Apfel Glacier

Apfel Glacier
Location of Apfel Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Queen Mary Land
Coordinates	66°25′S 100°35′E / 66.417°S 100.583°E / -66.417; 100.583
Length	5 nmi (9 km; 6 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Edisto Ice Tongue
Status	unknown

Apfel Glacier (

66°25′S 100°35′E / 66.417°S 100.583°E / -66.417; 100.583Coordinates: 66°25′S 100°35′E / 66.417°S 100.583°E / -66.417; 100.583) is a glacier about 5 nautical miles (10 km) wide and 20 nautical miles (40 km) long, flowing west-northwest along the south flank of the Bunger Hills and terminating in Edisto Ice Tongue. It was mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for , professor of geology at Syracuse University, who served as geologist with the U.S. Navy Operation Windmill parties, 1947–48, which established astronomical control stations along Queen Mary, Knox and Budd Coasts.^[1]

See also[]

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References[]

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Apfel Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)