Sivjee Glacier

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Sivjee Glacier (

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81°57′S 159°23′E / 81.950°S 159.383°E / -81.950; 159.383Coordinates: 81°57′S 159°23′E / 81.950°S 159.383°E / -81.950; 159.383) is a glacier 10 nautical miles (18 km) long which drains the northeast slopes of Hunt Mountain in the Churchill Mountains. It flows north along the west side of Stark Ridge to enter Starshot Glacier south of Mount Hoskins. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after , United States Antarctic Program (USAP) principal investigator for spectroscopic and interferometric studies of airglow and auroral processes in the upper atmosphere above the geographic South Pole, 1991–2001.[1]

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  1. ^ Sivjee Glacier Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-15

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