Mincer Glacier
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Glacier in Antarctica
Mincer Glacier | |
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Location of Mincer Glacier in Antarctica | |
Type | tributary |
Location | Ellsworth Land |
Coordinates | 72°10′00″S 97°55′00″W / 72.16667°S 97.91667°W / -72.16667; -97.91667 |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Murphy Inlet |
Status | unknown |
Mincer Glacier (72°10′S 97°55′W / 72.167°S 97.917°W / -72.167; -97.917Coordinates: 72°10′S 97°55′W / 72.167°S 97.917°W / -72.167; -97.917) is a broad glacier flowing from Zuhn Bluff into the southeast arm of Murphy Inlet on the north side of Thurston Island, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Lieutenant Dale F. Mincer, a co-pilot of PBM Mariner aircraft in the Eastern Group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, which obtained aerial photographs of Thurston Island and adjacent coastal areas in 1946–47.[1]
See also
Maps
- Thurston Island – Jones Mountains. 1:500000 Antarctica Sketch Map. US Geological Survey, 1967.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
- ^ "Mincer Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Mincer Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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