Gallup Glacier

Gallup Glacier
Location of Gallup Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Ross Dependency
Coordinates	89°09′S 177°50′W / 89.150°S 177.833°W / -89.150; -177.833
Length	12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Shackleton Glacier
Status	unknown

Gallup Glacier (

85°9′S 177°50′W / 85.150°S 177.833°W / -85.150; -177.833Coordinates: 85°9′S 177°50′W / 85.150°S 177.833°W / -85.150; -177.833) is a broad glacier, about 12 nautical miles (22 km) long, flowing east between Mount Rosenwald and Mount Black to enter Shackleton Glacier, Antarctica, just north of Matador Mountain. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Commander , U.S. Navy, Commanding Officer of Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze 1965.^[1]

See also[]

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References[]

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