Berwick Glacier
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Berwick Glacier is a tributary glacier
, 14 miles (22.5 km) long, flowing southeast between the Marshall Mountains
and the Adams Mountains
to enter Beardmore Glacier
at Willey Point
. It was named by the British Antarctic Expedition
, 1907–09, (BrAE) after HMS Berwick
, a vessel on which Lieutenant Jameson B. Adams of the BrAE had served. The map of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, and some subsequent maps transpose the positions of Berwick Glacier and Swinford Glacier
. The latter lies 12 miles (19.3 km) southwestward, and the original 1907–09 application of Berwick Glacier is the one recommended.
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...
, 14 miles (22.5 km) long, flowing southeast between the Marshall Mountains
Marshall Mountains
Marshall Mountains is a group of mountains overlooking the Beardmore Glacier in Queen Alexandra Range, bounded on the north by Berwick Glacier, and on the south by Swinford Glacier. Discovered by the South Polar Party of the British Antarctic Expedition , and named for Dr. Eric Marshall, surgeon...
and the Adams Mountains
Adams Mountains
The Adams Mountains are a small but well defined group of mountains in Queen Alexandra Range, bounded by the Beardmore, Berwick, Moody and Bingley Glaciers. Discovered by British Antarctic Expedition and named Adams Mountains for Lieutenant Jameson B. Adams, second in command of the expedition...
to enter Beardmore Glacier
Beardmore Glacier
The Beardmore Glacier in Antarctica is one of the largest glaciers in the world, with a length exceeding 160 km . The glacier is one of the main passages from the Ross Ice Shelf through the Queen Alexandra and Commonwealth ranges of the Transantarctic Mountains to the Antarctic Plateau, and was one...
at Willey Point
Willey Point
Willey Point is a conspicuous rock point along the west side of Beardmore Glacier, marking the south side of the mouth of Berwick Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Francis J. Willey III, United States Antarctic Research Program meteorologist at Hallett Station, 1963....
. It was named by the British Antarctic Expedition
Nimrod Expedition
The British Antarctic Expedition 1907–09, otherwise known as the Nimrod Expedition, was the first of three expeditions to the Antarctic led by Ernest Shackleton. Its main target, among a range of geographical and scientific objectives, was to be first to the South Pole...
, 1907–09, (BrAE) after HMS Berwick
HMS Berwick (1902)
HMS Berwick was a Monmouth-class armoured cruiser of the British Royal Navy. She was launched on 20 September 1902. In 1908, she collided with the destroyer Tiger when the destroyer crossed Berwicks bows during an exercise in the English Channel, south of the Isle of Wight...
, a vessel on which Lieutenant Jameson B. Adams of the BrAE had served. The map of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, and some subsequent maps transpose the positions of Berwick Glacier and Swinford Glacier
Swinford Glacier
Swinford Glacier is a tributary glacier, 6 nautical miles long, flowing southeast between Mount Holloway and Marshall Mountains to enter Beardmore Glacier. Discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition and named by Shackleton for his eldest son, Raymond Swinford...
. The latter lies 12 miles (19.3 km) southwestward, and the original 1907–09 application of Berwick Glacier is the one recommended.