Prince Philip Glacier
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Prince Philip Glacier is a glacier
flowing south for about 20 nautical miles (37 km) between Cobham
and Holyoake Range
s into Nimrod Glacier
. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee
(NZ-APC) for Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
, husband of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
.
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 south for about 20 nautical miles (37 km) between Cobham
Cobham Range
The Cobham Range trends in a northwest–southeast direction for about , standing west of Prince Philip Glacier in the southern part of the Churchill Mountains. It was mapped by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1961–62, and named by the New Zealand...
and Holyoake Range
Holyoake Range
Holyoake Range is a range in the south part of the Churchill Mountains, extending in a NW-SE direction for about 25 nautical miles between Prince Philip and Errant Glaciers. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee for the Rt. Hon...
s into 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...
. 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) for Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II. He is the United Kingdom's longest-serving consort and the oldest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch....
, husband of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
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