Knobhead Moraine

Knobhead Moraine (77°51′S 161°38′E / 77.850°S 161.633°E / -77.850; 161.633Coordinates: 77°51′S 161°38′E / 77.850°S 161.633°E / -77.850; 161.633) is a conspicuous moraine of large boulders to the north of Knobhead, Quartermain Mountains, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It continues northward between the Cavendish Rocks and the western end of the Kukri Hills as a medial moraine in lower Taylor Glacier. The moraine was first observed by Lieutenant Albert B. Armitage, Royal Naval Reserve, second in command of the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, who named it in association with Knobhead.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Knobhead Moraine". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-10.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Knobhead Moraine" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/21/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.