Pope Glacier

Pope Glacier in November 2016

Pope Glacier (75°19′S 111°22′W / 75.317°S 111.367°W / -75.317; -111.367) is a glacier about 20 nautical miles (37 km) long, flowing north along the west side of Mount Murphy to Crosson Ice Shelf on Walgreen Coast, in Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Maj. Donald R. Pope, (CE) USA, civil engineer on the staff of the Commander, Naval Support Force, Antarctica, 1965–67.[1] It is a tributary of Smith Glacier.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Pope Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Johnson, Joanne S.; Roberts, Stephen J.; Rood, Dylan H.; Pollard, David; Schaefer, Joerg M.; Whitehouse, Pippa L.; Ireland, Louise C.; Lamp, Jennifer L.; Goehring, Brent M.; Rand, Cari; Smith, James A. (2020). "Deglaciation of Pope Glacier implies widespread early Holocene ice sheet thinning in the Amundsen Sea sector of Antarctica". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 548: 116501. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116501. hdl:10044/1/82065.

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