Porpoise Subglacial Highlands
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Porpoise Subglacial Highlands is a group of subglacial highlands to the west of Astrolabe Subglacial Basin
, in the east part of Wilkes Land
. The feature was delineated by the Scott Polar Research Institute
(SPRI)-National Science Foundation
(NSF)-Technical University of Denmark
(TUD) airborne radio echo sounding program, 1967-79, and named after the Porpoise (Lieutenant C. Ringgold, USN), one of the ships of the United States Exploring Expedition
, 1838-42 (Lieutenant Charles Wilkes
, USN).
Astrolabe Subglacial Basin
Astrolabe Subglacial Basin is a subglacial basin to the south of the Adélie Coast and east of Porpoise Subglacial Highlands, trending north-south and containing the thickest ice — about — measured in Antarctica...
, in the east part of Wilkes Land
Wilkes Land
Wilkes Land is a large district of land in eastern Antarctica, formally claimed by Australia as part of the Australian Antarctic Territory, though the validity of this claim has been placed for the period of the operation of the Antarctic Treaty, to which Australia is a signatory...
. The feature was delineated by the Scott Polar Research Institute
Scott Polar Research Institute
The Scott Polar Research Institute is a centre for research into the polar regions and glaciology worldwide. It is a sub-department of the Department of Geography in the University of Cambridge, located on Lensfield Road in the south of Cambridge ....
(SPRI)-National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
(NSF)-Technical University of Denmark
Technical University of Denmark
The Technical University of Denmark , often simply referred to as DTU, is a university just north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 1829 at the initiative of Hans Christian Ørsted as Denmark's first polytechnic, and is today ranked among Europe's leading engineering institutions, and the...
(TUD) airborne radio echo sounding program, 1967-79, and named after the Porpoise (Lieutenant C. Ringgold, USN), one of the ships of the United States Exploring Expedition
United States Exploring Expedition
The United States Exploring Expedition was an exploring and surveying expedition of the Pacific Ocean and surrounding lands conducted by the United States from 1838 to 1842. The original appointed commanding officer was Commodore Thomas ap Catesby Jones. The voyage was authorized by Congress in...
, 1838-42 (Lieutenant Charles Wilkes
Charles Wilkes
Charles Wilkes was an American naval officer and explorer. He led the United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 and commanded the ship in the Trent Affair during the American Civil War...
, USN).