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  • Shupe Peak

    Shupe Peak (78°10′S161°55′E) is a prominent peak, 2,910 m, of Rampart Ridge, located 4 miles (6 km) east-southeast of The Spire in the Royal Society Range, Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1994 after Gordon…

  • Shoulder Mountain

    Shoulder Mountain (76°37′S162°8′E) is a prominent, triangular rock buttress over 1,000 m, on the north side of the lower Fry Glacier and close south of Mount Creak in Victoria Land.

  • Shomo Rock

    Shomo Rock (75°35′S159°9′E) is a nunatak lying between the Ricker Hills and Pape Rock in the Prince Albert Mountains, Oates Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos 1956-62. Named by Advisory Comm…

  • Shirreff Cove

    Shirreff Cove (62°28′S60°48′W) is a small cove or anchorage, situated immediately southwest of Cape Shirreff between San Telmo Island and Gerlovo Beach on the northwest side of Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Is…

  • Shewry Peak

    Shewry Peak (64°45′S63°38′W) is a peak, 1,065 m, marking the end of the rock ridge which extends northward from Mount William in the south part of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Surveyed from the east by the Falkland Islands Dependencies…

  • Sherrell Point

    Sherrell Point (63°18′S58°41′W) is a point at the south end of Astrolabe Island, off Trinity Peninsula in Antarctica. It is situated 1.15 km southeast of Gega Point, 4.5 km southeast of Raduil Point and 2.28 km southwest of Rogach Peak. Following a…

  • Sheriff Cliffs

    Sheriff Cliffs (83°24′S50°37′W) is a set of cliffs rising to about 1,750 m to the west of Gabbro Crest, Saratoga Table, in the Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1979 after Steven D.

  • Sheppard Nunatak

    Sheppard Nunatak (63°22′S56°59′W) is a conical nunatak 60 m high which stands close north of Sheppard Point, the north side of the entrance to Hope Bay, at the northeast end of Antarctic Peninsula.

  • Sheppard Crater

    Sheppard Crater (77°48′S166°50′E) is a distinctive breached crater rising to 200 m about 0.8 miles (1.3 km) east of Castle Rock on Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island.

  • Shepard Cliff

    Shepard Cliff (74°8′S161°9′E) is an isolated cliff, 4 miles (6 km) long, at the northeast margin of the Reeves Neve, in Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1956-62. Named by…

  • Shelton Nunataks

    Shelton Nunataks (75°43′S70°35′W) is a two isolated nunataks located 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Thomas Mountains, in Palmer Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by Advisory …

  • Shaw Nunatak

    Shaw Nunatak (69°33′S71°12′W) is a nunatak rising to 500 m in Nichols Snowfield, northern Alexander Island, Antarctica. Photographed from the air by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition in 1947–48, and mapped from these photographs by D.

  • Shapley Ridge

    Shapley Ridge (86°18′S129°10′W) is a prominent ridge overlooking Reedy Glacier; it extends east from Cleveland Mesa and marks the east extremity of the Watson Escarpment. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy a…

  • Shaler Cliffs

    Shaler Cliffs (80°17′S25°29′W) is a rock cliffs 2 miles (3.2 km) east-southeast of Charpentier Pyramid, rising to 1,000 m in the north part of Herbert Mountains, Shackleton Range. Photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy, 1967, and surveyed by Br…

  • Shadow Bluff

    Shadow Bluff (71°57′S167°38′E) is a rock bluff in Antarctica, just west of McGregor Range, at the junction of the Tucker and Leander Glaciers. It is a landmark when sledging on the Tucker Glacier, and is nearly always in shadow, hence the name.

  • Sevlievski Peak

    Sevlievski Peak (Bulgarian: Севлиевски връх, ‘Sevlievski Vrah’ \se-'vli-ev-ski 'vr&h\) is the ice-covered peak rising to 1740 m in Imeon Range on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands. Situated 1 km south of Drinov Peak and 890 m north by east of Sla…

  • Seilkopf Peaks

    Seilkopf Peaks (German: Seilkopfberge) is a group of mainly ice-free peaks and ridges between Portalen Pass and Nalegga Ridge in the Borg Massif, Queen Maud Land. The feature was photograph air by the German Antarctic Expedition (1938–39) and named …

  • Schulz Point

    Schulz Point is the western point of Shirley Island in the Windmill Islands. First mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump and Operation Windmill in 1947 and 1948. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for…

  • Schulthess Buttress

    Schulthess Buttress is a broad ice-capped bluff between Ricker and Higgins Canyons on the north side of Buckeye Table, Ohio Range. The feature has steep ice and rock cliffs and is prominent when viewed from northward. Surveyed in December 1958 by th…

  • Schlatter Glacier

    Schlatter Glacier is a glacier descending from the Asgard Range toward Lake House in Pearse Valley, Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Roberto P.

  • Scarab Bluff

    Scarab Bluff is a bluff north of Giza Peak overlooking Fossil Bluff hut on the east coast of Alexander Island, Antarctica. A small plateau above the bluff contains a permanent melt pool which is a designated biological research site.

  • Saunders Hill

    Saunders Hill is a rounded, rocky hill which projects into the southeast part of O'Brien Bay, just east of the Windmill Islands. First mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Na…

  • Sætet

    Sætet, also known as Saetet Cirque, is a large cirque in the north side of Jutulsessen, in the Gjelsvik Mountains, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. Photographed from the air by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–39).

  • Sadler Point

    Sadler Point (64°42′S62°4′W) is a point within Wilhelmina Bay, lying 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of Garnerin Point on the west coast of Graham Land.

  • Saavedra Rock

    Saavedra Rock (63°19′S57°56′W) is the largest of several rocks at the southwest corner of Gonzalez Anchorage, in the Duroch Islands.

  • Ruen Icefall

    The Ruen Icefall (Ledopad Ruen \le-do-'pad 'ru-en\) on Rozhen Peninsula in eastern Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands in Antarctica is situated south of Huntress Glacier, northwest of Prespa Glacier and northeast of Peshtera and Charity Glaci…

  • Rongel Point

    Rongel Point (Nos Rongel \'nos ron-'zhel\) is an ice-free tipped cape forming the east-northeast side of the entrance to the 710 m wide nameless cove indenting for 250 m the coast behind Rongel Reef on Livingston Island, Antarctica.

  • Rock Pile Peaks

    The Rock Pile Peaks (68°25′S65°9′W) are a cluster of peaks rising to 1,110 m between Wilson Pass and Rock Pile Point on Bermel Peninsula, Bowman Coast, Graham Land in Antarctica.

  • Ritli Hill

    Ritli Hill (Bulgarian: хълм Ритли, ‘Halm Ritli’ \'h&lm 'rit-li\) is a rocky hill rising to 45 m on the south coast of western Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

  • Rish Point

    Rish Point (Bulgarian: нос Риш, ‘Nos Rish’ \'nos 'rish\) is an ice-free point projecting 300 m from the south coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

  • Rezen Saddle

    Rezen Saddle (Bulgarian: Rezenska Sedlovina \'re-zen-ska se-dlo-vi-'na\) is a geographical feature on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.