Flight Deck Neve
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Flight Deck Neve is an elevated and unusually flat glacier
neve, about 5 nautical miles (9 km) by 3 nautical miles (6 km), between Flagship Mountain
and Mount Razorback
in the Convoy Range
, Victoria Land
. The feature is the primary source of ice to the east-flowing Benson Glacier
at Scuppers Icefalls
. One of a group of nautical names in Convoy Range applied by New Zealand Geographic Board
(NZGB) in 1994.
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...
neve, about 5 nautical miles (9 km) by 3 nautical miles (6 km), between Flagship Mountain
Flagship Mountain
Flagship Mountain is a prominent, conical rock peak, 1,720 m, surmounting the south part of the large rock mass between Northwind and Atka Glaciers in the Convoy Range, Victoria Land...
and Mount Razorback
Mount Razorback
Mount Razorback is a craggy mountain rising to about 1,600 m east of Staten Island Heights in the Convoy Ridge, Victoria Land. The descriptive name was applied by the 1957 New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1956-58....
in the Convoy Range
Convoy Range
Convoy Range is a broad mountain range, much of it with an almost flat, plateau-like summit, extending south from the Fry Saddle and ending at Mackay Glacier...
, 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...
. The feature is the primary source of ice to the east-flowing Benson Glacier
Benson Glacier
Benson Glacier is a glacier about long, draining the east part of Flight Deck Neve and continuing east between Fry Glacier and Mackay Glacier into the north part of Granite Harbour where it forms a floating tongue...
at Scuppers Icefalls
Scuppers Icefalls
Scuppers Icefalls is a prominent line of icefalls, 5 nautical miles long and nearly 400 m high, between Mount Razorback and Mount Nespelen in Convoy Range, Victoria Land. The icefalls are the main outflow draining from Flight Deck Neve into Benson Glacier...
. One of a group of nautical names in Convoy Range applied by New Zealand Geographic Board
New Zealand Geographic Board
The New Zealand Geographic Board is constituted under the New Zealand Geographic Board Act 2008, formerly under the New Zealand Geographic Board Act 1946. Although an independent institution, it is responsible to the Minister for Land Information...
(NZGB) in 1994.