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Mount Nygren, the Glossary

Mount Nygren is an outstanding pointed mountain, bearing the aspect of a stark rock nunatak of pyramidal shape, which rises sharply above the middle of Hotine Glacier on Kyiv Peninsula in western Graham Land, Antarctica.^[1]

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15 relations: Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, British Antarctic Survey, Graham Land, Harley D. Nygren, Hotine Glacier, Kyiv Peninsula, Mountain, NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps, Nunatak, Oceanography, Rear admiral (United States), Research vessel, RRS John Biscoe (1956), RRS Shackleton, VXE-6.
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Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names

The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica.

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British Antarctic Survey

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute.

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Graham Land

Graham Land is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula that lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz.

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Harley D. Nygren

Rear Admiral Harley Dean Nygren (December 12, 1924 – November 17, 2019) was an American military officer who served in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps, its successor, the Environmental Science Services Administration Corps (ESSA Corps), and the ESSA Corps's successor, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps).

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Hotine Glacier

Hotine Glacier is a glacier long which is divided at its mouth by Mount Cloos, flowing west into both Deloncle Bay and Girard Bay on Kyiv Peninsula, on the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica.

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Kyiv Peninsula

Kyiv Peninsula is the predominantly ice-covered, oval shaped peninsula projecting 35 km in northwest direction from the west side of Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula. Mount Nygren and Kyiv Peninsula are Danco Coast.

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Mountain

A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock.

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NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (informally the NOAA Corps) is one of eight federal uniformed services of the United States, and operates under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a scientific agency overseen by the Department of Commerce.

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Nunatak

A nunatak (from Inuit nunataq) is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge.

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Oceanography

Oceanography, also known as oceanology, sea science, ocean science, and marine science, is the scientific study of the ocean.

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Rear admiral (United States)

A rear admiral in the uniformed services of the United States is either of two different ranks of commissioned officers: one-star flag officers and two-star flag officers.

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Research vessel

A research vessel (RV or R/V) is a ship or boat designed, modified, or equipped to carry out research at sea.

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RRS John Biscoe (1956)

The RRS John Biscoe was a supply and research vessel used by the British Antarctic Survey between 1956 and 1991.

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RRS Shackleton

RRS Shackleton was a Royal Research Ship operated by the British scientific research organisations the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) in the Antarctic from 1955 to 1983.

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VXE-6

Antarctic Development Squadron Six (VXE-6 or ANTARCTIC DEVRON SIX, commonly referred to by its nickname, The Puckered Penguins) was a United States Navy air test and evaluation squadron based at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California with forward operating bases at Christchurch, New Zealand and McMurdo Station, Antarctica.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Nygren