Kovacs Glacier

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Kovacs Glacier
Map showing the location of Kovacs Glacier
Map showing the location of Kovacs Glacier
Location of Kovacs Glacier in Antarctica
LocationQueen Elizabeth Land
Coordinates83°11′S 49°15′W / 83.183°S 49.250°W / -83.183; -49.250
Thicknessunknown
TerminusSupport Force Glacier
Statusunknown

Kovacs Glacier (

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83°11′S 49°15′W / 83.183°S 49.250°W / -83.183; -49.250Coordinates: 83°11′S 49°15′W / 83.183°S 49.250°W / -83.183; -49.250) is a glacier on the southeast side of Lexington Table, flowing east-northeast into Support Force Glacier in the Forrestal Range of the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1979 after , who was leader of the 1973–74 United States Antarctic Research ProgramCold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory survey party (with and ) in this area, and also worked in the McMurdo Sound area.[1][2]

See also[]

  • List of glaciers in the Antarctic
  • Glaciology

References[]

  1. ^ "Kovacs Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
  2. ^ "Kovacs Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 26 January 2018.


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