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Goodspeed Glacier
Goodspeed Glacier () is a small hanging glacier on the south wall of Wright Valley in Victoria Land, Antarctica, between Hart Glacier and Denton Glacier. It was named by U.S. geologist Robert Nichols after Robert Goodspeed, geological assistant to Nichols at nearby Marble Point Marble Point is a rocky promontory on the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The United States operates a station at the point. The outpost is used as a helicopter refueling station supporting scientific research in the nearby continental inter ... in the 1959–60 field season. Further reading * Gunter Faure, Teresa M. Mensing, ' The Transantarctic Mountains: Rocks, Ice, Meteorites and Water'', P 716 * Edmund Stump, 'The Ross Orogen of the Transantarctic Mountains'', P 104 * James G. Bockheim, 'The Soils of Antarctica'', P 129 * Denton, George H., Sugden David, E., Marchant, David R., Hall, Brenda L. and Wilch, Thomas I., 'EAST ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET SENSITIVITY TO PLIOCENE CLIMATIC CHANGE FROM A DRY VAL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanging Glacier
A hanging glacier originates high on the wall of a glacial valley and descends only part of the way to the surface of the main glacier and abruptly stops, typically at a cliff. Avalanching and icefall An icefall is a portion of certain glaciers characterized by relatively rapid flow and chaotic crevassed surface, caused in part by gravity. The term ''icefall'' is formed by analogy with the word ''waterfall'', which is a similar phenomenon of t ...s are the mechanisms for ice and snow transfer to the valley floor below. Rock and icefall from a hanging glacier was responsible for triggering the Kolka-Karmadon rock ice slide in 2002, which killed 125 people. References Glaciology {{Glaciology-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wright Valley
The Wright Valley, named for Sir Charles Wright, is the central one of the three large Dry Valleys in the Transantarctic Mountains, located west of McMurdo Sound at approximately . Wright Valley contains the Onyx River, the longest river in Antarctica, Lake Brownworth, the origin of the Onyx River, and Lake Vanda, which is fed by the Onyx River. Its southwestern branch, ''South Fork'', is the location of Don Juan Pond. The upland area known as the Labyrinth is at the valley's west end. Although portions of the interconnected valley system were discovered in 1903 by the ''Discovery'' expedition led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott, the Wright Valley located near the centre of the system was not seen until aerial photographs of the region were made in 1947. By the mid 1960s scientists were becoming increasingly intrigued by the paradoxical fact that the valley lay immediately adjacent to the permanent East Antarctic Ice Sheet, yet had remained ice-free for at least thousands of y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region in eastern Antarctica which fronts the western side of the Ross Sea and the Ross Ice Shelf, extending southward from about 70°30'S to 78°00'S, and westward from the Ross Sea to the edge of the Antarctic Plateau. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after Queen Victoria. The rocky promontory of Minna Bluff is often regarded as the southernmost point of Victoria Land, and separates the Scott Coast to the north from the Hillary Coast of the Ross Dependency to the south. The region includes ranges of the Transantarctic Mountains and the McMurdo Dry Valleys (the highest point being Mount Abbott in the Northern Foothills), and the flatlands known as the Labyrinth. The Mount Melbourne is an active volcano in Victoria Land. Early explorers of Victoria Land include James Clark Ross and Douglas Mawson. In 1979, scientists discovered a group of 309 meteorites in Antarctica, some of which were found near the Allan Hills in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hart Glacier (Antarctica)
The Wright Valley, named for Sir Charles Wright, is the central one of the three large Dry Valleys in the Transantarctic Mountains, located west of McMurdo Sound at approximately . Wright Valley contains the Onyx River, the longest river in Antarctica, Lake Brownworth, the origin of the Onyx River, and Lake Vanda, which is fed by the Onyx River. Its southwestern branch, ''South Fork'', is the location of Don Juan Pond. The upland area known as the Labyrinth is at the valley's west end. Although portions of the interconnected valley system were discovered in 1903 by the ''Discovery'' expedition led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott, the Wright Valley located near the centre of the system was not seen until aerial photographs of the region were made in 1947. By the mid 1960s scientists were becoming increasingly intrigued by the paradoxical fact that the valley lay immediately adjacent to the permanent East Antarctic Ice Sheet The East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS) is one of two l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denton Glacier
Denton Glacier () is a small hanging glacier which drains the northwest slopes of Mount Newall and terminates on the south wall of Wright Valley, Victoria Land. It was named by U.S. geologist Robert Nichols for George H. Denton, geological assistant to Nichols at nearby Marble Point Marble Point is a rocky promontory on the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The United States operates a station at the point. The outpost is used as a helicopter refueling station supporting scientific research in the nearby continental inter ... in the 1958–59 field season. References Glaciers of McMurdo Dry Valleys {{McMurdoDryValleys-glacier-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Nichols (geologist)
Robert Nichols may refer to: Entertainment * Robert Nichols (poet) (1893–1944), English writer and poet * Robert Nichols (author) (1919–2010), American poet, playwright, novelist, and landscape architect * Robert Nichols (actor) (1924–2013), United States actor Sports * Robbie Nichols (1946–2011), American football linebacker * Robbie Nichols (ice hockey) (born 1964), Canadian ice hockey player and coach * Bob Nichols (basketball) (1930–2013), American basketball coach * Bob Nichols (curler), American curler * Bobby Nichols (born 1936), golfer Other * Robert Nichols (politician) (born 1944), Texas State Senator, 2007–present * Rob Nichols (born 1969), American trade association executive and former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Public Affairs * Robert Nichols (identity thief) (1926–2002), American identity thief and formerly unidentified person * Robert C. Nichols (born 1927), American psychologist * Robert E. Nichols (1925–1996), American business j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Goodspeed
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marble Point
Marble Point is a rocky promontory on the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The United States operates a station at the point. The outpost is used as a helicopter refueling station supporting scientific research in the nearby continental interior, such as the McMurdo Dry Valleys. Dependent upon the weather conditions at the time, helicopters are able to fly in and out of the station 24 hours a day during the summer research season."Gas, food and lodging: Marble Point serves up warmth and good cheer" , ''The Antarctic Sun''. November 28, 1999. The station's remote location and adjoining frozen sea have largely discouraged tourism in the area. However, the Russian icebreaker conducts cruises in the |
