Flynn Glacier
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Flynn Glacier is a glacier
about 10 nautical miles (18 km) long, draining eastward from Mount Nares in the Churchill Mountains
and entering Starshot Glacier
south of Kelly Plateau
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Commander William F. Flynn (CEC), U.S. Navy, commanding officer Mobile Construction Battalion, Special Detachment Bravo, at McMurdo Sound
, winter 1957.
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...
about 10 nautical miles (18 km) long, draining eastward from Mount Nares in the Churchill Mountains
Churchill Mountains
The Churchill Mountains is a mountain range bordering the western side of the Ross Ice Shelf between Byrd Glacier and Nimrod Glacier in Antarctica...
and entering Starshot Glacier
Starshot Glacier
Starshot Glacier is a glacier 50 nautical miles long, flowing from the polar plateau eastward through the Churchill Mountains, then north along the west side of Surveyors Range, entering the Ross Ice Shelf south of Cape Parr...
south of Kelly Plateau
Kelly Plateau
Kelly Plateau is an ice-covered plateau, about 15 nautical miles long and from 2 to 4 nautical miles wide, located on the east side of the Churchill Mountains between the lower parts of Jorda and Flynn Glaciers. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander George R. Kelly, U.S....
. Named 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) for Commander William F. Flynn (CEC), U.S. Navy, commanding officer Mobile Construction Battalion, Special Detachment Bravo, at McMurdo Sound
McMurdo Sound
The ice-clogged waters of Antarctica's McMurdo Sound extend about 55 km long and wide. The sound opens into the Ross Sea to the north. The Royal Society Range rises from sea level to 13,205 feet on the western shoreline. The nearby McMurdo Ice Shelf scribes McMurdo Sound's southern boundary...
, winter 1957.