Lee Glacier
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Lee Glacier is a glacier
flowing southeast into Jorda Glacier
, Churchill Mountains
. Mount Frost
and Mount Coley
are located at its head. Named in honor of Sandra Lee
, a former New Zealand
Minister of Conservation, for her contribution to environmental protection in Antarctica and its surrounding waters.
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...
flowing southeast into Jorda Glacier
Jorda Glacier
Jorda Glacier is a glacier, about 15 nautical miles long, draining the east slopes of the Churchill Mountains between Mount Coley and Pyramid Mountain and merging with the lower Nursery Glacier just before the latter enters the Ross Ice Shelf. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for...
, Churchill Mountains
Churchill Mountains
The Churchill Mountains is a mountain range bordering the western side of the Ross Ice Shelf between Byrd Glacier and Nimrod Glacier in Antarctica...
. Mount Frost
Mount Frost
Mount Frost is a mountain, 2,350 m, in the Churchill Mountains, standing 4 nautical miles south of Mount Zinkovich, at the south side of the head of Silk Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Colonel Foy B...
and Mount Coley
Mount Coley
Mount Coley is a mountain, high, standing south of Mount Frost, in the Churchill Mountains. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander Vernon J. Coley, commanding officer of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in Antarctica, 1957–58....
are located at its head. Named in honor of Sandra Lee
Sandra Lee-Vercoe
Sandra Rose Te Hakamatua Lee-Vercoe QSO is a former New Zealand politician and diplomat. She served as deputy leader of the Alliance party, and was later High Commissioner to Niue.-Early life:...
, a former New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
Minister of Conservation, for her contribution to environmental protection in Antarctica and its surrounding waters.