MacNamara Glacier
Appearance
MacNamara Glacier | |
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Location of MacNamara Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Queen Elizabeth Land |
Coordinates | 84°20′S 63°40′W / 84.333°S 63.667°W |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Foundation Ice Stream |
Status | unknown |
MacNamara Glacier (84°20′S 63°40′W / 84.333°S 63.667°W) is a glacier in the Patuxent Range of the Pensacola Mountains in Antarctica, draining northeastward between the Thomas Hills and Anderson Hills to Foundation Ice Stream. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–66, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Edlen E. MacNamara, a United States Antarctic Research Program exchange scientist at Molodezhnaya Station, winter 1967.[1]
See also
References
- This article incorporates public domain material from "MacNamara Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.