Carnein Glacier
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Carnein Glacier is a glacier
draining the southeast corner of the Eisenhower Range
, flowing south along the west side of McCarthy Ridge
to merge with the lower Reeves Glacier
at the Nansen Ice Sheet
, 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 Carl R. Carnein, 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...
draining the southeast corner of the 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...
, flowing south along the west side of McCarthy Ridge
McCarthy Ridge
McCarthy Ridge is a broad, mainly ice-covered ridge with steep sides forming the east wall of Carnein Glacier, in the foothills of southeast Eisenhower Range, in Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1955-63. Named by Advisory Committee on...
to merge with the lower 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...
at the Nansen Ice Sheet
Nansen Ice Sheet
Nansen Ice Sheet , or Nansen Ice Shelf, is a 30-mile long by 10 mile wide ice shelf. It is nourished by the Priestley and Reeves Glaciers and abutting the north side of the Drygalski Ice Tongue, along the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica...
, 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 Carl R. Carnein, 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.