Blair Glacier
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Glacier in Antarctica
Blair Glacier | |
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Location of Blair Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Wilkes Land |
Coordinates | 66°45′00″S 124°32′00″E / 66.75000°S 124.53333°E / -66.75000; 124.53333 |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Maury Bay |
Status | unknown |
Blair Glacier ( WikiMiniAtlas66°45′S 124°32′E / 66.750°S 124.533°E / -66.750; 124.533Coordinates: 66°45′S 124°32′E / 66.750°S 124.533°E / -66.750; 124.533) is a glacier draining northward to the western corner of Maury Bay. It was delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47), and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for , Midshipman on the sloop Peacock during the United States Exploring Expedition (1838–42) under Lieutenant Charles Wilkes.
See also[]
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
References[]
- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Blair Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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