Sylwester Glacier
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Sylwester Glacier is a glacier
, 5 miles (8 km) long, flowing north between Jacobs Nunatak
and MacAlpine Hills
into Law Glacier
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for David L. Sylwester, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) aurora scientist at South Pole Station, winter 1961, and Byrd Station
, summer, 1961-62.
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...
, 5 miles (8 km) long, flowing north between Jacobs Nunatak
Jacobs Nunatak
Jacobs Nunatak is a nunatak on the west side of MacAlpine Hills, just west of the head of Sylwester Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Willis S. Jacobs, United States Antarctic Research Program geomagnetist and seismologist at South Pole Station, 1959....
and MacAlpine Hills
MacAlpine Hills
MacAlpine Hills is a chain of mainly ice-free, bluff-type hills extending from Mount Achernar southwest along the south side of Law Glacier, to Sylwester Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Ens. Kenneth D. MacAlpine, USNR. A member of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6, MacAlpine was...
into Law Glacier
Law Glacier
Law Glacier is a glacier about 10 in. wide between the south end of Queen Elizabeth Range and the MacAlpine Hills, gradually descending east-northeast from the polar plateau to Bowden Neve. It was named by the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition for B.R. Law, a...
. 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 David L. Sylwester, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) aurora scientist at South Pole Station, winter 1961, and Byrd Station
Byrd Station
Byrd Station refers to a research station established by the United States during the International Geophysical Year by the U.S. Navy during Operation Deep Freeze II in West Antarctica at 80°, 120°W...
, summer, 1961-62.