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25-401: Dufek Head , Dufek Massif , and Dufek Mountain are also named for Dufek. 84°30′S 179°0′W  /  84.500°S 179.000°W  / -84.500; -179.000 [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from "Dufek Coast" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . This Dufek Coast location article

50-507: A male householder with no wife present, and 23.5% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.31 and the average family size was 3.81. The median age in the city was 27.6 years. 35.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.4% were from 25 to 44; 17.2% were from 45 to 64; and 10% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of

75-465: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Dufek Head Windless Bight ( 77°42′S 167°40′E  /  77.700°S 167.667°E  / -77.700; 167.667  ( Windless Bight ) ) is a prominent bight that indens the south side of Ross Island , Antarctica, eastward of Hut Point Peninsula . It was named by the Winter Journey Party, led by Wilson, of

100-605: The Aurora , the ship of the Ross Sea Party of the British expedition under Ernest Shackleton , 1914-17. 77°38′S 167°45′E  /  77.633°S 167.750°E  / -77.633; 167.750 . Steep, mainly ice-covered cliffs, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) long, between Aurora Glacier and Terror Glacier on the south shore of Ross Island. The name is suggested by two prominent V-shape wedges which protrude from

125-561: The British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13 , which encountered no wind in this area. The bight is permanently frozen. It is the site of a station that monitors infrasound to detect violations of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty . The Ross Ice Shelf covers over 487,000 square kilometres (188,000 sq mi). Windless Bight is a large ice plain that covers hundreds of square kilometers of

150-419: The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty on 22 August 2003. IS55 is an array of eight microbarometer sensors and space filters arranged that is divided into two sub-arrays, plus a high performance weather station at one of the arrays. Every second data on temperature, wind speed and wind direction is transmitted to a Central Recording Facility (CRF). Infrasonic data from each element of the array, along with

175-665: The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1962–63, because of its association with Mount Terror. 77°40′S 168°10′E  /  77.667°S 168.167°E  / -77.667; 168.167 . A small bay immediately west-northwest of Terror Point in Windless Bight, on the south side of Ross Island. So named by the Winter Journey Party, led by Wilson of the British Antarctic Expedition (BrAE), 1910-13 , in July 1911 because of

200-461: The bight include, from west to east, Sultans Head Rock, Aurora Glacier, Vee Cliffs, Terror Glacier, Fog Bay and Terror Point. Cape MacKay is east of Terror Point. 77°43′S 167°12′E  /  77.717°S 167.200°E  / -77.717; 167.200 . A rock spur along the east flank of Hut Point Peninsula, 7.5 nautical miles (13.9 km; 8.6 mi) southwest of the Vee Cliffs, on

225-577: The city as the largest hospital in the county. The radio telescope located in Brewster is the northernmost of ten dishes comprising the Very Long Baseline Array . As of the 2010 census , there were 2,370 people, 699 households, and 535 families living in the city. The population density was 1,991.6 inhabitants per square mile (769.0/km ). There were 730 housing units at an average density of 613.4 per square mile (236.8/km ). The racial makeup of

250-498: The city was 50.4% male and 49.6% female. For population 25 years and older, 50.2% have a high school diploma or higher, 8.1% have a bachelor's degree or higher, and 3.4% have a graduate or professional degree. As of the 2000 census , there were 2,189 people, 662 households, and 485 families living in the city. The population density was 1,828.0 people per square mile (704.3/km ). There were 739 housing units at an average density of 617.1 per square mile (237.8/km ). The racial makeup of

275-420: The city was 50.8% White , 0.3% African American , 2.2% Native American , 0.2% Asian , 43.0% from other races , and 3.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 73.0% of the population. There were 699 households, of which 54.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.0% had

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300-542: The city was 54.91% White , 0.37% African American , 2.28% Native American , 0.27% Asian , 38.78% from other races , and 3.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 59.5% of the population. There were 662 households, out of which 49.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who

325-459: The cliff wall. The name was first used by Doctor Edward A. Wilson who, with Thomas V. Hodgson of BrNAE, 1901–04, visited the cliffs in November 1903. 77°37′00″S 168°16′00″E  /  77.6166667°S 168.2666667°E  / -77.6166667; 168.2666667 . A glacier that drains part of the south slopes of Mount Terror in southeast Ross Island. It flows southwest and coalesces with

350-614: The east margin of Terror Glacier where the two glaciers enter Fog Bay. In association with the names of expedition ships grouped on this island, named after U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Eastwind . An icebreaker, "she" made nine Antarctic deployments in support of science activities from U.S. Navy (USN) Operation Deep Freeze, 1955–56, through the 1966–67 season. 77°37′S 168°03′E  /  77.617°S 168.050°E  / -77.617; 168.050 . A large glacier between Mount Terra Nova and Mount Terror on Ross Island, flowing south into Windless Bight. So named by A.J. Heine of

375-585: The east side of the terminus of Aurora Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2000) in association with Tyree Head, q.v., after Rear Admiral George J. Dufek, United States Navy (United States Navy) (1903-77), Commander, United States Naval Support Force, Antarctica, 1954-59. 77°37′S 167°38′E  /  77.617°S 167.633°E  / -77.617; 167.633 . A large glacier draining that part of Ross Island between Mount Erebus and Mount Terra Nova, and flowing south into McMurdo Ice Shelf . Named by A.J. Heine in 1963 after

400-517: The northeast. Cape Crozier is east of the bight. The Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) has its IS55 infrasonic array on Windless Bight about 26 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of McMurdo Station . The lack of surface winds reduces background noise that might interfere with infrasound measurement. This was confirmed by an infrasonic microphone array that

425-522: The northwest edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. It is flat and featureless, and has hardly any surface winds, as its name implies. Ross Island as a whole experiences strongly southerly winds, but Windless Bight is unusually calm. The bight extends from Castle Rock on the Hut Point Peninsula east to Terror Point. Mount Erebus is to the northwest, Mount Terra Nova to the north and Mount Terror to

450-552: The south side of Ross Island. The headland rises to over 400 metres (1,300 ft) and is ice covered except for rock exposed on the lower east side. Named after Admiral David M. Tyree, United States Navy (d. 1984), Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, 1959-62. 77°36′53″S 167°42′28″E  /  77.61462°S 167.70785°E  / -77.61462; 167.70785 . An ice-covered headland 4.4 nautical miles (8.1 km; 5.1 mi) northeast of Tyree Head. The headland rises to 620 metres (2,030 ft) high at

475-502: The south side of Ross Island. The name was first used by the British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE) under Scott, 1901-04, in describing rocks collected there by Thomas V. Hodgson of the expedition. 77°39′11″S 167°27′42″E  /  77.652933°S 167.461641°E  / -77.652933; 167.461641 A headland 3.2 nautical miles (5.9 km; 3.7 mi) northeast of Sultans Head Rock on

500-738: The southeast extremity of Ross Island. Discovered by the BrNAE (1901–04) and named for Captain Harry MacKay, commander of the Terra Nova , one of the relief ships for the expedition. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey . Brewster, Washington Brewster is a city in Okanogan County , Washington , United States. The population

525-608: The thick white fog they encountered in this locality. 77°41′S 168°13′E  /  77.683°S 168.217°E  / -77.683; 168.217 . A point below Mount Terror. It marks the east limit of Fog Bay, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) west-northwest of Cape MacKay. The name was first used by members of the BrNAE, 1901–04, and was apparently applied in association with Mount Terror which overlooks this point from northeastward. 77°42′S 168°31′E  /  77.700°S 168.517°E  / -77.700; 168.517 . An ice-covered cape which forms

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550-620: The weather information, is formatted at the CRF into 30-second packages, which are sent by satellite link from McMurdo Station to Brewster, Washington , Denver , Colorado and Vienna , Austria. A field camp for support personnel is used for several weeks each year. The team has standard remote field equipment such as snowmobiles, and stays in two Polarhavens and six individual mountain tents. During periods of use, one or two team members may return to McMurdo Station to collect supplies, and to stay overnight. Download coordinates as: Named features of

575-567: Was 1,983 at the 2020 census . Brewster was founded in 1896. A post office called Brewster has been in operation since 1898. The city derives its name from John Bruster, a pioneer settler. Brewster is located on the confluence of the Okanogan and Columbia Rivers . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 1.19 square miles (3.08 km ), all of it land. The 30–bed Three Rivers Hospital serves

600-450: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.80. In the city, the population was spread out, with 35.3% under the age of 18, 11.7% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 14.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males. The median income for

625-755: Was established in 1976 by the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks , sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The University of Alaska Fairbanks, under contract to the CTBTO, prepared the site for the IS55 infrasonic array and installed the equipment, which was completed in February 2001. After testing, IS55 was certified as an International Monitoring System (IMS) station under

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