Blackwall Glacier () is a tributary
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 ...
, long, which drains a portion of the west slope of
Nilsen Plateau Nilsen Plateau () is a rugged, ice-covered plateau in Antarctica. When including Fram Mesa, the plateau is about 30 nautical miles (60 km) long and 1 to 12 nautical miles (22 km) wide, rising to 3,940 m between the upper reaches of the Amu ...
. It flows northwest along the northeast side of
Hansen Spur to join
Amundsen Glacier
Amundsen Glacier () is a major Antarctic glacier, about 7 to 11 km (4 to 6 nmi) wide and 150 km (80 nmi) long, originating on the polar plateau where it drains the area to the south and west of Nilsen Plateau, and descendin ...
. The name was used by both the 1963–64 and 1970–71
Ohio State University
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field parties at Nilsen Plateau; all the rock walls surrounding this glacier are black in appearance.
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Glaciers of the Ross Dependency
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