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Stange Sound ( 73°10′S 76°40′W  /  73.167°S 76.667°W  / -73.167; -76.667  ( Stange Sound ) ) is a sound about 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) long and 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) wide along the coast of Ellsworth Land , Antarctica. An ice shelf occupies the sound, which is bounded on the west by Smyley Island and Case Island , on the south by the mainland, on the east by Spaatz Island and on the north by open water in the Ronne Entrance. Photographed from the air and roughly plotted by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE. 1947-48) under Finn Ronne . Named for Henry Stange of New York, a contributor to RARE who gave much time to assisting in preparations for the expedition.

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22-400: Spaatz may refer to: Spaatz Island , Antarctica Carl Spaatz (1891–1974), US Air Force general Carl A. Spaatz Field, at Reading Regional Airport , Pennsylvania General Carl A. Spaatz Award , a U.S. Civil Air Patrol decoration Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

44-464: Is an inlet, 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) long and 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) wide, trending southeast along the coast of Ellsworth Land , Antarctica, between the Rydberg Peninsula and Smyley Island. The head of the inlet is divided into two arms by the presence of Case Island and is bounded to the east by Stange Ice Shelf. Download coordinates as: Carroll Inlet

66-526: Is on the English Coast of Ellsworth Land . It is largely ice-covered. It adjoins Carroll Inlet to the west and Ronne Entrance to the north and east, from which it is separated by Spaatz Island. Hill Glacier flows into the sound from Spaatz Island. 73°15′S 76°30′W  /  73.250°S 76.500°W  / -73.250; -76.500 . The ice shelf in Stange Sound, English Coast, bounded to

88-511: Is on the English Coast of eastern Ellsworth Land , opening onto the Bellingshausen Sea . It is east of the Rydberg Peninsula . To the west it joins the ice-covered Stange Sound, which is fed by Hill Glacier. Islands include Smyley Island to the north, between Carroll Inlet and Stange Sound, Sims Island and Case Island in the inlet, and Spatz Island to the east of Stange Sound. The Berg Ice Stream flows north past FitzGerald Bluffs to enter

110-832: The Byrd Auroral Sub-Station, 1960-61. 73°34′S 77°37′W  /  73.567°S 77.617°W  / -73.567; -77.617 . A mountain between Espenschied Nunatak and Mount Thornton in the west-central part of the Snow Nunataks. Discovered and photographed by the USAS, 1939-41. Named by US-ACAN for Captain Kenneth McCann, commander of United States NavyS Eltanin on Antarctic cruises from September 1965 to September 1966. 73°34′S 77°07′W  /  73.567°S 77.117°W  / -73.567; -77.117 . A mountain between Mount McCann and Mount Benkert in

132-826: The East Base. 73°42′S 78°20′W  /  73.700°S 78.333°W  / -73.700; -78.333 . An ice stream about 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) long flowing into Carroll Inlet between Rydberg Peninsula and Espenschied Nunatak. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-66. Named by US-ACAN after Captain Harold Berg, commander of United States NavyS Eltanin on Antarctic cruises, 1964-65. 72°55′S 78°00′W  /  72.917°S 78.000°W  / -72.917; -78.000 . An ice-covered island, 38 nautical miles (70 km; 44 mi) long and from 8 to 21 nautical miles (15 to 39 km; 9.2 to 24.2 mi) wide, lying at

154-703: The Ross Ice Shelf Project, 1976-77; team member, joint United States Geological Survey (USGS)-British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Doppler Landsat Control Project, 1977-78, via twin otter aircraft and ship to discrete positions at Haag Nunataks, Orville Coast, Antarctic Peninsula, Ronne Ice Shelf, Filchner Ice Shelf, Lyddan Island, Theron Mountains, Deception Island, Signy Island, Bird Island and South Georgia. 73°48′S 75°36′W  /  73.8°S 75.6°W  / -73.8; -75.6 A glacier flowing north into Stange Sound, English Coast, eastward of Lidke Ice Stream and an unnamed intervening glacier. Named by

176-611: The USSR Academy of Sciences (1987) after Afanasiy Nikitin (died 1472), a Russian traveller who documented a visit to India and Africa during the years 1466-72. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey . Mount Benkert Carroll Inlet ( 73°18′S 78°30′W  /  73.300°S 78.500°W  / -73.300; -78.500  ( Carroll Inlet ) )

198-693: The basis of the 1968 United States Geological Survey (USGS) map of the area and has approved the name Smyley Island for the island described. Named after Captain William H. Smyley, American master of the sealing vessel Ohio during 1841-42. Captain Smyley, in February 1842, recovered the self-recording thermometer left at Pendulum Cove, Deception Island, by Captain Henry Foster of the Chanticleer, in 1829. The minimum reading

220-665: The coast of Ellsworth Land. The island lies in Carroll Inlet between the mainland and Smyley Island. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy aerial photographs, 1961-66. The name was suggested by Finn Ronne for Senator Francis H. Case (1896-1962), who assisted in obtaining Government support to provide a ship for the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, 1947–48. 73°35′S 77°15′W  /  73.583°S 77.250°W  / -73.583; -77.250 . A line of four widely separated nunataks on

242-533: The coast of Ellsworth Land. The peaks lie southward of Case Island and trend east-west for 20 miles. The nunataks were discovered by the USAS (1939-41) and named for Ashley C. Snow, aviation pilot on the expedition. 73°35′S 77°52′W  /  73.583°S 77.867°W  / -73.583; -77.867 . The westernmost member of the Snow Nunataks. This nunatak was mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-66. Named by US-AC AN after Peter C. Espenschied, USARP auroral scientist at

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264-513: The east by Spaatz Island, to the northwest by Smyley Island, and to the west by fast ice in Carroll Inlet. Named in association with Stange Sound. 73°12′S 75°00′W  /  73.200°S 75.000°W  / -73.200; -75.000 . A high ice-covered island, 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) long and 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) wide, lying close to the coast of Ellsworth Land, 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) east of Smyley Island. The north side of

286-558: The east-central part of the Snow Nunataks, Ellsworth Land. Discovered and photographed by the USAS 1939-41. Named by US-ACAN for Captain Richard Thornton, commander of United States NavyS Eltanin on Antarctic cruises, 1967-68. 73°38′S 76°40′W  /  73.633°S 76.667°W  / -73.633; -76.667 . The easternmost member of the Snow Nunataks, standing 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) east-southeast of Mount Thornton. Discovered and photographed by

308-776: The feature. Named after the Ronne family, of which the father, Martin Ronne, was a member of the Norwegian expedition under Amundsen, 1910-12, and the ByrdAE, 1928-30; and the son, Finn Ronne (d.1980), was a member of the ByrdAE, 1933-35, and the USAS, 1939-41. Finn Ronne also served as leader of the RARE, 1947^48, and as military and scientific leader at Ellsworth Station during the IGY, 1957. 73°03′S 75°40′W  /  73.050°S 75.667°W  / -73.050; -75.667 . A broad glacier that drains

330-476: The ice sheet in the south of the inlet. The Snow Nunataks overlook the south of the inlet. They include Espenschied Nunatak, Mount McCann, Mount Thornton and Mount Benkert. Carroll Inlet was discovered on an airplane flight, 22 December 1940, by members of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939–1941). It was named after Arthur J. Carroll, chief aerial photographer on USAS flights from

352-811: The island forms a portion of the south margin of Ronne Entrance. The remainder of the island is surrounded by the ice shelves of Stange Sound and George VI Sound . Finn Ronne and Carl Eklund of the US AS (1939–41) sledged along the north side of this feature in December 1940. It was photographed from the air and first mapped as an island by the RARE (1947-48) under Finn Ronne. Named by Ronne for Gen. Carl Spaatz, Chief of Staff, United States ArmyAF, who gave assistance in providing an airplane for use of RARE. 72°30′S 74°00′W  /  72.500°S 74.000°W  / -72.500; -74.000 . Broad southwest entrance of George VI Sound where it opens on Bellingshausen Sea at

374-488: The south side of Ronne Entrance and just northeast of Rydberg Peninsula. The feature is almost wholly surrounded by an ice shelf, which gives an erroneous impression that the island is joined to Ellsworth Land. This larger composite feature was observed from aircraft by members of the USAS, 1939-41, who gave the name "Cape Smyley" to the projecting ice shelf at the northwest extremity. The United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) has withdrawn that name on

396-412: The southwest side of Alexander Island . Discovered on a sledge journey through the sound in December 1940 by Finn Ronne and Carl Eklund of the USAS, 1939–41, and named Ronne Bay. Since 1940, the head of the bay has receded eastward into George VI Sound, altering the relationships on which the name was based. The name was therefore changed to Ronne Entrance, in keeping with the physical characteristics of

418-486: The title Spaatz . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spaatz&oldid=1059503067 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Spaatz Island Download coordinates as: Stange Sound

440-678: The west-central part of Spaatz Island, at the south side of Ronne Entrance. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy aerial photographs, 1961-66. Named by US-ACAN for Lennie J. Hill, USGS Topographic Engineer, a member of the Marie Byrd Land Survey Party, 1967-68. 73°30′S 76°30′W  /  73.500°S 76.500°W  / -73.500; -76.500 . An ice stream about 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) long flowing north into Stange Sound, east of Mount Benkert . Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy aerial photographs, 1961-66. The ice stream

462-544: Was first visited by a USGS field party in January 1985. Named by US-ACAN after David J. Lidke, USGS geologist, a member of the party. 73°54′00″S 76°23′00″W  /  73.9°S 76.3833333°W  / -73.9; -76.3833333 A glacier flowing north between Lidke Ice Stream and Nikitin Glacier into Stange Sound. Named by US-ACAN (2006) after Dann V. Hall, United States Geological Survey (USGS) surveyor in support of

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484-620: Was reported to be 0.5|F. 73°21′S 78°19′W  /  73.350°S 78.317°W  / -73.350; -78.317 . A small but conspicuous island between Rydberg Peninsula and Case Island in the southern part of Carroll Inlet. Discovered by pilot Ashley Snow of USAS (1939–41) on an aircraft flight, December 22, 1940. Named for Lieutenant (j.g.) L.S. Sims, USMC, surgeon on the expedition. 73°19′S 77°48′W  /  73.317°S 77.800°W  / -73.317; -77.800 . A roughly circular ice-covered island, 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) in diameter, lying off

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