Whitehall Glacier
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Whitehall Glacier is a large glacier
flowing north into Tucker Inlet
between Daniell Peninsula
and the southeast part of the Victory Mountains
, in Victoria Land
. Named by New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE), 1957–58, partly because of the literal meaning and partly with reference to the proximity of the glacier to the Admiralty Mountains
, the Admiralty office in London being situated in Whitehall.
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 north into Tucker Inlet
Tucker Inlet
Tucker Inlet is an ice-filled inlet identing the coast of Victoria Land between Capes Wheatstone and Daniell. Discovered in February 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross who named this feature for Charles T. Tucker, master of the Erebus....
between Daniell Peninsula
Daniell Peninsula
Daniell Peninsula is the large peninsula between Cape Daniell and Cape Jones on the coast of Victoria Land. It is an elongated basalt dome similar to Adare and Hallett Peninsulas and rises to 2,000 meters...
and the southeast part of 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...
, in 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 New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier...
(NZGSAE), 1957–58, partly because of the literal meaning and partly with reference to the proximity of the glacier to the Admiralty Mountains
Admiralty Mountains
The Admiralty Mountains is a large group of high mountains and individually-named ranges and ridges in northeastern Victoria Land of Antarctica...
, the Admiralty office in London being situated in Whitehall.