Man-o-War Glacier
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Man-o-War Glacier is a tributary glacier
in the Admiralty Mountains
that drains the vicinity south of Mount Black Prince and Mount Royalist and flows southward to enter Tucker Glacier
between McGregor Range
and Novasio Ridge
. Named in association with Admiralty Mountains by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE), 1957-58.
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 the Admiralty Mountains
Admiralty Mountains
The Admiralty Mountains is a large group of high mountains and individually-named ranges and ridges in northeastern Victoria Land of Antarctica...
that drains the vicinity south of Mount Black Prince and Mount Royalist and flows southward to enter Tucker Glacier
Tucker Glacier
Tucker Glacier is a major valley glacier of Victoria Land, about 144 km long, flowing southeast between Admiralty Mountains and Victory Mountains to the Ross Sea...
between McGregor Range
McGregor Range
The McGregor Range is a mountain range in the Central Interior of British Columbia, located between the main spine of the Rocky Mountains and the Fraser River on the northeast and southwest, and between the Torpy River on its southeast and the McGregor River on its northwest...
and Novasio Ridge
Novasio Ridge
Novasio Ridge is a long, ice-covered ridge separating the lower portions of Freimanis and Man-o-War Glaciers in the Admiralty Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Richard A....
. Named in association with Admiralty Mountains by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier...
(NZGSAE), 1957-58.