Brandau Glacier

Brandau Glacier
Location of Brandau Glacier in Antarctica
Type	tributary
Location	Ross Dependency
Coordinates	84°54′S 173°30′E / 84.900°S 173.500°E / -84.900; 173.500
Length	28 km (17 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Keltie Glacier
Status	unknown

Brandau Glacier (84°54′S 173°30′E / 84.900°S 173.500°E / -84.900; 173.500Coordinates: 84°54′S 173°30′E / 84.900°S 173.500°E / -84.900; 173.500) is a wide tributary glacier, 15 nautical miles (28 km) long, flowing westward from an ice divide between Haynes Table and Husky Heights to enter Keltie Glacier just west of Ford Spur. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Commander James F. Brandau, U.S. Navy, a pilot with Squadron VX-6, Operation Deepfreeze 1964 and 1965.^[1]

See also

References

↑ "Brandau Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-08-18.

This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Brandau Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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Volcanic relations

Erosional	Arête Cirque Cirque stairway Crag and tail Finger lake Fjord Glacial horn Glacial lake Glacial striae Hanging valley Ribbon lake Roche moutonnée Tarn Trough lake Trough valley Tunnel valley U-valley Valley step Zungenbecken
Depositional	Drumlin Erratic block Moraine Moraine-dammed lake Pulju moraine Rogen moraine Sevetti moraine Terminal moraine Till plain Veiki moraine
Glacifluvial	Alpentor Diluvium Esker Giant current ripples Kame Kame delta Kettle hole Outwash fan Sandur Urstromtal

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