Epler Glacier

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Epler Glacier
Map showing the location of Epler Glacier
Map showing the location of Epler Glacier
Location of Epler Glacier in Antarctica
LocationRoss Dependency
Coordinates86°15′S 161°0′W / 86.250°S 161.000°W / -86.250; -161.000
Length10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusAmundsen Glacier
Statusunknown

Epler Glacier (

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86°15′S 161°0′W / 86.250°S 161.000°W / -86.250; -161.000Coordinates: 86°15′S 161°0′W / 86.250°S 161.000°W / -86.250; -161.000) is a tributary glacier, 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) long, draining west from Nilsen Plateau in the Queen Maud Mountains to enter Amundsen Glacier just south of the Olsen Crags. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for , a storekeeper with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 on Operation Deep Freeze 1966 and 1967.[1]

See also[]

  • List of glaciers in the Antarctic
  • Glaciology

References[]

  1. ^ "Epler Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-02.

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


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