Le Couteur Glacier
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Le Couteur Glacier is a glacier
, 15 nautical miles (28 km) long, which drains the northwest slopes of Mount Hall
and Mount Daniel
and flows north along the west side of Lillie Range
to the Ross Ice Shelf
. Named by the Southern Party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE) (1963–64) for P. C. Le Couteur, geologist with the New Zealand Federated Mountain Clubs Antarctic Expedition, 1962-63.
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...
, 15 nautical miles (28 km) long, which drains the northwest slopes of Mount Hall
Mount Hall
Mount Hall is a rock peak standing 1.5 nautical miles southwest of Mount Daniel, surmounting the snow-covered, tabular mountain block which forms the south end of Lillie Range, in the foothills of the Prince Olav Mountains. Discovered and photographed by the U.S. Ross Ice Shelf Traverse Party ...
and Mount Daniel
Mount Daniel
Mount Daniel is the highest summit on the Cascade Range crest of Alpine Lakes Wilderness of the central Washington, USA. It is the highest point in King and Kittitas counties. Streams on its eastern slopes form the headwaters of the Cle Elum River.- Geology :...
and flows north along the west side of Lillie Range
Lillie Range
Lillie Range is a range of mountains extending northward from the Prince Olav Mountains to the Ross Ice Shelf. Mounts Hall, Daniel, Krebs and Mason are in the range. Named by the Southern Party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition for A.R. Lillie, professor of geology at the...
to the Ross Ice Shelf
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica . It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than 600 km long, and between 15 and 50 metres high above the water surface...
. Named by the Southern Party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier...
(NZGSAE) (1963–64) for P. C. Le Couteur, geologist with the New Zealand Federated Mountain Clubs Antarctic Expedition, 1962-63.