Kehle Glacier
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Kehle Glacier is a glacier
draining the west slopes of Worcester Range
in the vicinity of Mount Speyer
and Mount Dawson-Lambton
, and flowing southwest into Mulock Glacier
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) in 1964 for Ralph Kehle, glaciologist at Little America V, 1959-60.
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...
draining the west slopes of Worcester Range
Worcester Range
The Worcester Range is a mountain range in Antarctica standing between the Skelton and Mulock Glaciers on the western side of the Ross Ice Shelf. Probably named after the training ship in the Thames, in which many officers of early British Antarctic expeditions trained. Discovered by the British...
in the vicinity of Mount Speyer
Mount Speyer
Mount Speyer is a mountain, 2,430 m, standing directly at the head of Kehle Glacier in the Worcester Range. Discovered by the Discovery expedition and named for Edgar Speyer, a contributor to the expedition....
and Mount Dawson-Lambton
Mount Dawson-Lambton
Mount Dawson-Lambton is a mountain, 2,295 m, standing 3 nautical miles southwest of the summit of Mount Speyer in the Worcester Range. Discovered by the Discovery expedition and named after the Misses Dawson-Lambton, contributors to the expedition....
, and flowing southwest into Mulock Glacier
Mulock Glacier
Mulock Glacier in Antarctica is a heavily crevassed glacier which flows into the Ross Ice Shelf 40 km south of the Skelton Glacier in the Ross Dependency, Antarctica.Named by the NZAPC in association with Mulock Inlet....
. 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) in 1964 for Ralph Kehle, glaciologist at Little America V, 1959-60.