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Gopher Glacier

Coordinates: 73°28′S 94°0′W / 73.467°S 94.000°W / -73.467; -94.000
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Gopher Glacier
Map showing the location of Gopher Glacier
Map showing the location of Gopher Glacier
Location of Gopher Glacier in Antarctica
LocationEllsworth Land
Coordinates73°28′S 94°0′W / 73.467°S 94.000°W / -73.467; -94.000
Thicknessunknown
TerminusJones Mountains
Statusunknown

Gopher Glacier (73°28′S 94°0′W / 73.467°S 94.000°W / -73.467; -94.000) is a glacier descending from Christoffersen Heights and draining north between Bonnabeau Dome and Anderson Dome, in the Jones Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped and named by the University of Minnesota Jones Mountains Party, 1960–61; "Gopher" is the nickname of the University of Minnesota and of the State.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gopher Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-04-30.