Holt Glacier
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Holt Glacier is a broad glacier
on Bear Peninsula
that flows east to the sea between Grimes Ridge
and Jones Bluffs
, in Marie Byrd Land
. First delineated by United States Geological Survey
(USGS) from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in January 1947. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) after Joseph V. Holt, a member of the U.S. Army Aviation Detachment in Antarctica, 1965-66.
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...
on Bear Peninsula
Bear Peninsula
Bear Peninsula is a peninsula about 80 km long and 40 km wide which is ice covered except for several isolated rock bluffs and outcrops along its margins, lying 48 km 30 mi) east of Martin Peninsula on Walgreen Coast, Marie Byrd Land.First delineated from aerial photographs...
that flows east to the sea between Grimes Ridge
Grimes Ridge
Grimes Ridge is a high, mostly ice-covered ridge at the north side of Holt Glacier on Bear Peninsula, Walgreen Coast, in Marie Byrd Land. First mapped by United States Geological Survey from air photos obtained by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in January 1947. Named by Advisory Committee on...
and Jones Bluffs
Jones Bluffs
Jones Bluffs is a high, mainly snow-covered bluffs rising south of Holt Glacier in the east part of Bear Peninsula, Walgreen Coast, Marie Byrd Land. First mapped by United States Geological Survey from air photos obtained by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in January 1947. Named by Advisory...
, in Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land is the portion of West Antarctica lying east of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and south of the Pacific Ocean, extending eastward approximately to a line between the head of the Ross Ice Shelf and Eights Coast. It stretches between 158°W and 103°24'W...
. First delineated by United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
(USGS) from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in January 1947. 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 Joseph V. Holt, a member of the U.S. Army Aviation Detachment in Antarctica, 1965-66.