Lowery 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 ...
about long, which flows north from
Prince Andrew Plateau, Antarctica, along the east side of the
Queen Elizabeth Range to enter
Nimrod Glacier
The Nimrod Glacier is a major glacier about 135 km (85 mi) long, flowing from the polar plateau in a northerly direction through the Transantarctic Mountains between the Geologists and Miller Ranges, then northeasterly between the Chu ...
. It was named by the
New Zealand Geological and Topographical Survey Expedition (1959–60) for
J.H. Lowery who, as a member of a field party, suffered injuries when a
Sno-cat
The Tucker Sno-Cat is a family of tracked vehicles for snow conditions, manufactured in Medford, Oregon by the company of the same name.
Different models have been used for expeditions in the Arctic and the Antarctic during the second half of ...
broke through a
crevasse
A crevasse is a deep crack, that forms in a glacier or ice sheet that can be a few inches across to over 40 feet. Crevasses form as a result of the movement and resulting stress associated with the shear stress generated when two semi-rigid pie ...
bridge off
Cape Selborne in November 1959.
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References
Glaciers of the Ross Dependency
Shackleton Coast
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