Ascent Glacier
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Ascent Glacier is a glacier
, 2 miles (3 km) wide, flowing north to enter Argosy Glacier
in the Miller Range
just east of Milan Ridge
. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(1961–62) who used this glacier to gain access to the central Miller Range.
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
, 2 miles (3 km) wide, flowing north to enter Argosy Glacier
Argosy Glacier
Argosy Glacier is a glacier about long, flowing east through Miller Range to enter Marsh Glacier north of Kreiling Mesa. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition ....
in the Miller Range
Miller Range
The Miller Range is a mountain range extending south from Nimrod Glacier for along the western edge of the Marsh Glacier in Antarctica. Named for J.H. "Bob" Miller, a member of the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition who, with G.W. Marsh, mapped this area....
just east of Milan Ridge
Milan Ridge
Milan Ridge is a mainly ice-free ridge, 5 nautical miles long, bordering the west side of Ascent Glacier in the Miller Range. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Frederick M. Milan, physiologist at Little America V, 1957....
. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier...
(1961–62) who used this glacier to gain access to the central Miller Range.