Chattahoochee Glacier
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Chattahoochee Glacier is a glacier
in the Convoy Range
which flows northeast between Wyandot Ridge
and Eastwind Ridge
. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey
from ground surveys and from Navy air photos, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
in 1964 for the USNS Chattahoochee
, a tanker in the American convoy into McMurdo Sound
in the 1961–62 and 1962–63 seasons.
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...
in the Convoy Range
Convoy Range
Convoy Range is a broad mountain range, much of it with an almost flat, plateau-like summit, extending south from the Fry Saddle and ending at Mackay Glacier...
which flows northeast between Wyandot Ridge
Wyandot Ridge
Wyandot Ridge is a rocky ridge at the west side of Chattahoochee Glacier. It extends northward from the northwest end of the Convoy Range. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and Navy air photos...
and Eastwind Ridge
Eastwind Ridge
Eastwind Ridge is a broad, partially ice-covered ridge about 10 nautical miles long between the Chattahoochee and Towle Glaciers in the Convoy Range. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and Navy air photos...
. 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 ground surveys and from Navy air photos, 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...
in 1964 for the USNS Chattahoochee
USNS Chattahoochee (T-AOG-82)
Chattahoochee was launched on 4 December 1956 by Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, and delivered to the Navy for assignment to Military Sea Transportation Service on 22 October 1957. She was taken out of service and sold to a private concern in 2006....
, a tanker in the American convoy into McMurdo Sound
McMurdo Sound
The ice-clogged waters of Antarctica's McMurdo Sound extend about 55 km long and wide. The sound opens into the Ross Sea to the north. The Royal Society Range rises from sea level to 13,205 feet on the western shoreline. The nearby McMurdo Ice Shelf scribes McMurdo Sound's southern boundary...
in the 1961–62 and 1962–63 seasons.