Aiken Glacier

Aiken Glacier
Map showing the location of Aiken Glacier
Location of Aiken Glacier in Antarctica
Location Victoria Land
Coordinates 77°38′S 163°24′E / 77.633°S 163.400°E / -77.633; 163.400

Aiken Glacier (77°38′S 163°24′E / 77.633°S 163.400°E / -77.633; 163.400Coordinates: 77°38′S 163°24′E / 77.633°S 163.400°E / -77.633; 163.400) is a small glacier between Von Guerard Glacier and Wales Glacier on the north slope of Kukri Hills, Victoria Land. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (1997) from association with Aiken Creek, named for USGS Hydrologist Dr. George R. Aiken, which flows north from this glacier into Taylor Valley.

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