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Bally Glacier
Nursery Glacier () is a coastal glacier in the Churchill Mountains of Antarctica. Location The glacier is about 20 nautical miles (37 km) long. It flows southeast along the west side of Darley Hills to enter Ross Ice Shelf just south of Cape Parr. It is joined from the west by the Silk Glacier in its upper reaches and the Jorda Glacier near its mouth. It merges with the larger Starshot Glacier coming from the south as it enters the ice shelf. The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1959–60) named it Nursery Glacier because it was on this glacier that a litter of husky pups was born. Tributaries Jorda Glacier . A glacier, about long that drains the east slopes of the Churchill Mountains between Mount Coley and Pyramid Mountain (Churchill Mountains), Pyramid Mountain and merges with the lower Nursery Glacier just before the latter enters the Ross Ice Shelf. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Cdr. Henry P. Jorda, USN, pilot with Squadron VX-6 during USN OpD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyramid Mountain (Churchill Mountains)
The Carlstrom Foothills () are a group of peaks and ridges in the Churchill Mountains, Antarctica. Location Carlstrom Foothills run north–south between #Mount Albert Markham, Mount Albert Markham and #Kelly Plateau, Kelly Plateau. The feature is long with summits rising to . It is bounded by Jorda Glacier to the north and Flynn Glacier to the south. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after John Carlstrom of the department of astronomy and astrophysics, University of Chicago; projects director, Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica at South Pole Station from 2001. Glaciers Jorda Glacier . A glacier, about long, draining the east slopes of the Churchill Mountains between Mount Coley and Pyramid Mountain and merging with the lower Nursery Glacier just before the latter enters the Ross Ice Shelf. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Cdr. Henry P. Jorda, USN, pilot with Squadron VX-6 during USN OpDFrz I, 1955-56. Bally Glacier . A glacier long which o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
