Helm 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 to enter
Lowery Glacier just west of the
Fazekas Hills, in the
Queen Elizabeth Range of Antarctica. It was named for
Arthur S. Helm, former Secretary of the Ross Sea Committee, by 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 ...
(1961–62).
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References
Glaciers of Shackleton Coast
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