Dickey 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 over many years, often centuries. It acquires distinguishing features, such as ...
long, flowing north along the east side of the
Surveyors Range to enter
Beaumont Bay
Beaumont Bay () is an ice-filled reentrant on the west side of the Ross Ice Shelf between Young Head and Harris Point, into which Dickey Glacier flows. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04) and named for Ad ...
,
Ross Ice Shelf. It was named by the
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Captain
Willie M. Dickey,
U.S. Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage o ...
, commander of the Naval Support Units, Antarctica, at
Little America V
Little America was a series of Antarctic exploration bases from 1929 to 1958, located on the Ross Ice Shelf, south of the Bay of Whales.
The coordinates are approximate.
Little America I
The first base in the series was established in January ...
in winter 1957.
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References
Glaciers of the Ross Dependency
Shackleton Coast
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