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42-807: Darwin Glacier may refer to: Darwin Glacier (Antarctica) , located in Antarctica Darwin Glacier (Kenya) , located on Mount Kenya in Kenya Darwin Glacier (California) , located in the Sierra Nevada of California, USA Darwin Glacier (Chile) , located in Chile, South America Darwin Glacier (New Zealand) , located in Canterbury, New Zealand Topics referred to by

84-628: A member of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 worked several seasons at McMurdo Station between 1958 and 1961. Dusky Ridge Mount McClintock ( 80°13′S 157°26′E  /  80.217°S 157.433°E  / -80.217; 157.433  ( Mount McClintock ) ) is the highest mountain (3,490 m (11,450 ft)) in the Britannia Range in Antarctica, surmounting the south end of Forbes Ridge, 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) east of Mount Olympus. Mount McClintock

126-557: A submarine (Central Group of Task Force 68) of United States Navy Operation Highjump , 1946-47, led by Admiral Richard Byrd. 80°15′S 158°30′E  /  80.25°S 158.5°E  / -80.25; 158.5 A rock bluff about 400 metres (1,300 ft) high in the south part of Britannia Range. The bluff marks the south side of the terminus of Yancey Glacier at the juncture with Byrd Glacier. Named by US-ACAN in association with Byrd Glacier and Yancey Glacier, after Captain J.E. Cohn, United States Navy, captain of USS Yancey ,

168-470: A team charged with the maintenance of mechanical equipment at the outlying U.S. stations. 79°02′S 157°45′E  /  79.033°S 157.750°E  / -79.033; 157.750 . A glacier in the Britannia Range, about 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) long, flowing northward along the west side of Mount Aldrich and coalescing with other north-flowing glaciers which enter

210-589: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Darwin Glacier (Antarctica) The lower part of the glacier was mapped by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04 (BrNAE), and the whole area traversed by New Zealand parties of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956–58). The glacier was named in association with

252-867: Is ice covered and steep sided, located 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) east of Mount McClintock. Named by US-ACAN after Joseph A. Warburton, Desert Research Institute, University of Nevada, Reno, United States Antarctic Research Program (United States ArmyRP) scientist in charge of the RISP meteorological program, 1974-75 field season. 80°10′00″S 157°53′00″E  /  80.1666667°S 157.8833333°E  / -80.1666667; 157.8833333 About 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) high flat-topped mountain between Mount McClintock and Mount Aldrich. Named by US-ACAN after Rosemary A. Askin, geologist, Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University, who, 1970-2000, worked in such diverse parts of Antarctica as Antarctic Peninsula, South Shetland Islands, Victoria Land and

294-717: The Brown Hills of the Cook Mountains to the north. McCleary Glacier drains southward into Darwin Glacier east of Walker Cirque and just west of Tentacle Ridge . It is joined from the north by the Touchdown Glacier between Roadend Nunatak and the Brown Hills. The Diamond Glacier is a reentrant from the Darwin Glacier north into the Brown Hills. The Hatherton Glacier forms south of the head of

336-836: The Byrd Glacier and/or Mulock Glacier , and also that convergent ice flowing from the Byrd and Mulock glaciers strongly buttresses the Darwin and Hatherton glaciers. The Darwin Glacier originates in the Darwin Névé, on the west rim of the polar plateau. It flows east past the Meteorite Hills of the Darwin Mountains to the south. It turns to flow southeast past the Darwin Mountains to the southwest and

378-774: The United States Geological Survey (USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1959-63. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for George McCleary, public information officer on the staff of the U.S. Antarctic Projects Officer (1959–61), whose labors helped to start the Bulletin of the USAPO. 79°48′S 158°10′E  /  79.800°S 158.167°E  / -79.800; 158.167 . A tributary of Darwin Glacier, flowing south between Roadend Nunatak and

420-718: The University of Alaska , who made geological studies in the McMurdo Sound area with United States Navy Operation Deep Freeze , 1955-56, and during the summer season, 1962-63. 80°13′00″S 157°11′00″E  /  80.2166667°S 157.1833333°E  / -80.2166667; 157.1833333 A large, mostly ice-covered mountain with abrupt north facing rock cliffs. It rises to 3,144 metres (10,315 ft) high between Mount Olympus and Mount McClintock. Named by US-ACAN after M. John Berry, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, United States Department of

462-578: The Britannia Range, draining the northwest slopes of Mount Olympus and flowing north, westward of Johnstone Ridge, to enter Hatherton Glacier. Named by a University of Waikato geological party, 1978–79, led by M.J. Selby. Named for John D. McCraw, Dean of Science, University of Waikato, Hamilton, N.Z., a member on a 1959-60 field party to the McMurdo Dry Valleys. 79°05′S 156°50′E  /  79.083°S 156.833°E  / -79.083; 156.833 . A tributary glacier draining

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504-636: The Brown Hills. Mapped by the VUWAE (1962–63) and so named because the glacier was used as a landing site for aircraft supporting the expedition. 79°51′S 159°00′E  /  79.850°S 159.000°E  / -79.850; 159.000 A small distributary glacier of the Darwin Glacier, flowing east-northeast into the narrow valley on the north side of Diamond Hill. Mapped by the VUWAE (1962–63) and named after Diamond Hill. 79°55′S 157°35′E  /  79.917°S 157.583°E  / -79.917; 157.583 . A large glacier flowing from

546-594: The CTAE (1956–58) for J.E. Gawn, radio operator at Scott Base who worked closely with the field parties. 79°52′S 160°20′E  /  79.867°S 160.333°E  / -79.867; 160.333 . A coastal point with some rocky exposures at the south side of the mouth of Darwin Glacier, where the latter flows into Ross Ice Shelf. Mapped by the USGS from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1959-63. Named by US-ACAN for James H. (Scot) MacDonald, journalist who as

588-531: The CTAE, 1956-58. 79°38′S 156°30′E  /  79.633°S 156.500°E  / -79.633; 156.500 . An almost impenetrable icefall near Tentacle Ridge , 45 metres (148 ft) high and 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) long, extending in an arc for almost the whole width across the Darwin Glacier. Named by the Darwin Glacier Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE) (1956–58) for its similarity to

630-486: The Darwin Glacier Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE) (1956-58) because of the lack of snow on its slopes. The name was amended to Dusky Ridge following remapping of the feature by the USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-62. 80°02′00″S 156°57′00″E  /  80.0333333°S 156.95°E  / -80.0333333; 156.95 . An area of relatively level exposed rock about 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) high that forms

672-610: The Darwin Glacier Party of the CTAE (1956–58). 79°55′S 159°05′E  /  79.917°S 159.083°E  / -79.917; 159.083 . A comparatively narrow constriction through which the lower Darwin Glacier flows, causing the ice to bank up somewhat in the vicinity of Diamond Hill . The descriptive name was given by the Darwin Glacier Party of the CTAE (1956–58). 79°56′S 158°40′E  /  79.933°S 158.667°E  / -79.933; 158.667 . A series of about eight spectacular icefalls, in an east-west line, falling steeply from Bucknell Ridge into

714-518: The Darwin Glacier, below Turnstile Ridge, and flows southeast. The Lieske Glacier and Hinton Glacier enter the Hatherton Glacier from the south on either side of Dusky Ridge . The Ragotzkie Glacier enters the Hatherton Glacier to the southwest of Junction Spur. The Hatherton Glacier, which has turned to flow northeast, joins the Darwin Glacier east of Junction Spur . The Darwin Glacier flows east through The Nozzle between Diamond Hill to

756-501: The Darwin Glacier, indenting the north side of the Darwin Mountains between Colosseum Ridge and Kenneth Ridge . An islandlike nunatak, Richardson Hill , rises above the ice of the valley. The descriptive name was given by the VUWAE (1962–63). 79°50′S 154°36′E  /  79.833°S 154.600°E  / -79.833; 154.600 . A ridge about 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) long, lying 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) north of Westhaven Nunatak at

798-665: The Darwin Mountains. The Darwin Glacier flows relatively slowly compared to other glaciers in the Transantarctic Mountains, at less than 100 metres (330 ft) per year. There are small scale fluctuations due to daily tidal cycles downstream from its grounding line. During the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) the Antarctic ice sheet expanded, forming grounded ice in the Ross Sea. This would cause

840-440: The Hatherton Glacier 3.6 nautical miles (6.7 km; 4.1 mi) west of Junction Spur in the Darwin Mountains. The glacier is steep without crevasses. Named by the members of a New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) field group who had a dramatic overturn with their toboggan while driving down the glacier. 79°07′S 156°35′E  /  79.117°S 156.583°E  / -79.117; 156.583 . Glacier in

882-504: The Hatherton Glacier to the southwest of Junction Spur. Named by US-ACAN for Robert A. Ragotzkie, project director for United States Antarctic Program (USARP) studies of lakes in the ice-free valleys. He made personal studies in Victoria Land in the 1962-63 season. 80°03′S 158°00′E  /  80.050°S 158.000°E  / -80.050; 158.000 An icefall 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) wide in

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924-490: The Interior, 1997-2000. Features to the east of the mountain include: 80°12′00″S 157°41′00″E  /  80.2°S 157.6833333°E  / -80.2; 157.6833333 A peak (3,320 metres (10,890 ft) high standing), 2.8 nautical miles (5.2 km; 3.2 mi) east-northeast of Mount McClintock. Named by US-ACAN in association with HMS Britannia after Dartmouth , a seaport of Devonshire, England, on

966-497: The Transantarctic Mountains, including the general vicinity of this mountain. 80°13′00″S 158°25′00″E  /  80.2166667°S 158.4166667°E  / -80.2166667; 158.4166667 A broad, mainly ice-covered ridge that rises to over 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) high between Yancey Glacier and Sennet Glacier . Named by US-ACAN in association with Byrd Glacier and Sennet Glacier , after Commander Joseph B. Icenhower, United States Navy, captain of USS Sennet ,

1008-577: The United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN), in association with nearby Byrd Glacier , after the Mount Olympus , flagship of United States Navy Operation Highjump , 1946-47, led by Admiral Richard E. Byrd . 80°13′00″S 156°49′00″E  /  80.2166667°S 156.8166667°E  / -80.2166667; 156.8166667 A solitary peak rising to 2,650 metres (8,690 ft) high in

1050-615: The circle of an opera house. 79°43′S 156°10′E  /  79.717°S 156.167°E  / -79.717; 156.167 . Glacier on the west side of Haskell Ridge , flowing north from the Darwin Mountains into Darwin Glacier. Mapped by the Darwin Glacier Party of the CTAE, 1956–58, who named it because of the green color of its surface. 79°33′S 156°50′E  /  79.550°S 156.833°E  / -79.550; 156.833 . A broad glacier about 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) long, draining southward into Darwin Glacier just west of Tentacle Ridge. Mapped by

1092-406: The east-central part of Ragotzkie Glacier. The icefall is a significant distributary of Ragotzkie ice to Alley Glacier, which occupies the valley to the east. Named by US-ACAN in association with Ragotzkie Glacier. 79°58′00″S 158°05′00″E  /  79.9666667°S 158.0833333°E  / -79.9666667; 158.0833333 A glacier that drains the north slopes of Britannia Range in

1134-529: The ice streams flowing into the Ross Sea to be buttressed and thickened, and there is some evidence to support this. However, there is contradictory evidence from the upper Hatherton Glacier that suggests the ice extent there was lower in the LGM than it is today. Darwin and Hatherton glaciers both thinned steadily by about 500 metres (1,600 ft) during the last deglaciation between 9,000 and 3,000 years ago. It seems that they lost about half their catchment area to

1176-406: The narrowest portion of Darwin Glacier near its mouth. Named by the Darwin Glacier Party of the CTAE (1956–58) for W.J. Cranfield, a member of the party. 79°58′S 160°12′E  /  79.967°S 160.200°E  / -79.967; 160.200 . An ice piedmont and snow slope occupying the coastal platform between Darwin Glacier and Byrd Glacier . Named by the Darwin Glacier Party of

1218-708: The north and the Gawn Ice Piedmont to the south to enter the Ross Ice Shelf north of MacDonald Point. 79°30′S 155°00′E  /  79.500°S 155.000°E  / -79.500; 155.000 . A large névé on the west side of the Cook and Darwin Mountains which feeds the Darwin and Hatherton Glaciers. Named for its association with Darwin Glacier by the N.Z. Darwin Glacier Party of

1260-454: The north part of Dusky Ridge. Named by US-ACAN in association with Dusky Ridge. 80°09′S 157°30′E  /  80.150°S 157.500°E  / -80.150; 157.500 . A ridge about 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) long in the Britannia Range, extending north from Mount McClintock along the east side of Hinton Glacier. Named by the US-ACAN for Robert B. Forbes of

1302-482: The north side of Darwin Glacier. So named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) (1962–63) because of its use as a landmark for manhauling sledge journeys and aircraft flights which supported the expedition and landed there. 79°49′S 156°35′E  /  79.817°S 156.583°E  / -79.817; 156.583 . A broad valley occupied by a lateral lobe of

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1344-592: The north slopes of Mount Olympus in Britannia Range and flowing north between Johnstone and Dusky Ridges into Hatherton Glacier. Named by the US-ACAN for Bruce J. Lieske, meteorologist who wintered at Little America V in 1957. 79°03′S 157°10′E  /  79.050°S 157.167°E  / -79.050; 157.167 . A tributary glacier in the Britannia Range, flowing north between Forbes Ridge and Dusky Ridge into Hatherton Glacier. Named by US-ACAN for Chief Construction Mechanic Clarence C. Hinton, Jr., USN. Hinton wintered at McMurdo Station, 1963, and headed

1386-536: The northwest extremity of Britannia Range. So named by the Darwin Glacier Party (1957) of the CTAE because snow passages resembling turnstiles occur throughout its length. 79°53′S 157°29′E  /  79.883°S 157.483°E  / -79.883; 157.483 . A rocky spur marking the eastern extremity of the Darwin Mountains and the junction of the Hatherton and Darwin Glaciers. Mapped and named by

1428-524: The polar plateau generally eastward along the south side of the Darwin Mountains and entering Darwin Glacier at Junction Spur. Mapped by the Darwin Glacier Party of the CTAE (1956–58). Named for Trevor Hatherton, Scientific Officer in Charge of Antarctic Activities, Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research, Wellington, New Zealand. 79°54′S 157°15′E  /  79.9°S 157.25°E  / -79.9; 157.25 . A short tributary glacier of

1470-425: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Darwin Glacier . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Darwin_Glacier&oldid=1063442795 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

1512-494: The south part of Mount Olympus. In association with Mount Olympus and Byrd Glacier, named after Captain R.R. Moore, United States Navy, commanding officer of USS Mount Olympus , flagship of United States Navy Operation Highjump , 1946-47, led by Admiral Richard E. Byrd . 80°08′S 156°40′E  /  80.133°S 156.667°E  / -80.133; 156.667 . A mainly ice-free ridge, extending 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) north from Mount Olympus toward

1554-609: The south side of Hatherton Glacier. Named by US-ACAN for Graeme N. Johnstone, a member of the Byrd Substation auroral party, winter 1962, and the McMurdo Station winter party, 1964. 80°05′S 157°02′E  /  80.083°S 157.033°E  / -80.083; 157.033 . An ice-free rock ridge, 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) long and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) wide, between Lieske and Hinton Glaciers. Named "Dusky Mountains" by

1596-582: The vicinity of Ward Tower and flows north to Darwin Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Richard B. Alley, Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, U.S. Antarctic Project (USAP) glaciologist who has specialized in the study of ice streams of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. 79°32′00″S 156°31′00″E  /  79.5333333°S 156.5166667°E  / -79.5333333; 156.5166667 Description: A prominent glacier-filled cirque at

1638-601: The west bank of the River Dart estuary. From 1863 until 1905, British naval cadets (including some officers of Robert Falcon Scott 's British National Antarctic Expedition , 1901-04) received Royal Navy officer training in His (Her) Majesty's Ship (HMS) Britannia , then berthed at Dartmouth. 80°13′00″S 157°47′00″E  /  80.2166667°S 157.7833333°E  / -80.2166667; 157.7833333 A massive flat ridge about 3,200 metres (10,500 ft) high that

1680-635: The west of Lieske Glacier. Peckham Glacier flows south from Mount McClintock into Byrd Glacier . Mount Quackenbush is to the southwest, and Mount Aldrich is to the northeast. It is located within the claimed Australian Antarctic Territory and is therefore claimed as Australia's highest peak. Features to the west of the mountain include: 80°13′S 156°46′E  /  80.217°S 156.767°E  / -80.217; 156.767 . A rectangular, flat, ice-covered mountain over 2,400 metres (7,900 ft) high, standing 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) east of Mount Henderson . Named by

1722-569: The west side of the terminus of McCleary Glacier in Cook Mountains. The cirque opens to Darwin Glacier near the head. Named after Carlton Walker, Facilities, Maintenance, and Construction Supervisor at South Pole Station during U.S. Antarctic Project (USAP) South Pole Station Modernization. 79°48′S 158°02′E  /  79.800°S 158.033°E  / -79.800; 158.033 . A conspicuous nunatak 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) west-northwest of Bastion Hill along

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1764-571: Was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE; 1901–04) and named for Admiral Sir Leopold McClintock , Royal Navy , a member of the Ship Committee for the expedition. Download coordinates as: Mount McClintock is in the central Britannia Range to the east of Mount Olympus. Forbes Ridge extends north from the mountain to the east of Hinton Glacier . Dusky Ridge extends north between Hinton Glacier and Lieske Glacier . Johnstone Ridge extends north from Mount Olympus to

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