Tranter Glacier
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Tranter Glacier is a glacier
in the north part of Queen Elizabeth Range
, draining into Nimrod Glacier
between Mount Chivers
and Mount Boman
. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey
(USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for David L. Tranter, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) glaciologist at Roosevelt Island
, 1962-63.
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...
in the north part of Queen Elizabeth Range
Queen Elizabeth Range (Antarctica)
The Queen Elizabeth Range is a rugged mountain range in Antarctica paralleling the eastern side of Marsh Glacier for nearly 160 km from Nimrod Glacier in the north to Law Glacier in the south. Mount Markham , is the highest elevation in the range.Named by J.H. Miller of the New Zealand party...
, draining into Nimrod Glacier
Nimrod Glacier
The Nimrod Glacier is a major glacier about 135 km long, flowing from the polar plateau in a northerly direction through the Transantarctic Mountains between the Geologists and Miller Ranges, then northeasterly between the Churchill Mountains and Queen Elizabeth Range, and finally spilling...
between Mount Chivers
Mount Chivers
Mount Chivers is a mountain, high, standing between the mouths of Otago Glacier and Tranter Glacier in the northern part of the Queen Elizabeth Range. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960–62. It was named by the Advisory...
and Mount Boman
Mount Boman
Mount Boman is a mountain, 1,630 m, between Tranter and Doss Glaciers in the north part of the Queen Elizabeth Range. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for William M...
. Mapped by the 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) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. 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. Tranter, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) glaciologist at Roosevelt Island
Roosevelt Island
Roosevelt Island, known as Welfare Island from 1921 to 1973, and before that Blackwell's Island, is a narrow island in the East River of New York City. It lies between the island of Manhattan to its west and the borough of Queens to its east...
, 1962-63.