Remus Glacier
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Remus Glacier is a glacier
, 8 nautical miles (15 km) long, which flows from the north slopes of Mount Lupa
northwestward along the northeast side of the Blackwall Mountains
into Providence Cove
, Neny Fjord
, on the west coast of Graham Land
. The lower reaches of the glacier were first roughly surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition
(BGLE) under Rymill. Resurveyed in 1948-49 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), who so named it for its association with Romulus Glacier
, whose head lies near the head of this 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...
, 8 nautical miles (15 km) long, which flows from the north slopes of Mount Lupa
Mount Lupa
Mount Lupa is a flat-topped, ice-covered mountain over 1,625 m, standing between Romulus Glacier and Martin Glacier close east-southeast of Black Thumb and 5 nautical miles east of the head of Rymill Bay, on the west coast of Graham Land. First roughly surveyed in 1936 by the BGE under Rymill...
northwestward along the northeast side of the Blackwall Mountains
Blackwall Mountains
The Blackwall Mountains in Antarctica rise to , extending in a west-northwest–east-southeast direction for and lying close south of Neny Fjord on the west coast of Graham Land. They are bounded to the east by Remus Glacier, to the south by Romulus Glacier, and are separated from Red Rock Ridge to...
into Providence Cove
Providence Cove
Providence Cove is a cove bounded by ice cliffs which lies at the foot of Remus Glacier in the southeast corner of Neny Fjord, along the west coast of Graham Land. First roughly surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition under Rymill...
, 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 coast of Graham Land
Graham Land
Graham Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in...
. The lower reaches of the glacier were first roughly surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition
British Graham Land Expedition
A British expedition to Graham Land led by John Lachlan Cope took place between 1920 and 1922. The British Graham Land Expedition was a geophysical and exploration expedition to Graham Land in Antarctica between 1934 to 1937. Under the leadership of John Riddoch Rymill, the expedition spent two...
(BGLE) under Rymill. Resurveyed in 1948-49 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), who so named it for its association with Romulus Glacier
Romulus Glacier
Romulus Glacier is a glacier, 7 nautical miles long and 2 nautical miles wide, which flows from the north slopes of Mount Lupa westward to Rymill Bay between the Blackwall Mountains and Black Thumb, on the west coast of Graham Land. First surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition ...
, whose head lies near the head of this glacier.