Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Humphreys Ice Rise (GBR) | 67° 14' 00.0" S | 66° 51' 00.0" W | Ice rise |
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Name ID: 109423
Place ID: 6759
in Müller Ice Shelf, Arrowsmith Peninsula, Loubet Coast, was photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1956-57, and surveyed from the ground by FIDS from "Detaille Island", 1956-59; in association with the names of glaciologists grouped in this area, named Humphreys Hill after William Jackson Humphreys (1862-1949), American meteorologist and specialist on effects of ice in the atmosphere; joint author with W.A. Bentley (Bentley Crag, q.v.) of Snow crystals (New York, 1931) (APC, 1960, p.5; BA, 1961, p.189; BAS 250P sheet SQ 19-20/14 (Ext.), 1-DOS 1978); renamed Humphreys Ice Rise to reflect the true nature of the feature as evident in the air photographs (APC, 1986, p.3). |
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| Humphreys Ice Rise (USA) | 67° 14' 00.0" S | 66° 50' 00.0" W | Ice rise |
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Name ID: 126838
Place ID: 6759
An ice rise in Muller Ice Shelf in the SW part of Lallemand Fjord, Loubet Coast. Photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1956-57, and surveyed by FIDS, 1956-59. In association with the names of glaciologists grouped in this area, named "Humphreys Hill" by UK-APC after William J. Humphreys (1862-1949), an American meterologist and specialist on the effects of ice in the atmosphere; joint author with W.A. Bently (Bently Crag, q.v.) of Snow Crystals, New York, 1931. Renamed Humphreys Ice Rise to reflect the true nature of the feature. |
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