Gaussiran Glacier

Gaussiran Glacier
Location of Gaussiran Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Oates Land
Coordinates	80°00′S 159°10′E / 80.000°S 159.167°E / -80.000; 159.167
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Darwin Glacier
Status	unknown

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[]

 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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