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Coulter Heights
Geography
Range coordinates	75°21′S 138°15′W / 75.350°S 138.250°W / -75.350; -138.250 (Coulter Heights)

Coulter Heights (75°21′S 138°15′W / 75.350°S 138.250°W / -75.350; -138.250 (Coulter Heights)) are snow-covered heights that rise between Strauss Glacier and Frostman Glacier near the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. The rock outcrops of Kuberry Rocks, Matikonis Peak and Lambert Nunatak protrude above the snow surface of the heights.

Mapping and name

Coulter Heights was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and from United States Navy air photographs in 1959–65. They were named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Neil M. Coulter, a meteorologist at Byrd Station in 1963.

Location

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The Coulter Heights are south of the coast of Marie Byrd Land, southwest of Hull Bay, between Strauss Glacier to the west and Frostman Glacier to the east. Features, from north to south, include Kuberry Rocks, Matikonis Peak, Karaali Rocks and Lambert Nunatak.

Features

Kuberry Rocks

75°17′S 138°31′W / 75.283°S 138.517°W / -75.283; -138.517. A small area of exposed rock at the north end of Coulter Heights. The rocks are 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) northwest of Matikonis Peak. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for Richard W. Kuberry, geomagnetist/seismologist at Byrd Station, 1969-70.

Matikonis Peak

75°21′S 138°14′W / 75.350°S 138.233°W / -75.350; -138.233. A small, rather isolated rock peak that protrudes through the snow mantle of central Coulter Heights. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for William P. Matikonis, DC2, United States Navy, Damage Controlman aboard USS Glacier, 1961-62.

Karaali Rocks

75°22′S 137°55′W / 75.367°S 137.917°W / -75.367; -137.917. A small group of rocks along the east side of the mainly snow-covered Coulter Heights. They are located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) east of Matikonis Peak. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for Atok Karaali, ionospheric physicist at Plateau Station, 1968.

Lambert Nunatak

75°25′S 137°54′W / 75.417°S 137.900°W / -75.417; -137.900. A rock nunatak that protrudes through the snow mantle of southeastern Coulter Heights. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for Paul A. Lambert, QM1, United States Navy, Senior Quartermaster on the USS Glacier, 1961-62.

Clarke Glacier

75°11′00″S 139°06′00″W / 75.1833333°S 139.1°W / -75.1833333; -139.1. A glacier about 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) long draining from Coulter Heights to Hull Bay. Named by US-ACAN after Theodore S. Clarke, geophysicist, University of Wisconsin. His research from early 1990s to the present focused on theoretical and field analysis of ice stream area of West Antarctica.

References

1. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 156.
2. Hull Glacier USGS.
3. Alberts 1995, p. 406.
4. Alberts 1995, p. 469.
5. Alberts 1995, p. 383.
6. Alberts 1995, p. 413.
7. Clarke Glacier USGS.

Sources

• Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names, retrieved 2023-12-03  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Board on Geographic Names.
• "Clarke Glacier", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
• Hull Glacier, USGS: United States Geological Survey, retrieved 2024-03-24

•  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.

• Mountains of Marie Byrd Land