Priestley Glacier
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The Priestley Glacier is a major valley glacier
, about 96 km (60 mi) long, originating at the edge of the polar plateau of Victoria Land
. The glacier drains southeast between the Deep Freeze
and Eisenhower
ranges to enter the northern end of the Nansen Ice Sheet
.
First explored by the Northern Party of the British Antarctic Expedition
, 1910–13, and named for Raymond E. Priestley, geologist
with the Northern Party.
Priestley Neve (73°35′S 160°20′E) is the névé
at the head of Priestley Glacier in Victoria Land
. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee
(NZ-APC) in about 1966 in association with Priestley 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...
, about 96 km (60 mi) long, originating at the edge of the polar plateau 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...
. The glacier drains southeast between the Deep Freeze
Deep Freeze Range
The Deep Freeze Range is a rugged mountain range, over long and about wide, rising between Priestley and Campbell glaciers in Victoria Land, Antarctica, and extending from the edge of the polar plateau to Terra Nova Bay...
and Eisenhower
Eisenhower Range
The Eisenhower Range is a mountain range, about 72 km long and rising to 3,070 m , which rises between Reeves Névé on the west, Reeves Glacier on the south, and Priestley Glacier on the north and east, in Victoria Land, Antarctica...
ranges to enter the northern end of the Nansen Ice Sheet
Nansen Ice Sheet
Nansen Ice Sheet , or Nansen Ice Shelf, is a 30-mile long by 10 mile wide ice shelf. It is nourished by the Priestley and Reeves Glaciers and abutting the north side of the Drygalski Ice Tongue, along the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica...
.
First explored by the Northern Party of the British Antarctic Expedition
Terra Nova Expedition
The Terra Nova Expedition , officially the British Antarctic Expedition 1910, was led by Robert Falcon Scott with the objective of being the first to reach the geographical South Pole. Scott and four companions attained the pole on 17 January 1912, to find that a Norwegian team led by Roald...
, 1910–13, and named for Raymond E. Priestley, geologist
Geologist
A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes and history that has shaped it. Geologists usually engage in studying geology. Geologists, studying more of an applied science than a theoretical one, must approach Geology using...
with the Northern Party.
Priestley Neve (73°35′S 160°20′E) is the névé
Névé
Névé is a young, granular type of snow which has been partially melted, refrozen and compacted, yet precedes the form of ice. This type of snow is associated with glacier formation through the process of nivation. Névé that survives a full season of ablation is referred to as firn, which is both...
at the head of Priestley Glacier in 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...
. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee
New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee
New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee is an adjudicating committee established to authorize the naming of features in the Ross Dependency on the Antarctic continent. It is composed of the members of the New Zealand Geographic Board plus selected specialists on Antarctica...
(NZ-APC) in about 1966 in association with Priestley Glacier.