Lowe Glacier ( WikiMiniAtlas82°58′S 160°25′E / 82.967°S 160.417°E / -82.967; 160.417 Coordinates : 82°58′S 160°25′E / 82.967°S 160.417°E / -82.967; 160.417 ) is a tributary glacier 7 nautical miles (13 km) long in the Queen Elizabeth Range , Antarctica. It flows south from a common saddle with the Prince of Wales Glacier 3 nautical miles (6 km) east of Mount Gregory to join the Princess Anne Glacier . The name was proposed by the Holyoake, Cobham and Queen Elizabeth Ranges Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , 1964–65, after , a member of the party.[1]
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^ "Lowe Glacier" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2013-07-05 .
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