Chavez Glacier
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| Chavez Glacier | |
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  Location of Chavez Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Location | Ellsworth Land |
| Coordinates |  73°55′S 101°15′W / 73.917°S 101.250°W / -73.917; -101.250 |
| Length | 10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Cranton Bay |
| Status | unknown |
Chavez Glacier (73°55′S 101°15′W / 73.917°S 101.250°W / -73.917; -101.250Coordinates: WikiMiniAtlas73°55′S 101°15′W / 73.917°S 101.250°W / -73.917; -101.250) is a glacier about 10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi) long flowing south from Canisteo Peninsula into Cranton Bay. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), Flagstaff, Arizona, co-leader of the USGS team that compiled the 1:5,000,000-scale Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer maps of Antarctica in the 1990s.[1]
See also[]
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
References[]
- ^ "Chavez Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
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