Clarke Glacier (Marie Byrd Land)
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Clarke Glacier is a 8 mile long glacier that drains from Coulter Heights
to Hull Bay
. It was named in 2003 by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN).
It was named after Theodore S. Clarke, a University of Wisconsin–Madison
geophysicist
whose research in the 1990s focused on theoretical and field analysis of the ice stream area of West Antarctica.
Coulter Heights
Coulter Heights are snow-covered heights that rise between Strauss Glacier and Frostman Glacier near the coast of Marie Byrd Land. The rock outcrops of Kuberry Rocks, Matikonis Peak and Lambert Nunatak protrude above the snow surface of the heights. The feature was mapped by the United States...
to Hull Bay
Hull Bay
Hull Bay is an ice-filled bay, about 25 nautical miles wide, fed by Hull Glacier, which descends into it between Lynch Point and Cape Burks, on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Discovered by the United States Antarctic Service , 1939-41. The bay derives its name from Hull Glacier, which is named for...
. It was named in 2003 by 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...
(US-ACAN).
It was named after Theodore S. Clarke, a University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
geophysicist
Geophysics
Geophysics is the physics of the Earth and its environment in space; also the study of the Earth using quantitative physical methods. The term geophysics sometimes refers only to the geological applications: Earth's shape; its gravitational and magnetic fields; its internal structure and...
whose research in the 1990s focused on theoretical and field analysis of the ice stream area of West Antarctica.
See also
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Geography of AntarcticaGeography of AntarcticaThe geography of Antarctica is dominated by its south polar location and, thus, by ice. The Antarctic continent, located in the Earth's southern hemisphere, is centered asymmetrically around the South Pole and largely south of the Antarctic Circle...
- Geology of AntarcticaGeology of Antarctica-Geological history and paleontology:More than 170 million years ago, Antarctica was part of the supercontinent Gondwana. Over time Gondwana broke apart and Antarctica as we know it today was formed around 25 million years ago.-Paleozoic era :...