Cinder Spur
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Cinder Spur is a small spur extending into Legru Bay
, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Low Head
on the south coast of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands
. It was so named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
in 1963 because the feature is composed mainly of volcanic cinder
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Legru Bay
Legru Bay is a bay 2 nautical miles wide, indenting the south coast of King George Island immediately northeast of Martins Head, in the South Shetland Islands. In 1908-10, the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot applied the name "Cap Legru" to a feature which has now been identified as...
, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Low Head
Low Head (Antarctica)
Low Head is a headland 1 nautical mile south-southwest of Lions Rump, the west side of the entrance to King George Bay, on King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Charted and given this descriptive name during 1937 by DI personnel on the Discovery II....
on the south coast of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
. It was so named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory and the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands...
in 1963 because the feature is composed mainly of volcanic cinder
Cinder
A cinder is a pyroclastic material. Cinders are extrusive igneous rocks. Cinders are similar to pumice, which has so many cavities and is such low-density that it can float on water...
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