Edge Glacier
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Type | cliff-type |
Location | Queen Elizabeth Land |
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Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Ross Ice Shelf |
Status | unknown |
Edge Glacier ( WikiMiniAtlas
82°29′S 51°7′W / 82.483°S 51.117°W / -82.483; -51.117) is a small cliff-type glacier draining northward into Davis Valley in northeast Dufek Massif, Pensacola Mountains. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–66, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for , a photographer with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 on Operation Deep Freeze 1963 and 1964.[1]
See also[]
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
References[]
- ^ "Edge Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Edge Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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