Hargreaves Glacier
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Hargreaves Glacier is a glacier
2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Mount Caroline Mikkelsen
on Ingrid Christensen Coast
. It drains into the central part of the head of Sandefjord Ice Bay
. Delineated in 1952 by John H. Roscoe from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Named by Roscoe for R.B. Hargreaves, aerial photographer on Operation Highjump
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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...
2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Mount Caroline Mikkelsen
Mount Caroline Mikkelsen
Mount Caroline Mikkelsen is a small coastal mountain of between Hargreaves Glacier and Polar Times Glacier on Ingrid Christensen Coast. The mountain overlooks the southern extremity of Prydz Bay, north-northwest of Svarthausen Nunatak, and is the highest summit in the vicinity...
on Ingrid Christensen Coast
Ingrid Christensen Coast
Ingrid Christensen Coast is that portion of the coast of Antarctica lying between Jennings Promontory, in 72° 33' E, and the western end of the West Ice Shelf in 81° 24' E. It is located in the western half of Princess Elizabeth Land, just east of Amery Ice Shelf. The coast was discovered and a...
. It drains into the central part of the head of Sandefjord Ice Bay
Sandefjord Ice Bay
Sandefjord Ice Bay is a bay about 25 nautical miles wide which forms the head of Prydz Bay. The feature is bounded on the west by Amery Ice Shelf, on the east by Publications Ice Shelf, and on the south by the mainland. Discovered in February 1935 by Captain Klarius Mikkelsen in the Norwegian...
. Delineated in 1952 by John H. Roscoe from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Named by Roscoe for R.B. Hargreaves, aerial photographer on Operation Highjump
Operation Highjump
Operation Highjump , officially titled The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 1946-1947, was a United States Navy operation organized by RADM Richard E. Byrd Jr. USN, , Officer in Charge, Task Force 68, and led by RADM Richard H. Cruzen, USN, Commanding Officer, Task Force 68....
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