Hatherton Glacier
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Hatherton Glacier is a large glacier
flowing from the Antarctic polar plateau generally eastward along the south side of the Darwin Mountains
and entering Darwin Glacier
at Junction Spur.
Mapped by the Darwin Glacier Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
(1956-58). Named for Trevor Hatherton, Scientific Officer in Charge of Antarctic Activities, Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research, Wellington, New Zealand.
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 from the Antarctic polar plateau generally eastward along the south side of the Darwin Mountains
Darwin Mountains
The Darwin Mountains is a group of mountains between the Darwin and Hatherton glaciers. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition and named for Major Leonard Darwin, at that time Honorary Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society....
and entering Darwin Glacier
Darwin Glacier (Antarctica)
Darwin Glacier is a large glacier flowing from the polar plateau eastward between the Darwin and Cook Mountains to the Ross Ice Shelf. The glacier was mapped by the British National Antarctic Expedition , and the whole area traversed by New Zealand parties of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic...
at Junction Spur.
Mapped by the Darwin Glacier 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). Named for Trevor Hatherton, Scientific Officer in Charge of Antarctic Activities, Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research, Wellington, New Zealand.