Flight Deck Névé

Flight Deck Névé (76°47′S 161°30′E / 76.783°S 161.500°E / -76.783; 161.500Coordinates: 76°47′S 161°30′E / 76.783°S 161.500°E / -76.783; 161.500) is an elevated and unusually flat glacier névé, about 5 by 3 nautical miles (9 by 6 km), between Flagship Mountain and Mount Razorback in the Convoy Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The feature is the primary source of ice to the east-flowing Benson Glacier at Scuppers Icefalls. It is one of a group of nautical names in the Convoy Range applied by the New Zealand Geographic Board in 1994.[1]

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


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