Goodale Glacier
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Goodale Glacier is a glacier
which flows north from Mount Goodale
and Mount Armstrong
along the west side of Medina Peaks
, in the foothills of the Queen Maud Mountains
. First seen and mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) in association with Mount Goodale.
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 flows north from Mount Goodale
Mount Goodale
Mount Goodale is a mountain with double summits, 2,420 m and 2,570 m, standing 6 nautical miles southeast of Mount Thorne in the Hays Mountains of the Queen Maud Mountains. Discovered in December 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Laurence Gould, and named by Byrd after...
and Mount Armstrong
Mount Armstrong
Mount Armstrong is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1918 after Armstrong, John Douglas.-See also:*List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border*Mountains of Alberta...
along the west side of Medina Peaks
Medina Peaks
Medina Peaks are rugged, mainly ice-free, peaks surmounting a ridge 15 nautical miles long, extending north along the east side of Goodale Glacier to the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. Portions of the peaks were first seen and roughly mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30...
, in the foothills of the Queen Maud Mountains
Queen Maud Mountains
The Queen Maud Mountains are a major group of mountains, ranges and subordinate features of the Transantarctic Mountains, lying between the Beardmore and Reedy Glaciers and including the area from the head of the Ross Ice Shelf to the polar plateau in Antarctica...
. First seen and mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30. 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) in association with Mount Goodale.