Clayton Glacier
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Clayton Glacier is a small glacier
flowing north along Murphy Wall
into Sunset Fjord
, Bay of Isles
, South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
for Roger A.S. Clayton, British Antarctic Survey
geologist who worked in the area, 1972–74.
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 north along Murphy Wall
Murphy Wall
Murphy Wall is a series of north-south trending peaks, the highest 905 m, resembling a wall along the west side of Grace Glacier on the north side of South Georgia...
into Sunset Fjord
Sunset Fjord
Sunset Fjord is a bay one mile wide in the southwest corner of the Bay of Isles, South Georgia. Charted in 1912-13 by Robert Cushman Murphy, American naturalist aboard the brig Daisy, and so named by him because from his anchorage in the Bay of Isles the sun appeared to set directly behind this...
, Bay of Isles
Bay of Isles
The Bay of Isles is a bay wide and receding , lying between Cape Buller and Cape Wilson along the north coast of South Georgia. It was discovered in 1775 by a British expedition under James Cook and so named by him because numerous islands lie in the bay, many of which are named after local birds...
, South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory and the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands...
for Roger A.S. Clayton, British Antarctic Survey
British Antarctic Survey
The British Antarctic Survey is the United Kingdom's national Antarctic operation and has an active role in Antarctic affairs. BAS is part of the Natural Environment Research Council and has over 400 staff. It operates five research stations, two ships and five aircraft in and around Antarctica....
geologist who worked in the area, 1972–74.