Burnette Glacier
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Burnette Glacier is a steep glacier
in the Admiralty Mountains
, flowing southeast between Honeycomb Ridge
and Quartermain Point
into Moubray Bay
. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey
from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–62, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
for Airman 2nd Class Robert L. Burnette, United States Air Force
, who perished in a crash of a C-124 Globemaster in this vicinity in 1958.
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...
in the Admiralty Mountains
Admiralty Mountains
The Admiralty Mountains is a large group of high mountains and individually-named ranges and ridges in northeastern Victoria Land of Antarctica...
, flowing southeast between Honeycomb Ridge
Honeycomb Ridge
Honeycomb Ridge is a ridge which extends north from the mouth of Ironside Glacier on the west side of Moubray Bay. So named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , 1957–58, because it consists mainly of a granitic rock which in many places is honeycombed on exposed surfaces by...
and Quartermain Point
Quartermain Point
Quartermain Point is a prominent point in the north part of Moubray Bay between Helm Point and Cape Roget. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , 1957–58, for L.B. Quartermain, president, New Zealand Antarctic Society, who took a close interest in the work of the...
into Moubray Bay
Moubray Bay
Moubray Bay is a bay in western Ross Sea, indenting the coast of Victoria Land between Cape Roget and Hallett. Discovered in 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross and named by him for George H. Moubray, clerk in charge of the expedition ship Terror....
. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–62, and 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...
for Airman 2nd Class Robert L. Burnette, United States Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
, who perished in a crash of a C-124 Globemaster in this vicinity in 1958.