Gair Glacier
Gair Glacier | |
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![]() ![]() Location of Gair Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Victoria Land |
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Length | 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Mariner Glacier |
Status | unknown |
Gair Glacier ( WikiMiniAtlas
73°3′S 166°32′E / 73.050°S 166.533°E / -73.050; 166.533) is a tributary glacier, 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) long, rising close southeast of Mount Supernal in the Mountaineer Range and flowing east-northeast to enter Mariner Glacier just north of Bunker Bluff in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) 1962–63, for geologist , leader that season of the NZGSAE northern field party.[1]
See also[]
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
References[]
- ^ "Gair Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Gair Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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