Cumbers Reef
Cumbers Reef (67°35′S 69°40′W / 67.583°S 69.667°W / -67.583; -69.667) is a group of rocks aligned in an arc forming the north and west parts of the Amiot Islands, off the southwest part of Adelaide Island. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Roger N. Cumbers, 3rd officer of RRS John Biscoe, 1961–62, the ship which assisted the Royal Navy Hydrographic Survey Unit in the charting of this area in 1963.[1]
References
- ^ "Cumbers Reef". Gna-GeographicNamesOfTheAntarctic1stEdition1981_djvu. p. 483. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
- This article incorporates public domain material from "Cumbers Reef". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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Adelaide Island
- Rothera Research Station
- Teniente Luis Carvajal Villaroel Antarctic Base
and nunatuks
- Mount Barre
- Mount Bodys
- Mount Bouvier
- Bond Nunatak
- Dewar Nunatak
- Mount Ditte
- Mount Gaudry
- Hunt Peak
- Lincoln Nunatak
- Mount Liotard
- Mount Machatschek
- Mount Mangin
- Mount Reeves
- Sighing Peak
- Stokes Peaks
- Mount Velain
- Visser Hill
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