Honeycomb Glacier
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Honeycomb Glacier is a glacier
which drains the north and east sides of the mountainous mass surmounted by Mount Whewell
, then flows south between that feature and Honeycomb Ridge
to Moubray Bay
. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE), 1957–58, for its proximity to Honeycomb Ridge.
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...
which drains the north and east sides of the mountainous mass surmounted by Mount Whewell
Mount Whewell
Mount Whewell is a massive mountain between the mouths of Ironside and Honeycomb Glaciers in the Admiralty Mountains, Victoria Land. Named by Sir James Clark Ross, January 15, 1841, for the Reverend Dr. William Whewell, Master of Trinity College, Cambridge....
, then flows south between that feature and Honeycomb Ridge
Honeycomb Ridge
Honeycomb Ridge is a ridge which extends north from the mouth of Ironside Glacier on the west side of Moubray Bay. So named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , 1957–58, because it consists mainly of a granitic rock which in many places is honeycombed on exposed surfaces by...
to Moubray Bay
Moubray Bay
Moubray Bay is a bay in western Ross Sea, indenting the coast of Victoria Land between Cape Roget and Hallett. Discovered in 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross and named by him for George H. Moubray, clerk in charge of the expedition ship Terror....
. Named by 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...
(NZGSAE), 1957–58, for its proximity to Honeycomb Ridge.