The Pyramid (Antarctica)
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| Continent | Antarctica |
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The Pyramid (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.) is a small but distinctive peak in Antarctica just south of Pyramid Trough, at the west side of the Koettlitz Glacier. The descriptive name appears to have been first used by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13 (BrAE).[1]
Location
[edit | edit source]The Pyramid is on a promontory on the west side of Koettlitz Glacier between Renegar Glacier to the southwest and Walcott Bay to the northeast. Dromedary Glacier is to the northwest. Nearby features include The Almond, Pyramid Trough and The Bulwark.[2] The Alph River flows north through the Pyramid Trough.[3]
Features
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The Almond
[edit | edit source]Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.. A bare, almond-shaped ridge of granite which separates the two coalescing channels of Pyramid Trough, located just west of The Pyramid on the west side of Koettlitz Glacier. Given this descriptive name by the New Zealand VUWAE, 1960-61.[4]
Pyramid Trough
[edit | edit source]Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.. A deep trough immediately west of The Bulwark, through which a part of the Koettlitz Glacier formerly flowed north to Walcott Bay. Named by the VUWAE (1960-61) for its proximity to The Pyramid.[5]
The Bulwark
[edit | edit source]Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.. A steep-walled granite bastion on the west side of Koettlitz Glacier, around which the glacier follows on its descent to Walcott Bay. First mapped by the BrAE, 1910-13. Named by the VUWAE (1960-61) because of its shape.[6]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 596.
- ^ Mount Discovery USGS.
- ^ Alph River USGS.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 14.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 597.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 104.
Sources
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