Tillergone Slope

Tillergone Slope (76°44′S 161°24′E / 76.733°S 161.400°E / -76.733; 161.400Coordinates: 76°44′S 161°24′E / 76.733°S 161.400°E / -76.733; 161.400) is a glacial slope, 1.2 nautical miles (2.2 km) wide, which is a distributary of Flight Deck Neve between Dotson Ridge and Flagship Mountain, in Convoy Range, Victoria Land. The name was applied by a New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) field party to commemorate an incident when the steering gear of a motor toboggan broke during the 1989-90 season. At the time, this glacier was being used as access to a camp at Flagship Mountain, and the slope had to be negotiated twice without steerage.

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


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