Jorda Glacier
Jorda Glacier ( WikiMiniAtlas
81°18′S 159°49′E / 81.300°S 159.817°E / -81.300; 159.817) is a glacier, about 15 nautical miles (30 km) long, draining the eastern slopes of the Churchill Mountains between Mount Coley and and merging with the lower Nursery Glacier just before the latter enters the Ross Ice Shelf. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Commander , U.S. Navy, a pilot with Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze I, 1955–56.[1]
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- ^ "Jorda Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Jorda Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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