Sheehan Glacier
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Sheehan Glacier is a steep and extremely broken glacier
draining from the vicinity of Miller Peak
in the Explorers Range
, Bowers Mountains
, and entering the Rennick Glacier
just south of Alvarez Glacier
. Named by the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE), 1963-64, for Maurice Sheehan, mountaineer who wintered at Scott Base
, 1963, and was a field party assistant with the expedition.
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...
draining from the vicinity of Miller Peak
Miller Peak (Explorers Range)
Miller Peak is a peak located 2 nautical miles south of Mount Ford in Explorers Range, Bowers Mountains. Explored by the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , 1963–64, and named for J.H. "Bob" Miller, leader-surveyor of that party....
in the Explorers Range
Explorers Range
Explorers Range is a large mountain range in the Bowers Mountains of Antarctica, extending from Mount Bruce in the north to Carryer and McLin Glaciers in the south...
, Bowers Mountains
Bowers Mountains
Bowers Mountains is a group of north-south trending mountains in Antarctica, about 145 km long and 56 km wide, bounded by the coast on the north and by the Rennick, Canham, Black and Lillie glaciers in other quadrants. The seaward end was first sighted in February 1911 from the Terra...
, and entering the Rennick Glacier
Rennick Glacier
Rennick Glacier is broad glacier, nearly 200 miles long, which is one of the largest in Antarctica. It rises on the polar plateau westward of Mesa Range and is 20 to 30 miles wide, narrowing to 10 miles near the coast. It takes its name from Rennick Bay where the glacier reaches the sea. The...
just south of Alvarez Glacier
Alvarez Glacier
Alvarez Glacier is a tributary glacier in the Explorers Range of the Bowers Mountains in Antarctica. It flows from the southwest side of Stanwix Peak into Rennick Glacier, to the north of Sheehan Glacier. It was mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S...
. Named by the northern party of 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), 1963-64, for Maurice Sheehan, mountaineer who wintered at Scott Base
Scott Base
Scott Base is a research facility located in Antarctica and is operated by New Zealand. It was named after Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Royal Navy, leader of two British expeditions to the Ross Sea area of Antarctica...
, 1963, and was a field party assistant with the expedition.