Simpson Glacier Tongue
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Simpson Glacier Tongue is a small floating glacier
tongue nourished by Simpson Glacier
and Fendley Glacier
as it extends into the sea between Nelson Cliff
and Atkinson Cliffs
, along the north coast of Victoria Land
. Charted by the Northern Party, led by Campbell, of the British Antarctic Expedition
, 1910-13. Named for Dr. (later Sir) George Clarke Simpson, meteorologist of 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...
tongue nourished by Simpson Glacier
Simpson Glacier
Simpson Glacier is a glacier, 6 miles long, in the Admiralty Mountains. It flows northward to the coast between Nelson Cliff and Mount Cherry-Garrard where it forms the Simpson Glacier Tongue. The latter feature was named by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, after Sir George Simpson,...
and Fendley Glacier
Fendley Glacier
Fendley Glacier is a glacier, 17 nautical miles long, flowing northeast from the Admiralty Mountains to enter the sea between Mount Cherry-Garrard and Atkinson Cliffs, on the north coast of Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63....
as it extends into the sea between Nelson Cliff
Nelson Cliff
Nelson Cliff is a prominent rock cliff at the west side of Simpson Glacier on the north coast of Victoria Land. First charted by the Northern Party, led by Victor Campbell, of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13. Named for Edward W. Nelson, biologist of the expedition....
and Atkinson Cliffs
Atkinson Cliffs
Atkinson Cliffs are high coastal cliffs, long, between the lower ends of Fendley Glacier and Pitkevitch Glacier on the north coast of Victoria Land. They were mapped in 1911 by the Northern Party of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, and named for Dr. Edward L. Atkinson, surgeon of...
, along the north coast of 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 by the Northern Party, led by Campbell, of 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...
, 1910-13. Named for Dr. (later Sir) George Clarke Simpson, meteorologist of the expedition.