Muck Glacier
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Muck Glacier is a glacier
between Campbell Cliffs
and Sullivan Ridge
in the Queen Maud Mountains
. It flows generally northward from Husky Heights
, and then eastward around the north end of Sullivan Ridge to enter Ramsey Glacier
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Maj. James B. Muck, USA, of the U.S. Army Aviation Detachment which supported the Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Expedition
to this area, 1964-65.
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...
between Campbell Cliffs
Campbell Cliffs
The Campbell Cliffs are a line of high, precipitous cliffs, mostly snow covered, forming the east wall of Haynes Table in the Hughes Range. They were discovered and photographed by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump on Flight 8A of February 16, 1947, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic...
and Sullivan Ridge
Sullivan Ridge
Sullivan Ridge is a massive ridge, 15 nautical miles long, displaying a steep, irregular east slope overlooking Ramsey Glacier and a low gradient, ice-covered west slope overlooking Muck Glacier. The ridge extends generally north from Husky Heights and terminates at the confluence of Muck and...
in 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...
. It flows generally northward from Husky Heights
Husky Heights
Husky Heights is a relatively flat, ice-covered heights 4 nautical miles southeast of Haynes Table, overlooking the head of Brandau Glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in association with Husky Dome , the highest point on these heights....
, and then eastward around the north end of Sullivan Ridge to enter Ramsey Glacier
Ramsey Glacier
Ramsey Glacier is a glacier about 45 nautical miles long, originating in the Bush Mountains near the edge of the polar plateau and flowing north to the Ross Ice Shelf eastward of Den Hartog Peak...
. 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) for Maj. James B. Muck, USA, of the U.S. Army Aviation Detachment which supported the Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Expedition
Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Expedition
The Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Expedition took place first from 1962/63 and then again from 1964/65. The expedition, led by F. Alton Wade, was sponsored by Texas Technological College...
to this area, 1964-65.