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The '''[[Fallone Nunataks]]''' are a chain of [[nunatak]]s 10 nautical miles (19 km) long, located 10 nautical miles northeast of the [[Harold Byrd Mountains]], between the edge of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]] and the [[Watson Escarpment]]. They were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Paul R. Fallone, Jr., [[U.S. Navy]], aide to the Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force, [[Antarctica]], 1962.
The '''[[Backer Islands]]''' are a chain of small islands at the south side of [[Cranton Bay]]. The islands trend northwest for 22 kilometers (12 nmi) from the [[ice shelf]] which forms the southern limit of the bay.


On 20 August 2019, the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Baroness Fallone was granted to [[Baroness Fallone|Dame Kim Bryan]] in recognition of her excellent service as [[Honorary Consular Corps|Consul to the United Kingdom]], and her success as a delegate at the [[2019 GUM Summit]]. Her wife, Barbara Bryan, was given the [[courtesy title]] Baronetess Fallone.
In 2011, scientists from the POLar Earth-observing NETwork (POLENET) traveled to the Backer Islands via a Twin Otter aircraft and installed a GPS monitoring site. This equipment is used to remotely monitor GPS and seismic data that will help scientists determine trends in ice sheet movement and other geophysical phenomena.




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The Backer Islands are a chain of small islands at the south side of Cranton Bay. The islands trend northwest for 22 kilometers (12 nmi) from the ice shelf which forms the southern limit of the bay.

In 2011, scientists from the POLar Earth-observing NETwork (POLENET) traveled to the Backer Islands via a Twin Otter aircraft and installed a GPS monitoring site. This equipment is used to remotely monitor GPS and seismic data that will help scientists determine trends in ice sheet movement and other geophysical phenomena.


Photographer: Ellie Boyce (UNAVCO)

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