Whiplash Glacier
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Whiplash Glacier is a tributary glacier
flowing northwestward from Cartographers Range
into the lower part of Pearl Harbor Glacier
where the direction becomes east, in the Victory Mountains
, Victoria Land
. Named by the northern party of NZFMCAE, 1962–63, because of its characteristic shape.
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 northwestward from Cartographers Range
Cartographers Range
Cartographers Range is a rugged mountain range about long in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land in Antarctica. It is bounded on the north by Pearl Harbor Glacier, on the east by Tucker Glacier, and on the south by Hearfield and Trafalgar Glaciers....
into the lower part of Pearl Harbor Glacier
Pearl Harbor Glacier
Pearl Harbor Glacier is a major tributary glacier flowing generally east from the Victory Mountains and entering the southwest side of Tucker Glacier 17 nautical miles northwest of Bypass Hill. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition 1957-58, to commemorate the heroism of...
where the direction becomes east, in the Victory Mountains
Victory Mountains
The Victory Mountains is a major group of mountains in Victoria Land, Antarctica, about long and wide, which is bounded primarily by Mariner and Tucker glaciers and the Ross Sea...
, 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...
. Named by the northern party of NZFMCAE, 1962–63, because of its characteristic shape.