Staten Island Heights

Staten Island Heights (76°49′S 160°57′E / 76.817°S 160.950°E / -76.817; 160.950Coordinates: 76°49′S 160°57′E / 76.817°S 160.950°E / -76.817; 160.950) is a predominantly flat, ice-covered upland between the Greenville and Alatna Valleys in the Convoy Range of Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and Navy air photos. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1964 for the USS Staten Island, an icebreaker in the American convoy to McMurdo Sound in several seasons beginning in 1956-57.

See also

List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Staten Island Heights" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/21/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.