Mertz Glacier (67°30′S 144°45′E / 67.500°S 144.750°E / -67.500; 144.750) is a heavily crevassed glacier in George V Coast of East Antarctica. It is...
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which claimed his life. Mertz Glacier on the George V Coast in East Antarctica is named after him. While a student, Mertz became active as a skier,...
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Xavier Mertz (1883–1913), Swiss Antarctic explorer Fictional characters: Fred and Ethel Mertz, fictional couple on I Love Lucy Mertz Glacier, Antarctica...
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Far Eastern Party (section Mertz and Ninnis Glaciers)
Mertz turned back west, gradually shooting the remaining sledge dogs for food to supplement their scarce rations. As they crossed the first glacier on...
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with an ice tongue, like Mertz Glacier. Tidewater glaciers are glaciers that terminate in the sea, including most glaciers flowing from Greenland, Antarctica...
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inland territories. Discoveries included Commonwealth Bay, Ninnis Glacier, Mertz Glacier, and Queen Mary Land. Major accomplishments were made in geology...
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Ninnis may refer to: Ninnis Glacier Mertz-Ninnis Valley Belgrave Edward Sutton Ninnis (1887–1912), British Army officer and Antarctic explorer Belgrave...
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inland territories. Discoveries included Commonwealth Bay, Ninnis Glacier, Mertz Glacier, and Queen Mary Land. 1914–1917 UK Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition...
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to the east. B-9B drifted toward the Mertz Glacier on the George V Coast, where it came to rest next to the glacier and remained there for eighteen years...
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progress the party was crossing the Ninnis Glacier, when Ninnis fell through a snow-covered crevasse. Mertz had skied over the crevasse lid, Mawson had...
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Iceberg B-9B colliding with the Mertz Glacier Tongue calving the Mertz iceberg, 20 February 2010...
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outlet glaciers, valley glaciers, cirque glaciers, tidewater glaciers and ice streams. Ice streams are a type of glacier and many of them have "glacier" in...
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of the three-man Far Eastern Party, which travelled across the Mertz and Ninnis Glaciers named after his two deceased companions. Their deaths forced him...
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2013 expedition to the Mertz polynya region in East Antarctica. The polynya was consistently found in the lee of the Mertz Glacier Tongue until its break-away...
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Ninnis's sledge, Mertz and Mawson had been forced to immediately embark on their return journey. During its course, however, Mertz had succumbed to exhaustion...
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embayment about 14 miles (23 km)wide between the eastern side of the Mertz Glacier Tongue and the mainland of Antarctica. It was discovered by the Australasian...
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Christmas Day as they camped on a glacier tongue, unaware that Mawson and Mertz were camped in the upper reaches of the same glacier. After completing a full coastal...
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Antarctica, marking on the east the mouth of the depression occupied by Mertz Glacier. It was discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–14)...
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Hope Bay (redirect from Arena Glacier)
Mount Flora, Mount Carroll, Depot Glacier, Mount Cardinal, Mount Taylor, Whitten Peak, Twin Peaks, Arena Glacier and Andersson Nunatak. The US Defense...
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snow-covered mountain, 565 metres (1,850 ft) high, on the west side of the Mertz Glacier, about 11 miles (18 km) southwest of the head of Buchanan Bay. It was...
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A. (2009). Ocean Currents (2nd ed.). Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-08-096486-7. Mertz, G.; Narayanan, S.; Helbig, J. (1993). "The freshwater transport of the...
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950) are a group of three nunataks lying within the western part of Mertz Glacier, Antarctica, near the head. They were discovered by the Australasian...
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Denison Commonwealth Bay King George V Land Macquarie Island Mertz Glacier Ninnis Glacier Queen Mary Land Shackleton Ice Shelf Wireless Hill Other Adélie...
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winter voyage to the Antarctic, a seven-week expedition to explore, the Mertz Glacier Polynya. On 14 January 1999 whilst en route to Antarctica a fire caused...
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The Stancomb-Wills Glacier is a large glacier that debouches into the eastern Weddell Sea southward of Lyddan Island. The glacier was discovered in the...
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233°E / -67.583; 144.233) is a nunatak lying within the western part of Mertz Glacier, about 13 nautical miles (24 km) south of Aurora Peak. It was discovered...
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Denison Commonwealth Bay King George V Land Macquarie Island Mertz Glacier Ninnis Glacier Queen Mary Land Shackleton Ice Shelf Wireless Hill Other Adélie...
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Smith Peninsula (redirect from Barcus Glacier)
Keller Inlet to the northeast. Johnston Glacier flows past the west of the peninsula to Nantucket Inlet. Barcus Glacier flows past the north of the peninsula...
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Antarctic peak 535 metres (1,755 ft) high along the west side of the Mertz Glacier, 4 miles (6 km) south of Mount Murchison. It was discovered by the Australasian...
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Names for Commander Eugene Maher, U.S. Navy, commanding officer of USS Glacier during Operation Deep Freeze, 1955–56. A 51 ha site, comprising the whole...
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