DuBeau Glacier

DuBeau Glacier
Map of Antarctica, with Wilkes Land slightly to the right
Location of DuBeau Glacier in Antarctica
Type	channel glacier
Location	Wilkes Land
Coordinates	65°30′00″S 135°00′00″E / 65.50000°S 135.00000°E / -65.50000; 135.00000
Length	18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Status	unknown

DuBeau Glacier (66°23′S 106°27′E / 66.383°S 106.450°E / -66.383; 106.450Coordinates: 66°23′S 106°27′E / 66.383°S 106.450°E / -66.383; 106.450) is a channel glacier flowing to the Antarctic coast 18 nautical miles (33 km) west of Merritt Island. It was mapped in 1955 by G.D. Blodgett from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in 1947, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Earl P. DuBeau, a photo interpreter with U.S. Navy Operation Windmill (1947–48), who assisted in establishing astronomical control stations along Queen Mary Coast, Knox Coast and Budd Coast.^[1]

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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