Антарктидадағы Нимрод мұзылдағы

Glacier in Antarctica

The Nimrod Glacier is a major glacier about long, flowing from the polar plateau in a northerly direction through the Transantarctic Mountains into the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica.

The Nimrod Glacier flows north between the Geologists and Miller Ranges, then northeasterly between the Churchill Mountains and Queen Elizabeth Range, and finally spills into Shackleton Inlet and the Ross Ice Shelf between Capes Wilson and Lyttelton. It was photographed from the air by USN Operation Highjump, 1946–47. The name, given by US ACAN, is in association with Shackleton Inlet and is for the Nimrod, the ship of the British Antarctic Expedition (1907–09) under Ernest Shackleton. The mouth of the glacier is southeast of the Starshot Glacier and the Nursery Glacier. It is north of Robb Glacier.

Icefalls near the head of Nimrod Glacier. Seen by the northern party of the NZGSAE (1961 62) and presumbably named for Frank Worsley, member of the British Trans Antarctic Expedition, 1914 16, and Shackleton Rowett Antarctic Expedition, 1921 22.

. The main icefalls of the Nimrod Glacier, in the vicinity of Kon Tiki Nunatak. Named by the southern party of the NZGSAE (1960 61) for Christopher Neville Cooper, a member of the expedition, and also a member of the New Zealand Alpine Club Antarctic Expedition, 1959 60.

. Glacier about 25 mile (40 km) long, flowing southeast into Nimrod Glacier just west of Nash Range. Named by the New Zealand Ross Sea Committee for the Hon. R. M. Algie who, as Minister in Charge of Scientific and Industrial Research, gave his strong support to the New Zealand party of the CTAE, 1956 58.

. Glacier, 15 mile (24 km) long, which lies on the east side of Holyoake Range and drains south into Nimrod Glacier. This glacier offered a route to the southern party of the NZGSAE (1960 61) when they journeyed north from Nimrod Glacier in December 1960. Named by them to describe the zigzag route of the party in traveling on the glacier in search for a route north.

. Glacier flowing south for about 20 mile (32 km) between Cobham and Holyoake ranges into Nimrod Glacier. Named by the NZ APC for Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth II.

. A glacier in the Cobham Range, 6 mile (10 km) long, lying south of Tarakanov Ridge and flowing southeast to merge with Prince Philip Glacier where the two join the Nimrod Glacier. Named by the Holyoake, Cobham, and Queen Elizabeth Ranges party of the NZGSAE (1964 65) for M. Gray, postmaster and assistant radio officer at Scott Base, 1965.

. A small swift glacier descending from the polar plateau between Mount Ronca and Mount Summerson in the Geologists Range. Seen by the northern party of the NZGSAE (1961 62) and so named because of its narrowness and crevassed nature.

. A wide glacier which flows southeast from the polar plateau, between Laird Plateau and McKay Cliffs, into Nimrod Glacier. Named for W. R. Lucy, surveyor with 1963 64 Scott Base projects, who wintered over in 1964, and was surveyor with the 1964 65 Geologists Range field party of the NZGSAE. On December 31, 1993, a ski equipped Hercules (LC 130) aircraft crashed on Lucy Glacier, near Mount Isbell. The aircraft was retrieving a group from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee who had spent six weeks investigating the geology in the mountains between the Byrd Glacier and Nimrod Glacier. The group consisted of Gina Seegers Szablewski, Greg Gelhar, mountaineer Shaun Norman (New Zealand), and John Isbell.

. Glacier about 60 mile (97 km) long, which flows north from Prince Andrew Plateau along the east side of Queen Elizabeth Range to enter Nimrod Glacier. Named by the N. Z Geological and Topographical Survey Expedition (1959 60) for J. H. Lowery who, as a member of a field party, suffered injuries when a Sno cat broke through a crevasse bridge off Cape Selborne in November 1959.

. A small glacier just east of Mount Boman, flowing into Nimrod Glacier from the north slopes of the Queen Elizabeth Range. Mapped by the USGS from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960 62. Named by US ACAN for Edgar L. Doss, USARP glaciologist at Roosevelt Island, 1962 63.

. A glacier in the north part of Queen Elizabeth Range, draining into Nimrod Glacier between Mount Chivers and Mount Boman. Mapped by the USGS from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960 62. Named by US ACAN for David L. Tranter, USARP glaciologist at Roosevelt Island, 1962 63.

Glacier about 20 mile (32 km) long draining the northeast side of Mount Markham and entering Nimrod Glacier just east of Svaton Peaks. Named by the northern party of the NZGSAE (1961 62) for Otago University, New Zealand.

. A glacier in the north part of Queen Elizabeth Range, flowing northwest from Mount Sandved into Nimrod Glacier. Mapped by the USGS from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960 62. Named by US ACAN for William L. Heilman, USARP glaciologist at Roosevelt Island, 1961 62.

. A glacier about 12 mile (19 km) long flowing from the northwest slopes of Markham Plateau in the Queen Elizabeth Range into Nimrod Glacier. Named by the northern party of the NZGSAE (1960 61) for W. M. Hamilton, Secretary of the New Zealand Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research.

. Glacier about 70 mile (113 km) long, flowing north from the polar plateau between the Miller Range and Queen Elizabeth Range into Nimrod Glacier. Seen by a New Zealand party of the CTAE (1956 58) and named for G. W. Marsh, a member of the party.