Ashworth Glacier
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Ashworth Glacier is an Antarctic
glacier
with sharply delineated sides, flowing west from Supporters Range
into Mill Glacier
, 3 miles (5 km) north of Mount Iveagh
. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
in 2007, after Allan C. Ashworth, Professor of Paleontology
and Stratigraphy
at North Dakota State University
. He discovered the only yet known fly and beetle fossils in Antarctica in the nearby Dominion Range
.
Antarctic
The Antarctic is the region around the Earth's South Pole, opposite the Arctic region around the North Pole. The Antarctic comprises the continent of Antarctica and the ice shelves, waters and island territories in the Southern Ocean situated south of the Antarctic Convergence...
glacier
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...
with sharply delineated sides, flowing west from Supporters Range
Supporters Range
The Supporters Range is a rugged range of mountains in Antarctica, 40 km long, bordering the eastern side of Mill Glacier, from Keltie Glacier in the north to Mill Stream Glacier in the south....
into Mill Glacier
Mill Glacier
Mill Glacier is a tributary glacier, 16 km wide, flowing northwest between the Dominion Range and the Supporters Range into Beardmore Glacier. Discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition and named for Hugh Robert Mill, British geographer and Antarctic historian.-See also:* List of glaciers in...
, 3 miles (5 km) north of Mount Iveagh
Mount Iveagh
Mount Iveagh is a broad mountain in the Supporters Range, overlooking the east side of Mill Glacier 5 miles northwest of Mount White...
. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
in 2007, after Allan C. Ashworth, Professor of Paleontology
Paleontology
Paleontology "old, ancient", ὄν, ὀντ- "being, creature", and λόγος "speech, thought") is the study of prehistoric life. It includes the study of fossils to determine organisms' evolution and interactions with each other and their environments...
and Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy, a branch of geology, studies rock layers and layering . It is primarily used in the study of sedimentary and layered volcanic rocks....
at North Dakota State University
North Dakota State University
North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, more commonly known as North Dakota State University , is a public university in Fargo, North Dakota. NDSU has about 14,000 students and it is the largest university in North Dakota based on full time students and land size...
. He discovered the only yet known fly and beetle fossils in Antarctica in the nearby Dominion Range
Dominion Range
The Dominion Range is a broad mountain range, about long, forming a prominent salient at the juncture of the Beardmore and Mill glaciers in Antarctica. The range is part of the Queen Maud Mountains...
.