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158: 172: 131: 90: 213: 82: 78: 57:, 20 nautical miles (37 km) long in a north–south direction and 15 nautical miles (28 km) wide, lying to the north and northwest of 237: 140: 242: 206: 109:
in the fifth century; however, they have no association or relation with Brian B. Roberts and the Roberts Ice Piedmont itself.
232: 89:, polar specialist and leading figure in the development of Antarctic nomenclature; ornithologist, BGLE, 1934–37; Secretary, 145: 25: 199: 135: 150: 74: 70: 187: 77:(BGLE) on August 15, 1936, and roughly mapped from these photos. It was then named by the 8: 123: 118: 157: 105:(a group of about five nunataks). Both of these features are named after Saxon kings of 179: 62: 98: 183: 102: 226: 86: 40: 27: 58: 54: 171: 16:
Large ice piedmont covering the northeast of Alexander Island, Antarctica
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are situated within the Roberts Ice Piedmont, these are
224: 79:United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee 61:and occupying most of the northeast corner of 207: 214: 200: 156: 225: 93:-names Committee, 1945–74. About six 166: 146:Geographic Names Information System 13: 14: 254: 238:Bodies of ice of Alexander Island 243:Alexander Island geography stubs 170: 134: This article incorporates 129: 151:United States Geological Survey 91:United Kingdom Antarctic Place 75:British Graham Land Expedition 1: 101:(a separate nunatak) and the 233:Ice piedmonts of Palmer Land 186:. You can help Knowledge by 7: 112: 71:French Antarctic Expedition 10: 259: 165: 81:(UK-APC) in 1955 after 182:location article is a 141:"Roberts Ice Piedmont" 136:public domain material 85:(1912–78), a British 20:Roberts Ice Piedmont 124:Mozart Ice Piedmont 119:Handel Ice Piedmont 37: /  195: 194: 41:69.000°S 70.333°W 250: 216: 209: 202: 180:Alexander Island 174: 167: 160: 154: 133: 132: 83:Brian B. Roberts 63:Alexander Island 52: 51: 49: 48: 47: 46:-69.000; -70.333 42: 38: 35: 34: 33: 30: 258: 257: 253: 252: 251: 249: 248: 247: 223: 222: 221: 220: 163: 139: 130: 115: 99:Hengist Nunatak 45: 43: 39: 36: 31: 28: 26: 24: 23: 17: 12: 11: 5: 256: 246: 245: 240: 235: 219: 218: 211: 204: 196: 193: 192: 175: 127: 126: 121: 114: 111: 103:Horsa Nunataks 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 255: 244: 241: 239: 236: 234: 231: 230: 228: 217: 212: 210: 205: 203: 198: 197: 191: 189: 185: 181: 176: 173: 169: 168: 164: 161: 159: 152: 148: 147: 142: 137: 125: 122: 120: 117: 116: 110: 108: 104: 100: 96: 92: 88: 87:ornithologist 84: 80: 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 53:) is a large 50: 21: 188:expanding it 177: 162: 144: 128: 59:Mount Calais 55:ice piedmont 19: 18: 44: / 227:Categories 67:Antarctica 113:See also 95:nunataks 155:  107:England 32:70°20′W 29:69°0′S 178:This 138:from 184:stub 229:: 149:. 143:. 65:, 215:e 208:t 201:v 190:. 153:. 22:(

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British Graham Land Expedition
United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee
Brian B. Roberts
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Mozart Ice Piedmont
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