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38-1272: Tablelands or tableland may refer to: Places [ edit ] Antarctica [ edit ] Chaplains Tableland Australia [ edit ] New South Wales [ edit ] Central Tablelands Northern Tablelands Southern Tablelands Northern Territory [ edit ] Barkly Tableland Tablelands Highway Tablelands, Northern Territory Queensland [ edit ] Atherton Tableland Blackdown Tableland National Park Electoral district of Tablelands Tablelands Advertiser Tablelands Folk Festival Tablelands, Queensland (Gladstone Region) Tablelands, Queensland (South Burnett Region) Tablelands railway line Tablelands Region , local government area Windsor Tablelands Western Australia [ edit ] Hampton Tableland Shire of Tableland Canada [ edit ] The Tablelands in Gros Morne National Park , Canada Tunisia [ edit ] Jugurtha Tableland USA [ edit ] Southwestern Tablelands See also [ edit ] Plateaus Tableland Topics referred to by

76-458: A NZARP geological party to the area, 1981-82. 78°06′S 163°00′E  /  78.100°S 163.000°E  / -78.100; 163.000 A prominent ridge, 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) long, between Hooker Glacier and Salient Glacier. Named by the NZ-APC from a proposal by R.H. Findlay, whose NZARP geological party worked in the area of the ridge in 1979-80. So named because

114-557: A member of R.H. Findlay’s New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) field party, 1979-80. “Frio” is the Spanish word for cold and commemorates work conducted in the area in 1979 in piercing cold wind. 78°06′S 162°57′E  /  78.100°S 162.950°E  / -78.100; 162.950 . A pass at about 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) high over Frostbite Spine, the ridge between Hooker Glacier and Salient Glacier. Named after Copland Pass, New Zealand, by R.H. Findlay, leader of

152-453: A party member suffered frostbite injury here and had to be replaced. 78°10′S 162°45′E  /  78.167°S 162.750°E  / -78.167; 162.750 . A rock spur trending southeast from Salient Peak. Named in 1985 by the NZ-APC after John A. McConchie, field assistant with the NZARP geological party to this area, 1979-80, led by R.H. Findlay. McConchie joined the party as

190-578: A party of the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04 (BrNAE), that explored this area. The name is descriptive of the feature. The Cathedral Rocks are in the north of the Royal Society Range, to the south of Ferrar Glacier and the west of Briggs Hill . Emmanuel Glacier flows along their west side, and Condit Glacier flows along their east side. Zoller Glacier , Darkowski Glacier and Bol Glacier flow through

228-515: A replacement for Adrian Daly who suffered from frostbite. 78°09′S 163°06′E  /  78.15°S 163.1°E  / -78.15; 163.1 A peak rising to 2,062 metres (6,765 ft) at the south side of Bowden Glacier . It stands 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) west of Murihau Peak on the west-east ridge marking the head of Blue Glacier. Named by the New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) in 1994. Poutini

266-524: A series of four abrupt cliffs interspersed by short glaciers and surmounted by sharp peaks. The cliffs extend for 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) along the south side of Ferrar Glacier and form part of the north shoulder of the Royal Society Range , in Victoria Land , Antarctica. The Carhedral Rocks were discovered and named on December 7, 1902 by Lieutenant Albert Armitage , leader of

304-579: Is a Maori name meaning “area of gentle breeze.” 78°09′S 163°15′E  /  78.150°S 163.250°E  / -78.150; 163.250 . The saddle at the head of Blue Glacier, overlooking the Howchin Glacier and Walcott Glacier which drain toward Walcott Bay in the Koettlitz Glacier. The saddle is at the south end of the "Snow Valley" (upper part of Blue Glacier) mapped by Armitage in 1902, and subsequently wrongly omitted from maps of

342-446: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Chaplains Tableland Mount Lister is in central Royal Society Range, the highest point on the main north-south ridge that includes The Pimple and Chaplains Tableland to the north and Mount Hooker, Salient Peak and Mount Rücker to the south. McConchie Ridge and Salient Ridge extend east from Salient Peak. Armitage Saddle connects

380-526: Is one of a group in the area associated with surveying applied in 1993 by NZGB. Named from the refracting telescope as used in surveying; most commonly used as theodolites. 77°58′S 163°02′E  /  77.967°S 163.033°E  / -77.967; 163.033 . The summit at the extremity of the ridge which extends east from Royal Society Range between Mitchell Glacier and Lister Glacier. Named in 1992 by US-ACAN after Phillip D. Ibarra, USGS cartographic technician; member of USGS field parties in

418-424: Is one of a group in the area associated with surveying applied in 1993 by NZGB. Named from transit theodolite, a telescope that can be rotated through the vertical position. 77°56′S 163°07′E  /  77.933°S 163.117°E  / -77.933; 163.117 . The summit peak, 1,270 metres (4,170 ft) high of the east portion of Transit Ridge on the east side of Royal Society Range. The name

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456-399: Is the guardian taniwha of the essence of New Zealand greenstone. 78°08′00″S 163°10′00″E  /  78.1333333°S 163.1666667°E  / -78.1333333; 163.1666667 . A peak 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) west of Armitage Saddle. It rises to 2,026 metres (6,647 ft) on the west-east ridge at the head of Blue Glacier. Named by NZGB in 1994. Murihau

494-485: The British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE) under Scott, 1901-04. 77°55′S 162°39′E  /  77.917°S 162.650°E  / -77.917; 162.650 A broad elevated glacier, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) long, flowing northeast from Fogle Peak to enter Condit Glacier . Named in 1992 by US-ACAN after glaciologist Barclay Kamb of the California Institute of Technology; from

532-411: The British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE; 1901-04) which named it for Sir Joseph Hooker . 78°02′03″S 163°07′07″E  /  78.034249°S 163.118729°E  / -78.034249; 163.118729 . Ridge, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) long, located 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) northeast of Mount Hooker, bounded on the northwest by Ball Glacier and on

570-522: The 1963 winter party at McMurdo Station . 77°52′S 162°21′E  /  77.867°S 162.350°E  / -77.867; 162.350 . A peak in Cathedral Rocks, Royal Society Range, rising to 1,925 metres (6,316 ft) high between the lower portions of Zoller Glacier and Darkowski Glacier. Named in 1992 by US-ACAN in association with Chaplains Tableland (q.v.) after Lieutenant Commander William C. Fuller, United States Navy, chaplain with

608-609: The 1964 winter party at McMurdo Station. 77°52′S 162°31′E  /  77.867°S 162.517°E  / -77.867; 162.517 . A peak in Cathedral Rocks rising to 2,025 metres (6,644 ft) high between Darkowski Glacier and Bol Glacier. Named in 1992 by US-ACAN in association with Chaplains Tableland after Lieutenant John C. Mignone, United States Navy, chaplain with the 1966 winter party at McMurdo Station. 77°52′S 162°38′E  /  77.867°S 162.633°E  / -77.867; 162.633 . A peak rising to 1,905 metres (6,250 ft) high, surmounting

646-602: The 1980's, a principal investigator in USARP studies of the West Antarctic ice sheet, including the drilling of deep boreholes to the base of Siple Coast ice streams; research in order to determine the mechanisms by which the ice streams are able to move at relatively greater speeds than the surrounding ice sheet. 77°57′S 162°34′E  /  77.950°S 162.567°E  / -77.950; 162.567 A distinctive pointed peak, 2,475 metres (8,120 ft) high, standing at

684-460: The 1988-89, 1989-90 and 1990-91 seasons; participated in establishing geodetic control at Ross Island, McMurdo Dry Valleys, South Pole Station and, working from USCGC Polar Star, the Victoria Land coast from Cape Adare to Ross Island. 77°57′S 162°49′E  /  77.950°S 162.817°E  / -77.950; 162.817 . A peak, 2,595 metres (8,514 ft) high, which rises above

722-766: The BrAE, 1910-13. The New Zealand Blue Glacier Party of the CTAE, 1956-58, established a survey station on the saddle in September 1957. They named it for Lieutenant A.B. Armitage, second-in-command of the BrNAE, 1901-04, in recognition of his exploration in this area. 78°12′S 163°12′E  /  78.2°S 163.2°E  / -78.2; 163.2 . A ridge between Walcott Glacier and Howchin Glacier . Named by New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) (1994) in association with Chancellor Lakes near

760-575: The New Zealand Geographic Board (1994) after Charles A. (Cas) Roper, member of the summer party at Scott Base, 1976-77; officer-in-charge and senior scientific officer, winter party 1980; New Zealand scientist who oversaw Scott Base laboratory programs for 20 years. 78°09′S 162°45′E  /  78.150°S 162.750°E  / -78.150; 162.750 . A buttressed peak of the Royal Society Range between Mount Rücker and Mount Hooker. A ridge descends eastward from it and forms

798-495: The Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, from 1976. 77°59′S 162°40′E  /  77.983°S 162.667°E  / -77.983; 162.667 . Small cone-shaped peak, 3,215 metres (10,548 ft) high, midway between Mount Lister and Camels Hump. Discovered and named by the BrNAE under Scott, 1901-04. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of

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836-522: The US-ACAN in 1963 in honor of the chaplains who have served in Antarctica, primarily at McMurdo Station . The feature is clearly visible from McMurdo Station. 78°03′25″S 162°27′07″E  /  78.05705°S 162.452048°E  / -78.05705; 162.452048 A rock spur about 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) long, that extends northwestward from Mount Lister. The spur separates

874-533: The appearance of a gablelike projection from the north part of Chaplains Tableland. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1992 after Erick Chiang, Manager, Polar Operations Section, Division of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation , from 1991. 78°01′S 162°39′E  /  78.017°S 162.650°E  / -78.017; 162.650 . A high tableland just north of Mount Lister. Named by

912-615: The east end of the ridge. 78°13′S 163°18′E  /  78.217°S 163.300°E  / -78.217; 163.300 . Small twin lakes near the crest of the ridge north of the Walcott Glacier. Named by the New Zealand University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition, 1960-61, in honor of the chancellor of that university. 78°12′00″S 163°22′00″E  /  78.2°S 163.3666667°E  / -78.2; 163.3666667 . An ice-free volcanic crater lying to

950-557: The formation. The Camels Hump and The Pimple are south of the rocks. Download coordinates as: 77°54′S 162°18′E  /  77.900°S 162.300°E  / -77.900; 162.300 . An ice-covered peak rising to 1,970 metres (6,460 ft) high on the south side of Ferrar Glacier. It surmounts the most western massif of Cathedral Rocks. Named in 1992 by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in association with Chaplains Tableland after Lieutenant D.L. Windle, United States Navy, chaplain with

988-417: The head of Blue Glacier, and from that ridge Chancellor Ridge extends southeast between Howchin Glacier and Walcott Glacier . 78°08′S 163°00′E  /  78.133°S 163.000°E  / -78.133; 163.000 . A prominent ridge, 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) long, extending east-northeast from Salient Peak along the south side of Salient Glacier. Named in association with

1026-525: The head of Kamb Glacier. Named in 1992 by US-ACAN after Benson Fogle, Program Manager for Upper Atmospheric Research, Division of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 1976-85. 77°57′S 162°30′E  /  77.950°S 162.500°E  / -77.950; 162.500 . A triangular peak, 2,455 metres (8,054 ft) high, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) west-northwest of Fogle Peak. Named in 1992 by US-ACAN after Bernhard Lettau, Program Manager for Polar Ocean and Climate Sciences in

1064-736: The massif to the Denton Hills to the east. Emmanuel Glacier and its tributary Carleton Glacier run north along the east side of the ridge to Ferrar Glacier . Howchin Glacier flows southeast from the ridge system towards Koettlitz Glacier , while Salient Glacier , Hooker Glacier and Lister Glacier flow northeast into Blue Glacier . Download coordinates as: Features and nearby features include: 77°56′S 163°05′E  /  77.933°S 163.083°E  / -77.933; 163.083 . A ridge, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) long, extending east from Royal Society Range between Spring Glacier and Mitchell Glacier. The name

1102-515: The most eastern massif of Cathedral Rocks. Named in 1992 by US-ACAN in association with Chaplains Tableland after Lieutenant Commander Jesse W. Essinger, United States Navy, chaplain with the 1968 winter party at McMurdo Station. 77°55′S 162°34′E  /  77.917°S 162.567°E  / -77.917; 162.567 . Dark bare knob, 2,320 metres (7,610 ft) high, standing 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) south of Cathedral Rocks. Discovered and given this descriptive name by

1140-630: The north wall of Mitchell Glacier at the glacier head Named in 1993 by NZGB after Tuati, the Maori name of a sailor known as John Stewart, the first New Zealander to view the icy coast of Antarctica. He sailed on the ship Vincennes, the flagship of the United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-42, led by Lieutenant Charles Wilkes, United States Navy. 77°58′S 162°53′E  /  77.967°S 162.883°E  / -77.967; 162.883 . A peak 2,175 metres (7,136 ft) high on

1178-411: The peak and glacier at the suggestion of R.H. Findlay, leader of three NZARP geological parties to the area, 1977-81. 78°08′00″S 162°52′00″E  /  78.1333333°S 162.8666667°E  / -78.1333333; 162.8666667 . A peak 2,606 metres (8,550 ft) high located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) east of Salient Peak on Salient Ridge. Name suggested by K. Brodie,

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1216-547: The ridge that forms the south wall of Mitchell Glacier near the glacier head. Named in 1993 by the NZGB after Randal Heke, foreman of the construction unit which built the N.Z. Scott Station in 1957. He remained in a supervisory role for the management of the buildings for many years until his retirement. 77°57′43″S 162°39′17″E  /  77.961888°S 162.654627°E  / -77.961888; 162.654627 . A distinctive mountain, 2,900 metres (9,500 ft) high, having

1254-456: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Tablelands . 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=Tablelands&oldid=1236796198 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

1292-603: The south of the snout of Howchin Glacier on Chancellor Ridge. Named by NZGB (1994) after Lieutenant Cmdr. James F. Brandau, U.S. Navy (USN), Squadron VX-6 helicopter pilot in the area, 1964 and 1965. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey . The Pimple The Cathedral Rocks ( 77°51′S 162°36′E  /  77.850°S 162.600°E  / -77.850; 162.600  ( Cathedral Rocks ) ) are

1330-595: The south side of Lister Glacier. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) after D. Craw, a member of a 1980-81 New Zealand Antarctic Research Programme (NZARP) geological party that reached 3,700 metres (12,100 ft) on Mount Lister by way of this ridge. 78°06′S 162°42′E  /  78.100°S 162.700°E  / -78.100; 162.700 . Rounded summit over 3,800 metres (12,500 ft) high, standing immediately south of Mount Lister. Discovered by

1368-452: The southeast by Hooker Glacier , descending into Blue Glacier. Named by New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) in 1994 in association with other names from Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park that are found in this area. 78°07′09″S 162°45′16″E  /  78.1191667°S 162.7544444°E  / -78.1191667; 162.7544444 . A prominent peak, 3,660 metres (12,010 ft) high, between Mount Hooker and Salient Peak. Named by

1406-525: The upper part of Emmanuel Glacier from Carleton Glacier . The spur was named by the US-ACAN in 1994 after the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand , in association with nearby features that are named after colleges and universities. 78°00′S 163°00′E  /  78.000°S 163.000°E  / -78.000; 163.000 . A prominent ridge that trends northeast from Mount Lister along

1444-702: The watershed between tributaries of the Blue Glacier on the north and Walcott Glacier on the south. So named by the New Zealand Blue Glacier Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE; 1956-58) because it forms a salient of the Royal Society Range, where the summit turns southwest toward Mount Rücker and Mount Muggins. To the east of Salient Peak, Salient Ridge extends northeast and McConchie Ridge extends southeast. A ridge extends due east to Armitage Saddle at

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