Beaver Glacier (Ross Ice Shelf)
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Beaver Glacier is a glacier
, 15 miles (24.1 km) long, draining the coastal mountains of the Queen Alexandra Range
just northwest of Mount Fox and entering the Ross Ice Shelf
at McCann Point
. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(1959–60) after the Beaver aircraft
City of Auckland, which crashed in this area in January 1960.
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...
, 15 miles (24.1 km) long, draining the coastal mountains of the Queen Alexandra Range
Queen Alexandra Range
The Queen Alexandra Range is a major mountain range in East Antarctica, about 160 km long, bordering the entire western side of Beardmore Glacier from the Polar Plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf. Alternate names for this range include Alexandra Mountains, Alexandra Range and Königin Alexandra...
just northwest of Mount Fox and entering the Ross Ice Shelf
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica . It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than 600 km long, and between 15 and 50 metres high above the water surface...
at McCann Point
McCann Point
McCann Point is a point marking the east side of the mouth of Beaver Glacier, where the latter enters Ross Ice Shelf. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for K.A. McCann, Master of the USNS Pvt. Joseph F. Merrell during U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze 1965....
. 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...
(1959–60) after the Beaver aircraft
De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
The de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is a single-engined, high-wing, propeller-driven, STOL aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada, primarily known as a bush plane. It is used for cargo and passenger hauling, aerial application , and has been widely adopted by armed forces as a utility aircraft...
City of Auckland, which crashed in this area in January 1960.