Ramsey Glacier () is a
glacier
A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. It acquires distinguishing features, such a ...
about 45 nautical miles (80 km) long, originating in the
Bush Mountains
The Bush Mountains is a series of rugged elevations at the heads of the Ramsey and Kosco glaciers in Antarctica.
The Bush Mountains extend from Mount Weir in the west to Anderson Heights overlooking Shackleton Glacier in the east. They were phot ...
near the edge of the polar plateau and flowing north to the
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica (, an area of roughly and about across: about the size of France). It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than long, and between h ...
eastward of
Den Hartog Peak
Den Hartog Peak () is a small peak at the west side of the mouth of Ramsey Glacier, 3 nautical miles (6 km) southeast of Woodall Peak. It was discovered and photographed by the United States Antarctic Service on Flight C of February 29 – Ma ...
. Discovered by the
United States Antarctic Service (USAS) on Flight C of February 29-March 1, 1940, and named by
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica.
History
The committee was established ...
(US-ACAN), on the recommendation of
R. Admiral Byrd
Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an American naval officer and explorer. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for valor given by the United States, and was a pioneering American aviator, ...
, for Admiral
DeWitt Clinton Ramsey,
U.S. Navy,
Vice Chief of
Naval Operations
A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It include ...
during
U.S. Navy Operation Highjump
Operation HIGHJUMP, officially titled The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 1946–1947, (also called Task Force 68), was a United States Navy (USN) operation to establish the Antarctic research base Little America IV. The opera ...
, 1946–47.
See also
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Four Ramps The Four Ramps () are a group of four small rock spurs, roughly parallel and projecting through the snow surface, forming the northeast part of Sullivan Ridge on the west side of Ramsey Glacier, Antarctica. They were discovered and photographed by ...
References
Glaciers of Dufek Coast
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