Driscoll Glacier

Driscoll Glacier
Location of Driscoll Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	79°42′S 83°00′W / 79.700°S 83.000°W / -79.700; -83.000
Length	13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Union Glacier
Status	unknown

Driscoll Glacier is a glacier 13 nautical miles (24 km) long in the Heritage Range, draining southeast between the Collier Hills and the Buchanan Hills to enter Union Glacier. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–66, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander Jerome M. Driscoll, an administration officer with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze 1965.^[1]

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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

Coordinates: 79°42′S 83°0′W / 79.700°S 83.000°W / -79.700; -83.000