Hyde Glacier

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Hyde Glacier
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Location of Heritage Range in Western Antarctica
Map showing the location of Hyde Glacier
Map showing the location of Hyde Glacier
Location of Hyde Glacier in Antarctica
Typetributary
LocationEllsworth Land
Coordinates79°48′00″S 83°42′00″W / 79.80000°S 83.70000°W / -79.80000; -83.70000
Thicknessunknown
TerminusUnion Glacier
Statusunknown

Hyde Glacier (

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79°48′S 83°42′W / 79.800°S 83.700°W / -79.800; -83.700Coordinates: 79°48′S 83°42′W / 79.800°S 83.700°W / -79.800; -83.700) is a short glacier flowing east through the Edson Hills to join Union Glacier, in the Heritage Range, 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 , an ionospheric scientist at Little America V Station in 1958.[1]

See also[]

  • List of glaciers in the Antarctic
  • Glaciology

References[]

  1. ^ "Hyde Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-07-05.


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