Polar Record Glacier
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Glacier in Antarctica
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Location of Polar Record Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Princess Elizabeth Land |
Coordinates | 69°45′S 75°30′E / 69.750°S 75.500°E / -69.750; 75.500 |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Publications Ice Shelf |
Status | unknown |
Polar Record Glacier (69°45′S 75°30′E / 69.750°S 75.500°E / -69.750; 75.500Coordinates: 69°45′S 75°30′E / 69.750°S 75.500°E / -69.750; 75.500) is a large glacier flowing between Meknattane Nunataks and Dodd Island to the central part of Publications Ice Shelf. Delineated in 1952 by John H. Roscoe from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. Named by Roscoe after Research Institute, Cambridge, England.
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This article incorporates public domain material from "Polar Record Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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