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Location of the Keltie Glacier in Antarctica
Coordinates	84°53′S 170°20′E / 84.883°S 170.333°E / -84.883; 170.333
Terminus	Beardmore Glacier

The Keltie Glacier (84°53′S 170°20′E / 84.883°S 170.333°E / -84.883; 170.333) is a large Antarctic glacier, 30 nautical miles (56 km) long, draining from Pain Névé southwest around the southern extremity of the Commonwealth Range, and then northwest to enter Beardmore Glacier at Ranfurly Point. It was discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09, under Ernest Shackleton, who named it for Sir John Scott Keltie, Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society, 1892–1915.

Course

The Keltie Glacier originates in the Pain Névé below Mount Kaplan and Mount Wexler in the Hughes Range of the Queen Maud Mountains. It flows southwest between the Hughes Range and the Commonwealth Range. It is joined from the east by the Brandau Glacier to the north of the Barton Mountains, where it turns west. It then turns northwest past the Supporters Range, from which it is joined by the Snakeskin Glacier and then the Laird Glacier before entering the Beardmore Glacier from the east past Ranfurly Point. The Brandau Glacier is fed by the Leigh Hunt Glacier from the left (south) before joining the Keltie Glacier. The Snakeskin Glacier is fed from the right (east) by the Falkenhof Glacier.

Tributaries

Pain Névé

84°36′S 174°20′E / 84.600°S 174.333°E / -84.600; 174.333. A névé between Commonwealth Range and Hughes Range from which the Keltie Glacier drains southwestward to enter Beardmore Glacier. Named by the Southern Party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1961–62) for Kevin Pain, field assistant with the party.

Brandau Glacier

84°54′S 173°30′E / 84.900°S 173.500°E / -84.900; 173.500. A wide tributary glacier, 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) long, flowing westward from an ice divide between Haynes Table and Husky Heights to enter Keltie Glacier just west of Ford Spur. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lt. Cdr. James F. Brandau, USN, pilot with Squadron VX-6, OpDFrz 1964 and 1965.

Leigh Hunt Glacier

85°00′S 174°10′E / 85.000°S 174.167°E / -85.000; 174.167. A glacier, 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) long, flowing north-north-west to enter Brandau Glacier just west of Hare Peak. Named by the NZGSAE (1961-62) for A. Leigh Hunt, founder and first chairman of the New Zealand Antarctic Society.

Snakeskin Glacier

84°57′S 170°40′E / 84.950°S 170.667°E / -84.950; 170.667. A tributary glacier, 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) long, flowing northwest to enter Keltie Glacier at the east side of Supporters Range. Named by NZGSAE (1961-62) as being descriptive of the ice and snow patterns observed on the glacier's surface.

Jensen Glacier

85°05′S 162°48′E / 85.083°S 162.800°E / -85.083; 162.800. A tributary glacier, about 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) long, flowing north between Supporters Range and Lhasa Nunatak into Snakeskin Glacier. Named by US-ACAN for Kenard H. Jensen, USARP meteorologist at South Pole Station, 1963.

Falkenhof Glacier

85°02′S 172°05′E / 85.033°S 172.083°E / -85.033; 172.083. A tributary glacier 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) long, flowing west from the vicinity of Tricorn Mountain to enter Snakeskin Glacier northwest of Mount Clarke. Named by US-ACAN for Jack J. Falkenhof, USARP meteorologist at South Pole Station, 1963.

Laird Glacier

84°55′S 169°55′E / 84.917°S 169.917°E / -84.917; 169.917. A tributary glacier, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) long, flowing northeast from the Supporters Range to enter Keltic Glacier 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southeast of Ranfurly Point. Named by US-ACAN for Robert J. Laird, USARP biologist at McMurdo Station, 1963.

References

1. Alberts 1995, p. 386.
2. The Cloudmaker USGS.
3. Plunket Point USGS.
4. Alberts 1995, p. 553.
5. Alberts 1995, p. 88.
6. Alberts 1995, p. 426.
7. Alberts 1995, p. 689.
8. Alberts 1995, p. 371.
9. Alberts 1995, p. 231.
10. Alberts 1995, p. 412.

Sources

• Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names, retrieved 2023-12-03  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Board on Geographic Names.
• The Cloudmaker, USGS, retrieved 2023-12-25
• Plunket Point (PDF), USGS, retrieved 2023-12-25

•  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.

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