Flanagan Glacier
Flanagan Glacier | |
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![]() ![]() Location of Flanagan Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Ellsworth Land |
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Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Union Glacier |
Status | unknown |
Flanagan Glacier ( WikiMiniAtlas
79°29′S 82°42′W / 79.483°S 82.700°W / -79.483; -82.700) is a glacier in the Pioneer Heights of the Heritage Range, Antarctica, draining east from Thompson Escarpment between the Gross Hills and the Nimbus Hills to the confluent ice at the lower end of Union Glacier. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–66, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant , an assistant maintenance officer with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 at McMurdo Station during Operation Deep Freeze 1963 and 1964.[1]
See also[]
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
References[]
- ^ "Flanagan 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: "Flanagan Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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