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72-1228: Pyramid Mountain can refer to: Antarctica Pyramid Mountain (Antarctica) , in the Quartermain Mountains Pyramid Mountain (Churchill Mountains) , in the Churchill Mountains Canada Pyramid Mountain (Alberta) in Jasper National Park, Alberta Pyramid Mountain (Garibaldi Provincial Park) in Garibaldi Provincial Park, British Columbia Pyramid Mountain (Wells Gray-Clearwater) in Wells Gray-Clearwater Volcanic Field of British Columbia United States Pyramid Mountain (Alaska Range) Pyramid Mountain (Kodiak Island) , Alaska Pyramid Mountains , New Mexico Pyramid Mountain (Clallam County, Washington) in Olympic National Park Pyramid Mountain (Montana) , in

144-491: A "Concise" subset of the NGNDB that listed "major features", and a "Historical" subset that included the features that no longer exist. There is no differentiation amongst different types of populated places. In the words of the aforementioned 1986 USACE report, "[a] subdivision having one inhabitant is as significant as a major metropolitan center such as New York City ". In comparing GNIS populated place records with data from

216-463: A 1961 N.Z. Lands and Survey Department map compiled from N.Z. field surveys, 1957-60, and United States Navy aerial photographs of that period. Presumably named after William J. Weller, Royal Navy, a seaman of the ship Discovery during the BrNAE, 1901-04, led- by R.F. Scott. In November 1903, Weller and Thomas Kennar (see Kennar Valley ) accompanied Hartley T. Ferrar in the first geological reconnaissance of

288-568: A 1962 replacement of the "Nigger" racial pejorative for African Americans with "Negro" and a 1974 replacement of the "Jap" racial pejorative for Japanese Americans with "Japanese". In 2015, a cross-reference of the GNIS database against the Racial Slur Database had found 1441 racial slur placenames, every state of the United States having them, with California having 159 and the state with

360-668: A 2008 book on ethnic slurs in U.S. placenames Mark Monmonier of Syracuse University discovered "Niger Hill" in Potter County, Pennsylvania , an erroneous transcription of "Nigger Hill" from a 1938 map, and persuaded the USBGN to change it to "Negro Hill". In November 2021, the United States Secretary of the Interior issued an order instructing that "Squaw" be removed from usage by the U.S. federal government. Prior efforts had included

432-451: A feature, are also recorded. Each feature receives a permanent, unique feature record identifier, sometimes called the GNIS identifier. The database never removes an entry, "except in cases of obvious duplication." The GNIS was originally designed for four major purposes: to eliminate duplication of effort at various other levels of government that were already compiling geographic data, to provide standardized datasets of geographic data for

504-468: A field party of the University of New South Wales that worked in this area in 1966-67. The name is reported to be descriptive of characteristic formations on the site. 77°50′S 160°59′E  /  77.833°S 160.983°E  / -77.833; 160.983 . An ice-free valley, between East Beacon and New Mountain, which opens to the south side of Taylor Glacier. Given this descriptive name by

576-494: A group of names in the area associated with surveying, 77°53′S 160°48′E  /  77.883°S 160.800°E  / -77.883; 160.800 . A saddle 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) west of Altar Mountain, situated at mid-point on the E-W ridge which forms the head of Arena Valley. Named in association with Arena Valley. The name was approved by the NZ-APC from

648-422: A later phase). Generic designations were given after specific names, so (for examples) Mount Saint Helens was recorded as "Saint Helens, Mount", although cities named Mount Olive , not actually being mountains, would not take "Mount" to be a generic part and would retain their order "Mount Olive". The primary geographic coordinates of features which occupy an area, rather than being a single point feature, were

720-687: A lobe of ice marginal to Taylor Glacier at the mouth, located west of Finger Mountain. The name appears to be first used on a 1961 New Zealand Lands and Survey Department map compiled from New Zealand field surveys, 1957-60, and United States Navy aerial photographs of that period. Presumably named after Thomas Kennar, Royal Navy, Petty Officer on the Discovery during the British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE), 1901-04, led by R.F. Scott. In November 1903, Kennar and William J. Weller (see Mount Weller ) accompanied Hartley T. Ferrar in

792-663: A plumb line. 77°47′S 160°33′E  /  77.783°S 160.550°E  / -77.783; 160.550 . A small pyramidal mountain, about 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) high, between Aztec Mountain and Pyramid Mountain, just south of Taylor Glacier. So named by the NZGSAE (1958-59) because its shape resembles the pyramidal ceremonial platforms used by the Mayan civilization. 77°45′S 160°40′E  /  77.750°S 160.667°E  / -77.750; 160.667 . An elongated mountain rising to 1,920 metres (6,300 ft) on

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864-424: A proposal by C.T. McElroy who, with G. Rose and K.J. Whitby, carried out geological work in these mountains, 1980-81. 77°52′S 161°07′E  /  77.867°S 161.117°E  / -77.867; 161.117 . A mountain, 2,260 metres (7,410 ft) high, standing between Arena Valley and Windy Gully, on the south side of Taylor Glacier. Charted and named by the BrNAE, 1901-04. Windy Gully separates

936-412: A second Alaska file) data from the 1:100000 and 1:250000 scale USGS maps. Map names were recorded exactly as on the maps themselves, with the exceptions for diacritics as with the NGNDB. Unlike the NGNDB, locations were the geographic coördinates of the south-east corner of the given map, except for American Samoa and Guam maps where they were of the north-east cornder. The TMNDB was later renamed

1008-435: A tributary to Beacon Valley, descending to the latter from the southeast side. Named by US-ACAN in 1964, for James B.H. Farnell, who assisted in supplying field parties at McMurdo Station, 1960. 77°53′S 160°41′E  /  77.883°S 160.683°E  / -77.883; 160.683 . A small pass on the east side of Farnell Valley. The pass provides easy passage between Beacon Valley and Arena Valley. The name

1080-698: Is a database of name and location information about more than two million physical and cultural features throughout the United States and its territories; the associated states of the Marshall Islands , Federated States of Micronesia , and Palau ; and Antarctica . It is a type of gazetteer . It was developed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) to promote

1152-443: Is or was human activity" not covered by a more specific feature class), "populated place" (a "place or area with clustered or scattered buildings"), "spring" (a spring ), "lava" (a lava flow , kepula , or other such feature), and "well" (a well ). Mountain features would fall into "ridge", "range", or "summit" classes. A feature class "tank" was sometimes used for lakes, which was problematic in several ways. This feature class

1224-543: The Geographic Cell Names database (GCNDB hereafter) in the 1990s. The Generic database was in essence a machine-readable glossary of terms and abbreviations taken from the map sources, with their definitions, grouped into collections of related terms. The National Atlas database was an abridged version of the NGNDB that contained only those entries that were in the index to the USGS National Atlas of

1296-637: The Thematic Mapper of the Landsat program , researchers from the University of Connecticut in 2001 discovered that "a significant number" of populated places in Connecticut had no identifiable human settlement in the land use data and were at road intersections. They found that such populated places with no actual settlement often had "Corner" in their names, and hypothesized that either these were historical records or were "cartographic locators". In surveying in

1368-540: The 1990s (still including tape and paper) to floppy disc , over FTP , and on CD-ROM . The CD-ROM edition only included the NGNDB, the AGNDB, the GCNDB, and a bibliographic reference database (RDB); but came with database search software that ran on PC DOS (or compatible) version 3.0 or later. The FTP site included extra topical databases: a subset of the NGNDB that only included the records with feature classes for populated places,

1440-584: The Beacon Valley area. Named in January 1962 by United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) researchers Heinz Janetschek and Fiorenzo Ugolini after their respective university affiliation, Leopold-FranzensUniversitat at Innsbruck, Austria, and Rutgers University at New Brunswick, New Jersey. 77°53′S 160°39′E  /  77.883°S 160.650°E  / -77.883; 160.650 . An ice-free valley, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) long,

1512-496: The Beartooth Mountains See also [ edit ] Pyramid Peak (disambiguation) [REDACTED] [REDACTED] List of mountains with the same or similar names This set index article includes a list of mountains that share the same name (or similar names). If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. List of mountains with

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1584-452: The BrAE (R.F. Scott), 1910-13, but the mountain was almost certainly seen for the first time during Scott's first expedition, 1901-04. 77°48′S 160°31′E  /  77.800°S 160.517°E  / -77.800; 160.517 . A small pyramidal mountain over 2,000 m, just southwest of Maya Mountain and west of Beacon Valley. So named by the NZGSAE (1958-59) because its shape resembles

1656-477: The BrNAE (1901-04) and so named because of its appearance. 77°54′S 161°24′E  /  77.900°S 161.400°E  / -77.900; 161.400 . An ice-free mountain, 1,940 metres (6,360 ft) high, between Mount Benninghoff and Knobhead. Named by US-ACAN in 1992 after Ronald L. Kuipers, formerly of the Central Intelligence Agency; from 1968-80 associated with committees within

1728-657: The BrNAE (1901-04), after the beacon sandstone which caps these heights. 77°49′S 160°48′E  /  77.817°S 160.800°E  / -77.817; 160.800 . The prominent western peak, rising to 2,345 metres (7,694 ft) in Beacon Heights. The name "Beacon Height West" was first used by the BrNAE (1901-04). The name was shortened by the NZGSAE, 1958-59. 77°50′S 160°52′E  /  77.833°S 160.867°E  / -77.833; 160.867 . The prominent eastern peak, rising to 2,265 metres (7,431 ft) in Beacon Heights. Named East Beacon by

1800-620: The BrNAE, 1901-04. 77°54′S 160°26′E  /  77.900°S 160.433°E  / -77.900; 160.433 . A steep bluff at the head of Beacon Valley, rising to 2,275 metres (7,464 ft) to the west of Friedmann Valley. One of a group of names in the area associated with surveying applied in 1993 by NZGB; horizon being the line of sight described by level line of theodolite or level. 77°52′S 160°26′E  /  77.867°S 160.433°E  / -77.867; 160.433 . A prominent bluff 2,070 metres (6,790 ft) high midway between Mount Weller and Horizon Bluff on

1872-561: The GNIS web site and can review the justifications and supporters of the proposals. The usual sources of name change requests are an individual state's board on geographic names, or a county board of governors. This does not always succeed, the State Library of Montana having submitted three large sets of name changes that have not been incorporated into the GNIS database. Conversely, a group of middle school students in Alaska succeeded, with

1944-528: The Interior . Retrieved 2024-01-03 . ^ "Pyramid Mountain" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2020-05-02 . ^ "Pyramid Mountain" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Pyramid Mountain" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of

2016-642: The Interior . Retrieved October 23, 2016 . Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pyramid_Mountain&oldid=1194049508 " Category : Set index articles on mountains Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Pyramid Mountain (Antarctica) The Quartermain Mountains were visited by British expeditions led by Robert Falcon Scott (1901–04 and 1910–13) and Ernest Shackleton (1907–09), who applied several names. Names were added in

2088-863: The McMurdo Dry Valleys, situated between Rector Ridge and Vestal Ridge in the southeast part of Beacon Valley. Named by the US-ACAN in 1992 after Jerry L. Mullins, cartographer, USGS, from 1978; Manager of Polar Programs, Office of International Activities, United States Geological Survey (USGS), from 1989; six field seasons in Antarctica managing the acquisition of aerial photography, 1982-83 to 1993-94; Member, United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, from 1994. 77°52′S 160°40′E  /  77.867°S 160.667°E  / -77.867; 160.667 . A valley about 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) long, lying next northeast of Farnell Valley in

2160-859: The NZ-APC following geological work here by C.T. McElroy, G. Rose, and K.J. Whitby in 1980-81. 77°52′S 160°44′E  /  77.867°S 160.733°E  / -77.867; 160.733 . A peak at the head of University Valley, 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) south-southwest of West Beacon. Named by USARP researchers Heinz Janetschek, biologist at McMurdo Station, 1961-62, and Fiorenzo Ugolini, geologist at McMurdo Station, 1961-62, after their respective university affiliation, Leopold-Franzens-Universitat at Innsbruck, Austria, and Rutgers University at New Brunswick, New Jersey. 77°52′S 160°43′E  /  77.867°S 160.717°E  / -77.867; 160.717 . A peak 0.7 nautical miles (1.3 km; 0.81 mi) southwest of University Peak, rising to 2,195 metres (7,201 ft) between

2232-467: The NZGSAE, 1958-59. 77°51′S 160°53′E  /  77.850°S 160.883°E  / -77.850; 160.883 . The south wall of an east–west ridge in Arena Valley, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) south of East Beacon. The feature is a prominent landmark and is formed by a dolerite dike which rises over 300 metres (980 ft) above the floor of the valley. Named by NZ-APC from

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2304-749: The Quartermain Mountains. 77°57′S 160°21′E  /  77.950°S 160.350°E  / -77.950; 160.350 . A massive mountain, 3,010 m, with a broad flattish summit, standing at the south extremity of the Quartermain Mountains. Named after Thomas A. Feather, Royal Navy, Boatswain on the Discovery during the BrNAE (1901-04), who accompanied Scott in his Western Journey to this area in 1903. 77°56′S 160°08′E  /  77.933°S 160.133°E  / -77.933; 160.133 . A 2,570 metres (8,430 ft) high ridge, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) long and 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) wide, being

2376-460: The United States , with the coördinates published in the latter substituted for the coördinates from the former. The Board on Geographic Names database was a record of investigative work of the USGS Board on Geographic Names ' Domestic Names Committee, and decisions that it had made from 1890 onwards, as well as names that were enshrined by Acts of Congress . Elevation and location data followed

2448-575: The United States Government responsible for coordinating Antarctic policy; initiated and collaborated in the authorship of the atlas Polar Regions, CIA, 1978. 77°54′S 161°15′E  /  77.900°S 161.250°E  / -77.900; 161.250 . A mountain between Windy Gully and Knobhead, on the south side of Taylor Glacier. The descriptive name was applied by the BrNAE, 1901-04. Geographic Names Information System The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS )

2520-905: The United States, a "Corner" is a corner of the surveyed polygon enclosing an area of land, whose location is, or was (since corners can become "lost" or "obliterated" ), marked in various ways including with trees known as "bearing trees" ("witness trees" in older terminology ) or "corner monuments". From analysing Native American names in the database in order to compile a dictionary, professor William Bright of UCLA observed in 2004 that some GNIS entries are "erroneous; or refer to long-vanished railroad sidings where no one ever lived". Such false classifications have propagated to other geographical information sources, such as incorrectly classified train stations appearing as towns or neighborhoods on Google Maps. The GNIS accepts proposals for new or changed names for U.S. geographical features through The National Map Corps . The general public can make proposals at

2592-622: The VUWAE, 1958-59. 77°52′S 161°12′E  /  77.867°S 161.200°E  / -77.867; 161.200 . An ice-filled gully between New Mountain and Terra Cotta Mountain, on the south side of Taylor Glacier. Named by the Western Journey Party, led by Taylor, of the BrAE, 1910-13. All parties in this area have commented on the incidence of high winds here. 77°54′S 161°28′E  /  77.900°S 161.467°E  / -77.900; 161.467 . A small N-S valley,

2664-570: The broadcasting masts for radio and television stations, civil divisions, regional and historic names, individual buildings, roads, and triangulation station names. The databases were initially available on paper (2 to 3 spiral-bound volumes per state), on microfiche , and on magnetic tape encoded (unless otherwise requested) in EBCDIC with 248-byte fixed-length records in 4960-byte blocks . The feature classes for association with each name included (for examples) "locale" (a "place at which there

2736-533: The color of the rock following geological work in the area by C.T. McElroy, G. Rose, and K.J. Whitby in 1980-81. 77°51′S 160°47′E  /  77.850°S 160.783°E  / -77.850; 160.783 . The summit of a bold, flat-topped ridge rising to 2,210 metres (7,250 ft) in the south part of Beacon Heights. A ridge system connects South Beacon with West Beacon, 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) north, and East Beacon, 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) northeast. So named by

2808-426: The coordinates were taken to be those of a primary civic feature such as the city hall or town hall , main public library , main highway intersection, main post office, or central business district regardless of changes over time; these coordinates are called the "primary point". Secondary coordinates were only an aid to locating which topographic map(s) the feature extended across, and were "simply anywhere on

2880-805: The divide between Mullins Valley and Farnell Valley. Named by US-ACAN in 1993 after J. Robie Vestal (1942-92), microbiologist at the University of Cincinnati, 1983-92; chairman of the advisory committee to the Division of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 1990-91. His research in Antarctica focused on adaptations of microbial ecosystems to the extreme environments. 77°50′S 160°50′E  /  77.833°S 160.833°E  / -77.833; 160.833 . A small cluster of peaks between Beacon Valley and Arena Valley, rising to 2,345 metres (7,694 ft) in West Beacon, and also including East Beacon and South Beacon. Named by Hartley J. Ferrar, geologist with

2952-424: The entire United States and that were abridged versions of the data in the other 57: one for the 50,000 most well known populated places and features, and one for most of the populated places. The files were compiled from all of the names to be found on USGS topographic maps, plus data from various state map sources. In phase 1, elevations were recorded in feet only, with no conversion to metric, and only if there

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3024-423: The feature and on the topographic map with which it is associated". River sources were determined by the shortest drain, subject to the proximities of other features that were clearly related to the river by their names. The USGS Topographic Map Names database (TMNDB hereafter) was also 57 computer files containing the names of maps: 56 for 1:24000 scale USGS maps as with the NGNDB, the 57th being (rather than

3096-505: The field party in the last four seasons. 77°49′S 160°39′E  /  77.817°S 160.650°E  / -77.817; 160.650 . An ice-free valley between Pyramid Mountain and Beacon Heights. Mapped by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13 . Named by the VUWAE (1958-59) after Beacon Heights. 77°54′S 160°35′E  /  77.900°S 160.583°E  / -77.900; 160.583 . One of

3168-451: The first geological reconnaissance of the Quartermain Mountains. 77°46′S 160°32′E  /  77.767°S 160.533°E  / -77.767; 160.533 . A partially deglaciated valley between Finger Mountain and Pyramid Mountain. Named by the VUWAE, 1958-59. 77°54′S 160°30′E  /  77.900°S 160.500°E  / -77.900; 160.500 . One of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, located west of Rector Ridge at

3240-439: The government and others, to index all of the names found on official U.S. government federal and state maps, and to ensure uniform geographic names for the federal government. Phase 1 lasted from 1978 to 1981, with a precursor pilot project run over the states of Kansas and Colorado in 1976, and produced 5 databases. It excluded several classes of feature because they were better documented in non-USGS maps, including airports,

3312-475: The head of Beacon Valley. Named in 1992 by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after E. Imre Friedmann , biologist, Polar Desert Research Center, Florida State University, who in virtually every austral summer, 1976-87, led USARP field parties in the study of microorganisms in rocks of the McMurdo Dry Valleys. His wife, Roseli Ocampo-Friedmann , was a member of

3384-502: The heads of University Valley and Farnell Valley. So named by NZ-APC following geological work carried out by C.T. McElroy, G. Rose, and K.J. Whitby in the 1980-81 season. The face of the peak exhibits large-scale slump structures in the Metschel Tillite zone. 77°54′S 160°51′E  /  77.900°S 160.850°E  / -77.900; 160.850 . A prominent mountain over 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) high, standing at

3456-579: The help of their teachers, a professor of linguistics, and a man who had been conducting a years-long project to collect Native American placenames in the area, in changing the names of several places that they had spotted in class one day and challenged for being racist, including renaming "Negrohead Creek" to an Athabascan name Lochenyatth Creek and "Negrohead Mountain" to Tl'oo Khanishyah Mountain, both of which translate to "grassy tussocks" in Lower Tanana and Gwichʼin respectively. Likewise, in researching

3528-425: The location of the feature's mouth, or of the approximate center of the area of the feature. Such approximate centers were "eye-balled" estimates by the people performing the digitization, subject to the constraint that centers of areal features were not placed within other features that are inside them. alluvial fans and river deltas counted as mouths for this purpose. For cities and other large populated places,

3600-570: The main part of the range from the massif that contain Knobhead, Terra Cotta Mountain and Mount Handsley. The massif is also part of the Quartermain Mountains. 77°55′S 161°32′E  /  77.917°S 161.533°E  / -77.917; 161.533 . A massive ice-free mountain, 2,400 metres (7,900 ft) high, standing south of the west end of Kukri Hills and overlooking the Ferrar and Taylor Glaciers at their point of apposition. Discovered by

3672-507: The more northern of two ridges that extend west from the Mount Feather block. The narrow upper surface is capped by ice but rock is exposed at many points along abrupt cliffs. Named by US-ACAN in 1992 after Ruth J. Siple, widow of renowned Antarctican Paul A. Siple (see Mount Siple ); Honorary President and active supporter of The Antarctican Society; Honored Guest at the dedication of the new United States Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station at

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3744-708: The most such names being Arizona. One of the two standard reference works for placenames in Arizona is Byrd Howell Granger's 1983 book Arizona's Names: X Marks the Place , which contains many additional names with racial slurs not in the GNIS database. Despite "Nigger" having been removed from federal government use by Stewart Udall , its replacement "Negro" still remained in GNIS names in 2015, as did " Pickaninny ", " Uncle Tom ", and " Jim Crow " and 33 places named "Niggerhead". There were 828 names containing "squaw", including 11 variations on "Squaw Tit" and "Squaw Teat", contrasting with

3816-817: The mountains after New Zealand Antarctic historian Lester Bowden Quartermain (1895–1973). The Quatermain Mountains are east of the Lashly Mountains , from which they are separated by the Lashly Glacier . The Portal and Pivot Peak are to the southwest. The Ferrar Glacier runs along the southeast boundary, and the Taylor Glacier runs along the north and northeast boundary. The Quartermain Mountains are bounded by Finger Mountain, Mount Handsley, Mount Feather and Tabular Mountain; also including Knobhead, Terra Cotta Mountain, New Mountain, Beacon Heights, Pyramid Mountain, Arena Valley, Kennar Valley, Turnabout Valley and

3888-442: The north side of Turnabout Valley. So named by the BrNAE (1901-04) because a long tongue of dolerite between the sandstone strata has the appearance of a finger. 77°47′S 160°40′E  /  77.783°S 160.667°E  / -77.783; 160.667 . A mountain resembling a pyramid, rising to 2,120 metres (6,960 ft) between Turnabout Valley and the mouth of Beacon Valley. The name seems first to appear on maps of

3960-589: The point where a dam is thought to be". The National Geographic Names database (NGNDB hereafter) was originally 57 computer files, one for each state and territory of the United States (except Alaska which got two) plus one for the District of Columbia. The second Alaska file was an earlier database, the Dictionary of Alaska Place Names that had been compiled by the USGS in 1967. A further two files were later added, covering

4032-731: The pyramidal ceremonial platforms used by the Aztec and Maya civilizations. 77°54′S 160°33′E  /  77.900°S 160.550°E  / -77.900; 160.550 . A bold rock ridge at the head of Beacon Valley, rising to 2,105 metres (6,906 ft) between Friedmann Valley and Mullins Valley. Named in 1992 by US-ACAN after Commander Jack Rector, United States Navy, Commanding Officer, Antarctic Development Squadron Six (VXE-6), May 1987 to May 1988. 77°53′S 160°38′E  /  77.883°S 160.633°E  / -77.883; 160.633 . A steep rock ridge in southeast Beacon Valley, rising to 2,240 metres (7,350 ft) and forming

4104-510: The same or similar names References [ edit ] ^ "Pyramid Mountain" . cdnrockiesdatabases.ca . Retrieved 2019-09-06 . ^ "Pyramid Mountain" . Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-01-19 . ^ "Pyramid Mountain" . BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2013-08-10 . ^ "Pyramid Mountain" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of

4176-412: The same rules as for the NGNDB. So too did names with diacritic characters. Phase 2 was broader in scope than phase 1, extending the scope to a much larger set of data sources. It ran from the end of phase 1 and had managed to completely process data from 42 states by 2003, with 4 still underway and the remaining 4 (Alaska, Kentucky, Michigan, and New York) awaiting the initial systematic compilation of

4248-663: The several valleys and ridges within Beacon Valley . Download coordinates as: 77°48′S 160°12′E  /  77.800°S 160.200°E  / -77.800; 160.200 . A small glacier 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) southwest of Fireman Glacier in the west part of the Quartermain Mountains. The name is one of a group in the area associated with surveying applied in 1993 by NZGB; telemeter being an instrument used to ascertain ranges and distances. 77°46′S 160°43′E  /  77.767°S 160.717°E  / -77.767; 160.717 . A glacier to

4320-416: The site on January 9, 1975. 77°58′S 160°27′E  /  77.967°S 160.450°E  / -77.967; 160.450 . A bluff 2,355 metres (7,726 ft) high which forms a shoulderlike projection from the east side of Mount Feather. One of a group of names in the area associated with surveying applied in 1993 by NZGB; nadir being opposite of zenith and the direction of gravity as defined by

4392-455: The sources to use. Many more feature classes were included, including abandoned Native American settlements, ghost towns , railway stations on railway lines that no longer existed, housing developments , shopping centers , and highway rest areas . The actual compilation was outsourced by the U.S. government, state by state, to private entities such as university researchers. The Antarctica Geographic Names database (AGNDB hereafter)

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4464-492: The south end of Arena Valley. Indicated but not named on Ferrar's 1907 map. So named by the NZGSAE (1958-59) because of its stepped profile and flat top, similar to pyramids of the Aztec and Mayan civilizations. 77°54′S 160°57′E  /  77.900°S 160.950°E  / -77.900; 160.950 . A nunatak, 1,865 metres (6,119 ft) high, to the southwest of Windy Gully, standing 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km; 1.6 mi) southeast of Altar Mountain. One of

4536-708: The south of Finger Mountain, occupying the east half of Turnabout Valley, the west part being ice free. Named in 1992 by US-ACAN in association with Turnabout Valley. Some of the McMurdo Dry Valleys are found in the Quartermain Mountains. Valleys include Turnabout Valley, Beacon Valley, University Valley, Farnell Valley, Brawhm Pass, Ashtray Basin and Arena Valley. 77°50′S 160°06′E  /  77.833°S 160.100°E  / -77.833; 160.100 . A mostly ice-free valley, 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) long, located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) northwest of Tabular Mountain in

4608-458: The standardization of feature names. Data were collected in two phases. Although a third phase was considered, which would have handled name changes where local usages differed from maps, it was never begun. The database is part of a system that includes topographic map names and bibliographic references. The names of books and historic maps that confirm the feature or place name are cited. Variant names, alternatives to official federal names for

4680-991: The upper portion of which is occupied by a glacier, between Mount Kuipers and Knobhead. So named by Alan Sherwood, NZGS party leader to the area, 1987-88, from the strong winds observed here, similar to Windy Gully located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) to the west. 77°55′S 161°36′E  /  77.917°S 161.600°E  / -77.917; 161.600 . A small ice-free valley between Knobhead and Mount Handsley. Named by NZGB in 1993 in association with Mount Handsley. Other features include Tabular Mountain, Mount Feather, Maya Mountain, Finger Mountain, Pyramid Mountain, Aztec Mountain, West Beacon, East Beacon, University Peak, Altar Mountain and New Mountain. 77°52′S 160°14′E  /  77.867°S 160.233°E  / -77.867; 160.233 . A broad, flat-topped mountain, 2,740 metres (8,990 ft) high, about 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) north-northwest of Mount Feather. Descriptively named by

4752-549: The west extremity of the Quartermain Mountains. The name is one of a group in the area associated with surveying applied in 1993 by the New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). A subtense bar is a fixed base, usually 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) long, used in conjunction with a theodolite in the calculation of horizontal distance. 77°46′S 160°25′E  /  77.767°S 160.417°E  / -77.767; 160.417 . A small valley, ice free except for

4824-481: The west side of Beacon Valley. The name is one of a group in the area associated with surveying applied in 1993 by the NZGB. 77°51′S 160°29′E  /  77.850°S 160.483°E  / -77.850; 160.483 . A peak 2,420 metres (7,940 ft) high rising above the west side of Beacon Valley, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southwest of Pyramid Mountain. The name appears to be first used on

4896-557: The years subsequent to the International Geophysical Year , 1957–58, concurrent with research carried out by New Zealand Antarctic Research Programme (NZARP) and United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) field parties, and to fulfill the requirement for maps compiled from United States Navy aerial photographs, 1947–83. In 1977, the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee named

4968-662: Was added in the 1990s and comprised records for BGN-approved names in Antarctica and various off-lying islands such as the South Orkney Islands , the South Shetland Islands , the Balleny Islands , Heard Island , South Georgia , and the South Sandwich Islands . It only contained records for natural features, not for scientific outposts. The media on which one could obtain the databases were extended in

5040-449: Was an actual elevation recorded for the map feature. They were of either the lowest or highest point of the feature, as appropriate. Interpolated elevations, calculated by interpolation between contour lines , were added in phase 2. Names were the official name, except where the name contained diacritic characters that the computer file encodings of the time could not handle (which were in phase 1 marked with an asterisk for update in

5112-467: Was recommended in 1968 by the NZ-APC. It is derived from the names of six party members of the University of New South Wales (Australia) expeditions of 1964-65 and 1966-67 who used this pass (e.g., Bryan, Rose, Anderson, Williams, Hobbs and McElroy). 77°52′S 160°58′E  /  77.867°S 160.967°E  / -77.867; 160.967 . A small basin near the head of Arena Valley. Named by

5184-545: Was undocumented, and it was (in the words of a 1986 report from the Engineer Topographic Laboratories of the United States Army Corps of Engineers ) "an unreasonable determination", with the likes of Cayuga Lake being labelled a "tank". The USACE report assumed that "tank" meant "reservoir", and observed that often the coordinates of "tanks" were outside of their boundaries and were "possibly at

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