New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
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The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions
were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency
and named the Borchgrevink Glacier
. The following year's expedition named the Mountaineer Range
.
Additional journeys were undertaken throughout the 1960s, and one in 1969-70 visited the Scott Glacier
and named Marble Peak
and Surprise Spur
.
Exploration
Exploration is the act of searching or traveling around a terrain for the purpose of discovery of resources or information. Exploration occurs in all non-sessile animal species, including humans...
were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency
Ross Dependency
The Ross Dependency is a region of Antarctica defined by a sector originating at the South Pole, passing along longitudes 160° east to 150° west, and terminating at latitude 60° south...
and named the Borchgrevink Glacier
Borchgrevink Glacier
Borchgrevink Glacier is a large glacier in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land, draining south between Malta Plateau and Daniell Peninsula, and thence projecting into Glacier Strait, Ross Sea, as a floating glacier tongue. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition,...
. The following year's expedition named the Mountaineer Range
Mountaineer Range
Mountaineer Range is the range of mountains lying between the Mariner and Aviator Glaciers in Victoria Land, Antarctica. The seaward parts of the range were first viewed by Ross in 1841, and subsequently by several British and later American expeditions. The precise mapping of its overall features...
.
Additional journeys were undertaken throughout the 1960s, and one in 1969-70 visited the Scott Glacier
Scott Glacier (Transantarctic Mountains)
The Scott Glacier is a major glacier, 120 miles long, that drains the East Antarctic Ice Sheet through the Queen Maud Mountains to the Ross Ice Shelf...
and named Marble Peak
Marble Peak (Antarctica)
Marble Peak is a coastal peak, the twin of O'Brien Peak 2 nautical miles to the southeast and almost the same height, overlooking the head of Ross Ice Shelf about midway between Amundsen and Scott Glaciers....
and Surprise Spur
Surprise Spur
Surprise Spur is a prominent spur, the northernmost of three spurs on the southwest side of Ackerman Ridge in the La Gorce Mountains of Antarctica. First mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64...
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