Aeronaut Glacier
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Aeronaut Glacier is a low gradient, 25 miles (40.2 km) long glacier
draining northeast from Gair Mesa
into the upper part of Aviator Glacier
near Navigator Nunatak
, in Victoria Land
. It was named by the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
of 1962–63 to commemorate the air support provided by U.S. Navy Squadron
VX-6
, and in association with Aviator Glacier.
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
draining northeast from Gair Mesa
Gair Mesa
Gair Mesa is the southernmost mesa of the Mesa Range, in Victoria Land.Named by the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , 1962–63, for H.S. Gair, geologist and leader of this party....
into the upper part of Aviator Glacier
Aviator Glacier
Aviator Glacier is major valley glacier, over 60 miles long and 5 miles wide, descending generally southward from the plateau of Victoria Land along the west side of Mountaineer Range, and entering Lady Newnes Bay between Cape Sibbald and Hayes Head where it forms the Aviator Glacier Tongue...
near Navigator Nunatak
Navigator Nunatak
Navigator Nunatak is a large nunatak in the middle of the head of Aviator Glacier in Victoria Land. Named by the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , 1962–63, because it is a good landmark for navigation and the name is also in association with Aviator, Pilot, and...
, in Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
. It was named by the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier...
of 1962–63 to commemorate the air support provided by U.S. Navy Squadron
Squadron (aviation)
A squadron in air force, army aviation or naval aviation is mainly a unit comprising a number of military aircraft, usually of the same type, typically with 12 to 24 aircraft, sometimes divided into three or four flights, depending on aircraft type and air force...
VX-6
VX-6
Air Development Squadron Six was a United States Navy Air Development Squadron based at McMurdo Station, Antarctica...
, and in association with Aviator Glacier.