Nereson Glacier
Nereson Glacier ( WikiMiniAtlas
73°56′S 124°24′W / 73.933°S 124.400°W / -73.933; -124.400) is a glacier about 5 nautical miles (9 km) long draining the north side of Siple Island. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after , University of Washington, glaciologist whose research in West Antarctica during the 1990s focused on the history of ice flow, and the past and present stability of the ice sheet.[1]
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- ^ "Nereson Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
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