McClary Glacier
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McClary Glacier is a glacier
10 nautical miles (18 km) long and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) wide on the west coast of Graham Land
. It flows southwest along the north side of Butson Ridge
into Marguerite Bay
between Cape Calmette
and Debenham Islands
. First roughly surveyed by British Graham Land Expedition
(BGLE), 1936–37, and resurveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), 1946-50. This application by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) is for George B. McClary, father of Nelson McClary, mate on the Port of Beaumont during the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
(RARE), 1947-48.
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...
10 nautical miles (18 km) long and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) wide on the west coast of Graham Land
Graham Land
Graham Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in...
. It flows southwest along the north side of Butson Ridge
Butson Ridge
Butson Ridge is a rocky ridge with a number of ice-covered summits, the highest at , forming the north wall of Northeast Glacier on the west coast of Graham Land. It was first surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition under Rymill. It was resurveyed in 1946–48 by the Falkland Islands...
into Marguerite Bay
Marguerite Bay
Marguerite Bay or Margaret Bay is an extensive bay on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula, which is bounded on the north by Adelaide Island and on the south by Wordie Ice Shelf, George VI Sound and Alexander Island. The mainland coast on the Antarctic Peninsula is Fallières Coast. Islands...
between Cape Calmette
Cape Calmette
Cape Calmette is a cape marking the western extremity of a rocky peninsula which rises more than and projects from the west coast of Graham Land for to form the southern shore of Calmette Bay...
and Debenham Islands
Debenham Islands
The Debenham Islands are a group of islands and rocks lying between Millerand Island and the west coast of Graham Land. The Debenham Islands are located at...
. First roughly surveyed by British Graham Land Expedition
British Graham Land Expedition
A British expedition to Graham Land led by John Lachlan Cope took place between 1920 and 1922. The British Graham Land Expedition was a geophysical and exploration expedition to Graham Land in Antarctica between 1934 to 1937. Under the leadership of John Riddoch Rymill, the expedition spent two...
(BGLE), 1936–37, and resurveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), 1946-50. This application by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) is for George B. McClary, father of Nelson McClary, mate on the Port of Beaumont during the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
The Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition was an expedition from 1947-1948 which researched the area surrounding the head of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica.-Background:...
(RARE), 1947-48.