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22-473: The Peletier Plateau was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Rear Admiral Eugene Peletier, CEC, United States Navy , Bureau of Yards and Docks, who was of assistance to Rear Admiral George J. Dufek in the preparation of United States Navy Operation Deep Freeze II, 1956–57. Download coordinates as: The Peletier Plateau is in the southwest of

44-624: Is often a phase lag where a delay occurs in adoption of a locally used name. Sometimes the delay is several decades. Volunteers in the Earth Science Corps are used to assist the US Geological Survey in collecting names of geographic features. The BGN currently publishes names on its website. In the past, the BGN issued its decisions in various publications under different titles at different intervals with various information included. In 1933,

66-728: The United States Secretary of the Interior . The purpose of the board is to establish and maintain uniform usage of geographic names throughout the federal government of the United States . Nevertheless, its rulings and policies have been controversial from time to time. On January 8, 1890, Thomas Corwin Mendenhall , superintendent of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Office, wrote to 10 noted geographers "to suggest

88-416: The BGN's decisions. The BGN has an executive committee and two permanent committees with full authority: the 10- to 15-member Domestic Names Committee and the 8- to 10-member Foreign Names Committee. Both comprise government employees only. Each maintains its own database. The BGN does not create place names but responds to proposals for names from federal agencies; state, local, and tribal governments; and

110-508: The Board are to be accepted [by federal departments] as the standard authority for such matters." The board was given authority to resolve all unsettled questions concerning geographic names. Decisions of the board were accepted as binding by all departments and agencies of the federal government . The board has since undergone several name changes. In 1934, it was transferred to the Department of

132-426: The Interior is in charge of formally appointing the members of the committee. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from "Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . United States Board on Geographic Names The United States Board on Geographic Names ( BGN ) is a federal body operating under

154-525: The Interior . The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names was established in 1943 as the Special Committee on Antarctic Names (SCAN). In 1963, the Advisory Committee on Undersea Features was started for standardization of names of undersea features. Its present form derives from a 1947 law, Public Law 80-242. The 1969 BGN publication Decisions on Geographic Names in the United States stated

176-544: The Peletier Plateau 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) northwest of Mount Ropar. The name given by US-ACAN is descriptive of the semicircular bands of snow on the south side of the mountain. 83°50′S 160°35′E  /  83.833°S 160.583°E  / -83.833; 160.583 . A low pass in the Queen Elizabeth Range, to the east of the Peletier Plateau. Named by NZGSAE (1961-62) because

198-578: The Queen Elizabeth Range between the head of Marsh Glacier to the west and Law Glacier to the southeast. Mount Allsup is at its southern tip, at the southwest end of the Canopy Cliffs, which face the Law Glacier. Mount Ropar is at the northeast end of the Canopy Cliffs. The Sandford Cliffs extend along the west side of the plateau, facing the Marsh Glacier. Mount Wyman stands west of them, extending into

220-499: The agency's chief purpose as: [Names are] submitted for decisions to the Board on Geographical names by individuals, private organizations, or government agencies. It is the Board's responsibility to render formal decisions on new names, proposed changes in names, and names which are in conflict. [The decisions] define the spellings and applications of the names for use on maps and other publications of Federal agencies The board has developed principles, policies, and procedures governing

242-598: The continent, in consultation with other national nomenclature bodies where appropriate, as defined by the Antarctic Treaty System . The research and staff support for the ACAN is provided by the United States Geological Survey . ACAN has a published policy on naming, based on priority of application, appropriateness, and the extent to which usage has become established. The United States Secretary of

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264-786: The feature or place name are cited. Variant names, alternatives to official federal names for a feature, are also recorded. The BGN has members from six federal departments as well as the Central Intelligence Agency , the US Government Publishing Office , the Library of Congress , and the US Postal Service . The BGN rules on hundreds of naming decisions annually and stores over two million geographical records in its databases at geonames.usgs.gov. State and local governments and private mapping organizations usually follow

286-418: The glacier. Bullseye Mountain and Dakota Pass are to the northeast of the plateau, leading to Prince Andrew Plateau . 84°01′S 159°36′E  /  84.017°S 159.600°E  / -84.017; 159.600 . A rock peak, 2,580 metres (8,460 ft) high, marking the southwest limits of the Canopy Cliffs. Named by US-ACAN for Clifford C. Allsup, Aviation Machinist's Mate, United States Navy, who

308-542: The local name for federal use. The BGN does not translate terms, but instead accurately uses foreign names in the Roman alphabet. For non-Roman languages, the BGN uses transliteration systems or creates them for less well-known languages. The BGN does not recognize the use of the possessive apostrophe and has only granted an exception five times during its history, including one for Martha's Vineyard , Massachusetts. In federal mapping and names collection efforts, there

330-514: The organization of a Board made up of representatives from the different Government services interested, to which may be referred any disputed question of geographical orthography." President Benjamin Harrison signed executive order 28 on September 4, 1890, establishing the Board on Geographical Names . "To this Board shall be referred all unsettled questions concerning geographic names. The decisions of

352-561: The pass was used by a Dakota R4D (new designation Skytrain C-47) plane on a reconnaissance flight into the area. Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names ( ACAN or US-ACAN ) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica . The committee

374-495: The precipitous nature of the cliffs. 83°58′S 160°29′E  /  83.967°S 160.483°E  / -83.967; 160.483 . A mountain, 2,420 metres (7,940 ft) high, at the east extremity of the Canopy Cliffs. Named by US-ACAN for Nicholas J. Ropar, Jr., Weather Central meteorologist at Little America V, 1958. 83°54′S 159°17′E  /  83.900°S 159.283°E  / -83.900; 159.283 . Distinctive, mainly ice-free cliffs constituting

396-412: The public. Any person or organization, public or private, may make inquiries or request the board to render formal decisions on proposed new names, proposed name changes, or names that are in conflict. Generally, the BGN defers federal name use to comply with local usage. There are a few exceptions. For example, in rare cases where a locally used name is very offensive, the BGN may decide against adoption of

418-479: The use of domestic and foreign geographic names, including underseas. The BGN also deals with names of geographical features in Antarctica via its Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names . The Geographic Names Information System , developed by the BGN in cooperation with the US Geological Survey , includes topographic map names and bibliographic references. The names of books and historic maps which confirm

440-724: The western limits of the Peletier Plateau. Named by the N.Z. Southern Party of the CTAE (1956-58) for N. Sandford, IGY scientist at Scott Base in 1957. 83°54′S 158°56′E  /  83.900°S 158.933°E  / -83.900; 158.933 . A mountain, 2,665 metres (8,743 ft) high, at the end of the rock spur running west from the Sandford Cliffs. Named by US-ACAN for Carl O. Wyman, ionospheric scientist at Little America V, 1957. 83°55′S 160°05′E  /  83.917°S 160.083°E  / -83.917; 160.083 . A rounded, mainly ice-covered mountain rising above

462-645: Was established in 1943 as the Special Committee on Antarctic Names (SCAN). It became the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1947. Fred G. Alberts was Secretary of the Committee from 1949 to 1980. By 1959, a structured nomenclature was reached, allowing for further exploration, structured mapping of the region and a unique naming system. A 1990 ACAN gazeeter of Antarctica listed 16,000 names. The United States does not recognise territorial boundaries within Antarctica, so ACAN assigns names to features anywhere within

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484-554: Was injured during Operation Deep Freeze II, 1956-57. 84°00′S 160°00′E  /  84.000°S 160.000°E  / -84.000; 160.000 . Steep cliffs extending from Mount Allsup to Mount Ropar on the southeast side of the Peletier Plateau. A descriptive name applied by the Northern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1961-62), suggesting

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