Gopher Glacier

Gopher Glacier
Map showing the location of Gopher Glacier
Location of Gopher Glacier in Antarctica
Location Ellsworth Land
Coordinates 73°28′S 94°0′W / 73.467°S 94.000°W / -73.467; -94.000
Thickness unknown
Terminus Jones Mountains
Status unknown

Gopher Glacier (73°28′S 94°0′W / 73.467°S 94.000°W / -73.467; -94.000Coordinates: 73°28′S 94°0′W / 73.467°S 94.000°W / -73.467; -94.000) is a glacier descending from Christoffersen Heights and draining north between Bonnabeau Dome and Anderson Dome, in the Jones Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped and named by the University of Minnesota Jones Mountains Party, 1960–61; "Gopher" is the nickname of the University of Minnesota and of the State.[1]

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References

  1. "Gopher Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-30.



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