Rudolph Glacier (Victoria Land)

Rudolph Glacier (

72°23′S 167°53′E / 72.383°S 167.883°E / -72.383; 167.883Coordinates: 72°23′S 167°53′E / 72.383°S 167.883°E / -72.383; 167.883) is a tributary glacier flowing north to enter Trafalgar Glacier in the Victory Mountains, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960 – 1962, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Emanuel D. Rudolph, American botanist, a member of the United States Antarctic Research Program project leader for lichenology studies at Hallett Station in three summer seasons, 1961 - 1964; Director, Ohio State University's Institute of Polar Studies (now Byrd Polar Research Center), 1969 - 1973; Chairman of the Botany Department, Ohio State University, 1978 - 1987.^[1]

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• Rudolph Glacier on USGS website
• Rudolph Glacier on the Antarctica New Zealand Digital Asset Manager website
• Rudolph Glacier on New Zealand Gazetteer website
• Rudolph Glacier on SCAR website
• Rudolph Glacier on mindat.com

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Rudolph Glacier (Victoria Land)". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)