Chaos Glacier

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Chaos Glacier
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Location of Princess Elizabeth Land
Map showing the location of Chaos Glacier
Map showing the location of Chaos Glacier
Location of Chaos Glacier in Antarctica
LocationPrincess Elizabeth Land
Coordinates69°1′S 78°00′E / 69.017°S 78.000°E / -69.017; 78.000
Length4 nmi (7 km; 5 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusRanvik Bay
Statusunknown

Chaos Glacier (

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69°1′S 78°0′E / 69.017°S 78.000°E / -69.017; 78.000Coordinates: 69°1′S 78°0′E / 69.017°S 78.000°E / -69.017; 78.000) is a glacier 4 nautical miles (7 km) south of Browns Glacier, flowing westward from Ingrid Christensen Coast into the central part of Ranvik Bay. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936–37), and named by John H. Roscoe in a 1952 study of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump aerial photography of this coast. The name alludes to the jumbled, chaotic, appearance of the terminal glacial flowage.[1]

See also[]

  • List of glaciers in the Antarctic
  • Glaciology

References[]

  1. ^ "Chaos Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-11-02.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Chaos Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)


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