Hewitt Glacier
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Hewitt Glacier (83°17′S 167°50′E / 83.283°S 167.833°E / -83.283; 167.833Coordinates: 83°17′S 167°50′E / 83.283°S 167.833°E / -83.283; 167.833) is a glacier, 15 nautical miles (28 km) long, descending the eastern slopes of the Holland Range, Antarctica, between Lewis Ridge and Mount Tripp to enter Richards Inlet. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1959–60) for , leader at Scott Base, 1959.[1]
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- ^ "Hewitt Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
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