Scott 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 ...
, wide and over long, flowing north-northwest to the
Antarctic coast between
Denman Glacier
Denman Glacier is a glacier wide, descending north some , which debouches into the Shackleton Ice Shelf east of David Island, Queen Mary Land. It was discovered in November 1912 by the Western Base party of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition ...
and
Mill Island. It was discovered by the
Western Base Party of the
Australasian Antarctic Expedition
The Australasian Antarctic Expedition was a 1911–1914 expedition headed by Douglas Mawson that explored the largely uncharted Antarctic coast due south of Australia. Mawson had been inspired to lead his own venture by his experiences on Ernest ...
(1911-1914) under
Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson OBE FRS FAA (5 May 1882 – 14 October 1958) was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer, and academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Sir Ernest Shackleton, he was a key expedition leader durin ...
and named for Capt.
Robert F. Scott.
Scott Glacier
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See also
* List of glaciers in the Antarctic
* Chugunov Island
Chugunov Island () is a small ice-covered island, lying at the seaward extremity of the Shackleton Ice Shelf, between the projections of Denman Glacier
Denman Glacier is a glacier wide, descending north some , which debouches into the Shackleto ...
References
*
Glaciers of Queen Mary Land
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