Pearl Harbor Glacier
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Pearl Harbor Glacier is a major tributary glacier
flowing generally east from the Victory Mountains
and entering the southwest side of Tucker Glacier
17 nautical miles (31 km) northwest of Bypass Hill
. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE) 1957-58, to commemorate the heroism of the United States
forces at Pearl Harbor
in 1941.
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...
flowing generally east from the Victory Mountains
Victory Mountains
The Victory Mountains is a major group of mountains in Victoria Land, Antarctica, about long and wide, which is bounded primarily by Mariner and Tucker glaciers and the Ross Sea...
and entering the southwest side of 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...
17 nautical miles (31 km) northwest of Bypass Hill
Bypass Hill
Bypass Hill is a hill, high, situated on the ridge at the junction of Tucker Glacier and Trafalgar Glacier in Victoria Land. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1957–58, who established a survey station at this point....
. Named 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, to commemorate the heroism of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
forces at Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor, known to Hawaiians as Puuloa, is a lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. Much of the harbor and surrounding lands is a United States Navy deep-water naval base. It is also the headquarters of the U.S. Pacific Fleet...
in 1941.