Murray Glacier
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Murray Glacier is a valley
glacier
, 37 km (23 mi) long, draining seaward along the east side of Geikie Ridge
in the Admiralty Mountains
. Its terminus coalesces with that of Dugdale Glacier
where both glaciers discharge into Robertson Bay
along the north coast of Victoria Land
. First charted by the British Antarctic Expedition 1898-1900
, under Carsten Borchgrevink, who named this feature for Sir John Murray
of the Challenger Expedition
, 1872-76.
Valley
In geology, a valley or dale is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge.The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys...
glacier
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...
, 37 km (23 mi) long, draining seaward along the east side of Geikie Ridge
Geikie Ridge
Geikie Ridge is a massive mountain ridge, 20 nautical miles long and 6 nautical miles wide, forming the divide between Dugdale Glacier and Murray Glacier in the Admiralty Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica...
in the Admiralty Mountains
Admiralty Mountains
The Admiralty Mountains is a large group of high mountains and individually-named ranges and ridges in northeastern Victoria Land of Antarctica...
. Its terminus coalesces with that of Dugdale Glacier
Dugdale Glacier
Dugdale Glacier is a glacier about 46 km long, draining northeast from the Admiralty Mountains into Robertson Bay on the north coast of Victoria Land. It flows along the west side of Geikie Ridge before coalescing with Murray Glacier just west of Duke of York Island...
where both glaciers discharge into Robertson Bay
Robertson Bay
Robertson Bay is a large, roughly triangular bay that indents the north coast of Victoria Land between Cape Barrow and Cape Adare. Discovered in 1841 by Captain James Clark Ross, Royal Navy, who named it for Dr. John Robertson, Surgeon on the HMS Terror....
along the north coast 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...
. First charted by the British Antarctic Expedition 1898-1900
Southern Cross Expedition
The Southern Cross Expedition, officially known as the British Antarctic Expedition 1898–1900, was the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, and the forerunner of the more celebrated journeys of Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton...
, under Carsten Borchgrevink, who named this feature for Sir John Murray
John Murray (oceanographer)
Sir John Murray KCB FRS FRSE FRSGS was a pioneering Scottish oceanographer, marine biologist and limnologist.-Early life:...
of the Challenger Expedition
Challenger expedition
The Challenger expedition of 1872–76 was a scientific exercise that made many discoveries to lay the foundation of oceanography. The expedition was named after the mother vessel, HMS Challenger....
, 1872-76.