Walk Glacier
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Walk Glacier is a glacier
descending westward from Christoffersen Heights
, to the south of Forbidden Rocks
, in the Jones Mountains
. Mapped by the University of Minnesota
Jones Mountains Party, 1960-61. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Donald R. Walk, U.S. Navy, medical officer and officer in charge of Byrd Station
, 1961.
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...
descending westward from Christoffersen Heights
Christoffersen Heights
Christoffersen Heights are broad snow-covered heights which form the south-central portion of the Jones Mountains, southward of Bonnabeau Dome and Anderson Dome. They were mapped by the University of Minnesota Jones Mountains Party, 1960–61, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names...
, to the south of Forbidden Rocks
Forbidden Rocks
Forbidden Rocks is a linear rock outcrop, 1 nautical mile long, located on the west edge of Christoffersen Heights and between Haskell Glacier and Walk Glacier, in the Jones Mountains. Mapped by the University of Minnesota Jones Mountains Party, 1960-61. So named by the party because the rocks...
, in the Jones Mountains
Jones Mountains
The Jones Mountains are an isolated group of mountains, trending generally east-west for 43 km , situated on the Eights Coast, Ellsworth Land, about 80 km south of Dustin Island...
. Mapped by the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
Jones Mountains Party, 1960-61. 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 Lieutenant Donald R. Walk, U.S. Navy, medical officer and officer in charge of 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...
, 1961.