Starshot Glacier ( 81°20′S 160°20′E / 81.333°S 160.333°E / -81.333; 160.333 ) is a glacier 50 nautical miles (90 km) long that flows through the Churchill Mountains to enter the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
11-772: The Starshot Glacier flows from the polar plateau eastward through the Churchill Mountains , then north along the west side of Surveyors Range , entering the Ross Ice Shelf south of Cape Parr . It merges with the Nursery Glacier , coming from the north, at its mouth on the Ross Ice Shelf. So named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1960–61) because the area
22-472: A United States Geological Survey topographic engineer with the Topo North - Topo South survey expedition in these mountains, 1961–62. 81°46′S 157°14′E / 81.767°S 157.233°E / -81.767; 157.233 . A line of icefalls at the south margin of Chapman Snowfield. The icefalls extend southwest from Mount Massam to Vance Bluff , and were named in honor of A. W. Black ,
33-537: A member of the 1959 Cape Hallett winter-over team, working as a technician on the geomagnetic project. 81°47′S 159°10′E / 81.783°S 159.167°E / -81.783; 159.167 A small tributary glacier flowing E from the Churchill Mountains between Mount Lindley and Mount Hoskins to enter Starshot Glacier. Named by the Holyoake, Cobham, and Queen Elizabeth Ranges Party of
44-539: The Churchill Mountains and entering Starshot Glacier south of Kelly Plateau . Named by US-ACAN for Cdr. William F. Flynn (CEC), USN, commanding officer Mobile Construction Battalion, Special Detachment Bravo, at McMurdo Sound, winter 1957. 82°01′S 159°50′E / 82.017°S 159.833°E / -82.017; 159.833 A snowfield feeding the central portion of the Starshot Glacier, separating Surveyors Range and Holyoake Range . Seen by
55-725: The Holyoake, Cobham and Queen Elizabeth Ranges party of the NZGSAE (1964-65) and named for G. Mansergh, geologist with the party. 81°57′S 159°23′E / 81.950°S 159.383°E / -81.950; 159.383 . A glacier 10 nautical miles (18 km) long which drains the northeast slopes of Hunt Mountain . It flows north along the west side of Stark Ridge to enter Starshot Glacier south of Mount Hoskins . Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Gulamabas G. Sivjee, United States Antarctic Program (USAP) principal investigator for spectroscopic and interferometric studies of airglow and auroral processes in
66-637: The NZGSAE (1964-65) for B. Ahem, a member of the party. 81°37′S 159°18′E / 81.617°S 159.300°E / -81.617; 159.300 . A glacier about 12 miles (19 km) long in the Churchill Mountains, flowing east along the north side of Swithinbank Range to enter Starshot Glacier. Named by US-ACAN for Cdr. Edward W. Donnally, USN, officer in charge of Naval support personnel at McMurdo Station, winter 1962. 81°31′S 159°21′E / 81.517°S 159.350°E / -81.517; 159.350 . A glacier about 10 miles (16 km) long, draining eastward from Mount Nares in
77-655: The United States US-ACAN for Sir Winston Churchill . Download coordinates as: The Churchill mountains extend from the Byrd Glacier south to the Nimrod Glacier . The Antarctic Plateau is to their west, with various groups of nunataks , and the Ross Ice Shelf is to their east. The higher mountains and peaks include: Sub−ranges of the Churchill Mountains include: Surveyors Range Too Many Requests If you report this error to
88-551: The range's highest summits , including Mount Egerton , Mount Field , Mount Nares , Mount Wharton , and Mount Albert Markham were first seen and named by the British National Antarctic Expedition of 1901–1904 under Robert Falcon Scott . The mountains were mapped in detail by the USGS from tellurometer surveys during 1960–61, and by United States Navy air photos in 1960. They were named by
99-542: The upper atmosphere above the geographic South Pole , 1991–2001. Churchill Mountains The Churchill Mountains is a major range of mountains and associated elevations bordering the western side of the Ross Ice Shelf , between Byrd Glacier and Nimrod Glacier . They are south of the Britannia Range and north of the Geologists Range , Miller Range and Queen Elizabeth Range . Several of
110-595: The west by the Wallabies Nunataks and the All-Blacks Nunataks . 81°51′00″S 157°48′00″E / 81.85000°S 157.80000°E / -81.85000; 157.80000 . A line of icefalls nearly 200 metres (660 ft) high at the southern margin of Chapman Snowfield. The icefalls extend southwest for 12 nautical miles (22 km) from Mount Massam , ending near the head of Starshot Glacier. They were named after Ezekiel R. Soza,
121-409: Was surveyed with the use of star observations. 81°30′S 157°20′E / 81.500°S 157.333°E / -81.500; 157.333 . A large snowfield lying west of the central ridge in the Churchill Mountains . It is bounded to the north by Elder Peak and the massif surmounted by Mount Wharton , to the south by Soza Icefalls, Black Icefalls and the head of Starshot Glacier, and to
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