Barrett Glacier
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Barrett Glacier is a glacier
draining from the north slopes of the Prince Olav Mountains
, about 15 miles (24.1 km) long, flowing between the Longhorn Spurs
and the Gabbro Hills
to the Ross Ice Shelf
. It was named by the Southern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(1963–64) for Peter J. Barrett, geologist with that party.
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 from the north slopes of the Prince Olav Mountains
Prince Olav Mountains
The Prince Olav Mountains is a mountain range of the Queen Maud Mountains stretching from Shackleton Glacier to Liv Glacier at the head of the Ross Ice Shelf....
, about 15 miles (24.1 km) long, flowing between the Longhorn Spurs
Longhorn Spurs
Longhorn Spurs is a high ridge, 12 nautical miles long, extending north from the Prince Olav Mountains between Massam and Barrett Glaciers to the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. A series of rock spurs extend from the west side. Visited and so named by the Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Party because...
and the Gabbro Hills
Gabbro Hills
Gabbro Hills is a group of rugged ridges and coastal hills which borders the Ross Ice Shelf between the Barrett and Gough Glaciers and extends south to Ropebrake Pass. So named by the Southern Party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition because of the prevalence of gabbro, a...
to the Ross Ice Shelf
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica . It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than 600 km long, and between 15 and 50 metres high above the water surface...
. It was named by the Southern Party of 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...
(1963–64) for Peter J. Barrett, geologist with that party.