Klein Glacier

Klein Glacier (86°48′S 150°0′W / 86.800°S 150.000°W / -86.800; -150.000Coordinates: 86°48′S 150°0′W / 86.800°S 150.000°W / -86.800; -150.000) is a broad glacier near the edge of the Antarctic polar plateau, flowing northwest into Scott Glacier immediately south of the La Gorce Mountains. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–63, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Commander , a pilot with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 on Operation Deep Freeze, 1966 and 1967.^[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Klein Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)

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