Brush Glacier
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Brush Glacier is a broad glacier
in the northwest part of the Bear Peninsula
, flowing west into Dotson Ice Shelf
to the north of Jeffrey Head, in Marie Byrd Land
. It was first mapped by the United States Geological Survey
from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in January 1947, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
for Bernard E. Brush, station engineer at the Byrd (very low frequency) Substation, 1966.
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...
in the northwest part of the Bear Peninsula
Bear Peninsula
Bear Peninsula is a peninsula about 80 km long and 40 km wide which is ice covered except for several isolated rock bluffs and outcrops along its margins, lying 48 km 30 mi) east of Martin Peninsula on Walgreen Coast, Marie Byrd Land.First delineated from aerial photographs...
, flowing west into Dotson Ice Shelf
Dotson Ice Shelf
Dotson Ice Shelf is an ice shelf about 48 km wide between Martin and Bear Peninsulas on the coast of Marie Byrd Land in Antarctica.First mapped by USGS from air photos obtained by USN Operation Highjump in January 1947. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. William A...
to the north of Jeffrey Head, in Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land is the portion of West Antarctica lying east of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and south of the Pacific Ocean, extending eastward approximately to a line between the head of the Ross Ice Shelf and Eights Coast. It stretches between 158°W and 103°24'W...
. It was first mapped by the United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in January 1947, and named by the 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...
for Bernard E. Brush, station engineer at the Byrd (very low frequency) Substation, 1966.