Denton Glacier
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Denton Glacier is a small hanging glacier
which drains the northwest slopes of Mount Newall
and terminates on the south wall of Wright Valley
, Victoria Land
. Named by U.S. geologist Robert Nichols
for George Denton, geological assistant to Nichols at nearby Marble Point
in the 1958-59 field season.
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...
which drains the northwest slopes of Mount Newall
Mount Newall
Mount Newall is a peak, 1,920 m, the northeast extremity of Asgard Range, in Victoria Land. Discovered by the Discovery expedition and named for one of the men who helped raise funds to send a relief ship for the expedition....
and terminates on the south wall of Wright Valley
Wright Valley
The Wright Valley is the central one of the three large Dry Valleys in the Transantarctic Mountains, located west of McMurdo Sound at approximately . Wright Valley contains the Onyx River, the largest river in Antarctica, Lake Brownworth, the origin of Onyx River, and Lake Vanda, which is fed by...
, 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...
. Named by U.S. geologist Robert Nichols
Robert Nichols
Robert Malise Bowyer Nichols was an English writer, known as a war poet of World War I, and a playwright....
for George Denton, geological assistant to Nichols at nearby Marble Point
Marble Point
Marble Point, Antarctica, is a rocky promontory on the coast of Victoria Land located at 77° 26' S latitude and 163° 50' E longitude. The United States operates a station at the point. The outpost is used as a helicopter refueling station supporting scientific research in the nearby continental...
in the 1958-59 field season.