Glenzer Glacier
| Glenzer Glacier | |
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 Map of Antarctica, with Wilkes Land slightly to the right | |
  Location of Glenzer Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Location | Wilkes Land |
| Coordinates | 65°58′00″S 103°15′00″E / 65.96667°S 103.25000°E |
| Length | 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Shackleton Ice Shelf |
| Status | unknown |
Glenzer Glacier (65°58′S 103°15′E / 65.967°S 103.250°E) is a glacier 5 nautical miles (9 km) west of Conger Glacier, draining northward from Knox Coast into the eastern part of the Shackleton Ice Shelf, Antarctica. It was mapped by G.D. Blodgett (1955) from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47). It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Hubert Glenzer, Jr., a pilot with U.S. Navy Operation Windmill (1947–48), who assisted in operations resulting in the establishment of astronomical control stations along the coast from Wilhelm II Coast to Budd Coast.[1]
In March 2022, an ice shelf in front of the Glenzer Glacier collapsed.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Glenzer Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
- ^ "Ice Shelf Collapse in East Antarctica". earthobservatory.nasa.gov. 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
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