Bond Glacier

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Bond Glacier
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Map of Antarctica, with Wilkes Land slightly to the right
Map showing the location of Bond Glacier
Map showing the location of Bond Glacier
Location of Bond Glacier in Antarctica
Typeheavily crevassed
LocationWilkes Land
Coordinates66°58′00″S 109°00′00″E / 66.96667°S 109.00000°E / -66.96667; 109.00000
Thicknessunknown
TerminusBlunt Cove
Statusunknown

Bond Glacier (

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66°58′S 109°0′E / 66.967°S 109.000°E / -66.967; 109.000Coordinates: 66°58′S 109°0′E / 66.967°S 109.000°E / -66.967; 109.000) is a steep, heavily crevassed glacier to the west of Ivanoff Head, flowing from the continental ice to Blunt Cove at the head of Vincennes Bay. 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 Captain , U.S. Navy, commander of the expedition's Western Group.

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: "Bond Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)


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