Sanctuary Glacier
Sanctuary Glacier ( WikiMiniAtlas
86°0′S 150°25′W / 86.000°S 150.417°W / -86.000; -150.417) is a glacier almost completely encircled by the Gothic Mountains. It drains west between Outlook Peak and Organ Pipe Peaks into Scott Glacier. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1960–64. The descriptive name was proposed by , leader of a United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP)-Arizona State University geological party which established a base camp on the glacier in January 1981.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Sanctuary Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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