Wyeth Heights
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Wyeth Heights is a rock heights rising to 1,335 m at the head of Blaiklock Glacier
, forming the southeast extremity of Otter Highlands
in western Shackleton Range
. The feature was surveyed by Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
, 1957, photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy, 1967, and further surveyed by British Antarctic Survey
(BAS), 1968-71. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Robert B. Wyeth, BAS geologist, Stonington Island
, 1971–73, who worked in the Shackleton Range in 1971.
Blaiklock Glacier
Blaiklock Glacier is a glacier long, flowing north from Turnpike Bluff, then northwest to Mount Provender and Mount Lowe in the west part of the Shackleton Range. It was first mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition , and named for Kenneth V. Blaiklock, leader of the advance...
, forming the southeast extremity of Otter Highlands
Otter Highlands
Otter Highlands is a group of peaks and ridges extending NW-SE for 17 nautical miles from Mount Lowe to Wyeth Heights, located west of Blaiklock Glacier and forming the west end of the Shackleton Range. Surveyed by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1957...
in western Shackleton Range
Shackleton Range
The Shackleton Range is a mountain range in Antarctica. Rising to , it extends in an east-west direction for about between the Slessor and Recovery glaciers....
. The feature was surveyed by Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
The 1955–58 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition was a Commonwealth-sponsored expedition that successfully completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica, via the South Pole...
, 1957, photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy, 1967, and further surveyed by British Antarctic Survey
British Antarctic Survey
The British Antarctic Survey is the United Kingdom's national Antarctic operation and has an active role in Antarctic affairs. BAS is part of the Natural Environment Research Council and has over 400 staff. It operates five research stations, two ships and five aircraft in and around Antarctica....
(BAS), 1968-71. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Robert B. Wyeth, BAS geologist, 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...
, 1971–73, who worked in the Shackleton Range in 1971.