Barber Glacier

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Barber Glacier
Map showing the location of Barber Glacier
Map showing the location of Barber Glacier
Location of Barber Glacier in Antarctica
LocationVictoria Land
Coordinates70°26′S 162°45′E / 70.433°S 162.750°E / -70.433; 162.750
Thicknessunknown
TerminusRosenau Head
Statusunknown

Barber Glacier (

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70°26′S 162°45′E / 70.433°S 162.750°E / -70.433; 162.750Coordinates: 70°26′S 162°45′E / 70.433°S 162.750°E / -70.433; 162.750) is a glacier rising just east of Mount Bruce in the Bowers Mountains and flowing north to the coast between Stuhlinger Ice Piedmont and Rosenau Head, Victoria Land, Antarctica. The glacier was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–65, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Captain , CE, USA, construction and equipment officer, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, 1967 and 1968. The glacier lies on the Pennell Coast, a portion of Antarctica lying between Cape Williams and Cape Adare.

See also[]

  • List of glaciers in the Antarctic
  • Glaciology

References[]

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


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