Moody Glacier
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Moody Glacier is a glacier
between Martin Ridge
and Adams Mountains
in the Queen Alexandra Range
, draining south into Berwick Glacier
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Construction Electrician P.R. Moody, U.S. Navy, at McMurdo Station
, winter 1963.
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...
between Martin Ridge
Martin Ridge
Martin Ridge is a broad ice-covered ridge bordering the west side of upper Moody Glacier in Queen Alexandra Range. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Maj. Wilbur E. Martin, USA, in charge of trail operations during U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze, 1963....
and Adams Mountains
Adams Mountains
The Adams Mountains are a small but well defined group of mountains in Queen Alexandra Range, bounded by the Beardmore, Berwick, Moody and Bingley Glaciers. Discovered by British Antarctic Expedition and named Adams Mountains for Lieutenant Jameson B. Adams, second in command of the expedition...
in the Queen Alexandra Range
Queen Alexandra Range
The Queen Alexandra Range is a major mountain range in East Antarctica, about 160 km long, bordering the entire western side of Beardmore Glacier from the Polar Plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf. Alternate names for this range include Alexandra Mountains, Alexandra Range and Königin Alexandra...
, draining south into Berwick Glacier
Berwick Glacier
Berwick Glacier is a tributary glacier, long, flowing southeast between the Marshall Mountains and the Adams Mountains to enter Beardmore Glacier at Willey Point. It was named by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09, after HMS Berwick, a vessel on which Lieutenant Jameson B. Adams of the...
. Named by 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 Construction Electrician P.R. Moody, U.S. Navy, 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...
, winter 1963.