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Priestley Glacier
The Priestley Glacier is a major valley glacier, about long, originating at the edge of the Polar Plateau of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The glacier drains southeast between the Deep Freeze and Eisenhower Ranges to enter the northern end of the Nansen Ice Sheet. It was first explored by the Northern Party of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, and named for Raymond E. Priestley, a geologist with the Northern Party. Priestley Névé () is the névé at the head of Priestley Glacier in Victoria Land. It was named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) is an adjudicating committee established to authorize the naming of features in the Ross Dependency on the Antarctic continent. It is composed of the members of the New Zealand Geographic Board p ... in about 1966 in association with Priestley Glacier. See also * List of glaciers in the Antarctic * Ogden Heights * Szanto Spur * Wasson Rock Gla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidewall Of Priestley Glacier
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