Land Glacier
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Land Glacier is a broad, heavily-crevassed glacier
, about 35 miles long, descending into Land Bay in Marie Byrd Land
, Antarctica. Discovered by the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939-41) and named for R. Admiral Emory S. Land, Chairman of the U.S. Maritime Commission.
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...
, about 35 miles long, descending into Land Bay 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...
, Antarctica. Discovered by the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939-41) and named for R. Admiral Emory S. Land, Chairman of the U.S. Maritime Commission.