Bates Glacier
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Bates Glacier is a small tributary glacier
flowing north from the west side of Mount Queensland, and entering the west side of Campbell Glacier
just north of Mills Peak
, in Victoria Land
. It was named by the Northern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
, 1965–66, for D.R. Bates, field assistant with that party.
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...
flowing north from the west side of Mount Queensland, and entering the west side of Campbell Glacier
Campbell Glacier
Campbell Glacier is a glacier, about long, originating near the south end of Mesa Range and draining southeast between the Deep Freeze Range and Mount Melbourne to discharge into north Terra Nova Bay. The lower end of the glacier was observed by the Northern Party, led by Lieutenant Victor L.A...
just north of Mills Peak
Mills Peak
Mills Peak is a sharp peak in the Deep Freeze Range, 1,420 m, standing along the west side of Campbell Glacier between Mount Queensland and the terminus of Bates Glacier, in Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1955-63. Named by Advisory...
, in Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
. It was named by the Northern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier...
, 1965–66, for D.R. Bates, field assistant with that party.