Bates Glacier (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Bates Glacier (74 13 S 163 51 E / 74.217 S 163.85 E / -74.217; 163.85) is a small tributary glacier flowing north from the west side of Mount Queensland, and entering the west side of Campbell Glacier just north of Mills Peak, in Victoria Land. It was named by the Northern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1965-66, for D.R. Bates, field assistant with that party.A glacier (pronounced UK: / l si / glass-ee- r or US: / le r/ glay-sh r) is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation (melting and sublimation) over many years, often centuries.