Waite may refer to People Waite name Waite, alternate spelling for Wait musician Other Waite, Maine , a town in the United States Waite Research Precinct , located in the Adelaide suburb of Urrbrae, South Australia Waite Campus of the University of Adelaide, located within the Waite Research Precinct Waite Agricultural Research Institute , the original name of the Waite Campus Waite Conservation Reserve , adjacent to the Waite Campus Waite Arboretum , adjacent to the Waite Campus Electoral district of Waite , a state electoral district in South Australia See also Wait disambiguation Disambig Category Place name disambiguation pages de Waite it Waite pt Waite ... more details
The following are notable people associated with the name Waite . Surname Arthur Edward Waite , occultist and co creator of the Rider Waite tarot deck Arthur Waite racing driver , Australian racing driver D. A. Waite , American preacher David Waite , Australian rugby league coach Edgar Ravenswood Waite , Australian zoologist Jimmy Waite , ice hockey goaltender John Waite , British rock singer John Waite cricketer , South African wicketkeeper opening batsman MorrisonWaite , U.S. Supreme Court Justice, 1874 1888 Ralph Waite , American actor, best known for the role of John Walton on the TV series The Waltons Reginald Waite , Royal Air Force officer Terry Waite , British humanitarian and author Thomas Waite regicide , English Member of Parliament and one of the regicides of King Charles I Thomas Waite Under Secretary for Ireland , 1747 1774 Surname Gerald D. Waite, Municipal Judge, Lebanon, OR 1952 Given name Waite Hoyt , American baseball player See also Weight surname Waite disambiguation surname ... more details
Arthur Waite may refer to A. E. Waite Arthur Edward Waite, 1857 1942 scholarly mystic Arthur Waite racing driver , Australian racing driver hndis Waite, Arthur ... more details
Richard Waite may refer to Richard A. Waite 1848 1911 , British born American architect Richard Waite cricketer born 1980 , English cricketer hndis Waite, Richard DEFAULTSORT Waite, Richard ... more details
Morrison may refer to Morrison surname , people with the surname Morrison USS Morrison DD 560 USS Morrison DD 560 , a Fletcher class destroyer sunk in the Pacific in 1945 Morrison , a 19th century American merchant ship of the Morrison Incident Verticordia nitens , a flowering plant commonly known as MorrisonMorrison Mann MacBride , 1877 1938 Canadian merchant Places United States Morrison, California Morrison, Colorado Morrison, Illinois Morrison, Iowa Morrison, Missouri Morrison, Oklahoma Morrison, Tennessee Morrison, Wisconsin , a town Morrison community , Wisconsin , an unincorporated community Morrison Township, Minnesota See also List of organisations with Morrison in their name List of places with Morrison in their name lookfrom Morrison intitle MorrisonMorrison s disambiguation Morrisons , a chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom Morison surname Morrisonia , genus of moths Morrisonville disambiguation disambiguation de Morrison fr Morrison it Morrison lv Morisons nl Morrison ja pl Morrison pt Morrison ro Morrison ru fi Morrison vi Morrison vo Morrison ... more details
Peter Waite may refer to Peter Waite philanthropist 1834 1922 , South Australian pastoralist and public benefactor Peter Busby Waite born 1922 , Canadian historian Pete Waite , American volleyball coach hndis Waite, Peter ... more details
Thomas Waite may refer to Thomas Waite regicide , English Member of Parliament and one of the regicides of King Charles I Thomas Waite civil servant 1718 1780 , Irish civil servant Thomas J. Waite , businessman and writer hndis Waite, Thomas ... more details
Morrison s may refer to Morrisons , a chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom Morrison s Academy , a Scottish school in Crieff, Perth and Kinross Morrison s Cafeteria , a southeastern United States restaurant chain Morrison s Haven , a Scottish harbour in East Lothian See also List of organisations with Morrison in their name Morrison disambiguation lookfrom Morrison s intitle Morrison s disambiguation ... more details
Malcom Waite 7 May 1892 &ndash 25 April 1949 , was an American film actor. He appeared in 31 films between 1924 in film 1924 and 1942 in film 1942 . He was born in Memominee, Michigan and died in Van Nuys, California . External links IMDb name id 0906618 name Malcolm Waite Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Waite, Malcolm ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American actor DATE OF BIRTH 7 May 1892 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 25 April 1949 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Waite, Malcolm Category 1892 births Category 1949 deaths Category American film actors US film actor 1890s stub fr Malcolm Waite ... more details
Infobox person name Arthur Edward Waite image ArthurEdwardWaite 1880.JPG image size 150px caption Arthur Edward Waite in the early 1880s birth name birth date birth date 1857 10 02 birth place Brooklyn ... United Kingdom British flagicon UK other names known for Rider Waite tarot deck Rider Waite Tarot ... Sybil Waite parents Captain Charles F. Waite, Emma Lovell relatives Frederika Waite signature website footnotes Arthur Edward Waite October 2, 1857 May 19, 1942 was a scholarly Mysticism mystic who wrote extensively on occult and esoteric matters, and was the co creator of the Rider Waite tarot deck Rider Waite Tarot deck. As his biographer, R.A. Gilbert described him, Waite s name has survived ... Gilbert, R.A. A.E. Waite Magician of Many Parts , Wellingborough, Northhamptonshire, 1987, p. 361. ref Early life Waite was born in the United States. ref cite web url http www.kheper.net topics Hermeticism Waite.html title Arthur Edward Waite publisher Kheper ref Waite s father, Capt. Charles F. Waite ... 20Edward 20Waite.htm title Arthur Edward Waite publisher Controverscial ref As they were not well off, Waite was educated at a small private school in London, England North London . When he was thirteen ... id 1674656 title Arthur Edward Waite publisher Everything2.com ref When he left school to become a clerk he wrote verse in his spare time. The death of his sister, Frederika Waite, in 1874 soon attracted ... Museum , studying many branches of esotericism . When Waite was almost thirty years old, he married Ada Lakeman also called Lucasta and they had one daughter, Sybil Waite. ref cite web url http www.nndb.com people 958 000050808 title Arthur Edward Waite publisher NNDB ref Some time after Lucasta s death in 1924, Waite married Mary Broadbent Schofield. He spent most of his life in or near London ... Edward Waite London Jan 13 1921.jpg thumb left Waite photographed in London, January 13, 1921. A.E. Waite joined the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in January 1891 after being introduced by Edmund ... more details
For the New Zealand military leader and politician Fred Waite New Zealand Refimprove date May 2008 Main Chickasaw Image FredWaite.jpg frame right Fred Waite Fred Waite, occasionally spelled Fred Wayte ref name Otero1 Otero, Miguel Antonio 1936 The Real Billy the Kid with new light on the Lincoln County War Rufus Rockwell Wilson, New York, p.46 ref September 28, 1853 &ndash September 24, 1895 , was a Chickasaw cowboy who joined Billy the Kid s gang. He left the gang to return to his people. With the Chickasaw Nation, Waite served as a leading politician before his death at about age 42. He died shortly before he was to start serving as Governor of the Chickasaw. Early life Fred Waite was born after Removal in the Chickasaw nation at Fort Arbuckle , in what is now Garvin County, Oklahoma . Waite found work in New Mexico with John Tunstall , who was later to be one of the leaders of the Tunstall McSween vs. James Dolan Lincoln County War Dolan war, better known as the Lincoln County War . Waite worked as a farm er for Tunstall. On February 18, 1878, after Tunstall was killed, Waite became a member of the Lincoln County Regulators Regulators . ref name Otero1 They originally collected as a Posse ... s killers. ref name Otero1 Through the posse, Waite met Billy, Indigenous people of the Americas ... French , and Charlie Bowdre . They later formed what became Billy the Kid s gang. Fred Waite was allegedly ... Chickasaw culture and his new life, Waite decided to return to life with the Chickasaw, leaving the gang behind. Back in Oklahoma , Waite became a successful politics politician . He served in several .... It is not known how Waite died in 1895. It was four days before his 42nd birthday, and he was being ... Waite, Fred Category 1853 births Category 1895 deaths Category People from Garvin County, Oklahoma Category Chickasaw people Category Gunmen of the American Old West fr Fred Waite nl Frederick Tecumseh Waite ... more details
Liam Waite born Liam Owen East on 20 March 1971 in Boston, Massachusetts , USA is an United States American actor who took the name Waite from Hollywood producer and actor, Ralph Waite , his stepfather. He studied acting with under Arthur Mendoza at Actors Circle Theatre . He has two children with actress Natasha Henstridge . Filmography Ghosts of Mars 2001 Second Skin 2000 film Second Skin 2000 Civility 2000 Simpatico film Simpatico 1999 Television McBride TV series 2006 Ghost Whisperer 2006 Vampire Bats TV movie 2005 Blessings TV movie 2003 She Spies 2003 King of Texas 2002 External links IMDb name id 0906617 name Liam Waite Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Waite, Liam ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American actor DATE OF BIRTH 20 March 1971 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Waite, Liam Category 1971 births Category American film actors Category American television actors Category American people of Irish descent Category Living people Category Actors from Boston, Massachusetts Category Place of birth missing living people american actor stub fr Liam Waite ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2012 Air Commodore Reginald Newham Waite Order of the Bath CB Order of the British Empire CBE RAF 30 June 1901 &ndash 7 May 1975 was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force during the middle of the 20th century. Waite joined the RAF in 1920, receiving his initial instruction as a flight cadet at the RAF College Cranwell in Lincolnshire. In 1948, whilst Waite was Head of Disbandment at the headquarters of the Allied Control Commission , he suggested that the Berlin Blockade could be broken by an airlift. Subsequently, the British and Americans started a joint operation to circumvent the Russian blockade of all overland routes. References http www.rafweb.org Biographies Waite.htm Air of Authority A History of RAF Organisation Air Cdre Waite Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Waite, Rex Reginald, Newham ALTERNATIVE NAMES Waite, Rex SHORT DESCRIPTION Senior RAF officer DATE OF BIRTH 30 June 1901 PLACE OF BIRTH Duffield Derbyshire DATE OF DEATH 6 May 1975 PLACE OF DEATH Southampton DEFAULTSORT Waite, Rex, Reginald Newham Category Royal Air Force officers Category Graduates of the Royal Air Force College Cranwell Category 1901 births Category 1975 deaths RAF bio stub ... more details
Infobox volleyball coach name Pete Waite image fullname nickname attendedcolleges Ball State birth date ... Waite known as Pete Waite is an United States American volleyball coach and author, currently coaching for the women s volleyball team at University of Wisconsin, Madison Wisconsin . Early life Waite ... 2006 09 20 waite over for badge.php Waite over for Badgers lead man ref He attended Ball State University from 1977 81 and was a volleyball player there. Waite received All Midwestern Intercollegiate ... alma mater, Monona Grove High School. Waite also coached one year at Bremen High School Midlothian, Illinois Bremen High School in Midlothian, Illinois . 1984 85 Moraine Valley CC Waite was the head ... North Central Community College Conference championship. Waite was named the conference coach of the year in 1985. 1986 87 Assistant coach Waite was the assistant coach of Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois . 1988 98 Northern Illinois Waite was the head coach at Northern Illinois University ... an 11 year record of 266 102. NIU appeared in four NCAA tournaments under Waite. NIU won eight regular season conference titles and six conference tournaments under Waite. Individually, Waite coached ... present Wisconsin see also Big Ten volleyball Waite is the all time winningest volleyball coach in UW history, both in number of wins and winning percentage. Waite s teams made nine straight NCAA tournament ... Tournament , snapping the streak. ref http badgerherald.com sports 2005 09 28 waite etching name i.php Waite etching name into Wisconsin record books ref Under Waite, Wisconsin has won two Big Ten titles ... . At Wisconsin, Waite has coached 11 All Americans, 17 AVCA All Region first team selections, two .... Books Waite wrote chapter 22 of the Volleyball Coaching Bible, entitled Giving Players and Teams the Competitive Edge . Copyright 2002 Waite published Aggressive Volleyball , a 216 page book, in 2009. ref http uwbadgers.com sport news vb headlines story.html?sportid 133&storyid 18248 Waite pens ... more details
Infobox architect name Richard Alfred Waite image RichardAWaite.jpg image size caption nationality United Kingdom British br United States American birth date May 14, 1848 birth place London, UK death ... parents Charles Henry Waite and Harriet Humphries Holland influences influenced practice Buffalo ... awards Richard A. Waite May 14 1848 January 7, 1911 was a United Kingdom British born United States American architect in the late 19th century. Early Years Richard A. Waite was born in London in 1848 as one of seven children surviving included William T, Helen and Jennie of Charles Henry Waite and his wife Harriet Humphries Holland. Richard Waite s father arrived in United States America in 1856 ... War Civil War ironclad USS Monitor USS Monitor . Waite returned to Buffalo in 1874 as a fully trained ... States. Although Waite built many homes in the Buffalo, New York Buffalo area, some of his best known commissions were in Canada and Scotland . A list of some of Waite s accomplishments Pierce ... and Cultural Communities Ontario Legislature Ontario Legislative Buildings , Toronto 1892 Mr. Waite ... and Death Waite s mother died in 1862 and his wife Sarah in 1901. Waite was survived by Sarah, brother ... Elizabeth Stuerke IL WEBSITE 0001 UHP 0037.html ref son Richard Alfred Waite II January 30, 1874 March ... familytreemaker.genealogy.com users s t u Elizabeth Stuerke IL WEBSITE 0001 UHP 0001.html ref Waite is buried with his wife at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo. Helen Holloway Waite 16 Nov 1871 6 Dec 1949 Raymond Isaac Waite, 18 Oct 1875 death unknown Evadne Holland Waite 1 Oct 1879 1958 Mary Sarah Waite 26 Dec 1880 3 Mar 1956 References reflist External links http ah.bfn.org a archs waite Richard A. Waite http buffaloah.com a archs waite walkow.html Richard A. Waite, Architect Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Waite, Richard A. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American architect ... OF DEATH New York City DEFAULTSORT Waite, Richard A. Category American architects Category People ... more details
File CharlieWaiteMarch09.jpg thumb right Waite in March 2009 Charlie Waite born 1949 is a renowned England English landscape photographer , noted for his painterly approach in using light and shade. Born in England , he worked in Theatre and Television for the first ten years of his professional life before moving to photography as a chosen career. He is particularly noted for his square format images using a 6x6 Hasselblad . He has lectured throughout the UK, Europe and the United States , published many books on photography and is a regular contributor to photography magazines. He also runs and takes part in a photographic tour company called Light and Land. These worldwide tours and workshops are run by some of the top photographers in their field including Joe Cornish and David Ward. Speciality Subjects Charlie Waite is specifically known for his work on Landscapes in England. Charlie s daughter Ella is the founder and Managing Director of Environment Films Ltd www.environmentfilms.org and is married to Director of Photography Ben Todd. Related links http www.charliewaite.com Official website Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Waite, Charlie ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British Landscape Photographer DATE OF BIRTH 1949 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Waite, Charlie Category Living people Category 1949 births Category English photographers Category Landscape photographers de Charlie Waite ... more details
Orphan date June 2011 Infobox person name Stephane Waite image image size 225px caption birth date birth place Sherbrooke , Quebec QC , Canada CAN death date death date and age YYYY MM DD YYYY MM DD death date 1st other names occupation Goaltending Coach for the Chicago Blackhawks predecessor successor Stephane Waite currently serves as the Goaltender goaltending coach for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League . ref http www.eliteprospects.com staff.php?staff 1206 ref References Reflist External links hockeydb 64426 Stephane Waite http blackhawks.nhl.com club page.htm?bcid tea s WAITE Chicago Blackhawks profile Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Waite, Stephane ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Canadian goaltending coach DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH Sherbrooke , Quebec , Canada DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Waite, Stephane Category Chicago Blackhawks coaches Category Living people Category Sherbrooke Beavers coaches Category Date of birth unknown Category Ice hockey people from Ontario Category People from Sherbrooke ... more details
?player 18403 Legends of Hockey NHL Player Search Player Jimmy Waite ref While Waite received ... seasons, Waite did not exhibit strong skills and was later sent to the San Jose Sharks , and eventually the Phoenix Coyotes . ref http www.club station.de eishockey jimmy waite.html Jimmy Waite Club Station ref After 2001, Waite played the rest of his career in Germany, playing six years for ERC ... berichte Jimmy Waite Meine ganze Familie ist enttaeuscht art2619,2035189 Jimmy Waite Meine ganze Familie ... Jimmy Waite Zum Abschluss seiner Karriere will er Eishockey nochmal genie en ref References references ... Draft 1987 after Jeremy Roenick S end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Waite ... PLACE OF BIRTH Sherbrooke , Quebec QC , Canada CAN DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Waite, Jimmy ... champions de Jimmy Waite fr Jimmy Waite fi Jimmy Waite ... more details
Alexis Waite , born October 30, 1981 is an American professional snowboarder based out of Salt Lake City, Utah . She learned to snowboard when she was 12 years old near her hometown of Seattle . Career Growing up in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, Alexis Waite learned to snowboard at local Seattle ski areas Alpental and Stevens Pass . She decided she wanted to be a professional snowboarder when she was a teenager, and began pursuing a career through the contest circuit in the Northeast at 17. ref name lat34 cite web author Shanti Sosienski title Girl On Alexis Waite date April 6, 2007 publisher lat34.com url http www.lat34.com snowboard girl on alexis waite accessdate 08 06 2007 ref Waite first gained recognition in snowboarding the following year in 2000, when she won the USSA Eastern Halfpipe Championship ref name lat34 and also the USASA National Freestyle Championship. During the 2002 2003 season she was a professional snowboarder and continued to compete, switching her focus to Slopestyle, Quarterpipe and Rails. Early wins were the 2003 Vans Triple Crown Jib Contest and the 2003 Summer Windell s Bonfire Snowboarding Bonfire Triple Rail Jam. ref name lat34 No stranger to the podium since then, Waite is usually in the finals of the major contests, and has been a Winter X Games ref name lat34 SlopeStyle regular since 2004. She also won Best Trick and a Rolex at the 2006 ... 2007 by Roxy, and White Air 2007 . Waite has been the subject of several television shows, including First Hand 2006 on FuelTV and Stunt Junkies 2007 on Discovery Channel. Waite helped design the Santa ... the Roxy Ollie Pop. VOGUE magazine featured Waite as a new style leader in article titled Tomorrow ... riders story alexis waite Interview with Shred Betties References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Waite, Alexis ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American ... Waite, Alexis Category American snowboarders Category Living people Category 1981 births ... more details
Nicholas Waite was an Kingdom of England English governor of Bombay during the period of the East India Company Honourable East India Company . He assumed the office on 17 May 1694 and left office in November 1704. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Waite, Nicholas ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Governor of Bombay DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Waite, Nicholas Category Governors of Bombay Category Year of birth missing Category Year of death missing England diplomat stub ... more details
refimproveBLP date February 2011 Trevor Waite is an English film editor . Selected filmography Is Anybody There? 2009 Einstein and Eddington 2008 And When Did You Last See Your Father? 2007 Driving Lessons 2006 Beyond the Sea film Beyond the Sea 2004 Octane film Octane 2003 Once Upon a Time in the Midlands 2002 24 Hour Party People 2002 The War Zone 1999 External links IMDb name 906634 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Waite, Trevor ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION English film editor DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Waite, Trevor Category English film editors Category Living people film bio stub ... more details
Francis Edward Deacon Waite b. April 9, 1905 in Fort Qu Appelle, Saskatchewan d. July 18, 1989 was a professional ice hockey player who played 17 games in the National Hockey League . He played with the New York Rangers . References hockeydb 21917 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Waite, Frank ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player DATE OF BIRTH April 9, 1905 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH July 18, 1989 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Waite, Frank Category 1905 births Category 1989 deaths Category Canadian ice hockey centres Category New York Rangers players Category People from Fort Qu Appelle, Saskatchewan Canada icehockey centre 1900s stub ... more details
Orphan date February 2012 Waite Islands coord 72 44 S 103 40 W is a group of small islands in Amundsen Sea , lying 6 nautical miles 11 km west of Cape Waite , the northwest extremity of King Peninsula . Mapped by United States Geological Survey USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960 66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names US ACAN for their proximity to Cape Waite. See also List of antarctic and sub antarctic islands usgs gazetteer Category Islands of Ellsworth Land EllsworthLand geo stub ... more details
Use dmy dates date May 2011 Infobox AFL player NEW name Jarrad Waite image alt caption fullname Jarrad Waite nickname birth date Birth date and age df yes 1983 2 4 birth place death date death place originalteam Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup draftpick 46 small Father Son Rule F S small , 2001 AFL Draft 2001 National Draft , AFL Car heightweight 194cm 94kg position Australian rules football positions Forward ... Club 7th Place John Nicholls Medal 2008 Jarrad Waite born 4 February 1983 is an Australian rules ... the father son selection rule he is the son of former Carlton Football Club Carlton player Vin Waite . He made his debut for Carlton in Round 1, 2003 against the Sydney Swans . Waite has made his stance ... struck down by recurring injuries so far in his career. Waite was shifted from the forward line ... with difficult assists. Despite this, Waite returned to the back line in 2008 under new coach Brett Ratten . Waite was Carlton s acting captain against Fremantle Football Club Fremantle Dockers ... 45927 title Waite to Captain Blues against Dockers publisher Carlton Football Club date 25 June 2007 ref In 2009, Waite again began to spent time at both ends of the ground. He suffered a season ending ... of football history, Waite was the first player ever to be substituted off the ground under the AFL s revised Interchange Australian rules football interchange rules in 2011 Waite was concussed in a collision ... 110236 default.aspx Waite All Clear , 28 March 2011, Retrieved 28 March 2011. ref He played the first ... Waite date 12 Sep 2011 accessdate 18 Sep 2011 publisher Carlton Football Club ref Waite was elevated ... newsarticle tabid 4311 newsid 128299 default.aspx title Waite added to leadership group date 28 Jan ... Jarrad Waite Jarrad Waite Profile in Blueseum Carlton player squad 2008 Victorian Team players 2003 ... see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Waite, Jarrad ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Australian rules ... Waite, Jarrad Category 1983 births Category Carlton Football Club players Category Living people Category ... more details
Cape Waite is a cape at the northwest extremity of King Peninsula , marking the southwest side of the entrance to Peacock Sound . Delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in December 1946. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names US ACAN for Amory H. Waite , member of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition , 1933 35, and communications specialist on the Atka vovage of 1955 and the U.S. Navy Bellingshausen Sea Expedition of 1959 60. Waite was investigating the high number of aircraft crashes in Antarctica when he discovered that certain radar frequencies were not reflected from the surface of the ice, they Ground penetrating radar penetrated through to the land surface below giving false altimeter readings. This discovery both made flight much safer and started the use of Radioglaciology to survey the topography of the land surface beneath the ice. ref http www.bbc.co.uk iplayer episode b016fpyy The Secret Life of Ice BBC BBC Four, 8 00PM Thu, 27 Oct 2011, The Secret Life of Ice by Doctor Gabrielle Walker ref References reflist usgs gazetteer coord 72 42 S 103 1 W display title scale 2000000 DEFAULTSORT Waite, Cape Category Headlands of Ellsworth Land EllsworthLand geo stub lv Veita rags pt Cabo Waite ... more details
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