McGregor Glacier
McGregor Glacier ( WikiMiniAtlas
85°8′S 174°50′W / 85.133°S 174.833°W / -85.133; -174.833) is a tributary glacier, 14 nautical miles (26 km) long and 3 nautical miles (6 km) wide, draining the southwest slopes of the Prince Olav Mountains in Antarctica, and flowing west to enter Shackleton Glacier just north of the Cumulus Hills. It was named by the Southern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1961–62) for , a geologist with that party.[1]
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- ^ "McGregor Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "McGregor Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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