Bagshawe Glacier () is a
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 dis ...
which drains the northeast slopes of
Mount Theodore and discharges into
Lester Cove
Andvord Bay () is a bay-like fjord, long and wide, which lies between Beneden Head and Duthiers Point along the west coast of Graham Land.
It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Adrien de Gerlache, and named by ...
,
Andvord Bay
Andvord Bay () is a bay-like fjord, long and wide, which lies between Beneden Head and Duthiers Point along the west coast of Graham Land.
It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Adrien de Gerlache, and named by ...
west of
Mount Tsotsorkov, on the west coast of
Graham Land
Graham Land is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula that lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and ...
, Antarctica.
History
The mouth of the glacier was first seen and sketched by the
Belgian Antarctic Expedition
The Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–1899 was the first expedition to winter in the Antarctic region. Led by Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery aboard the RV ''Belgica'', it was the first Belgian Antarctic expedition and is considered the firs ...
in February 1898, and the glacier was first roughly surveyed by
Kenneth V. Blaiklock of the
Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has a dual purpose, to conduct polar science, enabling better understanding of global issues, and to provide an active presence in the Antarctic on ...
from the ship in April 1955. It was named by the
UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) and ...
after
Thomas W. Bagshawe who, with
Maxime C. Lester, wintered at
Waterboat Point near Andvord Bay in 1921.
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See also
* List of glaciers in the Antarctic
There are many glaciers in the Antarctic. This set of lists does not include ice sheets, ice caps or ice fields, such as the Antarctic ice sheet, but includes glacial features that are defined by their flow, rather than general bodies of ice. Th ...
* Glaciology
Glaciology (; ) is the scientific study of glaciers, or more generally ice and natural phenomena that involve ice.
Glaciology is an interdisciplinary Earth science that integrates geophysics, geology, physical geography, geomorphology, climato ...
References
Glaciers of Danco Coast
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