Tragic Corner
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Tragic Corner is a bluff rising to about 750 m and marking the northeast end of Boulding Ridge
, located between Todd Glacier
and McClary Glacier
on Fallières Coast
. So named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) because T. J. Allan and J. F. Noel died in the vicinity as a result of an accident on a sledge journey from Stonington Island
in May 1966.
Boulding Ridge
Boulding Ridge is the ridge separating Todd Glacier and McClary Glacier on the west side of Graham Land. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Richard A. Boulding, British Antarctic Survey surveyor at Stonington Island, 1965–68....
, located between Todd Glacier
Todd Glacier
Todd Glacier is a glacier 7 nautical miles long flowing southwest into Calmette Bay, western Graham Land. Photographed from the air by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition , 1947. Surveyed by British Antarctic Survey , 1961-62. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Gertrude E...
and McClary Glacier
McClary Glacier
McClary Glacier is a glacier 10 nautical miles long and 2 nautical miles wide on the west coast of Graham Land. It flows southwest along the north side of Butson Ridge into Marguerite Bay between Cape Calmette and Debenham Islands...
on Fallières Coast
Fallieres Coast
Fallières Coast is that portion of the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula between the head of Bourgeois Fjord and Cape Jeremy and lies on Marguerite Bay and the Wordie Ice Shelf. On the south it is joined by Rymill Coast, and in the north by Loubet Coast. Fallières Coast was first explored in...
. So named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) because T. J. Allan and J. F. Noel died in the vicinity as a result of an accident on a sledge journey from Stonington Island
Stonington Island
Stonington Island is a rocky island lying 1 mile northeast of Neny Island in the eastern part of Marguerite Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land. Stonington Island is located at . Stonington Island, 0.4 miles long from northwest to southeast and 0.2 miles wide formerly connected by a drifted snow...
in May 1966.