Debenham Glacier
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Debenham Glacier is a glacier
flowing into the northern part of Wilson Piedmont Glacier
on the coast of Victoria Land
. First mapped by the Discovery expedition (1901–04). It was named by the British Antarctic Expedition (1910–13) for Frank Debenham
, geologist with the expedition and Director of the Scott Polar Research Institute
, 1925-48.
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 into the northern part of Wilson Piedmont Glacier
Wilson Piedmont Glacier
Wilson Piedmont Glacier is a large piedmont glacier extending from Granite Harbour to Marble Point on the coast of Victoria Land. Discovered by the Discovery expedition, 1901-04. The British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, named the feature for Dr. Edward A. Wilson, surgeon and artist with Scott's...
on the coast of Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
. First mapped by the Discovery expedition (1901–04). It was named by the British Antarctic Expedition (1910–13) for Frank Debenham
Frank Debenham
Frank Debenham, OBE was Emeritus Professor of Geography at the Cambridge University and first director of the Scott Polar Research Institute.-Biography:...
, geologist with the expedition and Director of the Scott Polar Research Institute
Scott Polar Research Institute
The Scott Polar Research Institute is a centre for research into the polar regions and glaciology worldwide. It is a sub-department of the Department of Geography in the University of Cambridge, located on Lensfield Road in the south of Cambridge ....
, 1925-48.