Butler Glacier
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![]() Location of King Edward VII Land (marked in orange) within the Ross Dependency | |
![]() ![]() Location of Butler Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | King Edward VII Land |
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Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Sulzberger Bay |
Status | unknown |
Butler Glacier ( WikiMiniAtlas
77°24′S 152°42′W / 77.400°S 152.700°W / -77.400; -152.700) is a broad glacier draining the north side of Edward VII Peninsula in the vicinity of Clark Peak, and flowing generally northeastward through the Alexandra Mountains to its terminus in Sulzberger Bay. It was mapped from surveys by the United States Geological Survey and from U.S. Navy air photos (1959–65), and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant , U.S. Navy, expedition navigator in charge of all navigation watch sections on USS Glacier during the exploration of this area in January 1962.
See also[]
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Butler Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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