Silk Glacier
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Silk Glacier is a glacier
, 10 miles (16 km) long, draining the east slopes of the Churchill Mountains
between Mount Frost
and Mount Zinkovich to enter Nursery Glacier
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Cdt. P.R.H. Silk, RNZN, commanding officer of HMNZS Endeavour II in Antarctic waters, 1963-64.
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...
, 10 miles (16 km) long, draining the east slopes of the Churchill Mountains
Churchill Mountains
The Churchill Mountains is a mountain range bordering the western side of the Ross Ice Shelf between Byrd Glacier and Nimrod Glacier in Antarctica...
between Mount Frost
Mount Frost
Mount Frost is a mountain, 2,350 m, in the Churchill Mountains, standing 4 nautical miles south of Mount Zinkovich, at the south side of the head of Silk Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Colonel Foy B...
and Mount Zinkovich to enter Nursery Glacier
Nursery Glacier
Nursery Glacier is a glacier about 20 nautical miles long, flowing southeast along the west side of Darley Hills to enter Ross Ice Shelf just south of Cape Parr. So named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition because it was on this glacier that a litter of husky pups was born....
. 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 Cdt. P.R.H. Silk, RNZN, commanding officer of HMNZS Endeavour II in Antarctic waters, 1963-64.