Hollingsworth Glacier
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Hollingsworth Glacier is a broad glacier
of low gradient, draining the vicinity east of the Ricker Hills
and flowing northeast to enter David Glacier
just east of Trio Nunataks
, in Victoria Land
. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Jerry L. Hollingsworth, meteorologist with the South Pole Station winter party, 1966.
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...
of low gradient, draining the vicinity east of the Ricker Hills
Ricker Hills
Ricker Hills is a group of mainly ice-free hills, about 9 nautical miles long, lying just west of Hollingsworth Glacier in the Prince Albert Mountains, Oates Land. Mapped and named by the Southern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , 1962–63, for J.F. Ricker, a...
and flowing northeast to enter David Glacier
David Glacier
David Glacier is the most imposing outlet glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica, fed by two main flows which drain an area larger than 200,000 square kilometres of the East Antarctic plateau, with an estimated ice discharge rate of 7.8 +/- 0.7 km³/year...
just east of Trio Nunataks
Trio Nunataks
Trio Nunataks is a three large nunataks standing at the south side of David Glacier, just west of the terminus of Hollingsworth Glacier, in Victoria Land. Named by the Southern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , 1962-63....
, in 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...
. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956-62. 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 Jerry L. Hollingsworth, meteorologist with the South Pole Station winter party, 1966.