Shabica Glacier
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Shabica Glacier is a northern tributary glacier
to the Clifford Glacier
, joining it near its terminus just east of Mount Tenniel
, in Palmer Land
. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
(USGS) in 1974. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Stephen V. Shabica, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist and Station Scientific Leader at Palmer Station
in 1970.
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...
to the Clifford Glacier
Clifford Glacier
Clifford Glacier is a broad glacier, about long, flowing in an east-northeast direction to the gap between Mount Tenniel and the Eland Mountains, and then east to Smith Inlet on the east coast of Palmer Land...
, joining it near its terminus just east of Mount Tenniel
Mount Tenniel
Mount Tenniel is a mountain, 1,625 m, standing 7 nautical miles west-northwest of the mouth of Clifford Glacier on the east coast of Palmer Land. Discovered in 1936 by a British Graham Land Expedition sledge party under Rymill...
, in Palmer Land
Palmer Land
Palmer Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies south of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This application of Palmer Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between US-ACAN and UK-APC, in which the name Antarctic Peninsula was approved for the major peninsula of...
. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
(USGS) in 1974. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
(US-ACAN) for Stephen V. Shabica, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist and Station Scientific Leader at Palmer Station
Palmer Station
Palmer Station, on Anvers Island, is Antarctica's only US station north of the Antarctic Circle. Initial construction of the station finished in 1968. The station, like the other US Antarctic stations, is operated by the United States Antarctic Program....
in 1970.