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Ellis Glacier

Coordinates: 71°58′S 24°17′E / 71.967°S 24.283°E / -71.967; 24.283
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Ellis Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Ellis Glacier
Map showing the location of Ellis Glacier
Location of Ellis Glacier in Antarctica
LocationQueen Maud Land
Coordinates71°58′S 24°17′E / 71.967°S 24.283°E / -71.967; 24.283
Thicknessunknown
TerminusSør Rondane Mountains
Statusunknown

Ellis Glacier (71°58′S 24°17′E / 71.967°S 24.283°E / -71.967; 24.283) is a glacier, 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, flowing north from Mount Walnum between Gillock Glacier and Jennings Glacier in the Sør Rondane Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named for Edwin E. Ellis, aerial photographer on Operation Highjump photographic flights in this area and other coastal areas between 14°E and 164°E.[1]

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  1. ^ "Ellis Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-02-29.

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