Neny Glacier
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Neny Glacier is a glacier
flowing northwest into the north part of Neny Fjord
on the west side of Antarctic Peninsula
. This feature together with Gibbs Glacier
, which flows southeast, occupy a transverse depression between Neny Fjord and Mercator Ice Piedmont
on the east side of Antarctic Peninsula. The name Neny Glacier, derived from association with Neny Fjord, was first used by the U.S. Antarctic Service, 1939–41, whose members used the glacier as a sledging route.
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...
flowing northwest into the north part of Neny Fjord
Neny Fjord
Neny Fjord is a fjord which is 10 miles long in an east-west direction and 5 miles wide, between Red Rock Ridge and Roman Four Promontory on the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica.-History:...
on the west side of Antarctic Peninsula
Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica. It extends from a line between Cape Adams and a point on the mainland south of Eklund Islands....
. This feature together with Gibbs Glacier
Gibbs Glacier
Gibbs Glacier is a glacier, 15 nautical miles long, flowing southeast into the north part of Mercator Ice Piedmont on the east side of Antarctic Peninsula. This feature together with Neny Glacier, which flows northwest, occupy a transverse depression between Mercator Ice Piedmont and Neny Fjord...
, which flows southeast, occupy a transverse depression between Neny Fjord and Mercator Ice Piedmont
Mercator Ice Piedmont
Mercator Ice Piedmont is a gently-sloping ice piedmont at the head of Mobiloil Inlet, formed by the confluence of the Gibbs, Lammers, Cole and Weyerhaeuser Glaciers in eastern Graham Land. The feature was first photographed from the air by Lincoln Ellsworth in November 1935, and was plotted from...
on the east side of Antarctic Peninsula. The name Neny Glacier, derived from association with Neny Fjord, was first used by the U.S. Antarctic Service, 1939–41, whose members used the glacier as a sledging route.