Beaver Glacier (Ross Ice Shelf)

Beaver Glacier (Ross Ice Shelf)
Location of Beaver Glacier (Ross Ice Shelf) in Antarctica
Location	Ross Dependency
Coordinates	83°24′S 169°30′E / 83.400°S 169.500°E / -83.400; 169.500
Length	24 km (15 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Ross Ice Shelf
Status	unknown

Beaver Glacier (83°24′S 169°30′E / 83.400°S 169.500°E / -83.400; 169.500Coordinates: 83°24′S 169°30′E / 83.400°S 169.500°E / -83.400; 169.500) is a glacier, 15 miles (24 km) long, draining the coastal mountains of the Queen Alexandra Range just northwest of Mount Fox and entering the Ross Ice Shelf at McCann Point. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1959–60) after the Beaver aircraft City of Auckland, which crashed in this area in January 1960.

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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Beaver Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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Volcanic relations

Erosional	Arête Cirque Cirque stairway Crag and tail Finger lake Fjord Glacial horn Glacial lake Glacial striae Hanging valley Ribbon lake Roche moutonnée Tarn Trough lake Trough valley Tunnel valley U-valley Valley step Zungenbecken
Depositional	Drumlin Erratic block Moraine Moraine-dammed lake Pulju moraine Rogen moraine Sevetti moraine Terminal moraine Till plain Veiki moraine
Glacifluvial	Alpentor Diluvium Esker Giant current ripples Kame Kame delta Kettle hole Outwash fan Sandur Urstromtal

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