Fohn Bastion
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Fohn Bastion is a landmark mountain
rising to 915 m about 8 nautical miles (15 km) southeast of Cape Jeremy
, on the Rymill Coast
, Palmer Land
. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1977 in association with other wind names in this area. Fohn (foehn) is the descending warm wind common in the European Alps.
Mountain
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rising to 915 m about 8 nautical miles (15 km) southeast of Cape Jeremy
Cape Jeremy
Cape Jeremy is a cape marking the east side of the north entrance to George VI Sound and the west end of a line dividing Graham Land and Palmer Land. It was discovered by the British Graham Land Expedition , 1934–37, under Rymill, who named it for Jeremy Scott, son of J.M. Scott, who served as...
, on the Rymill Coast
Rymill Coast
Rymill Coast is that portion of the west coast of Antarctic Peninsula between Cape Jeremy and Buttress Nunataks. It runs northward from English Coast and east of Alexander Island across George VI Sound...
, Palmer Land
Palmer Land
Palmer Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies south of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This application of Palmer Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between US-ACAN and UK-APC, in which the name Antarctic Peninsula was approved for the major peninsula of...
. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1977 in association with other wind names in this area. Fohn (foehn) is the descending warm wind common in the European Alps.