Lensen Glacier
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Lensen Glacier is a tributary glacier
that flows northeast to enter Pearl Harbor Glacier
just east of Mount Pearson
, in the Victory Mountains
of Victoria Land
. Named by NZFMCAE, 1962–63, for G.J. Lensen, a member of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE), 1957–58, that worked in the Tucker Glacier
area.
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...
that flows northeast to enter Pearl Harbor Glacier
Pearl Harbor Glacier
Pearl Harbor Glacier is a major tributary glacier flowing generally east from the Victory Mountains and entering the southwest side of Tucker Glacier 17 nautical miles northwest of Bypass Hill. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition 1957-58, to commemorate the heroism of...
just east of Mount Pearson
Mount Pearson
Mount Pearson is a prominent snow peak situated at the west side of the mouth of Lensen Glacier where the latter joins Pearl Harbor Glacier, in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land. Named by the northern party of NZFMCAE, 1962–63, for F.H. Pearson, surveyor with the party....
, in the Victory Mountains
Victory Mountains
The Victory Mountains is a major group of mountains in Victoria Land, Antarctica, about long and wide, which is bounded primarily by Mariner and Tucker glaciers and the Ross Sea...
of 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...
. Named by NZFMCAE, 1962–63, for G.J. Lensen, a member of the 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), 1957–58, that worked in the Tucker Glacier
Tucker Glacier
Tucker Glacier is a major valley glacier of Victoria Land, about 144 km long, flowing southeast between Admiralty Mountains and Victory Mountains to the Ross Sea...
area.