Lashly Glacier
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Lashly Glacier is a short, broad glacier
in Oates Land
, lying between the Lashly Mountains
on the west and Tabular Mountain and Mount Feather on the east, flowing south into The Portal
, in Victoria Land
. So named by the New Zealand Party
of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
(1956–58) for its proximity to the Lashly Mountains.
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...
in Oates Land
Oates Land
Oates Land is a wedge-shaped segment of East Antarctica stretching along and inland from the Oates Coast. Part of the Australian claim to the Antarctic, it extends between 153°45' E and 150° E, forming a wedge between 60° S and the South Pole. It is bounded in the east by the Ross Dependency and in...
, lying between the Lashly Mountains
Lashly Mountains
Lashly Mountains is a small group of mountains, the most prominent being Mount Crean , standing south of the head of Taylor Glacier and west of Lashly Glacier, in Oates Land. Discovered by the Discovery expedition and named for William Lashly, a member of the party which explored this area....
on the west and Tabular Mountain and Mount Feather on the east, flowing south into The Portal
The Portal
The Portal is the gap between the Lashly Mountains and Portal Mountain, through which the main stream of the Skelton Glacier enters the Skelton Névé from the polar plateau. The descriptive name was given in January 1958 by a New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition ,...
, in 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...
. So named by the New Zealand Party
New Zealand Party
width=300|thumb|Party logoThe New Zealand Party was a political party operating in New Zealand. It was established by millionaire property tycoon Bob Jones, and promoted both social and economic liberalization. The New Zealand Party's motto was "Freedom and Prosperity", and it has sometimes been...
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) for its proximity to the Lashly Mountains.