Shoesmith Glacier
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Shoesmith Glacier is the largest glacier
on Horseshoe Island
, flowing westward into both Lystad Bay
and Gaul Cove
. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1958 in association with Horseshoe Island.
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...
on Horseshoe Island
Horseshoe Island (Antarctica)
Horseshoe Island is an island 6.5 nautical miles long and 3 nautical miles wide occupying most of the entrance to Square Bay, along the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered and named by the British Graham Land Expedition under Rymill who mapped this area by land and from the air in 1936-37...
, flowing westward into both Lystad Bay
Lystad Bay
Lystad Bay is a bay 2.5 nautical miles wide which indents the west side of Horseshoe Island, in the northeast part of Marguerite Bay. First surveyed in 1936-37 by the British Graham Land Expedition under Rymill. The bay was visited by the United States Maritime Service North Star and USS Bear...
and Gaul Cove
Gaul Cove
Gaul Cove is a cove indenting the northeast side of Horseshoe Island, off Graham Land. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Kenneth M. Gaul, first leader of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey Horseshoe Island station in 1955....
. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1958 in association with Horseshoe Island.