Blackwall Glacier

Blackwall Glacier (86°10′S 159°40′W / 86.167°S 159.667°W / -86.167; -159.667Coordinates: 86°10′S 159°40′W / 86.167°S 159.667°W / -86.167; -159.667) is a tributary glacier, 8 nautical miles (15 km) long, which drains a portion of the west slope of Nilsen Plateau. It flows northwest along the northeast side of Hansen Spur to join Amundsen Glacier. The name was used by both the 1963–64 and 1970–71 Ohio State University field parties at Nilsen Plateau; all the rock walls surrounding this glacier are black in appearance.^[1]

References

↑ "Blackwall Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-07-22.

This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Blackwall 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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