Cosmonaut Glacier
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Cosmonaut Glacier is a tributary glacier
, 15 miles (24.1 km) long, in the Southern Cross Mountains
, flowing east along the south side of the Arrowhead Range
to enter Aviator Glacier
, in Victoria Land
. It was named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
, 1962–63, in association with Aviator, Aeronaut
, and Astronaut Glacier
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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, in the Southern Cross Mountains
Southern Cross Mountains
Southern Cross Mountains is the name applied to the group of mountain ranges lying between the Mariner and Priestley Glaciers in Victoria Land. Seaward parts of this area were first viewed by Ross in 1841 and subsequently by expeditions led by Borchgrevink, Scott, Shackleton and Byrd. The precise...
, flowing east along the south side of the Arrowhead Range
Arrowhead Range
The Arrowhead Range is a mountain range long, situated just north of Cosmonaut Glacier and west of Aviator Glacier in the Southern Cross Mountains of Victoria Land. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64...
to enter Aviator Glacier
Aviator Glacier
Aviator Glacier is major valley glacier, over 60 miles long and 5 miles wide, descending generally southward from the plateau of Victoria Land along the west side of Mountaineer Range, and entering Lady Newnes Bay between Cape Sibbald and Hayes Head where it forms the Aviator Glacier Tongue...
, 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 named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier...
, 1962–63, in association with Aviator, Aeronaut
Aeronaut Glacier
Aeronaut Glacier is a low gradient, long glacier draining northeast from Gair Mesa into the upper part of Aviator Glacier near Navigator Nunatak, in Victoria Land. It was named by the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition of 1962–63 to commemorate the air...
, and Astronaut Glacier
Astronaut Glacier
Astronaut Glacier is a broad glacier, tributary to upper Aviator Glacier, flowing south-west and joining the latter just west of Parasite Cone in Victoria Land. It was named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1962–63, in association with nearby...
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