Entrikin Glacier
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Entrikin Glacier is a broad sweeping glacier
flowing eastward from the Churchill Mountains
into Matterson Inlet
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Joseph W. Entrikin, U.S. Navy, pilot with Squadron VX-6
during U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze I, 1955-56.
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 eastward from the Churchill Mountains
Churchill Mountains
The Churchill Mountains is a mountain range bordering the western side of the Ross Ice Shelf between Byrd Glacier and Nimrod Glacier in Antarctica...
into Matterson Inlet
Matterson Inlet
Matterson Inlet is an ice-filled inlet between Penny Point and Cape Douglas, on the west side of Ross Ice Shelf. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition for Garth John Matterson, leader of the party that surveyed the area....
. Named by 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...
(US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Joseph W. Entrikin, U.S. Navy, pilot with Squadron VX-6
VX-6
Air Development Squadron Six was a United States Navy Air Development Squadron based at McMurdo Station, Antarctica...
during U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze I, 1955-56.