Rosenberg Glacier
Appearance
Rosenberg Glacier | |
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Location of Rosenberg Glacier in Antarctica | |
Type | Mountain glacier |
Location | Marie Byrd Land |
Coordinates | 75°44′S 132°33′W / 75.733°S 132.550°W |
Thickness | unknown |
Status | unknown |
Rosenberg Glacier is a steep, heavily crevassed glacier draining the west slopes of the Ames Range between Mount Kosciusko and Mount Boennighausen, in Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Theodore J. Rosenberg, ionospheric physicist at Siple Station, 1970–71.[1]
References
- ^ "Rosenberg Glacier". Geographical names. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Rosenberg Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.