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Kirkby Glacier () is a
The Kirkby Glacier forms in the
glacier
A glacier (; or ) is a persistent body of dense ice, a form of rock, that is constantly moving downhill under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. It acquires ...
, in length, that drains the central Anare Mountains
The Anare Mountains () are a large group of mainly snow-covered peaks and ridges along the northern coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica.
The group is bounded on the north and east by the Pacific Ocean, on the west by Lillie Glacier, and on the sou ...
of Antarctica and flows northwest to the sea just north of Arthurson Bluff, northern Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region in eastern Antarctica which fronts the western side of the Ross Sea and the Ross Ice Shelf, extending southward from about 70°30'S to 78th parallel south, 78°00'S, and westward from the Ross Sea to the edge of the Ant ...
.
Name
Kirkby Glacier was named by theAustralian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE ) is the historical name for the Australia: Antarctic Program#Australian Antarctic program, Australian Antarctic Program (AAP) administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic D ...
(ANARE) for Sydney L. Kirkby, a surveyor on the ANARE '' Thala Dan'' cruise of 1962, led by Phillip Law
Phillip Garth Law, AC, CBE, FAA, FTSE (21 April 1912 – 28 February 2010) was an Australian scientist and explorer who served as director of Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) from 1949 to 1966.
Early life
Law was ...
, which explored the area along this coast.
Location
The Kirkby Glacier forms in the Anare Mountains
The Anare Mountains () are a large group of mainly snow-covered peaks and ridges along the northern coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica.
The group is bounded on the north and east by the Pacific Ocean, on the west by Lillie Glacier, and on the sou ...
to the west of the head of Barnett Glacier. It flows north past Mount Elliot and Richardson Bluff to the east, and Frecker Ridge to the west, which terminates in Mount Gale.
The Ludvig Glacier joins it from the west where it flows past Arthurson Bluff.
To the south of Missen Ridge the Chapman Glacier flows east from the Kirkby Glacier to Yule Bay.
The Kirkby Glacier continues northwest to enter the Pacific Ocean just east of Nielsen Fjord
McMahon Glacier () is a glacier about long in the Anare Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica.
It drains north between the Buskirk Bluffs and Gregory Bluffs into Nielsen Fjord.
Name
The McMahon Glacier was named by the Antarctic Names Commit ...
, and west of Davis Ice Piedmont.
Features
Richardson Bluff
. A steep rock bluff which rises on the east side of Kirkby Glacier opposite Frecker Ridge. Named by ANARE for Sergeant A. Richardson, member of the Antarctic Flight RAAF which accompanied the ANARE ''Thala Dan'' cruise to this coast, 1962.Frecker Ridge
. A ridge that rises abruptly along the west side of Kirkby Glacier. It is long and terminates in the north at Mount Gale. Named by ANARE for Sergeant R. Frecker, RAAF, a member of the Antarctic Flight with the ANARE ''Thala Dan'' cruise that explored this coast, 1962.Mount Gale
. A promontory at the north end of Frecker Ridge. It stands at the south side of the confluence of Ludvig Glacier and Kirkby Glacier. Named by ANCA for Commander d'A.T. Gale, formerly of the RAN, hydrographic surveyor with the ANARE ''Thala Dan'' cruise that explored this coast, 1962.Ludvig Glacier
. Tributary glacier draining north between Arthurson Bluff and Mount Gale to join Kirkby Glacier near the coast. Named by ANARE for Ludvig Larsen, chief officer of the ship '' Thala Dan'' in which ANARE explored this coast, 1962.Arthurson Bluff
. A mostly ice-covered bluff overlooking the confluence of Ludvig Glacier and Kirkby Glacier from the west, near the coast. A helicopter landing was made here by anANARE
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE ) is the historical name for the Australia: Antarctic Program#Australian Antarctic program, Australian Antarctic Program (AAP) administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic D ...
party led by Phillip Law, 1962.
Named by ANARE for Captain J. Arthurson, helicopter pilot with the expedition.
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