Newall Glacier
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Newall Glacier is a glacier
in the east part of the Asgard Range
of Victoria Land
, flowing east between Mount Newall
and Mount Weyant
into the Wilson Piedmont Glacier
. Mapped by the New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
, 1956–58, who named it after nearby Mount Newall.
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...
in the east part of the Asgard Range
Asgard Range
The Asgard Range is a mountain range in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It dividies Wright Valley from Taylor Glacier and Taylor Valley, and was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition after Asgard, the home of the Norse gods....
of Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
, flowing east between Mount Newall
Mount Newall
Mount Newall is a peak, 1,920 m, the northeast extremity of Asgard Range, in Victoria Land. Discovered by the Discovery expedition and named for one of the men who helped raise funds to send a relief ship for the expedition....
and Mount Weyant
Mount Weyant
Mount Weyant is a prominent ice-free summit, 1,930 m, between Loftus and Newall Glaciers in Victoria Land. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1964 for William S. Weyant, meteorologist in charge with the winter party at Little America V in 1958....
into the Wilson Piedmont Glacier
Wilson Piedmont Glacier
Wilson Piedmont Glacier is a large piedmont glacier extending from Granite Harbour to Marble Point on the coast of Victoria Land. Discovered by the Discovery expedition, 1901-04. The British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, named the feature for Dr. Edward A. Wilson, surgeon and artist with Scott's...
. Mapped by the New Zealand Northern Survey 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, who named it after nearby Mount Newall.