Northeast Glacier
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Northeast Glacier is a steep, heavily crevasse
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, 13 miles (21 km) long and 5 miles (8 km) wide at its mouth, which flows from McLeod Hill
westward and then southwestwards into Marguerite Bay
between the Debenham Islands
and Roman Four Promontory
, on the west coast of Graham Land
. Northeast Glacier was first surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition
(BGLE) under John Riddoch Rymill
. Northeast Glacier was resurveyed in 1940 by members of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), who first used this glacier as a sledging
route, and so named by them because it lies at the northeast side of their base at Stonington Island
.
Crevasse
A crevasse is a deep crack in an ice sheet rhys glacier . Crevasses form as a result of the movement and resulting stress associated with the sheer stress generated when two semi-rigid pieces above a plastic substrate have different rates of movement...
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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...
, 13 miles (21 km) long and 5 miles (8 km) wide at its mouth, which flows from McLeod Hill
McLeod Hill
McLeod Hill is a tuya, located north of Clearwater in the Wells Gray-Clearwater volcanic field in Wells Gray Provincial Park, east-central British Columbia, Canada....
westward and then southwestwards into Marguerite Bay
Marguerite Bay
Marguerite Bay or Margaret Bay is an extensive bay on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula, which is bounded on the north by Adelaide Island and on the south by Wordie Ice Shelf, George VI Sound and Alexander Island. The mainland coast on the Antarctic Peninsula is Fallières Coast. Islands...
between the Debenham Islands
Debenham Islands
The Debenham Islands are a group of islands and rocks lying between Millerand Island and the west coast of Graham Land. The Debenham Islands are located at...
and Roman Four Promontory
Roman Four Promontory
Rocky promontory or Punta Cuatro Romano or Roman Figure Four Mountain or Roman Four Rock is a cliff/promontory, rising to 830 m, marking the north side of the entrance to Neny Fjord on the west coast of Graham Land. Roman Four Promontory is located at and has an elevation of 830 m...
, on the west coast of Graham Land
Graham Land
Graham Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in...
. Northeast Glacier was first surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition
British Graham Land Expedition
A British expedition to Graham Land led by John Lachlan Cope took place between 1920 and 1922. The British Graham Land Expedition was a geophysical and exploration expedition to Graham Land in Antarctica between 1934 to 1937. Under the leadership of John Riddoch Rymill, the expedition spent two...
(BGLE) under John Riddoch Rymill
John Riddoch Rymill
John Riddoch Rymill was an Australian polar explorer, who had the rare second clasp added to his Polar Medal.- Early life :Rymill was born the son of a farmer on 13 March 1905 at Penola, South Australia...
. Northeast Glacier was resurveyed in 1940 by members of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), who first used this glacier as a sledging
Sledding
Sledding , sledging , sleding or tobogganing is a common activity in wintry areas, similar to sliding, but in a prone or seated position requiring a device or vehicle generically known in the US as a sled or in other countries as a sledge or toboggan...
route, and so named by them because it lies at the northeast side of their base at Stonington Island
Stonington Island
Stonington Island is a rocky island lying 1 mile northeast of Neny Island in the eastern part of Marguerite Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land. Stonington Island is located at . Stonington Island, 0.4 miles long from northwest to southeast and 0.2 miles wide formerly connected by a drifted snow...
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