Brandau Glacier
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Brandau Glacier is a wide tributary glacier
, 15 miles (24.1 km) long, flowing westward from an ice divide between Haynes Table
and Husky Heights
to enter Keltie Glacier
just west of Ford Spur
. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
for Lieutenant Commander James F. Brandau, U.S. Navy, pilot with Squadron VX-6
, Operation Deepfreeze 1964 and 1965.
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...
, 15 miles (24.1 km) long, flowing westward from an ice divide between Haynes Table
Haynes Table
Haynes Table is a high, snow-covered mesa, some 8 nautical miles across and rising to 3,390 m, located south of Mount Odishaw in the Hughes Range, between the heads of Keltie Glacier and Brandau Glacier. Discovered and photographed by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 on the flight of January 12–13, 1956....
and Husky Heights
Husky Heights
Husky Heights is a relatively flat, ice-covered heights 4 nautical miles southeast of Haynes Table, overlooking the head of Brandau Glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in association with Husky Dome , the highest point on these heights....
to enter Keltie Glacier
Keltie Glacier
Keltie Glacier is a large Antarctic glacier, 48 km long, draining from Pain Névé southwest around the southern extremity of the Commonwealth Range, and then northwest to enter Beardmore Glacier at Ranfurly Point....
just west of Ford Spur
Ford Spur
Ford Spur is a prominent spur which marks the southwest extremity of Haynes Table, and the confluence of Keltie Glacier and Brandau Glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains. Named by New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition for C. Reginald Ford, Stores Officer for Scott's Discovery...
. It was 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 Lieutenant Commander James F. Brandau, U.S. Navy, pilot with Squadron VX-6
VX-6
Air Development Squadron Six was a United States Navy Air Development Squadron based at McMurdo Station, Antarctica...
, Operation Deepfreeze 1964 and 1965.