Forman Glacier
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Forman Glacier is a tributary glacier
, 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, flowing east to enter Shackleton Glacier
between Mount Franke
and Mount Cole
, in the Queen Maud Mountains
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) after John H. Forman, Construction Mechanic, U.S. Navy, a member of the McMurdo Station
winter party, 1959.
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...
, 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, flowing east to enter Shackleton Glacier
Shackleton Glacier
Shackleton Glacier is a major Antarctic glacier, over long and from 8 to 16 km wide, descending from the polar plateau from the vicinity of Roberts Massif and flowing north through the Queen Maud Mountains to enter the Ross Ice Shelf between Mount Speed and Waldron Spurs. The Roberts Massif...
between Mount Franke
Mount Franke
Mount Franke is a prominent mountain with much rock exposed on its north side, standing between Mount Wasko and Mount Cole along the west side of Shackleton Glacier. Discovered and photographed by the United States Antarctic Service , 1939-41. Surveyed by A.P. Crary in 1957-58 and named by him...
and Mount Cole
Mount Cole
Mount Cole is a mountain over high, on the west side of Shackleton Glacier, between the mouths of Forman Glacier and Gerasimou Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains. It was discovered and photographed by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names...
, in the Queen Maud Mountains
Queen Maud Mountains
The Queen Maud Mountains are a major group of mountains, ranges and subordinate features of the Transantarctic Mountains, lying between the Beardmore and Reedy Glaciers and including the area from the head of the Ross Ice Shelf to the polar plateau in Antarctica...
. 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) after John H. Forman, Construction Mechanic, U.S. Navy, a member of the McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station is a U.S. Antarctic research center located on the southern tip of Ross Island, which is in the New Zealand-claimed Ross Dependency on the shore of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. It is operated by the United States through the United States Antarctic Program, a branch of the National...
winter party, 1959.