Remington Glacier

Reminghton Glacier
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica
Map showing the location of Reminghton Glacier
Map showing the location of Reminghton Glacier
Location of Remington Glacier in Antarctica
LocationEllsworth Land
Coordinates78°34′00″S 84°18′00″W / 78.56667°S 84.30000°W / -78.56667; -84.30000
Length7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusHough Glacier and Johnson Spur
Statusunknown

Remington Glacier is a steep glacier about 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) long in Doyran Heights in the Sentinel Range of Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It rises just north of McPherson Peak and flows east-southeast to debouch between the terminus of Hough Glacier and Johnson Spur.

Background

Central and southern Sentinel Range map[1]

Discovered by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 on photographic flights of 14–15 December 1959, and mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from these photos.[citation needed]

Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Edward W. Remington, glaciologist at the South Pole Station during the IGY in 1957.[citation needed]

See also

Maps

  • Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

  1. ^ Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
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