Otago Glacier

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Otago Glacier (

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82°32′S 161°10′E / 82.533°S 161.167°E / -82.533; 161.167Coordinates: 82°32′S 161°10′E / 82.533°S 161.167°E / -82.533; 161.167)[1] is a glacier about 20 nautical miles (37 km) long draining the northeast side of Mount Markham and entering Nimrod Glacier just east of Svaton Peaks.[2][3] Named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1961–62) for the University of Otago, New Zealand.[4]

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  1. ^ "New Zealand Geographic Board (Nga Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act Validation of certain names". gazette.govt.nz. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 2021-05-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Otago Glacier". Antarctica NZ. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  3. ^ Goodge, John W.; Finn, Carol A. (2010-09-21). "Glimpses of East Antarctica: Aeromagnetic and satellite magnetic view from the central Transantarctic Mountains of East Antarctica". Journal of Geophysical Research. 115 (B9): B09103. doi:10.1029/2009JB006890. ISSN 0148-0227.
  4. ^ "Otago Glacier". geonames.usgs.gov. 1 January 1966. Retrieved 2021-05-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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