Schanz Glacier
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Schanz Glacier is a glacier
8 nautical miles (15 km) long in the Heritage Range
, draining south between Soholt Peaks
and Collier Hills
to enter Union Glacier
. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Thomas L. Schanz, supply officer with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6
during Deep Freeze
, 1965.
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...
8 nautical miles (15 km) long in the Heritage Range
Heritage Range
The Heritage Range is a major mountain range, long and wide, situated southward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the southern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica...
, draining south between Soholt Peaks
Soholt Peaks
Soholt Peaks is a group of rugged, ice-free peaks rising between Gifford Peaks and Drake Icefall in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. Named by the University of Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party, 1962–63, for Donald E. Soholt, geologist with that party....
and Collier Hills
Collier Hills
Collier Hills is an historic residential neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia. The neighborhood was founded in 1941. Collier Hills rests on the border between the Buckhead district of Atlanta and the Midtown district of Atlanta...
to enter Union Glacier
Union Glacier
Union Glacier , is a large, heavily-crevassed glacier which receives the flow of several tributaries and drains through the middle of the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. The glacier drains from the plateau at Edson Hills on the west side of the range and flows east between Pioneer...
. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-66. 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 Lieutenant Commander Thomas L. Schanz, supply officer with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6
VX-6
Air Development Squadron Six was a United States Navy Air Development Squadron based at McMurdo Station, Antarctica...
during Deep Freeze
Deep Freeze
Deep Freeze may refer to:* Operation Deep Freeze, a series of American expeditions to Antarctica beginning in 1955* Deep Freeze Range, a mountain range in Antarctica* Deep Freeze , a protective program...
, 1965.