Nash Range
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Nash Range is a mainly ice-covered coastal range, 40 nautical miles (70 km) long, bordering the west side of the Ross Ice Shelf
between Dickey
and Nimrod Glacier
s. Named by the Ross Sea Committee for Walter Nash
who, as Leader of the Opposition and later as Prime Minister
of New Zealand
, gave strong support to New Zealand participation in the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
, 1956-58.
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica . It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than 600 km long, and between 15 and 50 metres high above the water surface...
between Dickey
Dickey Glacier
Dickey Glacier is a glacier 12 nautical miles long, flowing north along the east side of the Surveyors Range to enter Beaumont Bay, Ross Ice Shelf. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Captain Willie M. Dickey, U.S. Navy, commander, Naval Support Units, Antarctica, at Little...
and Nimrod Glacier
Nimrod Glacier
The Nimrod Glacier is a major glacier about 135 km long, flowing from the polar plateau in a northerly direction through the Transantarctic Mountains between the Geologists and Miller Ranges, then northeasterly between the Churchill Mountains and Queen Elizabeth Range, and finally spilling...
s. Named by the Ross Sea Committee for Walter Nash
Walter Nash
Sir Walter Nash, GCMG, CH served as the 27th Prime Minister of New Zealand in the Second Labour Government from 1957 to 1960, and was also highly influential in his role as Minister of Finance...
who, as Leader of the Opposition and later as Prime Minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
of 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...
, gave strong support to New Zealand participation in the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
The 1955–58 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition was a Commonwealth-sponsored expedition that successfully completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica, via the South Pole...
, 1956-58.