Anderton Glacier
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Anderton Glacier is a tributary glacier
, 7 miles (11.3 km) long, descending the south slopes of Eisenhower Range
to enter Reeves Glacier
between Mount Matz
and Andersson Ridge
, in Victoria Land
. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey
from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1955–63, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
for Peter W. Anderton, glaciologist at McMurdo Station
, summer 1965–66.
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...
, 7 miles (11.3 km) long, descending the south slopes of Eisenhower Range
Eisenhower Range
The Eisenhower Range is a mountain range, about 72 km long and rising to 3,070 m , which rises between Reeves Névé on the west, Reeves Glacier on the south, and Priestley Glacier on the north and east, in Victoria Land, Antarctica...
to enter Reeves Glacier
Reeves Glacier
Reeves Glacier is a broad glacier originating on the interior upland and descending between Eisenhower Range and Mount Larsen to merge with the Nansen Ice Sheet along the coast of Victoria Land. Discovered and named by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09, under Shackleton...
between Mount Matz
Mount Matz
Mount Matz is a mountain, 1,300 m, at the west side of the terminus of Anderton Glacier, forming the end of a ridge descending south from Eisenhower Range to Reeves Glacier, in Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1955-63. Named by...
and Andersson Ridge
Andersson Ridge
Andersson Ridge is a ridge, long, in southern Eisenhower Range, forming the north wall of Reeves Glacier between the mouths of Anderton Glacier and Carnein Glacier, in Victoria Land. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1955–63,...
, 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 mapped by the United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1955–63, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
for Peter W. Anderton, glaciologist at McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station is a U.S. Antarctic research center located on the southern tip of Ross Island, which is in the New Zealand-claimed Ross Dependency on the shore of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. It is operated by the United States through the United States Antarctic Program, a branch of the National...
, summer 1965–66.