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[[File:Leverett-glacier.jpg|350px|thumb|People walking on the Leverett Glacier]] | [[File:Leverett-glacier.jpg|350px|thumb|People walking on the Leverett Glacier]] | ||
'''Leverett Glacier''' in [[Westarctica]] is a [[glacier]] about 50 nautical miles (90 km) long and 3 to 4 nautical miles (6 to 7 km) wide, draining northward from the [[Watson Escarpment]], between California Plateau and Stanford Plateau, and then trending west-northwest between the [[Tapley Mountains]] and [[Harold Byrd Mountains]] to terminate at the head of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]] close east of [[Scott Glacier]]. | '''Leverett Glacier''' in [[Westarctica]] is a [[glacier]] about 50 nautical miles (90 km) long and 3 to 4 nautical miles (6 to 7 km) wide, draining northward from the [[Watson Escarpment]], between the [[California Plateau]] and the [[Stanford Plateau]], and then trending west-northwest between the [[Tapley Mountains]] and [[Harold Byrd Mountains]] to terminate at the head of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]] close east of [[Scott Glacier]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
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Leverett Glacier is on the route through the [[Transantarctic Mountains]] for the McMurdo – South Pole Highway, an overland supply route between [[McMurdo Station]] and [[Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station]]. | Leverett Glacier is on the route through the [[Transantarctic Mountains]] for the McMurdo – South Pole Highway, an overland supply route between [[McMurdo Station]] and [[Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station]]. | ||
==Peerage title== | |||
On 28 February 2019, Klaus Möllmann was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Baron Leverett in recognition of his support of Westarctica's goals. His title is tied to the Leverett Glacier. | |||
[[Category:Glaciers]] | [[Category:Glaciers]] | ||