Fitch Glacier
Fitch Glacier | |
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![]() ![]() Location of Fitch Glacier in Antarctica | |
Type | tributary |
Location | Victoria Land |
Coordinates | ![]() |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Man-o-War Glacier |
Status | unknown |
Fitch Glacier ( WikiMiniAtlas
72°1′S 168°7′E / 72.017°S 168.117°E / -72.017; 168.117) is a tributary glacier that flows south along the east side of the to enter Man-o-War Glacier in the Admiralty Mountains of northeastern Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos taken in the years 1960–62. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant , U.S. Navy, medical officer at Hallett Station, 1963.[1]
See also[]
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
References[]
- ^ "Fitch Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Fitch Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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