Catspaw Glacier
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Catspaw Glacier is a small alpine glacier
just west of Stocking Glacier
, flowing south from the slopes north of Taylor Glacier
, in Victoria Land
. It was so named by Thomas Griffith Taylor
of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, because of its resemblance to a cat's paw
.
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...
just west of Stocking Glacier
Stocking Glacier
Stocking Glacier is a steep alpine glacier just east of Catspaw Glacier, flowing south toward Taylor Glacier in Victoria Land. So named by Taylor of the British Antarctic Expedition for its appearance as seen from above....
, flowing south from the slopes north of Taylor Glacier
Taylor Glacier
The Taylor Glacier is an Antarctic glacier about long, flowing from the plateau of Victoria Land into the western end of Taylor Valley, north of the Kukri Hills, south of the Asgard Range...
, 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 so named by Thomas Griffith Taylor
Thomas Griffith Taylor
Thomas Griffith "Grif" Taylor was a British / Australian geographer, anthropologist and world explorer. He was a survivor of Captain Robert Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition to Antarctica .-Early life:...
of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, because of its resemblance to a cat's paw
Paw
A paw is the soft foot of a mammal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails. A hard foot is called a hoof. Paws are used to pad feet for walking and increase friction.- Common characteristics :...
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