Giaever Ridge
Giaever Ridge is a broad, snow-covered ridge, about 70 nautical miles (130 km) long in a north-south direction, on the west side of Schytt Glacier in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica.
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Ghiaurov Peak (Gyaurov Vrah \gya-'u-rov 'vr&h\) is a rocky 250 m peak in Delchev Ridge, Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
Geysen Glacier
Geysen Glacier is a large tributary to the Fisher Glacier, flowing northeast between Mount Bayliss and Mount Ruker in the Prince Charles Mountains of Antarctica.
Gessner Peak
Gessner Peak (German: Geßnerspitze, (71°46′S6°55′E) is, at 3,020 metres (9,900 ft), the highest peak of Storkvarvet Mountain, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of Habermehl Peak in the northeast part of the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Ma…
Gerov Pass
Gerov Pass (Bulgarian: Геров проход, ‘Gerov Prohod’ \'ge-rov 'pro-hod\) is a pass of elevation 400 m in Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Situated on Rozhen Peninsula, 1.6 km south-sout…
German Peninsula
German Peninsula (Bulgarian: полуостров Герман, ‘Poluostrov German’ \po-lu-'os-trov 'ger-man\) is the mountainous peninsula projecting from the north end of Fallières Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica 11.4 km in west direction between Bourgeois Fjord…
Gerber Peak
Gerber Peak is a peak 2 nautical miles (4 km) south-southwest of Rahir Point, standing close south of Thomson Cove, Flandres Bay, on the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica.
Gela Point
Gela Point (Nos Gela \'nos ge-'la\) is a point on the southeast coast of Rozhen Peninsula on Livingston Island, Antarctica formed by an offshoot of Yambol Peak. Situated on the coast of Bransfield Strait 5.1 km east-northeast of Botev Point, 700 m e…
Gega Point
Gega Point (Bulgarian: нос Гега, ‘Nos Gega’ \'nos 'ge-ga\) is a point on the west coast of Astrolabe Island in Bransfield Strait off Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica forming the southeast side of the entrance to Mokren Bight.
Gauntlet Ridge
Gauntlet Ridge is a flat-topped, mainly ice-covered ridge, or peninsula, which separates the mouths of Nascent Glacier and Ridgeway Glacier where they discharge into Lady Newnes Bay, Victoria Land, Antarctica.
Garwood Glacier
Garwood Glacier (78°1′S163°57′E) is a glacier occupying the northwest part of Garwood Valley, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was first mapped by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04), but was not named until 1911, when Thomas Griffi…
Garvan Point
Garvan Point (Bulgarian: нос Гарван, ‘Nos Garvan’ \'nos 'gar-van\) is the point forming the east side of the entrance to Retizhe Cove on the south coast of Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica.
Garmen Point
Garmen Point (Bulgarian: нос Гърмен, ‘Nos Garmen’ \'nos 'g&r-men\) is a point on the northwest coast of Smith Island, South Shetland Islands situated 13.65 km north-northeast of Cape James, 6.12 km south-southwest of Markeli Point and 19.65 km south…
Galápagos Cove
Galápagos Cove is the small, 210 m wide cove indenting for 70 m the northeast coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and entered between Spark Point and Figueroa Point.
Galiche Rock
Galiche Rock (Bulgarian: скала Галиче, ‘Skala Galiche’ \ska-'la 'ga-li-che\) is the large rock off Somovit Point on the east coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
Galata Cove
Galata Cove (Bulgarian: залив Галата, ‘Zaliv Galata’ \'za-liv 'ga-la-ta\) is the 1.93 km wide cove indenting for 2.18 km the northeast coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica.
Galan Ridge
Galan Ridge is a prominent ridge which forms the northeastern rampart of the Dana Mountains in Palmer Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–67, and was named by the …
Gair Mesa
Gair Mesa (73°28′S162°52′E) is the southernmost mesa of the Mesa Range, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1962–63, for H.S. Gair, geologist and leader of this…
Gair Glacier
Gair Glacier (73°3′S166°32′E) is a tributary glacier, 10 miles (16 km) long, rising close southeast of Mount Supernal in the Mountaineer Range and flowing east-northeast to enter Mariner Glacier just north of Bunker Bluff in Victoria Land, Antarcti…
Gain Glacier
Gain Glacier (71°1′S61°25′W) is a large glacier on the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica, flowing northeast from Cat Ridge and entering the Weddell Sea between Imshaug Peninsula and Morency Island.
Gabrovo Knoll
Gabrovo Knoll (Vrah Gabrovo \'vr&h 'ga-bro-vo\) is a peak rising to 500m in the Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island. The peak surmounts Charity Glacier to the north and Tarnovo Ice Piedmont to the southeast, and is separated from Sh…
Gabbro Crest
Gabbro Crest is the crest, 1,750 metres (5,740 ft) high, of the mountain spur between the Sheriff Cliffs and the Vigen Cliffs on the southeastern edge of Saratoga Table, in the Forrestal Range, Antarctica. It was so named in 1979 by the Advisory Com…
Furlong Creek
Furlong Creek is a glacial meltwater tributary stream, 1.6 nautical miles (3 km) long, flowing north from Howard Glacier into Delta Stream in Taylor Valley, Victoria Land, Antarctica. Spaulding Pond lies along this watercourse.
Fukushima Peak
Fukushima Peak is a high, pointed rocky peak, 4,634 metres (15,203 ft) high, near the south edge of the ice-covered Vinson Plateau in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica.
Fukuro Cove
Fukuro Cove is a cove, 1 nautical mile (2 km) southwest of Mount Chōtō, which indents the Langhovde Hills along the coast of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica.
Fuerza Aérea Glacier
Fuerza Aérea Glacier is a glacier on Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, extending 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) in a northeast–southwest direction and 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) in a southeast–northwest direction and draining the north…
Fuchs Dome
Fuchs Dome is a large ice-covered dome rising over 1,525 metres (5,000 ft), between Stratton Glacier and Gordon Glacier in the central part of the Shackleton Range, Antarctica. It was first mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expediti…
Frustration Ridge
Frustration Ridge is a ridge forming the northern end of the Cobham Range in the Churchill Mountains of Antarctica.
Frostlendet Valley
Frostlendet Valley is an ice-filled valley, about 15 miles (24 km) long, draining northeastward along the south side of Hogfonna Mountain, in the Borg Massif of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica.
Frost Glacier
Frost Glacier (67°5′S129°0′E) is a channel glacier flowing to the head of Porpoise Bay, Antarctica. It was delineated from air photos taken by U.S.
Frolosh Point
Frolosh Point (Bulgarian: нос Фролош, ‘Nos Frolosh’ \'nos 'fro-losh\) is the point forming the north side of the entrance to Galata Cove on the northeast coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica.
Fridtjof Island
Fridtjof Island is an island lying 2.4 km (1.5 mi) northeast of Vazquez Island, off the southeast side of Wiencke Island in the Palmer Archipelago.
Freyberg Mountains
The Freyberg Mountains (72°15′S163°45′E) are a group of mountains in Victoria Land, Antarctica, bounded by Rennick Glacier, Bowers Mountains, Black Glacier, and Evans Neve. Named for New Zealand's most famous General, Lord Bernard Freyberg, by the …
Freeth Bay
Freeth Bay is a 5 mi wide bay on the coast of Enderby Land, Antarctica, lying 12 mi west of Spooner Bay in Alasheyev Bight. Plotted from air photos taken by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) in 1956. First visited by the Aus…
Frederick Rocks
Frederick Rocks is a group of rocks lying in Barclay Bay on the north side of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
Français Rocks
The Français Rocks are a group of fringing rocks lying off the northeast coast of D'Urville Island, in the Joinville Island group. The name "Pointe des Français" (point of the French) was given by Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, of the French Antarc…