Argonaut Glacier
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Argonaut Glacier is a tributary glacier
about 10 miles (16.1 km) long in the Mountaineer Range
of Victoria Land
. It flows east to enter Mariner Glacier
just north of Engberg Bluff
. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
, 1962–63, in association with Aeronaut
, Cosmonaut
and Cosmonette
Glaciers.
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...
about 10 miles (16.1 km) long in the Mountaineer Range
Mountaineer Range
Mountaineer Range is the range of mountains lying between the Mariner and Aviator Glaciers in Victoria Land, Antarctica. The seaward parts of the range were first viewed by Ross in 1841, and subsequently by several British and later American expeditions. The precise mapping of its overall features...
of 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 flows east to enter Mariner Glacier
Mariner Glacier
Mariner Glacier is a major glacier over long, descending southeast from the plateau of Victoria Land, between Mountaineer Range and Malta Plateau, and terminating at Lady Newnes Bay, Ross Sea, where it forms the floating Mariner Glacier Tongue...
just north of Engberg Bluff
Engberg Bluff
Engberg Bluff is a bold ice-covered bluff between the mouths of the Argonaut and Meander Glaciers at the point where these tributaries enter the south part of Mariner Glacier, in Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by...
. It was named by the 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...
, 1962–63, in association with Aeronaut
Aeronaut Glacier
Aeronaut Glacier is a low gradient, 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...
, Cosmonaut
Cosmonaut Glacier
Cosmonaut Glacier is a tributary glacier, long, in the Southern Cross Mountains, flowing east along the south side of the Arrowhead Range to enter Aviator Glacier, in Victoria Land. It was named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1962–63, in...
and Cosmonette
Cosmonette Glacier
Cosmonette Glacier is a tributary glacier in the Southern Cross Mountains, flowing east along the north side of the Daley Hills to Aviator Glacier, in Victoria Land. It was named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1962–63, in association with Cosmonaut...
Glaciers.