Hull Glacier
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Hull Glacier is a glacier
, about 35 nautical miles (60 km) long, flowing northwest between Mount Giles
and Mount Gray
into Hull Bay
, in Marie Byrd Land
. Discovered by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939–41) and named for Secretary of State Cordell Hull.
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 35 nautical miles (60 km) long, flowing northwest between Mount Giles
Mount Giles (Antarctica)
Mount Giles is a mainly snow-covered mountain located 5 nautical miles south-southeast of Lynch Point on the coast of Marie Byrd Land...
and Mount Gray
Mount Gray
Mount Gray is a rounded, ice-worn mountain on the southwest part of McDonald Heights in coastal Marie Byrd Land. It stands on the east side of Hull Glacier, 2 nautical miles north of Oehlenschlager Bluff...
into Hull Bay
Hull Bay
Hull Bay is an ice-filled bay, about 25 nautical miles wide, fed by Hull Glacier, which descends into it between Lynch Point and Cape Burks, on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Discovered by the United States Antarctic Service , 1939-41. The bay derives its name from Hull Glacier, which is named for...
, in Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land is the portion of West Antarctica lying east of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and south of the Pacific Ocean, extending eastward approximately to a line between the head of the Ross Ice Shelf and Eights Coast. It stretches between 158°W and 103°24'W...
. Discovered by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939–41) and named for Secretary of State Cordell Hull.