Fergusson 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 over many years, often centuries. It acquires distinguishing features, such as ...
that flows northeast between
Serba Peak and
Feeney Ridge into
Noll Glacier, in the
Wilson Hills of Antarctica. It was named by the northern party of the
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active throughout the 1950s and 1960s.
Features named by the expeditions 1957 ...
, 1963–64, after
Sir Bernard Fergusson
Brigadier Bernard Edward Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae, (6 May 1911 – 28 November 1980) was a British Army officer and military historian. He became the last British-born Governor-General of New Zealand.
Early life and family
Fergusson was th ...
,
Governor-General of New Zealand, who made a flight over the party during his visit to Antarctica.
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References
Glaciers of Oates Land
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