Gowan Glacier

Gowan Glacier
Location of Heritage Range in Western Antarctica
Location of Gowan Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	79°07′00″S 85°39′00″W / 79.11667°S 85.65000°W / -79.11667; -85.65000
Length	15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Minnesota Glacier
Status	unknown

Gowan Glacier is a glacier about 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) long in the Heritage Range of the Ellsworth Mountains of Antarctica, flowing north from the vicinity of Cunningham Peak in the Founders Escarpment to enter Minnesota Glacier just east of Welcome Nunatak. 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 Lieutenant Jimmy L. Gowan, U.S. Navy Medical Corps, officer in charge and doctor at Plateau Station in 1966.^[1]

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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

Coordinates: 79°7′S 85°39′W / 79.117°S 85.650°W / -79.117; -85.650