Reusch Glacier
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Reusch Glacier is a very small glacier
descending into Relay Bay
immediately east of Islands Point
, along the north coast of Victoria Land
. First charted by British Antarctic Expedition, 1898–1900, under C.E. Borchgrevink, who named this feature for Professor Hans Henrik Reusch
, then president of the Norwegian Geographical Society
.
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...
descending into Relay Bay
Relay Bay
Relay Bay is an arm of Robertson Bay, about 5 nautical miles wide, lying between Islands Point and Penelope Point along the north coast of Victoria Land. First visited on October 4, 1911 by the Northern Party, led by Victor Campbell, of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13...
immediately east of Islands Point
Islands Point
Islands Point is a high rock point separating Berg Bay and Relay Bay, lying along the west shore of Robertson Bay in Victoria Land. Charted by the Northern Party of British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, under Captain Robert Scott. Probably named with reference to the small island which lies just...
, along the north coast 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...
. First charted by British Antarctic Expedition, 1898–1900, under C.E. Borchgrevink, who named this feature for Professor Hans Henrik Reusch
Hans Henrik Reusch
Hans Henrik Reusch , Norwegian geologist, was born at Bergen. He was educated at Christiania, Leipzig and Heidelberg, and graduated Ph.D. at Christiania in 1883....
, then president of the Norwegian Geographical Society
Norwegian Geographical Society
The Norwegian Geographical Society is a Norwegian learned society founded in 1889. Among the initiators was geologist Hans Henrik Reusch, who chaired the society from 1898 to 1903, and again from 1907 to 1909, and was also an honorary member...
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