Bleclic Peaks
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Bleclic Peaks are two peaks near the southern end of the north-south trending Perry Range
in Marie Byrd Land
. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey
from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–65, they were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
for John P. Bleclic, AGC, U.S. Navy, senior aerographer's mate on USS Glacier
in these coastal waters, 1961–62.
Perry Range
Perry Range is a narrow range of mountains, 6 nautical miles long, separating the lower ends of Venzke Glacier and Berry Glacier where they enter Getz Ice Shelf, on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. The range was discovered and photographed from aircraft of the U.S. Antarctic Service in December...
in Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land is the portion of West Antarctica lying east of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and south of the Pacific Ocean, extending eastward approximately to a line between the head of the Ross Ice Shelf and Eights Coast. It stretches between 158°W and 103°24'W...
. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–65, they were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
for John P. Bleclic, AGC, U.S. Navy, senior aerographer's mate on USS Glacier
USS Glacier (AGB-4)
USS Glacier is the historic Glacier class icebreaker which served in the first through fifteenth Operation Deep Freeze expeditions. Glacier was first icebreaker to make her way through the frozen Bellingshausen Sea, and most of the topography in the area is named for her crewmembers...
in these coastal waters, 1961–62.