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Features within BAT:

Feature Name Coordinates Description Accepted Date
Kotick Glacier 58°19’18” W, 64° 0’ 52” S Glacier flowing from Patalamon Mesa near Kotick Point, James Ross Island. As of 2023 it measures approximately 4 km in length. Named with reference to the nearby Kotick Point, allowing for easy identification on mapping. It is named in association with the established theme of “Rudyard Kipling and novels”. 02/10/23
Fish Head Point 60° 45’ 30” W, 64° 49’ 42” S Exposed area of rock approximately 2 km long, jutting out into the bay exposed by the breakoff of the Larsen A ice sheet on the southern side of Sentinel Nunatak and Drygalski Glacier. Named descriptively as the feature closely resembles a fish’s head from above. 02/10/23
Fish Eye Lake 60° 46’ 9” W, 64° 49’ 37” S 200 m long freshwater lake, located on Fish Head Point. Named descriptively as the feature is located where a fish’s eye would be on Fish Head Point. 02/10/23
Dorsal Peak 60° 47’ 18” W, 64° 49’ 2” S Small Peak to the North of the Point, rising to 324 m. Named descriptively as the feature is located where a fish’s dorsal fin would be on Fish Head Point. 02/10/23
Mount Fish Tail 60° 50’ 32” W, 64° 49’ 25” S Mountain rising to 475m overlooking Fish Head Point. Named descriptively as the feature is located where a fish’s tail would be on Fish Head Point. 02/10/23
Fish Mouth Bay 60° 45’ 47” W, 64° 49’ 46” S Sheltered circular bay. Named descriptively as the feature is located where a fish’s mouth would be on Fish Head Point. 02/10/23
Mount Pankhurst 62° 39’ 23” W, 65° 27’ 39” S Prominent peak rising to 1712 m, located near the head of the Mapple Glacier of the Oscar II Coast. Named for Bob Pankhurst, geochronologist and geochemist. He was responsible for developing the geochronology programme that helped understand the complex geology of the Antarctic Peninsula. He was amongst the first geologists to use g 02/10/23
Mount Leat 62° 12’ 48” W, 65° 33’ 32” S Prominent peak rising to 1135 m, forming part of a 12 km ridge from the southern margin of the Pequod Glacier in the Oscar II Coast. Named for Philip T. Leat, Emeritus Fellow at British Antarctic Survey and Honorary Research Fellow, University of Leicester. He is considered to be the most prolific geochemist and petrologist to have conducted research in the Antarctic Peninsula. He has undertaken multiple field campaigns and has been principal scientist on several Antarctic cruises and was instrumental in helping to develop the wider relevance of the geology of this area of the Peninsula. 02/10/23
Mount Millar 66° 38’ 45” W, 70° 22’ 12” S A prominent peak rising to 2000 m at the head of a large inlet in the broader Orion Massif of northwest Palmer Land. Named for Ian Millar, geochronologist. He undertook several field seasons in northwest Palmer Land, and along with Bob Pankhurst he was responsible for determining the geological history of the Peninsula through detailed geochronology. 02/10/23
Attenborough Island 74° 28’ 6” W, 70° 7’ 38” S Island approximately 4 km to south-east of Charcot Island, Attenborough Strait. Named for Susan Attenborough, who has worked closely with her father David Attenborough to keep Antarctica in the spotlight and to highlight the importance of research. She facilitated several milestone events for the RRS Sir David Attenborough that have brought national and international awareness through the media bringing the value of polar research to key audiences. She works tirelessly to ensure Antarctica and its fragile ecosystem remain in the public consciousness. 02/10/23
Mount Rose 23° 38’ 11” W, 80° 41 ‘8” S Mountain rising to 1761 m in central Read Mountains, Shackleton Range. Named for Mike Rose, polar engineer, winterer at Halley (1989 and 1990), later Head of Engineering and Technology at British Antarctic Survey. He was instrumental in developing Low Power Magnetometers and deploying a network of these instruments between Halley Research Station and the South Pole. He has contributed extensively to Antarctic matters through leadership of the COMNAP Advancing Critical Technologies Expert Group and development of various space weather instruments. 02/10/23

Features outside BAT:

Feature Name Coordinates Description Accepted Date
Sif Island 102° 49’ 29” W, 75° 5’ 40” S Island to the south of Pine Island Bay, adjacent to the area of slow-flowing ice between Pine Island Glacier and the Thwaites Glacier Eastern Ice Shelf. The island is ~120 m by 350 m. It was observed to have separated from the main ice sheet in the early 2010s. Named after the Norse goddess Sif, associated with the earth and fertility and the wife of the god Thor. Named with reference to the THOR project which has a significant focus on sedimentary records of Thwaites Glacier. 02/10/23
Smith Subglacial Ridge 84° 01’ 34” W, 78° 06’ 54” S Prominent Subglacial Ridge beneath Rutford Ice Stream in West Antarctica, located within a set of closely spaced subglacial ridges (Mega Scale Glacial Lineations). This feature extends over 18 km, is 260 m wide and 50 m high and located in the centre of the ice stream beneath 2 km of ice. Named for Dr Andy Smith, leader in studies of the subglacial environment of Antarctic glaciers for over four decades. His research has particularly focused on Rutford Ice Stream (RIS), which he has extensively profiled with seismic, radar, and GPS methods. His discovery of the complex sedimentary structures at the bed, their relationship to the locations of earthquakes beneath RIS, and his observations of dynamic processes at the bed have shaped modelling and observation studies far removed from Rutford. The discovery of a series of ridges, often referred to as “Mega Scale Glacial Lineations (MSGLs)” beneath RIS has led to a significant improvement in understanding of glacier flow, sliding, and erosion. The outcomes of Dr Smith’s work have important contributions to projecting and quantifying ongoing sea level rise due to loss of Polar ice. 02/10/23