Dale Glacier
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Glacier in Antarctica
Dale Glacier | |
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Type | trenchlike |
Location | Ross Dependency |
Coordinates | ![]() |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Skelton Glacier |
Status | unknown |
Dale Glacier (78°17′S 162°2′E / 78.283°S 162.033°E / -78.283; 162.033Coordinates: WikiMiniAtlas
78°17′S 162°2′E / 78.283°S 162.033°E / -78.283; 162.033) is a trenchlike glacier which drains the southwest slopes of Mount Huggins in the Royal Society Range and flows west into Skelton Glacier. First visited by and of the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1956–58, it was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1963 for Lieutenant Commander , U.S. Navy, who was officer in charge of the Squadron VX-6 wintering-over detachment at McMurdo Station in 1960.
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: "Dale Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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