Shotton Snowfield
Encyclopedia
Shotton Snowfield is a large snowfield between Herbert Mountains
and Pioneers Escarpment
on the north and Read Mountains
on the south, in the Shackleton Range
. The U.S. Navy obtained aerial photographs of the feature in 1967 and it was surveyed by British Antarctic Survey
(BAS), 1968-71. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC), 1971, in association with the names of glacial geologists grouped in this area, after Frederick William Shotton
(1906–90), British Quaternary geologist and Professor of Geology, University of Birmingham, 1949-74.
Herbert Mountains
Herbert Mountains is a conspicuous group of rock summits on the east side of Gordon Glacier in the Shackleton Range. First mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition and named for Sir Edwin S. Herbert, Chairman of the Finance Committee and Member of the Committee of Management...
and Pioneers Escarpment
Pioneers Escarpment
Pioneers Escarpment is a mostly snow-covered north-facing escarpment, interrupted by occasional bluffs and spurs, between Slessor Glacier on the north and Shotton Snowfield on the south, in the Shackleton Range. The escarpment was photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy, 1967, and was surveyed...
on the north and Read Mountains
Read Mountains
Read Mountains is a group of rocky summits, the highest 1,830 m, lying east of Glen Glacier in the south-central part of the Shackleton Range. First mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition and named for Professor Herbert H. Read, Chairman of the Scientific Committee and...
on the south, in the Shackleton Range
Shackleton Range
The Shackleton Range is a mountain range in Antarctica. Rising to , it extends in an east-west direction for about between the Slessor and Recovery glaciers....
. The U.S. Navy obtained aerial photographs of the feature in 1967 and it was surveyed by British Antarctic Survey
British Antarctic Survey
The British Antarctic Survey is the United Kingdom's national Antarctic operation and has an active role in Antarctic affairs. BAS is part of the Natural Environment Research Council and has over 400 staff. It operates five research stations, two ships and five aircraft in and around Antarctica....
(BAS), 1968-71. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC), 1971, in association with the names of glacial geologists grouped in this area, after Frederick William Shotton
Frederick William Shotton
Professor Frederick William Shotton FRS was a British geologist....
(1906–90), British Quaternary geologist and Professor of Geology, University of Birmingham, 1949-74.