Mariner Glacier is a major glacier over 100 km (62 mi) long, descending southeast from the plateau of Victoria Land, between Mountaineer Range and Malta Plateau, and terminating at Lady Newnes Bay, Ross Sea, where it forms the floating Mariner Glacier Tongue. "Glacial" and "Glaciation" redirect here For the geological periods see Glacial period. Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Sea and on the west by Wilkes Land. Mountaineer Range ( is the range of Mountains lying between the Mariner and Aviator Glaciers in Victoria Land. Lady Newnes Bay is a bay about 60 mi long in the western Ross Sea, extending along the coast of Victoria Land from Cape Sibbald to Coulman NOAA Ross seajpg|thumb|200px|thumb|Ice in the Ross Sea Antarctica]] The Ross Sea is a deep bay of the Southern Ocean in Antarctica between Victoria
Its lower reaches and entrance to its valley were reconnoitered in December 1958 by Captain John Cadwalader, US Navy, and two members of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), in a flight from the icebreakers USS Glacier and USS Staten Island which were lying close off the south end of Coulman Island, in an attempt to land expedition members on the mainland. Ship's History 1942 - Keel laid down 9 June launched 28 December 1943 - Construction continued 1944 - Transferred Coulman Island is an ice-covered island composed of several connected shield volcanos in the Ross Sea off Antarctica. Named by NZGSAE, 1958-59, as a tribute to the work of mariners in Antarctic research and exploration.
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