Ball Glacier (James Ross Island)

Ball Glacier is a small glacier separating Redshaw Point from Hamilton Point, flowing north-east to Markham Bay on the south-east side of James Ross Island. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee in 1995 after H. William Ball (b. 1926), Keeper of Paleontology, British Museum (Natural History), 1966–86, and author of Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey Scientific Report No. 24 on fossils from the James Ross Island area. The region has a low frequency of winds mainly due to the orography of the Antarctic peninsula which affects airflow throughout the region along the eastern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. The region is moderated by cold air masses passing through the area. They are of continental origins, coming mainly from the south and southwest but can be significantly reduced by the island's advection of oceanic air masses.[1]

Ball Glacier
James Ross Island group, northeastern Antarctic Peninsula
Location of Ball Glacier (James Ross Island) in Antarctica
LocationJames Ross Island
Coordinates64°20′S 57°22′W
Thicknessunknown
Terminusnorth-east to Markham Bay (Antarctica)
south-east side of James Ross Island
Statusunknown

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References
  1. Zvěřina, Ondřej; Láska, Kamil; Červenka, Rostislav (28 September 2014). Analysis of mercury and other heavy metals accumulated in lichen Usnea Antarctica from James Ross Island, Antarctica. Springer International Publishing Switzerland.



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