Wyckoff Glacier
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Wyckoff Glacier is a glacier
, 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, flowing west from Grindley Plateau
in Queen Alexandra Range
, just north of Lamping Peak
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Kent A. Wyckoff, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) meteorologist at Hallett Station, 1963.
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...
, 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, flowing west 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....
in Queen Alexandra Range
Queen Alexandra Range
The Queen Alexandra Range is a major mountain range in East Antarctica, about 160 km long, bordering the entire western side of Beardmore Glacier from the Polar Plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf. Alternate names for this range include Alexandra Mountains, Alexandra Range and Königin Alexandra...
, just north of Lamping Peak
Lamping Peak
Lamping Peak is a rock peak standing between Prebble and Wyckoff Glaciers, on the western slopes of the Queen Alexandra Range. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for John T. Lamping, United States Antarctic Research Program geomagnetist at South Pole Station, 1961....
. 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 Kent A. Wyckoff, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) meteorologist at Hallett Station, 1963.