Baldwin Glacier
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Baldwin Glacier | |
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![]() ![]() Location of Baldwin Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Queen Maud Mountains |
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Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Shackleton Glacier |
Status | unknown |
Baldwin Glacier (85°6′S 177°10′W / 85.100°S 177.167°W / -85.100; -177.167Coordinates: WikiMiniAtlas
85°6′S 177°10′W / 85.100°S 177.167°W / -85.100; -177.167) is a broad glacier, flowing generally eastward from a large icefalls at the escarpment west of Mount Rosenwald and entering Shackleton Glacier south of Mount Heekin. It was discovered and photographed by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47) on the flights of February 16, 1947, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Sergeant , United States Marine Corps, photographer on Flight 8A.
See also[]
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Baldwin Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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