Gran Glacier
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Gran Glacier is a glacier
flowing south into Mackay Glacier
between Mounts Gran and Woolnough. It rises from a snow divide with Benson Glacier
to the northeast. Named after Mount Gran
by the New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
(1956-58), which visited the area in November 1957.
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 south into Mackay Glacier
Mackay Glacier
Mackay Glacier is a large glacier in Victoria Land, descending eastward from the polar plateau, between the Convoy and Clare Ranges, into the southern part of Granite Harbour. Discovered by the South Magnetic Pole Party of the British Antarctic Expedition and named for Alistair F...
between Mounts Gran and Woolnough. It rises from a snow divide with 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...
to the northeast. Named after Mount Gran
Mount Gran
Mount Gran is a large flat-topped mountain, 2,235 m, standing at the north side of Mackay Glacier and immediately west of Gran Glacier in Victoria Land. Discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition which named it for Tryggve Gran, Norwegian naval officer who was a ski expert with the expedition....
by the New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
The 1955–58 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition was a Commonwealth-sponsored expedition that successfully completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica, via the South Pole...
(1956-58), which visited the area in November 1957.