4-396: The Finlandia Foothills ( 69°56′S 70°9′W / 69.933°S 70.150°W / -69.933; -70.150 ) are a rock massif, 10 nautical miles (19 km) long and 3 nautical miles (6 km) wide, rising to about 1,130 metres (3,700 ft) at the west side of Sibelius Glacier , situated in northern Alexander Island , Antarctica . The massif lies immediately south of
8-509: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sibelius Glacier Sibelius Glacier ( 69°55′S 70°5′W / 69.917°S 70.083°W / -69.917; -70.083 ) is a glacier , 12 miles (19 km) long and 6 miles (10 km) wide, flowing south into the Mozart Ice Piedmont 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Mount Stephenson in the northern portion of Alexander Island , Antarctica . The glacier
12-980: The Geode Nunataks , north of the Handel Ice Piedmont and west of Witches Cauldron . They were photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition , 1947–48, and mapped from these photographs by D. Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey , 1960. In association with the glacier they were named after the symphonic poem Finlandia by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957). [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from "Finlandia Foothills" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . This Alexander Island location article
16-757: Was first sighted from the air by the British Graham Land Expedition in 1937. Mapped from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition in 1947–48, by Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1960. This feature was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Jean Sibelius (1865-1957), Finnish composer . [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from "Sibelius Glacier" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . [REDACTED] This article about
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