Willis Glacier
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Willis Glacier is a valley
glacier
in the St. Johns Range of Victoria Land
, flowing northeast from Schist Peak
along the west side of Mount Harker
to Debenham Glacier
. Charted by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE), 1959–60, and named by them for I.A.G. Willis, geophysicist with the expedition.
Valley
In geology, a valley or dale is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge.The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys...
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...
in the St. Johns Range of Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
, flowing northeast from Schist Peak
Schist Peak
Schist Peak is a peak, 1,650 m, surmounting the divide between the Willis and Packard Glaciers in the Saint Johns Range of Victoria Land. Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition for the rock type of which it is composed....
along the west side of Mount Harker
Mount Harker
Mount Harker is a mountain peak located east of Willis Glacier in the Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land, Antarctica. The mountain was first mapped by the Terra Nova Expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott...
to Debenham Glacier
Debenham Glacier
Debenham Glacier is a glacier flowing into the northern part of Wilson Piedmont Glacier on the coast of Victoria Land. First mapped by the Discovery expedition . It was named by the British Antarctic Expedition for Frank Debenham, geologist with the expedition and Director of the Scott Polar...
. Charted by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE), 1959–60, and named by them for I.A.G. Willis, geophysicist with the expedition.