Wahl Glacier
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Wahl Glacier is a glacier
, 10 nautical miles (18 km) long, flowing northwest from Grindley Plateau
to enter upper Lennox-King Glacier
westward of Mount Mackellar
. It is named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Bruno W. Wahl (1928 – 2000), a German-American physicist and rocket scientist. In 1961-1962, Dr. Wahl wintered over at McMurdo Station
with four U.S. Naval personal to measure levels of the Van Allen radiation belt
for the U.S. space program. He was the first German to ever visit the South Pole in 1960.
The glacier is located 5630 kilometres (3,498.3 mi) almost due south of Sydney, Australia, and 678 kilometres (421.3 mi) south of McMurdo Station
.
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...
, 10 nautical miles (18 km) long, flowing northwest from Grindley Plateau
Grindley Plateau
Grindley Plateau is a high icecapped plateau in the central Queen Alexandra Range, bordered by the peaks of Mount Mackellar, Mount Bell and Mount Kirkpatrick. Named by the Northern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition for George Grindley, senior geologist of the party....
to enter upper Lennox-King Glacier
Lennox-King Glacier
Lennox-King Glacier is a large valley glacier, about 40 miles long, draining Bowden Neve and flowing northeast between the Holland and Queen Alexandra Ranges to enter Richards Inlet, Ross Ice Shelf. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition for Lieutenant Commander James...
westward of Mount Mackellar
Mount Mackellar
Mount Mackellar is a massive mountain, 4,295 m, standing at the head of Mackellar Glacier, 3 nautical miles south of Pagoda Peak, in Queen Alexandra Range. Discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition and named for Campbell Mackellar, a supporter of the expedition....
. It is 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 Bruno W. Wahl (1928 – 2000), a German-American physicist and rocket scientist. In 1961-1962, Dr. Wahl wintered over at McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station is a U.S. Antarctic research center located on the southern tip of Ross Island, which is in the New Zealand-claimed Ross Dependency on the shore of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. It is operated by the United States through the United States Antarctic Program, a branch of the National...
with four U.S. Naval personal to measure levels of the Van Allen radiation belt
Van Allen radiation belt
The Van Allen radiation belt is a torus of energetic charged particles around Earth, which is held in place by Earth's magnetic field. It is believed that most of the particles that form the belts come from solar wind, and other particles by cosmic rays. It is named after its discoverer, James...
for the U.S. space program. He was the first German to ever visit the South Pole in 1960.
The glacier is located 5630 kilometres (3,498.3 mi) almost due south of Sydney, Australia, and 678 kilometres (421.3 mi) south of McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station is a U.S. Antarctic research center located on the southern tip of Ross Island, which is in the New Zealand-claimed Ross Dependency on the shore of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. It is operated by the United States through the United States Antarctic Program, a branch of the National...
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