Baronick Glacier

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Baronick Glacier
Map showing the location of Baronick Glacier
Map showing the location of Baronick Glacier
Location of Baronick Glacier in Antarctica
LocationVictoria Land
Coordinates78°36′S 161°50′E / 78.600°S 161.833°E / -78.600; 161.833
Length11 km (6.8 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusSkelton Glacier
Statusunknown

Baronick Glacier (

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78°36′S 161°50′E / 78.600°S 161.833°E / -78.600; 161.833Coordinates: 78��36′S 161°50′E / 78.600°S 161.833°E / -78.600; 161.833) is a glacier 6 nautical miles (11 km) southwest of Mount Cocks, in the Royal Society Range, draining into the Skelton Glacier to the west. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1963 for Chief Aviation Ordnanceman , of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6, who wintered at Williams Air Operating Facility at McMurdo Sound in 1956 and was in Antarctica for several summer seasons. Baronick, with a party of three, was in command of the established on October 28, 1956, at
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84°56′S 166°0′W / 84.933°S 166.000°W / -84.933; -166.000 (Beardmore Air Operating Facility)
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See also[]

  • List of glaciers in the Antarctic
  • Glaciology

References[]

  1. ^ "Baronick Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-19.


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