Rastorfer Glacier
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Rastorfer Glacier is a glacier
draining south from the Admiralty Mountains
and entering upper Tucker Glacier
just east of Homerun Range
. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photography, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for James R. Rastorfer, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist at McMurdo Station
in 1967-68 and Palmer Station
in 1968-69.
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...
draining south from the Admiralty Mountains
Admiralty Mountains
The Admiralty Mountains is a large group of high mountains and individually-named ranges and ridges in northeastern Victoria Land of Antarctica...
and entering upper Tucker Glacier
Tucker Glacier
Tucker Glacier is a major valley glacier of Victoria Land, about 144 km long, flowing southeast between Admiralty Mountains and Victory Mountains to the Ross Sea...
just east of Homerun Range
Homerun Range
The Homerun Range is a northwest-trending mountain range, 45 km long and 3 to 11 km wide, located east of Everett Range at the heads of the Ebbe and Tucker glaciers in Victoria Land, Antarctica....
. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photography, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
(US-ACAN) for James R. Rastorfer, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist at McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station is a U.S. Antarctic research center located on the southern tip of Ross Island, which is in the New Zealand-claimed Ross Dependency on the shore of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. It is operated by the United States through the United States Antarctic Program, a branch of the National...
in 1967-68 and Palmer Station
Palmer Station
Palmer Station, on Anvers Island, is Antarctica's only US station north of the Antarctic Circle. Initial construction of the station finished in 1968. The station, like the other US Antarctic stations, is operated by the United States Antarctic Program....
in 1968-69.