Harbord Glacier
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Harbord Glacier is a glacier
flowing along the south side of Mount George Murray
. It enters the Ross Sea
south of Whitmer Peninsula
where it forms Harbord Glacier Tongue
. The name derives from the glacier tongue, which was named by Ernest Shackleton
for A.E. Harbord, second officer of the Nimrod during the last year of the British Antarctic Expedition
, 1907-09.
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 along the south side of Mount George Murray
Mount George Murray
Mount George Murray is a flat-topped, mainly ice-covered mountain rising between the heads of Davis and Harbord Glaciers in the Prince Albert Mountains, Victoria Land. Discovered by the Discovery expedition, 1901–04, which named it for George R.M. Murray of the British Museum staff director of the...
. It enters the Ross Sea
Ross Sea
The Ross Sea is a deep bay of the Southern Ocean in Antarctica between Victoria Land and Marie Byrd Land.-Description:The Ross Sea was discovered by James Ross in 1841. In the west of the Ross Sea is Ross Island with the Mt. Erebus volcano, in the east Roosevelt Island. The southern part is covered...
south of Whitmer Peninsula
Whitmer Peninsula
Whitmer Peninsula is a broad ice-capped peninsula, about 7 nautical miles long and wide, between Cheetham Ice Tongue and Harbord Glacier Tongue on the coast of Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1957-62. Named by Advisory...
where it forms Harbord Glacier Tongue
Harbord Glacier Tongue
Harbord Glacier Tongue is a glacier tongue forming the seaward extension of Harbord Glacier on the coast of Victoria Land. First charted by the British Antarctic Expedition under Shackleton, 1907–09, at which time it extended about 5 nautical miles into the Ross Sea. Named by Shackleton for A.E....
. The name derives from the glacier tongue, which was named by Ernest Shackleton
Ernest Shackleton
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, CVO, OBE was a notable explorer from County Kildare, Ireland, who was one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration...
for A.E. Harbord, second officer of the Nimrod during the last year of the British Antarctic Expedition
Nimrod Expedition
The British Antarctic Expedition 1907–09, otherwise known as the Nimrod Expedition, was the first of three expeditions to the Antarctic led by Ernest Shackleton. Its main target, among a range of geographical and scientific objectives, was to be first to the South Pole...
, 1907-09.