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	:: NASA Quest > Archives ::
		The Polar Duke will depart Palmer on 11 January in the morning to begin inshore sampling operations and to allow filming by the LFA crew.
		The Duke will then proceed to Palmer Station later that day to continue staging for LTER.
		REMARKS: The Polar Duke arrived at Hugo Island at 0500 LT and sent a group ashore to repair the windvane on the AWS (Automated Weather Station).
	quest.arc.nasa.gov /antarctica2/main/updates/update_3.html

	Nathaniel Palmer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Palmer Peninsula, Palmer Station, the Palmer Archipelago and RV Nathaniel B. Palmer are named after him.
		Nathaniel Brown Palmer (1799 - 1877) was a sailor in the United States Navy.
		On November 17, 1820, while searching for new seal rookeries, young "Captain Nat" became one of the first three people, and the first American, to see Antarctica.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nathaniel_Palmer (92 words)

	Anvers Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Anvers Island or Antwerp Island or Antwerpen Island or Isla Amberes is a high, mountainous island 38 miles long, which is the largest feature in the Palmer Archipelago, lying southwest of Brabant Island at the southwestern end of the group.
		The hut of station of the British Antarctic Survey was loaned to the U.S. Government on July 2, 1963, which converted it into a biological laboratory in January 1965 for use by American scientists at the nearby Palmer Station.
		The station of the British Antarctic Survey consisted of a hut and was occupied from February 27, 1955 until January 10, 1958.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Anvers_Island (470 words)

	Nathaniel Palmer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Palmer Peninsula, Palmer Station, the Palmer Archipelago and RV Nathaniel B. Palmer are named after him.
		Nathaniel Brown Palmer (1799 - 1877) was a sailor in the United States Navy.
		On November 17, 1820, while searching for new seal rookeries, young "Captain Nat" became one of the first three people, and the first American, to see Antarctica.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nathaniel_Palmer (92 words)

	Palmer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Palmer Archipelago, group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula
		Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland (1640–1709), English mistress of King Charles II Bertha Palmer (1849–1918), American businesswoman, socialite, and philanthropist
		Carl Palmer (1950–), English musician of the trio Emerson, Lake and Palmer
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Palmer (557 words)

	Palmer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Palmer Archipelago, group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula
		Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland (1640–1709), English mistress of King Charles II Bertha Palmer (1849–1918), American businesswoman, socialite, and philanthropist
		Carl Palmer (1950–), English musician of the trio Emerson, Lake and Palmer
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Palmer (546 words)

	Alaska
		Palmer, Alaska Palmer is a city located in 2000 census, the population of the city is 4,533.
		Gulf of Alaska The Gulf of Alaska is an arm of the Kodiak Island in the west to the Alexander Archipelago in the east, w...
		Wasilla, Alaska Wasilla (population 5,469) is a town in southcentral Alaska's Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/alaska.html (546 words)

	Palmer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Palmer Archipelago, group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula
		Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland (1640–1709), English mistress of King Charles II Bertha Palmer (1849–1918), American businesswoman, socialite, and philanthropist
		Carl Palmer (1950–), English musician of the trio Emerson, Lake and Palmer
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Palmer (544 words)

	Palmer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Palmer Archipelago, group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula
		Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland (1640–1709), English mistress of King Charles II Bertha Palmer (1849–1918), American businesswoman, socialite, and philanthropist
		Carl Palmer (1950–), English musician of the trio Emerson, Lake and Palmer
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Palmer (566 words)

	Antarctic Peninsula on Encyclopedia.com
		The peninsula is surrounded by numerous islands, including the South Shetlands and the Palmer Archipelago.
		It was originally named Palmer Peninsula by Americans for Nathaniel Palmer, a U.S. captain who explored the area in Nov., 1820.
		The northwest coast of the peninsula is believed to have been mapped by the British navigator James Bransfield in Jan., 1820, and was explored by sealers in 1820-21.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/A/AntarcP1en.asp (668 words)

	Palmer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Palmer Archipelago, group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula
		Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland (1640–1709), English mistress of King Charles II Bertha Palmer (1849–1918), American businesswoman, socialite, and philanthropist
		Carl Palmer (1950–), English musician of the trio Emerson, Lake and Palmer
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Palmer (542 words)

	Palmer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Palmer Archipelago, group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula
		Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland (1640–1709), English mistress of King Charles II Bertha Palmer (1849–1918), American businesswoman, socialite, and philanthropist
		Carl Palmer (1950–), English musician of the trio Emerson, Lake and Palmer
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Palmer (535 words)

	Mammal Species of the World Literature Citations
		Bergmans, W. Taxonomy and zoogeography of Dobsonia Palmer, 1898, from the Louisiade Archipelago, the D'Entrecasteaux Group, Trobriand Island and Woodlark Island (Mammalia, Megachiroptera).
	nmnhgoph.si.edu /msw/litcit.html (535 words)

	Library of Congress Acquisitions: Manuscript Division, 1992
		The most prominent figure in Part I of the collection is Nathaniel Brown Palmer (1799-1877), a sea captain known for his discovery of the Antarctic archipelago and peninsula bearing his name.
		Other correspondents in Part I include Frederick T. Bush, John Schuyler Crosby, Edmund Fanning, Elizabeth (“Libby”) Dixon Palmer Loper, Benjamin Pendleton, Francis Hopkinson Smith, Charles T. Stanton, Thomas P. Stanton, and the business firms of A. Low and Brothers, Baldwin and Spooner, G. Woodhull and Minturns, Lawrence Giles Co., and Russell and Co.
		The collection reflects the close association between the Palmer and Loper families brought about by shared sailing and mercantile interests and the marriage of Alexander Smith Palmer's daughter, Elizabeth, to Richard Fanning Loper's son, Richard, in 1873.
	lcweb2.loc.gov /mss/eadmsstest/ms003068/ms003068.sgm (535 words)

	ANTARCTICA.TXT
		Achilles Heel 00000046 6430S 06338W Snow-covered hill, 915 m, in the center of the col between Mount Helen and Mount Achilles in the Achaean Range of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago.
		Achilles, Mount 00000044 6429S 06335W Snow-covered, steep-sided mountain, 1,280 m, which rises 4 mi SW of Mount Nestor in the Achaean Range of central Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago.
		Achilles, Mount 00000045 7153S 16808E A prominent pyramidal mountain (2,880 m) rising from the divide between Fitch Glacier and Man-o-War Glacier in the Admiralty Mountains.
	geonames.usgs.gov /geonames/stategaz/ANTARCTICA.TXT (21794 words)

	Islands On The Air - List
		AN-012 VAR PFX Graham Land West (Palmer Archipelago) grp
		AS-143 BY7 Xisha Archipelago (Paracel Islands), by BI7Y from Yangxing Isl.
		NA-204 CO5,6 letter e., SABANA ARCHIPELAGO (Cuban coastal islands), issued for the activity of CO0OTA from Cayo Santa Maria.
	f6gwo.free.fr /Iotalist.htm (3363 words)

	ANTARCTICA.TXT
		Aciar, Mount 00000047 6424S 06233W A mountain rising to 1,300 m between the heads of Rush Glacier and Jenner Glacier in the Solvay Mountains, Brabant Island, Palmer Archipelago.
		Allan, Mount 00000275 6959S 06745W The largest massif (1,600 m) in the Traverse Mountains (q.v.), isolated to the N and S by low passes, on the Rymill Coast, Palmer Land.
		Ahab, Mount 00000140 6526S 06211W A conspicuous mountain (925 m) that rises between the lower ends of Mapple and Melville Glaciers on the E coast of Graham Land.
	geonames.usgs.gov /stategaz/ANTARCTICA.TXT (3363 words)

	ANTARCTICA.TXT
		Agamemnon, Mount 00000115 6438S 06331W Snow-covered mountain, 2,575 m, marking the S limit of the Achaean Range in the central part of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago.
		First mapped from air photos taken by USN OpHjp, 1946-47, and named Algae Inlet by the US-ACAN because of the algae reported by OpHjp personnel, which cause varying tints to the meltwater ponds overlying the Bunger Hills and to the saline inlets and channels in the Highjump Archipelago area close to the north.
		Discovered in helicopter flights from the USS Burton Island and Glacier by personnel of the USN Bellingshausen Sea Expedition in February 1960.
	geonames.usgs.gov /stategaz/ANTARCTICA.TXT (3363 words)

	Antarctic Peninsula on Encyclopedia.com
		The peninsula is surrounded by numerous islands, including the South Shetlands and the Palmer Archipelago.
		In 1964, by international agreement, the entire feature was called the Antarctic Peninsula; Graham Land, Trinity Peninsula, and Palmer Land are used as local names.
		The northwest coast of the peninsula is believed to have been mapped by the British navigator James Bransfield in Jan., 1820, and was explored by sealers in 1820-21.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/A/AntarcP1en.asp (668 words)

	ANTARCTICA.TXT
		Achaean Range 00000040 6430S 06338W Range of mountains rising to 1,370 m in the central part of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago.
		Allardyce Range 00000281 5425S 03633W Mountain range attaining a maximum elevation of 2,935 m in Mount Paget, rising S of Cumberland Bay and dominating the central part of South Georgia.
		Ames Range 00000357 7542S 13220W Range of snow-covered, flat-topped, steep-sided mountains, extending in a N-S direction for 20 mi and forming a right angle with the E end of the Flood Range in Marie Byrd Land.
	geonames.usgs.gov /stategaz/ANTARCTICA.TXT (668 words)

	Antarctica: Beautiful passages and Channels of the Antarctic Peninsula
		The 25km long Neumayer Channel lies between Wiencke Island and Anvers Island at the southern end of the Palmer Archipelago.
		However, it is famous for the spectacular 7km-long stretch between the steeply plunging rocky cliffs of Booth Island and the glaciated landscape of the Peninsula.
		The southern half of the passage between the Peninsula and Booth Island is protected from wind, and the towering peaks and glaciers are reflected perfectly in the dark waters below.
	www.cybamuse.com /antarctica/passages.htm (668 words)

	Antarctica - Scenery around the Palmer Archipelago
		Petermann Island was discovered by the German Dallman Expedition in 1873-74.
		For the last 10,000 years since the world last exited a period of extensive ice coverage (yeah, skirting around saying we have emerged from an ice age because technically, we are merely in an interglacial period...), sea levels have gradually risen and many islands ring the Antarctic Peninsual, filling in troughs left by receeding glaciers.
		Port Lockroy lies on tiny Goudier Island, nestled at the southern end of the moderate sized Weinke Island.
	www.cybamuse.com /antarctica/islands_03.htm (668 words)

	Antarctic Peninsula on Encyclopedia.com
		The peninsula is surrounded by numerous islands, including the South Shetlands and the Palmer Archipelago.
		First considered to be part of the continent, the peninsula was later (1928) thought to be a group of islands; the John Rymill expedition (1934-37) proved its peninsularity.
		Researchers hunt for fossils on James Ross Island, off the Antarctic Peninsula, where they found the bones of a previously unknown, 70 million year-old carnivorous dinosaurs last December.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/A/AntarcP1en.asp (668 words)

	"Tekeli-li"
		In 1819, the brig "San Delmar" was wrecked on Candlemas Island, an active volcanic island in the South Sandwich archipelago.
		Palmer Lloyd outfits the tanker "Rolvaag" to recover a "meteorite" on an island near Cape Horn.
		The granddaughter of Bonnie Prince Charlie, suspected of treachery to the Jacobite cause, is exiled to Campbell Island.
	www.antarctic-circle.org /fauno.htm (17420 words)

	ships.html
		Cruising Palmer Archipelago several thousand Gentoo Penguins wait for us under the dramatic cliffs of Cuverville and Rong� Islands.
		This crater island is carpeted with nesting Ad�lie Penguins that surround the remains of a primitive hut where Captain Larsen and his men of the 'Nordenskj�ld' expedition sought refuge in 1903.
		We will also attempt to land at Petermann Island where Ad�lie and Gentoo Penguins, skuas and Blue-eyed Shags nest close to the landing site.
	www.expeditioncruises.com /.docs/ship_id/21/tour_id/47/pg/ships.html (17420 words)

	Explorer's Cruise, M/V Orlova A (20 days) - Antarctica Online Travel Guide - Antarctic Connection
		Cruising Palmer Archipelago, several thousand Gentoo Penguins wait for you under the dramatic cliffs of Cuverville and Ronge Islands.
		This crater island is carpeted with nesting Adelie Penguins that surround the remains of a primitive hut where Captain Larsen and his men of the ‘Nordenskjold’ expedition sought refuge in 1903.
		Navigating the Neumayer Channel, you enjoy extraordinary vistas of Anvers Island.
	www.antarticconnection.com /antarctic/travel/trips/expl-cruise-a_1088.shtml (17420 words)

	ANTARCTICA.TXT
		Ancla, Mount 00000396 6449S 06341W Mountain, 815 m, which is snow covered except for a rock ridge on its S side, standing 2 mi N of Cape Lancaster, Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago.
		The area was discovered and named by Lincoln Ellsworth on January 11, 1939, in an aerial flight from his ship, the and by ANARE (1956 and 1957), the latter group making a landing to obtain an astrofix at Grove Mountains, 1958.
		Ahab, Mount 00000140 6526S 06211W A conspicuous mountain (925 m) that rises between the lower ends of Mapple and Melville Glaciers on the E coast of Graham Land.
	geonames.usgs.gov /stategaz/ANTARCTICA.TXT (17420 words)

	Extinctiontraitsrefs.txt
		Mammalia 39(1):113-119." 130 "Bergmans, W. (1979) Taxonomy and zoogeography of Dobsonia PALMER 1898 from the Louisiade Archipelago, the D'Entrecasteaux Group, Trobriand Island and Woodlark Islands (Mammalia, Megachiroptera).
		The Genera Scotonycteris Matschie 1894, Casinycteris Thomas 1910, Pteropus Brisson 1762 and Eidolon Rafinesque 1815.
		Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 40:123-141." 106 "Bergmans, W. (1990) Taxonomy and biogeography of African fruit bats(Mammalia, Megachiroptera) 3.The genera Scotonycteris matschie 1894, Casinycteris THOMAS 1910, Pteropus BRISSON 1762 and Eidolon RAFINESQUE 1815.
	www.columbia.edu /~kj2107/research/databases/Extinctiontraitsrefs.txt (17420 words)

	ANTARCTICA.TXT
		Achaean Range 00000040 6430S 06338W Range of mountains rising to 1,370 m in the central part of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago.
		Allardyce Range 00000281 5425S 03633W Mountain range attaining a maximum elevation of 2,935 m in Mount Paget, rising S of Cumberland Bay and dominating the central part of South Georgia.
		Ames Range 00000357 7542S 13220W Range of snow-covered, flat-topped, steep-sided mountains, extending in a N-S direction for 20 mi and forming a right angle with the E end of the Flood Range in Marie Byrd Land.
	geonames.usgs.gov /stategaz/ANTARCTICA.TXT (21794 words)

	ANTARCTICA.TXT
		Ancla, Mount 00000396 6449S 06341W Mountain, 815 m, which is snow covered except for a rock ridge on its S side, standing 2 mi N of Cape Lancaster, Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago.
		Ahab, Mount 00000140 6526S 06211W A conspicuous mountain (925 m) that rises between the lower ends of Mapple and Melville Glaciers on the E coast of Graham Land.
		Analogue, Mount 00000384 8549S 13805W A prominent mountain along the Watson Escarpment, rising to 3,170 m and forming the highest point of the ridge that runs N from Phleger Dome, Stanford Plateau.
	geonames.usgs.gov /stategaz/ANTARCTICA.TXT (21794 words)

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