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Exodus Glacier
Exodus Glacier is a steep, smooth glacier northeast of Mount Ellis, flowing from the northern edge of Midnight Plateau to the southwest side of Island Arena, in the Darwin Mountains of Antarctica. It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition, 1962–63, in association with nearby Exodus Valley Exodus Valley () is a steep moraine-filled valley which descends northward from Midnight Plateau Midnight Plateau () is a prominent ice-covered plateau, over high, forming the central feature of the Darwin Mountains in Antarctica. It is the only a .... References Glaciers of Oates Land {{OatesLand-glacier-stub ...
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Glacier
A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its Ablation#Glaciology, ablation over many years, often Century, centuries. It acquires distinguishing features, such as Crevasse, crevasses and Serac, seracs, as it slowly flows and deforms under stresses induced by its weight. As it moves, it abrades rock and debris from its substrate to create landforms such as cirques, moraines, or fjords. Although a glacier may flow into a body of water, it forms only on land and is distinct from the much thinner sea ice and lake ice that form on the surface of bodies of water. On Earth, 99% of glacial ice is contained within vast ice sheets (also known as "continental glaciers") in the polar regions, but glaciers may be found in mountain ranges on every continent other than the Australian mainland, including Oceania's high-latitude oceanic island countries such as New Zealand. Between lati ...
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Mount Ellis
Midnight Plateau () is a prominent ice-covered plateau, over high, forming the central feature of the Darwin Mountains in Antarctica. It is the only area of snow accumulation in the Darwin Mountains. The plateau was discovered by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition of 1962–63 and so named because the feature was visited by expedition members at midnight on December 27, 1962. Further reading * Gunter Faure, Teresa M. Mensing, 'The Transantarctic Mountains: Rocks, Ice, Meteorites and Water'', P 298 References Plateaus of Oates Land East Antarctica {{OatesLand-geo-stub ...
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Midnight Plateau
Midnight Plateau () is a prominent ice-covered plateau, over high, forming the central feature of the Darwin Mountains in Antarctica. It is the only area of snow accumulation in the Darwin Mountains. The plateau was discovered by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition The Antarctic Research Centre (ARC) is part of the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington. Its mission is to research " Antarctic climate history and processes, and their influence on the global clim ... of 1962–63 and so named because the feature was visited by expedition members at midnight on December 27, 1962. Further reading * Gunter Faure, Teresa M. Mensing, 'The Transantarctic Mountains: Rocks, Ice, Meteorites and Water'', P 298 References Plateaus of Oates Land East Antarctica {{OatesLand-geo-stub ...
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Island Arena
Island Arena () is a broad valley occupied by a lateral lobe of the Darwin Glacier, Antarctica, indenting the north side of the Darwin Mountains between Colosseum Ridge and Kennett Ridge. An islandlike nunatak, Richardson Hill, rises above the ice of the valley. The descriptive name was given by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition The Antarctic Research Centre (ARC) is part of the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington. Its mission is to research "Antarctic climate history and processes, and their influence on the global clima ... (1962–63). References Landforms of Oates Land Valleys of Antarctica {{OatesLand-geo-stub ...
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Darwin Mountains
The Darwin Mountains is a group of mountains between the Darwin and Hatherton glaciers in Antarctica. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04) and named for Major Leonard Darwin, at that time Honorary Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society. Features * Access Slope * Colosseum Ridge * Communication Heights * Conant Valley * Corell Cirque * Darwin Glacier * Darwin Névé * Duncan Bluff * Exodus Glacier * Exodus Valley * Friedmann Peak * Grant Valley * Green Glacier * Hale Valley * Harvey Cirque * Haskell Ridge * Hatherton Glacier * Island Arena * Junction Spur * Kennett Ridge * Lindstrom Ridge * Mason Nunatak * McKay Valley * Meteorite Hills * Midnight Plateau * Misthound Cirque * Mount Ash * Mount Ellis * Muchmore Valley * Overturn Glacier * Polarmail Ledge * Prebble Icefalls * Richardson Hill * Scheuermann Spur * Score Ridge * Skilton Ledge * Smith Heights Smith Heights () is the highest part of the jumble of peaks betwe ...
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Victoria University Of Wellington Antarctic Expedition
The Antarctic Research Centre (ARC) is part of the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington. Its mission is to research "Antarctic climate history and processes, and their influence on the global climate system. The current director of the Antarctic Research Centre is Associate Professor Robert McKay. Directors * 1972 - 2007: Professor Peter Barrett * 2008 - 2016: Professor Tim Naish * 2017 - 2019: Professor Andrew Mackintosh * 2020 - Present: Professor Robert McKay History In December 1957, geology students Barrie McKelvey and Peter Webb along with biologist Ron Balham conducted an expedition to the then unexplored McMurdo Dry Valleys via the Royal New Zealand Navy Antarctic support ship HMNZS ''Endeavour''. This expedition formed the basic for the annual Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expeditions, which continue to the present day. Since this first expedition, over 400 staff and students have travelled to the ...
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Exodus Valley
Exodus Valley () is a steep moraine-filled valley which descends northward from Midnight Plateau Midnight Plateau () is a prominent ice-covered plateau, over high, forming the central feature of the Darwin Mountains in Antarctica. It is the only area of snow accumulation in the Darwin Mountains. The plateau was discovered by the Victoria Univ ... between Colosseum Ridge and Exodus Glacier, in the Darwin Mountains of Antarctica. It was so named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (1962–63) because the valley is virtually the only easy route of descent from Midnight Plateau. References Valleys of Oates Land {{OatesLand-geo-stub ...
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