Strom Glacier
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Strom Glacier is a steep valley
glacier
flowing northeast from the north side of Mount Fridtjof Nansen
to the head of the Ross Ice Shelf
, flanked on the northwest by the Duncan Mountains
and on the southeast by the Herbert Range
. The glacier derives its name from "Strom Camp" near its foot, occupied during December 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Gould. Strom Camp was named by that party for Sverre Strom, first mate of the ship City of New York
, who remained ashore as a member of the winter party and headed the snowmobile party which hauled supplies in support of the two field parties.
Valley
In geology, a valley or dale is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge.The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys...
glacier
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...
flowing northeast from the north side of Mount Fridtjof Nansen
Mount Fridtjof Nansen
Mount Fridtjof Nansen is a high massive mountain which dominates the area between the heads of Strom and Axel Heiberg Glaciers, in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica...
to the head of the Ross Ice Shelf
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica . It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than 600 km long, and between 15 and 50 metres high above the water surface...
, flanked on the northwest by the Duncan Mountains
Duncan Mountains
Duncan Mountains is a group of rugged coastal foothills, about 18 nautical miles long, extending from the mouth of Liv Glacier to the mouth of Strom Glacier at the head of Ross Ice Shelf. Discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in November 1929 and named for James Duncan, Manager of Tapley,...
and on the southeast by the Herbert Range
Herbert Range
The Herbert Range is a mountain range in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica, extending from the edge of the polar plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf between the Axel Heiberg and Strom glaciers....
. The glacier derives its name from "Strom Camp" near its foot, occupied during December 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Gould. Strom Camp was named by that party for Sverre Strom, first mate of the ship City of New York
New York
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, who remained ashore as a member of the winter party and headed the snowmobile party which hauled supplies in support of the two field parties.