Kirkby Head
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Kirkby Head is a sheer coastal outcrop on Tange Promontory
, Enderby Land
, Australian Antarctic Territory
. Continental ice reaches almost to the top on its southern side. It is located at the east side of the entrance to Alasheyev Bight
in Enderby Land.
in November, 1960. Named by ANCA after Sydney L. Kirkby, surveyor at Mawson Station
in 1956 and 1960.
Tange Promontory
Tange Promontory is an ice-covered peninsula just west of Casey Bay on the coast of Enderby Land, Australian Antarctic Territory. Kirkby Head is a sheer coastal outcrop on Tange Promontory, at the east side of the entrance to Alasheyev Bight....
, Enderby Land
Enderby Land
Enderby Land is a projecting land mass of Antarctica, extending from Shinnan Glacier at to William Scoresby Bay at .Enderby Land was discovered in February 1831 by John Biscoe in the whaling brig Tula, and named after the Enderby Brothers of London, owners of the Tula, who encouraged their...
, Australian Antarctic Territory
Australian Antarctic Territory
The Australian Antarctic Territory is a part of Antarctica. It was claimed by the United Kingdom and placed under the authority of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1933. It is the largest territory of Antarctica claimed by any nation...
. Continental ice reaches almost to the top on its southern side. It is located at the east side of the entrance to Alasheyev Bight
Alasheyev Bight
Alasheyev Bight is a bight in the western part of the coast of Enderby Land. Kirkby Head is a sheer coastal outcrop on Tange Promontory, at the east side of the entrance to Alasheyev Bight. Alasheyev Bight was photographed from the air by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions in 1956....
in Enderby Land.
Discovery and naming
Kirkby Head was plotted from air photographs taken from an ANARE aircraft in 1956. First visited by an ANARE party led by Sydney L. KirkbySydney L. Kirkby
Sydney L. Kirkby, MBE is an Australian surveyor and Antarctic explorer.-Work:Syd Kirkby was first appointed as Surveyor at Mawson Station for 1956, the third year of ANARE operations in Antarctica....
in November, 1960. Named by ANCA after Sydney L. Kirkby, surveyor at Mawson Station
Mawson Station
Mawson Station is one of three permanent Australian bases in the Australian Antarctic Territory of East Antarctica. Named after Antarctic explorer Sir Douglas Mawson, the base is managed by the Australian Antarctic Division...
in 1956 and 1960.