Kichenside Glacier
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Location | Enderby Land |
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Length | 15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi) |
Width | 5 nmi (9 km; 6 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Hannan Ice Shelf |
Status | unknown |
Kichenside Glacier ( WikiMiniAtlas
67°46′S 47°36′E / 67.767°S 47.600°E / -67.767; 47.600) is a glacier, 15 nautical miles (28 km) long and 3 to 5 nautical miles (6 to 9 km) wide, flowing northeast into the southern part of the Hannan Ice Shelf on the coast of Enderby Land, Antarctica. It was charted from air photos taken from an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions aircraft in 1956, and was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for Squadron Leader , RAAF, officer commanding the Antarctic Flight at Mawson Station in 1960.[1]
See also[]
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
References[]
- ^ "Kichenside Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Kichenside Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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