Liv Glacier
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Liv Glacier is a steep valley
glacier
, 64 km (40 mi) long, emerging from the Antarctic Plateau
just southeast of Barnum Peak
and draining north through the Queen Maud Mountains
to enter Ross Ice Shelf
between Mayer Crags
and Duncan Mountains
. Discovered in 1911 by Roald Amundsen
, who named it for the daughter of Fridtjof Nansen
.
Valley
In geology, a valley or dale is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge.The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys...
glacier
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...
, 64 km (40 mi) long, emerging from the Antarctic Plateau
Antarctic Plateau
The Antarctic Plateau is a large area of Central Antarctica, which extends over a diameter of about , and which includes the region of the South Pole and the Amundsen-Scott Station...
just southeast of Barnum Peak
Barnum Peak
Barnum Peak is a peak, high, surmounting the east end of a prominent snow-covered rock divide near the head of Liv Glacier, just south of the mouth of LaVergne Glacier. It was discovered by Rear Admiral Byrd on the Byrd Antarctic Expedition flight to the South Pole in November 1929, and named by...
and draining north through the Queen Maud Mountains
Queen Maud Mountains
The Queen Maud Mountains are a major group of mountains, ranges and subordinate features of the Transantarctic Mountains, lying between the Beardmore and Reedy Glaciers and including the area from the head of the Ross Ice Shelf to the polar plateau in Antarctica...
to enter Ross Ice Shelf
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica . It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than 600 km long, and between 15 and 50 metres high above the water surface...
between Mayer Crags
Mayer Crags
Mayer Crags is a rugged V-shaped massif, 10 nautical miles long, surmounted by several sharp peaks, located at the west side of the mouth of Liv Glacier, where the latter enters Ross Ice Shelf. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Robert V. Mayer, U.S...
and Duncan Mountains
Duncan Mountains
Duncan Mountains is a group of rugged coastal foothills, about 18 nautical miles long, extending from the mouth of Liv Glacier to the mouth of Strom Glacier at the head of Ross Ice Shelf. Discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in November 1929 and named for James Duncan, Manager of Tapley,...
. Discovered in 1911 by Roald Amundsen
Roald Amundsen
Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He led the first Antarctic expedition to reach the South Pole between 1910 and 1912 and he was the first person to reach both the North and South Poles. He is also known as the first to traverse the Northwest Passage....
, who named it for the daughter of Fridtjof Nansen
Fridtjof Nansen
Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. In his youth a champion skier and ice skater, he led the team that made the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, and won international fame after reaching a...
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