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Molle Glacier

Coordinates: 67°31′S 47°10′E / 67.517°S 47.167°E / -67.517; 47.167
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Molle Glacier
Map showing the location of Molle Glacier
Map showing the location of Molle Glacier
Location of Molle Glacier in Antarctica
LocationEnderby Land
Coordinates67°31′S 47°10′E / 67.517°S 47.167°E / -67.517; 47.167
Length4 nmi (7 km; 5 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusHannan Ice Shelf
Statusunknown

Molle Glacier (67°31′S 47°10′E / 67.517°S 47.167°E / -67.517; 47.167) is a glacier, 4 nautical miles (7 km) wide, flowing north-northeast into the northern part of the Hannan Ice Shelf, Enderby Land, Antarctica. It was charted from air photos taken by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions in 1956, and was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for J.D. Molle, a radio officer at Davis Station in 1960.[1]

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  1. ^ "Molle Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-10-31.