Beaver Glacier (Enderby Land)
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Beaver Glacier is a glacier
about 15 miles (24.1 km) long and 4 miles (6 km) wide, flowing west into Amundsen Bay
between Auster Glacier
and Mount Gleadell
. The head of Beaver Glacier is located very close to the base of Mount King
in Enderby Land
. It was visited by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
(ANARE) party on October 28, 1956, and named after the Beaver aircraft
used by ANARE in coastal exploration.
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 15 miles (24.1 km) long and 4 miles (6 km) wide, flowing west into Amundsen Bay
Amundsen Bay
Amundsen Bay, also known as Ice Bay, is a long embayment wide, close west of the Tula Mountains in Enderby Land, Antarctica. The bay was seen as a large pack-filled recession in the coastline by Sir Douglas Mawson on January 14, 1930...
between Auster Glacier
Auster Glacier
Auster Glacier is a glacier about wide, flowing northwest into the southeast extremity of Amundsen Bay. It was sighted in October 1956 by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions party led by P.W. Crohn, and named after the Auster aircraft used by ANARE in coastal exploration....
and Mount Gleadell
Mount Gleadell
Mount Gleadell is a nearly conical ice-free peak, 560 m, the highest summit on the headland just north of Observation Island at the east side of Amundsen Bay. It was sighted in October 1956 by an ANARE party under P.W. Crohn, and was named for Geoffrey Gleadell, a cook at Mawson Station in 1954....
. The head of Beaver Glacier is located very close to the base of Mount King
Mount King (Antarctica)
Mount King is a large, smooth-crested mountain in the eastern extremity of the Tula Mountains. Part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, it is located in Enderby Land, Australian Antarctic Territory, East Antarctica...
in Enderby Land
Enderby Land
Enderby Land is a projecting land mass of Antarctica, extending from Shinnan Glacier at to William Scoresby Bay at .Enderby Land was discovered in February 1831 by John Biscoe in the whaling brig Tula, and named after the Enderby Brothers of London, owners of the Tula, who encouraged their...
. It was visited by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division .-The ANARE Name:...
(ANARE) party on October 28, 1956, and named after the Beaver aircraft
De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
The de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is a single-engined, high-wing, propeller-driven, STOL aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada, primarily known as a bush plane. It is used for cargo and passenger hauling, aerial application , and has been widely adopted by armed forces as a utility aircraft...
used by ANARE in coastal exploration.