Second Facet
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Second Facet is a steep ice-free bluff standing just west of First Facet
, the two features together forming the north wall of Debenham Glacier
in Victoria Land
. Charted and descriptively named by the British Antarctic Expedition
under Scott, 1910-13.
First Facet
First Facet is a steep ice-free bluff rising just eastward of Second Facet, forming a part of the north wall of Debenham Glacier in Victoria Land. Charted and descriptively named by the British Antarctic Expedition under Scott, 1910-13....
, the two features together forming the north wall of Debenham Glacier
Debenham Glacier
Debenham Glacier is a glacier flowing into the northern part of Wilson Piedmont Glacier on the coast of Victoria Land. First mapped by the Discovery expedition . It was named by the British Antarctic Expedition for Frank Debenham, geologist with the expedition and Director of the Scott Polar...
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...
. Charted and descriptively named by the British Antarctic Expedition
Terra Nova Expedition
The Terra Nova Expedition , officially the British Antarctic Expedition 1910, was led by Robert Falcon Scott with the objective of being the first to reach the geographical South Pole. Scott and four companions attained the pole on 17 January 1912, to find that a Norwegian team led by Roald...
under Scott, 1910-13.