Cleveland Glacier
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Cleveland Glacier is a glacier
about 2 miles (3 km) wide which flows east-southeast from Mount Morrison
and Mount Brøgger to enter Mackay Glacier
just west of Mount Marston
, in Victoria Land
. It was discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, and named by Frank Debenham
, a member of the expedition, after his mother's maiden name.
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...
about 2 miles (3 km) wide which flows east-southeast from Mount Morrison
Mount Morrison (Victoria Land)
Mount Morrison is a mountain, 1,895 m, standing between Midship Glacier and the head of Cleveland Glacier a in Prince Albert Mountains, Victoria Land. Discovered by the Discovery expedition and named after J.D. Morrison of the Morning, a relief ship to the expedition....
and Mount Brøgger to enter Mackay Glacier
Mackay Glacier
Mackay Glacier is a large glacier in Victoria Land, descending eastward from the polar plateau, between the Convoy and Clare Ranges, into the southern part of Granite Harbour. Discovered by the South Magnetic Pole Party of the British Antarctic Expedition and named for Alistair F...
just west of Mount Marston
Mount Marston
Mount Marston is a whaleback-shaped mountain, 1,245 m, standing at the north side of Kar Plateau, 3 nautical miles north of the terminus of Mackay Glacier in Victoria Land. First mapped by the British Antarctic Expedition and named for George E. Marston, artist with the expedition....
, 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 discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, and named by Frank Debenham
Frank Debenham
Frank Debenham, OBE was Emeritus Professor of Geography at the Cambridge University and first director of the Scott Polar Research Institute.-Biography:...
, a member of the expedition, after his mother's maiden name.