Exum Glacier
Encyclopedia
Exum Glacier is a small glacier
in Antarctica, flowing north between Hughes Point
and Bonnabeau Dome
, in the Jones Mountains
. Mapped by the University of Minnesota
-Jones Mountains Party, 1960-61. Named by the party for Glenn Exum
, mountaineer
, who provided training in rock and ice climbing for the University of Minnesota field parties of 1960-61 and 1961-62.
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 Antarctica, flowing north between Hughes Point
Hughes Point
Hughes Point is a steep rock point on the west side of the terminus of Exum Glacier, in the Jones Mountains. Mapped by the University of Minnesota-Jones Mountains Party, 1960–61, and named by them for Wayne B. Hughes, Asst. United States Antarctic Research Program Representative at McMurdo...
and Bonnabeau Dome
Bonnabeau Dome
Bonnabeau Dome is a prominent ice-covered dome mountain rising on the west side of Gopher Glacier, west of the similar-appearing Anderson Dome, in the Jones Mountains. It was mapped by the University of Minnesota Jones Mountains Party, 1960–61, and named by them for Dr. Raymond C. Bonnabeau, Jr.,...
, in the Jones Mountains
Jones Mountains
The Jones Mountains are an isolated group of mountains, trending generally east-west for 43 km , situated on the Eights Coast, Ellsworth Land, about 80 km south of Dustin Island...
. Mapped by the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
-Jones Mountains Party, 1960-61. Named by the party for Glenn Exum
Glenn Exum
Glenn Exum numbers among the premier mountaineers in American climbing history. Exum is best remembered for ascents in the Teton Range. In 1931, while only in his teens, Exum was the first to climb the exposed ridge to the summit of Grand Teton which now bears his name...
, mountaineer
Mountaineer
-Sports:*Mountaineering, the sport, hobby or profession of walking, hiking, trekking and climbing up mountains, also known as alpinism-University athletic teams and mascots:*Appalachian State Mountaineers, the athletic teams of Appalachian State University...
, who provided training in rock and ice climbing for the University of Minnesota field parties of 1960-61 and 1961-62.