Skinner Glacier
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Skinner Glacier is a glacier
on the west edge of Palmer Land
, flowing south-southwest between Mount Dixey
and Mount Flower
to enter George VI Sound
just east of Carse Point
. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Alexander C. Skinner, British Antarctic Survey
(BAS) geologist at Fossil Bluff
and Stonington Island
stations, 1968-70.
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...
on the west edge of Palmer Land
Palmer Land
Palmer Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies south of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This application of Palmer Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between US-ACAN and UK-APC, in which the name Antarctic Peninsula was approved for the major peninsula of...
, flowing south-southwest between Mount Dixey
Mount Dixey
Mount Dixey is a mountain, 1,250 m, standing at the south side of Riley Glacier and 3 nautical miles northeast of Carse Point, on the west coast of Palmer Land. First photographed from the air on November 23, 1935 by Lincoln Ellsworth, and mapped from these photographs by W.L.G. Joerg...
and Mount Flower
Mount Flower
Mount Flower is a mountain with two summits, the highest 1,465 m, standing 6.5 nautical miles inland from Carse Point and George VI Sound, on the west coast of Palmer Land. This mountain lies partially within the margin of area first photographed from the air on November 23, 1935 by Lincoln...
to enter George VI Sound
George VI Sound
George VI Sound or Canal Jorge VI or Canal Presidente Sarmiento or Canal Seaver or King George VI Sound or King George the Sixth Sound is a major bay/fault depression, 300 miles long in the shape of the letter J, which skirts the east and south shores of Alexander Island, separating it from the...
just east of Carse Point
Carse Point
Carse Point is the western extremity of a rock massif with four peaks, the highest at , standing at the south side of the mouth of Riley Glacier, Palmer Land, and fronting on George VI Sound. It lies separated from Mount Dixey to the northeast by a low ice-filled col, and from Mount Flower to the...
. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Alexander C. Skinner, British Antarctic Survey
British Antarctic Survey
The British Antarctic Survey is the United Kingdom's national Antarctic operation and has an active role in Antarctic affairs. BAS is part of the Natural Environment Research Council and has over 400 staff. It operates five research stations, two ships and five aircraft in and around Antarctica....
(BAS) geologist at Fossil Bluff
Fossil Bluff
Fossil Bluff is a British Antarctic Survey forward operating station. The bluff is a collection of buildings and facilities, at the centre of which lies the hut....
and 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...
stations, 1968-70.