The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica. History The committee was established in 1943 as the Special Committee on Antarctic Names (SCAN). It became the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1947. Fred G. Alberts was Secretary of the Committee from 1949 to 1980. By 1959, a structured nomenclature was reached, allowing for further exploration, structured mapping of the region and a unique naming system. A 1990 ACAN gazeeter of Antarctica listed 16,000 names. Description The United States does not recognise territorial boundaries within Antarctica, so ACAN assigns names to features anywhere within the continent, in consultation with other national nomenclature bodies where appropriate, as defined by the Antarctic Treaty System. The research and staff support for the ACAN is provided by the United States Geological Survey. ACAN has a published policy on naming, based on priority of application, appropriateness, and the extent to which usage has become established. The United States Secretary of the Interior is in charge of formally appointing the members of the committee. Names attributed by the ACAN Abbot Ice Shelf, named after R. Admiral James Lloyd Abbot Jr., U. S. Commanding Officer Anderson Scarp, named after Kent Anderson Anthony Bluff, named after Captain Alexander Anthony, United States Air Force Ashworth Glacier, named after Allan C. Ashworth Banded Bluff, named for the bands of snow and rock on the bluff face Becker Point, named after Robert A. Becker Bennett Saddle, named after Gerard A. Bennett, traverse specialist Beyl Head, named after Commander David D. Beyl, U.S. Navy Bird Bluff, named after Commander Charles F. Bird Blessing Bluff, named after Commander George R. Blessing, U.S. Navy Brandau Glacier, named after James F. Brandau, U.S. Navy Brandau Rocks, named after James F. Brandau, U.S. Navy Brien Rocks, named after Robert J. Brien, aviation electronics technician Brookman Point, named after Lieutenant Peter J. Brookman Brown Peaks, named after Kenneth R. Brown, biologist Brown Scarp, named after Arthur J. Brown Bruner Hill, named after Lieutenant Michael G. Bruner, U.S. Navy Bucher Rim, named after Peter Bucher, glaciologist Buntley Bluff, named after Ensign Ronald E. Buntley Burnette Rock, named after Chief Warrant Officer Desmond Burnette, U.S. Army Burrage Dome, named after Roy E. Burrage, Jr., construction mechanic Butler Summit, named after Rhett Butler of Incorporated Research Institutions for