Gornik’ \'h&lm 'gor-nik\) is the rocky hill rising to 466 m on the southeast side of Cugnot Ice Piedmont on Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica.

  • Gopher Glacier

    Gopher Glacier (73°28′S94°0′W) is a glacier descending from Christoffersen Heights and draining north between Bonnabeau Dome and Anderson Dome, in the Jones Mountains of Antarctica.

  • Goodspeed Nunataks

    The Goodspeed Nunataks (73°0′S61°10′E) are a group of three rows of nunataks, oriented approximately east–west and 10 to 15 miles (16 to 24 km) long, located at the west end of Fisher Glacier, about 30 miles (50 km) west-northwest of Mount McCauley…

  • Golesh Bluff

    Golesh Bluff (Bulgarian: връх Голеш, ‘Vrah Golesh’ \'vr&h 'go-lesh\) is the ice-covered bluff rising to 1400 m on the north side of Detroit Plateau on Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica.

  • Goldsmith Glacier

    Goldsmith Glacier is a glacier flowing west-northwest through the Theron Mountains of Antarctica, 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of Tailend Nunatak.

  • Godel Iceport

    Godel Iceport is an iceport about 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide, which marks a more-or-less permanent indentation in the seaward front of the extensive ice shelf fringing the coast of Queen Maud Land.

  • Godech Nunatak

    Godech Nunatak (Godechki Nunatak \go-'dech-ki 'nu-na-tak\) is a rocky 410m peak in lower Huron Glacier, in the north foothills of Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands in Antarctica.

  • Glozhene Cove

    Glozhene Cove (Bulgarian: залив Гложене, ‘Zaliv Glozhene’ \'za-liv 'glo-zhe-ne\) is the 700 m wide cove indenting for 400 m the northwest coast of Smith Island, South Shetland Islands west of Cape Smith.

  • Gliozzi Peak

    Gliozzi Peak is a peak, 1,475 metres (4,840 ft) high, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) south of Plummer Glacier in the Douglas Peaks of the Heritage Range, Antarctica.

  • Glade Bay

    Glade Bay is an open triangular-shaped bay in the Amundsen Sea, 56 kilometres (30 nmi) wide at the broad north entrance and defined by the angle formed by the northern part of Wright Island, the front of the Getz Ice Shelf, and the northwest side of…

  • Giovanni Peak

    Giovanni Peak (70°2′S71°22′W) is a peak rising to about 500 m at the south end of Debussy Heights, above Mozart Ice Piedmont in the north part of Alexander Island, Antarctica.

  • Gin Cove

    Gin Cove (64°3′S58°25′W) is a cove in Antarctica indenting the northwest coast of James Ross Island to the north of Tumbledown Cliffs.

  • Gillock Glacier

    Gillock Glacier (72°0′S24°8′E) is a glacier 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, flowing north from Mount Walnum to the west of Smalegga Ridge, in the Sor Rondane Mountains.

  • Gillies Islands

    The Gillies Islands (66°32′S96°25′E) are three small, rocky islands protruding above Shackleton Ice Shelf 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of Cape Moyes.

  • Gilliamsen Peak

    Gilliamsen Peak (71°51′S70°20′W) is a peak (about 650 m) marking the southeast extremity of the Staccato Peaks in the south portion of Alexander Island, Antarctica. The peak was photographed from the air by Lincoln Ellsworth in 1935. Named by Advis…

  • Gillett Nunataks

    Gillett Nunataks (75°48′S114°43′W) are two mainly snow-covered nunataks at the east end of Spitz Ridge and the Toney Mountain massif, Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. …

  • Gillett Ice Shelf

    Gillett Ice Shelf (69°35′S159°42′E) is a narrow ice shelf occupying an indentation of the coast off the Wilson Hills between the peninsula containing the Holladay Nunataks and the Anderson Peninsula. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS)…

  • Gillespie Glacier

    Gillespie Glacier (85°11′S175°12′W) is a small tributary glacier just southwest of Mount Kenyon, descending the west slopes of the Cumulus Hills to enter Shackleton Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lester F.

  • Gilchrist Glacier

    Gilchrist Glacier (66°7′S114°6′E) is a short channel glacier flowing to Budd Coast 9 nautical miles (17 km) northwest of Fox Glacier. Delineated by G.D. Blodgett (1955) from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47). Named …

  • Giggenbach Ridge

    Giggenbach Ridge (77°28′S168°20′E) is a north-south chain of summits, 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, located to the west and northwest of Mount Terror on Ross Island.

  • Gigen Peak

    Gigen Peak (Bulgarian: връх Гиген, ‘Vrah Gigen’ \'vr&h gi-'gen\) is the summit of Erul Heights on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula, rising to 1092 m on the south side of Benz Pass, and surmounting Russell East Glacier to the west and south, an…

  • Gifford Peaks

    Gifford Peaks (79°36′S84°48′W) are a line of sharp peaks and ridges along the escarpment at the west side of the Heritage Range, located between Watlack Hills and Soholt Peaks. They were named by the University of Minnesota Geological Party of 1963…

  • Giffard Cove

    Giffard Cove (64°37′S61°42′W) is a cove 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) wide in the west side of Charlotte Bay, along the west coast of Graham Land.

  • Gibson Spur

    Gibson Spur (77°20′S160°40′E) is a high rocky spur just west of the mouth of Webb Glacier, in Victoria Land. Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) (1959–60) after G.W.

  • Gibney Reef

    Gibney Reef (66°15′S110°30′E) is an exposed reef lying 12 mile (0.8 km) west of Clark Peninsula, in the Windmill Islands, Antarctica. It was first charted in February 1957 by a party from the USS Glacier. The name was suggested by Lt. Robert C.