Grimes Glacier
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Glacier in Antarctica
Grimes Glacier | |
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Location of Grimes Glacier in Antarctica | |
Type | steep |
Location | Ellsworth Land |
Coordinates | 79°12′00″S 84°22′00″W / 79.20000°S 84.36667°W / -79.20000; -84.36667 |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Heritage Range |
Status | unknown |
Grimes Glacier ( WikiMiniAtlas79°12′S 84°22′W / 79.200°S 84.367°W / -79.200; -84.367Coordinates: 79°12′S 84°22′W / 79.200°S 84.367°W / -79.200; -84.367) is a steep glacier descending from the east side of Anderson Massif, in the Heritage Range of the Ellsworth Mountains of Antarctica. 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 Master Chief Equipmentman , U.S. Navy, who supervised the construction crews during relocation of Williams Air Field at McMurdo Sound in the closing month of U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze 1965.[1]
See also[]
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
References[]
- ^ "Grimes Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Grimes Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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