Fry Glacier ( 76°38′S 162°18′E / 76.633°S 162.300°E / -76.633; 162.300 ) is a glacier draining the slopes at the northeast corner of the Convoy Range and flowing along the south end of the Kirkwood Range into Tripp Bay , Victoria Land , Antarctica. It was first charted by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09 , and named for A.M. Fry, a contributor to the expedition.
44-693: Fry Glacier rises to the west of the north end of the Convoy Range , south of the Kirkwood Range . At its head Fry Saddle drops down from the mouth of the Chattahoochee Glacier, between Mount Naab and Mount Douglas. The Towle Glacier joins the Fry Glacier from the west, to the north of Elkhorn Ridge . The Northwind Glacier and Atka Glacier join the head of Fry Glacier from the south. Fry Glacier flows past Shoulder Mountain to
88-558: A 1976-77 Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) field party after James K. Baxter (1926-72), New Zealand poet and social critic. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey . Convoy Range Convoy Range ( 76°47′S 160°45′E / 76.783°S 160.750°E / -76.783; 160.750 ( Convoy Range ) )
132-530: A 1989-90 NZARP field party from association with Jetsam Moraine and because all supraglacial moraines are "floating" on the glacier ice, and drift in a manner similar to marine flotsam and jetsam. 76°53′S 161°41′E / 76.883°S 161.683°E / -76.883; 161.683 . A snow saddle between Mount Brøgger and Mount Morrison, separating the glacial catchments of the Benson Glacier and Cleveland Glacier. A NZARP field party made
176-474: A late-night temporary camp on the saddle in January 1990. The name commemorates the midnight hours kept at this location. 76°52′S 161°48′E / 76.867°S 161.800°E / -76.867; 161.800 . A mountain, 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) high, which forms part of the north wall of Cleveland Glacier about 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) north of Referring Peak. Charted by
220-752: A ridge running northeast from that mountain, and a like distance east of Mount Whitcombe in Victoria Land. Mapped in 1957 by the New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the CTAE (1956–1958). Named by them for its similarity to the Canterbury, New Zealand, mountain of that name, and in association with Mount Whitcombe. 76°53′S 162°05′E / 76.883°S 162.083°E / -76.883; 162.083 . A mountain over 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) high, standing at
264-700: Is a broad range in Antarctica. It is south of the Kirkwood Range and north of the Clare Range . Much of the range has a nearly flat plateau-like summit. It extends south from the Fry Saddle and ends at Mackay Glacier . The range has steep cliffs on its east side, but it slopes gently into the Cambridge Glacier on the western side. It is a peneplain , with an early Paleozoic granitic basement covered in sedimentary and igneous rocks from
308-602: Is a distributary of Flight Deck Névé between Dotson Ridge and Flagship Mountain , in Convoy Range, Victoria Land. The name was applied by a NZARP field party to commemorate an incident when the steering gear of a motor toboggan broke during the 1989-90 season. At the time, this glacier was being used as access to a camp at FlagshipMountain, and the slope had to be negotiated twice without steerage. 76°46′S 161°15′E / 76.767°S 161.250°E / -76.767; 161.250 . A small glacier lobe, to
352-586: Is the primary source of ice to the east-flowing Benson Glacier at Scuppers Icefalls. One of a group of nautical names in Convoy Range applied by NZGB in 1994. 76°46′00″S 161°20′00″E / 76.7666667°S 161.3333333°E / -76.7666667; 161.3333333 . A glacial slope distributary from Flight Deck Névé, 1.2 nautical miles (2.2 km; 1.4 mi) wide, that descends northwest over subdued steps between Dotson Ridge and Dory Nunatak. Named by New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) (1993) in association with other nautical theme place names in
396-715: The Beacon Supergroup . These sandstones were intruded by Jurassic Ferrar dolerite , and mostly incorporated into the dolerite. The Odell Glacier is west of the range, running north past the Coombs Hills and Wyandot Ridge to join the Mawson Glacier . The Chattahoochee Glacier runs northeast from between Wyandot Ridge and Eastwind Ridge in the north of the range, and feeds the Fry Glacier via Fry Saddle . The Fry Glacier flows east along
440-685: The Granite Harbour Igneous Complex formed in the late Cambrian or early Ordovician , containing small bodies of Wilson Terrane metamorphic rocks. The Wilson Terrane rocks are inferred to be from the Precambrian or Cambrian , deformed and metamorphosed in the Ross Orogeny of the early Paleozoic. The area was uplifted and eroded into a peneplain after the Ross Orogony, and was covered with sandstones of
484-780: The Mackay Glacier , which flows along the southern boundary of the range. The Cambridge Glacier , a tributary of the Mackay Glacier, forms the southeast boundary of the range, separating it from the Coombs Hills to the west. Download coordinates as: Major features include Staten Island Heights in the south of the range, with the Alatna Valley to its southeast, the Wyandot Ridge, Eastwind Ridge, Towle Valley , Elkhorn Ridge and Greenville Valley in
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#1732787298102528-687: The Permian – Triassic to the Jurassic . The New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956–58) worked in this area in 1957. The party named the range for the main convoy into McMurdo Sound in the 1956–57 season, with the names of the various vessels being used for features in the range. The Convoy Range is east of the Antarctic Plateau . It extends north to
572-523: The 1957 New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the CTAE, 1956–1958. Feature of the Flight Deck Névé, the main source to Benson Glacier, include: 76°47′S 161°30′E / 76.783°S 161.500°E / -76.783; 161.500 . An elevated and unusually flat glacier névé , about 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) by 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi), between Flagship Mountain and Mount Razorback. The feature
616-515: The British Antarctic Expedition (1910–1913) which named it for Professor Waldemar C. Brøgger , Norwegian geologist and mineralogist. 76°51′S 161°47′E / 76.850°S 161.783°E / -76.850; 161.783 . An extensive moraine in a valley beside the Benson Glacier, between Black Pudding Peak and Mount Brøgger. Named by a 1989–1990 NZARP field party (Trevor Chinn) to commemorate an incident at
660-430: The Convoy Range. 76°47′S 161°18′E / 76.783°S 161.300°E / -76.783; 161.300 . An isolated sandstone nunatak, 1.2 nautical miles (2.2 km; 1.4 mi) long, rising above the southwest part of Flight Deck Névé, 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) southwest of Dotson Ridge. One of a group of nautical names in Convoy Range. So named by a 1989–1990 NZARP party because
704-645: The Fry Glacier. Mapped in 1957 by the New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the CTAE (1956-58) and named for the United States NavyS Private John R. Towle, an American freighter which carried a large proportion of the New Zealand stores south in December 1956. 76°37′S 161°15′E / 76.617°S 161.250°E / -76.617; 161.250 . A medial moraine, 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) long, off
748-575: The New Zealand Northern Survey Party (1956–1957) of the CTAE after the USS Nespelen , one of the vessels of the American convoy to McMurdo Sound that season. 76°48′S 161°36′E / 76.800°S 161.600°E / -76.800; 161.600 . A prominent line of icefalls, 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) long and nearly 400 metres (1,300 ft) high high, between Mount Razorback and Mount Nespelen. The icefalls are
792-460: The New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE) (1956-58) and named by them in association with Fry Glacier. 76°34′S 160°42′E / 76.567°S 160.700°E / -76.567; 160.700 . Glacier in the Convoy Range which flows northeast between Wyandot Ridge and Eastwind Ridge. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and Navy air photos. Named by
836-479: The New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the CTAE, 1956-58. Named after the USS Atka, an American icebreaker in the convoy to McMurdo Sound in the 1956-57 season. 76°40′S 161°51′E / 76.667°S 161.850°E / -76.667; 161.850 . A glacier nurtured by icefalls from Flight Deck Névé , flowing northeast between Flagship Mountain and Mount Davidson to enter Fry Glacier. Named by
880-548: The United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1964 for Morris F. Dotson, electrician at McMurdo Station, 1962. 76°43′S 161°58′E / 76.717°S 161.967°E / -76.717; 161.967 . A mountain, 1,560 metres (5,120 ft) high, standing at the head of Albrecht Penck Glacier . Discovered by the BrNAE (1901–1904) which named it for a member of
924-495: The United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1964 for the United States Navy Chattahoochee a tanker in the American convoy into McMurdo Sound in the 1961-62 and 1962-63 seasons. 76°31′S 161°18′E / 76.517°S 161.300°E / -76.517; 161.300 . A striking pyramidal peak, 1,750 metres (5,740 ft) high, near the head of Fry Glacier, on
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#1732787298102968-415: The divide between the Fry Glacier and Mawson Glacier . The New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the CTAE (1956-58) established a survey station on its summit in December 1957. Named for Murray H. Douglas, a member of the party. 76°38′S 161°05′E / 76.633°S 161.083°E / -76.633; 161.083 . Glacier draining northeast between Eastwind Ridge and Elkhorn Ridge into
1012-776: The east and immediately below Forecastle Summit , which drains south into deglaciated Barnacle Valley . Though a part of the Northwind Glacier-Fry Glacier system, this diminished glacier flows back into Barnacle Valley. The name was proposed by New Zealand geologist Christopher J. Burgess and describes the glacier, but also the excellent helicopter support provided to his 1976-77 field party by United States Navy helicopters, "Gentle" being their code name. 76°41′S 161°33′E / 76.683°S 161.550°E / -76.683; 161.550 . The glacier immediately east of Flagship Mountain , draining north into Fry Glacier. Discovered and named in 1957 by
1056-399: The east part of Flight Deck Névé and continuing east between Fry Glacier and Mackay Glacier into the north part of Granite Harbour where it forms a floating tongue. Benson Glacier was mapped in 1957 by the New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956–1958), and indicated as a somewhat longer glacier including the present Midship Glacier . It
1100-532: The far (northeast) side of Black Pudding Peak. Its curved trajectory marks the contact between Benson Glacier ice and that of Midship Glacier. So named by a 1989–1990 NZARP field party from association with Flotsam Moraines and because all supraglacial moraines are "floating" on the glacier ice, and drift similar to flotsam and jetsam. 76°54′S 161°32′E / 76.900°S 161.533°E / -76.900; 161.533 . A mountain, 1,895 metres (6,217 ft) high, standing between Midship Glacier and
1144-460: The feature appears to be sailing in the midst of the glacier névé like a small boat. 76°46′S 161°25′E / 76.767°S 161.417°E / -76.767; 161.417 . A ridgelike nunatak, 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) long, rising to 1,640 metres (5,380 ft) high in the northwest part of Flight Deck Névé. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and Navy air photos. Named by
1188-681: The head of Towle Glacier , lying immediately west of Towle Glacier. 76°44′S 160°52′E / 76.733°S 160.867°E / -76.733; 160.867 . The large mainly ice-free valley lying south of Elkhorn Ridge . A lobe of the Northwind Glacier flows a short distance west into the mouth of the valley. Near the head of the valley the south wall is breached by the entrance to Merrell Valley . 76°43′S 161°30′E / 76.717°S 161.500°E / -76.717; 161.500 ). A prominent, conical rock peak, 1,720 metres (5,640 ft) high, surmounting
1232-608: The head of Cleveland Glacier. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE) (1901–1904) and named after J. D. Morrison of the Morning , a relief ship to the expedition. 76°51′S 161°40′E / 76.850°S 161.667°E / -76.850; 161.667 . The moraines trailing northeastward from Mount Morrison, trapped in the ice eddies between Midship Glacier and ice from local mountainside glaciers. So named by
1276-523: The head of the Fry Glacier at Fry Saddle . The Kirkwood Range is to the northeast, across the Fry Glacier. The Evans Piedmont Glacier on the Ross Sea coast lies to the east of the range. The Mackay Glacier defines the southern limit of the range. The region covered by the Convoy Range and Franklin Island to the east has a granitic basement from the early Paleozoic , made up of large bodies of
1320-597: The main outflow draining from Flight Deck Névé into Benson Glacier. One of a group of nautical names in Convoy Range, this descriptive name is derived from the drainage of the feature, suggestive of stormwater on a ship's deck draining through scuppers along the rail. Named by a NZARP field party, 1989–1990. Features of the terrain near the coast include: 76°46′S 162°12′E / 76.767°S 162.200°E / -76.767; 162.200 . A large mountain, 1,425 metres (4,675 ft) high, standing just north of Mount Perseverance and west of Mount Arrowsmith at
1364-675: The major sources of the Fry Glacier. The glacier drains the west part of Flight Deck Névé and flows north between Elkhorn Ridge and Sunker Nunataks to Fry Glacier. A lobe of the glacier flows west a short distance into the mouth of Greenville Valley. Named by the New Zealand Northern Survey Party (1956-57) of the CTAE after the USCGC Northwind, an icebreaker in the main American convoy into McMurdo Sound that season. 76°44′S 161°24′E / 76.733°S 161.400°E / -76.733; 161.400 . A glacial slope, 1.2 nautical miles (2.2 km; 1.4 mi) wide, which
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1408-562: The north to enter Tripp Bay on the Ross Sea. Albrecht Penck Glacier converges with Fry Glacier in Tripp Bay. Tributaries and features of the terrain the glacier flows through include: 76°33′S 161°05′E / 76.550°S 161.083°E / -76.550; 161.083 . Narrow ice saddle at the head of Fry Glacier, about 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) west-southwest of Mount Douglas. Discovered in 1957 by
1452-546: The north, and Flagship Mountain in the east. 76°49′S 160°57′E / 76.817°S 160.950°E / -76.817; 160.950 A predominantly flat, ice-covered upland between Greenville Valley and Alatna Valley in the Convoy Range. 76°53′S 161°10′E / 76.883°S 161.167°E / -76.883; 161.167 . An ice-free valley lying 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) north of Mount Gran and trending east-northeast for about 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) along
1496-454: The northeast point of Elkhorn Ridge, where Towle Glacier and Northwind Glacier join Fry Glacier. One of a group of nautical names in Convoy Range; the mapped form of the moraine protrudes like a bowsprit out from the end of Elkhorn Ridge. Named by a 1989-90 New Zealand Antarctic Research Programme (NZARP) field party. 76°40′S 161°18′E / 76.667°S 161.300°E / -76.667; 161.300 . A large glacier, one of
1540-589: The northern boundary of the range. The Towle Glacier runs northeast between the Eastwind Ridge and Elkhorn Ridge to join the Fry Glacier. The Northwind Glacier flows northeast between Elkhorn Ridge and Flagship Mountain to join the Fry Glacier. The Benson Glacier flows northeast from the eastern end of the Alatna Valley , while the Gran Glacier flow south from the Alatna Valley to join
1584-468: The ridge from Mount Whitcombe, overlooking the lower Benson Glacier in Victoria Land. So named because it was the final station occupied by the New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the CTAE (1956-58) during a particularly long day's field work on October 22, 1957. 76°46′S 162°18′E / 76.767°S 162.300°E / -76.767; 162.300 . A jagged rock peak near Mount Perseverance, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) along
1628-399: The ship's company of the Morning , relief ship to the expedition. 76°47′S 161°48′E / 76.783°S 161.800°E / -76.783; 161.800 . A massive mountain, the highest in the coastal ranges between the Mackay Glacier and Fry Glacier , lying on the north side of Benson Glacier, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) south of Mount Davidson. Named by
1672-476: The site. On a descent to the moraine, the motor toboggan and a sledge ran onto blue ice thinly disguised by snow and careened out of control down the slope, tossing gear and personnel overboard as the sledge overturned. 76°50′S 161°45′E / 76.833°S 161.750°E / -76.833; 161.750 . An isolated black mountain located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) northwest of Mount Brøgger. Named for its squat black appearance by
1716-413: The south of the ice tongue of Benson Glacier. Features of the terrain around the contact between Midship Glacier, Benson Glacier and Cleveland Glacier include: 76°50′S 161°36′E / 76.833°S 161.600°E / -76.833; 161.600 . A thin, sinuous medial moraine that arcs smoothly for 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) from a point near Mount Razorback to beyond
1760-467: The south part of the large rock mass between Northwind Glacier and Atka Glacier . [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey . Flight Deck N%C3%A9v%C3%A9 Benson Glacier ( 76°49′S 162°12′E / 76.817°S 162.200°E / -76.817; 162.200 ) is a glacier about 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) long, draining
1804-432: The south the Benson Glacier flows past Mount Morrison, Mount Brøgger and Black Pudding Peak. Benson Glacier saddles with Gran Glacier , a tributary of Mackay Glacier that flows to the south. Benson Glacier continues east past Mount Whitcombe, Mount Perseverance and Mount Arrowsmith to the north, and Red Buttress Peak to the south, to flow into Granite Harbour The small Hunt Glacier , which flows from Mount Forde joins
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1848-434: The southeast side of the Convoy Range. 76°36′S 160°47′E / 76.600°S 160.783°E / -76.600; 160.783 . A broad, partially ice-covered ridge about 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) long between Chattahoochee Glacier and Towle Glacier . 76°41′S 160°45′E / 76.683°S 160.750°E / -76.683; 160.750 . The deep valley formerly occupied by
1892-460: The west side of Evans Piedmont Glacier. Mapped in 1957 by the New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the CTAE, 1956–1958. Named by them for its similarity to the Canterbury, New Zealand, mountain of the same name , and in association with Mount Arrowsmith. 76°48′S 162°12′E / 76.800°S 162.200°E / -76.800; 162.200 . The high peak near the south end of
1936-516: Was named by the party after Noel Benson , formerly professor of geology at the University of Otago, New Zealand, whose publications include a major contribution to the petrology of Victoria Land. The Benson Glacier forms in the northeast end of Alatna Valley in the Convoy Range and flows northeast to the south of Mount Razorback, Dotson Ridge, Flagship Mountain, Mount Davidson (Antarctica) and Mount Nesbelan, which surround Flight Deck Névé. To
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