MacNamara Glacier

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MacNamara Glacier
Map showing the location of MacNamara Glacier
Map showing the location of MacNamara Glacier
Location of MacNamara Glacier in Antarctica
LocationQueen Elizabeth Land
Coordinates84°20′S 63°40′W / 84.333°S 63.667°W / -84.333; -63.667
Thicknessunknown
TerminusFoundation Ice Stream
Statusunknown

MacNamara Glacier (

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84°20′S 63°40′W / 84.333°S 63.667°W / -84.333; -63.667Coordinates: 84°20′S 63°40′W / 84.333°S 63.667°W / -84.333; -63.667) is a glacier in the Patuxent Range of the Pensacola Mountains in Antarctica, draining northeastward between the Thomas Hills and Anderson Hills to Foundation Ice Stream. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–66, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for , a United States Antarctic Research Program exchange scientist at Molodezhnaya Station, winter 1967.[1]

See also[]

  • List of glaciers in the Antarctic
  • Glaciology

References[]

  1. ^ "MacNamara Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-07-23.


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