Blodgett Iceberg Tongue

Blodgett Iceberg Tongue
Map of Antarctica, with Wilkes Land slightly to the right
Location of Blodgett Iceberg Tongue in Antarctica
Location	Wilkes Land
Coordinates	66°05′00″S 130°00′00″E / 66.08333°S 130.00000°E / -66.08333; 130.00000
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Porpoise Bay
Status	unknown

Blodgett Iceberg Tongue (66°5′S 130°0′E / 66.083°S 130.000°E / -66.083; 130.000Coordinates: 66°5′S 130°0′E / 66.083°S 130.000°E / -66.083; 130.000) is a large iceberg tongue that extends seaward from the vicinity of Cape Morse and Cape Carr on the east side of Porpoise Bay. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Gardner D. Blodgett, Office of Geography, Department of Interior, who, in 1955, prepared a sketch map of the coastal features of Antarctica between 84°E and 144°E from U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47) aerial photographs. Since the iceberg tongue was partially delineated for the first time on the 1955 sketch map by Blodgett, use of his name for it is considered appropriate.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Blodgett Iceberg Tongue" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).