Gipps Ice Rise

Coordinates: 68°46′S 60°56′W / 68.767°S 60.933°W / -68.767; -60.933
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Gipps Ice Rise (68°46′S 60°56′W / 68.767°S 60.933°W / -68.767; -60.933) is a roughly elliptical

U.S. Navy VXE-6 Squadron. The ice rise was first mapped from these photos by the USGS. The name was proposed by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Derek R. Gipps, a Senior Executive Officer with the British Antarctic Survey, 1961–73.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Gipps Ice Rise". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-04-23.

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