Glenzer Glacier

Glenzer Glacier
Map of Antarctica, with Wilkes Land slightly to the right
Location of Glenzer Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Wilkes Land
Coordinates	65°58′00″S 103°15′00″E / 65.96667°S 103.25000°E / -65.96667; 103.25000
Length	5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Shackleton Ice Shelf
Status	unknown

Glenzer Glacier (65°58′S 103°15′E / 65.967°S 103.250°E / -65.967; 103.250Coordinates: 65°58′S 103°15′E / 65.967°S 103.250°E / -65.967; 103.250) is a glacier 5 nautical miles (9 km) west of Conger Glacier, draining northward from Knox Coast into the eastern part of the Shackleton Ice Shelf, Antarctica. It was mapped by G.D. Blodgett (1955) from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47). It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Hubert Glenzer, Jr., a pilot with U.S. Navy Operation Windmill (1947–48), who assisted in operations resulting in the establishment of astronomical control stations along the coast from Wilhelm II Coast to 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 "Glenzer Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).