Branscomb Glacier
Branscomb Glacier | |
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Location of Branscomb Glacier in Antarctica | |
Type | tributary |
Location | Ellsworth Land |
Coordinates | 78°32′S 86°05′W / 78.533°S 86.083°W / -78.533; -86.083 |
Length | 6 nmi (11 km; 7 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Nimitz Glacier |
Status | unknown |
The Branscomb Glacier (
The glacier was mapped by the USGS from surveys and USN aerial photographs between 1957 and 1960. It was named by US-ACAN after Lewis M. Branscomb, Chairman of the National Science Board from 1982 to 1984.
See also[]
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
Maps[]
- Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
References[]
- SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Branscomb Glacier
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