Gallup Glacier

Coordinates: 85°9′S 177°50′W / 85.150°S 177.833°W / -85.150; -177.833
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Gallup Glacier
Map showing the location of Gallup Glacier
Map showing the location of Gallup Glacier
Location of Gallup Glacier in Antarctica
LocationRoss Dependency
Coordinates89°09′S 177°50′W / 89.150°S 177.833°W / -89.150; -177.833
Length12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusShackleton Glacier
Statusunknown

Gallup Glacier (85°9′S 177°50′W / 85.150°S 177.833°W / -85.150; -177.833) is a broad glacier, about 12 nautical miles (22 km) long, flowing east between Mount Rosenwald and Mount Black to enter Shackleton Glacier, Antarctica, just north of Matador Mountain. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Commander F.S. Gallup, Jr., U.S. Navy, Commanding Officer of Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze 1965.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gallup Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-04-16.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Gallup Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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