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Erickson Glacier

Coordinates: 84°25′S 179°50′W / 84.417°S 179.833°W / -84.417; -179.833
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Erickson Glacier
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates84°25′S 179°50′W / 84.417°S 179.833°W / -84.417; -179.833
Length22 km

Erickson Glacier is a glacier, 12 nautical miles (22 km) long, flowing north from the Queen Maud Mountains, between Mount Young and O'Leary Peak, to join Ramsey Glacier at the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander J.L. Erickson, U.S. Navy, commanding officer of the USS Staten Island during U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze 1965.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Erickson Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-03-03.

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


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