Zeller Glacier
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Zeller Glacier is a glacier
about 10 miles (16 km) long, flowing west-northwest to enter the south side of Byrd Glacier
just north of Mount Fries
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Edward J. Zeller, geologist at McMurdo Station
, 1959-60 and 1960-61 seasons.
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...
about 10 miles (16 km) long, flowing west-northwest to enter the south side of Byrd Glacier
Byrd Glacier
The Byrd Glacier is a major glacier in Antarctica, about 136 km long and 24 km wide, draining an extensive area of the polar plateau and flowing eastward between the Britannia Range and Churchill Mountains to discharge into the Ross Ice Shelf at Barne Inlet.Named by the NZ-APC after Rear...
just north of Mount Fries
Mount Fries
Mount Fries is a prominent peak, 1,985 m, standing just south of the mouth of Zeller Glacier and being one of the westernmost summits along the south wall of Byrd Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Robert H. Fries, aurora scientist at the South Pole Station, 1963....
. 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 Edward J. Zeller, geologist 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...
, 1959-60 and 1960-61 seasons.