Law Glacier
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Law Glacier is a glacier
about 10 in. wide between the south end of Queen Elizabeth Range
and the MacAlpine Hills
, gradually descending east-northeast from the polar plateau to Bowden Neve
. It was named by the New Zealand
party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
(1956–58) for B.R. Law, a Deputy-Chairman of the Ross Sea Committee.
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 10 in. wide between the south end of Queen Elizabeth Range
Queen Elizabeth Range (Antarctica)
The Queen Elizabeth Range is a rugged mountain range in Antarctica paralleling the eastern side of Marsh Glacier for nearly 160 km from Nimrod Glacier in the north to Law Glacier in the south. Mount Markham , is the highest elevation in the range.Named by J.H. Miller of the New Zealand party...
and the MacAlpine Hills
MacAlpine Hills
MacAlpine Hills is a chain of mainly ice-free, bluff-type hills extending from Mount Achernar southwest along the south side of Law Glacier, to Sylwester Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Ens. Kenneth D. MacAlpine, USNR. A member of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6, MacAlpine was...
, gradually descending east-northeast from the polar plateau to Bowden Neve
Bowden Neve
Bowden Névé is a névé about wide, lying southward of Mount Miller between the Queen Elizabeth Range and the Queen Alexandra Range. It was observed in 1958 by the New Zealand Southern Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition and named for Charles M. Bowden, Chairman of the Ross Sea...
. It was named by the New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
The 1955–58 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition was a Commonwealth-sponsored expedition that successfully completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica, via the South Pole...
(1956–58) for B.R. Law, a Deputy-Chairman of the Ross Sea Committee.