Assender Glacier
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Assender Glacier is a glacier
flowing west into Spooner Bay
in Enderby Land
, Antarctica. It was plotted from air photos taken from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
aircraft in 1956, and named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for Pilot Officer K. Assender, RAAF, pilot at Mawson Station
in 1959.
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...
flowing west into Spooner Bay
Spooner Bay
Spooner Bay is a 6 mi wide bay on the coast of Enderby Land, lying 12 miles east of Freeth Bay in Alasheyev Bight. Plotted from air photos taken by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions in 1956. First visited by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions under D.F....
in Enderby Land
Enderby Land
Enderby Land is a projecting land mass of Antarctica, extending from Shinnan Glacier at to William Scoresby Bay at .Enderby Land was discovered in February 1831 by John Biscoe in the whaling brig Tula, and named after the Enderby Brothers of London, owners of the Tula, who encouraged their...
, Antarctica. It was plotted from air photos taken from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division .-The ANARE Name:...
aircraft in 1956, and named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for Pilot Officer K. Assender, RAAF, pilot at Mawson Station
Mawson Station
Mawson Station is one of three permanent Australian bases in the Australian Antarctic Territory of East Antarctica. Named after Antarctic explorer Sir Douglas Mawson, the base is managed by the Australian Antarctic Division...
in 1959.