Matataua Glacier

Matataua Glacier, formerly Marchant Glacier (78°6′S 162°3′E) is a glacier, about 7 nautical miles (13 km) long, which drains the slopes of Rampart Ridge between Mount Bishop and Mount Potter and flows northwest to the vicinity of Mount Bockheim, in the Royal Society Range, Victoria Land, Antarctica.

Name

It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1994 after David R. Marchant, a glacial geologist at the University of Maine (and from 1995 at Boston University). In connection with Antarctic field work since 1985, Marchant discovered and used volcanic ashes to infer paleoclimate change and geologic stability in the McMurdo Dry Valleys and map the glacial history of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. Marchant was put on paid administrative leave by Boston University in February 2018 for sexually harassing multiple female graduate students in Antarctica.[1][2] In 2019, BU President Robert A. Brown terminated Marchant's employment.[3] The incidents are thoroughly chronicled in the documentary Picture a Scientist.[4]

It was renamed Matataua Glacier[5] by ACAN/BGN in September 2018 because of its proximity to Mata Taua Peak. The name Matataua Glacier represents a change in designation that brings the name of this feature into alignment with ACAN policies.[6]

References
  1. "Boston University rejects geologist David Marchant's appeal of termination". Science Magazine. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. "Antarctic glacier gets new name in wake of sexual harassment finding". Science Magazine. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  3. Wadman, Meredith (12 April 2019). "Boston University fires geologist found to have harassed women in Antarctica". Science | AAAS. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  4. "Trailer". Picture a Scientist. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  5. "Matatua Glacier". USGS GNIS. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  6. "BGN/ACAN Naming Policy". United States Board on Geographic Names. Retrieved 19 September 2018.


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