Wotkyns Glacier
Appearance
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Location of Wotkyns Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Marie Byrd Land |
Coordinates | 86°4′S 131°25′W / 86.067°S 131.417°W |
Wotkyns Glacier is a glacier flowing north from Michigan Plateau along the west side of Caloplaca Hills to enter the Reedy Glacier. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Grosvenor S. Wotkyns, hospital corpsman at Byrd Station in 1962.[1]
References
- ^ "Wotkyns Glacier". Geographical names. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Wotkyns Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.