Boschert Glacier
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Glacier in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
Boschert Glacier ( WikiMiniAtlas74°43′S 111°30′W / 74.717°S 111.500°W / -74.717; -111.500Coordinates: 74°43′S 111°30′W / 74.717°S 111.500°W / -74.717; -111.500) is a glacier to the southeast of , flowing southwest from Bear Peninsula into Dotson Ice Shelf, on Walgreen Coast, Marie Byrd Land. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from U.S. Navy aerial photographs taken 1966, and named in 1977 by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after , USGS cartographer, a member of the USGS satellite surveying team at South Pole Station, winter party 1975.
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- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Boschert Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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