LaVergne Glacier
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LaVergne Glacier is a tributary glacier
about 7 nautical miles (13 km) long, flowing east along the south slopes of Seabee Heights
to enter Liv Glacier
close southwest of McKinley Nunatak
. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Cornelius B. de LaVergne, Deputy Commander
of Antarctic Support Activity at McMurdo Station
during U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze
, 1961.
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 7 nautical miles (13 km) long, flowing east along the south slopes of Seabee Heights
Seabee Heights
Seabee Heights is a rugged snow-covered heights rising to 3,400 m in the Queen Maud Mountains. The heights are about 15 nautical miles long and 5 nautical miles wide and are bounded by the flow of the DeGanahl, LaVergne and Liv Glaciers. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for the U.S...
to enter Liv Glacier
Liv Glacier
Liv Glacier is a steep valley glacier, long, emerging from the Antarctic Plateau just southeast of Barnum Peak and draining north through the Queen Maud Mountains to enter Ross Ice Shelf between Mayer Crags and Duncan Mountains. Discovered in 1911 by Roald Amundsen, who named it for the daughter...
close southwest of McKinley Nunatak
McKinley Nunatak
McKinley Nunatak is the southernmost of three large nunataks in upper Liv Glacier, about 5 nautical miles north-northeast of Barnum Peak. Named by the Southern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition for Captain Ashley C. McKinley, photographer with R. Admiral Richard E....
. It was named by the 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 Lieutenant Commander Cornelius B. de LaVergne, Deputy Commander
Deputy Commander
Deputy commander was a rank in the London Metropolitan Police which existed between 1946 and 1968.In 1946, the rank of chief constable, which was between superintendent and deputy assistant commissioner, was renamed deputy commander. At the same time, the rank of deputy assistant commissioner was...
of Antarctic Support Activity at McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station is a U.S. Antarctic research center located on the southern tip of Ross Island, which is in the New Zealand-claimed Ross Dependency on the shore of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. It is operated by the United States through the United States Antarctic Program, a branch of the National...
during U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze
Operation Deep Freeze
Operation Deep Freeze is the codename for a series of United States missions to Antarctica, beginning with "Operation Deep Freeze I" in 1955–56, followed by "Operation Deep Freeze II", "Operation Deep Freeze III", and so on...
, 1961.