Irving Glacier
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Irving Glacier is a glacier
that flows northwest between Coombs Hills
and Wyandot Ridge
to enter Odell Glacier
, in the Convoy Range
, Victoria Land
. Named in association with nearby Wyandot Ridge after Captain R.K. Irving, U.S. Navy, commander of USS Wyandot
, a cargo ship in the Ross Sea Unit in Operation Deep Freeze
IV, 1958-59.
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...
that flows northwest between Coombs Hills
Coombs Hills
The Coombs Hills are an area of broken and largely snow-free hills and valleys between Odell Glacier and Cambridge Glacier in Victoria Land. They were discovered in 1957 by the New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition and named by them for D.S...
and Wyandot Ridge
Wyandot Ridge
Wyandot Ridge is a rocky ridge at the west side of Chattahoochee Glacier. It extends northward from the northwest end of the Convoy Range. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and Navy air photos...
to enter Odell Glacier
Odell Glacier
Odell Glacier is a glacier draining northeast between Allan Hills and Coombs Hills into the upper Mawson Glacier in Oates Land. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Professor N.E. Odell, formerly of Otago University, New Zealand....
, 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...
. Named in association with nearby Wyandot Ridge after Captain R.K. Irving, U.S. Navy, commander of USS Wyandot
USS Wyandot (AKA-92)
USS Wyandot was an named after Wyandot County, Ohio. She served as a commissioned ship for 20 years and 1 month.Wyandot was laid down on 6 May 1944 under a Maritime Commission contract at Oakland, California, by the Moore Dry Dock Co.; launched on 28 June 1944, acquired by the Navy and...
, a cargo ship in the Ross Sea Unit in Operation Deep Freeze
Operation Deep Freeze
Operation Deep Freeze is the codename for a series of United States missions to Antarctica, beginning with "Operation Deep Freeze I" in 1955–56, followed by "Operation Deep Freeze II", "Operation Deep Freeze III", and so on...
IV, 1958-59.