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Mount Twiss (79°23′S 85°36′W / 79.383°S 85.600°W / -79.383; -85.600) is a peak (2,000 m) at the north end of Watlack Hills in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1961 to 1966. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after John R. Twiss, Jr. Twiss served on the support staff at McMurdo Station from 1961 to 1963, was a United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) Representative at McMurdo Station in the 1964–65 season, a USARP Representative on USNS Eltanin Cruise 34 in 1968, staff of the National Science Foundation (NSF) International Decade of Ocean Exploration from 1970 to 1974, and executive director of the Marine Mammal Commission from 1974.[1]

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Mount Twiss (79°23′S 85°36′W / 79.383°S 85.600°W / -79.383; -85.600) is a peak (2,000 m) at the north end of Watlack Hills in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth...

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of Tokyo. Moores, Eldridge M.; Twiss, Robert J. (2014). Tectonics. Waveland Press. p. 208. ISBN 978-1-4786-2199-7. "Mount Fuji". National Geographic Society...

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Nunataks Formation, the Mount Wyatt Earp Formation, the Linder Peak Member, the Mount Twiss Member, the Landmark Peak Member, and the Mount Liptak Formation...

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Horace Twiss KC (28 February 1787 – 4 May 1849) was an English writer and politician. Twiss was born at Bath, Somerset, the son of Francis Twiss (1760–1827)...

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replacing it with massive brick vaults, he was able to mount heavy artillery on the top. Twiss also constructed Canon's Gateway to link the defences of...

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Retrieved 6 March 2022. Beamont 1980, p. 110-116. Caygill 2004, fig. 1 & 2. Twiss 2005, p. 44. Gordon, Komissarov & Rigmant 2015, p. 248. Mark A. Lorell;...

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party. Geographical features include: Carnell Peak Dobbratz Glacier Mount Twiss Skelly Peak  This article incorporates public domain material from "Watlack...

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history (2nd ed.). Macmillan. p. 207. ISBN 978-0-7167-3907-4. Robert J. Twiss; Eldridge M. Moores (1992). "Plate tectonic models of orogenic core zones"...

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1954, the Delta 2 made its maiden flight, flown by Fairey test pilot Peter Twiss; two aircraft would be produced. The Delta 2 was the final aircraft to be...

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diameter of Sirius A was first measured by Robert Hanbury Brown and Richard Q. Twiss in 1959 at Jodrell Bank using their stellar intensity interferometer. In...

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Robinson, Dame Catherine Tizard, Colin Brenton-Rule, Peter Bartlett and Greer Twiss selected Terry Stringer's design as the winner from 42 entries and a shortlist...

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"By God, I'm for battle—no peace."[citation needed] Warned by Thomas S. Twiss of the Indian Bureau that the army had put a force in the field, half of...

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Johnston MLA (Cannington) – announced 30 November 2023 Simon Millman MLA (Mount Lawley) – announced 8 April 2024 Martin Pritchard MLC (North Metropolitan)...

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History Of Soviet Socialism. Routledge. pp. 151–171. ISBN 978-1-135-36639-1. Twiss, Thomas M. (8 May 2014). Trotsky and the Problem of Soviet Bureaucracy....

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Suffolk. Most were constructed under the direction of General William Twiss (1745–1827) and a Captain Ford. The northernmost tower at Aldeburgh is of...

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Janelle (24 October 2017). "B.C. RCMP – Missing Person". Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Retrieved 4 December 2018. "Family suspends search for missing...

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main event (w/Photos)". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved October 31, 2015. Twiss, Andrew (January 10, 2016). "The former Biff Busick debuts & more: 1/9 WWE...

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Brigadier-General William Twiss who commanded the Royal Engineer Southern District. The original plan called for 83 Martello towers, each mounting a single heavy...

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Palmer (2007), p. 249 Palmer (2007), p. 263 Ownby (2008), p. 168 Sumner B. Twiss, "Religious Intolerance in Contemporary China, Including the Curious Case...

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