Gaussiran Glacier

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Gaussiran Glacier
Map showing the location of Gaussiran Glacier
Map showing the location of Gaussiran Glacier
Location of Gaussiran Glacier in Antarctica
LocationOates Land
Coordinates80°00′S 159°10′E / 80.000°S 159.167°E / -80.000; 159.167
Thicknessunknown
TerminusDarwin Glacier
Statusunknown

Gaussiran Glacier is a glacier in the eastern part of the Britannia Range, Antarctica. It drains north from the saddle with Merrick Glacier to a juncture with Darwin Glacier between the Cranfield Icefalls and the Nebraska Peaks. It is separated from Alley Glacier by a series of large rock buttresses, including Robertson Buttress.

It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Lieutenant , U.S. Navy, a pilot with the VXE-6 detachment at Darwin Glacier Field Camp, 1978–79.[1]

See also[]

  • List of glaciers in the Antarctic
  • Glaciology

References[]

  1. ^ "Gaussiran Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-18.

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

Coordinates: 80°0′S 159°10′E / 80.000°S 159.167°E / -80.000; 159.167


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