Shanklin Glacier
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Shanklin Glacier is a glacier
in the Hughes Range
of Antarctica, flowing southeast from Mount Waterman to enter Muck Glacier
at a point 8 km (5 mi) west of Ramsey Glacier
.
The glacier was named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for CWO
David M. Shanklin of the U.S. Army Aviation Detachment which supported the Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Expedition
, 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...
in the Hughes Range
Hughes Range (Antarctica)
The Hughes Range is a high massive north-south trending mountain range in Antarctica, surmounted by six prominent summits, of which Mount Kaplan is the highest...
of Antarctica, flowing southeast from Mount Waterman to enter Muck Glacier
Muck Glacier
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 for Maj. James B....
at a point 8 km (5 mi) west of 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...
.
The glacier was 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 CWO
Chief Warrant Officer
Chief warrant officer is a military rank used by the Canadian Forces and the Israel Defence Forces.-Canada:In the Canadian Forces, a chief warrant officer or CWO is the most senior non-commissioned member rank in the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force...
David M. Shanklin 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...
, 1964-65.