Edisto Glacier
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Edisto Glacier is a glacier
flowing northeast between Felsite Island
and Redcastle Ridge
into the head of Edisto Inlet
. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE), 1957–58, for the USS Edisto, first vessel to visit the Edisto Inlet area.
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...
flowing northeast between Felsite Island
Felsite Island
Felsite Island is a rock island 1 nautical mile long and 300 m high, lying at the head of Edisto Inlet within the northward stream of Edisto Glacier...
and Redcastle Ridge
Redcastle Ridge
Redcastle Ridge is a castlelike ridge of red and black volcanic rocks between Arneb Glacier and the terminal face of Edisto Glacier at the head of Edisto Inlet. So named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , 1957–58, because of its coloring and shape....
into the head of Edisto Inlet
Edisto Inlet
Edisto Inlet is a rectangular arm of Moubray Bay, 7 nautical miles long and 3 nautical miles wide, entered between Cape Hallett and Cape Christie. The USS this branch of Moubray Bay in February 1956, and the name Edisto Bay was given at that time. Edisto Inlet has overtaken the earlier name in...
. Named by 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...
(NZGSAE), 1957–58, for the USS Edisto, first vessel to visit the Edisto Inlet area.